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This mod is out-of-date.
The most recent version is folded in with the
terrain mod here: https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4871471



v1.0 original release
v2.0 update: Fixed joins, cleaned up graphics.
v2.1 update: Minor alignments on a couple joins cleaned up


Transportation Lines Mod v2.1 download

To install:
(1) Back up original C:\Matrix Games\Shadow Empire\graphics (just in case)
(2) Download the zip file at the above link (see image below)
(3) Unpack the zip file to C:\Matrix Games\Shadow Empire (overwriting files in the folder C:\Matrix Games\Shadow Empire\graphics)

Only the transportation lines (dirt roads, asphalt roads and rail roads) will be overwritten - all other images will remain as is.

-Mark R.

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I like it in general, but question; is it possible to get the join a little tighter? Just asking, could be hard to do, I don't know.

Yes, the artwork is good. The dirt roads look dirty. I like the dividing lines on the sealed roads. But you can see the joins between hexes, and that kind of ruins it. As Ziggy said, that seems like an awful lot of work to get right.

Nice...you are a busy man. [:)]

Nice one, but i agree with the joins. They kind of kill the good.

Yep. Understood. "Pixelated round-off error."
I need to come up with a tighter procedure for join alignments.

-Mark R.

v2.0 update:
Fixed joins, cleaned up graphics.


Transportation Lines Mod v2.0 download

To install:
(1) Back up original C:\Matrix Games\Shadow Empire\graphics (just in case)
(2) Download the zip file at the above link (see image below)
(3) Unpack the zip file to C:\Matrix Games\Shadow Empire (overwriting files in the folder C:\Matrix Games\Shadow Empire\graphics)

Only the transportation lines (dirt roads, asphalt roads and rail roads) will be overwritten - all other images will remain as is.

-Mark R.






v2 screen shot
transportation lines combined with the beveled units mod and Eddy Vegas' awesome user interface mod (i.e., the way I'm playing the game).

Really like this mod, thanks!

Fantastic mod, thanks!

great!

v2.1 update available - link in opening post.
Minor alignments on a couple joins cleaned up for dirt roads.
-Mark R.

Thanks for the update!

Thanks for the update!

You're welcome.

It's hard to fully debug a mod like this because I can only see all the join combinations when they finally occur in one of my games. I've build a grid to help align things, but still subtle dis-joins can lurk.

So, I expect another update or two (or three) before it's all settled. If anyone finds dis-jointed joins, posting a pic here would help me fix it.

-Mark R.

Looks very nice, thank you !

Well done. RRs and paved roads look too much alike in the base game and dirt roads were too lightly colored. Your mod fixes that.

I have problem with download.

ORIGINAL: qsmiron

I have problem with download.

Hi qsmiron,
This mod is out-of-date. It has been updated and folded in with the
terrain mod found here: https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4871471

Thanks,
-Mark R.

mroyer wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:59 am

ORIGINAL: qsmiron

I have problem with download.

Hi qsmiron,
This mod is out-of-date. It has been updated and folded in with the
terrain mod found here: https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4871471

Thanks,
-Mark R.

Out of date means it's not going to work, sad i just needed this mod without terrain graphics.

kutaycosar wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 10:42 pm Out of date means it's not going to work, sad i just needed this mod without terrain graphics.

"out of date" meant the old transportation line mod used the base-game graphics folder because the mod was developed before Vic created the GraphicsAlt folder. So, I and incorporated it with the terrain mod that properly used the GraphicsAlt folder and made mild updates to the transportation lines in that mod.

However, if you prefer the transportation lines only, without all the terrain mods, that is easy to extract. I did so and attached the extraction from the Terrain Mod v3.4 below. Simply unzip and copy to the /GraphicsAlt folder.

-Mark R.