Graphic Suggestion: Porthole Shadows / FX

Benjin#3371

Hi there,

I posted this before somewhere, but I was hoping - since you guys have implemented a few new improvements to the graphics (e.g. better shadows, water reflections etc) - that maybe shadows could be implemented to the lighting of the agent portholes (portrait windows), like in Attila and Warhammer? With shadows enabled in portholes, the lighting could look so much better as it would add some extra contrast and depth to the character art represented in them.

Rome II Portholes
https://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviewimages/total-war-rome-2/total-war-rome-2_screenshot13.jpg

Attila Portholes
http://cloud-4.steamusercontent.com/ugc/29608660499187187/57CE5A9D3D0A80F8811FBABA3B2FD87205F164EF/

Warhammer Portholes
https://www.pcinvasion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/total-war-warhammer-3.png

And, in comparison, what Warhammer's looks like with shadows turned off (like in Rome II).

https://us.v-cdn.net/5022456/uploads/editor/uh/nl4i90v1uujf.jpg

Benjin#3371

Hey @CA_Grimfeld , could this be possible for this update / future updates?

CA_Grimfeld

I will look into this on Monday and will let you know here. Thanks ( :

Benjin#3371

Okay, thanks!

Benjin#3371

Hey @CA_Grimfeld , any news?

happycompy

I, too, would love this!

CA_Grimfeld

Guys, sorry about the delay. We discussed the matter yesterday and, unfortunately, we won't have the time to implement the portrait shadows for this update.

Benjin#3371

That's no problem, Grimfeld! I kind of knew that this would be the case, but I thought I'd put the case out there anyway since I'd really like that graphic option. A lot of my time spent campaign maps is actually looking at those characters in the portholes (especially now with the family tree being implemented), so thought they could visually be improved to match recent titles. Perhaps for next time?

CA_Grimfeld

Certainly. The list of what we can add to a possible future update grows by the hour ( :