[Freeciv-Dev] Re: isometric tileset screenshots

[Jules Bean <jmlb2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Apr 17, 2000 at 03:47:03PM +0200, Thue Janus Kristensen wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Thue Janus Kristensen wrote:
> > Tim Smith just sent me some screenshots of his isometric tileset; very
> > impressive!
> > 
> > they are at
> > http://hjem.get2net.dk/thue_janus_kristensen/THUE1.GIF
> > http://hjem.get2net.dk/thue_janus_kristensen/THUE2.GIF
> > http://hjem.get2net.dk/thue_janus_kristensen/THUE3.GIF
> > http://hjem.get2net.dk/thue_janus_kristensen/THUE4.GIF
> > 
> > They are ours for the taking, GPL and all. Of course, someone will need
> > to make that isometric graphics engine (that allows units/cities
> > overlapping neightboring squares). I don't think I am the best for that,
> > as I have little experience in that direction, and there is a few other
> > freeciv thing that need doing first.
> > But if nobody else volunteers I will have to take a shot eventually :)
> > 
> > -Thue
> 
> Oh - and please CC all praise to Tim Smith <yoohootim@xxxxxxxxxxx> ; I
> haven't done anything but forwarding the shots... :)

Hmm.

I'm not convinced, myself.  I prefer the current 'trident' set --
those are a bit too harsh and realistic for my liking.  They must have 
a been an awful lot of work though, so kudos is deserved!

Do they perhaps look better in truecolor? GIF is a pretty horrid
format; could you jpeg them maybe?

Jules

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