Re: SL Sidewalks

From: tek@penzance.cs.ucla.edu (Ted Kim (Random Dude))

Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1990 20:57:26 +0000

In article <1990Feb20.144511.26463@diku.dk>, jall@diku.dk (Mogens Jallberg) writes:
>
> Are sidewalks/paths treated like roads ?
> According to the danish translation it is so, but the original rules
> can be interpreted both ways (I would have translated them differently)
>

In article <48c8d220.14249@mothra.UUCP>, bakerj@mothra.UUCP (Jon Baker) writes:
>
>I do not recall encountering the terms 'sidewalk' or 'path' in any SL
>product.  Can you give an example (board/hex number)?  Offhand, I'd
>say anything that could be construed to be a sidewalk or path would be
>considered to be a road.
>

Sidewalk and path artwork in SL is only for aesthetic purposes.
(Examples are those faint lines between buildings and road on
board 1.) Usually, they are so easy to miss in the first place, it's
not an issue. Note that there are both dirt and paved roads on the
boards. Maybe the Danish rules just mistranslated things.

In ASL, the only paths that make any difference go through woods.
(I believe they first appeared on board 24 with the release of
Paratrooper.)

-ted

Ted Kim
UCLA Computer Science Department  Internet: tek@penzance.cs.ucla.edu
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References

Squad Leader
jall@diku.dk (Mogens Jallberg)
Tue, 20 Feb 1990 14:45:11 +0000
Re: Squad Leader
bakerj@mothra.UUCP (Jon Baker)
Wed, 21 Feb 1990 23:18:11 +0000