Opinion on the Current Civ3 Graphics

[SerapisIV]

Well taking this idea from another thread: Apolyton Link

Overall, I like the current graphics. Do I think they could be better, yes, but mainly by darkening some of the colors. If I had my way the oceans would be a deeper blue and the colors less muddy looking. But again, I'll hold final opinion till the release, but overall, I'm pretty pleased

[Eli]

Horrible.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

I don't think they are horrible, rather not so good

I could imagin better by today's standards. I don't really like the color mix either, and irrigation tiles particularlty, looks more like swamp.

It is OK, but definitley not impressive.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I say they are great! In the movies, I was very very impressed. Very nice job...

[N35t0r]

I am not that happy about them...

those mountains don't look so nice, and the green stuff over some of the tiles?


BTW, there's a river going over a mountain in one of the latest screenshots...

[KrazyHorse]

Everything's fine except the damn stupid-looking mountains.

[Nemo]

let's see...
look at the top picture which was editted from Firaxis screenshot by Contradiction in this thread:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=22037

then look at the bottom picture by Firaxis and THEN vote...i bet there will be a lot less "great's" and "ok's"

i originally thought that contradiction's art was the new revamp by firaxis at first...i was sooo happy, then i realized that civIII still had the same Mush with rivers and roads on TOP of the mountain rather than TROUGH the mountains

[Nemo]

Contradiction:
BTW - very nice job on the picture. Everything looks MUCH more realistic, especially the plains!

Note to Firaxis: have you art team contact Contradiction before the game is release! PLEASE!!

[JellyDonut]

Everything so far looks great except maybe for the river that hovers over the mountain, but they will probably fix this by October. I don't see why people don't like the irrigation; it looks much more realistic than Civ2.

[Adm.Naismith]

Originally posted by Nemo
Contradiction:
BTW - very nice job on the picture. Everything looks MUCH more realistic, especially the plains!

I liked more the ContradictioN refinement of pic, too.

I can understand screenshot are from early stage of game development, so my horror about river floating on top of mountain, road over the legs of horse, etc. is a bit on "pause" mode.

But if that is really their final graphic for map tiles, definitelly Firaxis must put that design team back at work, hitting them very hardly with a cub

[Ari Rahikkala]

Not so bad, actually, but let's hope that the roads are made to look right over mountains and hills.

[Trdi]

I believe the final version will be ok. This is only a bug. You'll see. But on the other hand I never cared about graphics.
Take a look at main screen of the civ 3. I mean if that's not phantastic...it is to me.

[yin26]

Well, I think they met their goals of having it look like that painting, but so far it looks to muddled. Artistic? Perhaps. Something I'd like to spend hours staring at?

[Trdi]

Not hours, days!

[Fidel]

it is horrible, at least the part that was presented to us. somehow i simply think that it cannot turn out to be that bad at the end. i mean, they are serious people and they DO want to make some money. graphics like these would kill sales.

trdi, i did not know slovenia bought tanks