Brush terrain in Serbia '14

[Liebchen]

If there's one thing that's bugged me about Serbia '14, it's that the brush and the clear look the same.

Then, tonight, I finally noticed that brush has a little dot in the center.

While that helps, it's still lower quality that I've become used to.

Can anyone speak to the design thoughts behind this bit of graphic "meh"?

Was it just a placeholder that never got replaced?