Feature Request: View Phase Lane Cones

Toggle the ability to view the 45-degree cones around a phase lane

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    If this is already included in the game and I've missed it please correct me. I think that to be able to view the 45-degree cone around a phase lane that ships can use for jumpswould be an extremely valuable feature to add to the game. It would be extremely useful for planning defenses and for planning jumps. I'm not sure why we don't have the ability to see this already.

Maybe the "cone" could be displayed in a slightly different colored overlay that appears when placing structures, moving ships, and such. Any reason why this couldn't be patched in at a future time?
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
Seconded. Just make it easier to see where ships will exit and enter.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
I sort of like the element of the unknown. It's more realistic.
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
Its set to a 45 degree angle on the lanes by default TXT GameplayConstants maxShipSlots 2300 pingTime 10 zoomDistanceLevel0ScalarForPlanets 1.5 zoomDistanceLevel0ScalarForNonPlanets 5.0 zoomDistanceLevel0 1000 zoomDistanceLevel1 65000 zoomDistanceLevel2 4000000 nearFarThreshold 180000 baseHyperspaceRange 1000000.0 jumpAngle 45
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
TXT
GameplayConstants
maxShipSlots 2300
pingTime 10
zoomDistanceLevel0ScalarForPlanets 1.5
zoomDistanceLevel0ScalarForNonPlanets 5.0
zoomDistanceLevel0 1000
zoomDistanceLevel1 65000
zoomDistanceLevel2 4000000
nearFarThreshold 180000
baseHyperspaceRange 1000000.0
jumpAngle 45

No option to make them visable though
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
I think there should be such an option...I just got done playing a game where the lack of this really annoyed me. I got done placing all my gauss turrets only to find that ships could jump in outside of their range/arcs. I would think it would be very reasonable to at least see this "cone" while placing such structures. Why in the world would a commander NOT take this into account when constructing defenses.