To celebrate the opening of the APIs for Planets Nu, a new programs section for the Legacy section of Challenger Planets has been opened.
This page summarizes what each app does, and offers downloads and/or other links for smaller apps.
Being the most complex app envisioned on this site so far, the Nu Replayer will be designed to view turns of completed games and see how the starmap actually develops over the course of the game.
Nu Replayer is currently in Alpha, and an Alpha Build is available on the dedicated page.
Ever wished you can plan your purchases? Now you can simulate your purchases before carrying them out live, with the Campaign Tech Simulator.
Not strictly a program per say, but contains statistical information that could be useful to the curious users. View here!
This simulation program generates (somewhat) random friendly codes using three lower case letters. By default, it generates codes until it encounters a duplicate (an uncommon occurrence), but a --help parameter is available for a list of additional options.
Windows (365 KB)
C++ Source (1449 B)
Not sure what race you want to pick? No problem. Race randomizer will take care of your problems for you.
Windows (301 KB)
C++ Source (373 B)
This program conducts numerous simulations (default: 25,000) of the various Torpedo Tubes, and outputs the average firing rate of each tube in combat ticks.
Because this is a Java program, we can offer source code and binaries in a single package. To invoke the binaries, simply find TubeSim.class, and invoke java TubeSim from a shell.
Java Source and Binaries (4,701 B)
This program does a through simulation of navigating through those many treacherous web minefields, complete with theoretical chances of hitting at least one web mine through a certain distance. Due to differences in algorithm, live odds may differ wildly from this environment.
Windows (363 KB)
C++ Source (838 B)