Impassable
Impassable adjective - Impossible to get through or into.
Usage example: the road was impassable until snowplows cleared it
Nearby Words: impasse, impassible
Passable
Passable adjective - Capable of being traveled on.
Usage example: after the snowstorm ends, the roads might not be passable for the morning ride to school
Both words in one sentence
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While some slopes are always far too steep to ever be climbed by a PC, other slopes will either be passable or impassable simply based on whether or not the PC should be able to pass over that area, regardless of the fact that two terrains might have the exact same slope.
- In fact, there are passable terrains in the game that a significantly greater in slope than many impassable terrains.
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Themed Cursor: When you have an unit selected, your cursor becomes a sonar-like pattern when hovering over passable terrain, a "no" symbol when over impassable terrain and a crosshair when over enemies.
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