What zoom level do you play at.

[Martin the Dane]

Hi, I wonder if I'm the only one who play at max zoom-out without going to global-view.

One reason I ask this is to se if we can influence Firaxis into providing a shortcut to zoom-to-topdown-view ore something similar.

Playing on a 1280x1024 screen the default zoom level just don't give me the overview I like when playing civ-type games. As a consequense I often spend considerable time, on startup/load trying to get the map to zoom out as much as possible without switching to global-view. On my computer, the first switch to global-view takes 1-2 minutes, after that it takes 30-60 sec. so accidentally zooming a little to fare out is quite anoying.

[Edit: corrected the compagny name]

[Adagio]

I almost never zoom out. I do zoom in when I want to take a closer look at the city though...

[Adm.Naismith]

I play the game with a 1280*800 notebook wide TFT screen setting.

I usually zoom-out a step or two from standard zoom level, for better view of global situation. The tile grid is turned on all the game (why the *@à& is it turned off every time I load a save?).

Sometime I zoom-in for better understanding of terrain details or units stack.
When a new resource is revealed I usually switch on the resources tip flag for easy search on territory, just for that turn (I routinely miss the left side text messages; may I have a better Head Up Display sir?).

[proviisori]

I zoom to BANANAS!

[Dis]

I like to see things fairly close, but still have an overall view of the surrounding cities. I think that's pretty close to the standard zoom. And I can't stand it when it zooms out after you center the world map. That's way too far out.

[Willem]

Re: What zoom level do you play at.

Originally posted by Martin the Dane
One reason I ask this is to se if we can influence Activision into providing a shortcut to zoom-to-topdown-view ore something similar.

What does Activision have to do with that?

[Martin the Dane]

Re: Re: What zoom level do you play at.

Originally posted by Willem


What does Activision have to do with that?

Sorry! That should be Firaxis

[Smellycowsquid]

Originally posted by Flamer(fin)
I zoom to BANANAS!

Ha

[Dis]

also I never rotate the view. I either forget about the feature, or never feel the need to. Old habits die hard. I'm still ingrained into the old civ's style of play.

[Stormhound]

I zoom out as far as I can without losing the detail (getting "clouds" in the screen). I'd go out further if I felt it was playable. Zooming in seems a waste most of the time.

[Addled Platypus]

a prince forgetting the banana option

should there be a demotion ?

regular zoom works for me

until I use free camera

[Gherald]

I zoom about halfway between default and top-down.

[Charles_Bronson]

Bring back the bananas!

[AL_DA_GREAT]

I have heard that there s a level of zoom where you can draw arrows and stuff. have i been tricked or is this true and how far do you need to zoom in?

[proviisori]

actually.. you need to zoom out.

Click the picture of a globe with a magnifying glass and then click the button most in the left, above the mini-map.