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== The Route Planner == | == The Route Planner == | ||
While the Route Planner is not physically attached to the map, the route you produce when you use it does show up on your map. The Route Planner controls any trips that you make using the Autopilot. However, any of these routes can also be executed manually, one at a time. Thus, you can use the route planner to think through and plot out a trip ahead of time. | While the Route Planner is not physically attached to the map, the route you produce when you use it does show up on your map, and you use it to edit your waypoints. The Route Planner controls any trips that you make using the Autopilot. However, any of these routes can also be executed manually, one at a time. Thus, you can use the route planner to think through and plot out a trip ahead of time. | ||
=== Opening the Route Planner === | === Opening the Route Planner === | ||
To see the Route Planner, first be sure that | To see the Route Planner, first be sure that your are displaying your route information. This will appear in the upper left hand corner of your screen. If you do not see the word "Route" in big, white letters, then click on the "spaceship" (''or letter A'') icon at the top left of your screen. This toggles the Route display on and off. (''Note that this set of icons are nearly transparent, and kind of hard to see.'') | ||
If the route display is visible, you can click on the route icon (to the left of the word "Route") bring up the planner menu. | If the route display is visible, you can click on the route icon (to the left of the word "Route") bring up the planner menu. | ||
=== The Route Planner Menu Window === | === The Route Planner Menu Window === | ||
At the top of the planner you will find a standard search box. | At the top of the planner you will find a standard search box. Type in some text, press the "Search" button, and the results of your search will appear in a separate window. Clicking on a search result will open its "Show Info" window. | ||
Below the search box you will see two check boxes. | |||
*The first one activates/deactivates your autopilot. This has the same function as the Autopilot button on your ship control panel. | |||
*The second one shows/hides your route path in space. Turning this on lights up a set of thin, green lines that let you see your trip path from your ship. (''It's not clear that these actually do anything, but they are kind of pretty.'') | |||
[[File:Qs routeplanner.png|right|375px|alt=route planner menu]] | [[File:Qs routeplanner.png|right|375px|alt=route planner menu]] | ||
The next three radio buttons are mutually exclusive; they control what happens when you select "Set Destination" or "Set Waypoint" anywhere in the game | The next three radio buttons are mutually exclusive; they control what happens when you select "Set Destination" or "Set Waypoint" anywhere in the game by telling the Route Planner to include or ignore certain systems based on their security status. | ||
*Prefer Shorter - Ignore Security Status | *Prefer Shorter - Ignore Security Status | ||
*Prefer Safer - Stay in 0.5 to 1.0 Where Possible | *Prefer Safer - Stay in 0.5 to 1.0 Where Possible | ||
*Prefer Less Secure - Stay in 0.0 to 0.4 Where Possible | *Prefer Less Secure - Stay in 0.0 to 0.4 Where Possible | ||
Below the radio buttons is a "Security Penalty" slider. It has a range of 1 to 100, and it modifies the "Prefer" route selection. If you have "Prefer Safer" selected, then at 1, the slider will produce the same route as "Prefer Shorter" - in other words, it will generate the shortest route, even if it takes you through nullsec systems. As you move the slider up towards 100, the planner will eliminate the less secure systems - generally making your route longer. If you have "Prefer Less Secure" selected, 1 will give you the shortest route, and 100 will give you a longer, but less secure, route. | Below the radio buttons is a "Security Penalty" slider. It has a range of 1 to 100, and it modifies the "Prefer" route selection. If you have "Prefer Safer" selected, then at 1, the slider will produce the same route as "Prefer Shorter" - in other words, it will generate the shortest route, even if it takes you through nullsec systems. As you move the slider up towards 100, the planner will eliminate the less secure systems - generally making your route longer, but safer. If you have "Prefer Less Secure" selected, 1 will again give you the shortest route, even if it goes through 1.0 systems, and 100 will give you a longer, but less secure, route. | ||
Next are three option checkboxes: | Next are three option checkboxes: | ||