Where is Z'ha'dum again?

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Barleyman
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Where is Z'ha'dum again?

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So I was told to investigate threat from ancient horrors in some system or other by my advisors.. Only they failed to point me to the direction of said system. In fact I cannot figure out any way to find a system based on a name or in fact even pull up a list of known systems?

Am I dense or this is not a thing in DW2? :?:
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Barleyman wrote: Thu Mar 31, 2022 12:12 am So I was told to investigate threat from ancient horrors in some system or other by my advisors.. Only they failed to point me to the direction of said system. In fact I cannot figure out any way to find a system based on a name or in fact even pull up a list of known systems?

Am I dense or this is not a thing in DW2? :?:
We requested a list of systems as part of the beta but it didn't make it in. It is in their list of stuff to add.
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Cubano wrote: Thu Mar 31, 2022 12:30 am
Barleyman wrote: Thu Mar 31, 2022 12:12 am So I was told to investigate threat from ancient horrors in some system or other by my advisors.. Only they failed to point me to the direction of said system. In fact I cannot figure out any way to find a system based on a name or in fact even pull up a list of known systems?

Am I dense or this is not a thing in DW2? :?:
We requested a list of systems as part of the beta but it didn't make it in. It is in their list of stuff to add.
Thank you, one of my frequent wishes since DWU
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Glad to hear that it's in the dev's to-do list! But I hope it will be an actual search function, not just a list (with a 2000 star systems, there's gonna be a lot of scrolling involved if it's just a list). What I'd like to see is a list, yes, but with a quick-search field on top: as soon as you start entering some letters in the field, everything that doesn't start with those letters gets filtered-out, until what you're looking for becomes visible in the list.
- Imagine how confusing it is to a new player!
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Like in Star Ruler 2
StarRuler2.jpg
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or in Polaris Sector?
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Yes, would be really really welcome :-)

Maybe we wait for Roger Bacon (mod), he modded that into distant worlds 1.

I am sure it will come in, we just have to keep all our wishes fresh and clear.

So, finding everything like in Star Ruler 2 would be the best. Or filtering it. Linking to it, zoom to or only center it. Oh yes.
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rxnnxs wrote: Thu Mar 31, 2022 7:48 pm Like in Star Ruler 2
StarRuler2.jpg

or in Polaris Sector?
polaris.jpg

Yes, would be really really welcome :-)

Maybe we wait for Roger Bacon (mod), he modded that into distant worlds 1.

I am sure it will come in, we just have to keep all our wishes fresh and clear.

So, finding everything like in Star Ruler 2 would be the best. Or filtering it. Linking to it, zoom to or only center it. Oh yes.
(Sounding like Homer Simpson's): "Hmmm, a search function in DW2..."
- Imagine how confusing it is to a new player!
- Tedious is the opposite of fun
- "The welfare of the people…has always been the alibi of tyrants…giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience." – Albert Camus
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I am not that familiar with the Simpsons to understand what you mean with citing him, but I wrote and posted those pics to show readers and developers how other games (polaris sector is from matrix/slitherine) handle this in a very good way.
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Re: Where is Z'ha'dum again?

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I agree: what you showed would be great! It's pretty much what I had in mind. As for not getting the Simpson's reference, don't worry: it's probably a good sign. ;)
- Imagine how confusing it is to a new player!
- Tedious is the opposite of fun
- "The welfare of the people…has always been the alibi of tyrants…giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience." – Albert Camus
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