Traveller5 Planet Templates

greglee3461 · January 2013

The latest edition of Traveller has standardized the planetary hex size. Thus, each planet size map is different. Has anyone already created templates? If not, is there anyone with the skill to do so? I am able to handle the basic mapping tools, but am not all that good at setting up the templates. Templates ought to go from size 1 all the way to F, at least.

In the alternative, a tool allowing creation of "exact" hexes would be useful.

Thanks.

Greg Lee

Monsen · January 2013

The new map wizard already does this for you, you just need to input the correct world size. For example, a size 5 world should have 5 1000km hexes along the edge of the world triangles. And the map is always 5 world triangles wide. So a size 5 world is 5 * 1000 * 5 km in size = 25000. The CC3 traveller template only scales proportionally, so enter 25000 for width, and the height will be set correctly automatically. On the next step of the wizard, enable the grid overlay, and set up a vertical hex grid with a grid size of 1000.

I am not familiar with traveller, so I don't know exactly what a world size of 'F' is, but I am guessing hexadecimal notation is used here, so a size F world is really a size 15 world in decimal numbers.

Infojunky · January 2016

Monsen that helped a LOT!....

pvernon · January 2016

I have done a set of templates for the Local, Terrain, and World hexes from T5.

pvernon · January 2016

pvernon · January 2016

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pvernon · January 2016

They are not perfect, but they work.

Here is an example using google earth as a source.

DickNervous · January 2016

Excellent job Peter! That will make mapping worlds easier once I get past learning CC3 and building deck plans!
Thanks!

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