Ships on map

[deadboy]

Now it's quite possible that there is some reason to this but it seems odd

Whilst sailding I have recently passed three ships, and been able to dock onto them, but I can't see any of them on my map, I'm in a dingy, is there any reason?

[notsure]

....coughghostshipscough....

notsure

[deadboy]

No they're not ghostships, I know the people who are in one of them.... that is unless ghosts have taken over the ship

[Oasis]

If you are in the same location as the other ship, you will see your orange dot, and not theres. Might that be what's happened?

[Agar]

Certain vessles are able to be docked to before they are visible on the map. Generally the bigger ones, but I haven't had exposure to a large number of vessles.

[Chris Johnson]

It's not necessarily the larger ones - thats just an artifact of the valid docking targets - they tend to be ships larger than the one docking .

All ships which can be docked to become available for docking at a range of up to 30 pixels - This applies to Coaster Harbours and Landing Stages as well. Valid Land locations become available for docking at distances of 20 pixels or less .

The width of the standard location map is 36 pixels centred on the current location . Therefore some docking targets may not be displayed on the map .

Lighthouses can be seen from much greater distances , up to 200 pixels (and recognised by name at 60 pixels).