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===Star Name Changer===
 
===Star Name Changer===
 
*[[file:StarNameChanger.zip| download StarNameChanger.zip 49kb]]
 
*[[file:StarNameChanger.zip| download StarNameChanger.zip 49kb]]
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*homepage: [http://www.pirates.retreat.btinternet.co.uk/indexpr.htm Pirates Retreat]
 
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.
 
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]]===
 
===[[Universe Creator]]===
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* [[file:dlXBupdate.zip| download v1.7.1 106kb]]
 
* [[file:dlXBupdate.zip| download v1.7.1 106kb]]
 
* requires Visual Basic 6.0 Libraries
 
* requires Visual Basic 6.0 Libraries
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*homepage: [http://www.pirates.retreat.btinternet.co.uk/indexpr.htm 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.
 
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.
  
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*[[file:dlstarmail.zip|download v1.3.0 32kb]]
 
*[[file:dlstarmail.zip|download v1.3.0 32kb]]
 
*requires Visual Basic 6.0 Libraries
 
*requires Visual Basic 6.0 Libraries
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*homepage: [http://www.pirates.retreat.btinternet.co.uk/indexpr.htm 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  
 
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]]==
 
==[[Stars Editor]]==
 
*[[dlXB.zip|download v1.2 53kb]]
 
*[[dlXB.zip|download v1.2 53kb]]
 
*requires Visual Basic 6.0 Libraries
 
*requires Visual Basic 6.0 Libraries
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*homepage: [http://www.pirates.retreat.btinternet.co.uk/indexpr.htm 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)
 
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)
  

Revision as of 06:20, 12 November 2006

Game setup utilities

Map2XY

Map2XY will take a .xy file and a .map file and modify the .xy file to match the .map file.

Mapper

Mapper 0.7 beta, modify .xy based on a GIF, dump .xy to 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

Calculators

Chaff Sweeping Calculator

Opt Move

Packet Damage Calculator

Planet Sniffer

Population Growth Rate Formula

S.B.Posey's Spreadsheet

Stars! Calculator

Stars! Xpert

TeamTT8

TT8v2

In-game information processing/sharing

Combine.exe

Information Trader

mSplit

Secret Intelligence Reporter

Star Map

Dos based, Nice output.

Stars! Notebook

Territories

Xtreme Borders

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

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

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

Stars! Overall Planet Habitability and Race Econ Calculator

Wumpus's Stars! Battlesim generator

Wumpus's Stars! race file checker