Ground Texture

[Frankjg]

I've noticed that a lot of buildings don't have a ground texture. Now, this really isn't such a big deal, but it would be very helpful if they did. I notice that with certain things, like a tauren's walls, it's hard to judge where the wall is actually placed.

I catch myself accidentally placing it one too high every now and then. Not a big deal, just hit s then cancel it. But I thought, what if this is why people often make mistakes when walling? Or blink proofing? Or just anything?

Again, not a drastic thing, but it would be a nice change to add ground textures to the buildings that don't already have them.

[ArtFuL]

it's hard to judge where the wall is actually placed.
I catch myself accidentally placing it one too high every now and then. this is why people often make mistakes when walling? Or blink proofing? Or just anything?

lol? l2p
Or get themen changer for dota which also changes a bit the ID terrain - so you can see where the walls must be 

[Frankjg]

it's hard to judge where the wall is actually placed.
I catch myself accidentally placing it one too high every now and then. this is why people often make mistakes when walling? Or blink proofing? Or just anything?

lol? l2p
Or get themen changer for dota which also changes a bit the ID terrain - so you can see where the walls must be 

I'm not sure what that is, exactly. I don't play dota.

[ArtFuL]

it's hard to judge where the wall is actually placed.
I catch myself accidentally placing it one too high every now and then. this is why people often make mistakes when walling? Or blink proofing? Or just anything?

lol? l2p
Or get themen changer for dota which also changes a bit the ID terrain - so you can see where the walls must be 

I'm not sure what that is, exactly. I don't play dota.

It doesn't matter if you play dota or not.
You can download it and it changes a part of the terain  so you can see where the walls/mountains are + ways + where you can build/not.
http://imageshack.us/f/30/terrainy.png/

[GunTroll]

it's hard to judge where the wall is actually placed.
I catch myself accidentally placing it one too high every now and then. this is why people often make mistakes when walling? Or blink proofing? Or just anything?

lol? l2p
Or get themen changer for dota which also changes a bit the ID terrain - so you can see where the walls must be 

I'm not sure what that is, exactly. I don't play dota.

It doesn't matter if you play dota or not.
You can download it and it changes a part of the terain  so you can see where the walls/mountains are + ways + where you can build/not.
http://imageshack.us/f/30/terrainy.png/

this is not a good solution

[Coaster_Man]

it's hard to judge where the wall is actually placed.
I catch myself accidentally placing it one too high every now and then. this is why people often make mistakes when walling? Or blink proofing? Or just anything?

lol? l2p
Or get themen changer for dota which also changes a bit the ID terrain - so you can see where the walls must be 

I'm not sure what that is, exactly. I don't play dota.

It doesn't matter if you play dota or not.
You can download it and it changes a part of the terain  so you can see where the walls/mountains are + ways + where you can build/not.
http://imageshack.us/f/30/terrainy.png/

That would make the game look terrible.

Can we learn how to quote?

[ArtFuL]

it's hard to judge where the wall is actually placed.
I catch myself accidentally placing it one too high every now and then. this is why people often make mistakes when walling? Or blink proofing? Or just anything?

lol? l2p
Or get themen changer for dota which also changes a bit the ID terrain - so you can see where the walls must be 

I'm not sure what that is, exactly. I don't play dota.

It doesn't matter if you play dota or not.
You can download it and it changes a part of the terain  so you can see where the walls/mountains are + ways + where you can build/not.
http://imageshack.us/f/30/terrainy.png/

this is not a good solution

Better than failing at walling LOL!

[GunTroll]

Better than failing at walling LOL!

LOLZ

[Smygarn]

Yeah, if we are gonna go out of our way to make the terrain look like that, might as well go all the way. Why dont we make everything follow a chessboard pattern? Atleast we can see when someone fails at walling then.

[MuDDy_PaNDa]

Yeah, if we are gonna go out of our way to make the terrain look like that, might as well go all the way. Why dont we make everything follow a chessboard pattern? Atleast we can see when someone fails at walling then.

Coming soon:

Island Defense - Chess version

[sickle]

let's ruin the ambiance in id for a few retards who can't wall

[Frankjg]

If you ask me, the buildings look a bit off without ground textures anyway. Tauren walls in particular look strange.

[Carnerox]

Add the Orc burrow texture to the walls.

[Coaster_Man]

If you play the game enough times you can already tell by memory where to place the walls 
Also, if you have time ( as in not being chased), you can hover a "prebuilt wall building selection", for the lack of a better term, over the spot to check for 1x1 pathways.

[Frankjg]

Seems people dont read the first post anymore =/.

I would just like to see this get implemented because of the tacky looks of certain buildings more than anything. A lot of buildings just look plain out of place without ground textures. I understand it doesn't effect the game very much and there are probably more important things to such as bug fixes, balance, etc, but it would be an appreciated change.

After all, I think we're far enough into island defense to start thinking about the aesthetics.

[Coaster_Man]

Seems people dont read the first post anymore =/.

I would just like to see this get implemented because of the tacky looks of certain buildings more than anything. A lot of buildings just look plain out of place without ground textures. I understand it doesn't effect the game very much and there are probably more important things to such as bug fixes, balance, etc, but it would be an appreciated change.

After all, I think we're far enough into island defense to start thinking about the aesthetics.

But it makes the walls different from each builder. Example morph walls don't have the texture (i think) and faerie's do, so even if they have the same unit, you can tell them apart via the ground texture. However some are loners, i.e. tauren, so for him you could add it if you want, but I don't really see how it would make it look better. It's like if you made a house doodad in a map you wouldn't necessarily need to add a lawn and garden etc, especially in a game that is not an RPG.

[Frankjg]

There are many ground textures in the game to pick from. On top of that, you can tint units different colors. And I suppose it's a matter of opinion on how they look, but they just look out of place to me.

[Carnerox]

There are many ground textures in the game to pick from. On top of that, you can tint units different colors. And I suppose it's a matter of opinion on how they look, but they just look out of place to me.

You can't tint ground textures.

[Neco]

(All the ground textures look similar)

After looking at these images, I actually prefer them without a ground texture...

[Carnerox]

(All the ground textures look similar)

After looking at these images, I actually prefer them without a ground texture...

[Coaster_Man]

Way to quote the entire thing ._.
Also the shadows look weird, you probably can't edit that very well, but it still looks weird.

[Carnerox]

It's taken via editor, everything taken via editor always looks bad.

[sickle]

Anyone who can't wall is a newfag

if it's that hard go single player and try walling til you get the hang of it

[Frankjg]

I meant tinting the wall different colors, not the ground texures. And If you ask me, they look tons better with the ground texture in place. And for the shadows, that's easily changed with the object manager in about 10 seconds.

Anyone who can't wall is a newfag

if it's that hard go single player and try walling til you get the hang of it

This is a very good attitude to have. Especially since without any new players, you'll be reduced to playing it in single player anyway.
 /end sarcasm

[Critikill]

Anyone who can't wall is a newfag

if it's that hard go single player and try walling til you get the hang of it

Anyone who says newfag is a newfag.