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==Game setup utilities== | ==Game setup utilities== | ||
| − | ===[[ | + | ===Genesis=== |
| + | *[[file:genesis.zip|download genesis.zip v0.5beta 181kb]] | ||
| + | *source: [http://www.stars.stc.ru/filez/genesis.zip offsite download at Olden Stars Host] | ||
| + | A spiral galaxy creator for Stars! | ||
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| + | ===Map2XY=== | ||
*[[file:map2xy.zip|download map2xy.zip 66kb]] | *[[file:map2xy.zip|download map2xy.zip 66kb]] | ||
*[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=65726&package_id=124942 offsite download at sourceforge] | *[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=65726&package_id=124942 offsite download at sourceforge] | ||
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Map2XY will take a .xy file and a .map file and modify the .xy file to match the .map file. This allows moving planets on the y axis (north/south) quite a bit, since you cannot change the order of the planets, the x axis isn't too modifiable, except you could stretch or compress the universe. It also allows renaming the planets, to other Stars! names only. | Map2XY will take a .xy file and a .map file and modify the .xy file to match the .map file. This allows moving planets on the y axis (north/south) quite a bit, since you cannot change the order of the planets, the x axis isn't too modifiable, except you could stretch or compress the universe. It also allows renaming the planets, to other Stars! names only. | ||
| − | === | + | ===Mapper=== |
*[[file:mapper07.exe|download mapper07.exe v0.7 88kb]] | *[[file:mapper07.exe|download mapper07.exe v0.7 88kb]] | ||
*homepage: [[Related Websites|Stars R Us]] | *homepage: [[Related Websites|Stars R Us]] | ||
Recreates the xy universe file from a GIF file. Also allows the xy file to be exported to a GIF. | Recreates the xy universe file from a GIF file. Also allows the xy file to be exported to a GIF. | ||
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===Star Name Changer=== | ===Star Name Changer=== | ||
*[[file:StarNameChanger.zip| download StarNameChanger.zip 49kb]] | *[[file:StarNameChanger.zip| download StarNameChanger.zip 49kb]] | ||
*homepage: [http://www.pirates.retreat.btinternet.co.uk/indexpr.htm Pirates Retreat] | *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=== | ||
*[[file:uc.zip|download uc.zip v1.3 58kb]] | *[[file:uc.zip|download uc.zip v1.3 58kb]] | ||
*homepage: [http://gray.ucom.dp.ua/dstars/ DStars!] (offline) | *homepage: [http://gray.ucom.dp.ua/dstars/ 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. | 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. | ||
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| + | ==Stars Editor== | ||
| + | *[[file:dlStarEd.zip|download dlStarEd.zip v1.2 53kb]] | ||
| + | *requires [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=bf9a24f9-b5c5-48f4-8edd-cdf2d29a79d5&DisplayLang=en Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime Libraries] | ||
| + | *homepage: [http://www.pirates.retreat.btinternet.co.uk/indexpr.htm Pirates Retreat] | ||
| + | *author: Stuart Douglas | ||
| + | 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) | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | ===Stars! Strategy Guide=== | ||
| + | ===Techitem.doc=== | ||
| + | |||
==Calculators== | ==Calculators== | ||
| − | === | + | ===Attractivness Calculator Spreadsheet=== |
*[[file:target.zip|download target.zip 7kb]] | *[[file:target.zip|download target.zip 7kb]] | ||
| − | *[http://www.starsfaq.com/download/target.zip offsite download at Stars! FAQ] | + | *source: [http://www.starsfaq.com/download/target.zip offsite download at Stars! FAQ] |
*author: [[Art Lathrop]] | *author: [[Art Lathrop]] | ||
Spreadsheet for calculating the relative attractivness (for targeting order during battle) of ship designs | Spreadsheet for calculating the relative attractivness (for targeting order during battle) of ship designs | ||
