Interactive hexagon map seeking Civ5 download section

[Blkbird]

Even though Civ5 is still half a year away, it seems a lot of people -- myself included -- would like to start getting a feel for the new hexagon tiling. So I've created an interactive hexagon map, a HTML document with inline SVG and JavaScript that can be used in Firefox without any extension or plugin. Right now, one can only paint the tiles in different color.

More functions, like user-defined map size and zoom scale, changing border color, adding annotation texts, may be added in the future (though if you know SVG, you can already change the map size, scale, colors, etc. by editing the document). Ideas are welcome!

Also, we need a new download section for Civ5. I had to upload the map as a Civ4 utility, but that's clearly not right.

 

[Ramesses]

Um, so what is this? Just a paintable hex grid? What does this actually have to do with Civ 5?

 

[Dale]

Civ5 is in hexes of course, so start planning maps now if you want.

 

[Onionsoilder]

I actually run a lot of text-based forum games that use hexagonal maps, which are a pain to create by hand. This actually looks pretty useful... though at the moment is severely limited. It would be nice to have a "Fill Area" function, and maybe allow placing/removing icons or features in the hexes(to represent resources)

 

[Ramesses]

Civ5 is in hexes of course, so start planning maps now if you want.

I got that much. But it doesn't really allow for mapmaking of any kind. In its current form, it doesn't seem to be applicable to Civ 5 at all.

I understand that you're going to add functionality later, but given that that's the case, why didn't you just hold off on presenting it to us until there was something to show?

 

[Blkbird]

I think even a static hexagon grid is useful for people who're not familiar with it - just to look at and get a "feel" for it. For instance, how many people can answer this question without any visual help: If two cities of radius 3.5 each (36 tiles + city itself) are 5 tiles apart (4 between them) on a straight line, how many overlapping tiles do they have?

Some people may not be able to answer that question even for a square map, but all they would need is a sheet of graph paper, which is very each to find. But hexagon grided paper? I've never seen that.

 

[Izmir Stinger]

I understand that you're going to add functionality later, but given that that's the case, why didn't you just hold off on presenting it to us until there was something to show?

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[Blkbird]

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That's a good one!

 

[Ramesses]

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Touche.