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dgaad -> (6/13/2002 1:05:27 AM)
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Erik and IChristie :
I love your game.
However, ;) I do think you could have, with a minimum of effort, done a slightly better job with the graphics. Specifically, I'm talking about the battle graphics : task force and carrier combat.
If you have planes attacking individual ships in groups of no more than 4, why not have 4 (or however many their are) plane icons in the box, so we can see the result of each plane's efforts? You know, whether the plane hits anything with its ordnance and whether it gets damaged or destroyed? Instead we have the "x4" scheme with little text messages that are hard to follow. Wouldn't it be great to also see the pilots name above each plane and their current experience rating? You could do that couldn't you? With air to air combat you couldn't do this because of the number, but with the critical carrier attacks you could do this.
Why not have dive bombers at an angle where its clear that they are dive bombing, torp bombers at an even angle when they are launching torps, same for level bombers. Instead, all of the graphics there look like they are falling directly on the target.
Torp launches during task force combat could be much more dramatic if torp trails were going across the box and given some .5 second delay or something. Also, the sounds of the guns firing could be improved with the big guns sounding really devastating. Don't get me wrong, I think you did a good job here, I just want more better dammit ;)
With just a little effort and some inspirational re-use of existing stuff, you could make the battle sequences much more interesting than they are currently. I'd be more than happy to provide what I think is a more detailed scheme here, with all recommendations looking for code re-use or efficient object development in case something new is needed.
The battle graphics is the part where most players really are paying attention to the graphics. Had this part been given a little more thought and code, your rating would assuredly have skyrocketed into the 9 + category by even the Game Spot reviewer.
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