Why is the Stardrive range an elipse?

Mishka · Post by **Mishka** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:06 pm

We are getting less range at the top and bottom.

Post by **Fooli** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:29 pm

It's just a graphical representation. In other words, no you're not :]
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fhko · Post by **fhko** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:37 pm

In simple terms: The map is really a square in actuality (or at least more squarish than it appears), but because of how the interface is setup, it has to be squished into a rectangle. Flattening the warp distance ring into an ellipse along with it.

Mishka · Post by **Mishka** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:25 am

Heh, this programming makes even the simplest stuff complicated.

Post by **Fooli** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:55 am

fhko wrote:In simple terms: The map is really a square in actuality (or at least more squarish than it appears), but because of how the interface is setup, it has to be squished into a rectangle. Flattening the warp distance ring into an ellipse along with it.

Ie, it's elliptical because mit is a chimp :)
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Alfred · Post by **Alfred** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:52 pm

If you change your screen resolution to a more square setting (instead of the usual rectangle)it is a circle.

zaroba · Post by **zaroba** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:47 am

fhko wrote:In simple terms: The map is really a square in actuality (or at least more squarish than it appears), but because of how the interface is setup, it has to be squished into a rectangle. Flattening the warp distance ring into an ellipse along with it.

its the same on worlds (before anybody asks)
the heightmap is square, the world map is 256 tiles in north/south and east/west
but in actuality it is a rectangle. each tile on a map is wider then it is tall.