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| + | [[Galactic]] is a Traveller star map generator and display program. Galactic was written in [[wikipedia:QuickBASIC|QuickBASIC 4.5]]. | ||
| + | == 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. | ||
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| + | From the online writeup: | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | === External Link/s === | ||
| + | # [http://jimvassilakos.com/dos-programs/gal.html Home Page] | ||
| + | # [https://sites.google.com/site/wingalactic/ Tony De Lyall's WinGalactic Site] (Galactic Resurrected!) | ||
| + | # [https://github.com/cmcknight/galactic Galactic on Github] source hosted by [[Charles McKnight]] | ||
| + | # [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) | ||
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| + | == 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. | 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]], [[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]]. | ||
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| − | + | == References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == | |
| + | {{Advanced}} | ||
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| + | | Compiler: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:25, 17 June 2021
Galactic is a Traveller star map generator and display program. Galactic was written in QuickBASIC 4.5.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
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[edit]
- Home Page
- Tony De Lyall's WinGalactic Site (Galactic Resurrected!)
- Galactic on Github source hosted by Charles McKnight
- Peter Vernon's Print program for Galactic Page w/Download (not Galactic 2.4, but a program to print subsectors)
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
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)[edit]
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.
See also[edit]
Astrography Metadata[edit]
- Astrographic History
- Astrographic Software
- Sector File Format
- Stellar Data
- Traveller Map
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
- Compiler: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science