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Re: WCIII Graphics

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From: jfi... John Fisher
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 00:00
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In article <emsauda-2801...@s07-pm02.uncc.campus.mci.net>,
ems...@uncc.campus.mci.net (Evan Sauda) wrote:
 
> That's odd...it runs very smoothy on my 7100/66 with only 8 megs of RAM. 
> What version are you using, and what extensions do you have on?  I have
> both X-Wing and WC III, and I find WC III to be far superior in all
> respects, especially the cutscenes.  One last thing:the blue screen means
> that you are flying a flight simulator-the background is black in the real
> missions.  

   I have to agree, I've been playing WCIII quite a lot nowadays.  The
testure-mapping is very well done, and as long as you don't have a capital
ship filling the entire screen, it is very smooth.  Personally I find it
much more enjoyable than X-Wing.
 
>       Evan.

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From: jfi...@bdt.com (John Fisher)
Subject: Re: WCIII Graphics
Date: 1996/01/29
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