jumping planets

[GreaT_Cornholio]

i must be missing something. i am at wits end with this game trying to figure this game out. i'm at the first vanguard mission grunt work trying to get to tau ceti but have have no how to fast travel to that planet. i must be getting to old for these games these days at 50. some help would be great.

[GreaT_Cornholio]

or wait is it like skyrim those planets like cities instead of walking im flying so i just fly and it takes like a long time?

[EzRyder]

you can not 'directly' fast travel to any location that you have not already visited
to get to a new planet open the map and try to plot the route, if its got red lines you have to back up until they all turn white, you may need to make several jumps to get there

[Berserk Breton]

Originally posted by GreaT_Cornholio:

i must be missing something. i am at wits end with this game trying to figure this game out. i'm at the first vanguard mission grunt work trying to get to tau ceti but have have no how to fast travel to that planet. i must be getting to old for these games these days at 50. some help would be great.

These are the same whether it is the same planet or another system:
- You can hit L, make sure the mission is active then press R and follow the on screen prompts to go there
- You can hit M to open the map, and drill down (as far as you can go), select the destination and follow the on screen prompts to go there
- If you have the mission set to active, from first person view you can hit f to enable your scanner, point at the mission marker and press e to fast travel


Potential gotchas:
- You can't always fast travel (eg unvisited places or overencumbered etc) so you might have to go via the planet map. Or if the system is different jump to the system first, then select the planet and travel to it, then land on the planet from there
- In this game you must sometimes hold buttons down until the indicator shows you've held it down long enough and works. It's a crappy xbox mechanic - this is the most likely problem I expect because you can press the indicated key and nothing happens
- don't use the "surface map" to travel, use the planet map (what you get when you press M)

[smr1957]

Hold down the TAB key. This will bring up the view of the planet you are currently on. Next, tap the TAB key, this will show the System you are in. To travel to a planet or moon in that System , select it by clicking the left mouse button - then, holding the X key down will will initiate travel to that location.

To go to another Star System, when the screen showing the system you are in appears, tap the TAB key again - this will bring up a map showing all the Star Systems - select the one you want to travel to (you can only travel to those that show as white dots - ones that appear red are out of range and will require more than one jump to reach), left click on it with your mouse, and then hold down X to initiate travel to it - that will take you to the main planet in the system.

Good luck!

[Berserk Breton]

You can also just press m for the menu, use esc to "zoom out" to a system/galaxy view, click stuff to "zoom in". Press m again to exit the map.

No need to wait while holding down tab, if that is annoying.

[GreaT_Cornholio]

Originally posted by EzRyder:

you can not 'directly' fast travel to any location that you have not already visited
to get to a new planet open the map and try to plot the route, if its got red lines you have to back up until they all turn white, you may need to make several jumps to get there

ok im on the map with the planets in the galaxy..it say missions L set course X back tab. i try to set the course it only says no fast travel. i dont even get the white or red lines i seen in the youtube videos and i dont know why.

[EzRyder]

Originally posted by GreaT_Cornholio:

Originally posted by EzRyder:

you can not 'directly' fast travel to any location that you have not already visited
to get to a new planet open the map and try to plot the route, if its got red lines you have to back up until they all turn white, you may need to make several jumps to get there

ok im on the map with the planets in the galaxy..it say missions L set course X back tab. i try to set the course it only says no fast travel. i dont even get the white or red lines i seen in the youtube videos and i dont know why.

you Manually select destination and the game will route the path (white lines, with red lines showing for new locations), all the shortcuts are to 'fast travel' but you need to manually route the path
note you need to go to each 'first' red spot one at a time

[GreaT_Cornholio]

wow ok so i fig that out i had to zoom in more which was a wtf but i can only go to 1 place which isn't even near where i have to go for my first mission so now am i supp to upgrade this hunk of junk or did i spend 7 hours of missions and just put this game back in the library and just retire lol and it was a white line no white dots or red dots

[EzRyder]

the 'dots' are solar systems (click to zoom in and see planets, tab to back out), the lines are the path you wish to travel
the map is a bit goofy and the game routing is horrible - you can route your own path but there are limitations and yes some of the main stoy require a ship with more jump range than the beginner ship (i bought the cheapest w/e it was at New Atlantis, it got me to the end)

[GreaT_Cornholio]

well thank you everyone this is rough but ill keep going at least i got the line of the stars i can go to now, i had to zoom in more so now the pathing is another monster to understand.

[EzRyder]

when you have been to that planet once, you can fast travel using any of the methods so it becomes easier
the idea is you can only jump to known planets or those directly next to them, so to go 'deep into the unknown' you have to make small jumps and map the entire route like

[apocryphalbob]

Originally posted by GreaT_Cornholio:

well thank you everyone this is rough but ill keep going at least i got the line of the stars i can go to now, i had to zoom in more so now the pathing is another monster to understand.

Stick with it buddy, I am 64 and can cope so I am sure you can too.