Radar

In 'Pilot' mode a 'radar' is provided in the lower centre of the display.

The radar is a 2D representation an inclined plane 'horizontal' to the ship. The ship is shown by the central white blob. It's forward arc is towards the top of the screen

Once withing range other objects are diplayed as 'flags'.

• If an object is above the horizontal plane it has a 'stick' downwards to its projected location on the plane.
• If an object is below the horizontal plane it has a 'stick' upwards to its projected location on the plane.
• Flags have similar colour to the object they represent.

This takes a while to get used to but hopefully is familiar to 'Elite' players.

Radar 'perspective' implementation is not geometrically correct ... however because forward, most important, arc is not 'shrunk' it's more useful like this.

ToDo ... add a much better description with diagrams.

Compass

A 'compass' is displayed in the top right of the radar. It indicates the direction to the closest station and wormhole items in the current system.

A 'dot' indicates the item's direction. White/cyan for the forward arc. Red/yellow for the rear arc.

Closer items show larger dots.

To find the item:

• Stop.
• Yaw/climb/dive until the dot turns white/cyan.
• Yaw/climb/dive until dot in in the centre of the compass.
• Item should now be directly ahead. Accelerate towards it.

Note : Sometimes the compass 'flips'. This is when you move through the 'wrap round point' relative to the item. So the direction of the shortest path changes.