Author Topic: How to make desert tiles? (Read 1955 times)

Spy15 · « **on:** July 19, 2007, 02:48:20 PM »

Well....since I am extending the update deadline I wanted to make my area51 into a desert. How do I make the tiles look that way?

Denholm · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2007, 03:11:36 PM »

Ask duh, he made some awesome desert tiles.

USRanger · « **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2007, 04:33:39 PM »

Avaro · « **Reply #3 on:** July 19, 2007, 04:42:54 PM »

Spy15 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:10:11 PM »

Is there a way I can use one of those? If so, how?

Thanks!

Denholm · « **Reply #5 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:50:45 PM »

Download the tiles then re-name them using the default naming of the tiles as you can find by pressing "Save Textures" when you have a tile selected. Once you've re-named the tile, place it into the "texsrc" folder of your terrain and simply use the tile you replaced within the TE. The old tile will be replaced with the one you correctly named in the "texsrc" folder.

Spy15 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 19, 2007, 07:40:02 PM »

Should it be .bmp?

Ok so I save that image then open up TE. Click on a tile and the click save textures. After that is done open up the savedtex folder and find the grass one. I name the desert tile the same as the grass one and put it into my texsrc folder right? Because something isn't right.

Denholm · « **Reply #7 on:** July 19, 2007, 07:52:22 PM »

Precisely as you said. Say for example the grass tile is named "terr00012" You would name the newly downloaded desert tile "terr00012" and save it to your "texsrc" folder. Then re-load your terrain (Open your terrain, then go to: File>Open and open your terrain again) and see if placing the grass tile places a desert tile instead.

Have fun with it!:aok

Saxman · « **Reply #8 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:36:02 PM »

I REALLY like that water texture. Better than stock, IMO.

I've been playing around trying to come up with a superior beach texture. I came up with something that has a nice "shallows" effect, however I'm largely unsatisfied due to the limitations of the textures. It will take a RADICALLY overhauled terrain system to really be able to do a proper beach.

But if anyone's interested:

We need to have a fourth beach texture for the outside corners

Avaro · « **Reply #9 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:50:06 PM »

Nice work sax

Spy15 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:50:49 PM »

Looks great! Thanks!!:aok

Saxman · « **Reply #11 on:** July 19, 2007, 11:14:38 PM »

Thanks.

I might make some further adjustments, especially to the "donut" texture.

Ghastly · « **Reply #12 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:13:11 AM »

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Download the tiles then re-name them using the default naming of the tiles as you can find by pressing "Save Textures" when you have a tile selected. Once you've re-named the tile, place it into the "texsrc" folder of your terrain and simply use the tile you replaced within the TE. The old tile will be replaced with the one you correctly named in the "texsrc" folder.

Additionally, if you don't yet realize that you need to do so, you'll find that each time you change a texture in texsrc, you'll need to navigate to the cache directory for the terrain you are working with, and delete the cache file. Otherwise, you'll be scratching your head wondering why changes you make aren't recognized!

Spy15 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 20, 2007, 08:48:45 AM »

Thanks that is a really great tip that would of had me stuck in the mud.

Denholm · « **Reply #14 on:** July 20, 2007, 05:22:42 PM »

That step is my most frequently missed step. I'll put it in my head for the 32nd time to forget tommorow.