[Freeciv-Dev] Re: e: suggestion/idea - the world is round

["Marc Strous" <marc_strous@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> But they can't, at the corner of the cube, where there is a point
> which only borders three grids, not four, making these 8 points
> totally different from any other on the cube.
>
> Jules
the 3D representation is not an exact, geometric cube. In fact, assembling 
the projections in 3D space would yield an impossible object.
The six projections are just aligned in a cube shape. the "top" projection 
"overhangs" (and thus overlaps) all "side" projections, so there are no 
special tiles (cornerpoints) required. But on the 2D map, you don't notice 
the impossibility of the object in 3D space. Even a 3D approximation of the 
object, that might be supplied to the player for navigational purposes, 
would not expose this trickery. It should be too small to expose the 
(impossible) details.
Marc


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