unified grid and building a double/triple decker bus

[CaveDweller]

I apologise if this information is already available. I'm tired and probably missed it if it is. I was on my way home from work earlier, when two double decker buses drove past me. When I saw them, my first thought was about how to recreate them in SE2. With the limited understanding, but high hopes I have of the unified grid system, am I correct in thinking that I can build a near realistic replica of the same bus without the ungodly spacing that would be encountered if buiilt in SE1?

[RadioMars]

Yes. Blocks no longer occupy the entite cube of space if that's what you mean.

[baddoggs]

Originally posted by RadioMars:

Yes. Blocks no longer occupy the entite cube of space if that's what you mean.

Well. they still do... but..
There are different sized blocks that only take
the "physical space" that you can SEE them occupy.
For example In SE1 a "flat panel" took up the space
you could SEE plus the "space" the cube would displace,
In SE2 it only occupies the space you can SEE it occupy.
Now where it gets complicated is, Things like sloped blocks
are still the same as in SE1 Insofar as you cannot place in the
"unused portion of space" If that makes any sense.* I'ts hard to
explain to someone who has not played. Once you have, you will
understand right away.

*You can't make a cube out of 2 sloped blocks.

[Rakusjo]

Originally posted by baddoggs:

Originally posted by RadioMars:

Yes. Blocks no longer occupy the entite cube of space if that's what you mean.

Well. they still do... but..
There are different sized blocks that only take
the "physical space" that you can SEE them occupy.
For example In SE1 a "flat panel" took up the space
you could SEE plus the "space" the cube would displace,
In SE2 it only occupies the space you can SEE it occupy.
Now where it gets complicated is, Things like sloped blocks
are still the same as in SE1 Insofar as you cannot place in the
"unused portion of space" If that makes any sense.* I'ts hard to
explain to someone who has not played. Once you have, you will
understand right away.

*You can't make a cube out of 2 sloped blocks.

i still hope they do something with this because thats one of the things i really liked in STARSHIP EVO