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Re: Convert earth coords to x,y

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S1xty is not online. S1xty
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08 Jul 2016 11:47 AM
where the position is in studs and 1 mile is 5280 studs

how would I do this
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Kodran is not online. Kodran
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08 Jul 2016 11:49 AM
amount of miles * 5280

??
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S1xty is not online. S1xty
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08 Jul 2016 11:53 AM
.

I'm trying to convert latitude and longitude of real earth points to x,y on roblox and trying to accurately simulate distance
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JarodOfOrbiter is not online. JarodOfOrbiter
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08 Jul 2016 11:55 AM
You won't be able to. the earth is round, and unless you're going to make your representation round on Roblox, it can't be done.


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S1xty is not online. S1xty
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08 Jul 2016 12:02 PM
Or you could pretend the earth is flat.

I'm not making an entire earth, just a small town
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JarodOfOrbiter is not online. JarodOfOrbiter
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08 Jul 2016 12:04 PM
Oh.
The "Accurately simulate distance" though kinda doesn't work with a flat earth, unless you position these towns in different locations than it would show on a map.


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S1xty is not online. S1xty
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08 Jul 2016 12:06 PM
I could probably draw a square around the town, then use the distance of the length and width of the square as max x and max y, then get the points within the square relative to point 0,0 of the square
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Skellobit is not online. Skellobit
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08 Jul 2016 12:09 PM
well the default speed of gravitational acceleration is 196.2 studs per second, and if you divide 9.81 into that it give 20 even, so 20 studs = 1 meter

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warspyking is not online. warspyking
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08 Jul 2016 12:10 PM
The real question is why would you use latitude/longitude for a 'small town' xD

Just find a map and put a grid over it and use the grid to recreate the town.
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S1xty is not online. S1xty
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08 Jul 2016 12:11 PM
Because I don't know how to do that in google earth.

And I'm basing distance off appearance not based off physics
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digpoe is not online. digpoe
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08 Jul 2016 12:15 PM
Choose some arbitrary WEEWOO, then multiply it by 5.

-I CAN HAZ COMMENTZ.
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einsteinK is not online. einsteinK
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08 Jul 2016 12:23 PM
You should just use galactic coordinates.
I think they have 11 dimensions, but you don't need a few.
(Unless you want to time travel, go to other dimensions, ...)
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S1xty is not online. S1xty
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08 Jul 2016 02:57 PM
@xSix

obviously
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EchoReaper is not online. EchoReaper
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08 Jul 2016 03:13 PM
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S1xty is not online. S1xty
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09 Jul 2016 11:03 AM
The funniest thing is actually that when my main is banned the very people yelling "weewoo" here are taking my alts' posts seriously and usually can't even solve the problem I have (which isn't as much of a problem as an inquiry into how a hypothetical idea I have would go about being implemented)

it always makes me laugh when that happens
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Legit128Bit is not online. Legit128Bit
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09 Jul 2016 11:04 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uedw5flJ9M8
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warspyking is not online. warspyking
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09 Jul 2016 11:12 AM
'if you're doing it on Roblox, then it's not developing'

I was just going to ignore your idiocy, but when I read that I just felt the need to point it out.

Idiot Confirmed.
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S1xty is not online. S1xty
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09 Jul 2016 11:14 AM
I am open to video chats however.

It's always nice watching the ego drain from somebodies face
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S1xty is not online. S1xty
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09 Jul 2016 11:16 AM
warspy, sorry, maybe I'm mistaken -- how much have you made from DevEx??

You're no more of a developer than the 4th graders using scratch at my old elementary school.


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warspyking is not online. warspyking
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09 Jul 2016 11:18 AM
Saying we're not developers because we use roblox is like saying people who use Unity aren't developers.
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Saldor010 is not online. Saldor010
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09 Jul 2016 11:25 AM
"warspy, sorry, maybe I'm mistaken -- how much have you made from DevEx??"

If you really think that developing on Roblox is the worst possible thing in the world, then get out and go do something that's not on Roblox, like making a real game, instead of trying to flame nine year olds on the internet.
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warspyking is not online. warspyking
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09 Jul 2016 11:27 AM
^ Games on roblox are 'real games' though. Just because you don't make money off of it doesn't make it a 'fake game' or 'imaginary game'. That doesn't even make sense xD
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Saldor010 is not online. Saldor010
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09 Jul 2016 11:30 AM
Well, by real games, I meant games that are not on Roblox, like Steam or Kongregate. I just used the wrong term is all.
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S1xty is not online. S1xty
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09 Jul 2016 11:31 AM
I never said they weren't games, it's just that the vast majority of the development process is already done for you.


The real challenge is creating an appealing idea and aesthetic building
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warspyking is not online. warspyking
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09 Jul 2016 11:34 AM
If you're flaming us about building then your posts are off topic as well as flamebait. I recommend leaving the Scripters subforum and finding a subforum that cares
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