tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425469558765750408.post9141167216494475668..comments2024-03-25T20:26:18.309-05:00Comments on World of Ortix: Hex size?Albert R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09691712927512834666noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425469558765750408.post-53492183621024370112011-12-07T13:52:57.586-06:002011-12-07T13:52:57.586-06:00I use 2 league hexes.
The joke, here, is that a &...I use 2 league hexes.<br /><br />The joke, here, is that a "league" is the distance a person can walk in one hour, so it's not set in stone; it can be 2 1/2 miles or 3 miles.<br /><br />A 2 1/2 mile league results in 5 mile hexes.<br /><br />A 3 mile league results in 6 mile hexes.<br /><br />See? We *can* all just "get along".Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425469558765750408.post-65343444963154647092011-12-07T12:27:09.312-06:002011-12-07T12:27:09.312-06:00Thanks for all responses - now my mind is clear as...Thanks for all responses - now my mind is clear as midnight sky on the North Pole :D I'll stick to 24 mile hexes, but i like Ian's idea too - they will be not necessarily hexes of exact size - one day of travel by foot is a good solution too :-)Albert R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09691712927512834666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425469558765750408.post-35774878731648912532011-12-07T12:17:12.869-06:002011-12-07T12:17:12.869-06:00I don't base hexes on miles. I base it on trav...I don't base hexes on miles. I base it on travel speeds. For he, 3 hexes = 1 days travel by foot. So I guess I use something around 6-7 mile hexes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05494391031541363595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425469558765750408.post-50846076839038919312011-12-07T09:30:33.739-06:002011-12-07T09:30:33.739-06:00I use 5 mile hexes, but as seen above, some folks ...I use 5 mile hexes, but as seen above, some folks really like the 6 mile hex.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192212467523179768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425469558765750408.post-54937962916942325162011-12-07T09:03:23.691-06:002011-12-07T09:03:23.691-06:00I too choose hex size based on travel rates. My c...I too choose hex size based on travel rates. My campaign map is almost entirely jungle so I choose six mile hexes, i.e. one day of jungle travel.<br /><br />Also, check out this other fella's blog post describing other benefits of six mile hexes:<br />http://steamtunnel.blogspot.com/2009/12/in-praise-of-6-mile-hex.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425469558765750408.post-16429119549840043952011-12-07T08:53:01.535-06:002011-12-07T08:53:01.535-06:00I base my hexes on a factor of 6. Large scale maps...I base my hexes on a factor of 6. Large scale maps have a hex for 24 miles, which is roughly a day's travel; then smaller scales are 6, then 3 miles (which is a common figure for a league, and for an hour's journey). It works well for figuring out travel times and the like.Simon Forsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243845335993440168noreply@blogger.com