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sigonasr2 wrote:I'd be more than happy to give up at least 4 spots if zaphod really needs any. If you plan on adding more space, then no problem, but I'd let zaphod in any day!

mrapple wrote:Just an idea -

Instead of continuing to spread to the right, why not add squares around the entire thing.

That way people who have already built they're maps can keep they're coordinates, the map size just gets bigger, its still a square, and all is well

If you still dont get what im saying, just for example, move the 10 row and name it 0 or something, move the 11 row and call it z (before a i guess) and move the 12 row and call it I.

Then huttymuncher can gain a few extra corner sqaures if he wants and the map isn't a rectangle

Just an idea, test it out and tell me what you think

• • Use NAMES for teleporters, rather than numbers. Naming for teleporters is slightly unconventional, in that you put the name after the word 'teleporter' in the map file (see below)
  
  • Name all of your Groups, Materials, Physics, Teleporters, Texture Matrices, and Dyncols with your callsign. This will avoid clashes with other people's groups, as it is likely more than one person will use the material name 'grass' or 'invisible, or the group names 'boxes' or 'wall'. For example I might use 'spazzy-grass' instead of just 'grass'.
  
  • Please comment the top of your map with your callsign, and your grid references, if you can.
  
  • Make sure you thoroughly test your section, as there will be little chance to change and update things once the full map is released!

#Teleporter naming example

teleporter myTeleName
   pos 0 0 0
   size 0.125 10 10
end

link
   from myTeleName:f
   to anotherTeleName:f
end