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[[File:Qs betafullmap.jpg|center|thumb|400px|alt=full map beta showing controls|Click to open full size]] | [[File:Qs betafullmap.jpg|center|thumb|400px|alt=full map beta showing controls|Click to open full size]] | ||
Map Beta is three-dimensional. Stars are shown as colored dots - the shades of which can be changed to represent different sorts of data: security status, services, sovereignity, number of pilots in space, and many others. Lines show the jump gate connections between stars, with the path from your current location to the selected system shown as dotted. | Map Beta is three-dimensional. Stars are shown as colored dots - the shades of which can be changed to represent different sorts of data: security status, services, sovereignity, number of pilots in space, and many others. Lines show the jump gate connections between stars, with the path from your current location to the selected system shown as dotted. | ||
Rolling your mouse's scrollbar will zoom the map in and out. Drag on the map to rotate its orientation. Click on a star to center it in the window. (''Note that you cannot drag the map sideways or up and down. To move the map that way you have to click on a star - when the star comes to the center, the map will move in that direction.'') | |||
When you open the map, it will be centered on a {{color|yellow|Selected System}}. This is most often the system where you are currently located. You can use your mouse wheel to zoom in until you see the system in great detail ... planets, moons, stations, asteroid belts, etc. Or, you can zoom out until you see the entire universe. | When you open the map, it will be centered on a {{color|yellow|Selected System}}. This is most often the system where you are currently located. You can use your mouse wheel to zoom in until you see the system in great detail ... planets, moons, stations, asteroid belts, etc. Or, you can zoom out until you see the entire universe. | ||