Blazer vs
BANDWITH: Most realistic Earth.
Texture:
Band
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Blaze
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BANDWITH has more clarity, though
Blazer has the more realistic "weather" look with the clouds. A tough call, until you consider that
Blazer did not eliminate the watermarks from the image. So this goes to
BANDWITH.
Ground:
Band
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Blaze
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The grass is actually very bright on
Blazer's build. It is more naturally coloured with
BANDWITH.
Launchpad:
Band
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Blaze
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Blazer retained a raised launchpad which is closer to reality. Also, at one point
BANDWITH's lower pad caused a glitch of some kind where the rocket would spawn low and then shoot up to ground, overbalance and fall over. This one goes to
Blazer.
Daylight:
Band
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Blaze
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BANDWITH has a very overcast look to his atmo in general. Looks British...
Blazer obviously lives a bit closer to Miami... So... tough call, guys. But, stars should not be visible in daylight.
BANDWITH gets this one.
Dusk/Dawn:
Band
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Blaze
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Blazer has the more lively colours in general, and the transition phase is no exception. That deep blue clinches it for
BANDWITH though. 4-1 so far.
Night:
Band
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Blaze
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The great appeal of
Blazer's Earth is its atmospheric clarity. It is a bit much at day, but for night time it is perfect. Blazer said in the making stages that its either clouds or re-entry. I like the choice he made. Also benefits aesthetics in the dark. So this goes to
Blazer. No fault on
BANDWITH's side, but clouds around the clock is a bit much
.
Re-entry:
Blaze
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This is
nice. Brings the game alive in a way. 4-3 now.
Landscape:
Band
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These features are not small. In fact, the land between the hills are normal. So as you can hopefully estimate, these "little weird bumps" are several hundred meters high. Not quite Mount Olympus, but a very welcome addition. And it is actually too steep for my little cargo truck...
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...
Sweet!
Atmospheric Seam:
Band
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Blaze
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This is actually a bit disappointing. Neither of you got it right, so no points here.
So the final score is
BANDWITH 5 - 3
Blazer
One win for the Experts then. Well done.