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 Every location in space has three coordinates, called X, Y and Z. To find the location of your ship, type ''**nav #status**''. It shows where you are -- and if your ship is moving, you can also see your destination. To travel to any place outside of the sector you are currently located, you need to know its coordinates.  Every location in space has three coordinates, called X, Y and Z. To find the location of your ship, type ''**nav #status**''. It shows where you are -- and if your ship is moving, you can also see your destination. To travel to any place outside of the sector you are currently located, you need to know its coordinates. 
  
-Navigation computers are available, and show local coordinates within a 100 sector range by typing ''**starmap**'', which, in Iridia Sector for example, would display something similar to the following:\\+Navigation computers are available, and show local coordinates within a 100 sector range by typing ''**nav #map**'', which, in Sol Sector for example, might display something similar to the following:\\
    
  
 |Displaying LOCAL REALSPACE map coordinates. . . |\\ |Displaying LOCAL REALSPACE map coordinates. . . |\\
 |Sector Name |  X|  Y|  Z|\\ |Sector Name |  X|  Y|  Z|\\
-|Aphrodite |  639|  63|  33|\\ +|Mercury |  39|  1|  -3|\\ 
-|Artemis Station |  647|  46|  33|\\ +|Venus |  56|  -46|  -1|\\ 
-|Bromia |  645|  46|  33|\\ +|Earth/Luna |  -80|  -60|  2|\\ 
-|Desray Station |  638|  64|  33|\\ +|Mars |  -23|  151|  -3|\\ 
-|Greyphilt |  641|  30|  3|\\ +|Sol Jumpgate |  -142|  55|  1|\\ 
-|Iridia Jumpgate |  645|  38|  42|\\ +|Gaspra |  -161|  151|  7|\\ 
-|Katra |  646|  45|  33|\\ +|Mathilde |  130|  230|  15|\\ 
-|Oberon |  646|  46|  33|\\ +|Jupiter |  129|  -503|  3|\\ 
-|Oceania |  639|  64|  33|\\ +|Saturn |  -126|  -950|  13|\\ 
-|Vesper |  646|  47|  33|\\+|Uranus |  -602|  1826|  34|\\ 
 +|Neptune |  2211|  2043|  1|\\ 
 +  
 +Note: Sol, of course, is centered at 0 0 0 in Sol System.
  
-So, in order to visit Oceania, while located anywhere in Iridia System, I would type: ''**nav 639 64 33**'' +So, in order to visit Mars, while located anywhere in Sol System, I would type: ''**nav -23 151 -3**'' 
  
 There are some limitations. For one, the navigation system won't accept any destination over 100 AU away from where you are. For another, moving on the spacegrid requires fuel. If you run out of fuel during flight, you could be stranded until somebody comes to help you (fortunately, in those situations, your ship will behave in a very non-Newtonian manner and stop in its tracks, instead of coasting forever until it collides with another object).  If you need to conserve fuel, you can throttle back your engines (using the ''**throttle**'' command) and travel more slowly.  More powerful engines are available as a ship upgrade, but these have increased fuel consumption unless throttled back. There are some limitations. For one, the navigation system won't accept any destination over 100 AU away from where you are. For another, moving on the spacegrid requires fuel. If you run out of fuel during flight, you could be stranded until somebody comes to help you (fortunately, in those situations, your ship will behave in a very non-Newtonian manner and stop in its tracks, instead of coasting forever until it collides with another object).  If you need to conserve fuel, you can throttle back your engines (using the ''**throttle**'' command) and travel more slowly.  More powerful engines are available as a ship upgrade, but these have increased fuel consumption unless throttled back.
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