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===Battlesim Testbed=== | ===Battlesim Testbed=== | ||
*[[file:battlesim.zip|download battlesim.zip 58kb]] | *[[file:battlesim.zip|download battlesim.zip 58kb]] | ||
| − | *[http://www.starsfaq.com/download/battlesim.zip offsite download at Stars! FAQ] | + | *source: [http://www.starsfaq.com/download/battlesim.zip offsite download at Stars! FAQ] |
*author: Ben Setala | *author: Ben Setala | ||
*Superceded by [[#Wumpus's Stars! Battlesim generator]] | *Superceded by [[#Wumpus's Stars! Battlesim generator]] | ||
Set of game files for conducting battlesim testbeds in, allows for most PRT/LRT combos and all races are at max tech with all MT components. Unzip into a new directory and edit the links to suit your own directory structure. | Set of game files for conducting battlesim testbeds in, allows for most PRT/LRT combos and all races are at max tech with all MT components. Unzip into a new directory and edit the links to suit your own directory structure. | ||
| − | === | + | ===Chaff Sweeping Calculator=== |
*[[file:chaffsweep32.exe|download chaffsweep32.exe 87kb]] (self extracting zip) | *[[file:chaffsweep32.exe|download chaffsweep32.exe 87kb]] (self extracting zip) | ||
*[[file:ChaffMine.zip|download ChaffMine.zip v0.3.2 6kb]] | *[[file:ChaffMine.zip|download ChaffMine.zip v0.3.2 6kb]] | ||
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*authors: [[Dan Neeley]] and [[LEit]] | *authors: [[Dan Neeley]] and [[LEit]] | ||
A program that estimates the number of chaff needed to "chaff sweep" a minefield. | A program that estimates the number of chaff needed to "chaff sweep" a minefield. | ||
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| + | ===Hab kit=== | ||
| + | *[[file:hab_kit.zip|download hab_kit.zip 48kb]] | ||
| + | *source: [http://www.stars.stc.ru/filez/hab_kit.zip offsite download at Olden Stars Host] | ||
| + | *author: John Stranart | ||
| + | Hab kit is an excel macro to filter the New Player Reports for habitability. Contains instructions. | ||
===Opt Move=== | ===Opt Move=== | ||
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Utility that allows you to enter max warp and distance and it punches back the optimal warp settings and distance for travelling that distance. Very useful for ship movements that are fuel-limited or time constrained like shifting population or orbital adjustors. | Utility that allows you to enter max warp and distance and it punches back the optimal warp settings and distance for travelling that distance. Very useful for ship movements that are fuel-limited or time constrained like shifting population or orbital adjustors. | ||
| − | === | + | ===Packet Damage Calculator=== |
*[[file:pacal.zip|download pacal.zip 17kb]] | *[[file:pacal.zip|download pacal.zip 17kb]] | ||
*[http://starsautohost.org/files/pacal.zip offsite download at Stars! AutoHost] | *[http://starsautohost.org/files/pacal.zip offsite download at Stars! AutoHost] | ||
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Program for predicting the future location of mass packets and fleets. Accurate over multiple years. Released under GNU Public Licence, source code included in zip file. | Program for predicting the future location of mass packets and fleets. Accurate over multiple years. Released under GNU Public Licence, source code included in zip file. | ||
| − | === | + | ===Planet Sniffer=== |
*[[file:Planet%20Sniffer.rar|download Planet Sniffer.rar 332kb]] | *[[file:Planet%20Sniffer.rar|download Planet Sniffer.rar 332kb]] | ||
| − | === | + | ===Population Growth Rate Formula=== |
*[[file:pben3.zip|download pben3.zip 136kb]] | *[[file:pben3.zip|download pben3.zip 136kb]] | ||
| − | === | + | ===S.B.Posey's Spreadsheet=== |
*[[file:posey.zip|download posey.zip 107kb]] | *[[file:posey.zip|download posey.zip 107kb]] | ||
