Builds on a 3/4 top-down tile set by making natural and man-made props that snap to 16×16 maps: simple symmetrical trees for dense, repeatable forests; rocks refined from blocked shapes and tinted to match the dirt; settlement props such as chests kept on a shared projection; and soft cast shadows, often as separate tiles, so objects read as grounded without clashing with neighbors.
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