The basics are:
- If you open the universe map and press any letter, it will target the first sector which name starts with that letter.
- If you press that key repeatedly it will scroll between all the sectors that start with that letter (left to right, up to down)
- If you switch to some sector by using other means than it's first letter key (for instance the arrow keys) and then press it will switch to the next sector that starts with that letter (for instance, you can reach Merchant Haven by Pressing L (Light of Heart), DownArrow (Montalaar), M (Merchant Haven)
Q: What is it good for?
A: You are not supposed to know every shortcuts for all sectors, but knowing some will definitely help. Say you wanna dock some ship on your hub... Reaching that sector is a pain unless you know the trick... press I, right arrow, right arrow, and you're there! You might just want to learn few of them for a sectors where you frequently have to look in, because of industry, or whatever.
Q: That sounds great, what if I find a typo/shortcut not working/shorter keycombo? Or I find that your combo is difficult to perform and there is a same length combo but easier to remember/type?
A: Post it here. I just finished this it's still mostly in a "beta stage", I will update accordingly
Q: Your syntax is sometimes difficult to read/remember!
A: Probably it is. I'm open to suggestions on that matter
Current Stats on spreadsheet:
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version 1.04 1.11beta 1.20 1.30
Total keys reduced 141 144 144 145
Maximum Length 5 5 5 5
Average Length 2,90 2,88 2,88 2,88
6-press combos 0 0 0 0
5-press combos 14 10 10 10
4-press combos 59 61 61 62
3-press combos 72 76 76 76
2-press combos 59 59 59 59
1-press combos 25 25 25 25
Game Version X3:TC 2.5 X3:TC 2.71 X3:TC 3.1 X3:TC 3.11 + Steam DLC
v1.30 Excel 2007+ (You don't need to enable macros for this one)
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v1.30 Excel 97-2003 (not tested)
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Changelog:
- 1.30 Added shortcuts for Homily of Perpetuity Steam DLC sector.
- 1.20 A bug in shortcut discovery algorithm fixed (additonal combos added). The shortcuts are now sorted according to their ease of use (further info on the "UNIVERSE" sheet, check column J.
- 1.11 The algorithm selects up to 7 key combinations with the shortest length to be displayed in the drop down menus. The selection is pretty random so full list of solutions can be checked in the "UNIVERSE" sheet. For instance, Rhonkar's Trial has 27 5-key solutions.
- 1.10 Removed the bloat out of the main sheet. Added support for ANH sector. Added a possibility to choose your favorite shortcut via dropdown menus for each sector. Found shorter combinations for several sectors in the southern universe (Heaven's Assertion in 3 presses? I've got it!)
- 1.04 Changed several shortcuts to more intuitive ones. Corrected post-plot completion key combinations for Terran Unknown Sectors.
- 1.03 Added simplified shortcuts to a core sectors over a universe map. Corrected errors in a few sectors.
- 1.02 Corrected typo in Home of Light
- 1.01 Corrected typo in Hatikvah's Faith, corrected universe map layout