Field guides / Before launch
Can I navigate the last leg and get back?
A destination on a reference map can help you orient yourself without being a selectable target on your ship. Build the journey in two parts: the last plotted marker and the local approach from there.
What to check
Plot the part the ship recognizes
Read origin and destination from your LIVE map; compare each named leg and the fuel the ship shows. RSI’s quantum travel guide explains the map controls and RSI’s location guide puts named locations in context. Names in lore or a test release are not proof your client can select the destination.
Define the local approach
Give yourself a named start, bearing convention, distance, altitude reference and a landmark you can recognize. If two guides disagree, compare their start points and heading reference first. Do not splice the heading from one route onto the distance from another.
Reserve the way out
Check fuel, an alternate landing point and whether service is actually available there. Set a maximum search time or fuel level. If the landmark never appears, return to the last confirmed reference instead of flying indefinitely along an unverified bearing.
Worked example
A plotted arrival is not the site
Both guides say to start at the same moon, but one starts its local bearing at an outpost and the other at an orbital marker. Their distances cannot be compared until the starts match. Plot the stop you can verify, take a fresh bearing from that exact place, and keep the alternate landing within reach.
Proceed or hold
- Proceed when
- You have a selectable last marker, a distinguishable first landmark, and enough fuel for a return or verified alternate.
- Hold when
- The target exists only on a different channel or the approach reference is ambiguous. Save the stop you can confirm and leave the last leg unresolved.
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