City view!

Adagio · August 12, 2002, 10:31

Am I the only one around, who don't like the city view screen in Civ3?

It's boring, when every improvement/wonder, has a certain space in the city view: The bank is ALWAYS placed here, the Coloseum is ALWAYS placed there and so on. There's only very little difference between the cities.

I remember back in the Civ1 days, where the city views changed by every visit, but how about making a mix of Civ1 and Civ3 city view? Whenever a city improvement or a wonder is built, that building is placed in random place, but it's saved, so that building still is in that place, when viewing that city, while the same building is placed differently in a different city...

I don't know about you, but I really think this pre-set is ruining the city view. I remember back in the days, were I watched the city view several times each game, while I haven't checked the city view in Civ3 for some time now...don't think I have checked the city view this year...it was always the same...

zulu9812 · August 12, 2002, 10:54

it'd also be good if the city view actually reflected the terrain properly - rather than the standard templates it uses. It'd also be good to see the resource if a city is built on one. Also, if a city is built on a hill, that isn't reflected in the city view. And, no forgetting, it'd be good if cities actually looked like cities

, i.e. more houses, more roads, signposts, etc.

Deathwalker · August 12, 2002, 10:56

I quite like it

XarXo · August 12, 2002, 11:12

I never use Aerial View

, is good the 1rst/2nd time but is totally useless.

Adagio · August 12, 2002, 11:34

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Originally posted by zulu9812
And, no forgetting, it'd be good if cities actually looked like cities

, i.e. more houses, more roads, signposts, etc.

Defently...It's hard to imagine a city with 3 million citicens lives in a city with 3 houses...

Hagbart · August 12, 2002, 11:56

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Originally posted by ADG
Am I the only one around, who don't like the city view screen in Civ1?

You do mean civ3, right?

Q Classic · August 12, 2002, 12:00

what are you talking about? with n-space compression, each of those houses can hold 1 million.

but i like the city view, but i don't really pay that much attention to it.

Adagio · August 12, 2002, 12:02

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Originally posted by Hagbart
You do mean civ3, right?

Woooooops...my mistake

candybo · August 12, 2002, 12:08

I never look at it. It has nothing to offer...

reefer addict · August 12, 2002, 12:28

i had forgotten the city ciew was even there, i havent gone there since the first month i had the game.
its like colinies to me, every once in awhile you remember you can do something but when you do you remember its useless

Hagbart · August 12, 2002, 12:30

The city view gives you the impression that your city have max 1000 inhabitants, when it in "reality" have a couple of millions.

FrustratedPoet · August 12, 2002, 12:34

I've only ever looked at it once.

If they improved it I would proabably look at it one more time.

It's kinda pointless.

Adagio · August 12, 2002, 12:40

Before Civ3 was released I read (I believe on this board, not sure) that a lot of people were happy that the city view was in the game, but from what it sounds like now, most people think the city view is even more useless as it was in Civ2, which I thought was impossible...until I saw the city view in Civ3...

FrustratedPoet · August 12, 2002, 12:43

It's just graphical fluff ... just like the Palace building screen.

I have no problem with it being in the game - it's fine - but I would have no problem if they removed it either.

Willem · August 12, 2002, 12:55

It's strictly eye-candy, so there's no point in worrying about it. I haven't looked at mine for months now. I'd even turn off the Palace view if I could.

Slax · August 12, 2002, 14:42

It may have been more effective if the city view was in a window which appears at the completion of a building and the building is shown going from under construction to being built (animated quickly!). Of course this should be an option.

Stuie · August 12, 2002, 14:49

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Originally posted by reefer addict
i had forgotten the city ciew was even there, i havent gone there since the first month i had the game.
its like colinies to me, every once in awhile you remember you can do something but when you do you remember its useless

Couldn't agree more. I wish they had skipped the "city view" altogether" and focused whatever energy it took on something more useful to the game experience.

As for colonies, I finally use them! I've flagged tundra, desert and jungle as unable to build cities, and in my current game the AI and I are both relying heavily on colonies thanks to some rather large desert and tundra areas. And the jungles ensure that there are undeveloped areas well into the industrial period. Pretty cool. My only complaint is that forested tundra allows cities to be built. Grrrrrrrrrrr.... Maybe I'll flag forest as well for the next go round.

Adagio · August 12, 2002, 14:54

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Originally posted by Slax
It may have been more effective if the city view was in a window which appears at the completion of a building and the building is shown going from under construction to being built (animated quickly!). Of course this should be an option.

Like they had in Civ1? I liked that, but it should be optional, otherwise this board will be flooded of complains...

Robert Plomp · August 12, 2002, 17:13

1. the city view is not important. who cares.
2. eventhough it's not important, I WOULD actually like to watch at it is it would make sence

civ1 indeed reflected your actual city-size. civ2 didn't (it sucked big time) and neither does civ3, eventhough the civ3 one looks great. But hey, there are a few people living in those skyscrapers near the lake, but that's it.

THERE NEED TO BE MORE SKYSCRAPERS

But I prefer it if you guys would work on the trade screen more though. (I mean the F3 one)

player1 · August 12, 2002, 18:12

Try Skyscraper MOD at apolyton.net Files section.