F4 page (ship and system interfaces)
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F4 screen from the Vanilla game

F4 screen after being OXP'd
*Docked HUDs removes the HUD from the bottom of the screen leaving just the fuel bar & missile display
*BGS adds the monitor surround - and the backdrop behind it
*The list has been added to by OXPs: HUD Selector, Headlights, Naval Grid, Asteroids3D, Mine Safety Catch etc
*Docked HUDs removes the HUD from the bottom of the screen leaving just the fuel bar & missile display
*BGS adds the monitor surround - and the backdrop behind it
*The list has been added to by OXPs: HUD Selector, Headlights, Naval Grid, Asteroids3D, Mine Safety Catch etc
File:BGS 1.10.9 F4.png
F4 screen ornamented by the older BGS (v.1.10.9).
Note the Vanilla game HUD at the bottom
Note the Vanilla game HUD at the bottom
This page is only accessible while docked - naturally - it controls the interface between your ship and the station you are docked at. the station can be an orbital station, a rock hermit or even a dockable vessel such as a liner. The F4 page is where you can interface with the station, GalCop etc.
Key-commands
- The "Arrow keys" navigate around & between the pages, while the "Enter" key selects the option in question. Depeending on how many OXPs you have loaded, the ship-station interface can easily run to 3 or more pages!
- There is (as yet) no F4F4 page.
Number of options on offer
The OXPs which you have loaded determine the number of options on offer! These are grouped by category:
- AddOns
- Captains Log
- Commerce
- Diplomacy
- Informational
- Logs
- Organisations
- Ship Systems
- Station Interfaces
Changing the page
- BGS 2.5.1 provides a backdrop of your ship's bridge - and appropriate station noises!
- BGS 1.10.9 provides a more visible backdrop - with a suitable cacophonic accompaniment.
- It also provides a key on the left for the F1-F8 buttons.
- Werewolf's HUD nicely emphasises the monitor effect.
- XenonUI provides an on-screen reference list of key commands for this and the other F4-F8 pages
- Docked HUDs removes your HUD from the bottom of the page, leaving only the fuel bar & missile display. Some of the more recent HUDs do this automatically.