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Geneforge 1.0.1 (Real Arcade) Map problem


Smyling Sam

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Hi All,

 

I recently Purchased Geneforge 1.0.1 at Real Arcade and noticed a rather interesting problem with the map display. If I head tword the top of the screen on player view I should be heading "north" from the player's frame of reference. However the side map show me heading "east" from the maps' frame of reference. As a card caring certified dyslexic this causes some confusion ;> Is this a bug or a feature? If it's a bug, will there be a fix?

 

TIA

 

Sam, Smyling at the pretty blood splats.

 

P.S. Keep up the good work!

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Hi Thuryl,

 

Thnaks for your note. I guess the best way to express problem is this:

 

If I move to LEFT (west) on my screen, the dot on map moves Down (south) in the map view. One would expect the dot to move in sync with the main screen and move to the left (west).

 

Thanks!

 

Sam Smyling at the blood splats

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Have you noticed that the world view is tilted 45 degrees into an isometric view instead of a completely 2d view? The playing world's map is shaped like a diamond while the automap is shaped like a square. The top right is north, I believe and moving straight left would cause you to move northeast. Lower right is south, I think.

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Hi All,

 

Quite correct. "Thuryl" changed his/her/it's moniker on me. BTW, I am now clueful. That the world view is diamond shaped and the map is a square does make a sort of Euclidean sense. It also goes a long way in explaining the background coordinate system used by the game. At least the designers did not see fit to project the map onto polar space or something like that ;>=

 

Sam, Smyling nervously at the gibbering minions hiding in the terrible angles.

 

P.S. This is one cool game! I do think I'll buy Geneforge II when I'm finished with Geneforge I.

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