[Art Kelson]

Incase anybody wonders, why i´m able to do make accurate Starmaps, take a look at this Tool. It is in German, but like Playboy Magázine, you don´t need to read anything, just look at it. All you want to know is the Name of Star Systems and it´s position. The Tool is based on Pherry Rhodan, which is based on real Starmaps etc.

If you have any Questions, feel free to ask.

To use, just start Spartac and press "L", then choose a Starmap.

http://www.axelrogat.de/spartac/

Starmaps:

Milchstrasse.prmap = Milky Way showing all Star Systems etc.
Milchstrasse light.prmap = Milky Way showing less Star Systems
Milchstrasse, Sternhaufen, Halo.prmap = Milky Way showing Nebulas and Star Clusters etc.
Sol - Umgebung.prmap = Area around Sol System

If you search for a special Star System, click "Spezial>suchen" and click a particular System, you want to take a clother look at. If you doubleclick left on a System, you will be zoomed to it. Clicking right on  a System gives clother Information, like Distance to Sol, colour of it´s Sun etc.

 

[Stormkeeper]

... It is in German, but like a Playboy ...

A most apt description 

[Retsof]

There's no Alpha Cenrauri.

[Art Kelson]

A most apt description

Yeah , you know...language barriers. But do you ever read the articles in Playboy...
I fixed that.

There's no Alpha Cenrauri.

Yes. That´s because inside Perry Rhodan Universe, the Alpha and Proxima Centauri Systems are destroyed. You know...two white Dwarfs having some gravitation Fun, sucking in each other...

You can find booth Star Systems on the Starmaps i use for my Campaign. Theres also an Spartac SDK for Download, which lets you build your own Maps. Maybe I have a look into that. Would be great to build a 3D Starmap for Retail FS2.

[haloboy100]

A most apt description

Yeah , you know...language barriers. But do you ever read the articles in Payboy...
I fixed that.

Everybody smiles strips in the same language.

[Art Kelson]

Ok the SDK Documentation is inside the Download Package of Spartac, just look in /Docs and if you know a good Translator, use it...

As far as I understand, you only need Notepad and some Geometrical Skills to make new Maps. The Format the Maps are using, is editable with Notepad. The Files look like this...

<prmap
   name="Sol - Umgebung"
   type="galaxy.spiral"
   author="Axel Rogat"
   copyright="Koordinaten © Rainer Castor"
   version="1.2"
   date="3-Oct-2005"
   home="Sol"
   center="Sol"
   radius="5000"
   rasterWidth="500"
   showRaster="yes"
   view="120, -1, 0.4"
   starSize="0.8, 1, 1.2"
   minDistance="25"
   maxDistance="10000"
   priority="6"
   showNEWS="off"
   showVolumes="off"
   showSkybox="true"
   skyboxBrightness="0.25"
   labelling="2"
   labelFactor="0.8"
   distances="Sol"
>

...and for every Map there are four Types of Files needed.

.prcfg <prcfg>  =  Configuration Data
.prmap <prmap>  =  Map Data
.prlib <library>   =  Bibliothek Data
.prsys <system>   =  System Data

Considering the Fact that FS2 is only about 50+ Star Systems, it shouldn´t be much work, to create a Retail Map. All I need is some input. Are there any Starmaps for Retail FS2 ?