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Lord Dakoth

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Re: Square ASCII graphics?
« Reply #15 on: January 06, 2012, 03:34:59 pm »

If you're just looking for a character set, I recommend Dorten's Smooth Walls. It makes constructed walls / smooth walls look a lot better.
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Re: Square ASCII graphics?
« Reply #16 on: January 06, 2012, 07:42:30 pm »

A thread that derailed and then rerailed...that's rare...

Is there a particular reason rectangular graphics bother people beyond baseless personal preference?  Mind that's a reason in itself, there's still nothing behind it.
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Re: Square ASCII graphics?
« Reply #17 on: January 06, 2012, 08:44:57 pm »

Rectangular tilesets distort such that circles look less circular and squares don't look like squares. This annoys me a lot when I'm building megaprojects. Less so when I'm killing goblins.
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Re: Square ASCII graphics?
« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2012, 05:01:33 am »

A thread that derailed and then rerailed...that's rare...

Is there a particular reason rectangular graphics bother people beyond baseless personal preference?  Mind that's a reason in itself, there's still nothing behind it.

It technically doesn't count as a derail if it was just a few posts.

Although the primary motivation behind square tilesets is aesthetics/obsessive-compulsive tendencies 99% of the time, I have found that using a square tileset makes it much easier to accurately judge distances, as both horizontal and vertical distance use the same scale.

But yeah. 99% aesthetics/personal preference. I wouldn't call it baseless though.
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