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Nyxalinth

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Re: Graphics
« Reply #15 on: September 26, 2011, 05:17:06 pm »
In the past I was one who would wait for graphics packs for each new version, but I'm so excited about what's coming up that I'll jump back into ascii with no complaints.  I learned the game on ascii; and the new version for me will be like learning it all again, what with all the new stuff.
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Re: Graphics
« Reply #16 on: September 26, 2011, 05:19:52 pm »
I like the standard one. I just use the square version so my lovely neat rooms don't look completely hideous (but then I go and ruin it all by engraving everything).
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Re: Graphics
« Reply #17 on: September 26, 2011, 05:34:54 pm »
For the OP, the wiki has a great selection of both full graphics sets and just modified tilesets, most with either screenshots or at least pictures of the tileset used. 

Personally I have tried using graphics but get the "leaning in and squinting" problem as it's just so much easier to distinguish a 'g' from a ':' than two similarly shaped and shaded detailed multicoloured tiles.  It's funny; before I started, I was all worried about the graphics and wondered if I'd be able to keep up with all the info on screen and catch what was happening so I looked into graphics sets and everything.  I think after about 10 minutes I got tired of not being able to look up a particular tile on the wiki based on sight and switched back to vanilla.  At the moment I'm using an ASCII set with a few tweaks I edited in (put an 'x' inside 'off' levers to make it clearer, etc.)
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Re: Graphics
« Reply #18 on: September 26, 2011, 05:41:00 pm »
Quote from: Tharwen on September 26, 2011, 05:19:52 pm
(but then I go and ruin it all by engraving everything).
Turn engravings obscured, it looks SO much better.
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Re: Graphics
« Reply #19 on: September 26, 2011, 05:44:04 pm »
Quote from: Girlinhat on September 26, 2011, 05:41:00 pm
Quote from: Tharwen on September 26, 2011, 05:19:52 pm
(but then I go and ruin it all by engraving everything).
Turn engravings obscured, it looks SO much better.

Definitely.  I used to waste time doing it manually with the 'toggle engravings' designation, but I changed that init.txt setting and have never looked back.
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Re: Graphics
« Reply #20 on: September 27, 2011, 06:51:00 am »
Quote from: Girlinhat on September 26, 2011, 05:41:00 pm
Quote from: Tharwen on September 26, 2011, 05:19:52 pm
(but then I go and ruin it all by engraving everything).
Turn engravings obscured, it looks SO much better.

I do! But then all my floors look like chalk walls and I get lost amongst the dwarves and tables and starving mules and wells and levers and beds and forges and tantrums.
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