robkelk Wrote:Edit: Oh, yes... this doesn't need to go into the story, but should be noted for background.Updates are also ferried to outlying settlements and ports of call by the various shipping services such as Jupiter Mining Corporation, as a part of their regular runs, where they will be reconciled with additional data at those settlements, and then brought back to the core areas for the process to be repeated.
Fen are open about sharing navigational data - for many people, the only thing worse than being marooned in space because you thought your destination was closer than it actually is and your fuel ran out, is to be responsible for somebody else being marooned because they thought their destination was closer than it actually was and their fuel ran out. Charts are electronic and available for free at all major ports of call, including Kandor City, Stellvia, The Island, and Port Phobos. You'll be asked which celestial-simulation software your navigation computer uses; if you don't have such software, freeware will be provided. (If you don't have a computer at all, an old PalmPilot with navigation software pre-installed will be given to you courtesy of Stellvia Trading, while supplies last.) Along with the software, you'll also be given a recommendation to update the software quarterly at minimum; new stations and settlements are founded relatively often.
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