{"id":76,"date":"2025-11-18T06:33:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T06:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starfield.number61.co.uk\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2025-12-10T15:56:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T15:56:35","slug":"starmap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/starfield.number61.co.uk\/index.php\/starmap\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Map Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/mapgenie.io\/starfield\">MAP GENIE<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/starfieldwiki.net\/wiki\/Starfield:Maps\">Starfield Wiki (Map Icons)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/game-maps.com\/Starfield\/Starfield.asp\">GAME-MAPS.COM<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/inara.cz\/starfield\/maps\/\">INARA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starfield has two main types of maps: a Galaxy\/Starmap for interstellar travel and a Surface Map for navigating planets. The Galaxy Map shows star systems, planets, and moons, with a blue star indicating you&#8217;ve visited it, a white or glowing star indicating it&#8217;s a selectable destination, and a red star showing it&#8217;s outside your grav jump range. The Surface Map, accessed via the scanner, displays terrain and points of interest, with icons like a blue dot for your current location and symbols for specific discoveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"custom-css-block\"><style>#aab_accordion_07ad0e7e_0 {  }<\/style><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-aab-accordion-block aab__accordion_container  accessibilityOn\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:15px;border:1px solid #bcb6b638\" id=\"aab_accordion_07ad0e7e_0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"aab__accordion_head aab_right_icon \" style=\"background-color:#bcb6b638;border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none\"><div class=\"aab__accordion_heading aab_right_icon aab_right_link\"><div class=\"head_content_wrapper\"><div class=\"title_wrapper\"><h5 class=\"aab__accordion_title\" style=\"margin:0\">Why does a star have a level in starfield?<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aab__accordion_icon\" style=\"border:0px solid transparent\"><span class=\"aab__icon dashicons dashicons-plus-alt2\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aab__accordion_body  \" role=\"region\" style=\"display:none;border-top:1px solid #bcb6b638;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none\"><div class=\"aab__accordion_component\">\n<p>A star has a level in Starfield to indicate the average difficulty of enemies and challenges within that star system. This helps players know which systems are suitable for their current skill level, as higher-level systems have tougher enemies, better loot, and more valuable missions. It acts as a general guideline for difficulty, though specific enemy encounters can still vary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Guides difficulty<\/strong>: The system level gives you an idea of the combat and environmental difficulty you will face there.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Controls progression<\/strong>: It helps gate areas to ensure a more balanced experience, guiding players to appropriate challenges for their level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Determines rewards<\/strong>: Missions and loot found in higher-level systems are generally more rewarding, encouraging players to venture out as they get stronger.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Provides a rough estimate<\/strong>: While the system level is a guideline, it&#8217;s not a strict rule. Enemy levels in a system can vary, and some weaker enemies might be encountered even in high-level systems, or vice versa.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influences enemy and ship levels<\/strong>: Higher system levels generally correspond to higher-level ships and fauna, but this can scale to your level in some cases.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Galaxy\/Starmap<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong>&nbsp;To navigate between star systems and view planets within those systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Interstellar navigation:<\/strong>&nbsp;You use this map to select a star system and then a planet or moon to jump to.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Visual indicators:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Blue star:<\/strong>&nbsp;You have visited this star system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>White\/Glowing star:<\/strong>&nbsp;A system you can jump to but have not yet visited.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Red star:<\/strong>&nbsp;A system that is outside your current grav jump range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;&#8230;&#8221; icon:<\/strong>&nbsp;A planet or moon has something of interest, but you haven&#8217;t explored it yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Icons:<\/strong>&nbsp;Hovering over icons can reveal details like a ship, clinic, or outpost location.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This video explains what different icons on the Starfield starmap mean:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Starfield Starmap Icons Explained\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ouevQeQkIj8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Surface Map<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong>&nbsp;To navigate the terrain of a specific planet or moon after landing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Access:<\/strong>&nbsp;Opened by using your scanner and then bringing up the surface map.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Appearance:<\/strong>&nbsp;A detailed, but not exhaustive, topographic map showing the general terrain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Visual indicators:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Blue dot:<\/strong>&nbsp;Your current location.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Icons:<\/strong>&nbsp;Various icons mark points of interest, which can be detailed by hovering or selecting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Icons with a dark or faded appearance:<\/strong>&nbsp;An undiscovered point of interest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Markers:<\/strong>&nbsp;You can double-click on the map to set a custom marker, which then appears on your compass.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This video shows a tutorial on how to use the surface map in Starfield:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Starfield - Starmap Guide\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZPVD0XB09OI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Important Notes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No universal legend:<\/strong>&nbsp;The game does not provide a comprehensive legend for all icons, so learning them often happens through trial and error or community guides.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Procedural generation:<\/strong>&nbsp;The surface maps of exploration planets are procedurally generated, meaning they are unique to each player. However, the overall terrain on the &#8220;blank slate&#8221; is the same, so specific resource locations or scenic spots can still be shared between players.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Static locations:<\/strong>&nbsp;Core settlements, like New Atlantis, are static and will have the same layout for all players.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Map Links: MAP GENIE | Starfield Wiki (Map Icons) | GAME-MAPS.COM | INARA Starfield has two main types of maps: a Galaxy\/Starmap for interstellar travel and a Surface Map for navigating planets. 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