Re: You can't complain that this game is costly
 

I'm staying out of this, but I do want to know where EDI got the very cool "beating a dead horse" graphic.

Re: You can't complain that this game is costly
 

It's part of the standard set of forum smilies here. I actually recommended that it be added when the forums were being tested and it was included.

It's

Re: You can't complain that this game is costly
 

The problem with this thread is that the topic is misleading.
Obviously you CAN complain that this game is costly. :soap:
You just cant expect a lot of agreement on it. :)

Re: You can't complain that this game is costly
 

:clap::clap::you:


Thanks EDI.

You got me to check out the "more" on the smiles list. Some really nice work in there. Kudos to whomever is responsible.:up::up::up:

Re: You can't complain that this game is costly
 

As far as I am concerned the graphics are a strong point of dom3.

One of the things that I love about this game is the fact that it has beautiful 2d unit sprites. Easy to edit, easy on the graphics card, easy to create new content and have many, many, many more units and options than would exist otherwise.

Re: You can't complain that this game is costly
 

Yeah, if anything, the simple graphics allow for a relatively straightforward modding process and low over head when creating a new unit as well as when distributing mods.

Jazzepi

Re: You can't complain that this game is costly
 

I agree that the graphics are functionally excellent. It is thanks to the system of two small, fairly simple sprites that I'm able to mod the way I do. I made mods for Total Annihilation too, but they were limited to AI and stat tweaks, not new graphics, because 3d graphics are just too much for me.

That said, Dom3 is far from a pretty game and graphically it could have come from several generations ago.

Re: You can't complain that this game is costly
 

Yes Ive seen some of my favorite games with strong modding communities basically die because the devs shifted to higher level graphics, sounds, or programming languages. Such a change doesnt do much good if it kills the supporting community.

Re: You can't complain that this game is costly
 

Personally I wish that games like this were more extensible from the start.

For example, I would love to see the option to add in 3-4 more sprites for different animations. Maybe a sprite with a replling animation, or a sprite for a spell casting animation, or a sprite for dying, like collapsing into a pile of red bloody, dead barbarian.

But the developers have done a great job of adding functionality to the game, especially in the modding department.

Jazzepi

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Such things would be easier to do if designed in from the ground up. Bolting that kind of stuff on an old engine is a lot trickier to do.