Why Squares and not Hexes ?

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Join Date 03/2007

Why Squares and not Hexes ?

One thing that is rather annoying in Elemental, is the use of squares and not Hexes.

Anyone read the reasoning behind this design decision ? I am a long time Pen and Paper Battletech player and have always found the Hex to be a more flexible form of terrain demarcation then a square.

Seems like a nitpick but really puts Elemental at a disadvantage for those of us who really do like to be strategic minded players.

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Quoting shadowtongue,

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Hexs are better than squares for tactical combat at least, but getting poked in the eye is better than what passes for tactical combat thus far in Elemental.

So sad. So true.

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Hexes have less connecting spaces, when allowing for diagonal movement. Also, hexes don't like up to the cardinal directions, which makes my brain uncomfortable.

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One thing that is rather annoying in Elemental, is the use of squares and not Hexes.

Actually I think it is just a matter of taste. As an example: I prefer squares over hexes.

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Quoting Panic77,

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Hexes have less connecting spaces, when allowing for diagonal movement. Also, hexes don't like up to the cardinal directions, which makes my brain uncomfortable.

They line up with two of the cardinal direction, unless the view angle is screwy. To some extent, hexes are less suited to games that do not have a fixed view; otherwise you would be unable to use a rhombus shaped city wall to give the illusion of being square.

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Quoting shadowtongue,

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Hexs are better than squares for tactical combat...

People keep saying this, but I have yet to see anybody actually make a case for it. The only argument I've seen is that a hex grid supposedly eliminates the diagonal movement "advantage" of a square grid, but since strategy games don't actually care how much distance a unit visually covers then this is a moot point. So what is the actual argument in favor of hex grids?

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honestly there are million things more important than the shape of the spaces.

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