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<H2><A NAME="SEC47" HREF="xconq_toc.html#SEC47">Weather</A></H2>

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Some games include <I>environmental effects</I>, which includes what we
normally think of as weather; the temperature, clouds, wind, rainfall,
snowfall, and snow cover on the ground.

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The temperature falls in a range specified by the game, and may be
computed in different ways depending on the game design, but typically
depends on terrain, latitude, season, and elevation.  Temperature may
also vary randomly from turn to turn and cell to cell.

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Some games may define an <STRONG>axial tilt</STRONG> for the world.  If the game
allows temperatures to vary according to the time of year and the
latitude, you will have <STRONG>seasons</STRONG>.

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Temperature may directly affect unit hp, acp, and supply consumption
rate.  A unit's transport or occupants may be able to reduce the
severity of these effects.

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A game may include <STRONG>clouds</STRONG>.  Clouds in <I>Xconq</I> are a single band,
with a density, altitude of cloud bottom, and cloud height in each cell.
In this example side view below, <CODE>o</CODE> and <CODE>O</CODE> represent
different densities of cloud, and <CODE>-</CODE> is the tops and bottoms,
while <CODE>^</CODE> shows the ground.

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    ----    --  -----
  --oOOo --  OO  ooooo
  OOoOOo oo--OO  -----
^^--oOO- --OO--    ^^
  ^ -- ^^^--  ^^^^  ^^^
   ^^^^^   ^^^^
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The chief effect of clouds is to prevent the viewing of units on the
other side of the clouds.

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A game may also include <STRONG>winds</STRONG>.  Wind has a force and a direction
for each cell.  Wind may affect the weather by causing clouds to move
around.  Also, certain unit types, such as sailing ships and balloons,
may depend on the wind to be able to move around, and their speed will
depend on the direction they take with respect to the wind.

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