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.