Map revelation size matching screen size

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Map revelation size matching screen size

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The map revelation size is currently a square. When you move on the map, a square sized window is made visible as you move along.

Since I have a widescreen, that feels very odd, since I can see much more of the map than is actually uncovered on the map view.

It would be nice, if the uncover-area would fit the actual screen are. I figure that this wouldn't be very complicated to do.
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Re: Map revelation size matching screen size

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I also have a ultra-wide and it does feel weird to see uncovered fog of war, but I think the character's position is what determines what activates a new chunk.
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Re: Map revelation size matching screen size

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Are you suggesting changing what the player can see or what is revealed on the map? If the latter, I don't see that happening because screen resolution affecting which chunks are revealed could be problematic for a few reasons (e.g. weird effects in multiplayer). If the former, that would just mean people would be able to see less, and would reduce what is visible by a lot on ultrawide monitors.
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Re: Map revelation size matching screen size

Post by Shadow_Man »

Yeah, the square is terrible.
The map around the character should open round, according to the radius of view, equidistant from the eyes (so to speak, with the accuracy of a tile, not a pixel). And at night this radius of revealing territory should be smaller (unless equipped with a night vision device).
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