More graphic variations of every grass tile ?

[Ladis]

I just want to ask if it was possible to code more graphic variations of grass into one type of grass tile, that would finally appear randomly in the game.

Thanks

[Purno]

Replace some trees?

[Ladis]

Replace some trees?

Did you mean replacing some tree by grass tile? That would be problematic when there were more than one tree in the tile...

What I mean is to have for example 9 variations for one grass tile type.. I thought this feature has been used normally (as in Zimmlock´s set, where he included 5 (?) variations of one building - appearing randomly in game), but since there is just one reply here, it seems this topic should be better placed into Suggestions.....

I drew 12 unique variations to every grass tile (in the first picture is first tile type). If it was possible to encode them and let them appear randomly, then there would be very naturally looking scenery (second picture).

[Geo Ghost]

You know, that actually looks pretty good!

[Ladis]

much more than original ttd squares... That second picture was just green land, but imagine it with trees and railways... And also with random stones in the grass, because once there could be more than one variety of grass, some of tiles could be more or less stony...

[Csaboka]

This would need additional patch support. (Houses needed patch support as well, that's why you can have more flexible solutions there.) There are some additional complications because grassy sprites are used for many tile types.

I agree it would be a nice feature, but I don't know if it's worth the work needed to implement it.

[Steve]

Also handy for randomizing farms. I remember when I was making the Farmset that random sheep would be better than sheep in every tile.

[Aegir]

Nice, Ladis, I've wanted somthing like this for quite some time now, however, gridless terrain I am not so sure about. This look very good though.

Also, there would need to be sprites for all the slopes aswell.

There are some additional complications because grassy sprites are used for many tile types.

The only major complication I can see there would be if some of the random tiles had rock formations.

I agree it would be a nice feature, but I don't know if it's worth the work needed to implement it.

Ofcourse it is! It would look marvelous!

[Wile E. Coyote]

I drew 12 unique variations to every grass tile

Very nice! Much realistic than original sprites!

[Ladis]

Also, there would need to be sprites for all the slopes aswell.

Well, its done

Ofcourse it is! It would look marvelous!

... we should talk round some patch developer to do it

[krtaylor]

Ideally this would be part of a landscape Patch overhaul. You'd want to have the ability to randomize the grass like that; change the grass over time based on the calendar (brown grass in fall, snow in winter, etc.); change the trees based on the calendar (spring growth, fall colors, etc.); and maybe give greater control over the landscape of industries (like with farms.) I suppose these things would be related and easier to code all at once?

[thgergo]

Or randomize it with the tile`s position: X coordinate, Y coordinate, height. And with this, i think new tiletypes isnt needed... Something like the forests doing now. In my picture, the forest was built by the pine tree building tool... (well i used ottd to take this pic) Then we wont see annoying grass and water and farmlands in TTD

[krtaylor]

Instead we'll see annyoing repetitive forests...