Comigo's Majestic Trees Retexture
Replaces original trees from CMT with different textures.
What does that mean and why does it exist?
Basically, this mod aims to deliver a different visual approach and style to original vanilla and CMT trees. It's [u]not[/u] a [u]better[/u] visuals, per se, but a different take on it. Some trees are reimagination of these that were in place, some of these are a more pronounced vision of vanilla. It [u]may not be vanilla-friendly[/u] in some aspects of it and can be somewhat inconsistent and imperfect in places.
There's also no visual variation between same species of trees beyond minimum possible (size/horizontal flipping/summer-winter colour cycle for some trees). [i]At least for now.[/i]
It doesn't replace any code or provide any of it's own that can cause any kind of errors by it self. Only significant difference from original CMT in this case is presence of sprites for [b]Anima Nexus[/b] which is a replace for Gauranlen tree provided by [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2666998627][Vanilla Ideology Expanded - Anima Theme][/url]. It will automatically use an alternative sprite if you've got it installed. Read "Optional dependencies" below to find more details.
It exists purely because one day after playing some [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/625960/Stoneshard/]Stoneshard[/url] and having a great joy looking at it's trees I went browsing RimWorld's workshop the other day and stumbled upon [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2569541304]Comigo's Majestic Trees[/url], so the idea of redrawing tree sprites was born. And after some tests and sketches in december of 2021, I finally reconciled with the idea of creating this mod. Since 8th of January 2022 I've started drawing a tree or two per day with occasional procrastinations for days and here we are!
If you're looking for a more recent version
You should check out [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2899647123]Majestic Foliage Framework[/url] which is a more developed iteration of Comigo's Majestic Trees and [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2904919442]Majestic Foliage - Djeeshka's CMT Retexture[/url] which is the same coat of trees as I've got here, but it is [u]not maintained by me[/u].
Requirements
Requires [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2569541304][Comigo's Majestic Trees][/url] and all of it's dependencies: [Harmony] and [url=https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2574315206][XML Extensions][/url], in order to work. [i]Obviously should go after all of these in mod load order.[/i]
Optional dependencies
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[*] [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2666998627][Vanilla Ideology Expanded - Anima Theme][/url] for a Gauranlen tree alternative looks. [u]This mod should go [b]after[/b] VIEAT in load order to work properly.[/u] Otherwise expect visual differences and errors. VIEAT can be placed after original CMT in mod order safely.
[*] [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2545774148][ReGrowth: Aspen Forests][/url] - supported as in original CMT. Replaces Red and Yellow Aspen trees. [i]Obviously ReGrowth mod should go before CMT and This mod in mod load order.[/i]
[*] [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1841354677][Alpha Biomes][/url] - only one biome supported as in original CMT. And that biome is [b]Ocular forest[/b].
[i]Other biomes can be disabled in AB's options, if you may so desire.[/i]
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Suggestions
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2569541304&searchtext=options][i]As you may already know from reading descriptions of original mod,[/i][/url] there are options that allows you to control radius of tree fading effect.
In order to access these options, you'll have to navigate to
[b]Options → More Mod Settings → type in search bar or find in a list "Comigo's Majestic Trees".[/b]
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[*] Using [i]at least[/i] value of [u]6[/u] for [b][Size of the effect][/b], especially if you're playing at swamps.
[*] To have [b][Refresh period][/b] somewhere around [u]6~8[/u] or higher for a smoother performance in price of a little bit of choppy fading time.
[*] To use [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2218078784]https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2218078784[/url] to comfortably set values on sliders.
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Known Issues
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[*] For some reason XML setup for Gauranlen tree alternative sprite result into errors if you don't have [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1392840/RimWorld__Ideology/]Ideology DLC[/url] activated. These errors are [u]harmless[/u] but I will look into fixing it. [i]It should not cause that kind of errors, since requirements check is in place.[/i]
[*] If you have [url=https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2102143149][Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Props and Decor][/url] there may be errors. However, there's fix for that: [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2684371019][Majestic Trees/Props Compatibility Patch+][/url] [b][u]but[/u][/b] there [u]might be size difference[/u] between prop trees and living trees, which I may fix someday later.
[*] For [i]some unknown reason[/i] if you mouseover trees [i](featured in mod)[/i] while they're being planted - there's an error that does appear without CMT Retexture with some trees and doesn't with some other trees. Not sure why it's happening. Investigating the problem.
[*] [u]Fading[/u] on mouseover [u]may not work[/u] for trees on an [u]existing save[/u] for an existing map, if original CMT wasn't used before. That's a [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2569541304]Comigo's Majestic Trees[/url]' issue. [u]However, newly grown trees will have fading[/u] feature as well as any trees on newly generated maps.
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FAQ
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[*] [b][Q][/b] — Are you dead?
[b][A][/b] — Not yet.
[*] [b][Q][/b] — Would you continue improving [u]this[/u] mod?
[b][A][/b] — Probably not. If I will get back to modding - I'd probably make a new one using a different framework and art techniques.
[*] [b][Q][/b] — Why?
[b][A][/b] — I'm an awkward wierdo.
[*] [b][Q][/b] — Can I ask you something personally?
[b][A][/b] — Sure, why not. I prefer to use Discord, so you can find me directly by ID:[b]Djeeshka#6034[/b] or feel free to ping me in [b]#mod-general[/b] on [url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.gg%2Frimworld][RimWorld Community Server].[/url][discord.gg]
You can also DM me on [u]twitter[/u] [url=https://twitter.com/Djeeshka][b]@Djeeshka.[/b][/url]
I don't really like to add new people to friends on steam, but if you have something important to ask - you can try, but don't except a fast response.
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Additional QA
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[*] [b][Q][/b] — Do you accept commissions?
[b][A][/b] — No, sorry.
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