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Title: Cepheus subsector generators, mappers, etc.
Post by: Scooter on July 26, 2023, 08:17:12 PM
Here's a link to some really well done tools for Cepheus Deluxe.

https://cepheusjournal.com/generators/ (https://cepheusjournal.com/generators/)


(https://cepheusjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Antherri_SS_600.png)
Title: Re: Cepheus subsector generators, mappers, etc.
Post by: zircher on July 26, 2023, 11:55:56 PM
Nice!  Love that there is also Hostile support.
Title: Re: Cepheus subsector generators, mappers, etc.
Post by: Scooter on July 27, 2023, 08:44:32 AM
Quote from: zircher on July 26, 2023, 11:55:56 PM
Nice!  Love that there is also Hostile support.

I haven't looked into that one yet.  Thanks for reminding me
Title: Re: Cepheus subsector generators, mappers, etc.
Post by: Rhymer88 on July 27, 2023, 09:17:55 AM
Can one find 3D subsector generators anywhere? One thing that's always irked me about Traveller-based games is that space is basically "Flatland."
Title: Re: Cepheus subsector generators, mappers, etc.
Post by: Scooter on July 27, 2023, 09:22:33 AM
I saw one a couple decades ago posted on Marc's forums and tried playing with it as a GM.  Not fun.  More realistic but more a of pain than it was worth.  Which is probably why it never took off with the community.
Title: Re: Cepheus subsector generators, mappers, etc.
Post by: zircher on July 27, 2023, 01:39:27 PM
I've always had a soft spot for Space Opera's star atlas 3d maps.  They start with a beacon star at the center and then all the other stars are marked relative to that in 3d space.  A little math for true space distance never bothered me and these days it would be a snap to make a little web toy in javascript for it.
Title: Re: Cepheus subsector generators, mappers, etc.
Post by: Greentongue on July 27, 2023, 02:06:05 PM
Very nice looking map from that.
Title: Re: Cepheus subsector generators, mappers, etc.
Post by: Scooter on July 27, 2023, 02:43:36 PM
Quote from: Rhymer88 on July 27, 2023, 09:17:55 AM
Can one find 3D subsector generators anywhere? One thing that's always irked me about Traveller-based games is that space is basically "Flatland."

Purportedly this product has plugins for traveller compatibility: https://nbos.com/products/astrosynthesis/screen-shots
Title: Re: Cepheus subsector generators, mappers, etc.
Post by: Mishihari on July 27, 2023, 04:27:47 PM
Quote from: Rhymer88 on July 27, 2023, 09:17:55 AM
Can one find 3D subsector generators anywhere? One thing that's always irked me about Traveller-based games is that space is basically "Flatland."

Me too, but the 2D maps are far easier to use at the table, and the difference doesn't significantly affect play.