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> Distance and direction calculations in Xconq are heavily dependent on 
> the hex grid. To add support for a square grid would be a major effort, 
> I think.

Well, a significant effort (more than just fixing dir.h and the
drawing code), but not necessarily more of an effort than writing a
game engine from scratch ;-).