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Re: Gravity

From: Nyrath the nearly wise <nyrath@c...>
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 20:14:14 -0400
Subject: Re: Gravity

Laserlight wrote:
> 
> Have any of you mathematicians come up with a good system for
> determining the effects of gravity on a ship's path?
	
	Perhaps something like what was used in Traveller vol 2
Starships?

	A template is drawn for the planet, with "gravity bands".
	In vector movement, when a ship's path crosses one or more
	bands, the endpoint is shifted.

	I don't have my copy of traveller handy, so I can't 
	give details.


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