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Article #82396Re: GalCiv II: Computer AI debugging
From: Brad Wardell
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 04:59
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 04:59
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"Matt McLeod" <matt@boggle.org> wrote in message news:3snga3-68d.ln1@zim.its.unimelb.edu.au... > Bateau <Bateau-is-a@man.invalid> wrote: >> And you would lose exploration of resource points and shit. They're not >> trying to remake Master of Orion. > > Which is in some respects a pity: I'd pay good money for a > *real* remake/sequel to MOO. Or MOM, for that matter. > > Brad: looking at some of the screenshots I'm getting the impression > you may be using scalable fonts this time. Is this so? One of the > big barriers to enjoyment I had with the first Windows version of > Galciv (yeah, I bought the OS/2 version too) was that the fonts were > very very small. > Yea, this time they're true type fonts. GalCiv I had bitmapped fonts that we made. Very painful. > That may seem like a minor detail, but it makes the difference > between a game I can enjoy and one that I'll find immensely frustrating. It's also resolution independent. So if your LCD screen is native at 1280x1024, no problem, it will scale intelligently. > > Oh, and will there be a demo of Galciv2 released at some point? Yep, after release. Brad -- Brad Wardell Project Manager: Galactic Civilizations II (www.galciv2.com) Stardock - http://www.stardock.com > > Matt >
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