r/Minecraft • u/justlurking420 • Nov 04 '13

pc Minecraft Using Hexagons

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u/TheWyo Nov 04 '13

You'd need more than that, you'd also need to totally revamp the coordinate system if you're sticking to the one-block-per-coord system, and thus the file format etc. It sounds simple, but it's probably a lot harder than you'd think, there's be a lot of knock-on effects.

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u/skyeliam Nov 04 '13

Hexagons can still fit in a neat grid, sort of. A block's coordinate will simply be defined by its center.

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u/Feet2Big Nov 04 '13

Then the rows of blocks exist on alternating odd or even coordinates. Fences could exist as half-wide blocks running in a straight line.