*homepage: [http://members.aol.com/sbposey/stars.html Stephen Posey's Stars! Page] | *homepage: [http://members.aol.com/sbposey/stars.html Stephen Posey's Stars! Page] | ||
Expansive spreadsheet for calculating most of the guts within stars, including jamming, movement, cloaking, colony projection, planet habitability, tech trade probabilities, research timescales, minefields and more | Expansive spreadsheet for calculating most of the guts within stars, including jamming, movement, cloaking, colony projection, planet habitability, tech trade probabilities, research timescales, minefields and more | ||
| − | === | + | ===Stars! Calculator=== |
*[[file:Starscal2.5.rar|download Starscal2.5.rar v2.5 155kb]] | *[[file:Starscal2.5.rar|download Starscal2.5.rar v2.5 155kb]] | ||
*[[file:Starscal3.06.rar|download Starscal3.06.rar v3.06 217kb]] | *[[file:Starscal3.06.rar|download Starscal3.06.rar v3.06 217kb]] | ||
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===Terraforming Spreadsheet=== | ===Terraforming Spreadsheet=== | ||
*[[file:TerraForm.zip|download TerraForm.zip 538kb]] | *[[file:TerraForm.zip|download TerraForm.zip 538kb]] | ||
| − | *[http://www.starsfaq.com/download/TerraForm.zip offsite download at Stars! FAQ] | + | *source: [http://www.starsfaq.com/download/TerraForm.zip offsite download at Stars! FAQ] |
*Contains Visual Basic scripts | *Contains Visual Basic scripts | ||
*author: Karl Peninger | *author: Karl Peninger | ||
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*[[file:teamtt8.zip|download teamtt8.zip 76kb]] | *[[file:teamtt8.zip|download teamtt8.zip 76kb]] | ||
| − | ==== | + | ====TT8v2==== |
*author: overworked(OWK) | *author: overworked(OWK) | ||
This is the second generation of the Ugly_TT spreadsheet for calculating terraforming values and "best race" to colonize a given planet. | This is the second generation of the Ugly_TT spreadsheet for calculating terraforming values and "best race" to colonize a given planet. | ||
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Utility that combines multiple pxx or fxx reports into a single output file. | Utility that combines multiple pxx or fxx reports into a single output file. | ||
| − | === | + | ===Information Trader=== |
*[[file:i-trade.zip|download i-trade.zip 498kb]] | *[[file:i-trade.zip|download i-trade.zip 498kb]] | ||
*[http://starsautohost.org/files/i-trade.zip offsite download at Stars! AutoHost] | *[http://starsautohost.org/files/i-trade.zip offsite download at Stars! AutoHost] | ||
*no homepage, originally hosted at [http://ww.starsautohost.org/ Stars! Autohost] | *no homepage, originally hosted at [http://ww.starsautohost.org/ Stars! Autohost] | ||
Allows players to transfer gaming information without compromising their own security. | Allows players to transfer gaming information without compromising their own security. | ||
| − | === | + | ===mSplit=== |
*[[file:mSplit.zip|download mSplit.zip 10kb]] | *[[file:mSplit.zip|download mSplit.zip 10kb]] | ||
*[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=65726&package_id=186619 offsite download at sourceforge] | *[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=65726&package_id=186619 offsite download at sourceforge] | ||
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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. | 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=== |
*[[file:sir.zip|download sir.zip 310kb]] | *[[file:sir.zip|download sir.zip 310kb]] | ||
| − | ===[[Star Map | + | |
| + | ===Stars! Log=== | ||
| + | *[[file:stlog121.zip|download stlog121.zip v1.21 311kb]] | ||
| + | *source: [http://www.stars.stc.ru/filez/stlog121.zip offsite download at Olden Stars Host] | ||
| + | The Stars! Log program is designed to help players manage large and complex games by enabling the player to write notes and assign them to specific planets, fleets. Each note can also be made specific year, and you can also make notes and record information about the other players or races. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Star Map=== | ||
