See lighthous also from land

[SCUBA]

You can see a lighthous across an island if you are on the other side of that island and the lighthous is on the other side. But only if you are in a boat. I suggest that lightshouses also should be seen from land.

Across a bay you normally can see the other side if it is narrow. Lighthouses you see easily. Why not in Cantr?

[Crosshair]

S'a good idea... it'd give marriners an idea of which way to go before getting lost out at sea

[wichita]

I have no problem with it.

[tiddy ogg]

Can't see the need, and since th the gods of Cantr won't let my char build a lighthouse in the middle of the desert, why should anyone else have any fun.

[SekoETC]

I don't see why we couldn't have lighthouses in the middle of land. Though maybe the light wouldn't carry as far if there's mountains or high forests on the way. That might be hard to simulate.

[Rusalka]

I would say, there is already too many lighthouses around (I am reffering to polish islands). When You see 6 lights from your ship you get really confused. I don't want this to expand.

[Sicofonte]

I think it should be suggested the use of some instruments to find out one's latitude, as the Astrolabe:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrolabe

determining local time given local longitude and vice-versa; surveying; and triangulation

Or the more modern Sextant:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextant

If such kind of tools are going to be accepted (I don't know if there is a latitude in the World of Cantr (*)), I'll gladly suggest the resources and tools needed for that tools.


(*) Anyhow, the cantrian astrolabe could determine the X pixel, and the cantrian more expensive sextant could determine both coordinates X and Y.

[Chris Johnson]

I think it should be suggested the use of some instruments to find out one's latitude, as the Astrolabe:

These have already been suggested and accepted

[Jos Elkink]

Lighthouses are often not visible from land ... I think some differences between land and sea navigation are nice. And it would also get a bit messy, imho.

Anyway, perhaps I don't have very strong arguments - I just don't like the idea, really ... Mostly because usually there are trees / hills / mountains / buildings in between you and lighthouses.

From where I'm sitting here (Cambridge, MA), I'm pretty close to the coast, yet I see no lighthouses ...