Minimap

[allisinthepass]

the first time i saw the ciV minimap was in the demo and thought that "oh its rly ugly but its only the demo"... I was oh so wrong. This is fair criticism of ciV. The minimap is truly horrible and i think that its one of the things that make u go "ya, they rly didn't even try for that one"

 

[Zhahz]

Can't vote since I don't even remember what the minimaps looked like before IV. And that's kind of the point to me - this is a UI element that you expect but it isn't something to dwell on that much, and that's probably why they kept it minimalistic. The minimap has very little functionality and it doesn't really matter how pretty it is. It shows cities, it shows influence/culture/borders. You click on it to move around fast. Does it really matter whether it's showing accurate terrain or not? Does seeing terrain on the mini affect what you use it for in any way? Not really. I do think the minimap in Civ 5 is alarmingly pitiful compared to just about anything ever seen before, but ultimately it has zero impact other than standing out for being so hideous.

What *would* have been nice would be to have a more GalCi2-like mini, where you can zoom it and isolate particular parts of the world and get more out of it, but I don't think any civ minimap has been more than just city locs and click around.

 

[allisinthepass]

i total agree that the minimap being simplistic does not affect that game, buts i think thats its a symptom of a greater problem, if u cant make, or have time too create, a descent minimap, what does that say about the rest of the game

 

[Windsor]

Can't really remember Civ3 mini-map, but when it comes to Civ5 I only have two issues with it. It's not drag-able and the sound when you click on it (the same sound Civ5 uses EVERYWHERE) isn't good.

 

[stormerne]

If the minimap was the only other tool you had, I'd agree it would be poor. But it's not. You have the stratmap performing some of the old functionality and better. So it's fine. I only wish I could toggle it on and off.

 

[Mango Elephant]

I love the new minimap, myself. Has a drawn out appearence.

 

[dannythefool]

The minimap in V is fine, I just wish I could zoom out more in strategic view.

 

[Polycrates]

I like the new minimap. Very clean. Shows where the important stuff is (cities/empires/citystates/landmasses) without getting bogged down in too much detail that just gets in the way.
And stylistically it looks really nice too.

 

[jjkrause84]

I preferred the Civ4 minimap so I could see terai nfeatures and enemy units in my land. Sure I couldn't see them very clearly, but I could see them!

 

[StittsvilleJame]

I think it's groovy.
Best minimap ever!