*[[file:starmap10.zip|download starmap10.zip v1.0 28kb]] | *[[file:starmap10.zip|download starmap10.zip v1.0 28kb]] | ||
Allows players to pool player information to create a graphic representation. | Allows players to pool player information to create a graphic representation. | ||
Dos based, Nice output. | Dos based, Nice output. | ||
| − | === | + | ===Stars! Message Reader=== |
*[[file:starsmsg.zip|download starsmsg.zip v1.1 162kb]] | *[[file:starsmsg.zip|download starsmsg.zip v1.1 162kb]] | ||
*Author: Thomas Stüfe | *Author: Thomas Stüfe | ||
The Stars! Message Reader automatically scans Stars! and reads all messages. It stores them into an internal database, or you can save them as a plain text file. You can easily read messages from previous turns and filter player messages. | The Stars! Message Reader automatically scans Stars! and reads all messages. It stores them into an internal database, or you can save them as a plain text file. You can easily read messages from previous turns and filter player messages. | ||
| − | === | + | ===Stars! Notebook=== |
*[[file:snb_v2xf.rar|download snb_v2xf.rar 227kb]] | *[[file:snb_v2xf.rar|download snb_v2xf.rar 227kb]] | ||
| − | === | + | ===Stars! Report Processor=== |
*[[file:starsreportsprocessor.zip|download starsreportsprocessor.zip v0.9.4beta 319kb]] | *[[file:starsreportsprocessor.zip|download starsreportsprocessor.zip v0.9.4beta 319kb]] | ||
*[http://starsautohost.org/files/starsreportsprocessor.zip Offsite download at Stars! Autohost] | *[http://starsautohost.org/files/starsreportsprocessor.zip Offsite download at Stars! Autohost] | ||
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*No homepage, [http://starsautohost.org/sahforum/index.php?t=msg&th=890&start=0&rid=114&S=685bf39347e7681bd18b8d4c6f741641 release announcement in the Bar at HWF] | *No homepage, [http://starsautohost.org/sahforum/index.php?t=msg&th=890&start=0&rid=114&S=685bf39347e7681bd18b8d4c6f741641 release announcement in the Bar at HWF] | ||
A program for managing/visualising existing/potential fleet movements, scanning capabilities, distances and more. | A program for managing/visualising existing/potential fleet movements, scanning capabilities, distances and more. | ||
| − | === | + | ===Territories=== |
*[[file:territories.zip|download territories.zip v0.5.1 1.81Mb]] | *[[file:territories.zip|download territories.zip v0.5.1 1.81Mb]] | ||
*[http://www.undermidnight.com/territories.zip offsite download at Orionian Empire] | *[http://www.undermidnight.com/territories.zip offsite download at Orionian Empire] | ||
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Territories is a Free Windows 95 mapping program for Stars! It imports the text data dumped by the Stars! program and based on that information, displays a map for you. | Territories is a Free Windows 95 mapping program for Stars! It imports the text data dumped by the Stars! program and based on that information, displays a map for you. | ||
| − | === | + | ===Xtreme Borders=== |
* [[file:dlXB.zip| download dlXB.zip v1.6.5 2.6Mb]] (includes VB6 libraries) | * [[file:dlXB.zip| download dlXB.zip v1.6.5 2.6Mb]] (includes VB6 libraries) | ||
* [[file:dlXBupdate.zip| download dlXBupdate.zip v1.7.1 106kb]] | * [[file:dlXBupdate.zip| download dlXBupdate.zip v1.7.1 106kb]] | ||
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==.m/.x file management== | ==.m/.x file management== | ||
| − | === | + | ===AutoHost Client=== |
[[Image:getjavalogo.gif|right|frame|[http://www.java.com/java/download/ Get Java now!]]] | [[Image:getjavalogo.gif|right|frame|[http://www.java.com/java/download/ Get Java now!]]] | ||
*[[file:ahclient.jar|download ahclient.jar v2.2 180kb]] | *[[file:ahclient.jar|download ahclient.jar v2.2 180kb]] | ||
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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 | ||
