# Why isn't the tiles square?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-isnt-the-tiles-square/6935>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [July 30, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-isnt-the-tiles-square/6935 "2014-07-30T03:30:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-isnt-the-tiles-square/6935/1 "2014-07-30T03:30:01Z")

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I figure that this was suggested a thousand and one times already, so I won’t bother suggesting it, but I am still wondering why everything is a rectangle.

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**Author:** ![Daidalon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@Daidalon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Daidalon)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-isnt-the-tiles-square/6935/2 "2014-07-30T03:44:00Z")

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I… don’t think they are. They aren’t in game (granted i’m definitely not the guy to ask when it comes to minute differences), and all the tiles follow the standard 2^a power rule for opengl.

Did you resize your game window without paying attention?

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-isnt-the-tiles-square/6935/3 "2014-07-30T03:50:34Z")

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If you’re using curses, you need to set a square font. If you’re using tiles, it should be square already, none of the tilesets are rectangular that I know of.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 4:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-isnt-the-tiles-square/6935/4 "2014-07-30T04:08:28Z")

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I am using windows console, how do I set a square font?

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 5:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-isnt-the-tiles-square/6935/5 "2014-07-30T05:53:49Z")

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I haven’t messed with it much, here’s some reading material: [http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=269.msg2493#msg2493](http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=269.msg2493#msg2493)