Greetings, fellow travellers.
I bring you more typos in the World Builder's Handbook. :-(
When calculating Technology Related Details, the same error occurs in
two different places.
On page 83, section 4a, Computer/Robotics TL limits. Also, on page 84,
section 5a, Communications TL limits. To quote:
Lower limit: Upper limit / 3 (drop fractions)
It then gives an example:
A world has an energy upper limit of 14. The .............
limits are 14 and 11.
Now, instead of the / they are using the divide symbol, (which is very
confusing with a plus sign, but that is another problem). I believe
that it should read:
Lower limit: Upper limit - 3
because they reference these examples several times using the range of 14
and 11.
On a brighter note, I need some input. Specifically, I need some UWP to
test my program (almost done).
I have created a simple questionaire below. Enter the information
requested after the colon, and then mail the whole thing to me. I have
a simple program which will strip out the unnecessary text. Please do
not delete the question text as I may need it to figure out what is
going on. I will post interesting (and reasonable) results to the list.
Finally, I still need the phone # for DG. I got it for GDW.
JB
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World name:
Hex location:
Star size:
Star type:
Orbiting a central planet (y/n):
(if yes to the above then answer the following three questions,
otherwise delete them)
Central planet's diameter (km):
Satellite's orbit diameter (in diameters):
Central planet mass:
Orbit # (if not in a habitable orbit):
(repeat the following two lines as necessary)
Satellite diameter:
Satellite orbit:
Number of stars in this system:
(repeat the following three lines as necessare)
Companion size:
Companion type:
Orbit companion is in (0 for near, 99 for far):
(Now is the standard UWP information)
Starport type:
Size:
Atmosphere:
Hydrosphere:
Population:
Government:
Law level:
Tech level:
Bases:
Trade classes:
Travel zone:
Population multiple:
Planetoid belts:
Gas giants:
Allegiance:
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Jonathan Bayer Intelligent Software Products, Inc.
[phone removed] [address removed]