Utilities
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- see also downloads Related Websites
Contents
Game setup utilities
Map2XY
- download map2xy.zip 66kb
- offsite download at sourceforge
- homepage: stars-utils at sourceforge
- author:Wumpus
Map2XY will take a .xy file and a .map file and modify the .xy file to match the .map file.
Mapper
- download mapper07.exe v0.7 88kb
- homepage: Stars R Us
Recreates the xy universe file from a GIF file. Also allows the xy file to be exported to a GIF.
Star Name Changer
Allows you to change the names of your stars/planets in Stars! games. This only affects your XY file, so if you want the changes to apply to everyone, they will need to receive the updated XY file. Zip file contains instructions, and different versions for different operating systems.
Universe Creator
- download uc.zip v1.3 58kb
- homepage: DStars! (offline)
A great utility that allows hosts to not only model the galaxy off a bitmap, but also allows them to move homeworlds around. There are some restrictions as to where the new homeworlds are placed.
Calculators
Chaff Sweeping Calculators
A program that estimates the number of chaff needed to "chaff sweep" a minefield.
- Another chaff sweeping calculator, by Dan Neeley and LEit.
Opt Move
Packet Damage Calculator
- download pacal.zip 17kb
- offsite download at Stars! AutoHost
- no homepage, originally hosted at Stars! AutoHost
- author: abcraig
Packet Location Calculator
homepage: Stars! FAQ
Planet Sniffer
Population Growth Rate Formula
S.B.Posey's Spreadsheet
Expansive calculation spreadsheet with many uses.
Stars! Calculator
Stars! Xpert
The Xpert is a calculator for cloaking, bombing, packet damage, weapons damage (with respect to capacitors, deflectors, computers and jammers), fuel consumption, and planetary resources.
TeamTT8
TT8v2
In-game information processing/sharing
Combine.exe
Information Trader
- download i-trade.zip 498kb
- offsite download at Stars! AutoHost
- no homepage, originally hosted at Stars! Autohost
Allows players to transfer gaming information without compromising their own security.
mSplit
- download mSplit.zip 10kb
- offsite download at sourceforge
- homepage: stars-utils at sourceforge
mSplit is a small command-line tool to split a multi-year M file into it's consitutent 1-year parts. Includes source code and compiled binaries for both windows and linux.
Secret Intelligence Reporter
Star Map
Allows players to pool player information to create a graphic representation. Dos based, Nice output.
Stars! Notebook
Territories
Xtreme Borders
- download v1.6.5 2.6Mb (includes VB6 libraries)
- download v1.7.1 106kb
- requires Visual Basic 6.0 Libraries
- homepage: Pirates Retreat
A mapper program which allows players to combine and analyse data extracted from the game, including the visualization of each players influence over a territory, mapping of stargate networks and the display of allies scanner data, while providing a convenient place for keeping notes on the other races in the game.
.m/.x file management
AutoHost Client
Xtreme StarMail
- download v1.3.0 32kb
- requires Visual Basic 6.0 Libraries
- homepage: Pirates Retreat
A utility to help hosts manage the sending of turns to players (both MAPI and SMPT supported), allows for optional attachments, custom messages and alternate email addresses
Stars Editor
- download v1.2 53kb
- requires Visual Basic 6.0 Libraries
- homepage: Pirates Retreat
Complete component and hull editor for Stars! with a an easy to use interface (works with both I and JRC3 patches), modifications can be saved into a small .MOD file, which can be distributed to players to modify their own exe's with. (Note: It's best to keep an unedited copy of stars on your harddisk)
Online Utilities
See also Related Websites
Flash Race Wizard
- can be found here
Stars! Overall Planet Habitability and Race Econ Calculator
- can be found here
Wumpus's Stars! Battlesim generator
- can be found here
Wumpus's Stars! race file checker
- can be found here