13-01-2005 10:10									#1
	Numeric sizes of small/std/huge maps? Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

Trying to make a chart of beuracracy limits, and I need to know planet size to figure the value of MapRoot.

Has anyone done such a chart already? If not, is there a list somewhere of the actual planet sizes? I looked in Datalinks and could not find any numeric values for the maps.

TIA for any info/url/RTFM you can provide.

	13-01-2005 10:41									#2
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The information on planet sizes is in the section labeled #WORLDSIZE in Alpha(x).txt. Here's mine. (These are the defaults. The numbers can be modded.)

#WORLDSIZE
5
Tiny planet|(early conflict), 24, 48
Small planet, 32, 64
Standard planet, 40, 80
Large planet, 44, 90
Huge planet|(late conflict), 64, 128

	13-01-2005 17:48									#3
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IIRC, either alpha.txt or alphax.txt has a quirk where the numbers aren't "real."

The first number is correct, but the second number is doubled to get the map width...

	13-01-2005 18:21									#4
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Nword, I think your memory is almost correct. I created a new game on a Standard planet, and the zero column was numbered 0,0 to 0,78. The column to the right of the zero column was numbered 1,1 to 1,79.

That would make the map 79x79, and since alpha(x).txt says Standard size is (40,80), the formula would be:

((#WORLDSIZE Number 1 * 2) - 1) by
((#WORLDSIZE Number 2 ) - 1)

Can that be correct?

	13-01-2005 21:10									#5
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Note that the row numbers don't increment by 1 in any given column. That is, the tile below (0,0) is (0,2), not (0,1). Similarly, the tile below (1,1) is (1,3). That means that a Standard map really does have 40 x 80 = 3200 tiles.

	13-01-2005 22:01									#6
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Forgot to check the ones under (0,0) and (1,1)! Thank you very much for that tidbit. So I *can* use the #WORLDSIZE numbers in the calculation. Problem solved, now to get those colony pods built -- it's time to populate the continent!

Mille grazie!