Experimental Graphical features

[Toffer90]

Thinking on it, while we need the three different temperatures for the water maps, they don't really need to look different. The main use of the different climates it to control where animals can move and spawn.

I agree, map makers won't though.
I could fix a texture pack for map makers that makes climate zones clearly visible.
We could keep different looks for coast, it doesn't have to be as pronounced as it currently is.

 

[Goosi]

Heyo! I was just curious if you're going to update the mod for the newest SVN releases. I can't find the 9191 version anywhere and whenever I start a map with this installed it crashed.

 

[Toffer90]

It will be a while before I can really look into that as I don't have internet where I live at the moment.
If you you get svn tortoise software you can choose exactly which SVN rev. number you want to update/downgrade to. there are instructions on how to set up the svn in the SVN Discussion thread.

Edit:
I can't reproduce the crash... What map script are you using? Did you try starting a new game?

EditEdit: (Dec. 13.)
I was hoping the terrain pack would get some more feedback in this thread, no one have any opinions to voice on this?

 

[Thunderbrd]

I'd love to see it but you know me and modmods...

 

[colonelflag]

Hi Toffer90,

Is this compatible, or should it work ok, with the latest SVN ?

Cheers
ColonelFlag

 

[Toffer90]

It's compatible, as far as I know.

Edit: Not anymore, so here's the solution.
Updated the terrain pack for SVN rev. 9551

• Made new Taiga, Tundra, and permafrost.

Spoiler :

 

[Toffer90]

Made clouds compatible with latest SVN.
Improved Fog and Clouds and made a combo package containing both of them.

 

[Toffer90]

Updated the terrain pack for SVN rev. 11132

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

It's compatible, as far as I know.

Edit: Not anymore, so here's the solution.
Updated the terrain pack for SVN rev. 9551

• Made new Taiga, Tundra, and permafrost.

Spoiler :

View attachment 467737

At last I can tell the difference just by looking

 

[Thunderbrd]

At last I can tell the difference just by looking

I thought we were keeping the ones in the core purely because you were demanding we do... Maybe it was Hydro?

 

[Toffer90]

At last I can tell the difference just by looking

Hah, it takes 3 years before DH discoveres something in the modmod section, nice. Glad you approve though.

Edit: That came off a bit harsh, I know you've been through some stuff the last couple years. Sorry.

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

Hah, it takes 3 years before DH discoveres something in the modmod section, nice. Glad you approve though.

Edit: That came off a bit harsh, I know you've been through some stuff the last couple years. Sorry.

It came up as unread today

 

[Toffer90]

Who thinks the Taiga, Tundra, Permafrost, and Ice terrain in this modmod should be in C2C without modmods?
Screenshot in post #146

@strategyonly @Dancing Hoskuld @Thunderbrd @KaTiON_PT @JosEPh_II ...etc

 

[Thunderbrd]

I love the coastlines in all that. I'm always for improvements in art but I will let others decide if they feel it's improvement or not. I almost feel there's too much red in one of those but I'm not sure.

 

[Toffer90]

I'm always for improvements in art but I will let others decide if they feel it's improvement or not. I almost feel there's too much red in one of those but I'm not sure.

I could dampen the red in tundra a bit, I'm a bit ambivalent about it myself.
Tundras usually have a lot of red lichen, but there should perhaps me more yellow/orange lichen than it currently is in this modmod.

 

[JosEPh_II]

They all look alright to me.

How long has it been for most of us to go back and look at vanilla BtS terrains. Worlds apart we are now. And imo also for the better, visually that is. But who knows how much strain our better graphics really have on our game engine imposed 3GB ceiling?

 

[Thunderbrd]

They all look alright to me.

How long has it been for most of us to go back and look at vanilla BtS terrains. Worlds apart we are now. And imo also for the better, visually that is. But who knows how much strain our better graphics really have on our game engine imposed 3GB ceiling?

Very little. Relatively speaking the terrain diversity is a greater issue than improving the art since we really are just doing a better job with the limitations we have rather than pushing those limitations further, as far as tile arts go.

 

[Toffer90]

My terrain textures are smaller in size than vanilla is. There's 3 textures per terrain.
Vanilla: 171+683+683 = 1537 KB per terrain type.
My terrains: 171+171+683 = 1025 KB per terrain type.

Peaks and hills are a bit different.
Vanilla = 1366+1366+171 = 2903 KB
My hill/peak= 683+86+86 = 855 KB

 

[Snofru1]

I like the new graphics, go for it!

 

[JosEPh_II]

My terrain textures are smaller in size than vanilla is. There's 3 textures per terrain.
Vanilla: 171+683+683 = 1537 KB per terrain type.
My terrains: 171+171+683 = 1025 KB per terrain type.

Peaks and hills are a bit different.
Vanilla = 1366+1366+171 = 2903 KB
My hill/peak= 683+86+86 = 855 KB

Good to know. Thanks.