Heaven & Earth

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Version:- 1.0.8 Date:-11/01/05

INSTALLATION

Unzip the Traveller_Heaven_&_Earth.ZIP to a temporary directory. Select SETUP.EXE to install the program on your system. The program requires Internet Explorer or the file SHDOCVW.DLL to be installed on your system. Any existing Versions of H&E should be uninstalled prior to installing a new version. The System Data File (*.DTA) is backwards compatible with previous versions of the program.

Check that MFC42.DLL, and MSVCRT.DLL are both present in your Windows\System folder. These component files are available as ZIP files from within the main H&E ZIP file. You may also require CTL3D32.DLL which is also present within the H&E ZIP file. Make sure that you install the correct version of the DLL. CTL3D32_95 for Windows 95 & 98 and CTL3D32_NT for Windows NT. Users of Windows 2k & Me will need to check for availability for OS specific versions of this component.

Some users may have to register components manually by running the following command from the 'Run' option in the Windows 'Start' menu, for example:-

regsvr32 TwistedPixel.ocx

regsvr32 TwistedPNG.dll

regsvr32 TwistedTiff.dll

(Window 95 users cannot use ths function)

For File Associations to register correctly you will need to restart Windows.

'UNKNOWN ERROR' FIX

The following course of action should fix the 'UNKNOWN ERROR' problem some users have been having when attempting to run the program:-

Check for duplicates of the following files:-

AsycFilt.dll
ComCat.dll
ComDlg32.ocx
Ctl3D32.dll
Mfc42.dll
MsComCtl.ocx
MsvBvm50.dll
MsvCrt.dll
OleAut32.dll
OlePro32.dll
TwistedPixel.ocx
TwistedPNG.dll
TwistedTiff.dll
VB5StKit.dll

The only location that these files should be present is in your WINDOWS\SYSTEM folders. Back-up then delete any duplicates.

H&E should run without error after you have completed this process.

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM

Heaven & Earth will run on any PC running Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT or ME. However, the following is the recommended system for running Heaven & Earth:-

Pentium with 64Mb memory.
Screen display of 800x600 with 16bit colour depth.

There may be some problems running the program in early versions of Windows 95.

VERSION ADDITIONS

V1.0.8 (Beta)

Users may now edit Trade, Facilities, Base and Allegiance code lists.
Fixed several minor bugs in Sector Editor where certain hexes would not respond to mouse clicks.
Fixed bugs in PB Map generation where M & N-Zone PBs would not generate their maps properly.
GRIP functionality now included in non-GRIP specific version.
Fixed bug where mainworld is is occasionally not placed as a Satellite of Gas Giant in habitable zone orbit.
Reviewed and amended System Generation routines for CT/MT/TNE. Users should find System Generation more reliable.
World Detail Editor can be set to open as the default method of viewing data.
Reset button added to World Detail Editor.

V1.0.7 (Beta)

All World Detail Editor functions now work with the exception of Orbital Placement, Psionic Institutes and Important NPCs.
Error where Size D Primary Stars were not generated during Random Sector Generation has been fixed.

V1.0.6 (Beta)

World Detail Editor now imports and displays world details. The Editor is not functional. This Beta is designed to allow testers to provide feedback.
Error in World Map Editor which did not allow he placement of new mountain ranges has been fixed.

V1.0.5 (Beta)

General layout for World Detail Editor added. The Editor is not functional and only the UWP, Orbit Placement and Orbit Distance sections have limited funcionality. This Beta is designed to allow testers to provide feedback.

V1.0.4 (GRIP Edition)

Two tier method of selecting data to be displayed added. i.e. Gamesmaster and Player Character.
H&E can communicate with the GRIP iGM module.
Files can now be sent to players using the GRIP iGM module.
User is now able to load GRIP Sector Files (*.tas6).

V1.0.4

H&E Sector File Format introduced. Allows for implementation of Travel Zones.
Command Line Argument added. Users can run program and add a UWP to end of Command Line. See Command Line Argument section of page.

File Associations added for WBS and DTA files. This allows users to run H&E by selecting one of these files. The contents of the file is then loaded into the program.
'Trade Route Calculator' and associated routines added.This allows users to generate Trade Routes in accordance with GURPS Far Trader rules.
'Preview Sector Map' added. This allows the user to view the full Sector Map prior to printing or saving.
' Load Details' option added. This allows the user to load any H&E System DTA file manually.
User can now select the graphic file format for Sector, System and World maps. Supported graphic file formats are BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PNG, TIF.

