RE: [TML] Traveller Wiki update: Trade Map Update
Anthony Jackson 09 Jun 2014 16:54 UTC
From: Thomas Jones-Low
> The Nroute.c code, while functional, is getting long in the tooth.
Heh. I don't even remember what the n stands for. Probably new.
> * The Trade map summary has been updated:
> http://wiki.travellerrpg.com/Trade_map_summary
Does that include the dot map on that page, which was originally done as a horrible abomination involving creating a .ppm file and then using external software to convert it to gif?
> * The Trade Maps (PDF) have been updated
On looking at them, you've got some spacing problems -- the UWP is slightly higher up in the hex, which means it spills over more into adjacent hexes, and you've expanded the allegiance codes, resulting in them also spilling into adjacent hexes
Another nit: the text description of the map still says that it was generated with nroute.c.
You might truncate all map lines at the edge of the map. Not a new problem, but it's more visible with this version because of the large dots at the start and end of each trade route jump.