Two questions

[39battalion]

Just getting back into this great game but there are two fundamental issues I have never properly understood :

1. How to calculate or visualize ship range. For example a ship may have a range that is 189% of system diameter. What is system diameter and where do you see it ?

2. When setting up a new game I notice there are 5 optional story events. Do most players enable all, some or none of these ?
What is the effect of these story events on the game ? Do they make the game more challenging or do they just add more background events for immersion ?

Any clarification of these issues would be much appreciated.

[LordMM]

1. Ship Range would be half of what is shown in the diameter. i.e enough fuel for the ship to go to a system and return back to refuel.

2. There is really only 1 story, i always enable it(i have never met the end game threat anyway). I like the story in Distant Worlds, adds immersion IMHO. And as for late game challenge... From what i see on the forum, Majority of the players have a hard to winning against the "Late game challenger"

[39battalion]

Thanks LordMM.

However I still don't get the range/diameter thingy. Is it the diameter of your home system or any system your ship is in ? Is there no simple way to see the range of your ships on the system map ?

[LordMM]

IF you select a ship and go to the galaxy map, you will see a broken line circle, that circle you see around that selected ship is its maximum range, HAlf of that is where it can go to and return back to refuel.

[39battalion]

Ahh ! Many thanks LordMM

[Cauldyth]

But keep in mind that engaging in combat burns additional fuel, which isn't accounted for in that range circle.

[39battalion]

Yes good point Cauldyth

Thank you