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Old 09-11-10, 04:02 AM   #5
Nisgeis
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Originally Posted by Diopos View Post
What does real life have to do with SH4? Here is my favorite: Earth in SH4 is flat. Compass bearins are Ok, distances aren't ,we cruise more or less in straight lines in the world's biggest ocean ... yeah right!

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The chart is flat, but the modelled 3D world you see is round, but the water is flat. Result is that ships 'sink' into the water at long range to model the horizon obscuring them, even though you can see the water horizon behind them.
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