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Old 02-18-2021, 05:45 PM   #59
Eddie T
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Default Re: GURPS Game Aids: Computer Programs

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Originally Posted by GURPZine View Post
GURPS Stella
Stellar Systems Generator for GURPS Space

Two languages: english and portuguese. Program selects language automatically.

Generator of space map full of stellar systems for GURPS Space. Algorithm used is GURPS Space for GURPS 3rd edition, but you can use with 4th edition.

It creates a map of 30 x 30 parsecs using GURPS Space tables. Includes subtitles with keys for stars meaning. Includes coordinates.

Very simple. Text-based map. Program runs in command line.

DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL:

1. Download Python 3 from:
https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/

If you use Linux it's generally installed by default in many distros.

2. Download GURPS-Stella.py.
https://gist.github.com/Nerun/105cb7...9da096fd40.zip

3. Run with Python that you have previously installed. On Windows command prompt or Linux terminal:
Code:
py GURPS-Stella.py
Be sure of running it with Python 3+ not Python 2.x. In Debian:
Code:
python3 GURPS-Stella.py
I'd love to try it out, but where do you download the zip file to? Where Python installed? Do we need to unzip it? I downloaded it and inferred that it needs to be in my username directory (probably erroneously) then ran the code in #3 in Command Prompt and it spit out:

Code:
SyntaxError: encoding problem: 1252
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