Galactic routes

ajtribick · Post #1by **ajtribick** » 20.04.2004, 19:00

A series of replacements for the asterisms.dat file showing routes through the galaxy, if your spaceship can only travel a certain distance at a time.

There are several sets of stars available, from the "habitable stars" to all stars in the dataset.

Interestingly there is a massive cluster of "habitable stars" visible in the 5-parsec-jump map, I suspect it is the Hyades, I'd like confirmation of that.

Download from my website (496K)

Bear in mind that my website is currently undergoing major updates. If the file moves I will update this thread.

Post #2by **selden** » 20.04.2004, 21:10

Yes, it's the Hyades.

I installed your "asterisims_A_5.dat"
plus my "messier_all_v2" Addon, which includes the Messier open clusters. M46 = Hyades.

The menu brought up by a right-mouse-button mouse click on the large blob of lines is titled "Hyades".

QED.

ajtribick · Post #3by **ajtribick** » 21.04.2004, 14:32

Ok, thanks.

ajtribick · Post #4by **ajtribick** » 22.04.2004, 15:02

I've just discovered my recursive algorithm used for generating the routes was incorrect.

The result is much larger files than necessary which don't connect all the required stars.

I am currently in the process of testing a new algorithm which should fix things.

Sorry. I will announce a new version in this thread at some point in the near future.

lazy chaos · Post #5by **lazy chaos** » 22.04.2004, 15:42

Small update - yes it did connect all the right stars, but it did it fairly inefficiently. I'm surprised my original algorithm didn't get stuck in an infinite loop.

ajtribick · Post #6by **ajtribick** » 22.04.2004, 16:13

OK, fixed. Download at old location. Size reduced from 570K to 492K