The NS Galaxy Map

[The Mindset]

Will there be an option included later on to add outposts/ stations in open space rather than in systems? That way we wont have to place entire systems to claim a small area of space.

At some point, yes, I plan on implementing this.

[Auman]

THIS IS CONFUSING D:

[The Mindset]

THIS IS CONFUSING D:

In what way?

[Feazanthia]

You guys actually have stations out in deadspace?

...right then.

[The Fedral Union]

Yeah perhaps you need a way station for trade in an area were star systems are scarce ?

[Techno-Soviet]

If your joining FT know this. The good guys are genocidal maniacs, the bad guys are warmongering genocidal mainiacs, and mass indiscriminate orbital bombardment is the standard means of warfare.

Rocks Fall, Everybody Dies. >_>

*tag*

[Arizona Nova]

I have to stop using accentuation in names, specially accentuation in consonants, because I suppose it was why this XML error happened:

http://map.esusalliance.co.uk/system.ph ... 3&s=Krakow

Yes. Refrain from using non-ASCII standard English/Latin letters. I've attempted to escape most of them, but Firefox's XML parser throws a hissy fit and dies completely on most of them. It's something I doubt I'll ever have full support for, so simply don't use them.

Optionally, spell them out. I know that German special characters in particular have "spelt out" equivalents; for example, "ß" is iirc "ss." So if you still want the import of a non-ASCII character, see if it has an equivalent ASCII spelling.

Also Mindset, another feature to consider. Could you make a button that generates Wiki codes for planets that are being displayed - i.e., its name, distance from Sol, encapsulated in == == level headings? Once one narrows the view down to their nation using your handy key, they could then hit that button and have an instant territories page.

[The Mindset]

I have to stop using accentuation in names, specially accentuation in consonants, because I suppose it was why this XML error happened:

http://map.esusalliance.co.uk/system.ph ... 3&s=Krakow

Yes. Refrain from using non-ASCII standard English/Latin letters. I've attempted to escape most of them, but Firefox's XML parser throws a hissy fit and dies completely on most of them. It's something I doubt I'll ever have full support for, so simply don't use them.

Optionally, spell them out. I know that German special characters in particular have "spelt out" equivalents; for example, "ß" is iirc "ss." So if you still want the import of a non-ASCII character, see if it has an equivalent ASCII spelling.

Also Mindset, another feature to consider. Could you make a button that generates Wiki codes for planets that are being displayed - i.e., its name, distance from Sol, encapsulated in == == level headings? Once one narrows the view down to their nation using your handy key, they could then hit that button and have an instant territories page.

I'll implement this soon (and also an option for parsing it to bbcode for the forum).

[Gaian Ascendancy]

You guys actually have stations out in deadspace?

...right then.

Dysan Spheres, Deep Space 9 (Deep Space Starbases,) deep fleet rallying bases. The ideas are just as endless. =^^=

[The Mindset]

The "info" function (top right, on the sidebar) now renders to both wikicode (example here) and bbcode:

Riiss Sslash cluster

• Riiss Sslash I
• Riiss Sslash IV.c
• Riiss Sslash III (Brown Dwarf)
• Riiss Sslash IV
• Riiss Sslash V
• Riiss Sslash VI
  
  • Riiss Sslash III.a
• Riiss Sslash III.b
  
  • Riiss Sslash III.c
  • Riiss Sslash IV.a
  • Riiss Sslash IV.b
  • Riiss Sslash V.a
  • Riiss Sslash V.b
  • Riiss Sslash VI.a
• Riiss Sslash II.a & b (Binary - Sskiss Homeworlds)

Thisss

• Thisss I
• Thisss II
• Thisss III
  
  • Thisss II.a
  • Thisss I.a
  • Thisss III.a
  • Thisss III.b
• Thisss IV

Praak Krii

• Praak Krii III
• Praak Krii I
• Praak Krii II
  
  • Praak Krii II.a
  • Praak Krii III.a
  • Praak Krii IV - Planetoid
• Praak Krii V
  
  • Praak Krii V.a

Sisss

• Sisss I
• Sisss II
• Sisss III.a & b (Binary)
• Sisss IV
• Sisss V
• Sisss VI
  
  • Sisss II.a
  • Sisss V.a
  • Sisss V.b
  • Sisss IV.a

Pruuk Koopa

• Pruuk Koopa I
  
  • Pruuk Koopa I.b
• Pruuk Koopa III
• Pruuk Koopa IV
• Pruuk Koopa V
  
  • Pruuk Koopa V.a
  • Pruuk Koopa V.b
• Pruuk Koopa II.a & b (Binary)

