Original galaxy-map system connectors

This is an offline analysis of the pinned original executable with SHA-256 6891f70a021fa9f3a0e00458c284f48d1226e68ae7fc02ad48081aed47857e93. The matching image is artifacts/ship-model-reference/client-copy/EliteDangerous64.exe. All function and data addresses below are RVAs in that image. The Steam image was subsequently updated; these addresses are not a compatibility claim for the updated executable.

Setting and renderer

The original string ShowSystemConnectors is at 52A1408. Its entry in the settings name table is 529A638, index 49 / 0x31 relative to table start 529A4B0. UI builder 3A819C0 obtains setting 0x31 through settings vfunc +1F0 and creates its checkbox with that same setting index.

Line renderer 3AF2E60 obtains exactly this setting and applies it to line categories 0 and 1. Categories 2 and 3 bypass this switch. There are also original mode exclusions: raw RealisticView == 2 with raw PoliticsMode == 1 disables categories 0/1; raw RealisticView == 4 with visualisation mode 4 also disables them. These raw values must retain their separately verified current-version meanings.

The renderer resolves component ID global 5F05DD0 through the local-player component container. Its type getter is 2600870, interface vtable 529E328. Vfunc +130 / 2600D50 returns:

interface + 0x280 + mode * 0x2E8

There are seven vector headers, stride 0x18, and each line has two float4 endpoints, stride 0x20. This is the original NavRoute component already used by Navigation.Fsd.cs, rather than a separate grid projection component.

Actual endpoint geometry

NavRoute producer 25FED60 establishes the geometry directly. It selects a mode block at:

block = objectBase + 0x168 + mode * 0x2E8

At its final append block (1425FF694 in the decompiler output), the first header offset is block + 0x170, or category 0. It instead selects block + 0x188, category 1, if the edge's float at graph-node offset +0x3C exceeds the threshold returned by 2604810(objectBase, mode). The first header therefore equals interface(+0x58) + 0x280, matching the renderer.

The appended record copies:

endpoint 0 XYZ = graph node A + 0x20 (three original floats)
endpoint 1 XYZ = graph node B + 0x20 (three original floats)
endpoint 0 W = 0
endpoint 1 W = 0

The surrounding loop resolves two graph nodes using their system IDs and adjacency lookup, skipping duplicate edge pairs. Both endpoints retain their full original XYZ. It does not substitute zero, focus height, or grid height for either Y coordinate.

Consequently, ShowSystemConnectors controls connections between star systems, with categories split by the original distance threshold. It does not describe the vertical line from a star down to a map plane. Separately drawn route categories 2/3 remain visible independently of this option. This analysis does not establish the original setting for any grid stalks.

Implementation consequence and evidence files

Importing ShowSystemConnectors into the tool's jump-connection option is consistent with the original geometry. Reusing that option as an additional gate for grid stalks conflates two distinct geometries; stalk visibility needs its own verified setting or an explicitly tool-specific option.

Recorded read-only evidence:

artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/decompiled/solo-3a819c0.c
artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/decompiled/solo-3af2e60.c
artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/decompiled/solo-25fed60.c
artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/decompiled/solo-25da2d0.c
artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/pinned-connector-enum31-refs.json
artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/pinned-connector-component-refs.json
artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/pinned-line-bucket-refs.json
artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/pinned-navroute-stride-refs.json
artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/pinned-connector-layout.json

The pinned-* static references use the matching 6891... image. Earlier unprefixed xref files generated from the newly updated Steam image are only navigation leads and are not used to establish the pinned offsets above.

# Original galaxy-map system connectors This is an offline analysis of the pinned original executable with SHA-256 `6891f70a021fa9f3a0e00458c284f48d1226e68ae7fc02ad48081aed47857e93`. The matching image is `artifacts/ship-model-reference/client-copy/EliteDangerous64.exe`. All function and data addresses below are RVAs in that image. The Steam image was subsequently updated; these addresses are not a compatibility claim for the updated executable. ## Setting and renderer The original string `ShowSystemConnectors` is at `52A1408`. Its entry in the settings name table is `529A638`, index **49 / 0x31** relative to table start `529A4B0`. UI builder `3A819C0` obtains setting `0x31` through settings vfunc `+1F0` and creates its checkbox with that same setting index. Line renderer **3AF2E60** obtains exactly this setting and applies it to line categories **0 and 1**. Categories **2 and 3** bypass this switch. There are also original mode exclusions: raw `RealisticView == 2` with raw `PoliticsMode == 1` disables categories 0/1; raw `RealisticView == 4` with visualisation mode 4 also disables them. These raw values must retain their separately verified current-version meanings. The renderer resolves component ID global `5F05DD0` through the local-player component container. Its type getter is `2600870`, interface vtable `529E328`. Vfunc `+130` / **2600D50** returns: ```text interface + 0x280 + mode * 0x2E8 ``` There are seven vector headers, stride `0x18`, and each line has two float4 endpoints, stride `0x20`. This is the original NavRoute component already used by `Navigation.Fsd.cs`, rather than a separate grid projection component. ## Actual endpoint geometry NavRoute producer **25FED60** establishes the geometry directly. It selects a mode block at: ```text block = objectBase + 0x168 + mode * 0x2E8 ``` At its final append block (`1425FF694` in the decompiler output), the first header offset is `block + 0x170`, or category 0. It instead selects `block + 0x188`, category 1, if the edge's float at graph-node offset `+0x3C` exceeds the threshold returned by **2604810(objectBase, mode)**. The first header therefore equals `interface(+0x58) + 0x280`, matching the renderer. The appended record copies: ```text endpoint 0 XYZ = graph node A + 0x20 (three original floats) endpoint 1 XYZ = graph node B + 0x20 (three original floats) endpoint 0 W = 0 endpoint 1 W = 0 ``` The surrounding loop resolves two graph nodes using their system IDs and adjacency lookup, skipping duplicate edge pairs. Both endpoints retain their full original XYZ. It does not substitute zero, focus height, or grid height for either Y coordinate. Consequently, **ShowSystemConnectors controls connections between star systems**, with categories split by the original distance threshold. It does not describe the vertical line from a star down to a map plane. Separately drawn route categories 2/3 remain visible independently of this option. This analysis does not establish the original setting for any grid stalks. ## Implementation consequence and evidence files Importing `ShowSystemConnectors` into the tool's jump-connection option is consistent with the original geometry. Reusing that option as an additional gate for grid stalks conflates two distinct geometries; stalk visibility needs its own verified setting or an explicitly tool-specific option. Recorded read-only evidence: - `artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/decompiled/solo-3a819c0.c` - `artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/decompiled/solo-3af2e60.c` - `artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/decompiled/solo-25fed60.c` - `artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/decompiled/solo-25da2d0.c` - `artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/pinned-connector-enum31-refs.json` - `artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/pinned-connector-component-refs.json` - `artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/pinned-line-bucket-refs.json` - `artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/pinned-navroute-stride-refs.json` - `artifacts/galaxy-query-research/social-sources/pinned-connector-layout.json` The `pinned-*` static references use the matching `6891...` image. Earlier unprefixed xref files generated from the newly updated Steam image are only navigation leads and are not used to establish the pinned offsets above.