[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [PATCH] switch default tileset to trident (PR#1219)

[Vasco Alexandre Da Silva Costa <vasc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Tony Stuckey wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 03:47:01AM -0500, Jeff Mallatt wrote:
> > At 2002/01/11 03:39 , Reinier Post wrote:
> > >On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 11:57:33PM -0500, Daniel L Speyer wrote:
> > >> On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Mike Kaufman wrote:
> > >> 
> > >> > here's the patch. If you have an issue with it, speak soon.
> > >> 
> > >> Is the idea here to get away from hires or from isometric?  
> > >> 
> > >> If isometric, I think this is a mistake.  The strategic advantages of
> > >> overhead are small, and mostly a matter of tile size, whereas isometric
> > >> has an asthetically nicer feel that is fundamental.
> > >
> > >For me, the overhead view has an aesthetically nice feel that is 
> > >fundamental.
> > >(Seriously.)  We can hold a poll, I suppose.
> > 
> > I suspect we're in the minority, but I also prefer the overhead view.

Ditto. I guess we should hold a poll with some screenshots.

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Vasco Alexandre da Silva Costa @ Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa