Yeah, that's pretty much the problem.  It's not their fault or anything, that's just all they've been playing.  It's nice to find other developers that are willing to test because it's a world of difference.  Then again, you are going to end up with those Witcher 3 people eventually.  I find I have to hone my graphics so they just look kind of bad but still playable for those type.  It's kind of like a salesman getting his foot in the door.  Luckily we've had things like Minecraft to kind of tone down people's expectations.

Very nice.  A different type of tree, like a pine, would be nice to add a little variety if the processor could handle it.

Glad to see you are still making progress.  One of the most ambitious single person games I know about.

Even those two clouds are identical.  The only game I find still inspiring is Return to Krondor because it focused more on a story, although I never played Arena.  A strong story has always been important to me.  I'm not really stuck on the open world games that seem like endless quests.

The shirt looks a little modern, but not bad.  Having different color combinations is a good idea.  Glad you found some models. 

So, did you have any luck with that character or give up?

I just noticed that fragmotion has a sale right now for 15.00 dollars.   It allows you to paint the texture directly on the model.  Blender does it too, but won't load an md2.  You can also download a free version to try it out.

I hesitate to put this up.  I couldn't import the md2, but I looked at the texture and made some changes.  Probably worse than what you did.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/1bdujd0icsu9plk/civi.pcx