edit: Sorry, false sub-forum. Can someone change that please?

Hi, I've got a question.
I read something about a canon-map and the systems there...

I noticed, that minor races and planetary systems are placed with a system into the quadrants, BUT is there a plan to develope a fixed map?
So a "huge galaxy" with all known and some invented star-systems at fixed places, that are, every time the map is build the same?

It would be nice for multiplayer or for single player, that like to test out other kinds of stategies with a fixed map to see better results of testing.
Intention: With a fixed map, the whole universe is always the same so you can directly see what differences another strategy would make. With a larger random factor, there is a huge random influence, so i slight difference in your tactic might be lost in the "random-noise". (Dont know how to explain it)

I'm not very fit in terms of 'geography' of the canon map so I dont think that I'm able to do that in a correct way. (but maybe, there is anywhere a full reference for that - dont know, I will search for it...)

That is an interesting idea. If I recall it has not been planed for but Mike may take up the suggestion.

Mike could implement a random seed system, that shows the seed of the current map and that allows to enter this seed at the New Game screen, so it generates the exact same map again.

Hmm, that would solve one point out of two.

But the other point is:
Make the map canon and balanced:

I saw in some games, that the dominion had only a few, less populated systems avaible around and the federation systems were a bulk of massive populated systems. This COULD be an outcome of a random seed and I want to delete the possability that this could happen.

So I would like to manually set up a map where I can place systems, planets, bonus for the planets, dilithium, raw materials, special objects, minor races startpoints etc and the press the key "save map" and continue this work another day when I have more time.

Problem:
I'm not very fit with the canon story, because I let out "the classic series, the series with Archer and the last 1/3 of Voyager". I watched TNG and DS9 and the first 2/3 of Voyager. And it is about... 7 yeas that I watched an epsiode of star trek (excludet the movies)

So I dont think that I have the background knowlege for doing this. I may can set up a minor race free map and after that, someone else will include them manually and will change the systems a little bit so that they fit more the minor race. But THEN I need to coordinate this with the other one and there might be other intentions.

So for example: I place on every 8'th system a dilithium point. The one who puts in minor races will set up a minor race there. But my intention on placing a dilithium point there was maybe, that the PLAYER should get this system.

So, something like a marker for a notice for every system would be nice. This means:
- I need an editor
- I need a laot of backgorund information
- I need a save-able map that can be freely edited
- I need to make notations
- I need the ability to place minor races into a system (maybe with backgound informations for habitation status: Like M- ideal / L comfortable... for each minor race)
.. and maybe some points I forgot.

So, in order to make a map editor availble, I think it is too much work for mike... is'nt it?

This thread might interest you.