Galaxy Map snapping cursor

[Isme]

So I'm in the Galaxy Map, I right click and look freely all over for a cool looking destination. My cursor snaps from one system to another but I can't get it to click on some. If I try really hard, crawling my mouse and coming at the system "dot" from different directions I can get it to snap to that system. Or sometimes not.
Could these systems I can't snap on be too far for my ship to warp? Or is the map just cranky this way? I do get to most systems I want in the end.

[Masque]

You need to zoom in and out to get the star you want on a closer Z-plane. Chances are you are trying to click on a star that is too far away from you, the viewer, so zoom in a bit.

Took me a while to figure out. Zooming in and out is the key, not just panning in X/Y axes.

[Däguas]

Use 'free explore' then mouse and WASD keys to navigate.

[Isme]

So my cursor is to be avoided. Thanks

[Masque]

Don't recall that being said, or implied.

[Mr. Bufferlow]

If you click on a system, it will tell you if it is too far to warp. Good to use tab to check for other contacts- in case you want to visit someone else's discovery or avoid it because you are looking for slots.

It takes some time to get familiar with the map. It can be difficult to stop on a specific system, but usually zooming in or out can help. If it is an already visited system, you can click on it in discoveries and use the custom waypoint feature in the map to get directions.

[Isme]

Okay, I use my cursor in the map but there's new info for me here that will give me other ways to navigate, thank you.
In my Achievements, I have between 70/80 warps, currently going for 100. All are free explore.
I do not often find systems that say they are too far but I have 3xS upgrades and I do sometimes find them.
My main interest is choosing un-discovered un-mapped systems and poking around there.
Coming out of warp and finding what I've discovered this time is my favorite part.

[Masque]

Just experiment with zoom in/out, and you'll get the hang of your cursor snapping to the nearest system to the middle of your screen. Once you've mastered it, it's a cinch.

[Isme]

ZOOMING IN - which controls to use
I'm sorry to keep this thread going after all the clear advice I've received, but I'm back, wearing my flame-proof pants, trying to find out details about Zoom-In, after a half hour of searching google and steam discussions on the subject. And Snapping. How can I get either a smooth mouse movement across systems in the map or keyboard controls that would move my cursor from one system to another without the mouse. In zoomed in view.

I am not seeking any general info on the map use, I do use the map and know most of the info regarding it. I just assumed there was not a free zoom in as I had never found it.

How do I zoom in (PC/mouse) deep into a section of the galaxy map in Free Look? Which controls do I use? The "F" key zooms into one single system, how do I do a zoom into a region, large or small? And can I get rid of "Snap"

Thank you again.

[Masque]

I use a controller, and find it easier, but I just logged in and figured it out for ya.

A / D pans (slides) the view quickly left and right, W / S zooms in and out. Your mouse moves the cursor and slightly rotates the galaxy on the x and y axes. There may be other keys (arrows?) than I'm not aware of that will rotate the galaxy faster.

It feels a lot more difficult than with XBox controller, but it's probably because I'm not used to keys/mouse at all, but the principle is the same.

Good luck!

[Psyclos]

I use kb+m and zoom in/out by using the 4 arrow keys on RH of kb - remapped, I think, not sure since I setup controls in 2016 - my LH doesn't work, which is why I MAY have remapped the WASD keys, although they still work for some functions.

Fine travelling, interloper.

[Däguas]

Originally posted by Isme:

ZOOMING IN - which controls to use
I'm sorry to keep this thread going after all the clear advice I've received, but I'm back, wearing my flame-proof pants, trying to find out details about Zoom-In, after a half hour of searching google and steam discussions on the subject. And Snapping. How can I get either a smooth mouse movement across systems in the map or keyboard controls that would move my cursor from one system to another without the mouse. In zoomed in view.

I am not seeking any general info on the map use, I do use the map and know most of the info regarding it. I just assumed there was not a free zoom in as I had never found it.

How do I zoom in (PC/mouse) deep into a section of the galaxy map in Free Look? Which controls do I use? The "F" key zooms into one single system, how do I do a zoom into a region, large or small? And can I get rid of "Snap"

Thank you again.

Seems like you are not in 'Free Explore' mode.

[Isme]

Thank you all, I'm going to be trying all this out as soon as I get done work.

(PC) Last night I found, after I tapped LMB on a dot, the POV zooms slowly in to that system for view of planets and rotation. (I had thought LMB was to enter warp, which it is, but with a firmer LMB push).

However, while still in zoomed-in POV, I found I can move my POV in any direction, the view remains zoomed in, so in this sense, a zoomed view is supported. There may be other zoomed-in-free-explore ways I don't know yet.

Daguas - perhaps mistakenly, I use the RMB click-and-move as Free Explore.

[Isme]

Finally! For me, the W key is the most zoom I will get and workable at that. When I bring the cursor into a W-zoomed area it snaps to more systems than ever, many now greater than 300LR away, which is what I'm looking for,
Thank all of you.

[Masque]

:D