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minus-squareAndrewlinkfedilinkEnglish10•4 months agoI’m mean, sure - it looks a long way if go the south-east route. But there’s a short-cut if you go northwest - Iceland, Greenland, New Zealand, bosch.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•4 months agoHelp, my map doesn’t have New Zealand and I got lost
minus-squareFaridlinkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoIn case this wasn’t sarcastic, the map doesn’t wrap North to South like in Asteroids, it only wraps East to West, like Pac-Man.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoNo, it is an oval on top of a giant turtle.
minus-squareFaridlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoIn case of the most common map, Mercator projection, if you go exactly due Norf you’ll come out from the top of the map, facing due Souf, 180° of longitude (Eaft or Weft, doesn’t matter) away.
I’m mean, sure - it looks a long way if go the south-east route. But there’s a short-cut if you go northwest - Iceland, Greenland, New Zealand, bosch.
Help, my map doesn’t have New Zealand and I got lost
Now you’re thinking with portals!
In case this wasn’t sarcastic, the map doesn’t wrap North to South like in Asteroids, it only wraps East to West, like Pac-Man.
The world is a donut?
No, it is an oval on top of a giant turtle.
In Asteroids – yes.
What happens if you go due Norf then?
In case of the most common map, Mercator projection, if you go exactly due Norf you’ll come out from the top of the map, facing due Souf, 180° of longitude (Eaft or Weft, doesn’t matter) away.