Homeworld
Mapmaking Help and FAQ v2.0a
Written By Obithrawn.
A wonderous collection of map making questions
and answers! Essential material for any map maker!
Hellhawk's
Checklist for Advanced Map-Builders
Written by Hellhawk666.
This file contains a checklist to go over before
releasing your map to make sure all the right files are
included and to avoid some common mistakes.
TAKER's
Exception Errors Demystified Written
by TAKER, aka James
Tooman. Having trouble with your newly created
masterpiece crashing when you try to start a game? This
text file, posted by Taker, should help you out!
Introduction
to Trigonometry
Written by Kenny Felder.
This is an excellent place to start if you are
interested (?!) in learning how to use trigonometry. Covers
all the basics extremely well and is a good companion
to the more in-depth:
Trigonometry:
A Crash Review
Written By Kenneth Boyd.
A more In-Depth discussion on Trig, This file covers every
aspect in suprerb detail. Easily understandable and well
written.
Using
Microsoft Excel A
note by Dylov.
How to use Excel with Homeworld Map Files. Using Excel
to edit files is fantastic for making those big sweeping
changes, changing entire streams of asteroids etc, a laborious
chore with a text editor, becomes simple with Excel.
Using
The Homeworld SRD-XL Utility A
help document by Dylov.
How to use The Strands, Rings and Distances Excel Utility.
Using Excel is a doddle with this spreadsheet utility.
It has all the functions you need to create maps. This
file comes with the utility and is here so you can see
just what to do with it. Highly Recommended.
A
Homeworld Construction Folder
A wee note by Dylov.
On why using to use a seperate folder helps no end, and
a look at what type of stuff you would want in it.