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[Superdorf]

Hah, alright then. "Why not?" is always a good answer for these sorts of questions. 

[methylatedspirit]

Are there sprites for "smoke" and "ooze" tiles?

[Mike Mayday]

Business is slow on the project forum for now, so I wanted to check your opinions on this solution:



WARNING, as the text says, this is not something currently being considered for DF by Tarn, it's a solution I'd like to propose.

@Superforf: that's actually a pretty accurate mockup of what it'd look like in a castle, yes.

[Meph]

The question is, it will now be possible to smooth/engrave into "dirt" tiles??

Or was already a thing and I've never managed to figure this out?

No, it won't. It's not a thing in the base game and it makes sense that it isn't.

I kinda just made all of them, since it's the same automated process for anything smoothed/engraved.

As Mike said, it will probably not end up in the Steam version at all, but I like having all inorganics ready for a mod.

Smoke and ooze: Yes, we have sprites for that.

[Superdorf]

Business is slow on the project forum for now, so I wanted to check your opinions on this solution:

Aww cool. That works, I think. The blue fog's a nice transition into the open-space tiles, and lends a lovely atmosphere to it all.

Only thing is... do you intend to put back the rounded edges from your last mockup? I really liked those.

Smoke and ooze: Yes, we have sprites for that.

Heyy, we actually have a use for that!

@Superforf: that's actually a pretty accurate mockup of what it'd look like in a castle, yes.

I'm flattered. 

[Cruxador]

Business is slow on the project forum for now, so I wanted to check your opinions on this solution:

Looks good to me. At this point, although there can be aesthetic concerns, I don't think there's much issue of whether it reads correctly. It still looks overly steep but that's about it.

EDIT: I also think the misty effect should be like 50% or 75% stronger per z-level.

Only thing is... do you intend to put back the rounded edges from your last mockup? I really liked those.

He said that was cut (and why) almost immediately after posting it.

[DeKaFu]

Been following this thread. Will probably buy the Steam version and then keep playing ASCII, but I'm fascinated by the idea of Dwarf Fortress getting a huge graphical update (and might still end up giving it a shot if I like the finalized style enough).

Just wanted to say that mockup looks absolutely gorgeous. I really hope something along those lines actually makes it in.

[Death Dragon]

Business is slow on the project forum for now, so I wanted to check your opinions on this solution:

Looks a lot better I think, but could you post mockups of single tile ramps?
I especially wonder what it would look like if the red tile here was the only ramp tile:

[Mike Mayday]

Something like this, I guess?

[Meph]

Should be only a triangle.

[Rose]

A suggestion for grass and other natural ramps:



Currently what you have is on the right.

Left looks a little more natural.

[Mike Mayday]

That is correct! Thanks Meph and Japa

[Rose]

I meant for the full hill, actually.

[Meph]

It would look better, but less correct. The diagonal would cut half-way across a floor tile that's not a ramp; as well as cut half-way across a ramp that's not a floor. Both tiles would show half of a wrong sprite.

[Rose]

Nope, but a ramp tile would be half flat for all diagonals.