Globe Terrain info

[luke83]

Hey,
 Has someone got a link to a Ufopedia article or a forum post about modifying the world terrain, wondering if there are still limits on number of differnt terrain items and the sprites used to Texture them? I did a quick search but didnt find what i was after.

[Meridian]

I am not aware of any such limits... although I am not sure if I even understand the question correctly.

As for modding globe terrain, pretty much all bigger mods modified it at least a bit... try looking at Hobbes' Area51.

[luke83]

I am building a new globe ( see image) each colour is a different region, i am wondering if there is a limit on the total number of region type? I am sure i can assign multiple map types to the same region if i need to, however i am wondering if i can increase the total number of regions from 12 to 24 if i wanted/needed to ( at this point i dont think i need to but i just though i would ask).

Yes, i should dig through Hobbes work he would of done this several times.

[Meridian]

There are 15 regions in vanilla (north america, arctic, central asia, etc.). https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php/Geoscape_(EU)#World_Regions.2FCountries
They are not limited.

The colors on your globe correspond to textures, not to regions, AFAIK.
Textures are also not limited...

[luke83]

sorry i was using the wrong word, now i understand your confusion... Yes Textures.

Textures are not limited, Excellent

[Hobbes]

sorry i was using the wrong word, now i understand your confusion... Yes Textures.

Textures are not limited, Excellent

The reworked WORLD.DAT used in the Terrain Pack/Area 51 has more than 20 textures assigned.

[luke83]

The reworked WORLD.DAT used in the Terrain Pack/Area 51 has more than 20 textures assigned.

Interesting, so how did you assign these textures to globe, Currently  i am using Falkos tools and his editor only goes up to 12, did you manually change them in the Code after the fact or is there another way?

[Hobbes]

Interesting, so how did you assign these textures to globe, Currently  i am using Falkos tools and his editor only goes up to 12, did you manually change them in the Code after the fact or is there another way?

I use volutar's WORLD.DAT editor - if you search UFOPaedia.org, there's a page describing it and a download link. The editor allows you to add as many additional textures as you like (by manually editing the config file, IIRC) and then assign them to polygons

[luke83]

Falkos tool creates a Rulefile, does that mean its not compatable with Volutars work?

[Hobbes]

Falkos tool creates a Rulefile, does that mean its not compatable with Volutars work?

You can either use a modified WORLD.DAT file, like Volutar's editor creates, or you can define the polygons by adding them to globe.rul, like Falko's tool does. WORLD.DAT is merely a collection of polygons.

[luke83]

Found a work around for Flakos tools, i changed the old layers via notepad++ (eg: from ID: 0 to ID 0# and it shaded the globe differently) in doing so i can add new regions, change there number via Find and Replace and then turn back on original numbers

Just posting this incase any one else in the future wants to use the world builder like i am.

[FeruEnzeru[RETIRED/I QUIT]]

Finally read the whole thread about Globe Terrain info, due to excitement going on right now. 

@Luke83

Nice , speaking of WORLD.DAT irrc while reading the thread about this; due to your mod development. 

In future ideas to plans; is there a way to make your own sci-fi planets and worlds in OpenXCOM where humanity (player/XCOM/ Terran-themed kinda faction) against aliens (X-COM Aliens or something else fictional alien races/factions) take on/over the created planet/WORLD.DAT file?

e.g: Otto's Survivorz Geoscape, or something else from another OXC/OXCE mod that doesn't take place on the same Earth on the other XCOM games (xcom1/xcom2/xcom3/etc. 🤔❓) ---> man i should reading his thread again about it just to remember things correctly. 🤔

note the MS Windows 10 emojis don't work on previews and modifying messages, just to be honest.