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Please see the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] files for related information: <br> | Please see the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] files for related information: <br> | ||
'''[[Astrography]]:''' | '''[[Astrography]]:''' | ||
| − | * [[Galactic]] | + | * Astrographic History |
| − | * [[ | + | ** [[Legacy Astrographic Data]] |
| − | * [[ | + | ** [[Sunbane]] |
| − | * [[SEC File Format]] | + | ** [[T5 Second Survey]] |
| + | * Astrographic Software | ||
| + | ** [[Astrosynthesis]] | ||
| + | ** [[EXPLANATOR]] | ||
| + | ** [[Galactic]] | ||
| + | ** [[Heaven & Earth]] | ||
| + | ** [[World Builder Deluxe]] | ||
| + | * [[Sector File Format]] | ||
| + | ** [[ESEC File Format]] | ||
| + | ** [[Galactic File Format]] | ||
| + | ** [[SEC File Format]] | ||
* [[Stellar Data]] | * [[Stellar Data]] | ||
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* [[Traveller Map]] | * [[Traveller Map]] | ||
| + | * [[Traveller RPG:Community Portal]] | ||
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
It was originally written for DOS using QuickBasic and displays on a VGA screen in 16 colors. [[Jim Vassilakos]] has released Galactic into the public domain. | It was originally written for DOS using QuickBasic and displays on a VGA screen in 16 colors. [[Jim Vassilakos]] has released Galactic into the public domain. | ||
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=== External Link/s === | === External Link/s === | ||
| − | # EXTERNAL LINK: [http:// | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/galactic/ Galactic] - Yahoo discussion group about galactic, with latest news and updates |
| − | # EXTERNAL LINK: [ | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [https://sites.google.com/site/wingalactic/ Tony De Lyall's WinGalactic Site] (Galactic Resurrected!) |
| − | # EXTERNAL LINK: [http:// | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [http://juliahwest.com/Traveller/Peter_Vernon/maps.html Peter Vernon's Print program for Galactic Page w/Download] (not Galactic 2.4, but a program to print subsectors) |
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
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The latest version (gal23c.zip) contains several galaxies, including maps of the classic era, [[Interstellar Wars]], [[Traveller: The New Era|TNE]], Milieu 0, and two variant Traveller universes. The [[Sector File Formats|format]] of the data is in the [[Galactic File Format]]. | The latest version (gal23c.zip) contains several galaxies, including maps of the classic era, [[Interstellar Wars]], [[Traveller: The New Era|TNE]], Milieu 0, and two variant Traveller universes. The [[Sector File Formats|format]] of the data is in the [[Galactic File Format]]. | ||
| − | == References & Contributors (Sources) == | + | == References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == |
{{Advanced}} | {{Advanced}} | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
|S1= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]] | |S1= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]] | ||
| − | |S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[ | + | |S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] |
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{{MET|Astrography|Software}} | {{MET|Astrography|Software}} | ||
Revision as of 11:29, 7 November 2019
Galactic is a Traveller star map generator and display program.
- Galactic was written in QuickBASIC 4.5.
Please see the following AAB Library Data files for related information:
Astrography:
- Astrographic History
- Astrographic Software
- Sector File Format
- Stellar Data
- Traveller Map
- Traveller RPG:Community Portal
Description (Specifications)
It was originally written for DOS using QuickBasic and displays on a VGA screen in 16 colors. Jim Vassilakos has released Galactic into the public domain.
From the online writeup:
- Allows user to randomly generate sectors, displays the maps in VGA, translates the UWP code to English, and keeps campaign notes in text files which can be accessed directly from the map. The maps all mesh seemlessly. Lots of official & non-official Traveller sectors are included. There's even world mapping and star system mapping software. Contains enough online help that it can be used by someone who has never before played Traveller and is just getting into it.
External Link/s
- EXTERNAL LINK: Galactic - Yahoo discussion group about galactic, with latest news and updates
- EXTERNAL LINK: Tony De Lyall's WinGalactic Site (Galactic Resurrected!)
- EXTERNAL LINK: Peter Vernon's Print program for Galactic Page w/Download (not Galactic 2.4, but a program to print subsectors)
History & Background (Dossier)
Despite its obvious technological backwardness and age, it remains a well-used and almost essential piece of Traveller software because of its utility. It is simple to use, runs on many computers (in a Windows DOS box, or under DOSEMU for linux). All of the program data is kept in human readable text files. The formats used for the UWP data remain a standard in the Traveller star mapping community.
Latest Developments (2007)
The latest version (gal23c.zip) contains several galaxies, including maps of the classic era, Interstellar Wars, TNE, Milieu 0, and two variant Traveller universes. The format of the data is in the Galactic File Format.
References & Contributors (Sources)
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science