Maps, theory discussion

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Cipher7071:
Topographically speaking, the torus is really the same thing as a spiral map, unless, of course, you break it into a C like you did in your sample map. It really does sound like you are looking for the topographical equivalent of a sphere.

Actually, the C-map and the sphere map were two totally different trains of thought. I merely put both of them in one post. However, a torus map broken into a C is just a cylinder, right? Regardless of it's 3D shape I mean, since that is ignored for game purposes.

Originally posted by Cipher7071:
edit: Instead of thinking about it in terms of your common garden variety Earth-globe, try thinking about it in terms of a ploygonal solid with systems at each of the vertices. In other words, there doesn't need to be a clear-cut 'pole' system.

Not toally sure what you are getting at here. Instead of having a polar system would you have interconnects between all the systems at the top? Not connecting them top to bottom, but like spokes across the end of a cylinder I mean?