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Titan79 said:
Yes, it seems there's some good stuff within my modifications, isn't there? ;)
As for the counters/icons: ok, got it. Something like in HoI3, then? Well, don't know, I much prefer small little soldiers, tiny ships and petty aircraft for my game :p , but if you want me to lend a hand with that, then ok.
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Indeed it is, my dear friend. :cool:

No, no need for lending a helping hand on this one. That one I manage but it will take some time. Just wanted to know if it's something that someone would actually use. :)

The sneak peak of your ger_skin... Care to send it to me? ;)
 
TeutonburgerW said:
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I'm thinking of doing NATO counters for unit icons (you know, skif type) and that I think CORE uses but a bit different with all the new units because I always prefer them.

Anyone else interested before I undertake that task? Of course, they will be optional, but I'm for adding as much as possible in order to have the user/player to freely select what he wants..
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I would greatly appreciate NATO counter/icon, but please make the characters (year/version) well readable (you know we old wargamers...).

Thank you in advance.

Fabrizio
 
Thanks for the icon Titan79.

But I was looking for just the small port to be changed, I have only basic skills in ps, but I came up with 2 alternatives for small unimproved ports, large ports are unchanged, one small blank and one small depicting a sideview of a pier.

I would further like to reduce only the small port icon to 75%-60% ish without it getting to blocky.

Blank

Harbour02.jpg


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and small pier

Harbour01.jpg


Harbour.jpg


Sorry if this offtrack in this thread, I am sure there are HOI2 alternatives, but those small ports with anchors everywhere drive me nuts a little.
 
hi

did anybody think of replacing the current unit picture (not icon!) for german militia? the current one looks like a spanish civil war pic or maybe french or italian resistance (and i'm 99% sure i have that one somewhere in my collection at least i saw it somewhere in a military or history board)


EDIT: btw re the tech pics i upped ast page: take care theres a small green dot besides the paper clip!
 
Bibi50 said:
I would greatly appreciate NATO counter/icon, but please make the characters (year/version) well readable (you know we old wargamers...).

Thank you in advance.

Fabrizio
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As requested. ;)

Only land and only divisional. So far. Enjoy. And please give opinions if you actually use it. Thanks.

Download: http://www.filefront.com/15825073/models.rar

How-to-install: Extract into GFX/interface/models (i.e. C:\Games\Arsenal of Democracy\GFX\Interface\Models)

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EDIT: This one could also be used if its prefered, which is a bit different and clearer.

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Downloading !! :rolleyes:

BTW are you sure about the MOT symbol ? Shouldn't be an INF symbol with two circle ?

Thank you. I'll give you my comments once tested !

Cheers
Fabrizio
 
Tested your icons.

The symbol are perfect: light and clear.
The letters and numbers not perfectly readable for my eyes, but that's my fault.

IMHO the symbols could be a little smaller so to leave more space for the letters/numbers.

In conclusion : I'm going to use them ! Thanks TeutonburgerW

Cheers
Fabrizio
 
Chromius said:
Thanks for the icon Titan79.

But I was looking for just the small port to be changed, I have only basic skills in ps, but I came up with 2 alternatives for small unimproved ports, large ports are unchanged, one small blank and one small depicting a sideview of a pier.
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You're welcome. And I'd say you didn't need any help since your skills are very good indeed: the small pier looks very cute!

BTW, which system did you use to keep the violet background without actually screwing up the .bmp (as it happens to me when I try to convert it to 256 colors)...?!? :confused:
 
Bibi50 said:
Tested your icons.

The symbol are perfect: light and clear.
The letters and numbers not perfectly readable for my eyes, but that's my fault.

IMHO the symbols could be a little smaller so to leave more space for the letters/numbers.

In conclusion : I'm going to use them ! Thanks TeutonburgerW

Cheers
Fabrizio
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Thank you for the positive feedback, Bibi50!

Tomorrow (if I have some spare time in the afternoon) I will update the icons based on your feedback:

- The NATO symbols will be moved up a few pixels in order to make the text one or two points larger. Also, I will make them a bit sharper, so it's easier to distungish the text. Even I with "perfect" (according to the regiments nurses) have some problems to read the text.
- Darken the text a bit by the same reason as above.
- Change the counter for motorized infantry. I myself also was a bit dazzled by that icon but I followed standard proccedure (APP 6A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APP-6A#Symbol_modifiers) and then the logical was that, even though I haven't seen it been used myself. I will make an HOI2-style (with two squares in each lower corner) so that one can choose.

Hope you drop by again!

tuore said:
This is stickied? Wow.
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Indeed it is. Woho. Thanks! :D

Sentinal 6 said:
TeutonburgerW,

Thanks for the NATO style icons. I much prefer these over anything else. Probably a result of having spent 23 years in the army.

Have a great day.
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Hi, mr Sentinal 6!

Thank you for your kind words and I hope I manage so many years in the army... Only about 20 left! :p

Feel free to order me any improvments regarding the counters or anything else that you would like to have done! And please come back a later day and I will improve the current counters to your (and others) satisfaction, I hope.

