A Slightly Altered Version of the WCP Map
- Thread starter Chuckles
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Prometheus
Spaceman
That somehow reminds me of a similar "disclaimer" from the HyperSpace Star Map that came with Star Control II:
Wedge009
Rogue Leader
The use of relative positioning instead of accurate reproduction of positions and routes is commonplace in every major city's public transport system, so it's not something limited to video game universes. Although, of course, the specific examples you cite do add their own in-universe reasoning for such charting schemes. 
Bob McDob
Better Health Through Less Flavor
It's not even necessarily physically relative, though - compare the positions of Venice and Cairo, or Seggallion and Rostov, to the original WC Vega Sector map - the former pair have switched positions; Rostov has apparently migrated galactic north of Seggallion.
Does this really matter? From a navigator's standpoint, not really - and I'm actually surprised at the degree of relative fidelity that was attempted converting the pre-jump node Wing1 map into the Prophecy-era map.
Does this really matter? From a navigator's standpoint, not really - and I'm actually surprised at the degree of relative fidelity that was attempted converting the pre-jump node Wing1 map into the Prophecy-era map.
Ilanin
Captain
A further altered version...
Have to say I really like these maps, they're much simpler and easier to use than the CIC's big universe map (which I loathe due to it having far too many jump lines to be readable). They're also quite readily editable which is also good, because I'd love to have a 2654 map for example.
Any consensus on which systems should be recoloured for 2654? I've attached my version of Vega, done somewhat lazily...
Have to say I really like these maps, they're much simpler and easier to use than the CIC's big universe map (which I loathe due to it having far too many jump lines to be readable). They're also quite readily editable which is also good, because I'd love to have a 2654 map for example.
Any consensus on which systems should be recoloured for 2654? I've attached my version of Vega, done somewhat lazily...
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Wedge009
Rogue Leader
I think it would be difficult to state definitively which system was under what rule at a given point in time, especially given the fluid nature of war.
Also, an interesting side-effect of your redrawing of the boundaries is that Elohim in Downing Quadrant is effectively cut off from the rest of Humanity. That would be a rather tenuous position, I imagine.
Also, an interesting side-effect of your redrawing of the boundaries is that Elohim in Downing Quadrant is effectively cut off from the rest of Humanity. That would be a rather tenuous position, I imagine.
Ilanin
Captain
It actually isn't, but for what I can only assume are his own nefarious reasons, Chuckles has severed all the jump-lines between sectors. Elohim is linked to Torgo, in the Deneb quadrant of Epsilon Sector, and given that Confed decided to build the Behemoth there I'd be suprised if it wasn't also human in 2654, the shipyard must have been under construction if nothing else.
My algorithm is, roughly:
1) Change every world with a listed affiliation by a primary source to that affiliation (mostly Kilrathi worlds, also Rostov).
2) Where this creates Terran-controlled worlds surrounded by Kilrathi ones, flip those to Kilrathi also
3) Flip the smallest number of additional worlds to Kilrathi necessary so that they have contiguous borders.
My algorithm is, roughly:
1) Change every world with a listed affiliation by a primary source to that affiliation (mostly Kilrathi worlds, also Rostov).
2) Where this creates Terran-controlled worlds surrounded by Kilrathi ones, flip those to Kilrathi also
3) Flip the smallest number of additional worlds to Kilrathi necessary so that they have contiguous borders.
