[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Getting rid of Isotrident

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, May 17, 2002 at 08:42:55AM -0700, Raahul Kumar wrote:
> 
> --- "Per I. Mathisen" <Per.Inge.Mathisen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Fri, 17 May 2002, Raahul Kumar wrote:
> > > Isotrident is not a good choice for the default tileset of Freeciv. It
> > doesn't bring the eyecandy factor to Freeciv. Or as Thue put it, "My brother
> > thought Freeciv was ugly. So I added Isometric view". In the same spirit, 
> > don't use Isotrident as the default tileset. I would prefer for there to be 
> > a
> > Freeciv poll on the issue on the best default tileset.

Looks like a new iso tileset is created every two weeks. It is hard to
have to default iso tileset up to date with this rate of changes.

> > 
> > Finally someone who agrees with me :)
> 
> :). You already knew that. I have to confess, the only reason I want a poll is
> that I'm certain of the result. 

> I doubt anyone shares Raimar/Mike's taste in graphics.

My opinion was and still is: trident for the non-iso case and I don't
care about the iso one.

> New users like eyecandy.

Ack.

> I've just learned that apparently most of the Freeciv users don't
> EVER download a new tileset. I'm disillusioned.

Quite possible.

> This leads to a rethink on the sound issue. Per, you should consider putting 
> it
> in the stable release. Possibly even CVS.

The plan was that there will be a release tar.gz containing the
sounds.

        Raimar

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