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Other Games => CivII => Topic started by: Buster's Uncle on May 28, 2021, 06:18:55 PM

Title: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on May 28, 2021, 06:18:55 PM

I've been playing CivII for the last few months-
 ;c2 ;c2ac ;goofoff ;notunity

-and I decided it would be good to feature it more prominently w/ a dedicated sub.


...Have I missed any threads that ought to be moved here?  Member input -about anything to do with II and this folder- more than welcome...

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Blake00 on May 29, 2021, 04:38:31 AM

Hi mate,

Ooooh this is cool. Yup I can see a few things needing your attention...

Firstly you moved my FreeMars thread in here probably because I mentioned Civ2 in the title but the thread is not about Civ2. FreeMars is 'it's own' game so better off back in other games forum.
https://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=21563.0

Here's some more Civ2 threads of mine needing to be moved from other games to here:
https://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=21650.0
https://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=21350.0

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Blake00 on May 30, 2021, 05:48:17 AM

Cheers for moving the threads!

Is it cool with you if I make a copy of my scenario search and rescue thread here too? You've probably seen how on CFC and Poly etc I've pout one in each different Civ games's forum since you know what Civ fans are like, most will stick to the forum of their favourite and barely visit the others to so to engage as many people and find as much treasure as possible I like to have copy under each Civ game.

Btw I LOVE your Civ2 gifs mate. I saw the ones you posted at CFC a few weeks back too! :)

I really like the one you made out of the icons. Making the earth spin would have been tough.
(https://alphacentauri2.info/Smileys/sisko/CivII4.gif)

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on May 30, 2021, 10:59:03 AM

Absolutely do those threads - they're content, they'll be new to someone.

(The globe, I modified from this huge thing I googled - it was a riDICulous number of frames per second, and was indeed tough to get down to 32 or so I used there.  Attached is a greatly reduced version.)

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Blake00 on May 31, 2021, 05:51:34 AM

Cheers!

Oh wow.. that's a lot of work! But the results speak for themselves.

Any chance I can use it on my work in progress Civ2 tribute page? I'd credit you as it's creator on the page of course.

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Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on May 31, 2021, 03:31:28 PM

Sure; go ahead.

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on May 31, 2021, 11:27:54 PM

...If I was thinking of adapting the CivII theme I did at Poly for this folder, any suggestions?  Good idea?  Have this sub default to that, or just make it available?...

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Blake00 on June 01, 2021, 03:16:02 AM

Cheers! Thanks mate, I'll let you know when I do it! :)

Ooooh so you're the one who made those cool in-game backgrounds for each Civ section at Poly the other day? I loved that!

Yeah that would be cool here and yeah turn it on by default otherwise most will never see it!

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Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 02, 2021, 12:28:46 AM

Woah.  It's been years since I worked on a new theme in SMF, and I've forgotten where everything is.  This is not going to happen in a day.

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 03, 2021, 12:13:11 AM

...Makin' a little progress...

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Blake00 on June 03, 2021, 05:30:04 AM

ooh yes, I can see how things change as I move between sections. Very cool.

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 03, 2021, 11:29:10 PM

Breakthrough!  Google is my friend. 

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 04, 2021, 03:10:15 AM

Oookay; I might be done.

Feedback?

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Blake00 on June 04, 2021, 05:53:01 AM

Very cool! Very immersive!

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 05, 2021, 02:42:38 AM

[shrugs]

You'd probably be surprised how much of it is random - aside from the postbit background, the CivII interface textures were entered into background files for the title bars and buttons not knowing what would go just where.  Nothing much is labeled intuitively in SMF.  -But as long as it looked CivII-like, it was all good.

I'm tickled to have gotten it done in just three days; the Fake CFC theme took exactly a week, and I was in practice/knew where stuff was/went back then.

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Blake00 on June 06, 2021, 09:05:25 AM

Quote from: Buster's Uncle on June 05, 2021, 02:42:38 AM

[shrugs]

You'd probably be surprised how much of it is random - aside from the postbit background, the CivII interface textures were entered into background files for the title bars and buttons not knowing what would go just where.  Nothing much is labeled intuitively in SMF.  -But as long as it looked CivII-like, it was all good.

I'm tickled to have gotten it done in just three days; the Fake CFC theme took exactly a week, and I was in practice/knew where stuff was/went back then.

A fake CFC theme?? haha I'll have to check that out, once i remember where to go to change themes lol.

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 06, 2021, 02:15:05 PM

Bottom of the right hand column.

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 06, 2021, 08:04:12 PM

-You can also change themes with Profile>Look and Layout>(change theme), and get a look at the full thumbnails.

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I've done some tweaking on the theme -staring at it until I get an idea for improvement is a regular part of my design process- I see one thing left I'd like to track down and fix up...

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 06, 2021, 09:28:48 PM

AHHHH.  THAT's got it...

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Blake00 on June 07, 2021, 01:23:51 PM

Wow! The SMAC one is awesome! Have turned that on for everywhere else.

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 07, 2021, 07:57:11 PM

Oh, hey - [ctrl]F5; I bet you haven't had the last round or two of tinkering with THIS theme display.

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Blake00 on June 08, 2021, 06:23:14 AM

have refreshed..

oh nice.. the area around our user info looks much better.. nice Civ2 GUI effect

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 10, 2021, 04:24:37 AM

Refresh again, and scroll all the way down...

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Blake00 on June 10, 2021, 06:57:03 AM

haha you put all the units in! Love it!!

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 10, 2021, 03:35:52 PM

It's all of them as of now - I'd missed seven steel sea ships, and the cruise missile.


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I have five of them I reduced to x20 as a test back in February; smilie time, I think.

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 10, 2021, 05:16:25 PM

 ;notunity ;c2 ;civ2 ;goofoff ;c2ac ;settler ;engineer ;warrior ;phalanx ;archer ;goody ;food ;shield ;trade ;luxury ;tax ;science ;unhappy ;very unhappy ;hunger ;debt


Added the seal and all the little ones, and gave the lot their own row(s) in the zoo.  -That's Reply>[more] to see.

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Blake00 on June 11, 2021, 07:46:20 AM

yup found them

;goofoff

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 11, 2021, 06:28:47 PM

...I figured I just as well fill up the second row, so ;tank ;bomber ;bronze   ;pollute ...

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on February 26, 2023, 09:14:13 PM

Gentlemen -and Blake- [ctrl]f5 to see the upgrade in the postbit border, which now has a bottom.  Thank Draz when you see him...

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Buster's Uncle on May 24, 2023, 08:36:28 PM

[ctrl]f5 one level up --- I've made some improvements to make the theme more CivII...

Title: Re: New Civilization II forum
Post by: Blake00 on May 27, 2023, 06:17:49 AM

Very nice!