FQM Quadrant Shapes

[Thy_Reaper]

I like the log spiral a lot, and I like the idea of a spiral arm quadrant too.

[Tnargversion2]

Your Logarithmic spiral looks great.

Is there any way to make the arms have more width as far as instead of only one star system width strings, maybe 3 or even 4 width star system arms? Similiar to MOO3 picture. Perhaps using 255 systems?

In addition to the spiral galaxy format what about a globular cluster that has a very dense core and the further one gets away from the center the more space between the stars.

Also anyway to set up a few warp lines that a very limited but stretch over great distances connecting one corner of the map to another for example.

[Fyron]

SE5's map doesn't have enough precision to do very much with thick spiral arms, unfortunately. The map is only 67x49 squares. Plus, when I do place multiple stars into the spiral, it gets really ugly WP lines. Here is an example I had worked on last night:



Raapys:
It only takes as long as determining the a,b,c parameters for the polar logarithmic function. The real kicker is coming up with decent parameters that make layouts SE5 can work with.

[Baron Munchausen]

What we really need is for SE to support interlinking of maps to make larger play areas.

[Tnargversion2]

Fyron, the one you worked on last night actually looks like what I am trying to explain, just with two more distinct arms to fill those larger voids.

[Fyron]

If only SE5's map had decent resolution....

[Raapys]

That's a nice one. Possible to discard those connecting points between the arms?

[Fyron]

Sadly no... that is already using a max wps per system setting of 2 (which SE5 only follows on the first pass).

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In depressing news, look what happens with that last spiral quadrant, and 60 systems instead of the full 93...

[Fyron]

Ok I'm a liar... d'uh, just fiddle with r! It's not quite as nicely spiraled though...



The 60 system version doesn't turn out quite as badly. Hmm...