[CF List] Re: png images

[Jonathan Taporg]

scott wrote:

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      CF is not a 3D imersion game where limited colors interfer with 
     
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      the desired realism.  It is an overhead map with objects on
     
     squares.
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      Rings are almost as large as players and so on.  The goal is not  
     
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      realism, but recognition.  The question is whether the player can
     
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      easily see and identify the item.
     
     
I think that given that recognition has already been completely
achieved, and that full color images can be easier to create and 
can look better than 8 bit images (see my other mail for a link to an
image which provides a basis for comparison), the question is whether
full color support can be added without undue penalty.

I think that the nature of the penalty is somewhat less than 
obvious.  I don't believe that there's any programatical penalty
or image size penalty (most of the tiles would probably be saved
as 8 bit images anyways).  I even believe that so long as the images
can be quantized by the client and still look reasonable (as I 
mentioned in my other mail, I believe that it's currently possible
but not completely sure), the 256 color workstation audience would
not be sacrificed.

However, I think that if the graphics are made more salient, the
target audience may shift subtly, from players who enjoy roguelike
games and who find multiplayer and graphics a bonus, to players who
would otherwise be playing something like Diablo II, and who might
consider crossfire somewhat inferior.

-j

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