Just look at this and be amazed !!!

[Ramstormp]

Because I am not interested to invest the effort for such a mod that I would never play myself.
My time is limited as well so I rather invest my effort into my private WTP mod.

I guess I don't foresee it being a lot of effort, but then my foresight is a bit blurry. Thought you could just merge a little here and a little there, 20 minutes, and then, bam, something to play now and then for the sake of beauty if anything else.

 

[raystuttgart]

... 20 minutes ...

Are you joking ???
We are talking about at least 100 hours of effort.

 

[Ramstormp]

I guess he just gave you the graphics, but not any python or xml?

 

[raystuttgart]

I guess he just gave you the graphics, but not any python or xml?

No, I have all his work. (XML, Python, ...)

But obviously you have absolutely no idea what it means to merge 2 mods that have become so vastly different than a TAC modmod and a WTP modmod.
Merging the changes of 2 TAC releases into RaR 1.4 alone took me already 60 hours of effort and those mods were way closer related.

Seriously, I better stop discussion here before I accidently get impolite ...

Otherwise the answer has been given:

No, I will not publish any "TAC mod containing Melcher's stuff". If he had wanted that to happen, he could have done that himself.
And I will definitely not publish any "TAC + WTP + Melcher mod" that would take me easily 100 hours of effort.

 

[Ramstormp]

I'm sorry Ray. No, I have no clear idea. Just love the graphics.

 

[raystuttgart]

Just love the graphics.

I do love them too.

But why do you think we have not merged them yet into WTP?
Because it is massive effort to merge content of 2 such different mods ...
But yes, for doing it properly in WTP we woudl also have to create lots of new graphics ..

 

[Ramstormp]

Sorry, I imagined the hang-up was only the work with new building graphics and python city screen tweaks needed. I boyishly hoped you could easily merge something with WtP's DLL, Melcher's Yields, Units and Buildings xml, maybe some artdefines, and then tape in his city changes into maininterface.py.

 

[nci]

While the new interface and graphics look great, I feel they are less readable on smaller screens (e.g. sub-15" laptop or tablet) than the current ones. Maybe I am wrong, but this is the impression I get nevertheless.

 

[rap33042]

Those screenshots are gorgeous. They look like old renaissance paintings.