[Freeciv] Odp: Re: question: CivII like tileset for FreeCiv

["Cronos" <cronos3@xxxxx>]

>But Marco's question brings up an interesting idea.  Is anyone interested
in
>creating a "symbolic" tileset, one that uses readily distinguished symbols
>rather than pictures?  It might even be easier to create, since it would
>presumably consist of geometric shapes rather than hand-drawn shapes.
>If anyone does that, I would suggest a 45x45 design size for exactly the
>situation Marco describes, though some people might prefer symbols to
>pictures
>even at the smaller sizes.  (Lots of wargames let you select between
pictures
>and semi-standard military iconography -- though I'm not necessarily
>suggesting that iconography for this application.)

Yes, it is a great idea. But how those 'symbols' should look like?

Cronos