http://mapcraft.glendale.org.uk/ 2010-01-12T00:27:33+00:00 http://mapcraft.glendale.org.uk/ http://mapcraft.glendale.org.uk/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-01-10T12:12:26+00:00 Samuel Penn http://mapcraft.glendale.org.uk/mapcraftweb/terrain?rev=1263125546 One of the fundamental building blocks of a map is the type of land that is being mapped. At its simplest, this can be considered to be sea, plains, forest or mountains, though the real world tends to be very complex in terms of the types of landscape and biomes that are possible. text/html 2010-01-09T22:28:51+00:00 Samuel Penn http://mapcraft.glendale.org.uk/mapcraftweb?rev=1263076131 Since Mapcraft was begun ~10 years ago (it went through several iterations before the version now on Sourceforge was started) things have changed a bit. The most important change is that I now have access to my own web servers, so the requirement of generating static images is no longer there. text/html 2010-01-09T22:25:20+00:00 Samuel Penn http://mapcraft.glendale.org.uk/start?rev=1263075920 Mapcraft is a suite of applications for creating and generating maps for use in roleplaying games. In this case creation refers to the creation of maps by a user who builds using graphical design tools. Generation refers to the automated random generation of maps by a server application. text/html 2010-01-01T14:14:38+00:00 Samuel Penn http://mapcraft.glendale.org.uk/pcl/stygian?rev=1262355278 An icy world that is completely frozen. They are similar to Europan worlds but lack the tidal processes of a parent world which enable them to form a liquid water mantle. They have a rocky core, surrounded by ice. Apart from water-ice, they lack any useful resources are are extremely unlikely to have life. text/html 2010-01-01T14:10:18+00:00 Samuel Penn http://mapcraft.glendale.org.uk/pcl/europan?rev=1262355018 Europan worlds are similar to the Jovian moon Europa. They have a crust of water ice, surrounding a liquid water ocean, with possibly a central core of rock and ice. The ocean is kept liquid by gravitational tides caused by the parent world. The seas may contain life, but it will always be limited to ocean dwelling life, since the surface is often a frozen vacuum. text/html 2010-01-01T13:57:44+00:00 Samuel Penn http://mapcraft.glendale.org.uk/pcl/eogaian?rev=1262354264 An early terrestrial world which is large enough to hold a significant atmosphere. They tend to be quite geologically active, with an atmosphere undergoing rapid development. They may have oceans, or at least proto-oceans formed from cometary bombardment and atmosphere condensation. They are generally less than a billion years old. text/html 2009-12-28T17:22:47+00:00 Samuel Penn http://mapcraft.glendale.org.uk/pcl/carbonaceous?rev=1262020967 Carbonaceous asteroids (initially known as C-type asteroids) are extremely rich in carbon, making them very dark in colour. This makes them a good source of raw materials to miners, though tend to lack other mineral types. Typically, they are found in the middle solar system. text/html 2009-12-28T17:07:03+00:00 Samuel Penn http://mapcraft.glendale.org.uk/pcl/basaltic?rev=1262020023 The surfaces of basaltic asteroids are covered in lava flows, which cover most of the olivine crust. Any activity however ended long in the past, and these asteroids are now quite stable. They are low on metals, but tend to have high proportions of interesting silicates. text/html 2009-12-28T16:39:42+00:00 Samuel Penn http://mapcraft.glendale.org.uk/pcl/silicaceous?rev=1262018382 Silicaceous asteroids generally have an olivine crust surrounding a small nickel iron core. They are generally found in the inner to middle solar system, though very rarely close in to the sun unless some event has knocked them in closer. They tend to be low on worthwhile resources, so are normally ignored for mining purposes. text/html 2009-12-19T23:05:15+00:00 Samuel Penn http://mapcraft.glendale.org.uk/pcl/vulcanian?rev=1261263915 A type of asteroid found very close in to a star. They consist of a crust with a metallic core, and are generally incredibly inhospitable. Generally, Vulcanian worlds aren't listed amongst the planets in a star system. Only the larger versions of this class will be noted by the scout survey. text/html 2009-12-19T16:39:16+00:00 Samuel Penn http://mapcraft.glendale.org.uk/worldgen/commodity/carbonic?rev=1261240756 Carbon based ores, consisting of mineral and organic compounds. They are quite common, though not as common as Silicate Ore and Ferric ores. Rare variants include: Heliacate Ore, Acenite Ore, and Pardenic Ore. text/html 2009-12-19T16:35:48+00:00 Samuel Penn http://mapcraft.glendale.org.uk/worldgen/commodity/pardenic?rev=1261240548 Complex Carbonic compounds found on worlds with hot, dense atmospheres. It is used as a chemical catalyst in many industrial processes.