Poll: Ecliptic Projector or No Ecliptic Projector
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Poll: Ecliptic Projector or No Ecliptic Projector
I usually keep mine on because it helps me navigate, but it detracts from the visual aspect of this game almost completely. Have to choose the lesser of two evils i suppose. What does everyone use regularly?
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I like using them to orient myself around more easily. I just look it as a sort of software component that displays a 2d grid over your cockpit windows, but makes it look real or whatever, I dont really finds it makes the game seem less real.
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I use it and I am glad it is available but I toggle it off when I dont need it because as your question implies, it is not very aesthetically pleasing.
I was expecting a series of circles from around the planet and/or sun marking out a true ecliptic plane and disappearing into the distance rather than a slightly too small grid reminding you that its just a square on a game board, but the grid is helpful except you cannot tell which side is up, eg it could look greeny if you are below the plane or something like that IMHO.
I was expecting a series of circles from around the planet and/or sun marking out a true ecliptic plane and disappearing into the distance rather than a slightly too small grid reminding you that its just a square on a game board, but the grid is helpful except you cannot tell which side is up, eg it could look greeny if you are below the plane or something like that IMHO.
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I only use it sometimes to orient my TL, that I remote pilot, before placing a station. I use exterior view or the monitor when I place a station and like to see where it will be so I need to know where the TL is pointed to get the right viewing angle.
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First of all let me state that I buy absolutely every piece of equipment that I can place on my personal ships. My thought here is that this increases my chance of not destroying my shields, weapons, or Docking computer if I accidentally ram something I shouldn't.
Second, I almost never use the ecliptic projector unless I get disoriented during a long assassination mission. Then I flip it on until I get my bearings and then flip it off again.
Second, I almost never use the ecliptic projector unless I get disoriented during a long assassination mission. Then I flip it on until I get my bearings and then flip it off again.