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  • Drawing lakes over forests and mountains sheets with 2023 MonkeyFrog Overland style

    So, it looks like your lake is drawn on the LAKES sheet, but you want it to cut all the way down to the sea?

    You have a couple of choices.

    Option 1: Don't have your lake cut down to the sea. Instead, change it to a blue color, or the same fill as the sea, and let it sit on top of the other terrain.

    Option 2: If you want it to cut through, you will need to:

    1. Add the COLOR KEY effect to the LAKES sheet and move it to be the first effect.
    2. Change the color of your drawn lake to be the magenta color (#6)
    3. Make sure all of the other sheets between the lake and the sea also have the Color Key effect added as the first effect.
    4. And then, copy that magenta lake to all of the other sheets.


    If you want to copy it to all of the intervening terrain sheets, the easiest way is to hide all sheets, then unhide the LAKES sheet and everything between it and the SEA, and then use the Copy to All Visible Sheets option (found by right-clicking on the Copy icon) to simultaneously copy it on all of those terrain sheets.


    Please let me know if this is unclear, and I can try to do more screencaptures.

    Don Anderson Jr.Quenten
  • Issue with beach on Spectrum Overland

    Just to elaborate on what Ricko said: on the LAND sheet, you'll see three GLOW effects. If you click on the first one and click Edit, you'll see that it's an inside glow with a dark color. (The other two Glow effects are outer glows that add the light blue to the coastal waters.) If you click on the color in the Glow parameters, you can change the color. Ricko is recommending the tan color I circled on the screengrab.



    Ricko
  • Atlas Submission: Doriant - Gold Coast - Tyr Alomere

    I realized in the middle of the night that I forgot something -- the cutout in the parchment that allowed the courtyards to be shown without the parchment filter. There should be another toggle for the Floor 2 and Floor 3 files, second and third floors: the COURTYARD layer. Hiding it hides the magenta polygon, causing the courtyards to be hidden behind the gauzy parchment.

    Or if you think that will just be too confusing, here are some FCW files that delete the magenta polygons, so the courtyards are always included when the outside areas are grayed out.


    Loopysue
  • Atlas Submission: Doriant - Gold Coast - Tyr Alomere

    Thank you, Sue! I’m delighted that Marine Dungeons can be so versatile for even things that aren’t mostly underwater. I’ve been wanting a Roman style annual and it was there all along. 😉

    Don Anderson Jr.Loopysue
  • Atlas Submission: Doriant - Gold Coast - Tyr Alomere

    Third floor.

    Toggles

    PARCHMENT layer to hide/reveal the layer of parchment that provides a sort of sepia filter over the outdoor areas.

    TEXT LABELS (NUMBERS) layer to hide/display the numbered labels.

    TEXT LABELS layer to hide/display the legends describing the labeled numbers. 

    Files

    Description

    The third story of the Villa Citri and its estate.

    Outside

    1. Muri Magni Parapet

    The open-to-the-sky crenellated rooftop walkway of the Great Walls can be accessed through arched doorways from the corner and gatehouse towers. Metal doors protect the towers from intruders. Stairs ascend to the rooftops of the corner and gatehouse towers.

    2. Portae Turres

    The upper stories of the gatehouse towers have spiral staircases descending to the second floor, and arched doorways providing access to the parapet. It also provides access to the Porta Rampart, a parapet over the gates. 

    3. Porta Rampart

    A parapet over the gates from which guards can address visitors to the villa. 

    4. Turrim Cubiculi

    The chamber at the top of the corner towers. Each has a staircase that descends to the second floor and arched doorways that provide access to the Great Wall’s parapets. 

    5. Gradus Superiores

    Staircases that ascend from the crenellated parapets to the rooftops of corner and gatehouse towers.

    Balneae

    6. Scalae Graecae

    Walled staircase that descends to the second floor.

    7. Horreum Cenaculum

    An attic used primarily for storage.

    8. Camini

    The chimney venting smoke from the hypocaust’s furnace.

    Villa

    9. Viridi Residentiae

    The “Green Apartments,” so named for the color of the tiled floor, is one of the two luxury suites. In prior generations, the Lord and Lady of the villa sometimes maintained separate residences. This suite is currently used by the Earl of Westford when he visits his mother. 

    10. Viridis Vestibulum

    An outer reception area for the Green Apartments.

    11. Viridis Zotheca

    A private lounge and dining area for the Green Apartments.

    12. Viridis Bibliotheca

    An office and small library.

    13. Magnus Cubiculum

    The main bedroom for the Green Apartments.

    14. Caeruleum Residentiae

    The “Blue Apartments” are named for the blue tiles on the floor. Unlike the Viridi Residentiae, the floors here are heated. The Dowager Countess of Westford occupies this suite as her own residence.

    15. Caliduct

    Hot air from the hypocausts vents from here to heat the floors of the apartment,

    16. Caeruleum Vestibulum

    An outer reception room for the Blue Apartments.

    17. Caeruleum Zotheca

    A private lounge and dining area for the Blue Apartments.

    18. Caeruleum Bibliotheca

    An office and small library.

    19. Magnus Cubiculum

    The main bedroom for the Blue Apartments.

    Toggles

    PARCHMENT layer to hide/reveal the layer of parchment that provides a sort of sepia filter over the outdoor areas.

    TEXT LABELS (NUMBERS) layer to hide/display the numbered labels.

    TEXT LABELS layer to hide/display the legends describing the labeled numbers. 

    Loopysue