Civ4 graphics need some work

[Kuciwalker]

Just one thing: I don't think that map in RoL is randomly generated. It's much more difficult to generate something that impressive-looking randomly.

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Chronus9
By the way, in that world map posted by Mark, I see circles with people in them. Is that pointing to where your units are? I also see some with a lion in it. I presume those are some of the wild animals I've been hearing about . . . yes?

they are probably your units, given the similar icons on cities (showing what it produces?)

the lions are very early barbarian units

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Sabre2th
I assume it's just a special view of some sort, but it's ugly and doesn't look very clear

obviously you wont be giving unit movement orders from that view. it's just allows you to see the entire world and make some strategic decisions

and it's a cool side-effect of the whole "zoomable world in 3d" thing(they could do it so they've probably found some use for it)

[Dis]

Originally posted by Sn00py
Yes they are back.

Krill, there are no city screens (that is if you are referring to the city view).

no city screens?

I'm not so sure I like that. city screens just feel right.

[akulla]

I noticed the Units seem a little big compared to the other cities, and land scape. For, example the units tower over the cites by almost 3 times as much, looks very unrealistic.

[MarkG]

these sizes are controlled through notepad-edited xml files...

[Adm.Naismith]

Originally posted by MarkG
these sizes are controlled through notepad-edited xml files...

But we'll be able to set up only three different size: very tall, giant, Super King Size!
Firaxis is an US company, I mean, not some microscopic Liechtenstein clockbuilder artisan (just kidding!)

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by akulla
I noticed the Units seem a little big compared to the other cities, and land scape. For, example the units tower over the cites by almost 3 times as much, looks very unrealistic.

*sigh*

This is pretty much the same ratio as in C2 and C3. If you look at the normal zoom shots, the units look normal sized.

[Aro]

@ Kuci

[Jaybe]

Originally posted by Sn00py
Krill, there are no city screens (that is if you are referring to the city view).

City Screen/Manager (ala Civ3 F1) are supposedly available for the micromanager though you can supposedly do MOST everything from the map view. The City View that was killed in Conquests you get by just zooming in REAL close on the map!

[Krill]

Originally posted by Sn00py
Yes they are back.

Krill, there are no city screens (that is if you are referring to the city view).

The city screen in C3C, when you zoomed to the city (so you could find the shields per trun, food per turn, commerce per turn, builds produced, luxs, resources you had et al).

Basically that screen had all you needed to MM that particular city. I hope that Firaxis do something similar in CIV, because I want the info there, easy to find and read, and use in calculations.

[Kuciwalker]

I don't think that's the city screen they got rid of. I think they got rid of the view that was pure eyecandy, which showed a pretty representation of all the buildings in the city and such.

[Tassadar500]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
I don't think that's the city screen they got rid of. I think they got rid of the view that was pure eyecandy, which showed a pretty representation of all the buildings in the city and such.

Yeah, the birds-eye view of the city.

[Maquiladora]

Originally posted by Solver

You may not want any eye candy at all (as you say) but if im in a little virtual world on a computer game, id rather be commanding animated units, than pushing 2D counters around.

Well, I just remember than in Civ1, with 2D-icons, it never hurt my fun, and I can still ave great fun with Civ1. And I know I'd be unhappy about the eye candy if I didn't have a computer quite capable of handling whatever graphics Civ4 has.

Never hurt your fun because low-res/colour 2D icons will always be fine for civ, or because you didnt expect more back then?

As I said, that extra detail makes more than just eye candy or good promo shots, it adds atmosphere, which increases enjoyment of the game.

As for requirements, I trust Firaxis (or any developer for that matter) to avoid excluding the majority of their potential customers with relatively high system requirements.

[Solver]

Never hurt your fun because low-res/colour 2D icons will always be fine for civ, or because you didnt expect more back then?

Because they will always be fine for Civ, *for me*. I realise that lots of people will disagree. I didn't get to play Civ1 in 1993 or whatever - I played it relatively late, I had played Doom before Civ, so I knew computer graphics can be far better. I didn't really "expect" anything, though, due to inexperience.