Given the constraints imposed by computer resource limitations I don't think the landscape is too bad. Field textures and colour are not that far out apart from modern crop spraying tracks in some of the fields which, given the amount of work needed to remove, are no doubt there to stay. English hedges, or at least the impression of them, could do with improvement. Again trees are always going to be limited by computer resources and as they stand they lack much variation. Back in the 40s the predominant tree was the English Elm, very dark and imposing, which made the landscape look like a typical Constable painting.They were pretty well wiped out in the 70s by Dutch Elm Beetle. I think the biggest improvement that can and probably will be made is the water and particularly the shore line. The mud flats of the Thames Estuary and The Wash are almost as iconic as the White Cliffs. I think it was said in a post by Luthier that water will be transparent so maybe they will come to life a bit. Have a look at Google Maps and Google Earth to get an idea of how they should look. So all in all I am one of the majority and checked button 2.
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07-13-2011, 11:38 AM
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