We''re currently creating graphics for a new game (for UNIX/X). It''s basically a flight simulator type game where moderate regional scenery needs to be created. Do players prefer one large `satelite photo'' to represent an entire region or smaller `stock'' photos to conceptualize terrain (rivers, cities, deserts, etc). Keeping in mind this is only a memory (not cpu) issue and one large photo means we need `authentic'' photos for each region (and there is a modest amount of regions, divived by `theaters'').

Couldn''t you just have one large Sattelite photo overlayed by smaller regional photos as you approach them? I feel that that would provide the maximum detail level, anyway.

LoRE