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Now that I had time to sleep on it, I think the unity pods were changed because the original look was like the pods the factions came down in. If you look at the unity, there isn't a whole lot of them. For this reason, they were made to look different.
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Picture #19 is the most interesting to me. It appears to be from a cinema scene that didn't make it into the game maybe. This is possibly because of the infantry chassis shown isn't the one used in the game ('cept for crawlers & formers).
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I really like the terain in this one. Why oh why did they change it? IMO, the terrain here looked so much better. The current terrain is so unrealistic. In fact, if there is one think in SMAC, I actually can't stand, it's the terrain! They should have kept the old stuff.'There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.'"
G'Kar - from Babylon 5 episode "Z'ha'dum"Comment
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That terrain is less detailed and it doesn't flow as well as the current one."Yay Apoc!!!!!!!" - bipolarbear
"At least there were some thoughts went into Apocalypse." - Urban Ranger
"Apocalype was a great game." - DrSpike
"In Apoc, I had one soldier who lasted through the entire game... was pretty cool. I like apoc for that reason, the soldiers are a bit more 'personal'." - General LuddComment
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I am not saying that it did not need any improvement. They could have fixed it but keep the overall style the same. IMO, they did not need to completely throw it away. I hate the new terrain graphics!Originally posted by Apocalypse
That terrain is less detailed and it doesn't flow as well as the current one.'There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.'"
G'Kar - from Babylon 5 episode "Z'ha'dum"Comment
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It still didn't blend as well as the current one. The resource graphics are also much worse in the old set."Yay Apoc!!!!!!!" - bipolarbear
"At least there were some thoughts went into Apocalypse." - Urban Ranger
"Apocalype was a great game." - DrSpike
"In Apoc, I had one soldier who lasted through the entire game... was pretty cool. I like apoc for that reason, the soldiers are a bit more 'personal'." - General LuddComment
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Re: the unity pods in 018 - anyone else think they look like "messages in bottles"?The church is the only organisation that exists for the benefit of its non-members
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Kinda by the way they are just floating in there. I would think they'd have some floaty ballons or something to make them do that."Yay Apoc!!!!!!!" - bipolarbear
"At least there were some thoughts went into Apocalypse." - Urban Ranger
"Apocalype was a great game." - DrSpike
"In Apoc, I had one soldier who lasted through the entire game... was pretty cool. I like apoc for that reason, the soldiers are a bit more 'personal'." - General LuddComment
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I agree with Apocalypse in that I like the terrain that the current game has. But I think the old interface is kind of cooler. Who knows why they changed it. Maybe they felt it just didn't work good enough. As to the base graphics. They don't look as futuristic as the current ones do. Maybe they could have included them as replacements to provide a little variety.
What would have been kind of cool was if each faction had it's own interface scheme. If of course it didn't take away from the performance of the game.
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This page shows a picture of the old faction display screen. It's small but you can tell the difference.
Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul TighComment
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The reason for the interface change was because that original interface was too bulky. There were also going to have separate interfaces for each faction, but due to time constraints, they decided just to make one really good one."Yay Apoc!!!!!!!" - bipolarbear
"At least there were some thoughts went into Apocalypse." - Urban Ranger
"Apocalype was a great game." - DrSpike
"In Apoc, I had one soldier who lasted through the entire game... was pretty cool. I like apoc for that reason, the soldiers are a bit more 'personal'." - General LuddComment
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If you have any other questions about graphics, feel free to ask. I can probably remember the answer. If not, I might be able to look it up."Yay Apoc!!!!!!!" - bipolarbear
"At least there were some thoughts went into Apocalypse." - Urban Ranger
"Apocalype was a great game." - DrSpike
"In Apoc, I had one soldier who lasted through the entire game... was pretty cool. I like apoc for that reason, the soldiers are a bit more 'personal'." - General LuddComment
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Note: since the link is from geocities, you have the cut and paste the link to see the pic. Cut and paste just the link. Apolyton might paste the link after the apolyton adress in your adress bar, don't let it.
here is a screenshot from the old base screen. pretty cool if you ask me! I can see why they changed it: it was way too crowded. With the interface completely surrounding it, the base in the middle feels claustrophobic
old council screen
old datalinks screen. You'll notice weapons that were dropped from the final game. for ex, the nanomissile battery. But I like the close-up pic of the weapon.
here is the diplo screen that Sprayber linked to.'There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.'"
G'Kar - from Babylon 5 episode "Z'ha'dum"Comment
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Are there any pictures of the other faction's interface? I sure would like to play some games with those.Comment
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None that I know of. I think the old one in those pictures is kinda like their idea for the Spartan's interface though."Yay Apoc!!!!!!!" - bipolarbear
"At least there were some thoughts went into Apocalypse." - Urban Ranger
"Apocalype was a great game." - DrSpike
"In Apoc, I had one soldier who lasted through the entire game... was pretty cool. I like apoc for that reason, the soldiers are a bit more 'personal'." - General LuddComment
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