Civ3.com Wallpapers. What are they?

[d_dudy]

IT MUST BE LAL!

Just take a really good look at it and think!

nah, ya think?

[Alinestra Covelia]

It strikes me as a painting of an astronaut in a shuttle as it's launching.

The pads are just there to monitor vital signs, and note how the picture appears to be shaking or "shivering" as though the point of view is moving about.

That's my take on it, anyway. Were it not for the technological aspects, I would have guessed at the Shroud of Turin.

[Wiglaf]

seems like jeff briggs in a matrix-like "cage"

Suprised none of us have explored this possibilty further - given the title, it seems more than likely it has something to do with Briggs, however important.

[Pythagoras]

Could the first one be a "shroud of turin"esque picture of Jesus?

[Buck Birdseed]

Jesus was an alien! Let us all rejoice in the intergalactic siblinghood! They mean us no harm! Jeff Briggs is the second coming of Jesus Christ, Civ3 is the final sign of the Apocalypse! Ahlejuhjah! Sid Meier is God!

...er, where was I?

Okay, so if there aren't wonder movies, these shots must come from either the opening or closing cinematics, right? So where does the one that looks like the Apollo Project come from?

[korn469]

man i'm ashamed of all of you guys...

the second picture is obviously a bowling pin manufacturing facility

[Provost Harrison]

Well I must admit that I noticed the more than passing resemblance to Brother Lal

Perhaps this will be the twist. The AC video will show the reactor and then go through the stasis chamber, and there they will all be, Sister Miriam, Provost Zakharov (yay!), and perhaps even Captain Garland

[Ecthy]

I actually used CTP intro movie images as windows wallpapaers for a long time... started with the spaceship, then used the boat, then the roman soldier at the beach... got bored of it though, use a Gimli pictuer from the LOTR movie nowadays

[Kassiopeia]

having Lal & Co. in Civ3 end would be very interesting. It would give that feel of continuation, from Civ1/2/3 to SMAC. Maybe they have SMAC 2 under construction :drool:
I brought the shot up in the AC forum, and many concurred with me...

Firaxis, please make me a happy Apolytoner, and a truckload of unhappy Apolytoners

Is that man Pravin Lal?

In his cryopod perhaps, during the acceleration phase of Unity?