Some help with a faction set

[Sigma]

Which is kind of ironic given that I gave it to the faction of self-centered industrialists.

Oh, there must be some free enterprises with an eye for architectural beauty. 

Which fits the persona of the leader. He's named after the main character of Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead, which depicts him as a visionary architect whose ideas are too radical for the society in which he lives. It's objectivist drivel, but it's a powerful ideology in our modern world, and if an AC2 was ever made Firaxis/2K/whoever would be remiss not to include a faction like this.

[Buster's Uncle]

That's John Gault?

Oh - problem I only just noticed.  Those bases are lit from the left.  The sun is always on the right in  AC - always.

[Sigma]

That's John Gault?

Oh - problem I only just noticed.  Those bases are lit from the left.  The sun is always on the right in  AC - always.

John Galt is from Atlus Shrugs. The main character of The Fountainhead is Howard Roark.

And that's a good catch. I'll mirror the bases so that the lighting is correct.

[Buster's Uncle]

All I've read is Anthem, but I thought the philosophy therein was simplistic to the point of childishness.

[Sigma]

All I've read is Anthem, but I thought the philosophy therein was simplistic to the point of childishness.

I haven't read Anthem, but the two main issues with Ayn Rand's approach to objectivism is that a.) her antagonists are strawmen to the point of completely nullifying any argument she could make and b.) the only way for her to justify her plot is by creating a universe which bears no practical resemblance to reality in order to make her characters both objectively correct and present obstacles to them that do not exist in the real world.

Her books would be fun to read if it weren't for the fact that people take so seriously as to name their children after her and base political movements around her philosophy.

[Buster's Uncle]

I someone online comment on Rand "I can get behind it until I get to the 'And therefore you must be an [jerk, sphincter] to everyone' part".

It's an immature philosophy based in a dichotomous world view and wishful thinking.

[Sigma]

Mirroed the bases. Logo time!

[Buster's Uncle]

[JarlWolf]

This is looking like a pretty nice faction.... I suggest for their colours to be bright, maybe a form of yellow, orange or even a sort of yellow/neon green.

[Sigma]

Decided to go with Yellow!

Really proud of these graphics. Especially the logo!

[Buster's Uncle]

Ooh.  I LIKE that logo.  That's lookin' ready to sign.

[JarlWolf]

Smart.

I don't think it's something the player notices or cares, mind, and that the Firaxis way is entirely acceptable - but attention to details like that certainly impresses me.  You've probably already found that it's a little annoying to see another artist do sloppy work, so this is good.

Yeah, and its gladdening to see a person take time to differentiate the different size levels of bases, it makes them seem much more immersive and real.

And this player notices at least, and I am sure others do too.


Logo is looking very crisp and fitting.

[Sigma]

Ooh.  I LIKE that logo.  That's lookin' ready to sign.

Thanks, I found it doing a google image search for "Art Deco Logo" with advance search set to find PNGs, since I was tired of having to deal with jpeg artifacts. The original logo read "Knowtropolis", but the Apollo logo works amazingly well.

[Sigma]

Progress on Leviathan graphics.

The base is a model of Kowloon Walled City, which I think fits perfect for a faction based on maximum population with minimal authority. Defenses are only partially done; I had to restructure the Size 4 perimeter defenses in order to accommodate the shape of the base.

[Buster's Uncle]

Those bases would be improved by more shading in the back half - a little tedious, but not difficult, to do subtly.