Units of area calculation

[♣ Luke ♣]

The recent update changed the habitat area calculation, introducing a major mistake:

When expanding a 999 m^2 habitat by 1 m^2, the indicated size in the info panel jumps to 1 km^2. However, 1 km^2 equals 1000000 m^2 and not 1000 m^2 ...


EDIT: Created an issue ( https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/14365 ).

EDIT 2: The game indicates 1 km^2 and not 1k m^2.

[Kajsa_Kavat]

https://issues.frontierstore.net

[XrystalBelle]

1km = 1000m so 1km^2 = 1000m^2 which equates to an area 1km x 1km or 1000m x 1000m

999m^2 + 1m^2 = 1000m^2 = 1km^2

Everything is calculating fine.

[♣ Luke ♣]

引用自 XrystalBelle：

1km = 1000m so 1km^2 = 1000m^2 which equates to an area 1km x 1km or 1000m x 1000m

999m^2 + 1m^2 = 1000m^2 = 1km^2

Everything is calculating fine.

"1000m^2 = 1km^2" ... is this meant to be a joke? ... its simply wrong.

Imagine 1 km^2 as 1000m x 1000m area, how many 1m x 1m squares fit into this area? -> 1,000,000 and not 1,000. So 1km^2 = 1,000,000 m^2 and NOT 1,000m^2.

[Infinivex]

area is the number times itself which is 1000 x 1000 = 1000000 so that is 1000m^2 and 1000000m = 1km and 1 x 1 = 1 that is 1km^2 so it is right in game

[Zigg]

No need to discuss further, you are misunderstanding each other. In-game it says km^2 but what they mean is k(m^2). 1k(m^2) is 1000m^2. 1(km)^2 is 1000000m^2.

[Shoebsy]

Holy ♥♥♥♥...

Kilo - Thousand.

kilometer - one thousand meters.

km = kilometer


Squared dimensions are two dimensional measurements, X and Y on a 'floor'.

You don't measure meters standard, by meters squared. That's not how measurements work. 1000m Squared is a 'total area' of how many 1m boxes there are, in that 1km area.. which is 1000.. Not 1,000,000..


you don't multiply 1000 by 1000..to get square dimensional measurements.

[♣ Luke ♣]

引用自 Kiroshi：

You don't measure meters standard, by meters squared. That's not how measurements work. 1000m Squared is a 'total area' of how many 1m boxes there are, in that 1km area.. which is 1000.. Not 1,000,000..


you don't multiply 1000 by 1000..to get square dimensional measurements.

Please read the first three lines -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_kilometre

引用自 Zigg：

No need to discuss further, you are misunderstanding each other. In-game it says km^2 but what they mean is k(m^2). 1k(m^2) is 1000m^2. 1(km)^2 is 1000000m^2.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2058941943

If the developers would "mean" 1k m^2, they wouldn't place a gap between the number and the "k" and no gap between the "k" and "m^2". "xy km^2" is an international established symbol for square kilometers.

I didn't want to start a discussion here and I am sorry for any confusion. The game just puts so much effort in great additional (educational) information (e.g. Zoopedia) and I guess there are many young players learning new things from the game - it just should be changed and as I said I created a ticket.

[Shoebsy]

You're talking about the 'english' arguement. instead of the math one.

Also. If you didn't want to start a discussion. why bring it up here.

[♣ Luke ♣]

引用自 Kiroshi：

You're talking about the 'english' arguement. instead of the math one.

Also. If you didn't want to start a discussion. why bring it up here.

Here the math one: https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1km%5E2

[Shoebsy]

That's not even it.



1000 m*squared is equal to 1km* Squared

1000 m*squared is not equal to 1 (kilometer)*squared

You're talking about an english problem. Defining where they are ephasizing "Kilometer" versus "thousand meters"

It's literally the most ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ non-arguement there is


1 whole km Squared = 1,000,000 square meters.

1km = 1000 meters squared.





You're argueing that any and all meters squared are emphasizing the "Kilometers" as full measurements. and not collectives of 1000 meters.


The game measures in meters, and 1000 meters is *equal* to 1km squared.



Zig literally explained this already.

[♣ Luke ♣]

引用自 Kiroshi：

You're argueing that any and all meters squared are emphasizing the "Kilometers" as full measurements. and not collectives of 1000 meters.

1k m^2 = 1,000 m^2
1 km^2 = 1,000,000 m^2

Thats the whole point of my comment. Enough said from my side.

[Shoebsy]

You don't magically choose what a kilometer versus a thousand meters is.

[tifonee]

BUG SQARE FOOTAGE

when build a fence 20X20 with angle of 90° the fence is 400mq. Correct, but if build a fence 100X100 the game says that the fence is 1kmq and some animal request fences of 1,2kmq or more. 100X100m is 1/100 of kmq = 0,01kmq. 1kmq is 1000mX1000m, don't 100X100.

[Sheldin 夜秋夢]

It's not a bug, you just misunderstand the words referenced in the game.

What they mean in the game by "1 squared kilometer" is basically 1000 square meters, which is "correct" since 1000 = kilo.

However, they could've phrased it differently since 1 "kilometer squared" is, like you said, 1000x1000. Observe the difference in the wording though: "kilometer squared" vs "squared kilometer". It doesn't make total sense, but that's how they phrased it in-game.
(I know they use acronyms in the game, but I used the full word to make it more obvious).

[Mysteria]

They’re basically ignoring the definition of what a km2 is. If they want their own weird “km2” they should not call it km2 ...