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Team Psycho Sisters has been busy at work making a brand new scanning interface and solar system map for all of the curious explorers of New Eden to use. If you're one to find places to stick your nose in, you should read this latest dev blog for all of the details.

Quick update to start things off with.

So, after taking the points given in the General Feedback, Issues thread, reddit, twitter, etc. onboard, here are some changes we'll be working toward:

Make signature circles in Solar System Map (SSM) bigger
Make them highlight if probes are over them (more obviously)
One click to get to last custom formation
Show all remaining signatures in the SSM after you ignore one in the Probe Scanner interface
Add visual D-scan toggle to SSM window

And here are some defects we're going to try fixing:

Probe control box not always displaying
Probe scanner width settings not correctly retained
Signature list in Probe Scanning window snaps to top after each scan
Various issues with filters, particularly custom filters
General performance issues (keep those bug reports coming if you have performance issues - no multiple reports though from same computer please)
D-Scan Overview Filters overhang bounding box
Probe scanner interface not snappable to other windows
Structure and Scan results are displayed inconsistently.

Please note - this is not an exhaustive list! There are other issues that have been raised in these threads that we are researching more, or waiting to get more feedback on before committing to an action plan. For instance, there have been a lot of remarks about the scan progress lines, the color of the D-scan sphere, and such. These will be iterated on over time, so don't expect fast changes to them. The HUD showing through the Solar System map is something we'll have to put more time into investigating too - don't think that because it's missing from the above list that we've dismissed it or forgotten about it.

I hope these changes show you effectively that we are committed to iteration and we still want your constructive, well explained feedback - so let's have it!

What does this really mean?

Isn't reddit just safer for devs to comment on, since they can't be held as accountable for stuff they say?

Additional items to look at

• When probes first launch they are centered on the sun, it is very difficult to drag the probes off the sun unless you are fully zoomed in because the interface keeps grabbing and dragging the name of the sun. Labels should not be draggable UI elements. Same applies to the tiny probe "markers" that are possibly visible.
• The sides of the probe box (not the arrows) are very difficult to grab relative to the current "old map". You have to operate at a significantly deeper zoom to accurately grab the box. This makes it harder to properly position your probes when you need to be zoomed out more to see your target sphere.
• Scanning window does not pan with right mouse button held down. It snaps back to center making it impossible to use this as a means to move the map around.

I gave up last night after fighting with the interface for 10-15 minutes and went back to the old map. If I have time soon I will try to record a session of me scanning out a wormhole and then repeat it using the new interface to show the differences.

EDIT: Can you also take a peek and see if you can make probes center on the sun whenever you enter a new system. Currently when I move from WH to WH, the probes start centered on their last location which, given the AU variance between systems, could be far removed from the actual system objects. Not a big deal, just a little issue.

Thanks guys, So far the new interface has been a pretty interesting change that I'm looking forward to the iterations on.

As I've had limited time with it since the launch here are a few asks.

• Create the option to remove the probes from being shown on the map. The probe sphere is enough at times and I often find myself clicking "Probe X" rather then dragging the probe sphere/navigation block when the probes are in a tight cluster. There was an option in the beta map to remove them and I'd love to see it.
• Change the cone colour for the Dscan indicator so it stands out from the sig list (Green or yellow perhaps?)
• Make the probe window when in windowed mode act like the rest of the window objects and roll up rather then going to full screen on a double click
• As someone else asked please make the sig progress indicator look like the previous iteration rather then the thin line.

So far I have really liked the updated, keep it up!

The option to remove is called Markers and is in the top left hand corner of the Solar System map. I recommend using it extensively, at least I did!

Cone color, as said in my OP above, is something we'll be iterating on down the line, no immediate changes planned, but will definitely be looked at

Probe window - do you mean Solar System Map? Probe Scanner window rolls up. Solar System map goes full screen by design, as requested in the initial waves of feedback.

Sig process - as with the cone color, something we won't tackle immediately but will definitely look at.

I will go back and look when I get home, I must have missed the options.

As for the roll up, yes perhaps I'm thinking of the solar system map rather then the probing interface. Either way would love a roll up option there too :D

EDIT: Yes, definitely thinking of the solar system map. If the full screen option is not selected can the action be changed to roll up the window rather than full screen it?

It's ... Quite awful all things considered :/

:farnsworth: Good news everyone! I've just returned from CCP Colgate's machine where he has managed to pull together having your HUD overlay the map when it's in fullscreen mode. Will be testing it either tonight or tomorrow, and all going well will get it to you soon :)

We are a little concerned about the "too easy" part. Definitely one we'd prefer to sit on and monitor for a while rather than make that change now.