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December 24th, 2003, 02:25 AM
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Re: Wrap-around maps suck
How?
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not quite, you have to kill the links between the border provinces too.
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December 23rd, 2003, 03:11 PM
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Re: Wrap-around maps suck
Ahhh yes. Sorry, my bad.
The #wraparound is what tells the game to allow scrolling view to wrap.
All movement is actually controlled by a line saying that province 1 is neighbor to province 2.
Such as #neighbor 1 2
It actually doesnt matter if they are next to each other or not. You can create "teleporters" across the map or connect maps that arent visually connected on the TGA image (an underground? or a shadow realm?) by adding neighbor commands.
You can also create a more strategic map requiring more planning and giving it alot of choke points by removing a bunch of neighbor commands. So that even if a province borders on 6 provinces you leave it only 3 neighbors etc etc.
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December 23rd, 2003, 04:12 PM
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Re: Wrap-around maps suck
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I have a hard time navigating around them. They are so inconvenient. I don't see why they exist.
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The earth itself is a wrap-around with continents and oceans. Even in a fantasy world it's still good practice to apply some reality.
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December 23rd, 2003, 07:04 PM
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Re: Wrap-around maps suck
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Perhaps also to simulate a non-flat world? Sort of like a globe?
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Yes but the maps that wraparound both north-south & east-west do NOT simulate a globe. It simulates some weird geometry that'd give you a headache if you physically saw it in all its dimensional glory.
On real globes if you go around the top, you'll end up halfway around on the other side, not at the bottom  |
December 23rd, 2003, 08:09 PM
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Re: Wrap-around maps suck
on the other hand, the flat earth model has been abandonned some centuries ago by scientists (when they ceased being prosecuted for what they said)
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December 23rd, 2003, 09:52 PM
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Re: Wrap-around maps suck
There are scripts and things for GIMP which will globe a map and make it turn. Or chop one into that peeled orange looking thing which might be interesting to play on.
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December 24th, 2003, 08:00 AM
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Re: Wrap-around maps suck
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Perhaps also to simulate a non-flat world? Sort of like a globe?
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Yes but the maps that wraparound both north-south & east-west do NOT simulate a globe. It simulates some weird geometry that'd give you a headache if you physically saw it in all its dimensional glory.
On real globes if you go around the top, you'll end up halfway around on the other side, not at the bottom
Actually, it's not too painful - if I'm not totally wrong that is...
The shape is a doughnut. take a piece of paper, wrap it into a cylinder and then fold the top and bottom inwards til they touch - a doughnut.
mmmmm.. doughnuts...
Wouldn't want to live on one though..
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