[Freeciv-Dev] (PR#14788) Classic/Tolkien/Graphite tileset

["Daniel Markstedt" <himasaram@xxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=14788 >

I've compiled a working tileset based on maubp's Tolkien style map 
tiles, combined with units and cities from HiRes. If I may say it 
myself, the results are pretty cool.

This version is HEAD compatible, based on ChaosE's 2.0 compatible 
package. Some element are borrowed from Trident and Amplio.

On naming: The original author maubp called his work "Classic" while 
ChaosE renamed it "Tolkien". I'm calling it "Graphite" because of the 
pencil sketch qualities of the tiles. Other suggestions are welcome.

TODO:

• Roads, railroads, irrigation and farmland looks like s**t, as does 
the unit selection sprite.
• Specials sprites are a mixed bag; some needs to be "cleaned up".
• City sprites are four pixels too wide and twelve pixels too short. I 
hid the "missing" lower part with the city bar and the overflowing four 
pixels are not very visible, so it doesn't look that bad actually.
• Several unit sprites overlaps into neighboring sprites and have to be 
adjusted.
• Some more high res elements should be borrowed from Amplio (e.g. the 
number sprites).
• City style specific wall sprites could be extracted but it's a chore 
because of the difference between non-iso and iso city walls. Is there 
a workaround for this? For now all cities use the "Fortress" sprite as 
wall.... which makes sense in a way.
• We could borrow a few more city styles from Ft tileset.

See the forum thread for a screenshot:
http://forum.freeciv.org/viewtopic.php?t=109

Disclaimer:
This is the first time I attempt to work with a tileset and I might 
very well have screwed something up.

Give it a spin and let me know what you think!

-Daniel

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