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This page was used to sort data for compilation, rewriting, and blending of various data sources. Not all sources were compiled on this page.  
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* A special thanks goes out to Thomas Jones-Low who wrote much of the data, compiled it, and added tremendously to the efforts. These pages could not have been created without his invaluable contributions.  
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: - [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] ([[User talk:Maksim-Smelchak|talk]]) 20:49, 23 June 2018 (EDT)
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| There was, as of that time, no star charts, maps,
 
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| See previous
 
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| There was no [[Charted Space]].
 
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| The first Traveller star charts were designed as simple dot maps.
 
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| Book 3 has a full hex map. Adventure 1: Kinnur has a full hex map of [[Regina Subsector]]. [[The Spinward Marches]] (1979) has a full sector with maps. [[Judges Guild]] published (1981) four sectors with maps.
 
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|Many early legacy publishers created a variety of settings, maps, and materials, some of which has never been officially placed within the [[OTU]].
 
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|As computer programs grew more sophisticated, better data was created including the well-known Sunbane data set.
 
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| This should state the where the Sunbane data originated
 
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| In 1984, the [[Atlas of the Imperium]] was published, which still sought to preserve the legacy data.
 
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| There is no evidence the data used for Atlas of the Imperium captured any information other than the existing GDW publications (Spinward Marches, Solomani Rim)
 
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| It developed into [[Sunbane]].
 
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| The Genii data was independently generated by Digest Group Publications
 
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| In 1989, The data was uploaded to Genii.
 
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| In 1994, the files were hosted on the Sunbane FTP server.
 
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| The files were hosted on Sunbane prior to 1994
 
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| Sunbane was eventually included as a date set for the early [[Galactic]] design software, which could create entire sectors in [[Galactic File Format]].
 
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| Random generators began to be created in this period. The software is very clunky and dated by today’s standards.
 
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| Galactic is one of these generators, and the primary one for data generation. This section omits the work of HIWG to enhance and extend the Sunbane data.
 
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| For the most part, the legacy data was not overwritten much in this period.
 
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| The publication of TNE and T4 changed the underlying generation system. Official publications made significant to the legacy data.
 
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| [[H&E]] largely superseded Galactic although many still use that venerable software.
 
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| The two packages are used in equal amounts by various Traveller authors.
 
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| Many homegrown programs and web sites also exist to create star systems, sectors, and even galaxies.
 
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| ... but useless. This should include some of them as I have in the legacy page
 
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| Many publishers overwrote the legacy data in this period, particularly [[T20]] and [[MGT]] products.
 
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| The time range between 4. and 5. overlap the whole of the [[Marc Miller's Taveller]] publication, which may need to be included here. Many of the third party Licensed publishers didn't overwrite any data. So "many" is questionable.
 
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| T5SS was created as an update to the previous data sets including the most common one, the Sunbane set.
 
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| The time range for 6. overlaps with 5., making statements in the two sections difficult to reconcile.
 
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| Several companies including T20 and MGT have slowly been upgrading parts of Charted Space.  
 
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| T20 was not publishing in 2007, so wasn't part of the upgrade process.
 
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| FFE oversees the entire process.
 
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| T5SS has updated the [[UWP]]'s of thousands of worlds to be more consistent with current astrophysics knowledge.
 
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| T5SS has several goals for their updates. It would be better to just link to the full list
 
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| A T5SS manual is part of an effort to somewhat standardize the chaotic system.
 
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| This should include a link to the T5SS manual
 
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| [[FFE]] has re-canon-ized some of the legacy data in this current, ongoing period.
 
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Latest revision as of 01:17, 24 June 2018

Notes (2018)[edit]

This page was used to sort data for compilation, rewriting, and blending of various data sources. Not all sources were compiled on this page.

  • A special thanks goes out to Thomas Jones-Low who wrote much of the data, compiled it, and added tremendously to the efforts. These pages could not have been created without his invaluable contributions.
- Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 20:49, 23 June 2018 (EDT)
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