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+====== Sprite Overlay Examples ======
+The following examples show how the __base sprite__, the __optional sprite__, and the __over sprite__ are displayed when the values of the //Plot Last// and //OverIsTop// buttons are changed.
+=====Plot Last Button=====
+The Plot Last Button determines if the __optional sprite__ is displayed for a particular landscape type.
+This example uses a forest pine landscape type, which has has a __base sprite__ (the image over the left-most {{:editor:buttonblue_copy.png|}} sprite button) and an __optional sprite__ (the image over the middle {{:editor:buttonblue_copy.png|}} sprite button).  However, this landscape type has no __over sprite__ (i.e., no image over the left-most {{:editor:buttonblue_copy.png|}} sprite button).
 {{:editor:example_sprite_box.jpg|}}
+Initially, the //Plot Last// button is set to **false**, which means that the __optional sprite__ will not be displayed.
 {{:editor:example_sprite_forest_no_optional.jpg|}}
+However, if the //Plot Last// button is set to **true**,  the __optional sprite__  is displayed and now overlays the __base sprite__.
 {{:editor:example_sprite_forest_optional.jpg|}}
+===== OverIsTop =====
+The //OverIsTop// button determines if the __over sprite__ is displayed for a particular landscape type.
+This example uses a high mountain landscape type, which has a __base sprite__, an __optional sprite__, and an __over sprite__.
+{{:editor:sprite_box.jpg|}}
+Initially, the //OverIsTop// button is set to **true**, which means that the __over sprite__ will be displayed in the hex just above the hex with the landscape type..
+{{:editor:example_sprite_mountain_with_top.jpg|}}
+However, if the //OverIsTop// button is set to **false**,  the __optional sprite__  is no longer displayed.
+{{:editor:example_sprite_mountain_without_top2.jpg|}}.
+It should be noted, that the //OverIsTop// button has a side effect for __base sprites__ that go outside of their hex boundaries (e.g., forest pine).  If //OverIsTop// is set to **true**, it will remove all images of the sprite that goes out of the hex boundary.  (In a sense, the //OverIsTop// button is a command that allows only the __over sprite__ to project beyond the hex boundary.  An example of this side effect is illustrated here with a forest pine hex:
+{{:editor:example_sprite_forest_overistop-true.jpg|}}