Titan79 said:
You're welcome. And I'd say you didn't need any help since your skills are very good indeed: the small pier looks very cute!

BTW, which system did you use to keep the violet background without actually screwing up the .bmp (as it happens to me when I try to convert it to 256 colors)...?!?
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I don't know where it goes wrong for you, but when you're saying 256 colors, you mean 8-bit, correct? The way I handle it in Photoshop (CS4) is to:

- Open the .bmp I'd like to use
- Ctrl + A (to select all)
- Ctrl + C (to copy)
- Create a new image, press OK
- Ctrl + C (to paste)
- Redo the image
- Ctrl + A, ctrl + C and back to the original image
- Ctrl + V
- Ctrl + S (to save) and then you have the right palette (8-bit) so it appears in-game without the green or purple background.

Easiset solution I found so far for PS4, but I'm not 1337 either, so... :p
 
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TeutonburgerW said:
Indeed it is, my dear friend. :cool:

No, no need for lending a helping hand on this one. That one I manage but it will take some time. Just wanted to know if it's something that someone would actually use. :)

The sneak peak of your ger_skin... Care to send it to me? ;)
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Hi dude!

Well, as I wrote before I don't think I'll use your new counters instead of icons... hope you won't get offended ;) .

BTW, sure I can send you that skin... I think you mean "fullscreen.bmp", don't you? Be aware, though, that it wasn't done by me (I'll try to find out the original author). Yeah, it looks pretty nice :) .
 
Titan79 said:
Hi dude!

Well, as I wrote before I don't think I'll use your new counters instead of icons... hope you won't get offended ;) .

BTW, sure I can send you that skin... I think you mean "fullscreen.bmp", don't you? Be aware, though, that it wasn't done by me (I'll try to find out the original author). Yeah, it looks pretty nice :) .
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Hi! Please see my edit above, so you don't miss it.

Hehe, no hard feelings... well, not so much hard feelings... ;)

Of course not, but I'm one of those who played a lot of CORE and boardgames, so I felt something was missing and sadly, you can't copy COREs unit icons straight over (different unit systems), so I though of creating them as optional for the few of us who prefer those. :)

And yes, the fullscreen please. And no plans on including it in the mod (many, many good German skins out there) but just for my own pleausere. :cool:

And now we're stickied aswell. Much thanks to all your work/input and discussion, so thank you for that, mr! :)
 
TeutonburgerW said:
I don't know where it goes wrong for you, but when you're saying 256 colors, you mean 8-bit, correct? The way I handle it in Photoshop (CS4) is to:

- Open the .bmp I'd like to use
- Ctrl + A (to select all)
- Ctrl + C (to copy)
- Create a new image, press OK
- Ctrl + C (to paste)
- Redo the image
- Ctrl + A, ctrl + C and back to the original image
- Ctrl + V
- Ctrl + S (to save) and then you have the right palette (8-bit) so it appears in-game without the green or purple background.

Easiset solution I found so far for PS4, but I'm not 1337 either, so... :p
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Ah, thank you very much for the tip! I've not tried it yet (BTW, I don't use Photoshop - although my program, Arcsoft Photostudio, should work more or less the same way), but I've got a related question: what if the images I'm working on have different sizes? I was working on expanding the dark shade of the right part of the topbar, so I had to create a new image which was wider (i.e. 1280 pixels rather than 1024, to fit with my screen resolution). But then I obviously can't copy the new pic over the former since they don't share the same dimension. So what...? :confused:

P.S.: thanks for the credits at the beginning of the thread! But more has yet to come... ;)
 
hi Titan


saw your request for a JAP I 400, dont know if this one is ok for you?

 
bestmajor said:
hi Titan

saw your request for a JAP I 400, dont know if this one is ok for you?
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Thank you, but I was rather looking for a silhouette to make the icon. I could use your image to make the unit's picture, although I've never cared too much to replace them. I'm more of an icon enthusiast, you know :)
 
Titan79 said:
Ah, thank you very much for the tip! I've not tried it yet (BTW, I don't use Photoshop - although my program, Arcsoft Photostudio, should work more or less the same way), but I've got a related question: what if the images I'm working on have different sizes? I was working on expanding the dark shade of the right part of the topbar, so I had to create a new image which was wider (i.e. 1280 pixels rather than 1024, to fit with my screen resolution). But then I obviously can't copy the new pic over the former since they don't share the same dimension. So what...? :confused:

P.S.: thanks for the credits at the beginning of the thread! But more has yet to come... ;)
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Easy:

- Re-size the original picture to the indended size (it will look dragget out and such, but you're using mulitple layers, so no sweat)
- Repeat procedure as described earlier
- Paste your alterted work into the orignal, but yet re-sized picture, and save. Voila :)
 
So there will be coloured minister pictures?:mad::(
 
Maj. von Mauser said:
So there will be coloured minister pictures?:mad::(
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no. maybe i offer sth optional one day, but for a vanilla game i dont think its cool as there are plenty people who care about authentic stuff instead of painted pics.
 
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