04-05-2020, 07:38 PM
Anton: heheh, I thought for some reason you were counting the dot as well. I meant to reply and explain but you beat me to it 
So yeah, it's a number of little things that start adding up.
Rob: correct, I also wondered about this. I have no idea what either roundel means, or why they should be connected. But let's say that they are, then how can we explain this discrepancy?
Well, it might be a matter of perspective. In the central roundel, they wanted to draw six towers and they wanted the towers to be visible. But they also wanted to draw a "roof" of stars over them. Because we get kind of a three-quarter view and the towers take up a lot of space, it's all rather cramped.
The bottom-left roundel might represent a more minimap-like top-view of the same, where the location of the towers is at the centre of a large sky-dome. This might also explain why two depictions were necessary - different perspectives. But I don't know.. it's something I'm keeping in mind.
So yeah, it's a number of little things that start adding up.
Rob: correct, I also wondered about this. I have no idea what either roundel means, or why they should be connected. But let's say that they are, then how can we explain this discrepancy?
Well, it might be a matter of perspective. In the central roundel, they wanted to draw six towers and they wanted the towers to be visible. But they also wanted to draw a "roof" of stars over them. Because we get kind of a three-quarter view and the towers take up a lot of space, it's all rather cramped.
The bottom-left roundel might represent a more minimap-like top-view of the same, where the location of the towers is at the centre of a large sky-dome. This might also explain why two depictions were necessary - different perspectives. But I don't know.. it's something I'm keeping in mind.