08-09-2002 15:48									#1
	Crystal Space Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

Hi,
Has anyone here looked into the possibilities of developing a civclient
with Crystal Space? (opensource 3D-engine, see crystal.sf.net)
I tested the 'isomap' sample-application that comes with crystal,
which renders a map in 3d seen from above.
It would be great if freeciv had that fine graphics!
But it is too much work to develop this, am I right?

Andreas

	09-09-2002 02:53									#2
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I know there's a SDL civclient in the works but I haven't heard of Crystal Space. An actual 3d map would be cool to look but would it add anything to the experience?

But I think the real problem would be finding and creating suitable 3D graphics for the units and terrain.

	09-09-2002 20:25									#3
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"An actual 3d map would be cool to look but would it add anything to the experience?"

A 3d-rendered map would make the game look more realistic,
eg. you could have a terrain with height. More realistic -> more involving gameplay.

I'll take an example from a (kind of) similar game:
Warcraft; the first two versions where in 2d, and
now Warcraft 3, which looks just excellent with its 3d graphics.


Andreas

	10-09-2002 00:41									#4
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I've thought the same, but it isn't really feasible unless somebod can draw us some nice 3D graphics.

Also, Crystal Space is C++, while freeciv is C...