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[quote]the reason i've reacted the way i have is that your OP and subsequent responses, while articulate and rationalized, seem pointless. the fact is they have developed a 3D engine and they haven't developed multiplayer. [/quote] And this fact means what? that people want 3D but don't want multiplayer? fine, I can't argue with that. People do want their games to be in 3D, but I also think they must not forget that it means it comes at the expense of something e

[quote who="Loupdinour" reply="14" id="1894135"] All the information you need to play the game appears in the tactical view and the various menus. Time remaining on autopilot when looking at a destination, number of modules available to install on a starbase...how does one get these in tactical views?[/quote] True, looking at the autopilot's time is one of the only reasons i zoom in for the 3D view - and then go straight up again. But this is no justification for the 3D engi

[quote who="dystopic" reply="7" id="1893782"] dystopic - you didn't get my point. i didn't at all, actually; i was responding sarcastically. it's true that the game map is two dimensional, and it's true that at times the tactical view can be more useful for some users. on the other hand, i have a decent graphics card, and while gameplay is primary, i also enjoy having nice graphics. is it "useless"? that depends on how you define "use". some people "use" a 3D engine to cr

dystopic - you didn't get my point. I think 3D graphics can be beneficial when implemented well into the game - for example, see Civ4. But in galciv I see little use for that. Practically, the 3D engine is much more difficult to play with. What you really need to play the game is a zoomed-out schematic GUI that represents the map's features and units, which is exactly what the tactical view provides. The 3D view is mostly an overkill. Actually, I think it's there mainly f

I just wonder - how many of you actually play this game inside the "3d world"? Personally, I never get out of the tactical view (that is, the 2d-iconed hud when you zoom out the map). The 3D is simply useless. All the information you need to play the game appears in the tactical view and the various menus. Plus, you get a much more comprehensive and over-all view of the entire map (depends on its size). It seems that great efforts were put in making the 3D world and all that Ship Desi