Contents of directory programs/generic/star-maps-in-ps

Postscript star map generator Having seen Travis McCord's program for creating MegaTraveller star maps on postscript, I thought it would be a good idea to write a program which would make star maps useful for other SF RPGs. I wanted one useful for GURPS Space, but the format is generic enough to be useful in many other games, I imagine. This post includes source code for the result: a program which will generate postscript star maps for SF RPGs. The program accepts data files which define stars in 3-dimensional space, so it is useful for realistic star positions. A sample data file, including the real life nearest 66 stars to our sun is included. Documentation is also included. David Mar. mar@astrop.physics.su.OZ.AU Astrophysics Department, University of Sydney NSW 2006, Australia.