July 28, 2002, 14:18
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Prince
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Two More Zoom Levels, Please
Look, I hate to admit this but as I am aging, my eyes are getting worse and that makes it hard to see the action of those little bitty figures going about their civvy business at the closest default zoom level. Could we please have at least two more levels of zoom: one closer and one further. This can't be all that difficult to implement.
Thanks for listening, if anyone did.
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July 28, 2002, 14:44
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Prince
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Hear hear, only having two zoom levels is pretty cheap.
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July 28, 2002, 18:19
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Lets hope somebody from Firaxis sees this and does the right thing,MORE ZOOM LEVELS PLEASE!!
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July 28, 2002, 18:51
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Prince
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At 1600X1200 on a 19" you can see a good deal of the map without expanding out but it would be better if I could see wtf my worker is doing in that jungle without getting my face two inches of the screen. 
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July 28, 2002, 19:55
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Prince
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We need zoom in the map editor as well!! I want to be able to zoom out while making a map for heavens sake
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July 28, 2002, 19:57
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Originally posted by Gangerolf
We need zoom in the map editor as well!! I want to be able to zoom out while making a map for heavens sake
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it's there... you can zoom in and out twice...
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July 28, 2002, 23:36
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Prince
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You can zoom the map in the game? 
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July 28, 2002, 23:39
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in the GAME you can hit z to switch betwen standard and a "zoomed out" view.
in the map editor, you can zoom in either direction
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July 29, 2002, 15:42
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Yep thats right,surely they could apply the same zoom function to the actual game,it would be a great improvement.
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July 29, 2002, 16:23
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Prince
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Hey, why not just change the screen res?
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July 29, 2002, 16:48
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That could prove to be a bit tedious if you had to go back to your desktop every time you want to change your level of zoom.Or is it possible from in the game, I am not sure but I dont think so.
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July 29, 2002, 17:03
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Prince
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it's there... you can zoom in and out twice...
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how?
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July 29, 2002, 17:49
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Originally posted by Gangerolf
how?
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theres 2 magnifying lenses (+ and -) on the toolbar.
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July 29, 2002, 17:54
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Prince
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thanks. i should go have my eyes checked
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July 29, 2002, 20:25
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I am also frustraded about the two-level zoom. Please, Firaxis, at least two more levels!!! The units and animations are highly detailed!! Why let them be only 1 cm (or 3/8 inch) in the "zoom-in" mode? 
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