Colony management screen needs a map...

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As the subject line says, it would be ideal if there was access to the map from the colony management screen, specifically to place that colony (or planet) within the universe. I expand so rapidly sometimes that I do not know where 'Hatch I' exists in the universe. This is an issue when a social event reminder pops up for an empty queue and I click it (those green globes) and I am taken directly to colony’s management screen. Well if I do not know where in the universe and more specifically where in my empire this planet is, I have a hard time deciding what I want to build next. Knowing that a colony is on the border of my empire may sway me to decide that I want a star port in that colony or perhaps to focus on the colony’s influence.




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David - dtrotzjr
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
This WOULD be nice, if there was a popup map with empire limits and a highlight of the identified start system.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I think they might just incorperate a detailed star chart screen where you can find systems from a large vantage point, as such like a map but with options and overlays like trade routes, planet and star names, along with resources and tactical positions those would all be nice to have in the game.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I very much agree.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
This would be very helpful.
I cannot estimate the number of times I thought "Now where is this planet...?", but I'm sure I've done this VERY often.

ANY kind of map info would be useful on the colony screen, even if it would be on a separate screen like the "details" screen of GALCIV 1. Something like the minimap zoomed out to the maximum, with your own zone of influence marked plus an indicator (crosshairs?) for the current planet.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yes I would like this too. Where the mini map would actually be in actual colony screen I leave for the design people.

I would also suggest some major overhaul on mini map behaviour in GC2 as whole. Example in trade screen you can select "show all trade routes, show my trade routes". So after I click a trade route , would you not like to see what trade route it is actually on the minimap? I suggested earlier to add perhaps a glow on the specific trade route in question or something.

Like OP says, guessing between Hatch I and Andromeda II is bit cumbersome. All in all the GC2 GUI is shaping up nice, but the mini maps really could use some more resources.
Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yes, would be very useful. Really hard to find a planet sometimes. Maybe some kind of feature where if you click a button next to the planet in the colony management screen it takes you to it on the map.
Reply #8 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Right-click the green planet drop down icon, and the map will center on the planet in question. You can then decide what to build, and then go into the planet and add to the queue.

Note: zoom in a little before you do, because if you're zoomed all the way out, the map might not move.