Steve Ronuken wrote:Sian Neue wrote:It would seem that the only mapping software that allows you to set destinatins (Dotlan) from the old IGB isnt being updated, or at least has not been to allow you to do the destination setting via crest. So setting anyy destination is now fairly complicated as the ingame map isnt really good for that kind of thing.
I am not a developer but couldnt the IGB just have stayed in game and sat there for these apps to use them and/or des anyone know of a mapping tool like dotlan that allows you to easily set a destination within the game.
Question:
How you do identify the system which you're wanting to go to? (you can always search for it with people and places)
What I used to do was have dotlan open in the IGB with the tracking feature on, then find a system I want to go to choosing maybe by jumps, rats killed, ships killed etc, right click then off of one of the menus you could select that as a waypoint or destination and your route would be done, took seconds to do
Now I have to open dotlan in an external browser (or overview), make a note of that system name, open people and places, make sure search type is any type in the system name (hoping that I have not done a typo like a 0 for a o, or a i for a 1 and when it comes up, right click the destination.
Further evidence of the inconvenience of the IGB removal is say I wanted to travel to 9-FOB2 in Providence, I know it in my head as 9fob, but entering 9fob in search in game brings up nothing, so I have to look and remember there is a -, so I go to search and enter 9-fob, nothing appears (I am actually doing this in game as I type this Oh but it isnt 9-fob, it's 9-f0b (zero not an oh), now ive found it.
What took literally seconds before took much longer.
So yes I can search for it in people and places (assuming I know the correct spelling) but (in this example) using the feature in dotlan was easy and it was convenient, and now it is a lot more mucking around just to enter the name. I could use the in game map (hottible thing that that is) and I am presented with this, oh look there is 9-fob the very dull text up near the top.... or looking at dotlan in the next example, which is easier to see and use?
I am in 9uy here 2 jumps from 9fob and it is still difficukt to immediately see.
In Game Map -
http://imgur.com/IBmj85G
Dotlan -
http://imgur.com/rJ9Oqrh
I personally really just used dotlan in the IGB so that is where I am feeling frutrated, I wouldnt care if the IGB was taken out if the way that the map (dotlan) in this case was presented clearly to me, the in game map is not as easy to use as dotlan (see pictures) and I cannot see CCP developing an ingame map to have that same basic feel.
It also looks like dotlan isnt developed any more, I emailed the creator with no answer, his characters KB was last updated in 2015 (although not a definitive indicator of being in game, judging by the corp he is in I would except more loses.
Also saying that the information is there in crest for 3rd partes to use is great if 3rd parties do it, but if they dont then we are stuck... its like ship fittings, how can that be left to a 3rd party... what if no one every did a ship fitting tool, how do you think eve would look then?