kevincompton
Prince
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2004
- Messages
- 376
Bad Terrain
Could someone tell me why you would want to make a mod that makes the game worse? Its always a risk when modding, in fact i would venture that 95% of all mods and scenarios created and posted on this site are overdone and not tasteful. This of course is my opinion, but i think many might agree...the terrain graphics that firaxis made are excellent and I have yet to see better. I've seen a lot of gawdy colors, though. Fuzzy trees and happy mountains...
Bad Units
RAR at least did not use terrain graphics, but a good mod is not dumping every unit graphic ever made into some Civ stew. The camels make weird noises and look like their legs are gonna break off. If they took a poop it would cover my Capital city. I would not say this(usually someone spends hours making these) but I know this one is a convert from AOE.
Not complete
I don't believe you should say a scenario is done unless it is. The Civilopedia is what makes Civ3 awesome. Those splashes and cool descriptions..tid bits of history...this, in my mind, must be complete if one is to release a mod or scenario. I act on what i say, i spent several hours yesterday adding more graphics to the pedia and pics to the units32 file because i added a few new units. I could have just added the 3 or 4 units more and though "oh...i completed the rest of it, just these new ones don't matter, I'll update it in a patch" But no, I knew if it was to be done, do it now. Now I'm not picking on the RAR guys, they work real hard. But they work too hard. If your unit is not ready for a splash or unit32 or pedia graphics, don't put it in.
Conclusion
Now obviously many love the overkill, the more the better. But for the less is more people i encourage my fellow scenario creators to please them also. I know when i get a scenario I like it to be as good or better than a Firaxis effort, too idealistic? Perhaps, but its possible.
Now the point of this: If your scenario is less is more, post it here, even if its not done yet. The finished ones I'll post in the completed threads (if i like them). This is part for me (to get some new scenarios that are good
) and part for others that think like me.
Thank you all for your time and I'm sure some bashings will now commense as well...
Could someone tell me why you would want to make a mod that makes the game worse? Its always a risk when modding, in fact i would venture that 95% of all mods and scenarios created and posted on this site are overdone and not tasteful. This of course is my opinion, but i think many might agree...the terrain graphics that firaxis made are excellent and I have yet to see better. I've seen a lot of gawdy colors, though. Fuzzy trees and happy mountains...
Bad Units
RAR at least did not use terrain graphics, but a good mod is not dumping every unit graphic ever made into some Civ stew. The camels make weird noises and look like their legs are gonna break off. If they took a poop it would cover my Capital city. I would not say this(usually someone spends hours making these) but I know this one is a convert from AOE.
Not complete
I don't believe you should say a scenario is done unless it is. The Civilopedia is what makes Civ3 awesome. Those splashes and cool descriptions..tid bits of history...this, in my mind, must be complete if one is to release a mod or scenario. I act on what i say, i spent several hours yesterday adding more graphics to the pedia and pics to the units32 file because i added a few new units. I could have just added the 3 or 4 units more and though "oh...i completed the rest of it, just these new ones don't matter, I'll update it in a patch" But no, I knew if it was to be done, do it now. Now I'm not picking on the RAR guys, they work real hard. But they work too hard. If your unit is not ready for a splash or unit32 or pedia graphics, don't put it in.
Conclusion
Now obviously many love the overkill, the more the better. But for the less is more people i encourage my fellow scenario creators to please them also. I know when i get a scenario I like it to be as good or better than a Firaxis effort, too idealistic? Perhaps, but its possible.
Now the point of this: If your scenario is less is more, post it here, even if its not done yet. The finished ones I'll post in the completed threads (if i like them). This is part for me (to get some new scenarios that are good
) and part for others that think like me.Thank you all for your time and I'm sure some bashings will now commense as well...
