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Author Topic: Landscaping Depth  (Read 522 times)

RiderofDark

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Landscaping Depth
« on: February 17, 2011, 05:34:58 am »
Water and Magma have 8 levels of depths. So let land have 8 levels of depth as well.

This will not only give better control of where things flow, but potentially how fast as well. It will also give the landscape a bit more realistic an appearance. In my mind, at least, ramps in DF are essentially 100% grade (45 degree) slopes. Baldwin Street, listed as the steepest road in the world, has a grade of 35%, a 19 degree slope. This is close to what we have right now.
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Sirdrake

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Re: Landscaping Depth
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2011, 08:40:01 am »
i thought water/maga had 7 units not 8 or is this from .19
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Re: Landscaping Depth
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2011, 09:08:43 am »
0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 = 8 levels.
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Re: Landscaping Depth
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2011, 09:13:41 am »
0 woudnt count as the water/magma level it will only count as normal ground unless like i said it is in .19
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Re: Landscaping Depth
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2011, 09:25:01 am »
In any case it would be a pain to represent in the game, and throw up a lot of questions such as how high a wall is and how flow is effected by it.
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Re: Landscaping Depth
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2011, 09:32:34 am »
It would also use candy to lure your FPS into a van, drive out in the woods, and rape and murder and eat it there, not necessarily in that order.
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