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I am working on some modifications for terrains ("cosmetic look"), and I noticed something strange

1° QUESTION : there are 2 files (named mountain_sprites and mountain_overlay_sprites), that are the only files to have a width more higher than other (and in addition, other strange thing : graphs mountains in these files are more larger than mountains in the "terrain" file)

What is the exact function of these files ? (in particular the file named "moutain_sprites")

2° QUESTION : Why some of content of mountain_sprites file (spec. ultra braun moutains, the last graphs of mountain_sprites file) seems never be used in game ?

3° QUESTION : there is a file named hill_sprites, and in this file, hills have same size than hills in terrain file.

What is the use of this hill_sprite file ? (what is his utility, hill size are identical in the 2 files)

My goal is that :
1/ To change the white color of high moutains in ultra braun
2/ To change the white color of some mountains in a medium braun like "ordinary" mountains
=> I want erase all "snow look" of the game

Perhaps I have found some solutions of my questions :

Mountains graphs that are in "terrain sprite file" are used only for "interface column" of editor (columns in right of screen, where we choice terrain).

Graphs that are in "mountain_sprites" file and "mountains-overlay_sprites" are used to appears on the map ground

And their "look" depends of weather zone (sample : in zone 16 mountains are braun, in zone 6 they are green). In addition, national colors have their own influence on final aspect in game.

And same for hills I think

Is that right in interpretation ?

The more I use editor, the more I see it's a really powerfull and subtil tool to create our own "battle wargame"
Too bad Hubert did not decide to allow modders to attribute the individual sound they want to units (and same for "units types") : If we could give sound and type ( tanks, anti-air, etc) we want to units, the editor would be absolutly perfect

The fact that some units share the same sounds and the fact that units type are "hard coded" is a heavy limitation in modding