Blue Marble V4.0 Gold

[ColdFever]

This program allows the installation of a new graphic design for Sid Meier's Civilization IVâ„¢, based on images of the NASA projects Blue Marble and Hubble, supplemented with a graphically modernized and harmonized user interface. Individual components are selectable in the setup program.
Homepage and Download: http://www.civfanatics.net/bluemarble
German Mirror: http://www.civilized.de/www/content/...iv4_bluemarble

Desired/Undesired components can be enabled/disabled during installation via options:
Terrains: BlueMarble textures of the earth map or space map (FinalFrontier)
Themes: BlueMarble fonts, color settings and mouse cursors
Backgrounds: BlueMarble backgrounds (loading screens, advisors, civilopedia)
Leaderheads: BlueMarble leaderheads (color adapted and "aged", transparent symbols)

history:
2005: V1.00 - Civ4 release
2006: V2.00 - Civ4:Warlords release
2007: V3.00 - Civ4:Beyond the Sword release
2008: V4.00 - Gold release
new: Gold UI, warmer colors, Civ4:Colonization terrain style
Kudos to Firaxis Games for Civ4:Colonization updates
2008: V4.20 - sunnier grassland, color selectbox and detail maps corrections
2008: V4.50 - new brightness selector, new snow style, lots of refinements

terrain screenshot:


comparison screenshot:


leaderhead screenshot comparison (color adapted and "aged")

[HalfLotus]

Looks sharp! I'm gonna try this one out.

[ColdFever]

V4.20 has been posted.
As requested by many users, it brings a somewhat sunnier grassland again. There also are minor corrections for the text color selectbox of the installer and an incorrect overlap pattern of some terrain details.

There is no need to uninstall an old BlueMarble version before installing this new one.

[Addled Platypus]

many thanks ColdFever

[ColdFever]

V4.50 has been posted.
This version brings a new brightness selector in the installer, so that people who think the terrain is too dark (typically on older monitors) or too bright (typically on brand new monitors) can adjust their Blue Marble installation. This version also brings a new snow style and lots of small refinements. Thanks for your feedback!

There is no need to uninstall an old BlueMarble version before installing this new one.