Who's into hex?!

Dragun · 2000-02-24T12:33:15

Let me ask a question that many (um...yeah, right) have pondered... who''s into hex based games??? I''ve seen a few people (myself included) post up screenshots about their hex engine and even offered full source code. What was the response?? The general response (or none at all) was "yeah, that''s cool...but it bores the hell out of me!" However, when the most simple and bared boned isometric engine come out...bam! Ten plus posts about source code, questions, and techniques. What''s up with that!? Hex is cool. It''s with it. It''s hip. It''s all that and a SuperGrab of Lay''s potatoe chips! Why are hex engines treated like middle aged hookers? It doesn''t look dated and old like some accused it to be. It cannot be because iso is better for rpgs, or strategy, or simulations. Ok, isos have that "wall\room" advantage but hexes can do that with a few modifications. So what if the rooms would look funky and hexed. It''s cool! Is hex more complex? Hell no. The same math functions and formulas are used on both engines. The hex engine might even be faster since most hex tiles are larger than their isometric counter parts. FYI, larger hexes equals less blitting calls. Want elevated terrain? Use a larger array of tiles. Or bump up hexes to acheive terrain. SSI''s West Front accomplished elevated terrain with the most amazing amount of detail. Need a 3D perspective? Just distort the hex. Make it wider. Hex engines do not have to be at the top down Johnny old school perspective. Just look at Norm Koger''s Operational Art of War. His hex engine has TWO perspective: top down and isometric. What''s with this rant? It''s about time that hexes should get what they deserve. ---- Ðragun

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Started by Dragun February 20, 2000 02:38 AM

11 comments, last by Dragun 24 years, 6 months ago

spock

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February 23, 2000 11:32 AM

Slopes.

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Anonymous

February 24, 2000 10:23 AM

Ok, can someone point me to some source code of a hex based engine? I''ve searched and searched but haven''t been able to find any, although I found several articles about hex based games.

Dragun

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February 24, 2000 12:33 PM

I''ll send you the source code and demo to the hex engine I had completed earlier this year if you email me. The engine has height zoning, A* pathfinding, and other directx stuff.

Ðragun - dragun@postmark.net

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