The shape of all MapDecals are just a Square

[roninpawn]

After being left significantly confused by the effect of the various mapdecals, I tried making some of my own.

I added in rectangles with soft and sharp edges, and as a gradient slope. I figured these could be used for runways, roads, strips and the like. When I tested them in game, they came out as a square. So I tried the circle-slope and the "hole." (sharp circle) And they, too, were squares.

I considered that maybe this was just a bug where the type of shape didn't update for a new decal after you set it once, so I deleted the decals after I tested them, creating a new one each time. And they all just come out squares. (or diamonds, if you like) And again, this includes all the stock decals that come with Konstructs. The built-ins, like the Island Airstrip actually work, but none of the included decals. They are ALL just this:

Is it just my install, somehow? Can anyone confirm the included decals working?

[roninpawn]

...And on hour 6, or so, of using Kerbal Konstructs, I found the missing piece of the puzzle.

Because the built-ins (like the island airstrip) actually DO deform the terrain, with shaping, simply by being set as the Height Map, you may be tempted to assume that the other decals would also work that way. But in order to achieve heightmap shaping with Konstruct's own decals, the 'HeightMapDeformity' value must be set to a non-zero figure. And by default, that figure IS zero.

So let's convert this "bug report" into a "counterintuitive UI" report.

It would merely be unintuitive if ALL of the decals required a non-zero deformity -- but the default HeightMapDeformity value started at zero. But because SOME of the decals work without adding deformity, the UI issue graduates into genuinely counterintuitive, mixed-signaling.

I recommend a non-zero default 'HeightMapDeformity' value when spawning new MapDecals. (say 50) That way, players and modders that are new to Konstructs will see the intended effect of setting a specific height map when they select it; Will avoid confusing the absence of a "sloped circle" when "sloped circle" is selected, as a bug; And can thereafter discover the ability to increase, decrease, or utterly negate the effect, using the HeightMapDeformity setting.

That should avoid the need for explicit on-boarding and front-facing documentation.