# Good Things with the Console Update

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/good-things-with-the-console-update/8991>\
**Category:** Gameplay Chat (PlayStation/Xbox)\
**Created:** [June 29, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/good-things-with-the-console-update/8991 "2016-06-29T14:11:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Strat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Strat](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Strat)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/good-things-with-the-console-update/8991/1 "2016-06-29T14:11:14Z")

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I’m going to post the good things about the CONSONE update in this thread. After playing a few quick games. I’ll save my criticism for another post.

= Nice UI (similar to PC now)  
= NO LAG when switching teams!  
= The battles are SO easy now that the AI doesn’t have all my bonuses! I can’t believe how fast they are.

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**Author:** ![Theicla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/theicla/32/3624_2.png) [@Theicla](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Theicla)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/good-things-with-the-console-update/8991/2 "2016-06-29T15:18:36Z")

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Sounds great… no lag and NO traits on the A.I. opponents? This I gotta see.

The UI looks identical to the PC/Mobile version. Huge downside that I found is that graphically, everything looks much flatter and two-dimensional. Removing the 3D shadow effects is sort of a disservice to graphics on the console platforms. Cities blend more into the background now, giving the World Map a cluttered look.

I felt the same way after the actual troop card imagery was updated the last time in 1.07. The impact of artistic eye-candy for each troop went downhill significantly.

A pity that vector-like art has to be that way to consistently scale it down for smartphone-sized screens.