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Avirosb
Promising
Legendary Hero
No longer on vacation
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posted January 06, 2015 08:22 AM |
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I didn't really think about it but,
Where does all that water come from?
Magic? Magic.
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MattII
Legendary Hero
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posted January 06, 2015 08:43 AM |
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Anyone have any idea what the Champion Guard Tower actually does?
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Pawek_13
Supreme Hero
Maths, maths everywhere!
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posted January 06, 2015 08:59 AM |
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MattII said:
Anyone have any idea what the Champion Guard Tower actually does?
No. It wasn't written in the description.
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Maurice
Hero of Order
Part of the furniture
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posted January 06, 2015 09:15 AM |
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Avirosb said:
I didn't really think about it but,
Where does all that water come from?
Magic? Magic.
Nah, it's just the King flushing the toilet all the time in the capitol.
Seriously, it still looks horrible. Building scaling is off, as is perspective, as others have already pointed out. I don't know which artist has worked on them, but he or she lacks depth perception, or at the very least is ineffective in transferring that to an image.
If they go live with these screens, I really hope that other people will be able to provide mods with better designed townscreens.
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Avirosb
Promising
Legendary Hero
No longer on vacation
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posted January 06, 2015 09:58 AM |
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I don't want to criticize the artist just yet because I don't know the circumstances behind this.
Could be s/he was forced to hurry because Ubi wanted something to show off and as such the current situation is understandable.
But yeah, hopefully dedicated modders will be able to create new screens like they were meant to be:
3D renders in a 2D environment 
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alcibiades
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
of Gold Dragons
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posted January 06, 2015 10:03 AM |
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I think for me the biggest problem is that when I see it, it looks like a collection of buildings that have been made individually and with no thought for the greater context. Each of the buildings look fine - really good, even, if a bit uniform in style - but the "town" overall has no coherence and doesn't feel like a town at all, but just a set of disconnected buildings randomly strewn out over the area with no thought about the overall design and layout.
Once again I have to post this image to show the contrast.
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What will happen now?
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emilsn91
Supreme Hero
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posted January 06, 2015 10:33 AM |
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Quote:
I think for me the biggest problem is that when I see it, it looks like a collection of buildings that have been made individually and with no thought for the greater context. Each of the buildings look fine - really good, even, if a bit uniform in style - but the "town" overall has no coherence and doesn't feel like a town at all, but just a set of disconnected buildings randomly strewn out over the area with no thought about the overall design and layout.
I couldn't agree more!
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Zenofex
Responsible
Legendary Hero
Kreegan-atheist
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posted January 06, 2015 10:44 AM |
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That thing on page 9 is a town no more than a pile of vegetables is a soup. Yet another Heroes VI deja-vu, the concept of the "reworked" town screens was identical there - randomly positioned production buildings on an empty background. Household not included in the budget (probably eaten by Elrath's infinite mercy, Elrathu Akbar).
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Avonu
Responsible
Supreme Hero
Embracing light and darkness
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posted January 06, 2015 10:47 AM |
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Edited by Avonu at 10:50, 06 Jan 2015.
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Zenofex said:
Elrathu Ackbar).
Fixed for you. 
And about Heroes 6:
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"When someone desires information, they come to me."
"Details are everything."
Pipiru piru piru pipiru pi!
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Avirosb
Promising
Legendary Hero
No longer on vacation
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posted January 06, 2015 10:48 AM |
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verriker
Honorable
Legendary Hero
We don't need another 'eroes
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posted January 06, 2015 11:00 AM |
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Avonu said:
And about Heroes 6
Avonu said:
Fixed for you.
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Avirosb
Promising
Legendary Hero
No longer on vacation
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posted January 06, 2015 11:08 AM |
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Don't tell me that doesn't look like a mausoleum.
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Avonu
Responsible
Supreme Hero
Embracing light and darkness
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posted January 06, 2015 11:17 AM |
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Edited by Avonu at 11:18, 06 Jan 2015.
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@Verriker
Here you have fully built Haven town from H6.
Well, at least it has wall all around city hall.
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"When someone desires information, they come to me."
"Details are everything."
Pipiru piru piru pipiru pi!
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dark-whisperer
Famous Hero
Darkness feels no mercy
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posted January 06, 2015 01:12 PM |
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Yea, in comparison to those HVI atrocities new screens look like works of renaissance painters.
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Pawek_13
Supreme Hero
Maths, maths everywhere!
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posted January 06, 2015 01:27 PM |
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dark-whisperer said:
Yea, in comparison to those HVI atrocities new screens look like works of renaissance painters.
They look better but they still need quite a polish to be considered as nice. I find personally the Haven town screen to look better than Academy one, but I think the arcchitect consumed a little bit to much of (in)famous mushrooms from Ygg-Chall.
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Storm-Giant
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
On the Other Side!
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posted January 06, 2015 04:09 PM |
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emilsn91 said:
Quote:
I think for me the biggest problem is that when I see it, it looks like a collection of buildings that have been made individually and with no thought for the greater context. Each of the buildings look fine - really good, even, if a bit uniform in style - but the "town" overall has no coherence and doesn't feel like a town at all, but just a set of disconnected buildings randomly strewn out over the area with no thought about the overall design and layout.
I couldn't agree more!
Same here.
H7 townscreens might be an improvement over what H6 offered, but I doubt they'll become unforgettable like H2/H3/H5 TS.
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Kronos1000
Promising
Supreme Hero
Fryslân Boppe
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posted January 06, 2015 04:27 PM |
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I think this townscreen looks miles better than its Heroes 6 equivalent(s), but it still needs work like a wall that goes around the entire town and moving some buildings around. For example, have the Justicars' Tower and the Proving Grounds switch places. This way the Cuirrasiers will be placed next to the stables and they actually need horses. Another example is the Resource Silo, which should be moved somewhere closer to the town's centre. Considering the fact that the buildings are projected on a background, moving buildings around should not be too much work. I hope they do give this towncreen a bit more work, because I do like the overall theme, but it just needs some better structuring.
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Hwær cwom mearg? Hwær cwom mago?
Hwær cwom maþþumgyfa? - 'The Wanderer'
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Stevie
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted January 06, 2015 07:07 PM |
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Kronos1000 said:
I hope they do give this towncreen a bit more work, because I do like the overall theme, but it just needs some better structuring.
I agree with you. The theme is good, but the buildings are not good at all. I'm getting that "bright and shiny" feeling again when I'm looking at it. I was imagining a wolf dutchy being more rugged and darker. And the placement, lack of civilian buildings, and that statue... I don't think it needs just a bit of work, but a lot more.
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Guide to a Great Heroes Game
The Young Traveler
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leiah2
Known Hero
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posted January 06, 2015 08:09 PM |
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Yeah that is something I've missed in both of the currently revealed townscreens, no civilian homes at all. So I guess no one lives in any of these cities except soldiers and commanders?
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Avirosb
Promising
Legendary Hero
No longer on vacation
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posted January 06, 2015 08:13 PM |
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Edited by Avirosb at 20:13, 06 Jan 2015.
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There are a few buildings scattered throughout that doesn't seem to be of any importance,
yet look distinct enough to fool people into clicking on them.
Maybe everyone live there?
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