Ssliss
Ruusta

• Ruusta I
• Ruusta II
• Ruusta III
• Ruusta IV.a & b (Binary)
• Ruusta V
  
  • Ruusta III.a

Kraal
Rraak

• Rraak II
• Rraak III.a & b (Binary)
• Rraak IV.a & b (Binary)
• Rraak V. a & b (Binary)
• Rraak I.a & b (Binary)
• Rraak V

Sskaa

• Sskaa I.a & b (Binary)
• Sskaa II
  
  • Sskaa II.a
• Sskaa III
• Sskaa IV
  
  • Sskaa IV.a

Ssmog
Cha torr
Chaar
Kraach

• Kraach I
• Kraach II.a & b (Binary)
• Kraach III
• Kraach IV
  
  • Kraach IV.a
• Kraach V
  
  • Kraach V.a

Zzorr Khraal

• Zzorr Khraal I
• Zzorr Khraal II.a & b (Binary)
• Zzorr Khraal III
• Zzorr Khraal IV
• Zzorr Khraal V
  
  • Zzorr Khraal IV.a
  • Zzorr Khraal V.a
  • Zzorr Khraal V.b

Llaak
Lisss Khaa

• Lisss Khaa III
• Lisss Khaa IV
  
  • Lisss Khaa IV.a
• Lisss Khaa V
• Lisss Khaa II.a & b (Binary)
• Lisss Khaa I.a & b (Binary)

P Kaw Kaw

• P Kaw Kaw I
• P Kaw Kaw II
  
  • P Kaw Kaw II.a
  • P Kaw Kaw III (Toroid Asteroid Belt)
  • P Kaw Kaw III (Toroid Asteroid Belt)
  • P Kaw Kaw III (Toroid Asteroid Belt)
  • P Kaw Kaw III (Toroid Asteroid Belt)
  • P Kaw Kaw III (Toroid Asteroid Belt)
• P Kaw Kaw IV (Brown Dwarf)
  
  • P Kaw Kaw IV.a
  • P Kaw Kaw IV.b
  • P Kaw Kaw IV.c
  • P Kaw Kaw IV.d
• P Kaw Kaw IV.e

Sslorr Rissht

• Sslorr Rissht I
• Sslorr Rissht II.a & b (Binary)
• Sslorr Rissht III
• Sslorr Rissht IV.a & b (Binary)
• Sslorr Rissht V
  
  • Sslorr Rissht V.a

Rrook

• Rrook I.a & b (Binary)
• Rrook III
• Rrook IV
• Rrook II
  
  • Rrook III.a
  • Rrook III.b
• Rrook III.c
  
  • Rrook III.d
• Rrook III.e

Braak
Hrunt
Kruunt
Sskree
P thok

• P thok I
• P thok II
• P thok IV
• P thok V
  
  • P thok IV.a
• P thok III.a & b (Binary)

Pok

• Pok III
• Pok IV
  
  • Pok IV.a
• Pok II.a & b (Binary)
  
  • Pok III.a
• Pok V
  
  • Pok V.a
• Pok I.a & b (Binary)

Kha Sokk

• Kha Sokk I
• Kha Sokk III
• Kha Sokk IV
• Kha Sokk V
• Kha Sokk II.a & b (Binary)

Kaw Kaw
Koo Kooo
Chaag
Ssqee
Ruuk Ruk
Riiss Kaark

• Riiss Kaark II.a & b (Binary)
• Riiss Kaark I
• Riiss Kaark III
• Riiss Kaark IV
• Riiss Kaark V
  
  • Riiss Kaark V.a
• Riiss Kaark V.b
  
  • Riiss Kaark IV.a

Issk Khorr

• Issk Khorr I
• Issk Khorr II
• Issk Khorr III.a & b (Binary)
• Issk Khorr IV
  
  • Issk Khorr IV.a

Isss Raak

• Isss Raak I
• Isss Raak II.a & b (Binary)
• Isss Raak III.a & b (Binary)
• Isss Raak IV
• Isss Raak V (Brown Dwarf)
  
  • Isss Raak V.a
  • Isss Raak V.b
• Isss Raak V.c
  
  • Isss Raak V.d

Chort

[Gaian Ascendancy]

Better and better. Again I call for this being stickied when this gets out of Beta, at the very least.

Is this all being funded on your own site Mindset? Or is this on a common site somewhere? Just wondering since the potential exists for this all to be taken down by 'something', at some point. Wondering if funding would be one of those issues. =oo=

[The Mindset]

Better and better. Again I call for this being stickied when this gets out of Beta, at the very least.

Is this all being funded on your own site Mindset? Or is this on a common site somewhere? Just wondering since the potential exists for this all to be taken down by 'something', at some point. Wondering if funding would be one of those issues. =oo=

It is hosted on my site.

