Re: More FT Online
From: "Denny Graver" <cyberdruss@c...>
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 19:58:30 -0000
Subject: Re: More FT Online
>> Online FT
>
>> The game is translated to a hex based movement system to speed up
resolution
>> of play.
>
>can you supply any details on this?
Actually, its not as hard as you may think. 1 MU= 1 hex
A
11 12 1
+****+****+
F * * B
10 + +2
* *
9 + + + 3
* *
8 + + 4
E * * C
+****+***+
7 6 5
D
If you treat each '+' as half of a movement step, someone who starts
facing
12 centre of the hex, turns 1 facing to 1 o'clock and move 1 MU forward
would move one step to the + at 1, and a second step to the 10 '+' oh
hex B.
Not exact, but close enough. Vector movement would work the same way.
If this is too much complication, then just use the a-f durectional
movement
and halve the thrust available for turning (with a minimum of 1 face
turned).