City view!

[Adagio]

Am I the only one around, who don't like the city view screen in Civ3?

It's boring, when every improvement/wonder, has a certain space in the city view: The bank is ALWAYS placed here, the Coloseum is ALWAYS placed there and so on. There's only very little difference between the cities.

I remember back in the Civ1 days, where the city views changed by every visit, but how about making a mix of Civ1 and Civ3 city view? Whenever a city improvement or a wonder is built, that building is placed in random place, but it's saved, so that building still is in that place, when viewing that city, while the same building is placed differently in a different city...

I don't know about you, but I really think this pre-set is ruining the city view. I remember back in the days, were I watched the city view several times each game, while I haven't checked the city view in Civ3 for some time now...don't think I have checked the city view this year...it was always the same...

[zulu9812]

it'd also be good if the city view actually reflected the terrain properly - rather than the standard templates it uses. It'd also be good to see the resource if a city is built on one. Also, if a city is built on a hill, that isn't reflected in the city view. And, no forgetting, it'd be good if cities actually looked like cities , i.e. more houses, more roads, signposts, etc.

[Deathwalker]

I quite like it

[XarXo]

I never use Aerial View , is good the 1rst/2nd time but is totally useless.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by zulu9812
And, no forgetting, it'd be good if cities actually looked like cities , i.e. more houses, more roads, signposts, etc.

Defently...It's hard to imagine a city with 3 million citicens lives in a city with 3 houses...

[Hagbart]

Re: City view!

Originally posted by ADG
Am I the only one around, who don't like the city view screen in Civ1?

You do mean civ3, right?

[Q Classic]

what are you talking about? with n-space compression, each of those houses can hold 1 million.

but i like the city view, but i don't really pay that much attention to it.

[Adagio]

Re: Re: City view!

Originally posted by Hagbart
You do mean civ3, right?

Woooooops...my mistake

[candybo]

I never look at it. It has nothing to offer...

[reefer addict]

i had forgotten the city ciew was even there, i havent gone there since the first month i had the game.
its like colinies to me, every once in awhile you remember you can do something but when you do you remember its useless

[Hagbart]

The city view gives you the impression that your city have max 1000 inhabitants, when it in "reality" have a couple of millions.

[FrustratedPoet]

I've only ever looked at it once.

If they improved it I would proabably look at it one more time.

It's kinda pointless.

[Adagio]

Before Civ3 was released I read (I believe on this board, not sure) that a lot of people were happy that the city view was in the game, but from what it sounds like now, most people think the city view is even more useless as it was in Civ2, which I thought was impossible...until I saw the city view in Civ3...

[FrustratedPoet]

It's just graphical fluff ... just like the Palace building screen.

I have no problem with it being in the game - it's fine - but I would have no problem if they removed it either.

[Willem]

It's strictly eye-candy, so there's no point in worrying about it. I haven't looked at mine for months now. I'd even turn off the Palace view if I could.