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[Huggz]

Basically, my problem is that I cant find a tileset with good text... Not too bothered if it is slightly rectangular, but my screen is 1280x1024 and reading stuff kills my eyes... But I want a proper tile/graphics set, with walls and stuff, and also creatures. Cheers

[sphr]

Due to my flat screen not being able to reach certain resolutions..
Is there any chance that you can provide a 12x12 instead of 16x16 tileset?

Cause the tiles are compressed really bad on my screen

Pretty please!

Markavian did a 12x12 tileset + dwarves set scaled from mine.  You may get some resources you need by searching for his section in wiki.

Also, I don't think any full/major gfx set providers (phoebus, mayday included though this is just my feel and not authoritative in representing them) is inclined to provide anything smaller than 16x16.  (If there is change in size, it will only go up, not down).  The reason is that 16x16 is ALREADY very limiting and is the minimum that the vast majority will use.  It is usually not a simple case of using gfx program to shrink coz the tiles will be ruined (might be better with transparent png, but bmp was horrible).  Basically, I think you don't want just a 12x12 set (which is easy, just shrink) but a USABLE 12x12 set (which is hard).

My suggestion is: as people who may be dissatisfied with what is currently norm or available, we take things into our own hands and become.... modders. iow, maybe YOU can be the provider of 12x12 set.  A lot of people with similar problems as yourself will be thankful

[Huggz]

From what I understand of tilesets, 80 is the minimum size across, which means that 1280/80=16 is the larges size my monitor can support?

[sphr]

From what I understand of tilesets, 80 is the minimum size across, which means that 1280/80=16 is the larges size my monitor can support?

unless you use wide monitors, or dual/quad monitors   I tried doing a dual-"full screen" once... It was fantastic but later, I just use one monitor and leave the other for manager like dwarf foreman which I consider to be a part of dwarf fortress's "extended ui" (can't play df without it)

anyway, keeping the width to 80 is ok, since you can get more from the height (e.g. 1280x960 = 80x50 tiles).  You can already get double the number of visible tiles which I feel is more than adequate to play the game at 16x16.

[Huggz]

Then can I get highlighted text like in DFG22? If I could the problem would be solved.

[Phoebus]

*Updated* v1.5.3
Tileset update:
Improved ground tiles and smoothed floors. (The new ground tile patterns come from DrD_AVEL Gold Plated tileset.)
Added background texture to water/sand tiles and river/road tiles.

New Tileset (Left) Versus Old Tileset (Right)


The new tileset is currently available as separate download only: (already a BMP, no need to convert)

[rewinged]

It makes a heck of a difference! Thank you for the work Phoebus, I'm eagerly awaiting the 40d# merge, PNG support will only make things better.

[Repulsion]

  How am I supposed to use that 16x16 tileset?

[Kipi]

Nice!

I just replace the file in data/art/ with the new one... right?

Oh, and btw, the buzzards don't show or have any graphics.

[Phoebus]

  How am I supposed to use that 16x16 tileset?

The new one? As Kipi said, copy it in your /DF_31_01/data/art/ directory, overwriting the old one.
Then restart the game.

Nice!

Thanks!

Oh, and btw, the buzzards don't show or have any graphics.

I don't have a graphic tile for the buzzards. And from the raws they seem to use a light grey on light grey 'b' character.
Could you provide a screenshot, of the exact problem?

[Kipi]

Well, by not showing graphics I meant that I only got the ascii version of it. Sorry for the confuse.
And that explains it, I just thought that maybe something is broken because so far buzzards are the only ones with no picture in your tileset that I have noticed.

[Phoebus]

Well, by not showing graphics I meant that I only got the ascii version of it. Sorry for the confuse.
And that explains it, I just thought that maybe something is broken because so far buzzards are the only ones with no picture in your tileset that I have noticed.

Those things are better looking than I excepted from the name.

[Repulsion]

 How do I copy this? It opens up in Irfran view, but I can't figure out how to copy it...

[sphr]

just realised that I have never released my mini tile page for elves due to the fact that I never got around to tiling the diplomat and druid.

So I sort of patch it up quickly.  Just leaving a copy here in case you guys prefer elves in similar style as my tile pages for dwarves + other races.

the arrangement is mostly same as deep qantas (I actually used deep qantas until I got around to replacing the tiles with my own), with the exception of the merchant at position 4:1



For reference, this is from my meta-info text file (note that I am using bmp atm)

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graphics_sphr_elves

[OBJECT:GRAPHICS]

[TILE_PAGE:ELVES]
[FILE:sphr/elves.bmp]
[TILE_DIM:16:16]
[PAGE_DIM:6:5]

[CREATURE_GRAPHICS:ELF]
[CHILD:ELVES:1:0:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
[DEFAULT:ELVES:0:0:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
[DIPLOMAT:ELVES:2:0:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
[CHAMPION:ELVES:3:0:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
[DRUID:ELVES:4:0:AS_IS:DEFAULT]

[WRESTLER:ELVES:0:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
[WRESTLER:ELVES:0:2:AS_IS:LAW_ENFORCE]
[MASTER_WRESTLER:ELVES:0:3:AS_IS:DEFAULT]

[SWORDSMAN:ELVES:1:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
[SWORDSMAN:ELVES:1:2:AS_IS:LAW_ENFORCE]
[MASTER_SWORDSMAN:ELVES:1:3:AS_IS:DEFAULT]

[SPEARMAN:ELVES:2:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
[SPEARMAN:ELVES:2:2:AS_IS:LAW_ENFORCE]
[MASTER_SPEARMAN:ELVES:2:3:AS_IS:DEFAULT]

[BOWMAN:ELVES:3:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
[BOWMAN:ELVES:3:2:AS_IS:LAW_ENFORCE]
[MASTER_BOWMAN:ELVES:3:3:AS_IS:DEFAULT]

[TRADER:ELVES:4:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
[MERCHANT:ELVES:4:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]

Note: the "whitish" tile in location 4:2 was meant for use with ADD_COLOR, namely if I want to define colored tiles for professions which are not specialized (e.g. civilian professions).  I am not currently using it and it is not in the text file I placed above.

[Phoebus]

How do I copy this? It opens up in Irfran view, but I can't figure out how to copy it...

You need to save the BMP on you disk, then use a file utility like explorer to move the BMP from where your browser saved it to the correct directory in your Dwarf Fortress installation: /data/art/