Question about the Map

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Which side is North?

N=Top left
2
50%
N=Top Right
2
50%
 
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The_Saladman
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Question about the Map

Post by The_Saladman »

I usually get confused about this, and sometime I need it to communicate with others in coop games. Which Side is North?
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The top corner of the map is north.
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Re: Question about the Map

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It's neither top left nor top right, it's the top corner. This is also the origin of the coordinates.
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The missing third option is the correct one: Internally, the top center corner is called north. What every usually calls straight track, and roads too, are laid out in NE-SW and NW-SE directions.
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Re: Question about the Map

Post by Eddi »

north is at the top, like on pretty much every map in the last 500 years
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