Zooming out mod? for Skirmishes.

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Hey guys, was wondering if there is such a mod for being able to zoom out much more in the Skirmishes, like having the option to view the battlefield from a birds eye view, where the fields look like postage stamps, and like the way it can be done so in the gem editor, especially when playing a game in the gem editor.

Oh and am having trouble trying to get rid of the surrounding coloured lines in the gem editor, annoying when I start a game, I have tried googling on how to get rid of them, but to no avail. How do I disactivate them?

One last thing, is installing vehicle skins/textures, the same as installing playable mods into the mods folder, also what exactly are texture mods used for anyway?

Thanks