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> the Exile III version of the Realmz graphics What do you mean by this? I miss Realmz¹, and until today didn't realize that the developer of Realmz was also

> the Exile III version of the Realmz graphics What do you mean by this? I miss Realmz¹, and until today didn't realize that the developer of Realmz was also the publisher of the Exile series. But I still can't figure out what "the Exile III version of the Realmz" graphics is referring to. ¹My ringtone is actually the Realmz outdoor theme.

eropple 7y ago
Spiderweb Software and the Realmz folks collaborated to buy an art set, which became the Exile III graphics (and fans kinda just call them "the Realmz graphics"). They were then (somewhat) modified and backported to Exile I and II in ways that didn't always work great, which became the Exile I/II versions of those graphics.
- eridius 7y ago
  Ah, interesting. I loved the heck out of the Exile games but I was unaware of details like this. I didn't even realize Exile I/II got graphics updates.
  - duskwuff 7y ago
    Old Exile graphics: http://i10.tinypic.com/2lbkruv.png http://i10.tinypic.com/2lbkruv.png New Exile graphics: https://lparchive.org/Exile-2-Crystal-Souls/Update%2018/1-015_exile2LP_001.png https://lparchive.org/Exile-2-Crystal-Souls/Update%2018/1-01...
    - eridius 7y ago
      That first screenshot looks like what I remember. I guess I never saw the graphics update.
    - eropple 7y ago
      I remember a lot more red in Exile I. The caves got more dull and gray in Exile II. Here's the OG splash screen: http://macintoshgarden.org/games/exile-escape-from-the-pit http://macintoshgarden.org/games/exile-escape-from-the-pit And here's the update: http://macintoshgarden.org/sites/macintoshgarden.org/files/screenshots/exile.jpg http://macintoshgarden.org/sites/macintoshgarden.org/files/s...
      - duskwuff 7y ago
        Interesting -- I actually see three different versions of the splash screen at that first link! (One with red text on a gray background and 1.0 graphics, one with blue text on a gray background and 1.0 graphics, and one with gray text on a gray background and 2.0 graphics.) There's also two different 3D-rendered splash screens.

eropple 7y ago

Spiderweb Software and the Realmz folks collaborated to buy an art set, which became the Exile III graphics (and fans kinda just call them "the Realmz graphics"). They were then (somewhat) modified and backported to Exile I and II in ways that didn't always work great, which became the Exile I/II versions of those graphics.

eridius 7y ago
Ah, interesting. I loved the heck out of the Exile games but I was unaware of details like this. I didn't even realize Exile I/II got graphics updates.
- duskwuff 7y ago
  Old Exile graphics: http://i10.tinypic.com/2lbkruv.png http://i10.tinypic.com/2lbkruv.png New Exile graphics: https://lparchive.org/Exile-2-Crystal-Souls/Update%2018/1-015_exile2LP_001.png https://lparchive.org/Exile-2-Crystal-Souls/Update%2018/1-01...
  - eridius 7y ago
    That first screenshot looks like what I remember. I guess I never saw the graphics update.
  - eropple 7y ago
    I remember a lot more red in Exile I. The caves got more dull and gray in Exile II. Here's the OG splash screen: http://macintoshgarden.org/games/exile-escape-from-the-pit http://macintoshgarden.org/games/exile-escape-from-the-pit And here's the update: http://macintoshgarden.org/sites/macintoshgarden.org/files/screenshots/exile.jpg http://macintoshgarden.org/sites/macintoshgarden.org/files/s...
    - duskwuff 7y ago
      Interesting -- I actually see three different versions of the splash screen at that first link! (One with red text on a gray background and 1.0 graphics, one with blue text on a gray background and 1.0 graphics, and one with gray text on a gray background and 2.0 graphics.) There's also two different 3D-rendered splash screens.