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DF Suggestions / Visualization – Graphics – Sprites
« on: November 15, 2014, 11:15:20 am »
I’m a years long fan of Dwarf Fortress, there is only one “negative” thing that I can say about it.
Graphics…
I really hope my words and meanings come out the right way here. But my knowledge regarding game develop and requirements are… kind of nonexistent. Don’t get me wrong, Dwarf Fortress is a fantastic game but my insight, understanding simply fails me.
Why not implement some kind of “eye-candy” for the players?
I see other games inspired by dwarf fortress pop out now and then. Gnomoria is an example.
Is it impossible to add graphics similar to that game?
Is the game so complex that graphics would be too demanding for computer hardware?
Would it take far too long to add?
I only know two people (Myself included) who have been willing to play DF for a longer period of time. A third guy who gave it a shot, but abandoned it after a short while.
I really think adding some graphics would attract soooo many more players, and potentially contributors.
When I mention the game to friends, tell funny stories about fortresses and dwarven…behavior. They all say that it sounds interesting, but its always the same thing that steers them away. The visualization.
And I can understand why.
If you place two people inside an office and have them talk for a period of time, then take them out of the room and question which colors and what objects were inside the room. They would be able to tell you a lot.
Now if you asked them which sounds they heard while being inside the room. They most likely would have very little to say.
Seeing things is so important. It’s like “eye-candy”
Honestly, I had been experiencing headaches after playing DF for too many hours
Everything is just so tiny and small, and the colors…
I really love the game though and I’m going to continue playing it But oh, how I wish there was some eye-candy.
Graphics…
I really hope my words and meanings come out the right way here. But my knowledge regarding game develop and requirements are… kind of nonexistent. Don’t get me wrong, Dwarf Fortress is a fantastic game but my insight, understanding simply fails me.
Why not implement some kind of “eye-candy” for the players?
I see other games inspired by dwarf fortress pop out now and then. Gnomoria is an example.
Is it impossible to add graphics similar to that game?
Is the game so complex that graphics would be too demanding for computer hardware?
Would it take far too long to add?
I only know two people (Myself included) who have been willing to play DF for a longer period of time. A third guy who gave it a shot, but abandoned it after a short while.
I really think adding some graphics would attract soooo many more players, and potentially contributors.
When I mention the game to friends, tell funny stories about fortresses and dwarven…behavior. They all say that it sounds interesting, but its always the same thing that steers them away. The visualization.
And I can understand why.
If you place two people inside an office and have them talk for a period of time, then take them out of the room and question which colors and what objects were inside the room. They would be able to tell you a lot.
Now if you asked them which sounds they heard while being inside the room. They most likely would have very little to say.
Seeing things is so important. It’s like “eye-candy”
Honestly, I had been experiencing headaches after playing DF for too many hours
Everything is just so tiny and small, and the colors… I really love the game though and I’m going to continue playing it
But oh, how I wish there was some eye-candy.
I find myself checking several times a day 
