Updated graphics?

[ioticus]

I really don't place emphasis on graphics at all, but I don't see an improvement in the graphics from Dominions 2. I was hoping for some improvement since it was stated they would be improved. Anyone else feel the same?

[DominionsFan]

Yes, but this game is really not about gfx.

[Saber Cherry]

Unfortunately, those pictures are kind of low-res and in lossy JPG. To my eye, the battle terrain looks vastly better, and some of the spell effects (like lightning) are very impressive compared to the lightning in Doms2 (which didn't look like lightning).

The low screen resolution and JPG compression artifacts make it difficult to get a good view of the units themselves, but they look higher-res than in Doms2. Maybe additional pictures will be released, higher-res and in lossless png format, that make the changes more obvious.

Bear in mind, though, that release date is "Summer" - and unlike Oblivion and Trespasser (whose graphics got monotonically worse with each new set of shots), I suspect Doms3 will only get better

[JaydedOne]

Saber Cherry said:
Unfortunately, those pictures are kind of low-res and in lossy JPG. To my eye, the battle terrain looks vastly better, and some of the spell effects (like lightning) are very impressive compared to the lightning in Doms2 (which didn't look like lightning).

Agreed. The backgrounds by themselves are notably better. The lightning/fire column effects seem much prettier to my eye. And the units seem a bit more detailed. I will say, with regards to the latter, that TOO much improvement would by its nature make modding much more difficult, assuming that the modding tools for unit creation are pretty much the same as Dom 2 in that regard.

So, yeah. They're better. Not in a revolutionary way, but certainly much nicer within the same framework as Dom 2.

[Nerfix]

Some units don't seem to take the close-in zoom too well for some reason (the giant apes with...cubistic bows spring to mind). I bet the game looks rather neat as long as you don't zoom to grassroot level.

EDIT: In fact one guy on one other board said that the game looks good.

[Gandalf Parker]

Its the same game as far as graphics but it looks like Kristoffer has improved his skills with GIMP. In other words it handles them the same but it does seem the units have been redrawn to look better.

[Kristoffer O]

I do not draw sprites in GIMP I use 'spooky sprites' of JK's design . I have redrawn sprites thet were randomly rezoomed from dom1 to dom2. Militia, barbarians and national troops with blotchy heads are made less blotchy etc. Nice changes, not revolutionary, on the sprites.