Tilesets

Sample of different tilesets on the same map.

Tilesets are types of mods that explain to the engine how to render objects and surfaces on a map. For example, the trees, water, grass, fog, and weather are all controlled by the tileset. Because of this, tilesets can change how a map feels completely, since the one map can be a swamp, a forest, a desert, a winter wonderland, or an alien planet all from different tilesets.

Tileset Structure

Tilesets can change the following:

• 10 map objects:
  • Tree
  • Dead Tree
  • Stone
  • Bush
  • Water Object
  • Big Tree
  • Hanged/Impaled
  • Statues
  • Big Rock
  • Invisible blocking "none" object
• 6 surfaces:
  • Grass
  • Secondary Grass
  • Road
  • Stone
  • Custom
  • Cliffs (MegaGlest only)
• Fog
• Water Texture
• Background ambiance
• Day and night length
• Weather (sun/rain/snow)
• Sounds to signify start of the day and start of the night

Note: Despite common misconception, resources are not modified by the tileset. They are techtree specific.

Creating Tilesets

See Tilesets/Creating

See Also

• Installing Mods
• List of Tilesets
• Tileset XML Format
• Maps