Star Maps
STAR MAPS
Note that the "campaign maps" are "node-maps" or 2-1/2 D maps while the other maps are full 3-D maps. 3-D maps are more pretty, but node maps are far more practical for plotting fleet manuvers, planning colonial expanision, locating choke points, and creating economic trade routes.
Map
6 (FTcanonWork4.pdf): This is a "campaign" map of
just the canonical empires. Lines are drawn between
a star and its closest neighbor. Distances are in parsecs.
Dotted lines are links where one empire has direct links
to another empire.
Map
5 (FTnoncanonWork5b.pdf): This is a "campaign" map of all the currently
assigned empires, canonical and non-canonical. Lines are drawn between
a star and its closest neighbor. Distances are in parsecs.
Map
0 (astropolitical.gif): This is the Full Thrust astropolitical map,
showing only the canonical empires (i.e., those mentioned
in the rulebooks) It is based on Map 2. Note that it says "canonical" at
the top.
Map
1b (FTnoncanonLine5.pdf): This is the current Full Thrust astropolitical
map, showing all the currently assigned empires, canonical and non-canonical.
It is in Adobe Reader *.pdf format.
Map
1a (astropoliticalx.gif): This is the current Full Thrust astropolitical
map, showing all the currently assigned empires, canonical and non-canonical.
It is in *.gif format.
This map will be subject to frequent updates, so be sure to check the "last
modified" date at the top. It is based on Map 2. Note that it says "non-canonical"
at the top.
For those who's web browsers cannot handle a picture of this size,
here is the same map split into quarters: upper
left, upper right, lower
left, and lower right.
Map
2 (m15.gif): This is a raw map of all the stars within 15
parsecs of the sun. ( "Raw" means "without labels for the various
star nations" ) Lines are drawn between each star and its closest neighbor.
Stars are colored according to their spectral class. In the case of biniaries,
the color used is that of the brightest member. Class M stars are greyed
out, as they generally do not possess human habitable planets (though they
often have valuable mineral deposits, domed colonies, terraformed planets,
and/or asteroid habitats) Note how the plethora of M stars make the map
difficult to use. There are also many places where star names and co-ords
overlap, the author apologizes, this will be fixed when he has a chance.
Map
3 (m15nom.gif): This is a raw map of all stars within 15 parsecs
of the sun, excluding stars of spectral class M. Lines are drawn between
each star and its closest neighbor. Stars are colored according to their
spectral class. In the case of biniaries, the color used is that of the
brightest member.
Map 4 (noM103d.gif): This is a raw map of all stars within 10
parsecs, excluding M stars. It is a set of stereo pairs, viewable in 3-D
by using the "cross-eyed"
method. This will give a feel as to the arrangement of stars in local
space.
