TS2 - Helipad Recolors

Lodane

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ABOUT

so, i attempted to recolor the helipad a while back. it bugs me that it's just a big 'H' -- and, yeah, sure, that might be an internationally understood symbol irl... but, it bugged me!i was tempted to slap a big 'Hoh' on it at one point, but decided against it. too similar, to the point of pointlessness.

so, i made a maxis-matchy 'grunge' one (the default texture is very grungy!); then attempted a clean tarmac; and last came symbol experimentation... from just removing the H, a couple different propeller configs, to a literal ...pictograph? (it's an emoji-like picture of a helicopter idk what else to call it.)

there are two variations made with transparent backgrounds. they're partially transparent (50% opacity), and *slightly* blurrier (w/ a fuzzy walkway friend, too!). the intent there is for them to seem temporary (like chalk on a football field). this might be used to simulate things like militarized zones, political events, outdoor music festivals, on-location film sets, and other places where an impermanent helipad might be established.

guess the first pass was nov of '24. anyway, it's the 31st january of 2026. found my old work, and then spent most of the night redoing everything. it's not perfect, and ofc there's an absurd number of variations i could do, but i forced myself to stop at a dozen. i'm attaching the cleaned up PSD so if you want to make more from these pieces, have at it!

all the `*.package` files are compressorized BUT this is a bigger texture in the game, period, so if you're conservative about sizes or whatever... just keep the ones you want.

RECOLOR LIST

  • 01 custom tarmac, no circle, no H (white, clean)
  • 02 maxis matchy, no circle, no H (white, grunge)
  • 03 maxis default w/ circle, no H (white, grunge)
  • 04 maxis default w/ circle, no H (yellow, grunge)
  • 05 static propeller (white, clean)
  • 06 static propeller (white, grunge)
  • 07 static propeller (white, transparent)
  • 08 motion propeller (blue-white, clean)
  • 09 motion propeller (blue-white, grunge)
  • 10 heli pictograph (white, clean)
  • 11 heli pictograph (white, grunge)
  • 12 heli pictograph (white, transparent)

INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS

typical install... the `*.package` files go in your game's Downloads folder

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