Re: Galaxy: Maps?

From: jacko@jacobean.demon.co.uk (Jacko)

Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 00:00:00 +0000

bluddo@netcom.com (Austin ) wrote:

>  Greetings,
>
>	I'm looking for a good method of formulating maps for
>strategical analysis. I use Goggle 2.5 (Highest version I know of) for
>turn interpretations, but the map window is QUITE small, at most half
>the screen, and it is hard to get a larger picture. The program
>floating about that translates a map into a gnuplot program is great,
>but I know of no way to zoom into a specific area, so it's next to
>useless with a ton of planets and 30+ players in the game.

>	I've heard a rumor of being able to translate a map to
>postscript.. this concept causes me to salivate, because it's then
>possible I could print out a landscape-style map of several pages and
>tape them to a strip of paperboard, for my pen-marking pleasure
>throughout the game.

There is a program that produces both GNUplot and postscript galaxy
maps.  It also lets you zoom into sections of the map.

It is written by Frans Slothouber, who has and is working on many
great Galaxy developments.

You can find his work at:

http://wwwtios.cs.utwente.nl/~slothoub/Galaxy/

another source for this and all things Galaxy is my site:

Galactic Traveller

http://www.jacobean.demon.co.uk/gtrav.html

Hope this helps.
--
        So long and thanks for all the fish ...

-= Jacko =-
        mailto:jacko@jacobean.demon.co.uk
         http://www.jacobean.demon.co.uk

References

Galaxy: Maps?
bluddo@netcom.com (Austin )
Sat, 21 Sep 1996 00:00:00 +0000

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Galaxy: Maps?
bluddo@netcom.com (Austin )
Sat, 21 Sep 1996 00:00:00 +0000