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== Managing information ==

The main purpose of the mapper is to share information. If enabled, Pathfinder will automatically add systems and connections jumped into to the map. The rest of the information about the systems and details of the connections have to be manually entered by the players.

=== Adding systems and connections ===

There are multiple different ways to add systems and connections:

# The most convenient is using the tracking to automatically add systems within Pathfinder as you jump into them. The types of systems can be limited by the map maintainer. If the map scope is set to "all", all connections will be automatically added; if the map scope is set to "wormholes", only wormhole connections are added; and if the scope is set to "stargates" only stargate connections are added. If the scope is set to "none" no connections are automatically added. The pilot tracking has its flaws; Jump cloning, getting podded, or just opening a different map may add non-existing connections to the map.

# Instead, you may manually create systems on the map. Right-clicking a system allows you to add a connection to it in the drop-down.

To move a system on the map, left-click and hold while the mouse is over where the class of the wormhole (or security status of the system) is specified, and subsequently re-position the system to where you wish. Clicking and dragging on any other part of the box will attempt to create a connection to another system, and that will be visible by the underlying animation.

After a system has had another system added to it with a wormhole connection this can be linked to a signature in that system. Simply click the "leads to " attribute on the WH signature and select the corresponding system once the new system is present. Setting this will automatically add mass and size limit info on the connection if the wormhole was not K162.

Wormhole connection health should be subsequently verified and set by right-clicking the wormhole connection. This way you can set the mass criticality and end of the lifetime of the connection. EOL connections are automatically deleted 4h 15m after the status is set. The "preserve mass" option is for informing other map users to not waste the mass of this wormhole.

=== Adding signatures ===

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Preexisting signatures can also be edited or deleted in the signatures panel. Simply click the attribute you want to change.

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~~=== Adding systems and connections ===~~

~~There are multiple different ways to add systems and connections:~~

# The most convenient is using the tracking to automatically add systems within Pathfinder as you jump into them. The types of systems can be limited by the map maintainer. If the map scope is set to "all", all connections will be automatically added; if the map scope is set to "wormholes", only wormhole connections are added; and if the scope is set to "stargates" only stargate connections are added. If the scope is set to "none" no connections are automatically added. The pilot tracking has its flaws; Jump cloning, getting podded, or just opening a different map may add non-~~existing connections to the map.~~

~~# Instead, you may manually create systems on the map. Right~~-~~clicking a system allows you to add a connection to it in the drop-down.~~

To move a system on the map, left-click and hold while the mouse is over where the class of the wormhole (or security status of the system) is specified, and subsequently re-position the system to where you wish. Clicking and dragging on any other part of the box will attempt to create a connection to another system, and that will be visible by the underlying animation.

After a system has had another system added to it with a wormhole connection this can be linked to a signature in that system. Simply click the "leads to " attribute on the WH signature and select the corresponding system once the new system is present. Setting this will automatically add mass and size limit info on the connection if the wormhole was not K162.

Wormhole connection health should be subsequently verified and set by right-clicking the wormhole connection. This way you can set the mass criticality and end of the lifetime of the connection. EOL connections are automatically deleted 4h 15m after the status is set. The "preserve mass" option is for informing other map users to not waste the mass of this wormhole.

=== Practical example ===

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Some mapping schemes may also require you to add a name for the connected wormhole system. This is based on the bookmarking procedure that is used by the respective campus to make it easier to follow bookmark trails without the need to look at the mapper in every system on the path. Double click a system in the mapper to open the dialog where you can add or update the name to include the name from the bookmark (e.g. "2 B1 Aldrat").

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== Keeping content updated ==

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 == Managing information ==
 The main purpose of the mapper is to share information. If enabled, Pathfinder will automatically add systems and connections jumped into to the map. The rest of the information about the systems and details of the connections have to be manually entered by the players.
+=== Adding systems and connections ===
+There are multiple different ways to add systems and connections:
+# The most convenient is using the tracking to automatically add systems within Pathfinder as you jump into them. The types of systems can be limited by the map maintainer. If the map scope is set to "all", all connections will be automatically added; if the map scope is set to "wormholes", only wormhole connections are added; and if the scope is set to "stargates" only stargate connections are added. If the scope is set to "none" no connections are automatically added. The pilot tracking has its flaws; Jump cloning, getting podded, or just opening a different map may add non-existing connections to the map.
+# Instead, you may manually create systems on the map. Right-clicking a system allows you to add a connection to it in the drop-down.
+To move a system on the map, left-click and hold while the mouse is over where the class of the wormhole (or security status of the system) is specified, and subsequently re-position the system to where you wish. Clicking and dragging on any other part of the box will attempt to create a connection to another system, and that will be visible by the underlying animation.
+After a system has had another system added to it with a wormhole connection this can be linked to a signature in that system. Simply click the "leads to " attribute on the WH signature and select the corresponding system once the new system is present. Setting this will automatically add mass and size limit info on the connection if the wormhole was not K162.
+Wormhole connection health should be subsequently verified and set by right-clicking the wormhole connection. This way you can set the mass criticality and end of the lifetime of the connection. EOL connections are automatically deleted 4h 15m after the status is set. The "preserve mass" option is for informing other map users to not waste the mass of this wormhole.
 === Adding signatures ===
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 Preexisting signatures can also be edited or deleted in the signatures panel. Simply click the attribute you want to change.
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-=== Adding systems and connections ===
-There are multiple different ways to add systems and connections:
-# The most convenient is using the tracking to automatically add systems within Pathfinder as you jump into them. The types of systems can be limited by the map maintainer. If the map scope is set to "all", all connections will be automatically added; if the map scope is set to "wormholes", only wormhole connections are added; and if the scope is set to "stargates" only stargate connections are added. If the scope is set to "none" no connections are automatically added. The pilot tracking has its flaws; Jump cloning, getting podded, or just opening a different map may add non-existing connections to the map.
-# Instead, you may manually create systems on the map. Right-clicking a system allows you to add a connection to it in the drop-down.
-To move a system on the map, left-click and hold while the mouse is over where the class of the wormhole (or security status of the system) is specified, and subsequently re-position the system to where you wish. Clicking and dragging on any other part of the box will attempt to create a connection to another system, and that will be visible by the underlying animation.
-After a system has had another system added to it with a wormhole connection this can be linked to a signature in that system. Simply click the "leads to " attribute on the WH signature and select the corresponding system once the new system is present. Setting this will automatically add mass and size limit info on the connection if the wormhole was not K162.
-Wormhole connection health should be subsequently verified and set by right-clicking the wormhole connection. This way you can set the mass criticality and end of the lifetime of the connection. EOL connections are automatically deleted 4h 15m after the status is set. The "preserve mass" option is for informing other map users to not waste the mass of this wormhole.
 === Practical example ===
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 Some mapping schemes may also require you to add a name for the connected wormhole system. This is based on the bookmarking procedure that is used by the respective campus to make it easier to follow bookmark trails without the need to look at the mapper in every system on the path. Double click a system in the mapper to open the dialog where you can add or update the name to include the name from the bookmark (e.g. "2 B1 Aldrat").
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 == Keeping content updated ==