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Old 09-28-07, 04:37 AM   #18
Frederf
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I don't see how fast one is going has much to do with anything? Curious how that works.

@leovampire: Yes the scene shows the curveture of the Earth, but the actual globe environment is flat. Think of the rendered 8,000m radius (or whatever, some mods are bigger) rendered environment as a performing theater stage on the back of a big semi truck that's free to drive over town. The stage is curved but the town is flat. Optical effects like the horizon dip and ships appearing half submerged at distance are because of the curveture of the stage. The town on the other hand is flat so driving around at 89°N takes just as long as at the equator.
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