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minus-squareFaridlinkfedilinkEnglish4•12 days agoIn case this wasn’t sarcastic, the map doesn’t wrap North to South like in Asteroids, it only wraps East to West, like Pac-Man.
minus-squareFaridlinkfedilinkEnglish1•11 days agoIn case of the most common map, Mercator projection, if you go exactly due Norf you’ll come out from the top of the map, facing due Souf, 180° of longitude (Eaft or Weft, doesn’t matter) away.
In case this wasn’t sarcastic, the map doesn’t wrap North to South like in Asteroids, it only wraps East to West, like Pac-Man.
The world is a donut?
In Asteroids – yes.
No, it is an oval on top of a giant turtle.
What happens if you go due Norf then?
In case of the most common map, Mercator projection, if you go exactly due Norf you’ll come out from the top of the map, facing due Souf, 180° of longitude (Eaft or Weft, doesn’t matter) away.