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Making Custom Subsector Maps with TravellerMap.com

AlHazred

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Knight
I'm working up some information for my players' Library Data program, and would like to make a few Astrographic maps that they use in the Sword Worlds Confederation. For example, in the Imperium an Astrographer might refer to the "Gram Arm" of the Spinward Main, and provide a map like this:
402px-Chart_Spinward_Main_Sword_Worlds_Basic_2.png

But they don't refer to the Astrographic Clusters the same way in the Sword Worlds. They have the Haestskoen (Horseshoe) which has Gram, Joyeuse, Colada, Tizon, Hrunting, Margesi, Mjolnir, and Gungnir. I'd like to do my own color-coded map, and it seems clear to me the dot maps on the wiki may have been prepared from the travellermap.com. Does anybody know how the wiki Astrographic maps were made?
 
I don't know how the Wiki's maps were made, but you can shade hexes using TM's Poster Maker by including Regions in the metadata. Regions are just like Borders (you list the surrounding hexes in clockwise order starting from the top-left) but by default shade the hexes instead of outlining them.

 
I don't know how the Wiki's maps were made
Wow, and you're the expert! I'm way out of my depth, then! Good to know!
you can shade hexes using TM's Poster Maker by including Regions in the metadata. Regions are just like Borders (you list the surrounding hexes in clockwise order starting from the top-left) but by default shade the hexes instead of outlining them.

Okay, I got my work cut out for me! XML I have at least a barbarian's familiarity with! Thanks!
 
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