Large Graphite Rocks Not On Map

[Eldritch]

Hey there just a little feedback. I noticed today while enjoying the hell out of this game that large graphite don't show up on the map like everything else does. Not sure if this was intentional but I think it'd be cool to have it added. Nice work with the game, I hope you add a ton more content.

https://imgur.com/RXG5b9t

https://imgur.com/n5VuJpV

[craigbeck]

Graphite, Basalt, Phosphorous and Rocks don't show up, you have to find them.

Not easy when you want more than one to automate production of a part.

Also annoying when your looking for graphite and all you find is Basalt.

[LMS fred]

Look in the hot regions for Phosphorus. Basalt is usually around where you spawn in . Graphite is in hot regions also

[craigbeck]

I should also add I'm happy the way it is. It makes you explore!

[Kaorimoch]

Yep, its a feature, not a bug. A very annoying one to be sure. Luckily, Graphite and Phosphorous can be found near each other most of the time. I took a lot of pictures of Graphene and Phosphrous deposits, I was going to post them one day here so people could recognise them more easily.

[Eldritch]

I assumed the node locations on the map were coming up after the nodes were discovered, not before hand. So it was confusing to see that it wasn't on the map since I had already discovered it.

Perhaps in this case it would be a nice addition to be able to add our own map markers.

[craigbeck]

You can place a marker on the map by just clicking on it but not sure how to remove it or much else as I don't use it much.

[Eldritch]

Originally posted by craigbeck:

You can place a marker on the map by just clicking on it but not sure how to remove it or much else as I don't use it much.

If you mean the blue icon, that's not a marker that's just temporary so it wouldn't be helpful to me. We need a way to actually create a permanent marker and label it.

[prtmh]

There is a marker beacon you can make. At least you can on Prime.

[Eldritch]

Originally posted by prtmh:

There is a marker beacon you can make. At least you can on Prime.

Interesting, can you take a screenshot? I didn't specify a map when I started the game I just kept clicking continue until the game loaded. When I right-click when I have the map open only a blue icon appears where I click but then goes away when I regular click the map again. As stated before there's no way to label a marker or make markers for anything.

The update I'm looking for would give us the option to make multiple markers and label them.

[prtmh]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3389130176

You craft these. 1 Antenna and 1 circuit board. They show on the hud in different colors. I just plunk one down when exploring and I run across something useful. At least you know which direction to go if you remember what color is what.
Edit. The marker shows up on the map as well. No way to add text that I know of.

[Xerxes86]

Originally posted by craigbeck:

Graphite, Basalt, Phosphorous and Rocks don't show up, you have to find them.

Not easy when you want more than one to automate production of a part.

Also annoying when your looking for graphite and all you find is Basalt.

So this sounds like someone who is annoyed at wandering around endlessly, looking for resources that plainly do not show up on the map, even though you have walked by them. Really? I was told (on this forum) that all you had to do was put up a radar. Imagine that.

[Xerxes86]

Originally posted by prtmh:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3389130176

You craft these. 1 Antenna and 1 circuit board. They show on the hud in different colors. I just plunk one down when exploring and I run across something useful. At least you know which direction to go if you remember what color is what.
Edit. The marker shows up on the map as well. No way to add text that I know of.

Yep very limited usefulness.

[Xerxes86]

Originally posted by LMS fred:

Look in the hot regions for Phosphorus. Basalt is usually around where you spawn in . Graphite is in hot regions also

1) Basalt is everywhere. (it's put there to fool you that it might be graphite)
2) Graphite is very rare, so rare it doesn't have biome, doesn't show up on radar, and can only be seen when standing next to it.
3) Phosphorus? Good luck, It's one of those, don't show up on radar, only found laying on the ground in chunks worth one piece, resources.

[Eldritch]

Originally posted by prtmh:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3389130176

You craft these. 1 Antenna and 1 circuit board. They show on the hud in different colors. I just plunk one down when exploring and I run across something useful. At least you know which direction to go if you remember what color is what.
Edit. The marker shows up on the map as well. No way to add text that I know of.

Yeah I totally didn't get that some of you were referring to the beacon. I see these as being more useful for marking very large general areas like bases or research facilities that we've crafted because of the materials required and because you can only use a color to distinguish it.

To mark resource nodes and caves we need a way to create custom markers on the map.