Utilities
Contents
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
- download v1.6.5 2.6Mb (includes VB6 libraries)
- download v1.7.1 106kb
- requires Visual Basic 6.0 Libraries
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
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
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
