Build Tiles

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Any way we can do away with the way the tiles are changed to have the structure layout around the buildings when you build something. I have disliked that design since the alpha / beta release of this game.

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Sick0 wrote:Any way we can do away with the way the tiles are changed to have the structure layout around the buildings when you build something. I have disliked that design since the alpha / beta release of this game.

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can you do screen shots showing this problem your describing... i do not see it... :hmm:
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I would guess he means either the tiles under buildings flattening to make them look better, or the base plates that base structures have.
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this is why asked for screen shots - so there is no having to guess at the problem.... :idea:
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Mysteryem wrote:I would guess he means either the tiles under buildings flattening to make them look better, or the base plates that base structures have.
Sorry, yeah the base plates... however I can do screen shots and highlight the area I am talking about if you need and or want.

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screen shots will help.... thanks. the more information one has about a problem , perhaps someone else will have the solution to solving said problem.
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Here's a Screenshot I grabbed from the web... see how there is a base plate around the factory, I think it would look so much better without it. I think one of the mods on here has them removed. Also not just for the factory for all structures.

So it's not a bug or anything, just a suggestion to improve the game appearance some. :)

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Sick0 wrote:Here's a Screenshot I grabbed from the web... see how there is a base plate around the factory, I think it would look so much better without it. I think one of the mods on here has them removed. Also not just for the factory for all structures.

So it's not a bug or anything, just a suggestion to improve the game appearance some. :)

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you are playing the wrong version if you want game appearance.
play those snapshot builds instead.
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I disagree. i think the buildings look better with the base plate. to me a building has to have a foundation and with the base on it looks like they may have dug out some of the earth underneath before building the structure. otherwire a gust of wind would blow it over. It makes logical sense to me to keep it or i think the base structures would look flimsy.
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I tried removing the base plates once. It looked rather crappy, IMHO. I guess there is a good reason why they were added in the first place.
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Yeah, you don't build factories directly on the ground. One could, however, make irregular-shaped bases using the alpha channel (although it may/may not require changes to the renderer)
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I think the base plates look fine, but I'm not sure how not having them gives the illusion that the structure has no foundation :o

Unless the soil has insufficient bearing capacity foundations go down much further than they go out :wink:
This is why some features aren't implemented: http://forums.wz2100.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=7490&view=unread#p87241
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Good points, maybe they could be improved upon... ?
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@effigy: Maybe not without foundation, but more like out of place. A hi-tech military base is likely to have some pavement and markings around its facilities
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Jorzi wrote:@effigy: Maybe not without foundation, but more like out of place. A hi-tech military base is likely to have some pavement and markings around its facilities
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