Sci-Fi graphics needed

[frunobulax]

I'm starting work on a new scenario (my first!) based on Asimov's 'Foundation' novels and I need to find some new high-res graphics. Any ideas ?

I have Cobra's two 'Star Wars' sets as possible starting point, but would welcome any new sources.

Also, I know there's a guide somewhere about the pros and cons of placing units in certain slots on the 'Units' graphic file, but I can't find it - anyone got a link for this ?

The scenario is at a very early stage, so don't expect to see any calls for playtesting for a few months (I have a day job too!)

thanks

Frunobulax

 

[frunobulax]

a wee taster...

 

[Eyn]

Eyn's World

Civ2 & ToT Bibliotheque Graphique section

else Womoks has recently post on a French Civ Forum some Dune units gif

 

[frunobulax]

Thanks Eyn !

 

[Henrik]

Can I playtest?
I love asimovs books

 

[kobayashi]

Be my guest to Kobi's space units

http://www.civfanatics.net/downloads/civ2/graphics/KB_Units.zip



and Valdez's collection while you're at it.

http://www.civfanatics.net/downloads/civ2/graphics/jvunits.zip

 

[frunobulax]

Thanks for the links Kobayashi ! That nebula on your units one will be handy

Henrik - I'll put you down for playtesting, but it's gonna be a while before I'm at that stage, but I'll keep you posted.

Still designing the map at present, from a big 3D 'Asimovian' map I found on the net - editing Civ2 maps on a Mac is no fun !

Any idea how one might get bigger sized maps than the Civ2 Map Editor allows - e.g. Koby's map for Star Wars Insurrection is 150x148, wheras the Map Editor only goes up to 100x100). If I try and use an existing big map I can't find a way to change it from a round world to a flat one - has anyone got any ideas (this for for Mac Civ2 Map Editor btw!) ?

thanks

Fruno.

 

[kobayashi]

Originally posted by frunobulax
Thanks for the links Kobayashi ! That nebula on your units one will be handy

Any idea how one might get bigger sized maps than the Civ2 Map Editor allows - e.g. Koby's map for Star Wars Insurrection is 150x148, wheras the Map Editor only goes up to 100x100). If I try and use an existing big map I can't find a way to change it from a round world to a flat one - has anyone got any ideas (this for for Mac Civ2 Map Editor btw!) ?

This can't be true. Kobi only uses standard sized maps. 150x148 is square but my map was rectangular.

BTW. Changing from round to flat world is done when you use a map to start a new game and has got nothing to do with the map itself.

 

[frunobulax]

Originally posted by kobayashi


This can't be true. Kobi only uses standard sized maps. 150x148 is square but my map was rectangular.

Sorry, my mistake - it is rectangular (!!), but dimensions seem to be 150x120, bigger than what the Mac Civ2 Map Editor allows. Is this what you mean by 'standard size' ?

I've attached an image from 'SWIns' at the point where the L-R map refs change to from '149' to'0'.

 

[kobayashi]

The standard size means that the product of the two dimensions is 10000 (i.e. 75x120 = 9000 but one dimension (x-axis) of the map is counted double in the map editor but counted single in the game so 75x120 become 150x120)