Planetary Settlement Finding

[Mikel S]

So I'm on a Viridescent planet, I've found several space ports and such, but whenever I try to find a Settlement (using a chart) it just finds something on another planet in the system. Does this mean there are NO settlements, or is it just bad chance on my part? I figured if there were small bases and space ports, it would be sure to have at least one settlement.

Also, after using 2, I'm getting Locational Interference. Does that mean those 2 settlements are the ONLY two in the entire system?

Update: I was getting locational interference, but I spammed E on it and it eventually detected another off-planet settlement. I am sad.

Further Update: My last chart just disappeared. No zoom out to identify a new settlement, no nothing, it just closed my inventory.

[xorxpert (Seg)]

There could be a few, or no settlements in a system. Also not all planets in a system would have a settlement. If you used a planetary map, and nothing shows that means there's literally no other locations to map in that system.

[Mikel S]

Well, after first being eaten, then giving me another settlement, the next one gave me the "Localization Interference" which generally means there are no more and it won't waste your map, I kept spamming E and it eventually found another settlement. On yet another planet.

Also, on the planet with my current settlement, there are no less than a dozen settlements, so I'm incredulous that I managed to find an inhabited planet with 0. Has anybody documented whether planets with deep oceans are maybe exempt from hosting settlements?

[Asmosis]

If a chart 'detects' something that has already been detected, it gets used up but does not do that extreme zoom thing.

Dont believe the localization thing. there were limits put on scanning years ago to prevent you scanning multiple things of the same type. Just try flying around normally, if your not on a desert planet the settlements are probably easy to spot.

It's a bit like trade ports, you can only detect one on a planet, but there are literally thousands of them on any planet that has NPC's.

[Mikel S]

Yeah that's what I figured. I've been to... six lush planets of various title, and have yet to have my maps find a single settlement. I spent a few hours flying around on one with no luck either. It's a tad disheartening.

Edit: Happy news, I started save scumming because of how buggy and inconsistent the map is, and i was down to my last one. After flying around for an hour, landing and trying the map to varying results (Find settlement on another planet, give localization error and not be consumed, or disappear and provide no coordinate), it finally found a settlement on this planet.