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Style
When it comes to style, our vision is to create a map that feels like a WW2 map, like it could be a map which upon a commander in the War would be looking at himself. We're going with an almost flat 2d-style, with pale-grey coloring scheme to give that special WW2 feel. I personally feel our artist have managed to move towards that goal rather nicely so far.
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You cant please everyone. You dont like it and I say that the map is allright.
Okay, I'll buy the game, send the money to Paradox and the community will do their work for free - great! Let's celebrate capitalism!I can assure you about one, that there will be user modified maps that you can use if you want.
Then best thing would be no new map, because you can't please everyone?? That's rubbish.
Sorry for my hard words, but this is the truth.
Please don't forget: we are going to PAY our hard earned money for that new game! Regarding graphic we left C64 and Amiga-time and therefore I expect a map that is optically more attractive.
Okay, I'll buy the game, send the money to Paradox and the community will do their work for free - great!
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I like that graphic and a lot of people (most of ppl) like it too.Then best thing would be no new map, because you can't please everyone?? That's rubbish.
Sorry for my hard words, but this is the truth.
Please don't forget: we are going to PAY our hard earned money for that new game! Regarding graphic we left C64 and Amiga-time and therefore I expect a map that is optically more attractive.
The best side of this game and all PI games is that its so easy moddable than everybody can make changes as they want. I ask myself what are you doing here and what do you want to achieve.Okay, I'll buy the game, send the money to Paradox and the community will do their work for free - great! Let's celebrate capitalism!
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No one forces you to buy the game. If you really hate the map that badly and it totally spoils you expierence of the game then perhaps you shouldn't buy HoI3.
Hey King, keep cool.
We are customer here and therefore I think we can make suggestions for a better game. I feel very sorry, if the conception of how to improve the graphic of HOI3 between you and the customers is not what you want to hear.
The criticism of the graphic is not new. I remember the test report of HoI2 in the German issue of Gamestar. The graphic is described as "mean" (http://www.gamestar.de/tests/strategie/1451268/hearts_of_iron_2_p5.html#) Language is regrettably not English but German.
I can easily imagine that a good game with a bad graphic will get the same proper critcism like HoI2.
Do you want that?
A really shame would be to expect the community to improve the game. I do not mean mods like "WWI" or "TRP". Such kind of mods will be there ever. Also at other games. I mean mods improving the quality. Things who are necessary to get the fun when playing. E. g. the DMP Basis Mod or the improvments on the sprites, created by various artists who improves the map and who really derserve the description "artist". IMO it can't be that you sell a game with an antiquated graphic but demand the full price for the game.
My question to you is: Why does Paradox save on the graphic? Please be honest, do you save on the graphic because you know there is an army of modders who will do their work?
Thank you.
Hey King, keep cool.
We are customer here and therefore I think we can make suggestions for a better game. I feel very sorry, if the conception of how to improve the graphic of HOI3 between you and the customers is not what you want to hear.
The criticism of the graphic is not new. I remember the test report of HoI2 in the German issue of Gamestar. The graphic is described as "mean" (http://www.gamestar.de/tests/strategie/1451268/hearts_of_iron_2_p5.html#) Language is regrettably not English but German.
I can easily imagine that a good game with a bad graphic will get the same proper critcism like HoI2.
Do you want that?
A really shame would be to expect the community to improve the game. I do not mean mods like "WWI" or "TRP". Such kind of mods will be there ever. Also at other games. I mean mods improving the quality. Things who are necessary to get the fun when playing. E. g. the DMP Basis Mod or the improvments on the sprites, created by various artists who improves the map and who really derserve the description "artist". IMO it can't be that you sell a game with an antiquated graphic but demand the full price for the game.
My question to you is: Why does Paradox save on the graphic? Please be honest, do you save on the graphic because you know there is an army of modders who will do their work?
Thank you.
We don't save on the Graphic, as you read in the Dev Diary we had a clear vision on exactly how we wanted the map to look. That is the map we have worked very hard indeed to produce, if you count in both programming and artist time. I am sorry it is simply no good enough for you.
We don't save on the Graphic, as you read in the Dev Diary we had a clear vision on exactly how we wanted the map to look. That is the map we have worked very hard indeed to produce, if you count in both programming and artist time. I am sorry it is simply no good enough for you.
Hi King,
I don't have any intention to argue with your choices and I understand perfectly what once Johan said: if you ask a question to 4 Paradox's customers you will get five different answers. My only concern is that if the map is grey and green and the land units are grey and green then I would have some issues there.
Thank you for your understanding
Although I do prefer counters myself, the sprites are very visable in my opinion.
Why do you even bother developing sprites? I can't see the sprites alone giving you any sales...Although I do prefer counters myself, the sprites are very visable in my opinion.
Why do you even bother developing sprites? I can't see the sprites alone giving you any sales...
Why do you even bother developing sprites? I can't see the sprites alone giving you any sales...
ooook... It just seems like they take a lot of time to design and give rise to a lot of unnecessary b*tching in the end anyway ("My Bf109E looks like a Bf109B", "My Yorktown class CV looks like a Wasp class CV", etc.).Because people like them, including quite a few of the team members.