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Re: GIS Update
On Thursday 28 October 2004 00:35, Lincoln Peters wrote:
>
> I've already modified my "omniterr.g" module so that it is entirely
> based on vegetation (I kept the original, of course). I'll see if I can
> modify it to handle the different classes of land cover described in the
> USGS page.
Oh, outstanding! That would save me a good chunk of script writing time.
Besides, it's no secret that my C is wanting. Not lazyness, just a simple
fact.
> Actually, there is one other thing I remember that elevation affects:
> line-of-sight.
That rings a bell.
> I think that it lacks the ability to affect unit speed
> or engagement advantage; the best you can do is create a bunch of
> additional terrain types to represent different altitudes (way too much
> work, if you ask me!).
Yep.
-Coop