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I get irrationally angry when a map is skewed in this way and there is no way to change it. The more you zoom in, the worse the distortion is made to be. Even

I get irrationally angry when a map is skewed in this way and there is no way to change it. The more you zoom in, the worse the distortion is made to be. Even zooming all the way out does not eliminate the angular distortion. This took actual effort on some programmer's part! Who ever thought that this is a good idea?!? It's like those navigational mini maps (car or computer game) that won't keep north pointing up... only worse.

socksy 2y ago
Also got annoyed by this, but worked out pretty quickly that if you hold down right click and drag then you can change the angle
- Timwi 2y ago
  There is no right-click on phones.
  - spotplay 2y ago
    On most mobile maps, you can adjust the angle by dragging up or down with two fingers.
_Microft 2y ago
You can also change the perspective by simultaneously holding the Ctrl key and moving the mouse.
- progval 2y ago
  Or move the cursor while right-clicking.
locallost 2y ago
Don't get angry so much over minor things, your older self will thank you. Somebody did something for free, gave it to you for free, and so they did not do a perfect job. There are worse things in life.
poniko 2y ago
Two fingers scroll on mobile.
- therealdrag0 2y ago
  I had to use three fingers on my iPhone.
xandrius 2y ago
Angry or slightly annoyed? Because if angry is the right emotion then there might be some other underlying causes and this is just a trigger for them.
- rcrossf 2y ago
  Indignant, actually.
- teo_zero 2y ago
  > if angry is the right emotion Of course it's not, haven’t you noticed they said "irrationally"?
- szszrk 2y ago
  That is "slightly" nitpicking, isn't it? On a bit slower computer it took me a few minutes to locate my capital - found some tiny cities around it, yet still had no idea what direction I am looking at. Lack of major city names (until zoomed far) or that grey map (especially combined with screen "night shift" mode) style didn't help as well. Or the lack of a few important power plants around me. At least major power lines were there - that was actually very cool. The whole thing is great, but readability is just bad.
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socksy 2y ago

Also got annoyed by this, but worked out pretty quickly that if you hold down right click and drag then you can change the angle

Timwi 2y ago
There is no right-click on phones.
- spotplay 2y ago
  On most mobile maps, you can adjust the angle by dragging up or down with two fingers.

_Microft 2y ago

You can also change the perspective by simultaneously holding the Ctrl key and moving the mouse.

progval 2y ago
Or move the cursor while right-clicking.

locallost 2y ago

Don't get angry so much over minor things, your older self will thank you. Somebody did something for free, gave it to you for free, and so they did not do a perfect job. There are worse things in life.

poniko 2y ago

Two fingers scroll on mobile.

therealdrag0 2y ago
I had to use three fingers on my iPhone.

xandrius 2y ago

Angry or slightly annoyed? Because if angry is the right emotion then there might be some other underlying causes and this is just a trigger for them.

rcrossf 2y ago
Indignant, actually.
teo_zero 2y ago
> if angry is the right emotion Of course it's not, haven’t you noticed they said "irrationally"?
szszrk 2y ago
That is "slightly" nitpicking, isn't it? On a bit slower computer it took me a few minutes to locate my capital - found some tiny cities around it, yet still had no idea what direction I am looking at. Lack of major city names (until zoomed far) or that grey map (especially combined with screen "night shift" mode) style didn't help as well. Or the lack of a few important power plants around me. At least major power lines were there - that was actually very cool. The whole thing is great, but readability is just bad.

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