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Is it just me or is everyone playing the game zoomed out all the way?

February 27, 2006 6:49:15 PM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
Recently I was playing a game using a medium map, and for some reason I found it more convenient to play the game zoomed out all the way, to the point which everything is reduced to icons and symbols. Of course, this could be because my PC usually lagged down when I played otherwise. Is anyone playing the game with the main screen zoomed out all the way? Personally, I found it more strategic that way, not to mention less scrolling and such.
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Reply #1 February 27, 2006 6:52:41 PM
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It's just you. I play the game on a normal zoomed level.
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Reply #2 February 27, 2006 6:57:36 PM
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Zoomed out all the way? That's crazy talk . . .
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Reply #3 February 27, 2006 6:57:38 PM
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It's not just you. I also prefer the "Strategic Map" for playing the game.
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Reply #4 February 27, 2006 7:00:18 PM
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Well, not entirely just you. I use the mouse scroll button to go back and forth a lot, but find the "icon level" (not entirely the way out, but enough to get the icons and see more territory) most helpful for strategy. Then I scroll in to see local action when appropriate. Also, when you don't scroll out, I often miss the anomolies.
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Reply #5 February 27, 2006 7:02:59 PM
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I usually play zoomed out but just below strategic level, switching to strategic from time to time to get an overview, then switching back to enjoy the graphics.

( Plus I'm not all that good at recognising the different icons )
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Reply #6 February 27, 2006 7:12:23 PM
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It is just you. I play it all willy-nilly.
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Reply #7 February 27, 2006 7:24:20 PM
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I use both.
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Reply #8 February 27, 2006 7:24:26 PM
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I played zoomed up close, it looks to generic from zoomed out.
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Reply #9 February 27, 2006 7:47:26 PM
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I don't play zoomed all the way out, but I've set the tactical view to cut in earlier, so I can see the icons without all the parsecs being tiny.

I'm much better at recognizing a ship's funciton by looking at the icon than by looking at the rendering.
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Reply #10 February 27, 2006 8:17:30 PM
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Well, sorry let me make it more clear about the way I usually play. I play by zooming the map out to the exact point where everything has just turned into icons. Of course, not all the way out; just enough so I can see the icons (also the exact point where I can finally run the game smoothly ).
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Reply #11 February 27, 2006 8:22:05 PM
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I zoom out to see the icons at the beggining and end of each turn.. and when im moving between planets and such.. all other times i zoom in far enough to see the models.
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Reply #12 February 27, 2006 8:45:04 PM
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I play by zooming the map out to the exact point where everything has just turned into icons.


Me too.
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Reply #13 February 28, 2006 1:28:41 AM
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i only zoom out all the way when i need to get a quick overview of where all my forces are, then i zoom back to medium range, and i'm playing a gigantic galaxy! i could never play completely zoomed out all the time. there would be no eye candy!
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Reply #14 February 28, 2006 6:10:44 AM
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I use both. Close view gives planet/ships names and you see the directions of ships. Tactical view is good to see enemy movements since the game doesn't focus on them and if you have *many* detailed ships it helps the framerate
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Reply #15 February 28, 2006 9:04:55 AM
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I use both as well:
I zoom in when it is my turn, and then when I'm done I zoom out so I can see the entire map, or at least all the zones I control and/or without fog of war. I find that it is easier to see enemy ships movements when zoomed out: you take note of any ship not matchin your color, then go check if thats some neutral guy, or a danger to the inner systems.
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Reply #16 February 28, 2006 11:10:47 AM
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I think it's probably a matter of getting used to it. Because the game has not been running too smoothly on my PC when I played the game zoomed in, I usually just play it through the tactical map. In fact, now I can play the entire game zoomed out, and I can tell, without zooming in, which icons are what ship and what direction they are facing.

Of course, every once in a while, I zoomed in to the normal view to admire the graphics and stuff.
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Reply #17 February 28, 2006 11:18:05 AM
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I use a mix of views. I like to zoom out between turns (especially once I have a few sensor "drones" in place) so I can see ship movements on a larger scale. During my turn I'm usually zoomed further in since everything looks so good, with some zooming out for larger strategic decision making (and locating stuff).
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Reply #18 February 28, 2006 11:27:32 AM
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I play zoomed out to the level that I can just see the starships and everything else well enough to tell what they are.
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