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Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Re: add a 'topology' server variable allowing varied X and Y wrapping (PR#6287)
From: "rwetmore@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <rwetmore@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 18:05:22 -0700
Reply-to: rt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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.

Cheers,
RossW
=====

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.


+         N_("The map topology index"),
+         N_("2-D maps can wrap at the N-S or E-W edges, \n"
+             "and use a cartesian or isometric rectangular grid. \n"
+             "0 Flat_Earth             4 Flat_Earth  (isometric) \n"
+             "1 Earth  (default)       5 Earth       (isometric) \n"
+             "2 Uranus (wraps N-S)     6 Uranus      (isometric) \n"
+             "3 Donut World            7 Donut World (isometric) \n"
+          ), NULL,

Per I. Mathisen wrote:
> 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.
> 
>   - Per




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