Graphics refresh 2: Adding beaches
I’ve got AI working, conquerable Cities, and a winnable game. Now the biggest problem (again) is the graphics: time to upgrade them. What do we need? Beaches! Beaches: Innocent, relaxing, ...more
May 2016
Progress: simple AI that walks around, multiple players
Notable features added: Units and cities auto-coloured to match Player colour Added turn management supporting multiple players In other players’ turns, popups + map tiles are disabled so you ...more
Implementing AI efficiently in Unity
There are two kinds of efficiency in programming: Computer efficiency: use less RAM, use less CPU time, run faster Human efficicency: reduce develoment time, reduce difficulty of ...more
Learning from the most popular Civ4-mods: Fall From Heaven to Master of Mana
Background (skip this if you’ve played Master of Mana) As a child I played to death the early RPGs and MMOs – Ultima series, Diablo series, Everquest/Ultima Online/etc. Years later I was ...more
Terrain texturing, height maps, and geometry
Reference images for this post 4a 5f 5e 5b 5d 5c 5a Issues with terrain rendering in Civ games I first played Civ in 16 colours (EGA), and it was fine albeit a little ugly for the time. Moving to 256 ...more
First approximation of Fog-of-War graphics
Idea: When tiles go outside the visible range, use my “dynamic temporary replacement-materials” system to give them a black-and-white material Works, but … the downside of using ...more
Progress video: Days 6 + 7
Progress so far: Latest build adds smooth camera movement, and first approximation of fog-of-war. See ...more
Tech trees – reference
I don’t want to use these techtrees, I’m making my own. But many Civ players know these by heart (they’ve not changed much since the original in 1992), and you need to know them in ...more
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