After the destruction

Kyriakos · Aug 25, 2011, 06:48 AM

I am thinking of possibly creating a ruined city set, although i happen to actually like the original firaxis ruins (but they are horribly dated). Would there be any interest in this?

It will follow the design of my regular city sets. Don't ruins have three sizes? (the walled being regular ruin?)

Pounder · Aug 25, 2011, 06:55 AM

I don't think there are three sizes, there are three versions that appear randomly.

Edit: I just set up a test to verify and there are not three sizes.

Kyriakos · Aug 25, 2011, 07:04 AM

Even better

What do you think of this as one of them? It is my first sketch of a ruin:

Kyriakos · Aug 25, 2011, 07:38 AM

Which file is the ruins? I edited the ruins file in the civ3 vanilla folder but i got the same ruins i had before. Is there another one in c3c or PTW?

AnthonyIII · Aug 25, 2011, 09:41 AM

Ooh. Nice. I agree that the original ruins are a bit outdated.

Jerry'sGoldfish · Aug 25, 2011, 12:35 PM

ruins do not have roofs - first rule of ruins...

themanuneed · Aug 25, 2011, 12:42 PM

...and flames will be static, wich would look weird. Forget about them and just build a pile of stones, with broken arches and walls.
The ruins file is called DESTROY, it is located in Conquest/Art/Cities and to my knowledge there are three sizes.

BrensharQuest · Aug 26, 2011, 12:40 PM

I think flames is a great idea, just you should make them really quite fine so you can't tell if they are "static" or not.

Ruins come in three sizes. Which size is randomly determined by the game whenever a city is destroyed.

Also you have to try to keep them as generic as possible, as it'll look odd if the buildings only belong to a single culture.

nick0515 · Aug 27, 2011, 02:16 AM

Um, they aren't really ruins though are they? They are a city in the process of becoming ruins. I think the classic smashed up buildings is a better way to go.

Aug 25, 2011, 06:48 AM	#1
Kyriakos Writer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Thessalonike, Greece Posts: 20,004	After the destruction I am thinking of possibly creating a ruined city set, although i happen to actually like the original firaxis ruins (but they are horribly dated). Would there be any interest in this? It will follow the design of my regular city sets. Don't ruins have three sizes? (the walled being regular ruin?) __________________ βῆ δ᾿ ἀκέων παρὰ θῖνα πολυφλοίσϐοιο θαλάσσης· (he walked silently on the edge of the loudly heard wave-breaking sea) Iliad A:34 CivIII my graphics library 28x 1x Decade Award

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Aug 25, 2011, 07:04 AM	#3
Kyriakos Writer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Thessalonike, Greece Posts: 20,004	Even better What do you think of this as one of them? It is my first sketch of a ruin: __________________ βῆ δ᾿ ἀκέων παρὰ θῖνα πολυφλοίσϐοιο θαλάσσης· (he walked silently on the edge of the loudly heard wave-breaking sea) Iliad A:34 CivIII my graphics library 28x 1x Decade Award

Aug 25, 2011, 07:38 AM	#4
Kyriakos Writer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Thessalonike, Greece Posts: 20,004	Which file is the ruins? I edited the ruins file in the civ3 vanilla folder but i got the same ruins i had before. Is there another one in c3c or PTW? __________________ βῆ δ᾿ ἀκέων παρὰ θῖνα πολυφλοίσϐοιο θαλάσσης· (he walked silently on the edge of the loudly heard wave-breaking sea) Iliad A:34 CivIII my graphics library 28x 1x Decade Award

Aug 25, 2011, 12:42 PM	#7
themanuneed Metal Slug Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mission 1: Complete! Posts: 1,876	...and flames will be static, wich would look weird. Forget about them and just build a pile of stones, with broken arches and walls. The ruins file is called DESTROY, it is located in Conquest/Art/Cities and to my knowledge there are three sizes. __________________ An Ode to the Civ Modder by Balthazar! Get my custom unit_32 files for Sandris' units here ! Updated 10/17/2011 I'm proud to be a part of Kinboat's Unit Artist Library. Rest in peace Stormrage.

Aug 25, 2011, 09:41 AM	#5
AnthonyIII Warlord Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 282	Ooh. Nice. I agree that the original ruins are a bit outdated.

Aug 25, 2011, 12:35 PM	#6
Jerry'sGoldfish Emperor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: garlicpalace Posts: 1,063	ruins do not have roofs - first rule of ruins...

Aug 26, 2011, 12:40 PM	#8
BrensharQuest Chieftain Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 30	I think flames is a great idea, just you should make them really quite fine so you can't tell if they are "static" or not. Ruins come in three sizes. Which size is randomly determined by the game whenever a city is destroyed. Also you have to try to keep them as generic as possible, as it'll look odd if the buildings only belong to a single culture.

Aug 27, 2011, 02:16 AM	#9
nick0515 Long Live Palestine! Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,993	Um, they aren't really ruins though are they? They are a city in the process of becoming ruins. I think the classic smashed up buildings is a better way to go. __________________ My Graphics Library

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