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Re: [Rails-devel] Tile orientation in 1835
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From: Stefan F. <ste...@we...> - 2013-06-08 10:25:49
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I could add a rotation attribute to the Tile tag in TileSet.xml which defines the game specific attributes for each tile. This would allow to change the standard rotation of each tile for each 18xx title. As it is not too difficult it is possible to add that feature to the 1.x branch. This rotation would specify the orientation relative to the base rotation of Rails. If I remember correctly what Erik said in a previous discussion the base rotations of tiles in Rails were chosen arbitrarily. However we need some volunteers to add the according values for each tile. But most likely there will be one of the 18xx moderators? The default orientation in Rails should be used in the Remaining Tiles window, so it is easy to figure it out. In addition I will upload the pdf of all Rail Tiles to the wiki. Stefan On 06/07/2013 06:46 PM, brett lentz wrote: > I agree with Phil, I personally don't see the benefit of accounting for > every printing difference of every game. However, if that's important > enough to someone to write the code and generate the tile images, then > it'll be supported. > > I believe in letting the community drive the direction of the project > based on code submissions. So, if it's something somebody feels strongly > about, by all means, send in a patch. > > ---Brett. > > > On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Phil Davies <de...@gm... > <mailto:de...@gm...>> wrote: > > Given that this isn't even consistent across similar printings of > the same game, I cannot see how rails could possibly keep up with > having to have the tile number the same as the printed version. > It's certainly not worth the added cost of having 6 different > number 8 tile images stored just so that rails can cater for the > differing potential positions of the tile number. I'm not sure it > is worth doing anything about given the cost to benefit ratio > > > On 7 June 2013 15:59, Schnell, Volker <vol...@ar... > <mailto:vol...@ar...>> wrote: > > Surely i can rotate a tile, but that is not the point. > A gamemaster of a pbem game is not amused, if tile orientation > is not > identic between the game and the implentation in rails. > I run a pbem-game with both. 18xx and rails with mailorder from each > player. The tile orientation in rails is not identic with 18xx (i.e. > tile 5 and 6 have the tilenumber not at a trackside). > > Volker Schnell > > Am 07.06.2013 04:06, schrieb Mike Bourke: > > You just have to rotate the orientation. When laying the tile > in rails, > > click on it and it will rotate one hex face until it achieves the > > orientation you want. > > > > Mike Bourke > > Campaign Mastery http://www.campaignmastery.com > > Co-author, Assassin's Amulet > http://www.legaciescampaignsetting.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Schnell, Volker [mailto:vol...@ar... > <mailto:vol...@ar...>] > > Sent: Friday, 7 June 2013 6:02 AM > > To: rai...@li... > <mailto:rai...@li...> > > Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] Tile orientation in 1835 > > > > Please have a look at tile 8 > > rails: from south to northwest > > 1835: from south to northeast. > > If you lay the tile 8 for example 8/D18/SE, the tile goes > from se to NE, in > > rails from se to W. > > totaly different tile laying. > > this applies also to tile 5. > > > > Volker Schnell > > > > Am 06.06.2013 03:32, schrieb Mike Bourke: > >> Those look right to me. But then I hadn't noticed any > orientation > >> differences in the first place. > >> > >> Mike Bourke > >> Campaign Mastery http://www.campaignmastery.com Co-author, > Assassin's > >> Amulet http://www.legaciescampaignsetting.com > >> > >>> From: John David Galt [mailto:jd...@di... > <mailto:jd...@di...>] > >>> Sent: Thursday, 6 June 2013 11:06 AM > >>> To: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game > >>> Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] Tile orientation in 1835 I set > up the > >>> Blackwater Station page http://18xx.net/tiles/1835.htm to > >> match my copy of the game. I believe it also agrees with the > >> orientations Bill Stoll and Steve Thomas use in their PBEM > 1835 games. > >>> Can you tell us what is different between any of those four > and your set? > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> -------- How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT > departments: > >> 1. 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