15-04-2005 09:49									#1
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Well, this forum crash isn't going to stop me from making more city graphics.

Next up is the Electric Age, late 19th/early 20th century.

The first city tile is based on the American West, and is named Gold Gulch in honor of that scenario.

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	15-04-2005 14:23									#2
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Excellent!

	15-04-2005 16:52									#3
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Good to see you're still going strong despite the ufortunate forum incident

btw, I've used "Smiley" for the credits so far. Is this fine with you?

Just let me know if you want any additional info in the credits and I'll add it right away.

	16-04-2005 01:29									#4
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Forumcrash or not, nothing is going to stop us at this point. Besides the archives and forumcache we've all got personal backups so there's no major damage done.


Onwards!

	16-04-2005 02:13									#5
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Ladies and Gentlemen,


The time has come to come up with an official name for this project. At the start, about 6 months ago, I called it the Apolyton set in private but it really wasn't a unique tileset at that point. I simply used the isotrident tilespec's and replaced the graphics in that directory. When Freim(Yog-Sothoth) later joined and made a new set of terrain tiles and moved everything into a new tileset with tilespecs it became one in its own right.


Currently the workingtitle for this tileset is called "Freim96". However practical that doesn't have the right ring to it. We're looking for something with panache and which communicates the essence of this project: working together and creating something new.



Now Freim and I had some earlier discussions about this subject but we haven't found a good name yet. Any ideas or suggestions for a good name?

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	16-04-2005 04:24									#6
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Well, I am by no means supremely hip, but I suggest:

• Union
• Commune
• Labour
• Forge

	16-04-2005 05:56									#7
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Civ "Utopia" tileset

	16-04-2005 08:04									#8
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Hey thanks Smiley.

	16-04-2005 11:23									#9
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Yog: just credit them the way I have on the graphics, Smiley, www.firstcultural.com

as for a name for the tileset, I suggest Default.

	16-04-2005 15:31									#10
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Very good, smiley!

I can't belive that you actually draw your cities with pencil and paper before making the computer pixels. I noticed that in the old free civ graphics thread as well. Very impressing!

	17-04-2005 07:37									#11
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64 x 48's of the Biotech Age tiles.

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	18-04-2005 03:11									#12
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Well it's official, we won't make it in time for 2.0, but there's always 2.1. The best is yet to come folks!


Kudos to all the Freeciv developers and maintainers. It's been a long road.

quote: Freeciv 2.0.0 released! 16 Apr 2005 Freeciv 2.0.0 has been released! To compile it yourself, download the source code: * ftp://ftp.freeciv.org/pub/freeciv/s...iv-2.0.0.tar.gz * ftp://ftp.freeciv.org/pub/freeciv/s...v-2.0.0.tar.bz2 Windows binaries for both Windows versions are available at: * ftp://ftp.freeciv.org/freeciv/stabl...-win32-gtk2.exe (XP, 2000, and NT only) * ftp://ftp.freeciv.org/freeciv/stabl...2.0.0-win32.exe (95 and above) Note that you can play the same games with them, just the user interface is different. There is a Mac OS X package at: * ftp://ftp.freeciv.org/freeciv/packa...eeciv-2.0.0.dmg (Panther + X11) Ready-to-run binaries for other platforms will be published on more downloads as they are made available. The look and feel can be customized by additional tilesets; see more downloads. For a list of new features in Freeciv 2.0, please see the NEWS-beta page. For a list of changes since rc1, see NEWS-rc2. The Freeciv Maintainers

	18-04-2005 03:15									#13
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And yes, hexes also work. Here you can find the basic hex version

http://forum.freeciv.org/viewtopic.php?t=825

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	18-04-2005 13:19									#14
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Downloading atm. Finally I can test it out,. I really wanted to wait for v2.

	19-04-2005 03:59									#15
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Yes, 2.0 has taken loooong. There are tons upon tons of changes under the hood. We have several big changes in modpack-ability slated for 2.1, as well as in the general beautification department.

	21-04-2005 14:19									#16
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Regarding tileset name, how does "Amplio" sound?

It means "to enlarge, increase, improve". I think it kind of fits because this tileset is larger than the "standard" size, will mostly consist of brand new gfx including several additional city styles, and it uses new UI elements like the citybar.

It doesn not however, encompass the "working together" aspect.

	25-04-2005 00:18									#17
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Well, some progress on the Japanese tileset.

Despite various efforts I haven't been able to make contact with the original author so that leaves me in the sad position of re-doing/implementing the set from my own creations. This has taken some time but I should post it here soon.


In the meantime I've found a fitting name for this tileset. It's the Latin word: CIVITAS

Which has several meanings in Latin like " town" or "city" and also "townsfolk" or more fittingly: "a union of citizens". Yes, it may sound a little like another civ-xxxx cliche but in this case "civitas" seems to cover this project quite well.

	28-04-2005 01:35									#18
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I've finally got through the Asian/Japanese tileset.


Talk about a weight of your back...

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	28-04-2005 04:45									#19
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Looks amazing, Cap.

BTW, how do I contact Erwan? He had a nice Byzantine set mostly done when we last spoke, uhm, five years or so ago.

	28-04-2005 04:57									#20
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Cap those buildings look great! Nice and uniform. Very stylish design.

	28-04-2005 14:50									#21
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I concur, they are awesome

	28-04-2005 19:21									#22
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The only thing I'd add is some shadows on the town square.

	04-05-2005 03:12									#23
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quote: Originally posted by St Leo Looks amazing, Cap. BTW, how do I contact Erwan? He had a nice Byzantine set mostly done when we last spoke, uhm, five years or so ago.

St. Leo,

I did ask Erwan about his graphics but he pointed me towards his remaining units on the net. He's rather busy, and considering he had some PC troubles lately. I'm not sure if he's got anything unpublished left.

I'll PM you if you want to contact him yourself.


Now up for some new vistas: Let's head to Babylon!

(I'lll clean up the japanese set tomorrow)

	04-05-2005 03:21									#24
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Hmmm, see a slight error with the blue tower. I'll post a new one tomorrow.

Btw, I think I have overdone the terrain a bit. What is wise: less terrain or no terrain?

	05-05-2005 02:46									#25
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The improved Babylon city plus the Asian/Japanese one (minor tweaks only).

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	05-05-2005 03:19									#26
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sweet!

	05-05-2005 03:31									#27
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quote: Originally posted by Smiley Next up is the Electric Age, late 19th/early 20th century.

Hi Smiley,

I've seen your hightower and bridgework in the other threads. A very creative idea, maybe we can implement "true" bridges in FC someday.

First things first however, I've got one iso city left to do and that's a medieval one. Plus perhaps some extra's like rome and early industrial.

You still have some time left to finish the Electric Age?

	05-05-2005 05:10									#28
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Probably after classes end in a couple of weeks.

	12-05-2005 01:06									#29
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Another update. The medieval city is done now

N.B
I had to scale the cathedral down a bit, even with
"plus" it was hard to fit in.

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	12-05-2005 08:53									#30
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WOW! Looking good!

Any plans to do a regular civ version?