Please God do not go mad with the 3D.

[Modestus]

Please God do not go mad with the 3D, I can appreciate that some people will like the sprites but for me it has to be the counters. For this period I would suggest that a flat world is more appropriate. If you so wish do have little 3D cities but please keep them low to the ground and just give the impression of a urban area.

I do not want a world where my counter is poking out from behind a mountain or worse actually sticking out of a mountain.

I do not need to see a sprinkle of trees across the USSR giving the impression of some sort of pin cushion when a flat texture can do the same job and look better.

 

[tretii_sleva]

Please God do not go mad with the 3D, I can appreciate that some people will like the sprites but for me it has to be the counters. For this period I would suggest that a flat world is more appropriate. If you so wish do have little 3D cities but please keep them low to the ground and just give the impression of a urban area.

I do not want a world where my counter is poking out from behind a mountain or worse actually sticking out of a mountain.

I do not need to see a sprinkle of trees across the USSR giving the impression of some sort of pin cushion when a flat texture can do the same job and look better.

You gonna have EU III look for your game. For all your sins.

 

[Draigh]

*yawns*


You're late.

 

[Modestus]

*yawns*


You're late.

 

[Modestus]

You gonna have EU III look for your game. For all your sins.

 

[Draigh]

The map is probably one of the first things to be worked on and, guessing from the screenshots, I doubt they'll even make it very different from what it is now. However, fortunately it doesn't seem they're going "mad" in 3D so far.

 

[Modestus]

The map is probably one of the first things to be worked on and, guessing from the screenshots, I doubt they'll even make it very different from what it is now. However, fortunately it doesn't seem they're going "mad" in 3D so far.

Yes from what little you can see that appears to be the case, but lets just make sure that the person working on a 3D deciduous forest is doing something else.

 

[Thracian]

what about an x-com style geoid world map?
http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/images/xcom_geoscape1.gif

 

[Draigh]

what about an x-com style geoid world map?
http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/images/xcom_geoscape1.gif

Well, hypthetically (it's not going to happen anyway) it sure looks cool, though I imagine it would be one hell to navigate. However, it might finally give the right proportions to every region in the world - on the other hand that might not be desirable, since a small area like Europe sees plenty of combat compared to huge continents like Asia and Africa, and as of now it has always been exaggerated in size so the player at least has some manoeuverability.

 

[Garmorn]

Well, hypthetically (it's not going to happen anyway) it sure looks cool, though I imagine it would be one hell to navigate. However, it might finally give the right proportions to every region in the world - on the other hand that might not be desirable, since a small area like Europe sees plenty of combat compared to huge continents like Asia and Africa, and as of now it has always been exaggerated in size so the player at least has some manoeuverability.

Actually it is quite easy to navigate and zoom in will work just fine. If you look at the lower right side of the screen the controls are there.

I for one would not mind some thing similar. It was a lot easier and nicer then what EU III has.

 

[Kruz]

I did not realize God was the graphics artist for HoI3

Do you have a source for this claim?

 

[EUROO7]

I did not realize God was the graphics artist for HoI3

Do you have a source for this claim?

Johan = God

 

[Kruz]

Johan = God

That is very true, but to my knowledge Johan is a programmer not a graphics artist

 

[Draigh]

Actually it is quite easy to navigate and zoom in will work just fine. If you look at the lower right side of the screen the controls are there.

I know it, I have X-COM, and I find the controls to be a major pain up the butt. The map always seems to lean over to one side.

That is very true, but to my knowledge Johan is a programmer not a graphics artist

There is no God but Johan, and the graphics artists are his Prophets.

 

[Earl Uhtred]

I wouldn't want to work for God. A vineyard run on divine principles failed miserably due to poor delegation and violent contractual disputes (Mark 12).

 

[Will Lucky]

Am I seriously the only person here who wants them to go 3D mad .

 

[EUROO7]

Am I seriously the only person here who wants them to go 3D mad .

No, but all the others are wise enough not to say they are.

 

[xelloss]

I know it, I have X-COM, and I find the controls to be a major pain up the butt. The map always seems to lean over to one side.

Well, there is no reason they couldn't improve the controls... I find that Google Earth works quite well.

Europe being small would be no problem, as zooming in would be easily accomplished.

However, it's too late for HoI3. Now, Vicky 2 on the other hand...

 

[Will Lucky]

No, but all the others are wise enough not to say they are.

Well then I wouldnt mind them adding some DX10, making the sea look much more realistic, the terrain changing graphics (Winter= Snow) based on the weather and of course I want to see a Nuclear Explosion on par with the one is World In Conflict .

 

[unmerged(105989)]

Maybe some way of showing pertinent terrain on the map without going overboard would be nice. It's always annoying being on one map screen happily fighting away, suddenly hitting an obstacle, then switch to terrain and realize you've driven right into a marsh!!!!! Or you can't understand why your CTF is sucking and suddenly realize, Oh, it's RAINING!!!