Juckto/IGH/The minimap
By default, press F7 to show and hide the minimap. The minimap itself displays the whole map on which sectors are represented by circles and the alephs that connect them as lines between the sectors. Most maps are, like this one, designed so that they look geometrically simple. You could have the same map with the same sectors connected in the same fashion, but rearranged to be displayed in a very complex fashion.
The Basics
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The Minimap displays a lot of information in a very small space. Its main components are:
- Ship and station icons.
- Asteroid information.
- The main map.
By default the minimap displays information about the sector you are currently in, but you can get info about other sectors by hovering the mouse over the sector on the main map. The information displayed in the minimap is dependant on your team's sensors and probes. If something is not detected then it will not appear on the minimap.
Ship and Station icons
In order to use the minimap effectively you must know what each icon on the minimap represents. A list of minimap icons is available HERE Icons are always displayed in the order:
- Enemy ships, friendly ships, enemy bases, friendly bases.
Note that in busy sectors there may be too many icons to fit on the minimap, in which case icons will "disappear" off the right.
Asteroids
You can extend the minimap by clicking on the arrow to the side. Once expanded it shows information about the special asteroids in the sector - the number of He3 rocks and remaining units of He3, and the number and type of any technology rock (Carbon, Uranium and Silicon).
Tech rocks are the asteroids that Techbases can be built on. There are three types, Uranium, Silicon, and Carbon.
. Uranium asteroid. An Expansion Complex requires this type.
. Carbon asteroid. A Supremacy Center requires this type.
. Silicon asteroid . A Tactical Laboratory requires this type.- Shipyards, Garrisons, and Pallisades build on generic asteroids.
- Research stations build on any tech asteroid.
Main map
The color of a sector on the minimap indicates which team has a base in it. A sector that is yellow is controlled by the yellow team, a sector that is blue is controlled by the blue team. A sector that is shown as empty is usually one that is not directly controlled by any team, but could also be a sector controlled by an enemy team with a base that you haven't spotted yet. Occasionally bases from multiple teams will be in the same sector. In this case, the sector has one team's color surrounded by a ring of the other team's color.
When anyone on your team finds an aleph to a new sector it will immediately appear on the minimap.
Piloting with the minimap
Left-clicking on any sector in the minimap will engage your autopilot to take you to that sector. If there is a teleport receiver available in or closer to that sector, your autopilot will ripcord you there first.
