Lit The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion

I have a collection of all the BTS stuff -- including Dan's endnotes -- on the Star Wars page of my Web site. Hope that helps!

 

Thanks for the answers. The thing with the Beetle Nebula is quite obvious, but I wanted to be sure about that.

Well, maybe the German translation of the "Spangled Veil Nebula" (which was referred to as "Schleiernebel" = "Veil Nebula") added to my confusion. So let's see how to distinguish them Wiki-wise...

And now I'll look what I can do for the crowdsourcing.

 

One reason was probably because they were afraid of Imperial reprisal. I would imagine it would be pretty depressing living on another world in the same same system as their destroyed world. (Similarly, the Ithorians originally lived in a system with a huge number of planets that they should've been able to move to)
On a related note, with the focus of Alderaan as a "people" (and occasional debate on whether they merited a Senate seat in the NR), I'm guessing they were a "single planet" exception in the OR Senate rather than representing a whole sector?

 

"Habitable" is a relative term, and whatever state of habitability it had, it probably decreased substantially after a nearby planet suddenly became a chaotic source of meteoroid impacts.

 

Rebel Force clarified the situation on Delaya a bit. A lot of Alderaanian refugees showed up there, only to be exploited and isolated by the Delayan government. Delaya was also a bit ticked the Alderaan remained pristine while exporting much of their manufacturing needs to polluted Delaya. So it's easy to see why it wasn't the greatest choice for a new Alderaanian homeworld.

TC

 

Really? Hmmm, I had been putting off getting the Rebel Force books... but that's a nice use of continuity, that.

 

Will the EG to Warfare include any maps of any campaigns?

For that matter, although not as interesting to me as space maps, a few ground battles might deserve maps. I can see a map of the environs of the Great temple on Yavin 4, showing various battles there over the years...inc. Jaden Korr's approach from the crashsite, Vader's approac to the temple to capture Dodonna, the battle of the Second Imperium versus apprentices, the route of Anakin and Vul Rapuung, etc. Plus it'd be a great excuse to show all those temples and camp locations...

 

that'd be cool, but please not another echo base map.. see my new Blueprints rebel edition topic

 

A bit off topic:

It has been pointed out that some (all?) of the early print run copies of this book were shoddily assembled. Namely, the glue used to hold the spine together wasn't strong enough, leading the book to fall apart.

Has anyone bought a replacement guide? Did they fix the problem in subsequent printings? I finally had a catastrophic collapse (the history section of the book fell out), but I don't want to buy a replacement if the same thing is going to happen.

 

I ordered 4 copies from the get go expecting that... thus I now own two and gave two more to friends and cousins.

though mine had the same problem with a few pages, none is yet fully loose. I keep one copy well and the other I use daily. so far, it worked out well. dunno if any newer copies of the atlas are different.

maybe with the next atlas update we could get some glue to print out?

 

Jason, what was the rationale for moving Kloper from the Colonies to the Inner Rim in the last Atlas update?

~ Eyrezer

 

Kloper was one of a handful of worlds shown on a map in one region but listed in another in the appendix....

 

Where is the Iti Cluster? (from KOTOR II) can't find it in the appendix

 

Ah, thanks. I see the map now.

 

Does the Atlas consider Briggia from the X-wing video game to be the same as Brigia?

~ Eyrezer

 

I don't think we've gotten to a second printing yet.

If someone knows otherwise, do tell me; I'd like to have a copy to get signed at Celebration V that is neither falling apart nor likely to do so in the future.

 

Iti Cluster is T-14, though not called out in the appendix on its own. Yes, Briggia is a typo. No second printing yet.

Dan and I and the Chris Army will be at C5 -- please come to our panel/signings/what have you!

 

Wouldn't it be nice if an eventual 2nd printing would be in hardcover? It would make a great companion to the hardcover New Essential Chronology!

 

I don't know what second-printing plans are, but I'm keeping tabs on it with Del Rey, as we might be able to zap a typo or two.

There will be a couple of items of very cool Atlas-related news soon. Maybe at C5, but we're still figuring it out!

 

Let me just say that if the Atlas does come out in hardcover, count on me being the first in line.

My current copy is being held together by duct tape and little else.

 

a typo or two

Ah, like Heijden instead of Hejiden...


Anyway, no new (or should I say old) info in the Imperial Sourcebook 1st edition (compared to the second edition)...