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    Default June 2023 Challenge: The Banatu Sub-sector

    Because I think I might have enough time to actually accomplish something for this challenge, I would like to present the Banatu Sub-sector. It's not part of any particular setting that I have in mind, but I did enjoy the sci-fi (solar system) challenge we had a few months back and wanted to continue exploring that sort of theme with this entry. Got some names in place and a general idea of how I am gonna go about this, although I am not completely sold on the current background. Might have to tweak it or maybe do something entirely different. Will see how it goes. As for the stars, I tried to use their size as being indicative of how distant they are. Might have to tweak that a little as well, but at least it is a start.

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    Nice one, Greason.
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    Thanks, Kai.

    Playing around with some ornamentation ideas. Came up with something I both like and dislike, if that makes any sense. Has the sci-fi feel, but not sure if it will be the right style overall. Anyways, tweaked a couple things and dropped the first test of decorations in for your perusal. Always open to suggestions.

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    Very interested to see how this turns out!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chashio View Post
    Very interested to see how this turns out!
    So am I.

    So took a shot at a frame sort of thing. Constantly having to remind myself to keep things simple for the time being and get the map done before I start trying to get crazy with embellishments.

    Anyways, for your perusal...

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    Classy simple I usually forget the frame, haha

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    So, a few little tweaks here and there to get the border/frame looking more like I envisioned it and added in an area for data/text and what not. Going to take another stab at the ornamentation seeing as how I wasn't entirely happy with the first attempt. But.... At least a little progress in, hopefully, the right direction.

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    Spent far longer than I intended on these ornaments/label dohickies, and I'm still not certain if I like them. Idea is to have a place for a system name, spectral class, mass radius, luminosity, system population, icons to represent planets in the system, and icons to represent important system resources. Not going to put coordinates in as I have a travel time table to include in the lower data/text box.

    Anyways....

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    Yeah, that's looking cool!

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    I like the border and ornaments; they've got a really nice simple but elegant feel. I do wonder if it would look better to have the star names next to the stars instead of way off to the side?

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