Re: Star Maps/Mapping (was: Stars (was: ...))

John D. Hamill wrote:
> 
> EPICS: Self-Guided Wilderness Tours wrote:
> >
> > >> "Starforce Alpha Centauri" has a hex-grid map of a radius of all
stars
> > >> about 20 LY from earth, with altitudes. So you get a 3-D map.
> > >
> > >My thoughts exactly.  The map is a 3D sphere with star names,
position,
> > >and altitude on the Starforce map.  It would be ideal for FT
campaigns
> > >in the game universe or a Sol-centered universe of your own making.
> > >
> > >Some math is needed to move is 3D space for fleet movement, but
that is
> > >provided on the map sheet as well, I believe.  I'll have to dig my
map
> > >out of storage.
> >
> > Anyone remember or have FGU's Space Opera? They had a very neat and
tidy
> > method of depicting stellar locations in 2-D using a grid coordinate
> > system. I like it a lot and am using it for a project I'm working on
at
> > mapping 'nearby' stars (~200 cubic ly). Makes calculating distances
between
> > two given stars a snap. The details on this are given in their Star
Sector
> > Atlas I book.
> >
> > Mk
> >
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> > Only the bravest try where eagles and angels dare to fly
> > <*>
> Tri-Tac games also had a near Sol star supplement for their SF space
> game. It had all the stars broken up into sectors, with coordinates
> based on its position in that sector. To travel from a star in one
> sector to one in another, you would simply add the sectors center
point
> coordinate to the stars coordinate, and do your distance figuring from
> that number. I used to have it, it was a great help in a near-future
RPG
> campaign I did, but I don't know if it's still around. I'll check my
> stored stuff.

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I have that map suplement...It has 2000+ stars in it...

Donald Hosford