Purely cosmetic

Just a few rendered scenes for atmosphere

Something that I've wanted since MOO is backgrounds to the interface showing city scenes. They could just be some pre-rendered scenes, on a loop like a DVD menu. Just something to give the impression that the player is in the universe instead of just a screen jockey. You know, like what was going on in the background of Corosceant (Jedi forgive my spelling!!!) in the new Star Wars films. They'd be subtle, blurred maybe (shallow depth of field), behind the interface. Now, I'd put some elbow greese into 'em. Have some rain roll in and out. Maybe have a sunset scene; all the variants could be randomized. There could even be some variants of rioting if approval sunk too low -- smoke rising from buildings in the distance, periodic explosions now and then. If the world was under attack, a variant could show some bombardment coming through the city. Then, of course, there'd be a turn or two with cranes and the like to repair the buildings! Like the title says, it's all purely cosmetic. I just have always thought it'd be a nice polished touch, especially to go with such an outstanding game.
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yeah, would be a nice touch to it, and make it more immersive, bump
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Played a game once (forgot its name), used to rain, snow etc... in the background. Great for first 3 hours or so, then became so, so annoying. There was no option to switch it off. So I stopped playing.

Come to think of it, I found the background scenes in the new star wars annoying as well.

So no.
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Have some rain roll in and out. Maybe have a sunset scene; all the variants could be randomized. There could even be some variants of rioting
For a minute there I thought you were describing a date scene from a movie... I was getting all teary-eyed until I read the next sentence about rioting. Snapped me right back into reality. Seriously though, this sounds like a great idea as long as it's done right. It would make the game experience all the more immersive and wonderful.