First Civ 4 Screenshots!

[Civrules]

The phase we are in right now is most exciting; we still don't know anything about the game except for a few facts which we don't know the details of.
The best is yet to come.

I expect that www.civ4.com website to actually be updated with CIV stuff early January.

 

[Lennon]

It's funny, though, with the screenshots. They don't really give too many clues about news gameplay-wise, since it all looks to have been drawn up pretty roughly. So why even show these screenies when the graphics are at such an early stage? I mean if the intention was to water a few mouths, they didn't exactly pull it off...

 

[Daniel Khan]

They want to get all the civvers talking about it.

Mission accomplished.

 

[warpstorm]

So why even show these screenies when the graphics are at such an early stage?

Because the magaizine said that they'd give a page or two article. Free publicity is hard to justify turning down. They had to give the screen shots that they had at the time. Would you rather they mocked up some slick looking graphics for the article knowing that the game would look worse?

 

[Lennon]

They want to get all the civvers talking about it.

Mission accomplished.

All the 'civvers' *were* already talking about it. Now they just had bad things to say.

Because the magaizine said that they'd give a page or two article.

Impossible to fill with text? I mean, seriously, don't you think ugly screenies do more harm than good? Just look at all the people who can't comprehend the fact that the finished product will look much better. They're potential buyers too, y'know.

 

[MarineCorps]

The phase we are in right now is most exciting; we still don't know anything about the game except for a few facts which we don't know the details of.
The best is yet to come.

I expect that www.civ4.com website to actually be updated with CIV stuff early January.

Intresting that the site is registered in china.....

 

[Elrohir]

Intresting that the site is registered in china.....

That must mean Sid Mier is.....A COMMUNIST!!


I can't see the screenshots.

 

[Lennon]

I can't see the screenshots.

Good for you.

 

[Black_Hole]

I can't see the screenshots.

PC Gamers wanted them taken off, however later this month some public pics and info should be released...

 

[eddie_verdde]

Whatta hell is that???

 

[jpowers]

the screenshots look ok. i prefer the civ3 graphics. the city display thingy is better in civ3

This is exactly why developers don't like to let anyone see their work until it's done. Civ IV is not going to have that look-and-feel one year from now.

 

[Prometheus!]

Can someone post here the screenshots?
I know that PC-Gamer copy of january has already published, so I think it's ok to publish the screenshots in public...

 

[Civrules]

If you dig not too deep in this thread (hint: last page) you'll find a link to them.

 

[eddie_verdde]

I don't see how a year of work will change this graphics to the better...to CIV4 I was hoping for more realistic maps, a kind of satelite view instead of cartoon-type graphics...although they can improve the quality and smoothness of this graphics, the makers of CIV4 seem to be more interested in a Warcraft-type environment...this would definetely be a step backwards...

 

[Jon Shafer]

Many games on the shelves now are given a year for their entire development.

 

[Chieftess]

I don't see how a year of work will change this graphics to the better...to CIV4 I was hoping for more realistic maps, a kind of satelite view instead of cartoon-type graphics...although they can improve the quality and smoothness of this graphics, the makers of CIV4 seem to be more interested in a Warcraft-type environment...this would definetely be a step backwards...

Graphics are over-rated. A game can have the best graphics and eye candy ever, but it's not going to mean a thing if the gameplay is lousy.

The best possible graphics you can get is looking out your window. Now, sit there for 2 hours, staring at the wonderful, realistic "graphics" and tell me if you're having fun. You won't have fun unless you actually do something.

 

[CurtSibling]

I don't see how a year of work will change this graphics to the better...to CIV4 I was hoping for more realistic maps, a kind of satelite view instead of cartoon-type graphics...although they can improve the quality and smoothness of this graphics, the makers of CIV4 seem to be more interested in a Warcraft-type environment...this would definetely be a step backwards...

When you have worked in the games industry, you will realise that a
massive amount can change in just three months, never mind a year...

 

[warpstorm]

I don't see how a year of work will change this graphics to the better...to CIV4 I was hoping for more realistic maps, a kind of satelite view instead of cartoon-type graphics...although they can improve the quality and smoothness of this graphics, the makers of CIV4 seem to be more interested in a Warcraft-type environment...this would definetely be a step backwards...

A year of work is a lot of manpower. Considering that most in the industry work longish hours and Firaxis throws around 30 programmer/artisit/engineer/designers on a project, this is likely in the ballpark of 60,000-120,000 (let's call it 90,000 to split the difference, although I suspect it'll be closer to the top) hours of work left to put into it. Think about what you could do in that amount of time.

As far as the style, that is abviously a personal choice. While I'm not that fond of the Warcraft style graphics for Civ, I'd absolutely hate a style that looks like satellite imagery.

 

[Lord_Sidious]

Don't like it very much....

 

[brinko]

they showed us the frame of what they have accomplished already. it was famous once to never show a piece of art before it was finished. the reasons were to avoid critics and skeptics. it was nice that they broke this rule for us, so all we could do is put them down, and slap it in their face...so unforgiving we are, yet so unforgiving can the enemy be...

thanks for putting those pictures out for us.
as a civ addict, i am grateful that my supply has been temporarily replenished
by the hopes and futures that those pictures posses .


i am planning to build a new computer for the debut of civ4. i did this when civ 3 came out.
so dont be shy with the requirements.