Screen did not reset to System/World view when 'Cancel' selected during 'Save Details'. This has now been fixed.
Die Mods were added to Subordinate World Population calculations instead of subtracted. This has now been fixed.
Die Mods were calculated for Subordinate World Size based on System position rather than Orbit position. This meant that Subordinate Worlds never had a Size greater than 2. This has now been fixed.

V1.0.3

Min and Max Separation for Stars was displayed as zero for pregenerated data. This has now been fixed.

Min and Max Separation for Stars now displayed in World Details.

Min and Max Separation for Planetary Bodies are now displayed in System Map.

Orbital Distance, Min and Max Separation now displayed with up to three decimal places.

Map Scale was displayed as zero for pregenerated data. This has now been fixed.

'Empty Orbit' option did not work as previous versions. This has now been fixed.

'Path Not Found' when loading program. This has now been fixed.

'Runtime Error 5' when attempting to generate World Names. This has now been fixed.

'About to Generate Random Sector' displayed instead of 'About to Generate Random Subsector' when generating Random Subsector. This has now been fixed.

MT System Maps now resize to fill Inner and Outer System Boxes.

MT System Maps now have scale.

GURPs Forbidden Zone calculations were incorrect. This has now been fixed.

GURPs Orbit Distance calculations were incorrect. This has now been fixed.

'Save Sector Map' option added.

World Details Can Now Be Broken Up Into Smaller Sections of Information. i.e. GM can hide certain sections from PCs.

'UWP Editor' can be used to input/edit UWP data for Systems in 'Sector Editor'.

Random Sectors are now saved with a newline for each System.

Sector Density is set to default (50%) when there is an error loading options.sav file at initialisation.

World Name Generator is set to default (Vilani) when there is an error loading options.sav file at initialisation.

UWP used for GURPs System Generations reflects the differences between GURPs and traditional Traveller.

V1.0.2

Various internal modifications carried out to make program more reliable and efficient.

Random Subsectors may now be generated within a pregenerated Sector.

Sector Editor now allows Subsectors to be moved within a pregenerated Sector.

World Name Generator added. World names can be generated during Random Sector/Subsector Generation or in the UWP Editor.

MT System Map added. User can now select between MT or T2300 System Map.

Temperature Worksheet now calculates Winter temperatures correctly.

Some PBs did not generate their maps correctly. This has now been fixed.

World icons did not correspond to world type when World Details was selected. This has now been fixed.

Full Sector/Subsector Generation is now timed.

Systems within Jump Range of a System can now be calculated in Jump Calculator.

V1.0.1

User options not saved properly. This has now be fixed.

Rotation period displayed in standard days instead of standard hours. This has now been fixed.

Random Sectors not active following save. This has now been fixed.

KNOWN BUGS

Occasional error during Full Sector Generation when 'Save Data Only' is not selected. Pending.
There are a number of issues regarding the routines for displaying 'Important NPCs'. Pending.

OTHER ISSUES

Some Systems cannot sustain the planetary bodies assigned to them. The program will try to place all bodies, but will not always succeed. Symptoms may include, missing gas giants or planetoids belts and mainworld as satellite codes not working correctly. The System simply does not have enough orbits to place all planetary orbits. This is a fault of the 'canon' sector files and is not a fault of the program.

TIPS/TRICKS

When generating a Full Sector or Subsector select the 'Save Data Only' option in the 'Save As' menu to save the raw system/world data only. This will reduce the amount of Hard Drive space that is used. The other output formats can be generated by reloading the pregenerated data for individual worlds when require.

COMMAND LINE ARGUMENT

UWP can be directly input to H&E using a Command Line Arguement as follows:-

                          00000000001111111111222222222233333333334444444444555555555566666666667777777777888888
                          01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345

"Heaven & Earth.exe" UWP: 0104  Khouth          A8C3999-D  Hi Fl Cp      420     Vf        M3 V

The UWP string must have the same layout as the HES File format.

It is hoped that authors of other Sector Builder programs (Astrogator, Galactic, Hexmap etc.) will build this feature into their own programs. This would allow users to call H&E after selecting a System from these programs.

Heaven & Earth uses the:-

TwistedPixel Imaging Control v0.95.

Heaven & Earth supports:-

GRIP (Generic Roleplaying for Internet Players)

Heaven & Earth V1.0.8.

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Portions of this material are Copyright ©1977-2000 Far Future Enterprises.