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PMantix

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Minor Aesthetic Annoyance: Depiction Of Objects Stacked On Roads
« on: April 05, 2009, 06:46:10 pm »
I looked around for something relating to this but came up short. [/flame_shield]

I want objects stacked on a road to be drawn on their own, without flashing back and forth to show me that there is, in fact, a road tile underneath. Not a big issue, but I just don't like how it looks. It's also a slight consistency issue because objects stacked on regular tiles or floors will not flicker.

Here is a .gif I made of the front door of my fort where you can see what I'm talking about..

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

On the right are light grey roads, red rough roads, and dark grey floors..   you can see that all the dead bodies, remains, and equipment flicker back and forth between the road and the stuff piled on top.

On the left are built floors of different types..   here you see that the piled up crap doesn't flicker. That's what I would like the roads to do; not flicker.

 ;D


If anyone knows how to mod this, please do tell. I couldn't find anything myself.
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Re: Minor Aesthetic Annoyance: Depiction Of Objects Stacked On Roads
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2009, 07:17:17 pm »
I don't think it's possible to mod this either via the raws or the graphics. Very good suggestion, though.

In the meantime, you can hide these objects with d-b-h, but I don't really like this because of course in this case it's the ground below we'd rather not see, not the objects.
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Re: Minor Aesthetic Annoyance: Depiction Of Objects Stacked On Roads
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2009, 07:24:25 pm »
Quote from: Untelligent on April 05, 2009, 07:17:17 pm
..it's the ground below we'd rather not see, not the objects.

Exactly. I want to see the glory of past battles..   not the crappy road I built to keep the caravans coming.
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Re: Minor Aesthetic Annoyance: Depiction Of Objects Stacked On Roads
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2009, 07:46:08 pm »
I think you can hide the road itself.
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Re: Minor Aesthetic Annoyance: Depiction Of Objects Stacked On Roads
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2009, 07:57:23 pm »
Quote from: zchris13 on April 05, 2009, 07:46:08 pm
I think you can hide the road itself.

Nope.

Even so, I wouldn't want to. I don't want to see the grass or dirt under the road. I want to see the road... unless there is something stacked on it, then I only want to see the stacked object instead.



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Re: Minor Aesthetic Annoyance: Depiction Of Objects Stacked On Roads
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2009, 07:58:57 pm »
Have you tried?  Because I know you can hide buildings.
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Re: Minor Aesthetic Annoyance: Depiction Of Objects Stacked On Roads
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2009, 08:15:47 pm »
Quote from: zchris13 on April 05, 2009, 07:58:57 pm
Have you tried?  Because I know you can hide buildings.

Yes, I have tried.

No, it doesn't work.
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