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20,000 Ly Hops?

Postby KagatoAC » Tue May 08, 2018 5:48 pm

So how do you plot these? I mean I just happen to be looking at some of the long haul passenger missions (mostly for Exploration purposes). and one of them wanted to go 21,000 odd Ly from my current system. When i looked at it on the Galaxy map the game just kinda got confused and said it exceeded maximum plot range..

Do you just head in that general direction and guess?

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Re: 20,000 Ly Hops?

Postby Tom Derrick » Tue May 08, 2018 8:02 pm

I had the same problem on my first route to Colonia. You can only plot max. 20.000 ly at a time, so anything above that and the computer won´t give you a route.
Just pick some random system about halfway there, or just go like 2000 ly in the general direction and then try to plot again when the total distance is below 20k.

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Re: 20,000 Ly Hops?

Postby Cometborne » Tue May 08, 2018 8:14 pm

The in-game route plotter can do a maximum of 1000 LY in economic mode, and 20.000 LY in fastest mode. If your target is further away, there are two options:

1) With just the in-game tools, zoom to your current position and note the X,Y,Z coordinates. Zoom to the destination and note those X,Y,Z coordinates. Calculate the difference in X, Y, Z direction. If you need to travel more than 20.000 LY but less than 40.000 LY, divide all differences by 2. If more than 40k but less than 60k, divide by 3.
Now add your adjust difference to your current position, then scroll/pan through the galaxy map until you are roughly at those coordinates, and pick a destination star to plot to.

Example: You are at (100,200,300) and want to go to (1100,2200,30300), which is more than 20k LY but less than 40k LY. Difference is (1000,2000,30000). Divide by 2 and you get (500,1000,15000) as offset. Added to (100,200,300), your plot point is around (600,1200,15300).

2) Use external tools. ED Discovery has a route finder that you feed with two locations and a jump range. Set the jump range to 20.000 LY and it will give you a list of stars to plot to. The spansh.co.uk web site has a similar feature and will even look for neutron stars for you.

I generally recommend this method, but I am a lazy bastard. I had to use method 1 frequently when the plot limit was still 1000 LY for fastest routes and I was visiting areas where nobody had gone before.

Both methods will have issues if there are sparse regions and/or permit-locked sectors in your path.
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Re: 20,000 Ly Hops?

Postby TorTorden » Tue May 08, 2018 9:42 pm

Just eye ball it.

Select the target system, then back up to your current system, plot course at a point close enough for the route plotter.
Takes like thirty seconds.

Distances are so vast anyways it really doesn't matter if you are a jump or three off the mathematically ideal path.
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