[Freeciv-Dev] Re: where deserts are

[Thue <thue@xxxxxxx>]

On Monday 09 April 2001 03:18, Karen Yeats wrote:
> Earthly major deserts are found predominantly between 15 and 35 degrees
> north and between 15 and 35 degrees south, as opposed to being centered at
> the equator.  This small patch (against today's CVS (April 8, 2001))
> makes freeciv also so place deserts.
>
> Discussion of this fact would be in any basic geography text, or to start
> anyone curious off: http://www.nps.gov/moja/mojadewd.htm
>
>
> Karen

You say:
+  we choose a random coordinate between 20 and 30 degrees north and south 

But in the code (south case):
+    y=myrand(map.ysize*10/180)+map.ysize*105/180;
But unless I am mistaken that interval is between 15 and 25 degrees south.

No?

-Thue