Conquests - Using Landmarks to make more terrain types!

[WarpStorm]

Re: So it is possbile, well done!

Originally posted by Colwyn
Final questions Warpstorm, in conquests is there already gfx for the landmarks in a conquests folder or does the modder have to add it in as a new terrain/landmark type. ie copy exiting forest terrain, paste it and them edit to the landmark version you want.

From what I see there are already 7 landmarks to choose I hope you can confirm that the gfx for them are already in conquests.

(If so we could straight edit them!)

They are already there. They look exactly like the base tiles, but they are in fact loaded separately.

Not wanting full instruction but can you describe the steps in what you did to create the gfxs above.

That'd be telling

Seriously, I start with a terrain style I like (mostly the standard Civ3 stuff) and clean it up. I then prepare the files for some algorithmic filters (this is can be quite time consuming). Then I run the filter sequence (mostly smoothing and blending and shifting of palettes - this is the easy part). I then manually tweak and adjust the results till it looks like I want.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by WarpStorm


Civ3 did, however they can be edited also.

Can you edit them for individual landmarks (for instance, give Cedars a green diamond and Lava Pits a red diamond?)

[Colwyn]

Location of gfx terrain files

I've just looked in the conquests art/ terrain folder and I'm confused as there is not a seperate gfx tile set for each terrain types and seperate ones again for Landmarks. I can only see Land mark terrains and misc other extra's where are the originals??

I can see them in civ3\arts folder so I'd imagine conquests uses them from here and just adds there own ok this must be it then. Will have to experiment.

[Colwyn]

I don't see whynot

Originally posted by skywalker


Can you edit them for individual landmarks (for instance, give Cedars a green diamond and Lava Pits a red diamond?)

Infact editing the diamonds may be the easiest way to put a overlay on as there is a seperate gfx set for the diamonds for each landmark

see!

[Colwyn]

What the.. please explain

How come the gfx set for forests is so different, how can there be 3 types??

How does this work then and why is it so different to the mountains/hills etc

[GIDustin]

From what I understand, the diamonds dont appear in game, only in the editor. Also, what I did for the MTG Mod. I wanted swamp in the game using the swamp graphic found at CFC. SO i made swamp the landmark terrain of marsh. Now I can have swamp and marsh in my scenerios. Only prob is that there is no swamp in random gen maps. Maybe I will overwrite jungle with the swamp, and make jungle a landmark terrain...

- GIDustin

[FrostyBoy]

Sorry I did not post about this at Apolyton, I was going to, but I had to rush away.

Here's the link however: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showth...threadid=68821

It shows you how you can use the landmarks as you wish.

[kring]

Originally posted by GIDustin
From what I understand, the diamonds dont appear in game, only in the editor. Also, what I did for the MTG Mod. I wanted swamp in the game using the swamp graphic found at CFC. SO i made swamp the landmark terrain of marsh. Now I can have swamp and marsh in my scenerios. Only prob is that there is no swamp in random gen maps. Maybe I will overwrite jungle with the swamp, and make jungle a landmark terrain...

- GIDustin

The diamonds will show up in the game if you have the Show Food/Shields turned on in Preferences.

[GIDustin]

Thanks kring. I will just edit the file that has the diamonds and delete them for my mod. This LM terrain thing has great potential.

- GIDustin

OT Is it just me or does apolyton seem to be like a porn site when it comes to popups?