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==Online Utilities== | ==Online Utilities== | ||
Revision as of 08:40, 9 January 2007
Because the best old Stars! websites keep quietly disappearing all of the download links below are from the wiki site itself, if you are the author of any of these files and would like a file to not be available from the wiki site, please contact Gible to have it removed. Links to the file's homepage & original web locations will be added if possible. - feel free to help :)
You can also help by writing the individual articles for the utilities that require installation or usage instructions, or just coz they deserve it. :)
- see also:
Contents
- 1 Game setup utilities
- 2 Stars Editor
- 3 References
- 4 Calculators
- 4.1 Attractivness Calculator Spreadsheet
- 4.2 Battlesim Testbed
- 4.3 Chaff Sweeping Calculator
- 4.4 Hab kit
- 4.5 Opt Move
- 4.6 Packet Damage Calculator
- 4.7 Packet Location Calculator
- 4.8 Planet Sniffer
- 4.9 Population Growth Rate Formula
- 4.10 S.B.Posey's Spreadsheet
- 4.11 Stars! Calculator
- 4.12 Stars! Xpert
- 4.13 Terraforming Spreadsheet
- 4.14 TeamTT8
- 5 In-game information processing/sharing
- 6 .m/.x file management
- 7 Online Utilities
Game setup utilities
Genesis
A spiral galaxy creator for Stars!
Map2XY
- download map2xy.zip 66kb
- offsite download at sourceforge
- homepage: stars-utils at sourceforge
- author:LEit
Map2XY will take a .xy file and a .map file and modify the .xy file to match the .map file. This allows moving planets on the y axis (north/south) quite a bit, since you cannot change the order of the planets, the x axis isn't too modifiable, except you could stretch or compress the universe. It also allows renaming the planets, to other Stars! names only.
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.
Stars Editor
- download dlStarEd.zip v1.2 53kb
- requires Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime Libraries
- homepage: Pirates Retreat
- author: Stuart Douglas
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)
References
Stars! Strategy Guide
Techitem.doc
Calculators
Attractivness Calculator Spreadsheet
- download target.zip 7kb
- source: offsite download at Stars! FAQ
- author: Art Lathrop
Spreadsheet for calculating the relative attractivness (for targeting order during battle) of ship designs
Battlesim Testbed
- download battlesim.zip 58kb
- source: offsite download at Stars! FAQ
- author: Ben Setala
- Superceded by #Wumpus's Stars! Battlesim generator
Set of game files for conducting battlesim testbeds in, allows for most PRT/LRT combos and all races are at max tech with all MT components. Unzip into a new directory and edit the links to suit your own directory structure.
Chaff Sweeping Calculator
- download chaffsweep32.exe 87kb (self extracting zip)
- download ChaffMine.zip v0.3.2 6kb
- offsite download at Stars! Autohost
- authors: Dan Neeley and LEit
A program that estimates the number of chaff needed to "chaff sweep" a minefield.
Hab kit
- download hab_kit.zip 48kb
- source: offsite download at Olden Stars Host
- author: John Stranart
Hab kit is an excel macro to filter the New Player Reports for habitability. Contains instructions.
Opt Move
- author: LEit
Utility that allows you to enter max warp and distance and it punches back the optimal warp settings and distance for travelling that distance. Very useful for ship movements that are fuel-limited or time constrained like shifting population or orbital adjustors.
Packet Damage Calculator
- download pacal.zip 17kb
- offsite download at Stars! AutoHost
- no homepage, originally hosted at Stars! AutoHost
- author: abcraig
Program for calculating the impact and effects of packets at different speeds and at different sizes
Packet Location Calculator
homepage: Stars! FAQ
- author: James McGuigan
Program for predicting the future location of mass packets and fleets. Accurate over multiple years. Released under GNU Public Licence, source code included in zip file.
