What does a red clipboard icon mean when viewing locations for contracts? (map view)

[Mars Mullo]

What does a red clipboard icon mean when viewing locations for contracts?

I can't figure it out.. I have polar orbital contracts that show in green and I definitely cannot make them with my current funds or rockets. So why makes this one coloured red?

The red location on the right... see below.

Edit> Accumulation of answers is that it is just a way to show different contracts offered.

Edited December 26, 2014 by Mars Mullo
Question answered

[megatiger78]

we are all new to these.....

[AlexinTokyo]

It seems that each available or active contract is shown in its own colour. So the fact that it's red has no special significance.

There was a post somewhere (maybe the Fine Print add-in thread, I can't recall) that said something about separate colours for offered and accepted contracts, but my experience says this is not the case.

[The_Rocketeer]

All stabs in the dark. It could indicate:

The zone's altitude

Size of the zone to test in

Both of the above, i.e. general difficulty

The agency that requested the contract

The time left to complete the contract

Nothing.

[DeMatt]

Colour merely groups a contract's individual destinations together. The symbols in the markers tell you which experiment you need to perform at that destination.

Also, by default the F1 key will get KSP to save a screenshot to its "Screenshots" directory - so you don't have to pull the camera out to take a picture of your screen.

[MrCynical]

I don't think the specific colour means anything. Just like the colours of target orbits they vary so you can tell which ones belong to different contracts. As far as I can tell a clipboard indicates you're required to take a crew report. Two footprints (like you have for one of the green ones) indicates you need an EVA report. There are others for temperature scans and so on.

[eddiew]

It seems that each available or active contract is shown in its own colour.

Colour merely groups a contract's individual destinations together.

These guys know their stuff It's to help you figure out what the spread looks like when you've got multiple contracts on the same body; sometimes things that are too far apart are just impractical within the contract's budget, so you'll want to eyeball the distribution before you accept.

[Mars Mullo]

Ahhh. Well this seems to make some sense once described. Thanks to all who answered.

I did check the wiki but couldn't find anything there.

Oh DeMatt... I didn't use a camera it is a Photobucket effect that I quite like.

[Bloody_looser]

It seems that each available or active contract is shown in its own colour. So the fact that it's red has no special significance.

This.

There was a post somewhere (maybe the Fine Print add-in thread, I can't recall) that said something about separate colours for offered and accepted contracts, but my experience says this is not the case.

Accepted contracts icons in Tracking station on mouse-over have green text, while offered appear in orange.

[Mars Mullo]

How do I change the thread prefix to answered?

[Liowen]

Click edit on the first post and then advance....I think that is how it is done to put to answered.