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| | #REDIRECT [[Starmap]] |
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| [[Image:Starmap 2155.png|right|300px|thumb|Image 1: Starmap in 2155.]] | |
| [[Image:Starmap 2158.png|right|300px|thumb|Image 2: Starmap in 2158 showing Spheres of Influence.]]
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| The '''Starmap''', or star chart, is the map of our corner of the galaxy. It is divided into a grid of 20x20 squares, with each square consisting of fifty degrees space-latitude by fifty degrees space-longitude. The canonical term ''[[Standard HyperSpace distance unit]]'', (or SDU ) is used to describe the degrees of distance in latitude and longitude. The section of space shown on the Starmap is 1000x1000 SDU and 1 000 000 sq.SDU.
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| While viewing the map, the lowest X:Y co-ordinate is (002.0 : 002.1) and the highest is (999.9 : 997.7). The imaginary line connecting the two points is the [[Coreward]] direction and travel between the two points requires 141.3 units of fuel for the Flagship. Oddly, the Flagship can travel to the co-ordinates (000.0 : 000.0) and (999.9 : 999.9) which will be shown in the Navigation screen, but the ship's location on the map will be (002.1 : 002.1) and (999.9 : 997.7) respectively.
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| The location of [[The Flagship]] is designated by a small grey ring and its selected destination by a pink compass star; the trajectory between the two points is represented as a dotted blue line and the projected fuel consumption is shown. While plotting course, the Flagship's range based on actual fuel will be expressed by a grey disc. When the Flagship makes contact with a race, their [[Sphere of Influence]] is added to the Starmap in the form of a coloured ring, with their name, that corresponds to the location of their fleet.
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| ===Navigation Mode===
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| [[Image:Starmap nav grid.png|right|300px|thumb|Image 3: '''Navigation mode''' in main screen, with small green Starmap showing Flagship's relative location.]]
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| In Navigation mode (Image 3), the main screen shows the Flagship's location, and to the right is a smaller, green mini starmap that shows the Flagship's immediate position with nearby stars and any approaching vessels.
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| ===Fuel Consumption===
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| * To travel the entire length of one axis (ex: from the left limit of the map to the right) requires exactly 100.0 units of fuel.
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| * To travel a diagonal line between corners (ex: from top left to bottom right) requires 141.3 units of fuel.
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| * 1 SDU uses 0.1 unit of fuel.
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| ===Cardinal Points===
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| Many Humans use the Cardinal Points to refer relative locations on the starmap. The North-South Axis runs from (500.0 : 999.9) to (500.0 : 000.0). The West-East Axis runs from (000.0 : 500.0) to (999.9 : 500.0).
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| By this system, Human, Ilwrath and Pkunk space are all in the southwest of the region while the Supox and Utwig are in the northeast.
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| [[Gamma cancri|Gamma Cancri]] (500.6 : 501.1) is the closest star to the centre of the map and it falls within [[Ur-Quan Kzer-Za|Kzer-Za]] and [[Ur-Quan Kohr-Ah|Kohr-Ah]] [[Sphere of Influence|space]].
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| [[Category:Science and technology]]
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| [[Category:Game mechanics]]
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