User:LANS/AFSVideo/Minimap

In this lesson you will learn how to use the minimal.

This is your minimap. It is an important tool for situational awareness. You can show and hide the minimap using the F7 key. For this lesson, I will assume you know how to toggle mouse control on and off.

<Show alleg screen, zoom in on minimap>

Click on this arrow to expand the minimal.

<highlight arrow>

The top of the minimal displays ships and bases in the selected sector. It is important to note that the minimal only shows what your team has detected. Hidden enemy ships are not shown on the map. The right side of the minimal shows the type and number of special asteroids in the sector. This sector has <number and type of rocks>

<highlight rocks>

Its a good idea to always fly with the minimal open and expanded. The main map displays every sector as a circle, and lines represent the alephs connecting them. Hovering your mouse over a sector displays information about that sector. If your mouse is not over the minimal, it displays information for the sector you are currently in.

<hover mouse, show how map changes>

The minimap is important for navigation. Clicking on a sector while flying will cause your ship to autopilot to that sector along the fastest route. If your ship is ripcord capable and a friendly teleport receiver is near or in your destination sector, you will teleport to the selected sector.

<click on a sector with a friendly teleport, show accelerated teleport sequence>

Sector names are not consistent, so players often refer to sectors by describing where they lie on the minimal.

<show diagram of high/midhigh/midlow/low for HiHigher>

For example, on the map HiHigher, "Midhigh-left" refers to this sector

<highlight sector>

When a team has a base in a sector, the sector changes color on the minimal to indicate which team controls the sector.

<show>

There are several indicators which show on the map. This yellow triangle indicates which sector you are currently in.

<highlight current location indicator>

This indicator shows the sector where your current target is:

<highlight current target location indicator>

This flashing indicator means an enemy ship has been detected in the sector.

<show>

A thicker red indicator indicates an enemy ship which can kill or capture a base in a sector your team does not control.

<show>

This flashing yellow indicator indicates an enemy base killing or capturing ship in a sector where your team has a base.

<show>

The minimal is essential for keeping track of what is happening in the game and making decisions on what you can do to help your team.