It will help you find your way in the galaxy which consists of 400 billion of the star systems.
It also helps with creating the special routes which will make the smaller jumps much more comfortable.
There are also basic details concerning the export/import and the trade overall.
The last two buttons are important for the non-discoverers and merchants.
The trading acquisition on the other hand, gives the information on the imported/exported goods.
The key includes the information for the astronomy hobbyists and potential merchants.
Clicking any element in this window will result with loads of data showing up concerning plenty of branches.
Let’s go back to the main window of the map and go to the ‘navigation’ bookmark.
One of the most important functions here is the route planning.
Depending on your needs you could choose either the economical or the fastest route.
Obviously, the first one will be using less fuel than the latter.
Another matter here is the area of your FSD for the different amount of cargo.
The heavier the ship is, the smaller the distances are.
Only little amount of the fuel will be enough to get to the area shown in the screen above.
It helps the economy of the FSD compartments.
Another useful function which can be found in the ‘navigation’ bookmark is the ‘search’.
“View” is another helpful bookmark in the map’s key.
Remember that when planning your routes.
Other view that can be displayed is the “map”.
you’re free to also show the division concerning the trading lines.
Each line differs through its thickness, direction and color.
The thicker it is, the more intense is the trade on that route.
The flashy points indicate the direction from the import to the export center.
Apart from the mentioned earlier filters, there are some more.
If the target is placed couple of system away, the route will use every system on the way.
It happens because of the computer which plans the jump every time when reaching a ‘sub-destination’.
There can only be one route at a time planned on the map.

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