World generation for the Cepheus Engine and similar OGL 2d6 Sci-Fi games. v1.9 March 31st, 2018 Generates old-school SEC files compatible with various Traveller-type applications. This is open source code, feel free to use it for any purpose. Contact the author at golan2072@gmail.com.
v1.9 changelog:
- Menu now receives direct keypresses without requiring "Enter".
v1.8 changelog:
- Improved the menu refresh system.
v1.7 changelog:
- Moved several shared functions to an external module for easier readability.
- Improved world name generation procedure.
v1.6 changelog:
- Moved the world generation rules and data to a separate library for greater readability
v1.5 changelog:
- Added random name generation from a name list file.
v1.45 changelog:
- Main program is now a function for easier readability and testing.
- Added a "try/finally" exception code to the sector generation function in order to ensure that the SEC file is always closed.
v1.4 changelog:
- Further improved code for the Pseudo Hex Converter function.
v1.3 changelog:
- Added Linux support. Tested on Linux Lite 3.2.
v1.2 changelog:
- Fixed the formatting bug. Output SEC file should now be perfectly formatted.
- The savefile function is no longer case-sensitive in recognizing existing files for over-writing.
- Improved code for the Pseudo Hex Converter function.
- Thanks to Leam Hall and other very kind people for their input!
v1.1 changelog:
- Fixed a major bug where an empty string would have been generated instead of a trade code when there was a single trade code.
- Population numbers can no longer be negative.
v1.05 changelog:
- Error message now shows correctly on wrong input on the main menu.
- Fixed a bug in the definition of the "Ba" ("Barren") trade code. Should now appear correctly.
v1.0 notes:
- First full-scale stable release
- Tested on Windows 7 64bit
- This is a remake of an old script I built in 2010. I tried writing a much clearer, readable, better-documented code and avoid the programming mistakes I commited in my old script.