Map Editor

Darwin · #1 April 25th, 2001, 03:48 AM

I'm going to create a map based on real stars out to 150 light years from Sol. Using avaliable data on real planet. And filling in with additional planets elsewhere. This will take A LONG time, and I will go slow, but I want to make sure someone else isn't doing the same thing....

pathfinder · #2 April 25th, 2001, 04:49 AM

Nope, you're welcome to that job!

too much work for this lazy bum!

Hydraa · #3 April 25th, 2001, 03:31 PM

I have started one with stars out to 7 parsecs. I have the systems laid and about 1/2 of the warpoints done so far.

I was going to finish the warppoints and place stars and load it up for others to use as a template. The thing I noticed that flattening out the stars around us makes and making warpoints like I am doing out to 2.5 parseces between stars makes for a convuluted map. ( I am using the Z axis for distance calculation in my warpoints.)

Sabre21 · #4 April 25th, 2001, 10:53 PM

I am doing one based on the old Federation and Empire game...but I am adding some of the newer ST races to it along with more systems.

Sabre21

dmm · #5 April 26th, 2001, 12:31 AM

Since SEIV is essentially 2D, is anyone doing a map based on their country/continent?

While I'm going that direction, has anyone considered a mod that turns SEIV from a space game into a land game? So planets become cities, systems become islands or states or something, etc.?

Or would that be sacrilegious?

geoschmo · #6 April 26th, 2001, 12:38 AM

quote:
Originally posted by dmm:
Since SEIV is essentially 2D, is anyone doing a map based on their country/continent?

While I'm going that direction, has anyone considered a mod that turns SEIV from a space game into a land game? So planets become cities, systems become islands or states or something, etc.?

Or would that be sacrilegious?

LAF! You could make one of the United states with systems in the position of major cities and warp points generally following the Interstate Highway system. What a hoot!

Geo