How to Find a Planet?

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In GalCiv2: Dread Lords when you high-lighted a planet in the 'Colonies' tab of the Civilization manager and then returned to the main map, you were centered on the high-lighted planet. Now in DA, when you return from the 'Colonies' tab of the Civilization manager you are returned to the last place you were on the main map.

How do I find a named planet in DA?

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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
It works the same for me in DL and DA. If I am in the COLONIES tab, with a planet highlighted, and I close it to the Galaxy map, I am now centered on THAT planet.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
It's the next-to-last option on the "Game" tab of the setup screen ("Move Camera to Selected Colony in Colonies List"); I think it's just not set by default in DA, is all.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I never even knew there was a colonies tab!

i have been playing this game since galciv1 was released!!

I have always just clicked all over the minimap to find a planet i want, and often i won't find it!! especially when somone surrenders to me - sometimes i wont find all my new planets, even hours later, and then get suprised when i'm invaded and loose a planet and i'm like "what planet????"
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I've tried using the Planet Search feature (that's what it is, right?) and it just matches the first letter of the planet I type (like I type in "Demonia" and it finds "Dester").

You can easily eyeball it by name, though, and even locate foreign ones using the tabs. I figure the search thing is a known issue.