Re: [Rails-devel] Map.xml - Tile Orientation

[brett l. <bre...@gm...>]

I've added a new set of pages on the wiki, and have added this
explanation to it.

---Brett.



On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Erik Vos <eri...@xs...> wrote:
> It’s about how the hexes are named.
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> “letterOrientation” defines whether the letters (A-Z) alongside the map run
> horizontally or vertically.
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> “even” defines which letters have even numbers: A (i.e. A2, A4, B3, C4) or B
> (i.e. A1, A3, B2, C3 etc.) – in fact any letter can be used here.
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> Yes, there are 2x2x2=8 possibilities to set up map orientation and map hexes
> naming!
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> Van: Scott Petersen [mailto:sc...@re...]
> Verzonden: donderdag 3 maart 2011 2:15
> Aan: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
> Onderwerp: [Rails-devel] Map.xml - Tile Orientation
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> I am modifying the 1830 xml files to put my prototype game into rails (and
> having a great time of it!), but have hit a snag.  The map looks right, but
> I am running into problems when I try to lay tiles--lots of "no valid
> orientation" errors.
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> My game has the NS tile orientation unlike the EW orientation in 1830.
> Things seem to play okay if I leave the orientation as EW in Map.xml
> although the map is rotated and the orientations of the special tiles are
> wrong.
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> Instead of the first line of the 1830 Map.xml, I am using the one from 18AL
> which has the NS tile orientation.
> <Map mapClass="rails.ui.swing.hexmap.NSHexMap" tileOrientation="NS"
> letterOrientation="vertical" even="A">
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> What do the last two items in that line mean ("letterOrientation" and
> "even").  Or maybe more helpful for me--what is the short list of things to
> change when moving from the 1830 EW tile orientation to the NS orientation?
> Thanks.
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