FYI - Our GZG map uses actual data from the "basic" near star catalogue
(3,800 objects). A draft was placed on
http://www.netspace.net.au/~sneakin/expansion/expansion.html
<http://www.netspace.net.au/~sneakin/expansion/expansion.html> last
year. A complete rebuild of this map is almost completed using larger
databases (eg NASA). The newer (yet to be published) version has an order of
magnitude more objects. The "WSWG" gaming group (Melbourne, Australia) has put
over 400 hours into the creation of this database to fit the GZG universe. It
also includes significant features within 1000 light years (planetary nebula)
and reference points for galactic clusters and arms. (Unless you have shares
in a mainframe it will be of little use). However at some point in the next 12
months the maps should be available (somehow).
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From: Sean Bayan Schoonmaker [SMTP:schoon@aimnet.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 18 August 1998 14:10
To: FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
Subject: Mapping FT (#2)
Hi Everyone,
There seems to be enough interest in my translation of the actual near stellar
area into 1 LY hexes (along with some rough estimations of what's where), that
I'd be more than happy to have it posted somewhere "public."
Though I can only seem to translate into an EPS file, Beth seems to have had
success getting GIF and JPG formats from my EPS data.
If EPS is OK for you, send me an email and I'll send it to you.
Otherwise, send me an email telling which format you like best, and I'll ask
some kind webmaster (hint) to post it to his page after I get it properly
translated.
Thanx,
Schoon
This is a very nice map
> has put over 400 hours into the creation of this database to fit the
Is this actually running on a main-frame then? - can you export the
database in a suitable form to load into other relational databases
such as Access or ORACLE (would you want to :-)
Most modern desktop system have more than enough processing power to
manipulate thousands of records
Are the maps automatically generated from the data or hand painted?
Just curious.
Is there a system in place to handle actual generation of the planets
themselves? or is this something thats not going to be worried about.
if we are going to generate planetary data theres a great program for
Traveller that could be used for this also
its called Galactic
Tim spake thusly upon matters weighty:
> >has put over 400 hours into the creation of this database to fit the
Actually, if you could export it as comma delimited or some such, then it
could be imported into just about anything (access, oracle, paradox, dbase,
etc.). That would be fabulous.
> Most modern desktop system have more than enough processing power to
For sure. Mainframes really aren't that powerful (at least if they are old
ones). A P400 might well stomp some of them in many ways, and a SMP P400
definitely will. And a few thousand record, even 10,000, could easily be
handled by my old 486 with a bit of patience.
> Just curious.
That makes two of us. This datafile could be a great boon to us with database
access.
Tom.
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Has anyone got a copy of the Traveller program?
Digest Group used to make a world generator from their World Builder's
Handbook, and I'm REALLY sorry I didn't get a copy.
I'd be interested if someone has done this out.
Although maybe a simpler product would be fine for FT.
Tom.
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