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P-O "BeRKA" Bergstedt is the Zhodani Ambassador. :-) BeRKA started the Zhodani Base in 1994.
Mapping, Traveller

Aek Elakfough – Gvurrdon 0439

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The biggest problem with this planet is that has TL-G and a population of zero. In the maps here at the Zhodani Base that uses data from Galactic, the population has been modified to reflect the situation a few years later. But in the original source (AM-3 Vargr) the UWP is:

0439 A000002-G     Lo nIn As   220Va  K8 V  M7 D

Okay, so we got 2 Vargrs running a class A starport at TL-G. That seems a bit unlikely… It might be that they have lots of robots running the starport and the TL-G production facilities. Where did all those TL-G robots come from?

Another idea is that the only thing they produce at their asteroid base is coffee, and that they once visited Darrian and bought an old coffee machine. When the Impie Scouts visited Aek Elakfough they noticed that the only thing produced was coffee from a TL-G coffee machine. So these scouts followed their scout protocol and noted that this was indeed a TL-G world… They also noted that the two Vargrs were engineers and could (if they wanted to) overhaul starships on their asteroid base. Voila, it must be a class A starport…

Another problem with TL-G for Vargrs are that on page 29 in AM3, the maximum TL for Vargr is F. But on the other hand, that is the same page that have a table for Aslan Morale.

Roger Malmstein has also tried to answer the questions about Aek Elakfough and has written a document about it.

2300AD, Reviews, Science Fiction

Space Cadet, by Robert Heinlein

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Another book that I recently read was Space Cadet, by Robert Heinlein. I bought this at the Fantasy Centre last time I was in London.

This  is one of Heinlein’s so called juveniles stories. It’s about young boys training to become officers in the Interplanetary Patrol. No girls are allowed there. It’s a kind of adventure that boys in the end of the 40’s might have liked. The science is silly as well. Even when this was written, it wouldn’t have seemed likely to find intelligent beings on Mars and Venus and in the asteroid belt. I had hoped that this book was a Starship Troopers light version, but it wasn’t. 🙁

Eventhough I didn’t enjoy reading this, there was some good parts in the book. The meeting with the primitives on Venus was interesting. When it turned out that the primitives actually were the advanced venusians I thought about when I read something similar… Oh yes, is was the 2300AD adventure called “Ranger”. 😕

Heinlein

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IMTU, Mapping, Traveller

The Iron Stars Subsector

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I have looked at three more subsectors from the Oolite Universe.  The Iron Stars is subsector N. This subsectors have lots of industrial worlds.

@SUB-SECTOR: The Iron Stars
#--------1---------2---------3---------4---------5---------6---
#PlanetName   Loc. UPP Code   B   Notes         Z  PBG Al LRX *
#----------   ---- ---------  - --------------- -  --- -- --- -
Rabedira      0940 B546977-9    Hi In           A  312 Hc
Quzadi        1035 B7779CC-9    Hi In           R  422 Hc
Aona          1036 A445975-D  N Hi In Cp           525 Hc
Leleer        1039 C4449AC-8    Hi In           A  313 Hc
Qucerere      1040 B7577AC-8    Ag                 310 Hc
Biarge        1133 A666777-C  N Ri                 424 Hc
Onusorle      1134 D843954-8    Hi In Po           300 Hc
Usrarema      1140 A6769CB-C  N Hi In              513 Sr
Vebege        1231 E677973-6    Hi In           A  222 Hc
Entizadi      1237 A4469BC-C  N Hi In           A  512 Hc
Rateedar      1331 B576976-A    Hi In           R  414 Hi
Cetiisqu      1338 D543957-7    Hi In Po           210 Hc
Geerra        1434 D456743-5    Ag                 211 Hc
Usanat        1437 D6777AB-4    Ag                 212 Hc
Digebiti      1531 C843956-8    Hi In Po        A  300 Hc
Soladies      1540 C6777A9-6    Ag                 213 Hc

The Iron Stars

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IMTU, Mapping, Traveller

Old Worlds Subsector

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You might recognize this subsector? I have tried to make it more travelleresque. Please comment if You have any ideas on how to improve this.

@SUB-SECTOR: Old Worlds
#--------1---------2---------3---------4---------5---------6---
#PlanetName   Loc. UPP Code   B   Notes         Z  PBG Al LRX *
#----------   ---- ---------  - --------------- -  --- -- --- -
Relaes        0121 A8759CC-B  N Hi In              412 Hc
Orrere        0123 C6437CA-7    Po                 300 Hc
Uszaa         0125 C444972-8    Hi In           A  324 Hc
Riedquat      0129 E853873-4    Po              A  210 Hr
Ra            0222 E4208CA-5    Po              A  310 Hc
Diso          0228 B879745-8    Ag                 110 Ff
Leesti        0230 B4409CB-B    Hi In Po           511 Hc
Quator        0322 C777973-7    Hi In           A  222 Hc
Reorte        0324 C8577A7-6    Ag              A  310 Ff
Lave          0328 B5647A5-5    Ri Ag              213 Hc
Zaonce        0530 A5779CD-C  N Hi In Cp           525 Hc
Aesbion       0622 B8979CC-A    Hi In           R  521 Gf
Qutiri        0628 A787875-9    Ri              A  322 Ff
Isinor        0630 C85777A-7    Ag                 400 Sf
Isence        0721 A887874-9    Ri              A  311 Fh
Aronar        0726 C753753-8    Po                 101 Hc
Ontiat        0830 B866879-7    Ag              R  321 Gl

Old Worlds

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Reviews, Science Fiction

1632 and 1633 by Eric Flint

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I have just read 1632 and 1633 by Eric Flint. 1632 was an interesting story set in an alternative universe where a small American modern town ended up in Germany in 1632. I think the idea for this book was great, and that the story was very good. I especially like Gustavus Adolphus, and that he wasn’t killed in Lützen. (No more spoilers here…)

1633 was the next book in the series. David Weber helped Eric Flint with this book. Personally I guess that was the wrong person to pick for such a project. The main character became something of a super hero. Just like in his Harrington books. 🙁 My friend Jonas, who read these books just before me had warned me about this. The book was still quite good, but not as good as 1632.

I’ll probably read some other book in the series since the setting was nice. There is also a RPG about this setting. From what I read about it, I guess that it would be better to use GURPS (or other generic rules) for this setting instead. GURPS Alternate Earths or Infinite Worlds would be helpful. Then You can use maps and ideas from the 1632 Fan Site.

Gustav II Adolf

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