Planet Sniffer
Population Growth Rate Formula
S.B.Posey's Spreadsheet
Expansive spreadsheet for calculating most of the guts within stars, including jamming, movement, cloaking, colony projection, planet habitability, tech trade probabilities, research timescales, minefields and more
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.
Terraforming Spreadsheet
- download TerraForm.zip 538kb
- source: offsite download at Stars! FAQ
- Contains Visual Basic scripts
- author: Karl Peninger
Spreadsheet for calculating the most optimal order for terraforming planets in an alliance.
TeamTT8
TT8v2
- author: overworked(OWK)
This is the second generation of the Ugly_TT spreadsheet for calculating terraforming values and "best race" to colonize a given planet.
In-game information processing/sharing
Combine.exe
- author: LEit
Utility that combines multiple pxx or fxx reports into a single output file.
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
- author: Wumpus
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
Stars! Log
The Stars! Log program is designed to help players manage large and complex games by enabling the player to write notes and assign them to specific planets, fleets. Each note can also be made specific year, and you can also make notes and record information about the other players or races.
Star Map
Allows players to pool player information to create a graphic representation. Dos based, Nice output.
Stars! Message Reader
- download starsmsg.zip v1.1 162kb
- Author: Thomas Stüfe
The Stars! Message Reader automatically scans Stars! and reads all messages. It stores them into an internal database, or you can save them as a plain text file. You can easily read messages from previous turns and filter player messages.
Stars! Notebook
Stars! Report Processor
- download starsreportsprocessor.zip v0.9.4beta 319kb
- Offsite download at Stars! Autohost
- Author: Feliks Przybyszewski (Nexus One)
- No homepage, release announcement in the Bar at HWF
A program for managing/visualising existing/potential fleet movements, scanning capabilities, distances and more.
Territories
- download territories.zip v0.5.1 1.81Mb
- offsite download at Orionian Empire
- homepage: Orionian Empire
- author: Jason Hissong
Territories is a Free Windows 95 mapping program for Stars! It imports the text data dumped by the Stars! program and based on that information, displays a map for you.
Xtreme Borders
- download dlXB.zip v1.6.5 2.6Mb (includes VB6 libraries)
- download dlXBupdate.zip v1.7.1 106kb
- requires Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime Libraries
- homepage: Pirates Retreat
- author: Stuart Douglas
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
- download ahclient.jar v2.2 180kb
- offsite download at sourceforge
- requires Sun's Java Runtime Environment v1.4 or higher
- homepage: Stars! Autohost Client
- author: jchoyt
- note: v2.2 program incorrectly reports v2.11
The AutoHost Client is a program to automate the interactions with the Stars! AutoHost web site, as well as some other common actions such as making backups of turn files, launching Stars!, and dumping fleet and planet reports.
Stars! TurnXChange
- download xchange.zip 98kb
- offsite download at Stars! AutoHost KN-2050
- author: Thomas Tong
Allows a web server to automate the hosting part of the game. The original perl code for the web hosting services provided by Stars! AutoHost.
Xtreme StarMail
- download dlstarmail.zip v1.3.0 32kb
- requires Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime 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
Online Utilities
See also Related Websites
Craebild's Stars! Overall Planet Habitability and Race Econ Calculator
- version: 1.0.39
- can be found here
- downloadable for offline use
Useful tool for visualising the quantity and quality of greens/yellow/reds for a given hab setting & terraforming capability. Can also calculate maximum output for a given econ/planet and resources needed to obtain tech levels.
Flash Race Wizard
- can be found here
- requires Adobe Flash Player.
- author: ninja_squirrel (Andrew)
Abode Flash version of the Stars! race wizard.
Wumpus's Stars! Battlesim generator
- can be found here
Creates an HST and xy files for conducting battlesim testbeds in, includes most PRT/LRT combos with all MT components. Allows user defined tech levels.
Wumpus's Stars! race file checker
- can be found here
