Category:Sector Columns: Difference between revisions

These represent columns of sectors grouped by the two situated above and below the Federation galactic plane.

Method: 3D-izing a 2D Sector

The process of turning the SST "UFP 2371" campaign into a functional 3D campaign (currently "2062") involves the following steps, to ensure uniformity between the sector columns:

• Identify four base sectors: These four sectors will comprise the initial basis of the new sector column. The first two will be the one sector depicted in Star Charts and its "canon" sister sector that resides below it. The "Federation plane" runs between these two sectors. Above the higher of the two is the top "non-canon" sector; beneath the lower is the bottom "non-canon" sector. (It can be helpful to write these four—top to bottom—on a flashcard, including their proper names & designations, if known.)

• "Sector Designation" pages: Even if the proper sector names are known, each of these sectors must have a Sector Designation page built. Each sector has a designation in the numeric format of ##-##-###-##, which can be verified with the Master Sector Chart. The page will be titled "Sector ##-##-###-##".
  • Paste the sector template from Help:Sectors onto the blank page and save.
  • If the sector already has a proper name, move the page to that proper name (ex: "Bolarus Sector") now (for the purpose of establishing a redirect from the designation name).
  • Populate each sector page with the pertinent and (presently) known info: banner name, sector name (proper, if known), designation, quadrant, chart name.
    • For Column, the two inserted names are those of the "canon" sectors, or the two that straddle the Z-axis Federation plane (Z=0). If one (or both) of these two sector do not have a formal name, this is the time to give it the most appropriate one possible (it can always be changed later).
    • For Coordinate Ranges, the X and Y values should be identical; only the Z values change, as the column is defined on that axis. Don't forget to add the Level/Sub indicator within the empty parentheses.
    • For the categories located at the bottom, select the set for either unnamed sectors (first set) or named sectors (2nd set) and filling in the missing data.

• Create Sector categories: This only applies to properly-named sectors. Click on the redlink found for that named sector and paste in the following text, modifying with the relevant sector name:

  '''These are stars systems and other locations within [[***** Sector]].'''

• Create Sector Column category: Create the sector column category by clicking on any of its links from one of the four articles. Copy the text from within any of the existing categories found at on this page and modify with the two relevant Federation plane sector names.