Tuesday Tips - 11/09/04
This week's tip teaches the player how to create macros that will manipulate the the Space Zone Map.
- Getting the most out of your Space Zone Map
Your "Space Zone Map" is accessible by the default keys and acts similarly to the planetary map, giving location information for places and objects in the sector of space you currently occupy. It is a three dimensional map of the space zone with a range of extra controls that allow you to manipulate the viewable map.
* Zone Map Macro Button
The first part of the tip is that you can make a macro button to access the map easily:
1. Press CTRL-"A" to open your "Abilities" window
2. Click the "Macro" tab
3. Click the "New Macro" button
In the macro button window:
+ Name it ZoneMap
+ Pick an Icon
+ For the macro text, type: /zonemap
4. Click Ok.
5. Drag and Drop your icon from the Abilities Window to your toolbar.
* Zone Map Controls
Basic Controls
These basic controls move the camera "inside" the zone map like this:
Left Mouse Button: Pan camera around "inside" zone
CTRL+ Left Mouse Button – Rotate camera
CTRL+Mousewheel – Camera Zoom
Slider under Zone Map Window - Camera Zoom
Reset View – This centers the camera on your ship
Show - There are 8 items you can toggle on and off by clicking these radio buttons:
Different Items Include:
o Asteroids
o Nebula
o Hyperspace Points
o Space Stations
o Waypoints
o Mission Critical
o Player Location
o Player Names
The neat thing about the Zone Map is that you can double click on the menu items on the right hand side to reposition the camera around the zone on the fly. This allows for an easy "browsing" of what is in the zone.
Also, by right-clicking on the menu items, you can easily select the options of "Make Waypoint" and "Autopilot to location".
If you forget any of this while you are in game, click the "Show Help" radio button and the tool tip windows will go over the basics with you at any time.
Kurt "Thunderheart" Stangl
Community Relations Manager
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