Moving Cities - a heads up 16SEP10

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As well as the above  i'd like to know if its possible to settle on NPC squares?

Hora wrote: Callous wrote: Is the 'not within 10 squares of another player' requirement mean that each city has a 20x20 square centered on them (10 on left, 10 on right, 10 above, 10 below) that we can't settle in, or is it a linear distance e.g. 8 squares over and 8 squares up would be a distance greater than 10 (~11.3), but diagonally would be less than 10 squares away. i.e. a circle around them, or a square? Just wanted to repeat that question, as it isn't answered yet (somewhat drowned under all the other ones). Would be useful to know, if we've got to think in squares or circles

As we do most all distance ingame, an edged-circular pythagorean distance of 10 squares from another alliance's city. 

a²+b²=c²

(PS - no idea why those extra "A"s and hats have appeared... I've obv caught another player's disease here - will look into the encoding in the stylesheets!)

What I mean is a(squared) + b(squared) = c(squared), where a and b are at right-angles to each other.

This means that a square 8 across and 8 up is 11.3 squares away, ie far enough away to settle, however 7 across and 7 up is 9.9 squares away, therefore too close; and 7 across by 8 up is 10.6 squares away (and is therefore fine to settle).

Shrapnel wrote: Fateful Ending wrote: As well as the above  i'd like to know if its possible to settle on NPC squares? No

Correct, you won't be able to settle on NPC squares or "unsettlable squares" such as water.

Best,

SC


Edited by GM Stormcrow - 30 Sep 2010 at 15:29

So...  yea... you explained in maths.

How bout in picture?

[C] = City
[N] = You can't settle there
[Y] = You can settle there

Which do you mean?  (I think its Figure B, but actually hope you mean Figure A.)

Zangi wrote: So...  yea... you explained in maths. How bout in picture? [C] = City [N] = You can't settle there [Y] = You can settle there

You're a slightly deranged individual, Zangi - if you don't mind me saying

And both your diagrams are wrong :)

Go 8 along and 1 up from the center.

(8x8) + (1x1) = 64
sqrt(64) = 8

8 < 10 (and is fine to settle)

Best,

SC

(EDIT - it's a circle, not a diamond)


Edited by GM Stormcrow - 30 Sep 2010 at 21:53