Measure distances with crosshair
Hello.
One feature I wish for a lot is to be able to measure the distance to asteroids by hovering them with my crosshair.
That would be useful when prospecting asteroids in a certain area as larger asteroids always appear to be closer than smaller closer ones. Having this would be a much appreciated time saver as many hours are wasted by every player moving from asteroid to asteroid in search of resources and it's really frustrating to target the closest looking one just to realize you're passing near a couple of closer ones in your journey.
The way this feature would work is either in ships by using a laser antenna (give it laser measuring capability) or just by default in any hud. Even in your space suit you could potentially measure distances for up to 1 km in addition to 10 km for small grids and 100km for large grids.
Altenatively we could have a "measure by paralax" feature, where you orient your ship, then move laterally, while distances to objects start to appear from the closest ones to the furthest ones requiring most movement.
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What about the script? Now there are many scripts with this feature. Here I send the second best I know. ↓
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1536579969
What about the script? Now there are many scripts with this feature. Here I send the second best I know. ↓
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1536579969
Or have a tool/block that does this. It's a bit of a weird feature to have built in to a space suit.
Or have a tool/block that does this. It's a bit of a weird feature to have built in to a space suit.
I think having a script isn't really a solution. Measuring distances is not something that should be impossible in the game without mods or scripts.
I think having a script isn't really a solution. Measuring distances is not something that should be impossible in the game without mods or scripts.
Does anyone know if there are other more popular tickets about similar features that might allow mapping nearby asteroids?
Does anyone know if there are other more popular tickets about similar features that might allow mapping nearby asteroids?
I think it would be better personally if it was integrated as something the Laser Antenna's did, or maybe a special spotlight block, and whatever the laser hit, would display a little distance readout.
I think it would be better personally if it was integrated as something the Laser Antenna's did, or maybe a special spotlight block, and whatever the laser hit, would display a little distance readout.
While we wait for votes, are there any other strategies you know of for mapping asteroids?
One Idea I haven't tried is to limit render distance so I can guestimate which asteroids are closer than others and which aren't. But I think this requires restarting the game.
Could At least have render distance changes without restarting the game, keen?
While we wait for votes, are there any other strategies you know of for mapping asteroids?
One Idea I haven't tried is to limit render distance so I can guestimate which asteroids are closer than others and which aren't. But I think this requires restarting the game.
Could At least have render distance changes without restarting the game, keen?
With the upcoming targeting update we get an idea how measuring could work. Just point at an asteroid and get a distance reading just like you do on ships. However The measured distances should be more than the 2km for ships.
With the upcoming targeting update we get an idea how measuring could work. Just point at an asteroid and get a distance reading just like you do on ships. However The measured distances should be more than the 2km for ships.
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