supertile
supertile noun: a group of connected tiles that can be placed, like a single tile, in a generated landscape.
Noun
supertile (plural supertiles)
- A group of connected tiles that can be placed, like a single tile, in a generated landscape.
- But the only landscape that would ever move would be water — if you can call it landscape. No other land really moves except in geologic time. In order for moving landscape to work, you'll need supertiles, and lots of them.1999, Mickey Kawick, Real-Time Strategy Game Programming Using Direct 6.0, page 478
- Alternatively, you can make "supertiles" that have more than 1 hex/rectangle each to get grouping. 4-6 areas per supertile is probably O.K. Not all areas on supertile need to be the same, but theer^([sic]) should not be more than two different terrains on a supertile.2001, Torben Ægidius Mogensen, “Board building - Hex tiles - the only way to go?”, in rec.games.design (Usenet)
- Synonyms:
- metatile
Synonyms of supertile
Forms of supertile
| plural | supertiles |
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Origin of supertile
From super- + tile.
Questions about supertile
- What does supertile mean?
- Supertile means a group of connected tiles that can be placed, like a single tile, in a generated landscape.
- What part of speech is supertile?
- Supertile is a noun.
- What is the plural of supertile?
- The plural of supertile is supertiles.
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