Picture on Port Royal skin.

[Dr. Zeppers]

I do understand what you mean, however I think what we have is much better than if it were a crystal clear shot directly from the game. Crystal clear in this case I do not think would be better, it would look at most just like it does in the game. Trees, islands, water do not have 'edges' which are obvious when one plays the game with the best of equipment, and the graphics abilities turned on full blast.. all the bells and whistles. These are limitations of the game engine, and the texturing being used. Those that do graphics design use tricks such as anti aliasing and softening on image to blur these unrealistic 'edges' creating a nicer result overall.

I personally think the image at the top of the default skin does a great job at setting the atmosphere. Good work!