DESIGN: Modern City Styles

[Maquiladora]

See the attached picture.

The top row of cities is the Arabian and Asian modern city styles. Notice they both have the same coloured skyscrapers, and only a different building in the background differs between them.

The bottom row of cities is the palace and Egyptian modern city styles. Notice that these have different coloured skyscrapers, I guess to differentiate them from each other more.

Which type of modern city style do you prefer?

I don't like the "colourised" skyscrapers, I prefer my skyscrapers all in the original colours of the top row. And just separate the different styles with a building or landmark in the background.

EDIT: I just realised the Arabian city is actually a slightly different colour than the Asian one too but I think the top row (and the Asian style in particular) is how I prefer them.

EDIT2: I've added a comparison of all modern city styles with the standard modern city colours. I also changed the Asian and Arabian styles, even though they were close to the original colours, they didn't contain as many colours, and kind of looked "washed" in blue.

[EPW]

I prefer using the same color for all styles. It reinforces what the modern style already symbolizes: the emergence of a unified world culture overtaking and marginalizing regional ones (i.e. pushing them into the background, as depicted in the styles above).

[Andrewspriggs]

I like the idea of same color...but more so, I think that the different colors (in particular the light blue) are out of place for the modern era...when you think of skyscrapers...even for a stylized graphic for a game...you wouldn't think of them being certain shades. The dark blue and purple are muted enough that they seem more realistic.

[Ekmek]

too bad we cant make the tone/shade of the cities match the civ's color.

[Maquiladora]

A better comparison:

[Maquiladora]

I've added a comparison of all modern city styles to the first post with the standard modern city colours. I also changed the Asian and Arabian styles, even though they were close to the original colours, they didn't contain as many colours, and kind of looked "washed" in blue.

All I need to do now is upload them, either as an alternate set, or replace the ones we have and put those in an alternate set.

[Ekmek]

i think you should add them as new but then again i've always tried to improve the graphics of the game.

[Maquiladora]

I do think they look better in realistic colours, and they look closer to the original modern style, which is also a good thing as I think it's a good set of sprites. As opposed to the CtP2 genetic style, which I don't like much.

And just thinking about city styles in other ages, we don't have separate sprites for classical (uses ancient) or renaissance (uses medieval). It would be nice to have a different style for every age.

Perhaps I should start a more general thread for city sprites at some point, so we can see them all together.

I'll give this poll a week anyway.

EDIT: And the computer age doesn't have it's own style, using modern.

[EPW]

I didn't even know those other age's existed until you added the choose starting age option to single player.

[Maquiladora]

I didn't even know those other age's existed until you added the choose starting age option to single player.

That's another issue, all you get is a message in the msg tab telling you you entered a new age. Frankly I expect at least a pop-up with a big title telling me. The player likes rewards

[SDKane]

Is there a set out that keeps the "moument" (eg egyptian pyramid) through the genetic and diamond age?

[Maquiladora]

I don't think so. Do you want to make one?

[Maquiladora]

It just crossed my mind that the conflicting citystyle unhappiness rule will be hard to use in the genetic and diamond age, where you can't differentiate the styles.