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Old June 8th, 2003, 01:58 AM

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Default Re: Ship icon angles-what do they mean?

Most like what direction they arrived from- the ships nose pointing the direction it moved to get to that sector.
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Old June 8th, 2003, 01:58 AM
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Default Re: Ship icon angles-what do they mean?

They change direction as they fly along in space. The direction they are facing is generally based off of what sector they Last came from. I believe new ships are always set to be pointing to "south" before they have moved.
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Default Re: Ship icon angles-what do they mean?

So is it cheating to use a radially symmetrical shipset like the Eee, so they can't tell if you're coming or going?
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Ah,that explains it.
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Default Re: Ship icon angles-what do they mean?

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So is it cheating to use a radially symmetrical shipset like the Eee, so they can't tell if you're coming or going?
No. They can watch the movement replay log.
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Default Re: Ship icon angles-what do they mean?

and if its turn based?
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Default Re: Ship icon angles-what do they mean?

When playing against a race that you can't determine the direction of travel you can use a different ship set.
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