GRAPHICS: Call to Artists!

[OnePresent]

1024 x 768

Roughest of sketches showing possible placements of each major category. Items within each category are plopped in, not designed, and may be missing a button or an item.

[Tamerlin]

That sounds good... I don't see what could be missing.

[Maquiladora]

Im liking the extended build list for later in the game.

[child of Thor]

to put a cat among the pigeons, I played some CTP2 last night and came to the conclusion that the current main game screen mode is perfect, so i wouldn't want that to change much - the large view of the game world helps take you into the game, so i wouldnt like to just have the screen as above, all the boxes would make it a little claustophobic i think?

Still if we can put many of the other game screens into the one, then that would help the confusion that newbies oftne complain about ( cough......this whole discusion has been for that one information screen right, not just one screen to play the whole game on? - i think ive been thinking the later )

[Gilgamensch]

Originally posted by child of Thor
to put a cat among the pigeons, I played some CTP2 last night and came to the conclusion that the current main game screen mode is perfect, so i wouldn't want that to change much - the large view of the game world helps take you into the game, so i wouldnt like to just have the screen as above, all the boxes would make it a little claustophobic i think?

Still if we can put many of the other game screens into the one, then that would help the confusion that newbies oftne complain about ( cough......this whole discusion has been for that one information screen right, not just one screen to play the whole game on? - i think ive been thinking the later )

CoT the discussion is about the F2 City Manager screen, not the main area.

[child of Thor]

i need coffee! just saw the 'city manager' tab at the top of the screen.

i'll get back under my rock - but thanks for clarifying it

[Maquiladora]

Abit like this not that this was perfect either, but it was good.

[Gilgamensch]

Originally posted by child of Thor
i need coffee! just saw the 'city manager' tab at the top of the screen.

i'll get back under my rock - but thanks for clarifying it

My muddy friend CoT, you are pardoned, I know we overworked you and getting the dirt out off the eyes is a hard job in the morning

Try to take the coffe not with a needle though.

[SMIFFGIG]

would be nice if buildings (city improvements) had mini pics (like in civ2)

[Gilgamensch]

Originally posted by SMIFFGIG
would be nice if buildings (city improvements) had mini pics (like in civ2)

Might be me, but I actually prefer to see the text instead of a tiny little picture. In C-evo they only use pictures and it is hard to see, what you already have

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by Maquiladora
Abit like this not that this was perfect either, but it was good.

It is far from perfect as far as I am concerned, seeing the city without the terrain around does not help to identify the city concerned when you have something like 40 of them.

[OnePresent]

Originally posted by Tamerlin

It is far from perfect as far as I am concerned, seeing the city without the terrain around does not help to identify the city concerned when you have something like 40 of them.

I'm all ears, suggest how we can add to this map area this without losing anything from the other sections.

There may be a some space that can be squeezed from the General area, but not much. I'm going to ask for an "eyeball" button which will center the background game screen on the city. I've also mentioned a windowshade button which will reduce the city manager to just a title bar revealing the game screen underneath. Though I've heard no response if this is possible or wanted by the group.

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by OnePresent
I'm all ears, suggest how we can add to this map area this without losing anything from the other sections.

I was replying to Maquiladora about the Civ2 city screen. The CtP2 city screen you posted this morning displays a well balanced terrain/city view One Present.

[Maquiladora]

It is far from perfect as far as I am concerned, seeing the city without the terrain around does not help to identify the city concerned when you have something like 40 of them.

Ah but back in those days we were expected to put up with that kind of heavy micromanagement, now we can remedy that with a bigger overview. For what it needed to do, the civ2 city screen was pleasant. Im not saying we copy it, just look at the subtle shading around each area, so the player can distinguish it easily.

[OnePresent]

Originally posted by Tamerlin


I was replying to Maquiladora about the Civ2 city screen. The CtP2 city screen you posted this morning displays a well balanced terrain/city view One Present.

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