LM Terrain

[Dreadnought]

In the editor, what does LM Terrain mean? I was making a scenario and was just wondering...

 

[W.i.n.t.e.r]

LM terrain is an extra set of terrain sharing most features of the associated main terrain values, that can be used to add special terrain tiles to a scenario

 

[Dreadnought]

english please

 

[mrtn]

LM stands for landmark.
BTW I understood W.i.n.t.e.r perfectly. But then again I already knew what LM Terrain is.

 

[Midnight Piper]

english please

You mean you don't speak CIVmapish?!

Its a custom version of a terrain, used to represent specific alternatives (an LM Hill could look like a plateau, an LM desert could be 'dune-covered desert')

 

[Dreadnought]

ok, but does it automaticly make a LM Hill a plateau, or do you choose what it looks like?

 

[Midnight Piper]

LM terrain is never used automatically (never used in random maps) - it's purely for map designers. Because of that, each scenario can use a different LM Hill - my LM Hill for my scenario can be a plateau, while Winter may have a 'canyon' for his LM Hill, and Pounder may have an LM Hill that looks like a butte - in each case we just need to make sure our LM Hill graphic goes with the scenario when you download it.

 

[WildWeazel]

LM terrain acts just like the regular terrain except you can adjust the F/S/C values and of course have custom graphics. The Roman era Conquests use LM terrain, if you want to see it in-game.

 

[tjedge1]

It's a shame there wasn't a LM alternate to all the terrains.