Re: (TFT) Square megahexes Or at least hexes another take

[Lloyd Weber <laweber3@yahoo.com>]

I particularly like the online graph paper site - especially because it has
some information there about the geometric dimensions of a hex that I was not
aware of, namely:

Given length of a side x... 		
Tip to tip across the hex is
2x. 		
Height of the hex flat side to flat side is 2x(sqrt(3/4)) or about
1.732x. 		
Area of the hex is 1.5(x^2 (sqrt(3)) or about 2.56x^2.

Lloyd
----- Original Message ----
From: John J Hyland <johnnyboytmm@juno.com>
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Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 12:39:16 PM
Subject: (TFT)
Square megahexes  Or at least hexes  another take

You can also get nice
straight lines by using "square hexes"  or at 
least offset sqares.  Think of
a brick layout, but in squares.  

You get a hex-map effect with each hex
being a square.  It makes 
mapping straight lines real easy, though there are
alot of 1/2 hexes 
(squares) included.  But by adopting the lists "crowded
hex" rule for 
those the problem is minimized.  Also movement works just like
real 
hexes.

There is a downside though. FACING.  A figure still has 3 front
hexes 
(squares) and 2 sides and a rear, but they are not aligned with the
sides of his hex (since it is a square and therefore has 4 sides not 
six) so
a figure's facing is determined by the hex he faces (his fron 
hex).  It takes
a little getting used to.

Also, I have never marked megahexeson it, but then
I also don't mark 
them on hex paper, I just use the old 3 hexes to a megahex
approximation for straight line measurig, and measure out area effects 
from
the center as needed.


Since I may not be describing it well, here are two
sites with 
downloadable pdfs that I have found useful:


Hero games has a zip
file of hexmaps, both square and hexagonal, about 
10 links down the page
http://herogames.com/FreeStuff/csheets.htm


And here is a site that has all
sorts of slightly customizable 
downloadable paper forms, graph paper, hex,
music paper, handwriting 
paper (I printed out a bunch for my son when he was
learning cursive) 
etc.  Brick pattern is about 14 offeringsdown.
http://www.incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper/


John
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