Europe Screen 5.0 beta and aodII
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PrinzMyshkin
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Any chance it gets hooked up with ChinaScreen as well? 
Any chance it gets hooked up with ChinaScreen as well?
Hmm, I think you have it the wrong way around. China screen is the new Europe screen for AOD2.
Stacmon
Explorer
To be honest, I love the current Europe screen! Somehow the graphics seem perfectly appropriate and consistent with the rest of the game. I worry that the AoE 3 Europe screen would be too familiar to owners of that game and moreover, "too much."
Of course, this is just my opinion, but I think the style of the current screen is just right for a game like Colonization!
Of course, this is just my opinion, but I think the style of the current screen is just right for a game like Colonization!
Dale
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Europe Screen 5 beta2 - AOD2 Version
Changelog:
- improved performance for plot finding process
- turned inbound ships around, they are facing now to the right
- reduced appearance of sea gulls, they still show up once in a while
- removed 'lift boycott' feature, EuropeScreen 5 isn't about changing gameplay
- made a better full length icon for carrack
- full support of unit selection/order sounds for all nations
Issues:
- recall feature for nations starting in the west isn't working, will be fixed in AOD2 1.11
Download (~ 7.6mb):
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?oezvemyl1my
Is this the current version?
NeverMind
Proud to be Russian
Great work, koma! I like beta2
I have found a bug with these lines:
When a colony is near inland sea, it causes problems in building the city list. I suppose we could check the water area to be connected to Europe in this case.
I have found a bug with these lines:
Code:
#City list
self.CityPlotList = []
(city, iter) = player.firstCity(false)
while (city):
if city.isCoastal(1) and [B]not city.waterArea().isLake()[/B]:When a colony is near inland sea, it causes problems in building the city list. I suppose we could check the water area to be connected to Europe in this case.
This of course is true. If you know AOE3, it will look strange to have same gfx in Colonization. But keep in mind most of us modders are no graphical artists, can't create an image from scratch.
Nice! Let's see what people think about it. There already is some oos report...
Thank you!
I don't think this is a problem. 'if city.isCoastal(1) and not city.waterArea().isLake():'
is only a quick pre-check, the real test is made in next lines:
Code:
if unit.getGroup().generatePath(self.pPlotEast, city.plot(), 0, false, None):
self.CityPlotList.append([city, None])
elif unit.getGroup().generatePath(self.pPlotWest, city.plot(), 0, false, None):
self.CityPlotList.append([city, None])Stacmon
Explorer
This of course is true. If you know AOE3, it will look strange to have same gfx in Colonization. But keep in mind most of us modders are no graphical artists, can't create an image from scratch.
Of course that is a perfectly appropriate point. However, even if you could come up with the AoE3 graphics from scratch (imagine that game didn't exist), I think I would still prefer the current Europe screen.
This is my personal preference though and I want to shake the hand of whoever came up with that one because I feel it is somehow perfectly matched with the style of the game.
If it is possible, without increasing the file size of the mod too much (I want to be considerate of people who may not have fast connections), it would be nice if there was some way to choose the screen that is used. For example, if the info "button" that displays version info and the creators could be used to change the Europe screen, that would be perfect
.Whatever you all decide, I appreciate the hard work.
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