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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0017205Stars Beyond ReachSuggestionJun 9, 2015 10:34 am
Reporterptarth Assigned To 
Status consideringResolutionnot fixable 
Product Version0.877 (Citybuilding Smoothness) 
Summary0017205: Map Rotation
DescriptionMany other city builders have the ability to rotate your view of the world (at 90 degree interval usually). With hexagons 60 degree intervals would probably also work out. Should SBR? I don't know, but I thought I'd bring it up.
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Chris_McElligottPark

Jun 9, 2015 8:05 am

administrator   ~0042128

Since we have some multi-tile buildings that are not symmetrical, it wouldn't be possible for us to do -- they'd get skewed as part of that process.

ptarth

Jun 9, 2015 10:11 am

reporter   ~0042132

Sure. 90 & 60 degree rotations would be an issue, but what about 120 degree rotation? The Military Command, Graveyard, Dump, etc should work with that. Which ones am I missing?

jerith

Jun 9, 2015 10:15 am

reporter   ~0042133

What about potential new two-tile buildings?

Chris_McElligottPark

Jun 9, 2015 10:28 am

administrator   ~0042134

I doubt we would do two-tile buildings because those get very challenging to make clear as being actually show well. We experimented with that (and a variety of other shapes), but the central connection is just too narrow to work well. So probably 3 and 7 and other symmetrical shapes are what we will stick with for larger buildings, because it fits the best.

So... that makes this one a possibility, when considering turning at smaller angles, then. I'm not sure it's needed, and I don't think it's a pre-1.0 thing at all, but it is certainly an interesting concept.

jerith

Jun 9, 2015 10:34 am

reporter   ~0042135

I think you mean bigger angles? If you stick to trilateral symmetry, 120 degree rotation could work without any art changes.

I don't really think it's necessary, though, and it means the convenient "wind always blows to the right" assumption stops being valid. (Depending on your rotation, it might blow upwards and to the left or downwards and to the left instead.)

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Jun 8, 2015 8:43 pm ptarth New Issue
Jun 9, 2015 8:05 am Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0042128
Jun 9, 2015 8:05 am Chris_McElligottPark Status new => closed
Jun 9, 2015 8:05 am Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Jun 9, 2015 8:05 am Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => not fixable
Jun 9, 2015 10:11 am ptarth Note Added: 0042132
Jun 9, 2015 10:15 am jerith Note Added: 0042133
Jun 9, 2015 10:28 am Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0042134
Jun 9, 2015 10:28 am Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To Chris_McElligottPark =>
Jun 9, 2015 10:28 am Chris_McElligottPark Status closed => considering
Jun 9, 2015 10:34 am jerith Note Added: 0042135