On 03/09/2014 05:28 AM, Michael T. Pope wrote: > On Wed, 05 Mar 2014 07:04:50 +0100 > Michael Vehrs <michael.bursc...@gmx.de> wrote: >> All right, then. Let the players use everything implemented and complain >> about what is still lacking. What, no Southern Cross? What, no _Southern >> Cross_ (confederate flag, fimbriated saltire with stars)? > :-). I will ask my US-southern-resident in-laws what they think. Or > perhaps not. > >> [multi-tiling] >> In order to do this properly, we probably need to figure out how to >> define virtual tiles that span more than one image, however. Something >> like this might do: >> >> <tiles terrain="plains"> >> <tile image="random_tile.png" /> >> <virtual-tile x="3" y="2"> >> <tile image="top_left_tile.png" /> >> <tile image="top_center_tile.png" /> >> ... >> </virtual-tile> >> </tiles> >> >> The map generator might then scan the map for regions of identical tile >> types large enough to place a virtual tile before filling up the rest >> with random tile variants. > I looked at a random map, and I would be surprised if there are many 2x2 > land tiles groups with the same type, other than in mountain ranges. Would > we be better off teaching the map generator to generate larger uniform > regions? > > > Meanwhile, the release show stopper list is nearly empty. I have a bunch > of "stupid AI tricks" to investigate, but only intend to fix them > immediately where simple. The only real blocker left is production > display breakage which I am leaving until last. However, if you happen to > have a free moment:-), I am baffled by the graphics issue in BR#2580, which > would be nice to have fixed. > > Cheers, > Mike Pope > >
Another thing that might look good is icebergs floating in arctic waters. That might be accomplished by adding another terrain type "arctic ocean", or by using different tile styles depending on latitude. Regards Michael ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ Freecol-developers mailing list Freecol-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freecol-developers
