You can make a location as big as you want, though the "active center" will still be 2x2 max. So why make a thing, that consists from 4 parts if you can make one really big?

For example I have made huge dragons with 2x2 "active" tile  You can even gp out of the "green square" limit

Or you will make 4 different active zones for location?

Frogboy mentioned way back when we were discussing land types that he would love to see what terrain types the community comes up with and he expects the community made types to quickly surpass the ones that come with the game, so, I'd say it's Definitely possible to make your own terrain types .

The map editor allows you to save groups of tiles as a stamp. In theory, you could easily make 4 tiles that connect with each other to form your thing, save it as a stamp, and use the stamp in maps. Then just attach the same XML info for each of the 4 tiles, so no matter which one you step on, they all behave the same.

I wasn't aware the 'stamp' could be randomly seeded.  Hence the odd idea workaround type.  Obviously it will most likely be patched in, as you could create a small 'stamp collection' and remake the temple of elemental evil :}

PLease, what do these do ?

  <Rarity>70</Rarity>
  <PreferredTerrain>Land</PreferredTerrain>
    <SpawnRating>1</SpawnRating>
  <LevelLo>3</LevelLo>
  <LevelHi>5</LevelHi>

 Let me guess: rarity is the percentage it will appear in a given GAME

Preffered terrain: well, where it will appear

Spawn rating: I have no idea what it does, and what the overall odds are.

LevelLo and LevelHi: I have no idea

ok ... how do you make things really, REALLY tall? (like stack things on top of each other).

I'm trying to make some Towers for a netherworld type reality.

We wouldn't want our Orthancs to be sticking out of our monitors and poking our eyes would, would we

Its a new 3d feature! Eye-gougingly good!

what are you talking about?

These are (for the most part) complete guesses so ...

Rarity of 70 is out of 1000, so there is a 7% chance in each game that it will appear.

Perferred Terrain (land)

for Spawn Rating, LevelLo, and LevelHi ... it has something to do with what Adventure level has to be teched (by anyone) for them to start appearing.

Just saying.

Some more "goodie hut" questions please

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
<GoodieHutTypes>

 <DataChecksum NoParse="1">
  <Ignore>DispName</Ignore>
  <Translate>DispName,Description</Translate>
 </DataChecksum>

 <!-- *************************** -->
 <!-- **     Core Artifacts    ** -->
 <!-- *************************** -->

 <!-- *************************** -->
 <!-- ** GoodieHuts by Terrian ** -->
 <!-- *************************** -->

 <!-- ******     Land      ****** -->

 <!--      AbandonedCaravan1      -->

 <GoodieHutType InternalName="AbandonedCaravan1">

 <Name>Amazing tree</Name>
 <Description>This tree looks amazing, you could probably harvest it for gold or material.</Description>
 <Rarity>100</Rarity>
 <PreferredTerrain>Land</PreferredTerrain>
    <SpawnRating>4</SpawnRating>

    <Medallions InternalName="">
      <All>Artifact_ToppledWalls1.png</All>
    </Medallions>

    <TileDesign>FRONT_AMAZING_TREE</TileDesign>
    <DrawnIcon>Gfx/TacticalIcons/Artifact_Wagon1_ClothIcon.dds</DrawnIcon>
    <IconSize>70</IconSize>

  <Treasure>
   <Title>You found materials</Title>
   <Desc>Chopping down the tree, you dicover some materials!</Desc>
   <Liklihood>50</Liklihood>
   <GameModifier>
    <ModType>Resource</ModType>
    <Attribute>Materials</Attribute>
        <Value>33.00</Value>
        <PerTurn>0</PerTurn>    
   </GameModifier>
   <SFX>Click_CrumblingStatue_01</SFX>
  </Treasure>

  <Treasure>
   <Title>Found Gildar!</Title>
      <Desc>Scouring the area, you find 10 gildar!</Desc>
      <Liklihood>80</Liklihood>
      <GameModifier>
        <ModType>Resource</ModType>
        <Attribute>Gold</Attribute>
        <Value>10.00</Value>
        <PerTurn>0</PerTurn>
      </GameModifier>
   <SFX>GoldPouch_2</SFX> 
  </Treasure>

    <OnSelectSFX>Click_WoodenCrate_01</OnSelectSFX>

  </GoodieHutType>

</GoodieHutTypes>

Ok, so I created this new file, FRONT_goodiehut, and I copied/pasted the original core goodie hut file, and removed everything, except the "first part":

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
<GoodieHutTypes>

 <DataChecksum NoParse="1">
  <Ignore>DispName</Ignore>
  <Translate>DispName,Description</Translate>
 </DataChecksum>

As I think it is a reference for the other files, as the name of the files is irrelevent, it still needs to know what to look for, although I might be really wrong on this issue.

Then I C/P a goodie hut "block", to add to my mod.

Two questions, here: Is the "first part" indeed required ?

and

I figured almost everything, except the "liklihood" of the treasures to drop. What are the odds, and how are they calculated ?