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Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Primus on January 13, 2005, 03:08:02 pm

I have so much freetime ( no RL :nervous: ) and wanted to try and make a nodemap. It's based on maps by IceFire and Volition. I created it with PSP7 and Glitterato. I also created a HTML system database. Where you click a node on the map and then see the system info. The info I took from FSDoc, these forums, one site and the FS2 Encyclopaedia AND I hope that it isn't a problem, meaning, it doesn't count as stealing or somethin'.. If that's the case I'll remove it from my site.
:)

[EDIT] I made a new map.. I'll release it soon..

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: aldo_14 on January 13, 2005, 03:31:58 pm

Neat.  Link to HTML version?

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Primus on January 13, 2005, 03:33:37 pm

[EDIT] Old link...
The bigger map and the HTML Database :)

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: karajorma on January 13, 2005, 03:41:38 pm

I like it but it's a little hard to read. I'm assuming this is a smaller version? Could you just link to the larger version instead/as well?

EDIT : Too damn slow to type :)

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Primus on January 13, 2005, 03:45:16 pm

Yes, it's the forum version. The actual maps are 950x950 and 1900x1900.

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Primus on January 13, 2005, 03:50:05 pm

So there's no problem with me copying the info from those sources?  :confused:

And before somebody says it, the nodes in the map are ugly.

[EDIT] ****ing Geocities!


[EDIT] I made a new map.. I'll release it soon..

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: karajorma on January 13, 2005, 03:55:52 pm

I said a link. Don't put up a 600KB jpg unless you want the 56kers shouting at you :D

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Primus on January 13, 2005, 03:57:42 pm

Oh yeah... Sorry...

And it's a link now :)

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Moonsword on January 13, 2005, 04:13:18 pm

Not bad, but I'm wondering where some of these systems are from...

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Primus on January 13, 2005, 04:18:16 pm

As I said, it's based on maps by Icefire and Volition. I guess the map by Icefire isn't canon, although, if remember correctly few systems were mentioned in the FS2 Encyclopaedia...

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Night Hammer on January 13, 2005, 04:47:36 pm

pretty nice map

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Mad Bomber on January 13, 2005, 06:23:07 pm

Nicely done. However, there is one thing to note:

Spoiler:

After the events of Derelict, there should be a node between Tau Sigma and Sirius.

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: phatosealpha on January 13, 2005, 07:12:29 pm

Looking at this map, I have one thought.

Boy, for a race of space death gods, the shivan's are really crumby explorers.

Ross 128 is the first system the shivans attack.  It's precisely 2 jump nodes from Earth.  And yet the shivans still take forever to find the Sol system.

I bet somebody in the shivan equivalent of a CIA got blasted for that one.

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Night Hammer on January 13, 2005, 08:07:53 pm

Quote

Originally posted by phatosealpha
Looking at this map, I have one thought.

Boy, for a race of space death gods, the shivan's are really crumby explorers.

Ross 128 is the first system the shivans attack.  It's precisely 2 jump nodes from Earth.  And yet the shivans still take forever to find the Sol system.

I bet somebody in the shivan equivalent of a CIA got blasted for that one.

:lol:

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Primus on January 13, 2005, 10:48:53 pm

Quote

Originally posted by Mad Bomber
Nicely done. However, there is one thing to note:

Spoiler:

After the events of Derelict, there should be a node between Tau Sigma and Sirius.

[/B]

Okay.. :)

Spoiler:

And I might add it to my map.. Someday..

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Make on January 14, 2005, 05:11:13 am

Looking good. :yes:

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: c914 on January 14, 2005, 05:32:52 am

nice map but you could use better systems  sphare
something like this:
(http://freespace.pl/hosted/c914/obrazki01/system.jpg)
:D

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Primus on January 14, 2005, 06:30:26 am

That is much better! :D So.. Are you saying that I could use that one? :)

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: c914 on January 14, 2005, 06:41:37 am

thats right:D

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Primus on January 14, 2005, 06:45:01 am

Excellent! Thank you :)

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: IceFire on January 14, 2005, 09:54:22 am

Looks great :)

Yeah my map isn't exactly canon but maybe canon+1.  Its eveything the Volition map had plus stuff that was agreed on by Ace, Agatheron, Kellan, myself, and a bunch of other people....I forget who all signed on with it (I asked for opinions and whatnot).  Its canon for anything in the FS2 period plus it adds some extras.

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Goober5000 on January 14, 2005, 01:21:02 pm

Doesn't the Ghenna node go to Ikeya instead of Ribos, though?

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Primus on January 14, 2005, 01:35:11 pm

You tell me.. I'm only working here :) But yeah, give feedback. I want to update my map with the new nodes and the node sphere (thx c914) :D

Title: Re: I made a nodemap
Post by: Lightspeed on January 14, 2005, 02:11:49 pm

Quote

Originally posted by Primus
I have so much freetime ( no RL :nervous: )

:eek2:  Die. :o


Seriously, the system symbols indeed need improving. You should also try and move the systems closer together, it's more organized and easy to read that way.

Title: Re: Re: I made a nodemap
Post by: Primus on January 14, 2005, 03:54:32 pm

Quote

Originally posted by Lightspeed


:eek2:  Die. :o


Seriously, the system symbols indeed need improving. You should also try and move the systems closer together, it's more organized and easy to read that way.

I have to die 'cos I don't have RL?? :wtf:

And I will do that.. Better system symbols and systems closer together :)

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Ace on January 14, 2005, 09:27:40 pm

Yeah, Gehenna connects to Ikeya instead of Ribos.

N362 is in the right place, yays!

*cough* (BWO spoilers) Oh... you might want to add a node going off from Delphi with an Unknown System and a whole bunch of nodes from that which lead off the map. *cough*

Title: Re: Re: Re: I made a nodemap
Post by: Lightspeed on January 14, 2005, 09:56:19 pm

Quote

Originally posted by Primus


I have to die 'cos I don't have RL?? :wtf:
 

You'll have to die so I can assimilate your free time ;7

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Primus on January 21, 2005, 03:02:52 pm

I made a nodemap, again

What do you think? :p

(this one is the "forum map")
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/PrimusNova/forumnodemap_primus.jpg)

CLICK ME if you wanna see the big map (http://www.saunalahti.fi/forceto/GTVA_Nodemap_2375_Primus.jpg) :D

The Gamma Draconis text isn't exactly at right position...
Do you recognize the node spheres? ;)

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Gai Daigoji on January 21, 2005, 03:20:45 pm

Not only do you test missions well, you seem to have a nack for doing great node maps. Hmmmm.....maybe I should hire you for something more than testing?;7

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Goober5000 on January 21, 2005, 03:26:56 pm

It looks good... except there is now some more doubt about whether the nebula really was the Lupus Nebula. :nervous: It might be the Crab Nebula.  So you might want to change that to Nebula System instead.

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Primus on January 21, 2005, 03:29:15 pm

Crab? What the.. Who made that up?? Mr. Goob.. Are you drunk ;)

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Goober5000 on January 21, 2005, 03:36:53 pm

Historical Supernovae (http://www.earth.uni.edu/~morgan/astro/course/Notes/section2/past_sn.html)
Indian Records of the Crab Supernova (http://rathnasree.htmlplanet.com/indian_records_of_the_crab_super.htm)

Title: I made a nodemap
Post by: Primus on January 21, 2005, 03:42:34 pm

Oh.. I guess I'll change it to Nebula System then..