[Freeciv-Dev] Re: add a 'topology' server variable allowing varied X and
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[Freeciv-Dev] Re: add a 'topology' server variable allowing varied X and Y wrapping (PR#6287) |
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"Jason Short" <jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
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Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:45:06 -0700 |
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Ross Wetmore wrote:
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> Per I. Mathisen wrote:
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>> I'm afraid you will have to make a longer help entry here. It is not
>> obvious what a Uranus or donut map is like.
> What more would you suggest other than the current wrapping descriptions
> or simply stopping to think about what the surface of a donut would
> actually look like.
At the least we should have a reference to a longer explanation
elsewhere. And, we should write that explanation.
doc/README? doc/HOWTOPLAY? doc/HACKING? A URL?
> BTW, Uranus is actually quite well known for its uniqueness in rolling
> around in its orbit as opposed the rest of the planets that spin
> perpendicular to it.
Indeed, although the average user may not make this connection (or even
know about it). Remember that the "typical" user may be 12 years old.
jason
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