Starfield:Maps

Most icons on Starfield maps are Points Of Interest (POI). Places where player can do some activity.

POIs can have "Undiscovered" status - unvisited, "Discovered" status - visited, or one of states between (semi-discovered).

Undiscovered POIs have dark icons. (Undiscovered unknown Starstation)

Discovered POIs change to light icons. (Discovered visited Starstation)

For different kinds of POIs the process of discovering is different, and can have several stages.

For example a base on planet's surface:

 * Unvisited unknown surface POI.svg first shows up on player's radar like this, titled "Unknown"
 * [] when scanned from distance it turns to this icon (Undiscovered Industrial base type of structure), titled "Structure"
 * when you walk to the very edge of the base, game pops up a big discovery message telling you full name of the place - "Abandoned relay station". Icon stays dark - Undiscovered.
 * SF-mapicon-Industrial.svg but only when you actually run around through the base, get inside etc. the icon turns to this discovered light version

Landmarks and Planet Trait POIs have similar multi-stage discovery process.

Most POIs in space turn Discovered when you simply travel to them or to orbit of their planet.