RFC Europe -Art and Flags Thread

[merijn_v1]

I found some ships that can be included as Varietas delectat. I also found some other for the carvavel (just the color and the sails are different). Should I include them?
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=276900

 

[micbic]

In case you missed this great new leaderhead:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=14293

Good for Germany and even better for Habsburg Austria, especially since the best Austria has got is Washington atm.

Hell yeah for Austrian LH.
Due to pc problems, I am still mostly inactive. And I dunno for how much. A month at most.

 

[merijn_v1]

Since a while I learnt how to handle GIMP and now I can change some art files if you like. (only the color, not the form, like the new Hanseatic executive). I also can adjust some buttons. So, if you wish a different art (color) for some units, buildings, buttons etc. you just say it and I'll look if I can change it.

 

[merijn_v1]

We could use this a the new art for the Genoan Mint. (wrong name, should be changed). I can change "Golden Bank" into "Genoan Bank" or something else.

 

[sedna17]

So far I've been getting along without doing much real graphics work at all (just borrowing the work of other artists). Finally decided to get into the re-texturing game.

Old beehive:

New beehive:

 

[Panopticon]

That is an improvement. I am sure there are other buildings that need new textures, like Genoan Bank did, but I can't remember at the moment.

 

[merijn_v1]

So far I've been getting along without doing much real graphics work at all (just borrowing the work of other artists). Finally decided to get into the re-texturing game.

Old beehive:

New beehive:

I also made an new table for the appiary. I made the wood less dark. But IMO yours is better.

 

[Panopticon]

Switch current Venetian music to Genoa and give Venice this instead. It is by Antonio Vivaldi, Venice's most musical son.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:06_-_Vivaldi_Summer_mvt_3_Presto_-_John_Harrison_violin.ogg

 

[micbic]

@sedna17: Have you already placed any new leaders; if yes, who?

 

[sedna17]

@sedna17: Have you already placed any new leaders; if yes, who?

I have begun to do it, working off your list.

I don't want to offend the many fine artists who make LHs, but unfortunately, some of them are not-so-good. It can be hard to tell from the pictures alone. Sometimes the animation is just so glitchy that it really distracts. Shoulders are a common problem.

For now, I have done:

Arabs: Abu Bakr -> Saladin
France: Charlemagne -> Joan d'Arc -> Louis XIV
Cordoba: Abd-Ar-Rahman -> Abd-Yusuf-Yaqub

For Byzantium -- Basil has problems, a strong/directed light source makes his skin blotchy and strange.

Two notes:
1st -- I have examined a large number of LHs in-game, and have tentative lists of good ones.
2nd -- the leader-head switching code currently in the game only allows three leaders. I have no particular desire to re-write it to allow four, so three it is.

 

[micbic]

Tnx for the info. I saw a post somewhere on the basic RFC forum for altering the code for four leaders. I agree it is much a bit of overkill at the present, though...
EDIT:Voila! By Panopticon.

 

[sedna17]

Tnx for the info. I saw a post somewhere on the basic RFC forum for altering the code for four leaders. I agree it is much a bit of overkill at the present, though...
EDIT:Voila! By Panopticon.

Thanks for that link. It explains some of the LH-switching mechanics nicely. I may make minor modifications to that code, but not major ones.

The other reason to limit the number of LHs is file size. I would much rather have fewer good-looking LHs and a smaller download size.

 

[merijn_v1]

I think the art of William the conquerer is a bit dull. Maybe we could use one of these.
(Upper right)
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=337520

 

[sedna17]

I think the art of William the conquerer is a bit dull. Maybe we could use one of these.
(Upper right)
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=337520

I'll see if he works well in game...

 

[civ-addicted]

I found some hungarian artstyle in the download section:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=13147

I don't know if it works, because i don't know how to embed it into the mod. But if it does, it ought to be in the mod, because the current ancient-greek-style kinda sucks...
It even could be used for the other eastern europe's civilizations.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=13149

I know, this was meant to be colonial spain, but the historic centers of spanish and portugese cities look similar. It could be renessaince art for these 2 civlizations.

Anyway, thanks to Freya who made these arts

 

[AbsintheRed]

Oh yeah, that art works perfectly and very accurate for the middle ages in Hungary
I absolutely second adding that cityset

 

[merijn_v1]

These are some buildings that I found in TR that we maybe can use. I know some look fairy tail-ish, but the one we have now (like the Hospital) look too modern for the mod.

Upper-Left: Alternative for the Copernicus Observatory
Upper-Right: Alternative for the Hospital
Bottom-Left: Alternative for the Guild Hall
Bottom-Right: Alternative for the Smokehouse

Do you like them? (in other words, should I include them) Or do you think these are crap and keep the art we have?

 

[micbic]

Necro! No, seriously.


Just found this art about Joan d Arc. Better or worse than the old one? I would go for the old one, this one seems to be too gothic, much alike of a shorter-haired Amy Lee

 

[merijn_v1]

Necro! No, seriously.


Just found this art about Joan d Arc. Better or worse than the old one? I would go for the old one, this one seems to be too gothic, much alike of a shorter-haired Amy Lee

I also go for the old one.

 

[AbsintheRed]

Hey merijn, I have two art questions:
Shouldn't we change the settler mesh group to 5 or 6? Kinda looks boring this way
Every settler group should have some kind of animal, at least one male and female settler, and 1-2 children.

The new art style for existing units should get their own buttons, or use the same as their 'vanilla' ones?