[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Isometric view

[Jules Bean <jmlb2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 04:26:54PM +0100, Jules Bean wrote:
> Hmm.  Nope.  It would be locally regular at all points bar three. Most
> squares have four distinct (linear) neighbours (plus four diagonal),
> as you'd expect. The north and south pole squares only have two linear
> neighbours and are their own neighbours down the other edge. 
> 
> The weirdess is that there is a singularity along the equator too. I
> don't particularly mind singularities at the poles -- they might
> naturally be considered special cases. There are two squares on the
> equator which are mutually neighbour twice.

To anyone who bothered to read that, I'm wrong.

There are singularities all down the 'glue' lines. On each of those
there's a diagonal neighbour which is also a linear neighbour.

Oh well ;)

Jules

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