The funding issue is something I've thought carefully about. The map is fairly scalable - it uses relatively little bandwidth (because the images you see are actually dynamically generated SVG files - which are actually plain text and around 80kb per page load). Since launch, I've used around 500mb of bandwidth, which is not that much above average.

My hosting service is owned by a friend who provides me with unlimited (within reason) bandwidth at no cost.

I forsee no problems on this end, at least for the forseeable future.

[Allied Governments]

It feels like it needs something, I just don't know what.

[Gaian Ascendancy]

Lucky. Hope the bandwidth can handle the load that will likely be coming more and more, since I cannot see this being anything but wildly popular. Just be glad I didn't see this back in my original incarnation of the Ascendancy. I had several hundred Systems back then in the MWCG here, all heavily advanced and populated.

If you worry about abuse, I woulda likely been one of them back then. =^^=

Here's the original low down on it, to show how bad a boy I was back then. (Probably all shades of bad too. =^^=) : Original Gaian Core Republic

Course then came the Exodus move when the GE attacked due to Neo Zeta interference at the time. And then the vast Intergalactic Super Empire-Republic after that that encompassed thousands of galaxies.

Nice to go back to low key eh? =^^=;;;

[Gaian Ascendancy]

It feels like it needs something, I just don't know what.

A Tribble-Ewok-Kitty Kat Alliance Empire? =oo=

[The Mindset]

If you have systems on Bryn Shander's galaxy map (located here), you can convert the coords you used there to my map coords using this tool:

http://map.esusalliance.co.uk/brynmap.php

It will also present a link to the relevant area for easy insertion.

[Allied Governments]

Lucky. Hope the bandwidth can handle the load that will likely be coming more and more, since I cannot see this being anything but wildly popular. Just be glad I didn't see this back in my original incarnation of the Ascendancy. I had several hundred Systems back then in the MWCG here, all heavily advanced and populated.

If you worry about abuse, I woulda likely been one of them back then. =^^=

Here's the original low down on it, to show how bad a boy I was back then. (Probably all shades of bad too. =^^=) : Original Gaian Core Republic

Course then came the Exodus move when the GE attacked due to Neo Zeta interference at the time. And then the vast Intergalactic Super Empire-Republic after that that encompassed thousands of galaxies.

Nice to go back to low key eh? =^^=;;;

What's with these smilies nowadays, looks kawaii... In other words, an abomination.

[The Mindset]

The sidebar now lists the stats of the map.

80 nations, 472 systems, 1,135 planets

Holy shit.

[Phenia]

This is awesome.

Makes me kind of want to join ESUS too.

[The Mindset]

This is awesome.

Makes me kind of want to join ESUS too.

Feel free to apply, the link is in my signature.

[Daemonicai]

Can you add alliances onto the map? If not, then can you put down the Allied Systems Confederacy?

PS: I don't get how the FTLi radius works. Is there a limit? Is is the higher the number the further it can go? I typed in the numbers for a fleet, but the blue shading didn't come up.

[The Mindset]

Can you add alliances onto the map? If not, then can you put down the Allied Systems Confederacy?

PS: I don't get how the FTLi radius works. Is there a limit? Is is the higher the number the further it can go? I typed in the numbers for a fleet, but the blue shading didn't come up.

I can manually add alliances. Small FTLi ranges don't show, but if you have one around 500 or above you'll see it.

I've added your alliance.

[Daemonicai]

Can you add alliances onto the map? If not, then can you put down the Allied Systems Confederacy?

PS: I don't get how the FTLi radius works. Is there a limit? Is is the higher the number the further it can go? I typed in the numbers for a fleet, but the blue shading didn't come up.

I can manually add alliances. Small FTLi ranges don't show, but if you have one around 500 or above you'll see it.

I've added your alliance.

Cheers, but I did do one above 5000.

[The Mindset]

Can you add alliances onto the map? If not, then can you put down the Allied Systems Confederacy?

PS: I don't get how the FTLi radius works. Is there a limit? Is is the higher the number the further it can go? I typed in the numbers for a fleet, but the blue shading didn't come up.

I can manually add alliances. Small FTLi ranges don't show, but if you have one around 500 or above you'll see it.

I've added your alliance.

Cheers, but I did do one above 5000.

Can you link me to the system?

[Daemonicai]

Can you add alliances onto the map? If not, then can you put down the Allied Systems Confederacy?

PS: I don't get how the FTLi radius works. Is there a limit? Is is the higher the number the further it can go? I typed in the numbers for a fleet, but the blue shading didn't come up.

I can manually add alliances. Small FTLi ranges don't show, but if you have one around 500 or above you'll see it.

I've added your alliance.

Cheers, but I did do one above 5000.

Can you link me to the system?

Is there a maximum, because the lightminutes are one million?