New hi-res ver 2 is posted!

[MacUser]

After crashes, mistyping and general computer hell, the new HiRes Ver. 2 is available thanks to Smash! He passed it on to me and the Mac world gets it first! WOO HOO! Go check out the main Civ II or Civ II-Mac pages.

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[Smash]

Dont thank me.Thank Tim Smith.He did all the work

uh oh.I just did a test d/l and the units.pict and originalunits.pict are missing

I sent more copies of these files to Macuser so it should be corrected shortly.
[This message has been edited by Smash (edited May 03, 2000).]

[Smash]

It is corrected!

MAC beats PC for a change.Gotta like that


note-there are 6 additional sounds that I failed to include in my conversion.Honestly,I didn't really like them.There are 13 new sounds included.If you want the other 6 you'll have to wait for the PC version to be posted(muhahahaha) or d/l the sounds from version 1(there was no sound changes in version2) and convert them to.aiff with something like SoundApp.

The extraunits.gif is a real "diamond in the rough" for scenario creators.These are unconverted as changes have to be done in the .gif format first,then converted.

[berzerker]

What are you all talking about? And remember, I'm a real dufus with computers. Smash, who is this Tim Smith? I knew a Tim Smith back in San Francisco back in the 70's - he was a computer wiz then.

[Smash]

not sure if its the same guy or not.He is a computer person of somekind.He did HiRes as a hobby.His handle is mindseye

Basically it is all new terrain,resource icons, new units and new sounds.The game remains the same it just looks different.Photo quality unit icons are the highlight I guess.The settler unit for example is represented by a covered wagon instead of the little guy with a divining rod.The engineer is a D9 CAT type vehicle.
My fighter unit is now a F4U Vought Corsair.My destroyer unit is now a Coast Guard cutter.

The terrain is richer with some beautiful new resource icons.

The HiRes rules.txt(not for use with MGE) replaces the explorer with a Zeppelin unit with becomes available with Flight.There are also new aircraft(Bi-planes-F15- B1 Bomber-Stealth) and a light armor unit that would have been seen in WW1 era.

Tim has included an original units.pict so it does work with MGE.Just stay clear of the rules.txt

[MacUser]

Smash, I'm being dense. What's wrong with using the Rules.txt in the Mac MPG? I understand the DeventsomethingPcstuff.exe type files not working, but I thought that MPG contained the same functionality as the previous three PC add-ons (FW etal.)? What happens if you try the Rule.txt? Does it write "I LOVE YOU" emails...ohmygod...now what have I done????

[Smash]

I just had a look at both rules.txt and they do seem to be the same.I'm not sure why I thought they were different.The new rules.txt should work fine

[finbar]

Mmm. I heard a rumor the I LOVE YOU thing started in a back room in a chemist shop in Olathe, Kansas. Or was it the Phillipines?

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finbar
Mono Rules!
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[finbar]

Aggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh! Trying to download the Hi Res thing, all I get is screeds of code in the window. Not this problem all over again!

Fear not, I'll sort it out. (Insert Brave But Stupid Smiley Face)

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finbar
Mono Rules!
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[Smash]

hehehe....option click...option click.Should give a popup window "save as"

[finbar]

I'll give it a burl. But why shouldn't it download normally?

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finbar
Mono Rules!
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[finbar]

Did it! Downloaded a Simple Text file and unstuffed it. Forgive my density, but installing as a Mod Pack changes (amongst other things) the game, but installing as Graphics only affects the look of things, right?

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Mono Rules!
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[Smash]

The right click save as(option for us) is a fairly common method.I think it takes less nuts and bolts for them.Any time something doen't work right,try option clicking.

correct.Originalunits.pict and others is a "facelift".The other units.pict and rules.txt are the "mod" that adds a few new units.

[NeilFaiman]

I like the HiRes units, but I don't like Civ2 MGE. Can the HiRes units (just the graphics patch, not the rules file changes) be used with regular Civ2?

[Smash]

The whole thing is compatible with the original version