Buttons buried too deeply in terrain

Started by mobius, December 19, 2015, 03:12:03 AM

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mobius

a completely different note which I don't think I ever mentioned: (but apologies if I did)

why are the exit unlock buttons trigger area's sunk so low into the ground? As it currently is in order to see them to a good degree or to look nice they must be placed over top of the terrain else; they disappear completely under the terrain when stepped on.
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namida

The initial ones were designed to be placed over the top of terrain; that just kinda stuck with the newer ones in different graphic sets.
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mobius

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it makes sense; and I'm okay if this is kept. But imo some of them look better under the terrain, like metal I think...
With a lot of objects; not just buttons; I think they look a little odd when placed over top of terrain. They sort of look out of place; like they're floating away from the terrain somehow. But sometimes I still place them over anyway depending on the situation.
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