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[Knight Otu]

Multi-tiles trees bother me; Multi-tiles buildings (bridges, workshops, depot, ...) are represented by several tiles put next to each other. And that fits to buildings.

But trees are something different as their ASCII representation is like ♣, ♠, ¶, ...
Following the same logic as for buildings, multi-tiles trees should be something like :
♣♣
♣♣
which is weird.

So my question is :
How multi-tiles trees are going to be represented in ASCII ?

Toady posted images of them (quuite) some time ago, and now they are BIG, with trunk, branch (of varying thicknesses) and leaves tiles (=, -, o etc.), instead of just those tiny one-square images.

This is one set of the images Toad posted:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Keep in mind those images are about 1 and a half years old, and only includes one style of tree.

[Sizik]

Here's another set on the DFMA: http://www.mkv25.net/dfma/map-11402-trees_slope

[nasobema]

Here's another set on the DFMA: http://www.mkv25.net/dfma/map-11402-trees_slope

That's ... impressively realistic!
So there's multi-tile trunks as well. And the leaf-zone looks very much interwoven, just like a real forest.
I really wonder how that's going to work out when you fell such trees.

And I suppose, we have differences in the type of trees? Here we have apparently broad-leaf forest but what about conifers? Saguaros? Mushrooms?

For sure, it'll be a challenge for tile-set developers!

[Dirst]

Here's another set on the DFMA: http://www.mkv25.net/dfma/map-11402-trees_slope

That's ... impressively realistic!
So there's multi-tile trunks as well. And the leaf-zone looks very much interwoven, just like a real forest.
I really wonder how that's going to work out when you fell such trees.

And I suppose, we have differences in the type of trees? Here we have apparently broad-leaf forest but what about conifers? Saguaros? Mushrooms?

For sure, it'll be a challenge for tile-set developers!

Ah, I saw a 3x3 tree trunk in there.  This requires a dwarf to tunnel under it and carve an up/down staircase right through the middle of it.

[0rion]

Just awesome ! I had not understood it was this realistic, I was thinking about some big tree (like a box of 2x2x2)...

[LordBaal]

Truly awesome, I however fear now the trees are too big, or at least I feel they are too big. Or I'm just presenting resistance to change?

[Lolfail0009]

I for one welcome, yet dread, the arrival of all these big-ass trees.

[LordBaal]

I for one welcome, yet dread, the arrival of our new big-ass trees overlords.

FFY

[Rose]

I just know I'm going to have a fun time making them all work in Stonesense and isoworld.

[WillowLuman]

With taller trees, I think there should be an increase in the speed at which Dwarves build constructions, because it takes them years to build anything as tall as those trees

[Parisbre56]

With taller trees, I think there should be an increase in the speed at which Dwarves build constructions, because it takes them years to build anything as tall as those trees

Those trees take years to grow (at least that's what I think, I remember Toady mentioning somewhere that trees grow slowly), so if you think about it, it's kind of realistic.
You could probably build much faster then a tree grows, assuming you aren't using a single dwarf.

[LordBaal]

On the other hand now we get much more wood per tree.

[King Mir]

Truly awesome, I however fear now the trees are too big, or at least I feel they are too big. Or I'm just presenting resistance to change?

There was attention given to hight. Trees can be very tall: think rain forests. As discussed in DF talk, the tallest real life trees would be about 30 tiles tall. I don't know if those made it in.

But the tall trees to present a disparity with single tile creatures. A giraffe isn't going to be able to reach any branches, and a dragon will look the same size as a dwarf next to those trees.

[Mesa]

Truly awesome, I however fear now the trees are too big, or at least I feel they are too big. Or I'm just presenting resistance to change?

There was attention given to hight. Trees can be very tall: think rain forests. As discussed in DF talk, the tallest real life trees would be about 30 tiles tall. I don't know if those made it in.

But the tall trees to present a disparity with single tile creatures. A giraffe isn't going to be able to reach any branches, and a dragon will look the same size as a dwarf next to those trees.

To me that's an issue of multi-tile creatures (or lack thereof) rather than a tree problem.

[Manveru Taurënér]

Truly awesome, I however fear now the trees are too big, or at least I feel they are too big. Or I'm just presenting resistance to change?

There was attention given to hight. Trees can be very tall: think rain forests. As discussed in DF talk, the tallest real life trees would be about 30 tiles tall. I don't know if those made it in.

But the tall trees to present a disparity with single tile creatures. A giraffe isn't going to be able to reach any branches, and a dragon will look the same size as a dwarf next to those trees.

To me that's an issue of multi-tile creatures (or lack thereof) rather than a tree problem.

Dreams of a distant future having a giant beast come to your fort, moving through the forest and knocking over said tall trees like they were twigs *drool*