Re: [Rails-devel] CVS and XCode

[John D. G. <jd...@di...>]

Mark Smith wrote:
> 9. Erik mentioned the need for a hex name "A1, B2, etc". If you launch
> my current product, and then let you mouse hover over a hex, a tool tip
> shows you the cell name. It is not defined in the XML files, other than
> the rowStart and colStart values on the first line of the Map.xml files.
> Every map cell name is deduced from that and the order the cells are
> shown in the file. It may be counting down, or counting up. But it does
> work on five maps I have coded up so far. Now, if some games (like 1851
> with Cincinatti) have some awkward nameing sequences that may require a
> change, or at least an option to include them with the map cells
> definitions.

1853 is another game with an odd naming sequence for map hexes (capital
letters one way, lower case the other, uses "i" but then skips "ai"...)

Note: Do not rely on .gifs from David Reed's "The Depot" as a source for
map hex names in general.  Many of its maps get them wrong.