Editing C-Event Updates (section)

==Message List==
Each row describes one event within your universe. Each event message description is split into 4 columns: Race, Type, Location, and Event description. For many event types, if one selects a row in the list, one is taken to whatever window has been deemed best based on the message context.

* '''Race''' Since your Empire may grow to span many races, the first thing shown for every message is the race. 

* '''Event Type''' Event types are broad general categories for the events happening within your empire. Some typical event include: Low Fuel, Research Completed, Command Assignment, Orders Completed etc.

* '''System''' When the scope of an event relates to a particular system within your empire, this field indicates which system it affects. Of course events that directly affect one of your systems may well have a trickle down effect in other systems as well.

* '''Event'''  is the full text describing the event being reported. 

There is a "Show Events" option in the Options section of the display tab in the [[System Map]] sidebar that causes most of the event text to appear on the main system map screen. It may be necessary to review event messages in the log even when the option for displaying them on the System Map is selected because all System Map messages may be truncated.