03-01-2003 22:23									#241
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I took the blur down 1 notch, so it is either this new one, or the original. Thanks for the feedback, keep it coming.

GIDustin

Attachment: newnotsoblurry.gif
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	03-01-2003 22:32									#242
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after looking at all 5-6 different versions, the one I just posted looks to be the best. I am going to start making the images, but please post feedback still.

GIDustin

	04-01-2003 00:06									#243
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I have finished this version, and posted them on my site. You can click a preview to get a larger version. Tell me what you think.

GIDustin

http://www.civ3files.com/CityView/

	04-01-2003 00:31									#244
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I'd have to agree, that last one looks the best. It has a nice blend of contrast and, umm, blend .

Good work, these cities are amazing

	04-01-2003 01:34									#245
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Much nicer! Dude, keep up the good work!

	05-01-2003 18:43									#246
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Absolutely superb !

I personally don't like the railway station. Could you create new metropolis files without railway, just with highways? It looks great.

	05-01-2003 22:24									#247
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That would be a job for the creator of the workshop files, as that is what I go off of. I guess I could try by myself. . .

GIDustin

	05-01-2003 23:09									#248
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Well, I tried, and made a version without the rail, but with the road. If I get a new workshop then I will redo it as mine is cut-n-pasted together.

You can get them at the usual site.

http://www.civ3files.com/CityView/

GIDustin

	05-01-2003 23:10									#249
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oh yeah, about the bridge. I left it in for some reason, it adds to the scene, but detracts from reality. That is something that I will need a workshop to fix in the future.

GIDustin

	05-01-2003 23:19									#250
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Thanks GIDustin.

	05-01-2003 23:32									#251
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	06-01-2003 00:01									#252
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Looks great! I love it.

But on the outskirts of the city, the houses should thin out a bit. Right now it kind of looks like they have been shoved up against the outskirts.

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	06-01-2003 21:50									#253
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Its quieter out there, away from the highway, so people flock to live there. Yeah, thats it.

GIDustin

	07-01-2003 02:44									#254
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As I said earilier, in some places houses need to be taken out.
(like in that example for small size cities)

But, lets wait a month or two unit Ismailov (exept GIDustin wan't to do it himself) finds time to make this more a little bit more prefect.

	13-02-2003 19:00									#255
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After some time playing with this mod here are some comments.

In industrial and modern era this mod is 95% OK.

But in medieval and ancient era only 50%.

First, background file for just up to 6 size cities needs serous reduction in size.
So that buildings are inside city walls (and to check all stiles of walls since they are not same).
And that buildings need to be placed only there were are roads for such small cities (so that there are no buildings block in empty land without roads).

Second, some building overlaps give pretty ugly effects, especially in ancient era.
Since in that era some buildings have no floor graphic (like ancient barracks).
So barracks + background graphic files together look pretty ugly.

Something similar can be seen with small Chinese palace graphic (graphic for palace with only several sections).
It has gray floor in front of palace, but it combined with background building in same place looks pretty ugly.

So to solve this, since most problems are made by city improvements and palace, which by their nature are always in same fixed spots, in those parts background graphic should be removed or at least reduced a little (to prevent ugly effect).

Good thing is that age dependent filler graphic does not have similar problems such as those mentioned above.


And another thing considering 12pop cities.
They background files should be reduced a little to make them different from 12+ pop graphic and made more realistic for medieval era.

I suggest removing most of "overcrowding" houses from "shore" area.

	14-02-2003 22:20									#256
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Here I made improved (reduced in size) version of "workshop" file for 6pop towns.

Someone with better software should merge this file with proper backgrounds (and good color filters) and post final results here (GIDustin?)

Attachment: workshop3_new.zip
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	14-02-2003 23:52									#257
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I have updated the Unofficial City View Site with the new X-SML files and previews.

GIDustin

	15-02-2003 02:10									#258
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Are those made by GIDustin or else?

	15-02-2003 02:30									#259
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Workhops file is done by me (derivate of Ismailov work).

While merging those files with backgorund terrain (and making final PCX) is done by GIDustin.


P.S.
Workshop file: File with just background houses without terrain.

	18-02-2003 19:46									#260
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Were you thinking of making CitiView for future ages?
I mean years, let's say, 2010-2050??
It would be great

Great work

	19-02-2003 08:56									#261
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The files that are being modified here is simply the terrain behind the city. The actual buildings in the picture are completely different files, and much more difficult to mod. One person doing it successfully is NeOmega, over at CFC, for his new mod. Talk to him and see if he can give you pointers.

GIDustin

	03-01-2004 23:06									#262
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The "metropolis" still looks like a small village. There should be signs of civilization stretching out to the horizon.

	07-01-2004 10:51									#263
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if Ismailov can get me a new workshop file to go off of, i will make the metros larger.

- GIDustin

	07-01-2004 10:50									#264
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if Ismailov can get me a new workshop file to go off of, i will make the metros larger.

- GIDustin

	10-01-2004 22:57									#265
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can someone repost the link to the mod download? Thanks, I really want to try it out!

	17-01-2004 23:25									#266
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looks good!