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Re: [Rails-devel] Tile orientation in 1835
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From: Oliver <oli...@gm...> - 2013-06-12 17:47:39
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This is great. I will also help. Thank you Oliver On Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:25:41 +0200 Stefan Frey <ste...@we...> wrote: > 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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A single system of record for all IT processes > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/servicenow-d2d-j > > _______________________________________________ > > Rails-devel mailing list > > Rai...@li... > > <mailto:Rai...@li...> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rails-devel > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: > > 1. A cloud service to automate IT design, transition and operations > > 2. Dashboards that offer high-level views of enterprise services > > 3. A single system of record for all IT processes > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/servicenow-d2d-j > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Rails-devel mailing list > > Rai...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rails-devel > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: > 1. A cloud service to automate IT design, transition and operations > 2. Dashboards that offer high-level views of enterprise services > 3. A single system of record for all IT processes > http://p.sf.net/sfu/servicenow-d2d-j > _______________________________________________ > Rails-devel mailing list > Rai...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rails-devel -- Oliver <oli...@gm...> |
