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Hexes or no hexes - 11/6/2005 6:42:44 AM

trajanus

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So what does your map look like when you are playing WITP?

No hexes: I was a cartographer in a former life, who needs hexes.

Hexes: It's not a wargame if you can't see the hexes.

Hexes with color coded borders: I have trouble making it to the local grocery store.

But seriously, what hex setting do you run WITP on and why.

I had hexes for about a week, but I just think the map looks so much prettier without the lines on them.

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RE: Hexes or no hexes - 11/6/2005 7:41:16 AM

ckk

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no hexes just for aesthetics

you can always turn on hex sides when you need to count things like ranges etc

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RE: Hexes or no hexes - 11/6/2005 12:05:34 PM

Raverdave

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Hexes off......it really clutters the screen on my Palm Pilot.

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RE: Hexes or no hexes - 11/6/2005 12:44:04 PM

Terminus

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A good compromise is Subchaser's mapmod; it has hexes for the ocean, and no hexes on land. Very good effect.

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RE: Hexes or no hexes - 11/6/2005 1:07:40 PM

invernomuto

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Hexes on (with Subchaser's map).
I switch on colour borders when needed.

Bye

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RE: Hexes or no hexes - 11/6/2005 3:39:41 PM

Ron Saueracker

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Screw the hexes! That's what F6 is for.

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RE: Hexes or no hexes - 11/6/2005 10:13:31 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

Screw the hexes! That's what F6 is for.

My sentiments exactly!

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RE: Hexes or no hexes - 11/7/2005 10:37:48 AM

Reg

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No hexes is the way to go.....

but the Andrew Brown maps with the borders (regions,/weather/malaria etc) is a nice fallback!!!!

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RE: Hexes or no hexes - 11/7/2005 4:27:34 PM

Sardaukar

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Hex-sides are useful for placing submarines near coast, finding the hexes convoys have to move into.. And to see if some land movements are actually possible.

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