Ramblings on Graphics

[azpops]

Having been playing the beta now for about 3 weeks, some observations on the graphics.

1) I really like the way new units grow up from the city. Really neat idea and way to introduce them. Much better I think than having them just appear in the city.

2) Gold veins. I would like to see these in a brighter color. If it's gold, it should be shiny. Right now it looks almost black. Again I'm color blind so I may not be seeing the color correctly, but when I see gold, I see something shiny, not dark.

3) The game seems rather dark to me, and as it progresses get even darker. I remember having read in an earlier post that the dark clouds are supposed to represent the idea of pollution, but with the game already starting out dark, and getting darker, it loses some of its visual appeal. I much prefer and brighter and more readily visible environment. Again, being color blind, I may not be seeing it the same as everyone else. I realize also that you're trying to give the feel of an alien environment, but as the game gets darker I have a much harder time seeing some of the terrain.

4) I like the big guns on the tanks. Having spent many years in the artillery, I like big guns to blow things up with. The bigger the better!

5) Will there be some future tech advancement that will allow one to see the whole planet? I have never yet finished a game where I actually saw the entire planet. Would be nice to see.

[Quirken]

Right now there seems to be some sort of graphics glitch when your troops enter the water where briefly you see a boat as well as the new boat entering the water.

[Soheil]

Thanx a lot for the feedback guys!

- We will be adding a gamma slider to the video options so you can set the brightness to your liking.
- I will make the gold more shiny and "goldish", i see your point, it is very dark and not all that desirable looking at the moment.
- Currently there are no plans to make the whole map visible, maybe we will add it as one of the final advancements, but im kinda worried that it will take away some of the fun of exploration if its granted too soon. We will have a talk about adding it though.
- We will look into the glitch where two ships appear at once and try to sort that out, good catch!

[azpops]

- Currently there are no plans to make the whole map visible, maybe we will add it as one of the final advancements, but im kinda worried that it will take away some of the fun of exploration if its granted too soon. We will have a talk about adding it though.

That's what I meant. Nothing early in the game, but later. I would just like to be able to see the whole world at some point. Right now, after having finish several games, I have yet to see the whole world. Just something that would nice to have, not something that must be.