Crystal Space

[andreasrosdal]

Hi,
Has anyone here looked into the possibilities of developing a civclient
with Crystal Space? (opensource 3D-engine, see crystal.sf.net)
I tested the 'isomap' sample-application that comes with crystal,
which renders a map in 3d seen from above.
It would be great if freeciv had that fine graphics!
But it is too much work to develop this, am I right?

Andreas

[CapTVK]

I know there's a SDL civclient in the works but I haven't heard of Crystal Space. An actual 3d map would be cool to look but would it add anything to the experience?

But I think the real problem would be finding and creating suitable 3D graphics for the units and terrain.

[andreasrosdal]

"An actual 3d map would be cool to look but would it add anything to the experience?"

A 3d-rendered map would make the game look more realistic,
eg. you could have a terrain with height. More realistic -> more involving gameplay.

I'll take an example from a (kind of) similar game:
Warcraft; the first two versions where in 2d, and
now Warcraft 3, which looks just excellent with its 3d graphics.


Andreas

[Per]

I've thought the same, but it isn't really feasible unless somebod can draw us some nice 3D graphics.

Also, Crystal Space is C++, while freeciv is C...