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What is the conversion between meters and bricks?
Zalot:
--- Quote from: kegeshan on August 01, 2013, 04:58:55 PM ---TL;DR: You're never going to get an accurate answer by comparing the avatars to random objects.
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You are never going to get an accurate measurement period. It's a videogame. What would you suggest as a better way to find out the height of a Blockhead?
Zeblote:
A brick is 0.008 x 0.008 x 0.0096 m, remember that these are legos.
Doomonkey:
--- Quote from: Zeblote on August 01, 2013, 05:09:48 PM ---A brick is 0.008 x 0.008 x 0.0096 m, remember that these are legos.
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But if the Blockland version are not the same relative dimensions (for example 80:90 or 8:10 instead of 80:96) then using that as a conversion method could result in huge discrepancies in larger builds.
LinearAlbatross:
The best way to do this is to either consider the engine's 'Torque unit' a meter, or establish some kind of scale that makes sense.
A 'meter' can't be realistically determined in any virtual world unless it's specifically made to scale with real-world units. And even then it's technically abstract.
The best way to mathematically figure a scale is from comparing to real life Lego. A Lego stud is 8mm long and 3.2mm tall. A Blockland stud is 0.5TU long and 0.2TU tall.
The conversion from TU to millimeters in this case would be 1:16. This makes a good amount of sense and is very easy to remember. One stud is 0.008m.
Zalot:
guys, I doubt the OP was asking for lego-sized measurements