When shall this be finished/put up for NTSE review? The current spacemap is very cluttered and having this to change it up and clean it up would be nice.

That reminds me...I have to edit the Kapital Cluster for having a second Chen Nebula that shouldn't be there.

I'll also chime in and say that I'm quite interested in seeing this implemented.

As am I.

Currently, there seems to be quite a bit to do.

The following Cluster/Sectors need to be created:

- Hukka
- Yuukan
- Core
- Haven
- Elysia
- Freehold
- New Nepleslia

The following Clusters/Sectors have been created, but need to be finished:

- Frontier
- Bard
- Kapital
- Astral

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I know for sure that Kapital Cluster is my baby (which I need someone with Photoshop to help me) and Astral is Exhacks.

However, I have no idea who's doing the others. We probably need some volunteers to work with this. Though I think Exhack has most of the .psd files for the Sector/Clusters too.

Bard Cluster Map is complete, the planetary systems are work in progress which reflects what is going on in that sector.

I have all of the images if someone needs them.

I wouldn't mind helping out Nashoba-- I know my way around photoshop and illustrator well enough to be able to add stuff whilst keeping to the map standard's. All I'd really need is a copy of the .psd files.

I'm available if anyone needs help getting the Elysian stuff down right.

I have some opinions on the star map that I want to share:

• The clustered map system died out but has some good ideas. We should continue using the "classic" (current) star map for the center of our known space and if we need to expand beyond it, those expansion areas should all be new clusters. Essentially, I think we should go with the cluster method, but consider the current map as one big cluster.
• The above doesn't mean we can't have sub-clusters within the main map. These would just be marked zones that refer to cluster maps, like the Gartagen cluster.
• We should try to use the map we have first rather than adding to it when possible. There are tons of "empty" star systems on the map and adding new map pieces is making the universe more empty.
• We should place the homeworlds of new factions near the current ones. That is to say we should be expanding outward from the center, not populating the map edges then having to fill in the gaps.
• I want to make a streamlined process for new systems to be added, including a star system auto-template.

Actually I like the Cluster map system, I think we should continue with the effort. I like having a general map that shows the overall region of space and the ability to zoom in on the clusters for details.

I also like that it makes updating the maps easier, because the owners of the various ones can update them. If anything we need to encourage the people who a responsible for the other sections to work on their maps.