Tag Archives: Subsector

New style for the Random Subsector Generator

The Random Subsector Generator has been updated. It now outputs an image in PNG format instead of ASCII.

Old and New Style
Old style to the left | New style to the right

The new style outputs a quite large image, 2066px × 2922px. The hexes are big enough include UWP and Trade Class. I have used a purple colour for UWP and Trade Class so that this extra information won’t stand out to much.

For the new style there are 10 types of planets. These are the same types that are used in the Traveller Universe program.

Subsector Generator Update

I have updated my Random Subsector Generator with a new “race“.

If you select Zork, you will get a subsector with planet names that are inspired by an intrepid space explorer in a very small ship (that usually crashes.)

I have used 1:st order Markov Chains to create the new names. (Higher order create too few names since we start with so few planets.)

Glortero Subsector

From the comic, I also guess that the planets should be quite small and that the tech level is high. So without creating illegal values, I have added a small bias for this.

Subsector SKA-1979

On this day (19 October 1979) , 40 years ago, the albums One Step Beyond… by Madness and the album The Specials by the Specials were released. (Read more here.) This is an ATU subsector map I made to celebrate this:
Madness and The Specials Subsector[tabs]
[tab title=”Subsector Data”]

#--------1---------2---------3---------4---------5-------
#PlanetName   Loc. UPP Code   B   Notes         Z  PBG Al
#----------   ---- ---------  - --------------- -  --- --
Bedders       0913 B788130-9    Lo Ni              134 Ll
Buster        1015 B562595-6  S Ni                 401 Na
Dekker        0915 C472579-6  S Ni                 120 Na
Barso         1012 C642574-5    Ni Po              602 Ll
Jerry         1017 A620463-9  2 De Ni Po           510 Ck
Kix           1113 E566583-7    Ag Ni              205 Ll
Roddy         1118 E320651-8    De Na Po           110 Ck
Suggs         1414 A542134-8  N Lo Ni Po           403 Ll
Chas          1214 E575200-3    Lo Ni           A  102 Ll
Neville       1218 C764567-8    Ag Ni              200 Ck
Woody         1312 B986347-7  N Lo Ni              414 Ll
Terry         1416 A366200-E  N Lo Ni              110 Ck
Lynval        1317 D568574-2  S Ag Ni              103 Ck
Brad          1320 B588233-9  N Lo Ni              124 Ck
Chrissy       1512 B542433-7  N Ni Po              602 Ll
Horace        1517 B49A78A-D  N Wa                 704 Ck
Dread         1615 X59A888-1    Wa              R  804 Na

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[tab title=”Meta Data”]

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Sector>
  <Stylesheet>
    border.Ll { color: #000099; }
    route.Ll{ color: #00CC00; }
    border.Ck{ color: #990000; }
    route.Ck{ color: #00CC00; }
  </Stylesheet>
<Labels>
  <Label Hex="1313" Size="small">Londium League</Label>
  <Label Hex="1318" Size="small">Coventria Klub</Label>
</Labels>
  <Borders>
    <Border Allegiance="Ck">1017 1117 1217 1317 1416 1517 1518 1418 1419 1320 1219 1218 1118 1017 </Border>
    <Border Allegiance="Ll">0913 1012 1112 1212 1312 1412 1512 1513 1413 1414 1314 1214 1114 1013 0913 </Border>
  </Borders>
</Sector>

[/tab]
[tab title=”Ships”]

A Message to You, Rudy
Do the Dog
It's Up to You
Nite Klub
Doesn't Make It Alright
Concrete Jungle
Too Hot
Monkey Man
(Dawning of A) New Era
Blank Expression
Stupid Marriage
Too Much Too Young
Little Bitch
You're Wondering Now
One Step Beyond
My Girl
Night Boat to Cairo
Believe Me
Land of Hope and Glory
The Prince
Tarzan's Nuts
In The Middle of The Night
Bed and Breakfast Man
Razor Blade Alley
Swan Lake
Rockin' in A?
Mummy's Boy
Madness
Chipmunks Are Go!

[/tab]
[/tabs]

Madness and The Specials