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[forsaken1111]

For the design of a fortress I want to make, I need to make a good-looking geometric shape. This is difficult when limited to tiles, so I am asking for some help.

Can anyone recommend a good way to make a five or six pointed star in dwarf fortress?

The idea is to make a large geometric shape with a small tower at each point and each convergence where the lines cross.

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[RCIX]

A pentagram and the star of David in the same post? That's some contrast right there...

[forsaken1111]

A pentagram and the star of David in the same post? That's some contrast right there...

I'm not concerned with the religious meaning other people attach to them, I just want to know if anyone has a method of making these shapes practical in a tile-based environment.

[Patchouli]

You could always just use MSPaint to draw it out.

Zoom in and go to View>Zoom>Show Grid .

[forsaken1111]

Hm, good idea. I used to do that but had forgotten entirely. Thanks!

[existent]

Hm, good idea. I used to do that but had forgotten entirely. Thanks!

You could also just use ratios, which is what I do for most things.

IE, you want a star, so pick a location as the center. Shift + up three times. that's the first point. go back down to the center, and make points at shift + left three times, and shift + right three times- three points down now. Finally, count the distance (rise/run) between the right and top points, and mirror it for the bottom two points.

[forsaken1111]

Holding shift and pressing right/left doesn't do anything unless the cursor is already moving when I tried

[existent]

..... wha?
Shift + direction jumps the cursor 10 tiles

[forsaken1111]

..... wha?
Shift + direction jumps the cursor 10 tiles

I just tested it on mine. I see what the problem is. I use the numpad, not the arrows. It doesn't work with the numpad.

[existent]

..... wha?
Shift + direction jumps the cursor 10 tiles

I just tested it on mine. I see what the problem is. I use the numpad, not the arrows. It doesn't work with the numpad.

Ah, I see.

[Shinziril]

Actually, for me, shift+numpad will work so long as you turn off Num Lock first.  This is particularly useful if you need to jump diagonally.