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As I saw the first screenshots for Civ IV I didn't like the graphics that much either, but it feels nice enough in the game... though I believe a better graphics mod will soon be made (one is already there) 
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Aro - influenced by Sergio Aragones at all?
Arrian - I felt the same way about the graphics when I got it, but I have to say they've grown on me a bit. The closeup city view and ability to tell from the map whether a tile is being worked or not, especially, are two aspects I consider improvements over CivIII.Solomwi is very wise. - Imran SiddiquiComment
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Collingwood, isnt that just ouside TO?Originally posted by mikelazenby
You can have it for $10 Cdn - drop by my house after work.We need seperate human-only games for MP/PBEM that dont include the over-simplifications required to have a good AI
If any man be thirsty, let him come unto me and drink. Vampire 7:37
Just one old soldiers opinion. E Tenebris Lux. Pax quaeritur bello.Comment
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how can you tell if a tile is being worked on or not?Originally posted by Solomwi
Aro - influenced by Sergio Aragones at all?
Arrian - I felt the same way about the graphics when I got it, but I have to say they've grown on me a bit. The closeup city view and ability to tell from the map whether a tile is being worked or not, especially, are two aspects I consider improvements over CivIII.Comment
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If it's unimproved, it will have a little tent showing. If it's improved, the improvement will be animated (except cottages and farms, which I believe stick to the "tent" method). For instance, the windmill will be turning, mine producing occasional blasts of flame and smoke and lumbermill will be sawing away. Water tiles with boats are being worked.Solomwi is very wise. - Imran SiddiquiComment
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damn, I've been playing all this time, and didn't know that. I always wondered what was up with those boats.Comment
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What, you mean actually using color is cartoonish?Originally posted by Arrian
I see your Bah! and I raise you a PFFT! It's a style thing - clearly CivIV's graphics are superior in detail to CivIII's, because the game is much newer & more advanced. If, however, CivIV had been made with CivIII style graphics, updated to the current standard of quality, I think the game would look better.
CIV is not Pirates! Pirates! can look cartoonish. CIV needs to carry a little more gravitas (IMHO, of course).
-Arrian
FWIW, I thought CivIII's style of graphics was nothing special. VERY blah, in fact.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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civ3's graphics were blah (though made acceptable with snoopys mod).
Civ4's graphics are excellent. The only thing cartoony is the leader faces. But most are pretty good except for hatseph whatever her name is.Comment
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Bingo!Originally posted by LordShiva
I agree. The graphics lack the epic feeling, of sweeping landscapes dwarving tiny little units and cities - I don't like the single isolated mountains and the "losing the forests for the [huge] trees." That, and the silly RTS stuff like right click to move and the info bar across the bottom and the little buttons around the minimap are things I'd have preferred to do without.
The experience loses its lustre - as a casual player, I can overlook less tight gameplay in favour of a more well-rounded gaming experience. This is exactly where the game falls off, exactly. There are always going to be tricks and exploits if all you are after is "winning". I used to just enjoy the whole experience of "playing".Comment
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Well, it is 90 miles away, but, yes, that's where it is.Originally posted by SpencerH
Collingwood, isnt that just ouside TO?Comment
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Hatshepsut? I think she's the prettiest of the leaders.Originally posted by Dis
Civ4's graphics are excellent. The only thing cartoony is the leader faces. But most are pretty good except for hatseph whatever her name is.Participating in my threads is mandatory. Those who do not do so will be forced, in their next game, to play a power directly between Catherine and Montezuma.Comment
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Most Improved Leader from CivIII to CIV, graphics-wise, goes to Catherine, hands down.Solomwi is very wise. - Imran SiddiquiComment
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Not really. I think it's a couple hundred miles to the NW. It's in the heart of Ontario's ski country.Originally posted by SpencerH
Collingwood, isnt that just ouside TO?Comment
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I thought I recognized the name. I spent a winter living in a winterized cabin at Wasaga Beach.Originally posted by mikelazenby
Well, it is 90 miles away, but, yes, that's where it is.We need seperate human-only games for MP/PBEM that dont include the over-simplifications required to have a good AI
If any man be thirsty, let him come unto me and drink. Vampire 7:37
Just one old soldiers opinion. E Tenebris Lux. Pax quaeritur bello.Comment
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Was it more fun than spending the winter threadjacking?
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