I want to love enhanced graphics, but I play in low quality mode! Here’s WHY...
WHY DOES IT MAKE THE MAP LOOK LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN A KALEIDOSCOPE AND A “3D” book that you stare at and go cross eyed to see the hidden “3D” image!?!?
Call me crazy ...but the terrain just looks SOOOO MUCH cleaner in low quality mode. I believe it’s due in part because of the awkward shade of green/brown, but also I think the main reason is that low graphics presents a more...”flat” aspect? And it just allows me to find my units easier. Also, the ...idk what you call them, the “trails” units follow? The pathway lines? They are horribly ugly in enhanced mode, and veryyyyy simple in low quality, a simple red line, that’s all I need, I don’t need that gross puke, yellowish/green/red line...also it’s too thick in enhanced.
there is ONE giant reason that makes low quality not as good...that is unit positioning...it is absolutely horrific in low quality. You could be seeing a unit in a spot, when in reality, it’s 2-6 HOURS away from that location...it gets so bad (ESPECIALLY FOR NAVAL) that I have to simply rely on the “you’re here marker”.
Enhanced graphics has no real issue like that, not to that extent anyways, but the coloring, and the fat lines, the pseudo “3D mountains” that are not 3D at all so it just looks awkward, the UGLY, muted colors that just remind me of baby s- ...of gross stuff I mean, it is the definition of “PUKE GREEN” and how it’s not exactly a flat map but it is so it messes with my eyes, making it hard to find units, all of these things lead me to having a rough visual experience to say the least on a game I absolutely adore. Doesn’t anyone else find HD graphics make it hard to see/find your units??...so this leaves me torn...
Enhanced graphics: shows exactly where units are, accurate locations, and faster wartime updating.. but it is an eye sore, it makes me nearly nausea to stare at the dried puke green coloring, and the pathway lines are hideous. Also find it’ll crash often (I have a brand new iPhone SE 2020, it should never crash)
Low graphics: Looks so much cleaner, easier on my eyes due to natural coloring, and flat map surface. Pathway lines are simple red (or nation color) and I can locate units easier due to all of this. But it’s biggest selling point is how much easier on the eyes the map itself is. As enhanced graphics maps look like those 3D books you stare at to go cross eyed and see images lol.
However...the unit positioning is something straight from the 9th circle of Hell. If you have a large navy, prepare to think they’re off the coast of Seattle, but they’re actually located near L.A. (I’m not even really joking...it gets REALLY bad...) this isn’t as much of an issue with ground units but can still get nasty...air units have this issue pretty bad as well. So it’s only real advantage is that the map is just easier on my eyes for extended playing sessions...but it for sure DOES somehow give me a more ...authentic? Experience, it feels less like a $2.99 iPhone turn based dime a dozen WWII game ...where despite the HD mode PLAYING superior...somehow looks way worse...
so I’m torn. I can have a better logistical experience in a sim warfare (high) but feel like I’m going to get sick due to the tacky, cheap looking visuals..
or I can have the more simple, easy on the eyes experience which keeps the same core mechanics (low) and essence of the sim...but have to constantly fight with my units not being where I think they are, seeing unit HP go from 97% to 22% instantly, and being a much more poor experience overall while IN COMBAT...
What to do...? Why can’t we just have enhanced graphics, with a flat, surface map, that isn’t colored to look like a freaking Kaleidoscope on LSD...? I want a SIMPLE, SIMPLE looking map, with natural colors, and GOOD or at least fairly ACCURATE unit positioning...
I don’t think more than 1-2% of the players who play this game are here for the graphics. I’ll always take gameplay over graphics, but I need to be able to see my units easily, and not feel sick after 7 minutes.
sorry for typos, but in my defense ...I don’t care.
Thank you. Long live sacred Germany!!!
WHY DOES IT MAKE THE MAP LOOK LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN A KALEIDOSCOPE AND A “3D” book that you stare at and go cross eyed to see the hidden “3D” image!?!?
Call me crazy ...but the terrain just looks SOOOO MUCH cleaner in low quality mode. I believe it’s due in part because of the awkward shade of green/brown, but also I think the main reason is that low graphics presents a more...”flat” aspect? And it just allows me to find my units easier. Also, the ...idk what you call them, the “trails” units follow? The pathway lines? They are horribly ugly in enhanced mode, and veryyyyy simple in low quality, a simple red line, that’s all I need, I don’t need that gross puke, yellowish/green/red line...also it’s too thick in enhanced.
there is ONE giant reason that makes low quality not as good...that is unit positioning...it is absolutely horrific in low quality. You could be seeing a unit in a spot, when in reality, it’s 2-6 HOURS away from that location...it gets so bad (ESPECIALLY FOR NAVAL) that I have to simply rely on the “you’re here marker”.
Enhanced graphics has no real issue like that, not to that extent anyways, but the coloring, and the fat lines, the pseudo “3D mountains” that are not 3D at all so it just looks awkward, the UGLY, muted colors that just remind me of baby s- ...of gross stuff I mean, it is the definition of “PUKE GREEN” and how it’s not exactly a flat map but it is so it messes with my eyes, making it hard to find units, all of these things lead me to having a rough visual experience to say the least on a game I absolutely adore. Doesn’t anyone else find HD graphics make it hard to see/find your units??...so this leaves me torn...
Enhanced graphics: shows exactly where units are, accurate locations, and faster wartime updating.. but it is an eye sore, it makes me nearly nausea to stare at the dried puke green coloring, and the pathway lines are hideous. Also find it’ll crash often (I have a brand new iPhone SE 2020, it should never crash)
Low graphics: Looks so much cleaner, easier on my eyes due to natural coloring, and flat map surface. Pathway lines are simple red (or nation color) and I can locate units easier due to all of this. But it’s biggest selling point is how much easier on the eyes the map itself is. As enhanced graphics maps look like those 3D books you stare at to go cross eyed and see images lol.
However...the unit positioning is something straight from the 9th circle of Hell. If you have a large navy, prepare to think they’re off the coast of Seattle, but they’re actually located near L.A. (I’m not even really joking...it gets REALLY bad...) this isn’t as much of an issue with ground units but can still get nasty...air units have this issue pretty bad as well. So it’s only real advantage is that the map is just easier on my eyes for extended playing sessions...but it for sure DOES somehow give me a more ...authentic? Experience, it feels less like a $2.99 iPhone turn based dime a dozen WWII game ...where despite the HD mode PLAYING superior...somehow looks way worse...
so I’m torn. I can have a better logistical experience in a sim warfare (high) but feel like I’m going to get sick due to the tacky, cheap looking visuals..
or I can have the more simple, easy on the eyes experience which keeps the same core mechanics (low) and essence of the sim...but have to constantly fight with my units not being where I think they are, seeing unit HP go from 97% to 22% instantly, and being a much more poor experience overall while IN COMBAT...
What to do...? Why can’t we just have enhanced graphics, with a flat, surface map, that isn’t colored to look like a freaking Kaleidoscope on LSD...? I want a SIMPLE, SIMPLE looking map, with natural colors, and GOOD or at least fairly ACCURATE unit positioning...
I don’t think more than 1-2% of the players who play this game are here for the graphics. I’ll always take gameplay over graphics, but I need to be able to see my units easily, and not feel sick after 7 minutes.
sorry for typos, but in my defense ...I don’t care.
Thank you. Long live sacred Germany!!!