Editing Important locations

[[File:sector_example2_cropped.png|thumb|500px|A screenshot example of the map, in sector 3 (hard [[difficulty]]).]]
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There are many '''important locations''' found in ''[[Everspace]]''. Most are shown on the sector map with a high enough level in the [[Perks#Pilot Perks|pilot perk]] [[Perks#Sector Scanner|Sector Scanner]].

Each zone/map is only a limited area. Going past a certain point will cause the player's ship to take significant damage over time and eventually death. When entering this damage zone, a warning will pop up saying "Leaving safe orbit".

==Sectors==
Each of the first six sectors is procedurally generated. Each run, the map and individual zones will be different. However, each sector has a unique sun and average light color scheme (on both the map and in-zone). This also affects the color of the solar storm hazard.
*Sector 1: Blue with a cold sun
*Sector 2: Blue with a warm sun
*Sector 3: Orange/yellow with a warm sun
*Sector 4: Violet
*Sector 5: Green with a green sun
*Sector 6: Purple
*Sector 7: Neutral with a neutral/cold sun.

Each sector progressively gets more total zones and a higher average risk. 
=== Sector 7 ===
Sector 7 is the last sector in Everspace, and is always the same, though it does change after a certain point in the story. It has only one location. More info [[Sector 7|here]].

== Map Legend ==
While traversing the [[Demilitarized Zone]] to the [[Sector 7|final destination]], the navigational map will indicate several aspects of each zone with several different symbols, listed below.
=== Current Location ===
Marked with [[File:Icon_Map_Position.jpg]] over what zone the player is currently in.

=== Jumpgates === 
{{Main|Jumpgate}}
[[File:Icon_Map_Jump_Gate.jpg]]
Located in the last zone of each sector (except Sector 7), they allow the player to travel to the next sector, with no [[Resources#Fuel|fuel]] cost.

=== Threat levels ===
Indicates the threat of strong enemies in that zone.

[[File:Icon_Map_Low_Risk.jpg]]

[[File:Icon_Map_Medium_Risk.jpg]]

[[File:Icon_Map_High_Risk.jpg]]

Higher threat levels mean higher chances of enemies warping in and higher chances of stronger enemies.

([[Perks|Perk]] level of [[Perks#Sector Scanner|sector scanner]] needed: 1st.)

=== Natural hazards ===
{{Main|Natural hazards}}
[[File:Icon_Map_Natural_Hazard.jpg]]

There are many types of natural hazards that are usually detrimental to the player, such as:
*Electric storms
*Solar storms 
*Scanner/Visual impairment (thick "clouds")
*Star Hazard (danger of overheating, close to a star)
*Dark Nebulae
*Black holes, mines, jump suppressors (not marked with the natural hazard icon)

([[Perks|Perk]] level of [[Perks#Sector Scanner|Sector Scanner]] needed: 2nd.)

=== Trader ===
{{Main|Trader}}
[[File:Icon_Map_Trader.jpg]]

Shows the location of a Trader, where there are many trading options.

([[Perks|Perk]] level of [[Perks#Sector Scanner|Sector Scanner]] needed: 3rd.)

=== Service Stations ===
{{Main|Service Station}}
[[File:Icon_Map_Service_Station.jpg]]
 
Shows the location of a Service Station, which offers up to three services (refueling, repairing, and trading).

([[Perks|Perk]] level of [[Perks#Sector Scanner|Sector Scanner]] needed: 4th.)

=== Ancient Depots ===
{{Main|Ancient Structures}}
[[File:ancient_depot_long_icon.png]]

Also known as Ancient Structures or Ancient Warp Gates.

([[Glyphs|Ancient Structures Glyph]] needed to see. Otherwise, it will show up as a natural hazard due to the scanner impairment present in every zone with an Ancient structure.)

=== DNA ===
{{Main|DNA}}
[[File:Everspace-DNA-Icon.png|70px]]

Shows the location of an enemy clone with a DNA fragment. Once all 8 DNA fragments have been delievered to the [[Lab]], it will not show up on the map anymore, but enemy clones will still spawn. 

=== [[Encounters]] Expansion NPCs ===
{{Main|Category:Characters}}
[[File:Elek-MapIcon.png|40px|link=Elek]]  [[File:Karlie-MapIcon.png|40px|link=Karlie Michaeli Sharpe]]  [[File:Maurice-MapIcon.png|40px|link=Maurice]]  [[File:Tareen-MapIcon.png|40px|link=Tareen]]  [[File:Throng-MapIcon.png|40px|link=Mester Throng]]

Shows the location of an NPC. Each character can only spawn once each run, and no more than one can spawn in the same location. They all tend to spawn in the earlier sectors (1-4) rather than the later sectors (5-6). If an NPC did not spawn in the current sector but is in one of the later sectors, their icon will show next to the jump gate. After Elek's and Karlie's questlines are completed, they will no longer spawn.

== Additional in-zone locations ==
Unmarked on the sector map, there are many other locations/structures in the game:
*Wormholes to an [[Okkar Homeworld]] - unlocked near the end of [[Karlie]]'s quest line.
*[[Colonials#Colonial Structures|Colonial structures]]
:*There are many derelict and abandoned stations and structures scattered throughout the sectors, often with [[Subroutines]].
*[[Grady & Brunt Prospects#Appearances|G&B structures]] 
:*G&B mining bases and freighters with mining lasers and drones.
:*[[G&B Factories]], large stations that need to be powered up before offering various services.
*[[Outlaws#Appearances|Outlaw structures]]
:*Small or large outlaw structures can be found, usually with jump suppressors, drone servers, ship hangars, and turrets. These may have been old Colonial or G&B derelicts commandeered by the outlaws.
*Asteroids are the most commonly-spawned objects.
:*Large asteroids are usually are somewhat hollow, and spawn with [[Resources#Crystal|Crystal deposits]], sometimes [[Containers]], and sometimes Outlaw or Colonial structures.
:*Clusters of small or medium asteroids often spawn with [[Resources]] or [[Containers]].
*[[File:Icon-Map-CommHub.png]] Communication Hubs or Comm Hubs 
:*Spawn on various stations and are easily picked up by the scanner
:*Reveal everything in the current zone after hacking it by staying close to it for several seconds

== Lore Locations ==
While not very relevant to gameplay, there are several locations mentioned in the game's lore, such as:
*[[Demilitarized Zone]] - Where the game takes place
*[[Cluster 34]] ''(AKA Beltegrade Cluster)'' - A large area of the galaxy that contains the DMZ.
*The Colonial HQ, a military megastructure built after the Colonial-Okkar War. More info in the [[Codex]].
*Codo 5, the home planet of the K'Nos, [[Mester Throng]]'s species.

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" style=text-align:left>
Everspace-SectorMap-Concept.png|A concept image of the sector map found on the [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rockfishgames/everspace Kickstarter]
Everspace-StrangeSector-Screenshot.png|An unusually convoluted sector map.
Sector example cropped.png|An example of sector 2 in hard difficulty
File:Everspace-CommHub.png|A communication hub
</gallery>

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