Minimaps In Starbound?

Mini maps in any game is helpful, but in personal experience I believe that a toggleable one is the best, off as default. =)

So it doesn't disturb anyone, and by a single key the ones who want it can bring it up.

 

instead of a useless mini-map in a side scrolling game it would be better if there was a map menu with different feature that could help you find your way threw the world such as a marker for a group of quests a world boss or the entrance to a dungeon
fuck mini-map I want a mega-map.....or a MOBA-map

 

I hated the minimap in Terraria, but I loved the map screen.

It is harder to abuse the map screen as much as the minimap, but it can help prevent me from getting lost for example. It lets me know generally which areas I haven't explored yet, but doesn't tell me what's there or even if there is anything there. This is also why the had a map screen available in Super Metroid and Castlevania:SotN, and it was a very helpful feature for sure.

The minimap, on the other hand, clutters up the HUD and distracts from the actual visuals in the game.

 

Now that Terraria has a map, I think it will be disappointing if Starbound doesn't get one someday. Maybe not in the initial beta, but eventually. It seems really important now.

 

I'd rather Starbound didn't have a map. The craftable map idea does sound cool. But whenever a game has a map, it's my OCD to fill it up ALL THE WAY.

 

It would be nice as long it isnt big and doesnt take over the whole screen, not to mention it has have a nice shape and suitable colors >.>

 

just like 1.2

 

I would very much like map tech to be craftable or at least available in some form.

For example building and fueling a rocket to launch GPS satellites to map the surface, these would need to be maintained to continue to gather updates to the map unit so you would actually need to be above ground to get signal.

Perhaps sonar devices for mapping underground passages and the like.

I think not only would this add to the depth of the game but it gives people like my wife a much needed incentive to play the game.

She gets lost extremely easily in games and has several times become so frustrated she quit playing. It's not really fair to hinder people who have difficulty remembering visual things as she really likes to explore with me and build things.