first ptw screens: Hi-Res

[Gramphos]

I yhink that is one of the two alternate terrain sets.

[Fidel]

what do you mean by that, grampos? like all is the same, just the palette is different?

[GodKing]

Any idea why all the new civ's have red as the color? I guess it is just a convenience at this stage of development. It would be nice if they could introduce a season (summer, winter) split for scenarios.

[Jon Shafer]

I only see a year... not a season... I think Gramphos is right. That's probably just one of the new terrain palette sets. In other words, no seasons it seems.

[Alex]

Nope. No seasons. Just the new terrain set. They set up a map to see how the terrain looks like. That is my guess.

[Jasonc]

Originally posted by Gramphos
What have they done with the buttons next to the info box?

And more important what do you think the buttons over the infobox is doing?

It looks to me like the buttons on the left (above the info box) are for scrolling through all your cities, either back or forward using the arrow keys. Likewise, the buttons on the right are for scrolling through all your units.

In general, I am really impressed with Firaxis. I have NEVER seen a game get so much support after being published. They are constantly tweeking the game and adding new features. Great job guys!

[Nikolai]

In the last screenshot, the one with the Vikings, I can clearly see the radio towers(or what that tile improvement is called), but are those colony-looking things with an arrow on it an airport? That is what I would guess, but I couldn't see that clear at first look.

And the "classic look" in the MP setup screen, what is that?

Oh, I can hardly wait!

[Panag]

hi ,

the pics are with a bigger version at the thread ; first screen shots

have a nice day

[Jon Shafer]

Hmmmm, there sure are a lot of airports everywhere... maybe the airport is now an on-screen improvement even for cities? It makes sense. It seems as though nearly every city has an adjacent airport.

[Spiffor]

Trip :
Nope, city airports remain a city improvement. Kopenhagen(south) has an airport. In the screenshots, there is alos a bunch of radar towers, just to let you see how it looks like on various terrains.

[Jezz]

whats that 3rd unit?

The posed unit picture? It looks like a UU.... koreans maybe? looks like some sort of gunpowder driven catapult replacement.


And anyone have any idea what the new radio buttons mean? The one with the sword is intriguing....

[Grrr]

I just thought I'd point out the fact that one of those games has a date 2110 BC I thought there were 50 year turns at this time?

As for the Seasons, that would be a hell of a drain on a computer, having to change the graphics entirely every turn. It would be extremely good for scenarios though .

[Switch]

Originally posted by LaRusso
i am puzzled by the screenshots. i mean, desert should not be covered with snow. looks like they simply bleached everything

No, a desert could easily have snow. What do you think tundra is? Just look a Antarctica. The largest desert in the world. It just has a lot of snow becasue it practically never evaporates.

A desert is just an area with VERY little precipitation. It does not need to be hot, and in fact hot deserts get quite cold during the night, too.

[Norm]

Desert: Little to no precipitation
Snow is precipitation
Desert with snow doesn't make much sense

Just a late night logical conclusion...

[Panag]

Originally posted by Norm
Desert: Little to no precipitation
Snow is precipitation
Desert with snow doesn't make much sense

Just a late night logical conclusion...

hi ,

okay , what about Texas , maybe its just a blizard , ...

have a nice day