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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: cav58d on May 29, 2017, 12:34:22 AM

Title: Field and town orientation
Post by: cav58d on May 29, 2017, 12:34:22 AM

I should know this by now, but how is field and town orientation determined?  On some maps it seems like fields are always "north up" and towns NE-SW, and on others it's random.

How does that work?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Field and town orientation
Post by: JimmyC on May 29, 2017, 02:44:01 AM

Bustr threw a little spin on tings...

Title: Re: Field and town orientation
Post by: ImADot on May 29, 2017, 06:26:39 AM

When a terrain is created, the person making it decides not only where the bases are but also their orientation to the terrain.

Title: Re: Field and town orientation
Post by: cav58d on May 29, 2017, 08:52:42 AM

Roger that.

I like the randomness of town/airfield orientation.  Bomber pilots shouldn't be able to line up on hangar 0 and 3 from 10 sectors out.  Visually identify the target, or get some squaddies to recon and tell you orientation, but randomness and challenge is a good thing.

thanks.

Title: Re: Field and town orientation
Post by: Volron on May 29, 2017, 10:14:25 AM

If only the field orientation was random every time a map came up. :)  But that would require a rewrite of the entire system. :noid