When you click OK, the map displays the data (altitude, climate, etc) mapped onto a globe. The view centers on zero latitude, zero longitude. Use the Offset slider to change the longitude; the full globe is divided into 64 regions. For example, set the slider the 32 to display the opposite side of the world. If you click the Rendered checkbox, the program performs additional graphics operations to show the world with real atmospheric effects and lighting. This requires many additional colors and may result in "dithering" or color banding on your display.
When you click on a square in the map, the dialog updates to show some useful details about that square:
The fields in this dialog control the climate computation. If the climate view is being shown, the program recomputes the climate and removes all rivers when you click OK. Otherwise, the fields are stored for future climate computations.
World Builder home page Last updated: June 12, 1998 Feedback? email dallen@senteinc.com