ESEC File Format
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This file format for a single System is a fixed field layout, typically described in the file header.
The data includes the Primary World Name, Location within the sector as a grid reference, system name, primary star, current body name, order from primary star, body type, orbit, sub-orbit, UWP-Stellar data-Giant Data (as appropriate), Up-Bases present, Down-Bases present, Travel Zones, Trade codes, allegiance code, and data about the types and sizes of stars present.
Example
An example for the Regina (system) sector is provided below.
SPINWARD MARCHES SECTOR REGINA
The data in the extended sector text files is laid out in column format:
1 - 5 : HexNbr 6 - 19 : SystemName 19 - 33 : BodyPrimary 34 - 47 : BodyName 48 - 49 : Order (* = Star, & = Central Binary, Integer ) 50 : BodyTypeCode (* = Star, T = Terrestrial, L = Lunar, G = Gas Giant, I = Ice Giant, H = Hot Giant, m = Minor Planet, a = Asteroid, c = Comet U = Unusual Object, D = Dangerous Object, R = Rosette, etc.) 51 - 52 : Orbit 53 - 55 : SubOrbit 57 - 65 : UWP, Stellar Data. Gas/Ice Giant Data GG data: 57-58 : GG = Gas Giant, IG = Ice Giant, HG = Hot Giant, BD = Brown Dwarf 59-60 : Radius, MegaMeters (Mm) 61-63 : Terran Masses 64-65 : Escape Velocity, km/s 67 : Bases, Up 69 : Bases, Down 71 : Zone 73 - 74 : Allegiance 76 - 99 : Codes & Comments SYSTEM SUMMARY Regina 1910 A788899-C A Ri Cp 703 Im F7 V M8 D M6 V DETAILS ....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+....8....+....9....+....10 1910 Regina Lusor Lusor & * F7 V Im 1910 Regina Lusor Speck & * M8 D Im 1910 Regina Lusor Clement 0 T 0 Y100000-0 Im 1910 Regina Lusor Ausun 1 T 1 Y300169-9 Im 1910 Regina Lusor Burgund 2 G 2 GG3101622 Im 1910 Regina Lusor Cent 2 L 2 03 Y400367-9 Im 1910 Regina Lusor Thermidor 2 L 2 07 Y560000-0 Im 1910 Regina Lusor Olybnus 3 T 3 F75022A-9 Im 1910 Regina Lusor Alyse 3 L 3 25 Y20016C-9 Im 1910 Regina Lusor Assiniboia 4 G 4 GG6213542 Im 1910 Regina Lusor Redes 4 L 4 03 F595269-9 Im Farming 1910 Regina Lusor Printemps 4 L 4 06 F20036C-A N Im Farming, Naval Base 1910 Regina Lusor Brumaire 4 L 4 07 F564669-9 Im Farming Colony 1910 Regina Lusor Harcourt 4 L 4 30 H43556C-A M Im Research, Military Col. 1910 Regina Lusor Regina 4 L 4 55 A788899-C A Im Subsector Capital 1910 Regina Darida Darida * * M6 V Im Companion Star 1910 Regina Darida Augur 0 T 0 YS00000-0 Im 1910 Regina Darida Kirunda 1 T 1 Y210000-0 Im 1910 Regina Darida Irkirka 1 L 1 08 YS00000-0 Im 1910 Regina Darida Arkurer 1 L 1 11 HS00137-9 Im 1910 Regina Darida Irgurkar 1 L 1 13 Y10046A-A Im 1910 Regina Darida Elazair 2 I 2 IG2601824 Im 1910 Regina Darida Lashir 2 L 2 03 YS00000-0 Im 1910 Regina Darida Diuur lmar 2 L 2 08 G200269-9 Im 1910 Regina Darida Shamardae 2 L 2 09 Y500000-0 Im 1910 Regina Darida Arapan 2 L 2 20 Y200000-0 Im 1910 Regina Darida Edaku 2 L 2 50 Y210000-0 Im 1910 Regina Darida Gagamshir 2 L 2125 F534328-A M Im Military Base