Talk:Trade Map Key

Notes (2014)

I'm prerolling the traffic insystem for my group's anticipated destnations, and I saw that you'd already labeled worlds with their TC. How does the hexidecimal figure translate to a TC of Main, Feeder, Backwater, or Frontier?

The new sector data files are incredibly useful and must have been a lot of work. Huzzah! Should/can we also link to the raw data files on Traveller Map.com? Also, I *think* the Army calcs are off for worlds with breathable atmospheres: 5, 6, 8, and maybe D and E. Or at least for Magyar -- haven't checked other sectors. Basically, the number of battalions should be larger by an order of magnitude. Garnfellow (talk) 11:28, 22 June 2014 (EDT)

I realized the data files should contain a link to the TravellerMap source data and added that to the header information. When the next update hits TravellerMap, I'll redo the entire set and update everything.

The army sizes for worlds with breathable atmosphere is wrong, and is so for every sector. It should be the next step up. I did the comparison wrong. That will also be fixed for the next go around.

The only breathable atmospheres I have listed are 5,6,8, but not D or E (or, in theory, F). The only two references I have for army calculations are the Rebellion Sourcebook and GT: Ground Forces. The former doesn't mention them, the latter doesn't acknowledge the atmosphere types above C.

Tjoneslo (talk) 12:03, 22 June 2014 (EDT)

I think the original army calcs appeared in "Troops in the Fifth Frontier War", JTAS 10. I don't think that article spells out the atmospheres, either. I kinda hate the D, E, or F codes and they are so rare anyway it probably doesn't make a difference. Also, as a house rule, I treat any system under military rule as having no army. Garnfellow (talk) 13:33, 22 June 2014 (EDT)