It looks cool, and could be good for finding things (although hitting / to search is even easier). But more importantly, it helps with one of the puzzles:
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The hint about where to find the creature for Admiral Zex is to look for a "long thin creature who has swallowed the huge beast" - that shape, of Lyncis, is fairly obvious from the printed starmap, with the lines drawn between the stars. But it's much harder to work out in-game. I went to Serpentis and Draconis (since serpents and dragons are both long thin creatures that swallow things), and only worked it out when I saw the starmap... I suppose the fact that the name (something like "Linch-nah-ploh") sounds a bit like Lyncis is another hint.
Re: Starmap « Reply #1 on: January 03, 2015, 09:59:42 am »
I do not know in how far the map is open source now... But then, most users would not look at the files anyway. And those who do would find the map online easily, as they would be the ones also coming online to check more about the game....