[PvK]

Originally posted by UNIVAC:
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In gameplay terms, this game is a master piece, but it has hard flaws in other areas.There's a lot of people that looks at games as a whole, not only a part of it.

Sure. Different things are important to different people, and different people have different tastes and standards. Practcally every game ends up with some people who love it and some people who hate it, and most somewhere in between.

As an example you have Space Empires IV, low budget game, very small dev team (1 person?), fantastic gameplay, more than correct graphics, and super modable, so if you dont like graphics or units, you can change it to your taste.IMHO illwinter should follow the path of MM, never forgetting gameplay, but improving less important but necessary aspects of the game...and moddability!!

Sure. They have been. Modding is coming in the next patch, and Doms2 shows an attempt to improve graphics and interface. For academic example, look at the graphics of Space Empires I, II and III. With Space Empires IV, a new artist was brought in. I'd say it's a matter of personal taste whether SE4 or Doms 2 has "better" graphics. Again, I think the Doms 2 graphics are rather good considering the huge numbers of unit types, spells, items, etc. with unique graphics. Effort per item is multiplied by the number of items to get the total amount of work required.

As you say, hopefully once the mod tools are released, some talented fans will sit down and churn out massive amounts of improved images for everything. Meanwhile, I have no problem with the existing images. Sometimes a more abstract representation lends itself better to imagination than a more vivid, detailed or specific one.

PvK