Re: (TFT) Conical hexes

[David Jackson <azog@bellsouth.net>]

I'm certain that it is because of drunkeness that the "dexterity is  
used for spellcasting" idea came about.

David

On Mar 15, 2008, at 8:40 PM, Paul MacDonald wrote:

> pvk@oz.net wrote:
> > My first shot would be like this:
> > 1. Approximate Earth radius to say 6,360,000 meters.
> > 2. Observe that with conical hexes, hex length will be  
> > proportional to
> > circumference of the sphere, which is the same as the  
> > circumference of a
> > circle of radius R. Circumference = Radius x 2 x pi. So hex length is
> > proportional to altitude above the center of the earth.
> > 3. So hex length (L) = altitdue above sea level (ASL) + 6,360,000  
> > meters /
> > 6,360,000 meters.
> > 4. So at 0 ASL. L = 1 standard hex length. At 80,000m ASL, L =  
> > (6,360,000
> > + 80,000) / 6,360,000, = 1.0126 x standard hex length.
> > At that point, I think I'd decide it was close enough and not  
> > worry about
> > adding hexes as I ascended.
>
>
> It seems to me that at a certain distance you could use a megahex  
> of the lower altitudes hexes to fill the current altitudes hex.   
> I'm to drunk to figure it out at the moment, though.
>
> Paul
>
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