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Can Archon do hexes? - 10/3/2019 3:14:24 PM

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I see that the new Close Combat game is out, and that it also uses square tiles. I think that every game I've seen with the Archon engine uses square tiles--can it even use hexes? Maybe I've missed an Archon game or two that uses hexes?

Main thing I'm interested in is Steel Tigers; personally I hope that it uses hexes instead of squares...

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RE: Can Archon do hexes? - 10/9/2019 8:56:05 AM

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Yes Steel Tigers is hexes. There are different flavours of Archon - tiles, hexes, regions WEGO, and real time.

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RE: Can Archon do hexes? - 10/11/2019 10:38:26 PM

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Yes Steel Tigers is hexes.

Whew, great to hear. Looking forward to more info.

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RE: Can Archon do hexes? - 10/12/2019 2:41:35 AM

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Yes Steel Tigers is hexes. There are different flavours of Archon - tiles, hexes, regions WEGO, and real time.

Best tasting flavor is hexes.

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RE: Can Archon do hexes? - 10/29/2019 8:36:47 AM

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Yes Steel Tigers is hexes. There are different flavours of Archon - tiles, hexes, regions WEGO, and real time.

Looks great. But, I do have a question. Is this engine available to others? Let's say that someone has a project in his mind to implement a game. Will it have the possibility to use this engine to gain time in his development?

Never seen that written.

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RE: Can Archon do hexes? - 10/29/2019 2:49:29 PM

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We are definitely open to allowing the engine to be used for projects, though we would likely want to see (at least) a semi-experienced team with a good plan, to avoid spending time supporting a project with only a slim chance of actually finishing. Game dev is hard...

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RE: Can Archon do hexes? - 10/29/2019 8:03:47 PM

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Game dev is hard...

I believe you. Is this WIKI always up to date?
http://archonwiki.slitherine.com/index.php/Main_Page

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RE: Can Archon do hexes? - 10/29/2019 9:53:51 PM

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Game dev is hard...

I believe you. Is this WIKI always up to date?
http://archonwiki.slitherine.com/index.php/Main_Page

Thanks

Mostly. Recently I have not been as quick to update new features, though mostly things have been stable for a while. It does rely on some prior knowledge of the STUB engine from BA etc.

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