background nebula on galaxy map redux

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Early last summer I saw this now-dead thread: https://forums.galciv3.com/467536/page/1/.

I'm still with Mottikhan; I'd really appreciate something added to game settings for the mod-indifferent or mod-averse players.

Yesterday I had the best background I've had in ages. This morning when I loaded the game up again, the difference was so stark that I'm trying a reload. I can't quite believe how much difference there is in the screen readability across the backgrounds. I don't even know if it is a set of flat files or custom-generated for each instance.

I also have no idea if it is a modestly demanding code thing. I'm guessing that it is probably not that big a deal and just needs a bit more muttering from the peanut gallery to get it trickled up on the UI polishing task list.

If you love a nice, dark galaxy, please speak up!

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I took the reduced nebula mod and reduced it to about 1/4 of what that was.  I now have nice dark galactic backgrounds where most of the map colors show very nicely and I have a hint of nebulae off in the visual distance.  Very evocative.

Unfortunately, none of this works in MP, because you can't have mods. Every session of MP is a crapshoot as to whether I will actually be able to read the map without moving it back and forth to get some of the darker spaces behind the ships I am moving at the moment.  It is indeed a great pain in the eyeballs.

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Have you tried editing the file in the base game folder for MP? (You would both need to do this to prevent desyncs)

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Reply #3 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Really good thought, but no.  I am already using more mods and modding than I have for any other game ever.  I am also remembering why I did more interviewing of network programmers than actual programming. I hate debugging! :O  I am not ready to take on core game files for a cosmetic enhancement just yet.  ;)

Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting erischild, reply 3
I am not ready to take on core game files for a cosmetic enhancement just yet.

Hence the renewed plea to the devs ;-)