Operations manual
Survey Overlays
A survey overlay colours starmap hexes based on rules the referee defines. Multiple overlays are supported and the order they are applied can also be controlled.
- Name
- A short label for the overlay, shown in the overlay dropdown.
- Colour
- The background colour applied to any hex whose main world matches the rule.
- Known
- If checked, this overlay is available for players to select from their own overlay list; players cannot edit or delete it.
- Enabled
- Toggles the overlay on or off from the dropdown without deleting it. Disabled overlays are never evaluated.
- Field
- The value a condition compares against.
- Operator
- How the field's value is compared: is, less than, less than or equal to, greater than, greater than or equal to, between, or one of. Each condition can also be negated.
- Value(s)
- A single value for most operators, two for between, and any number for one of.
Rule Structure
A rule is one or more groups of conditions. Conditions within a group are combined with AND — every condition in the group must match. Groups themselves are combined with OR — any one matching group is enough for the rule to match. Use "+ Add AND condition" to add a condition to a group, and "+ Add OR group" to add an alternative group.
(Starport one of [A, B, C] AND Population > 8) OR (Survey Index is 10)
REFERENCE 0708SO