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Hello. I'm still here to ask for help.
I've tried a few threads but haven't found an answer.
The question is: how do I travel to a particular planet?
How do I select a planet, choose it, and jump-jump to it?

Hi Sirio and welcome.

Click on f6 or 6 to bring up the  Short Range Chart

Then move the cursor or click on the planet/system that you would like to jump to.
As long as that planet is within the green circle (meaning that you have enough fuel for the jump) then all you have to do is...

• Make sure you are not docked at a station
• Get far enough away from the station to have a successful jump (about half of scanner range should be more than enough)
• Press 'H' to begin hyperspace jump countdown (...and maybe don't steer the ship while you are waiting)

Good luck!

sirio wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 10:11 pm

Hello. I'm still here to ask for help.
I've tried a few threads but haven't found an answer.
The question is: how do I travel to a particular planet?
How do I select a planet, choose it, and jump-jump to it?

If your question is what I think it is, then you select the planet on the F6 chart.

You can do this either while docked at a station or in flight.

Press 6/F6 and you should see a circle showing the limits of your fuel tank (7LY when full)!

Select the desired planet. (You can read more about the planet/system on the F7 screen).

When in flight, press "h" and countdown from 15.

BGS enhances the jump (and docking too).



F6 chart:

For more details, see F6 page (galactic chart "1")

Thanks for your kind response. Now I finally understand.
What happens if I press G instead?
i read about galactic jump.
what is the difference?
there are two possibilities to navigate. That is, press H or G.
Am I right?

sirio wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 12:05 am

Thanks for your kind response. Now I finally understand.
What happens if I press G instead?
i read about galactic jump.
what is the difference?
there are two possibilities to navigate. That is, press H or G.
Am I right?

G only works if you have bought a Galactic Hyperdrive (5,000cr). These work once, and then you have to buy a new one. They take you to the next Galaxy. You are presumably in G1 - this would take you to G2.

There are a number of OXPs which play with this.

Galaxy One:




Galaxy Two:

thank you so much. so i have to planet jump: one at a time? I always see the circle in my galaxy map. so is the maximum length border where i can get?

sirio wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 3:57 pm

thank you so much. so i have to planet jump: one at a time? I always see the circle in my galaxy map. so is the maximum length border where i can get?

Exactly, the green ring shown around Lave above is the 7ly maximum radius which is jumpable with the full tank. You just need to "click" on the system you wish to jump to.

The ring shrinks as fuel is used up - and grows if you buy fuel/cargo scoops and scoop more (you can see it shrink and grow if you are staring at the 6/F6 screen at the time).

And yes, one at a time (unless you are using a "cheat" oxp).

If you click on the system (inside or outside the circle) it will tell you the distance - and how long the flight is (when it is inside the "limit" circle)




One very important point: if time is sensitive (eg: you are on a contract or on a mission) - two short jumps take much less time than one long jump.

So, looking at the map above, to jump from Lave directly to Riedquat (6.8ly) will take 46.2 hours. To jump via Diso will take c. 25 hours (ignoring the time spent in the Diso system).




Question: are you able to add in the various OXPs without any difficulty?

sirio wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 3:57 pm

thank you so much.

So!

How goes it? Are you playing - and are you enjoying?

Any good stories so far? And have you seen this?