Command : MAP

Basic

[##:##] Command : map <SECTS|SHIP> [<MAP-FLAGS>]

A map gives you a graphic representation of all or part of your country.


Your own sectors as well as sea, mountains, wasteland and unowned wilderness and plains show up as a designation mnemonic (see Sector-types). Other sectors appear as question marks (?).


Examples:
[##:##] Command : map -9:18,-8:5

generates a 28 x 14 map based on data supplied by the sectors in the area specified.

    ---------0000000000111111111
    9876543210123456789012345678
 -8        . . . - -             -8
 -7       . . . . - ^            -7
 -6    . . . . - - - -           -6
 -5   . . - . a a - ^ ? ? -      -5
 -4  . . . . k o ! - ^ ? ? ?     -4
 -3 . - . a h j a ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ -    -3
 -2  . . - . a a a ^ a a - - -   -2
 -1   . . . a a a b + + ^ ^ -    -1
  0  . . . m c u a a - ^ - ^     0
  1   . - . a a . a a - - ^      1
  2    - ^ ^ a a a ^ a - - ^     2
  3     - - - - - - - . . -      3
  4      ^ - - - - - ^ - -       4
  5       - ^ - - ^ - - -        5
    ---------0000000000111111111
    9876543210123456789012345678



[##:##] Command : map # >mapfil

where your realm (or '#', see info realm or info update) is -5:5,-6:6 will type out a 11 by 13 sector map and also put the map in the file called mapfil.


Also, if you give a ship # instead of coordinates or a realm, map will show you a small realm around the given ship (assuming you own it).


If you use nmap, you can get a map that shows new sector designations instead of old sector designations of your own country.


If you use lmap, you can get a map around a land unit. If you use pmap, you can get a map around a plane. If you use smap, you can get a map around a ship. If you use nmap, you can get a map around a nuke.


MAP FLAGS


Optional argument <MAP-FLAGS> consists of map flag characters. If you specify an 's' flag, map will put your ships on the map. If you specify an 'l' flag, map will put your land units on the map. If you specify an 'p' flag, map will put your planes on the map. If you specify an 'n' flag, map will put your nukes on the map. A '*' will put all on the map. When multiple unit types are selected they are displayed in the following priority order: nukes, land units, ships, planes. To highlight sectors you own, specifiy the 'h' flag.


See also : census , commodity , radar , realm , route , Maps