Can We Talk Graphics?

Adam Parker · Post by **Adam Parker** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:16 pm

Here's an example of call it, non-pixelated confusion.

I move to take the vacant victory hex.

Ratatatat!

Do you see the enemy in there?

LarryP · Post by **LarryP** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:23 pm

What does the exclamation mark sign mean?

A lot of what I've seen of this game, it looks a lot like WW2 Road To Victory and WW2-ToW. Am I correct in saying that?

Adam Parker · Post by **Adam Parker** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:39 pm

Hi Larry, I couldn't load a bigger picture but somewhere there is a hidden arty unit that just support fired on me as I moved into the hex and actually walked into the hard to see enemy unit.

The exclamation seems to suggest hidden arty fire.

Ola Berli · Post by **Ola Berli** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:43 pm

And I was thinking the bad OGRE was in napoleonics but now we have it in WW2 also [:D]

Do I see roman laurels crowning the flags, perhaps You have right Adam made in a garage [:'(]

LarryP · Post by **LarryP** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:45 pm

ORIGINAL: Adam Parker

Hi Larry, I couldn't load a bigger picture but somewhere there is a hidden arty unit that just support fired on me as I moved into the hex and actually walked into the hard to see enemy unit.

The exclamation seems to suggest hidden arty fire.

Are there tooltips when hovering the mouse over things? [&:]

Adam Parker · Post by **Adam Parker** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:13 pm

To see a unit you have to click on it Larry [:(]

Here's an oddity - the phantom 2nd Panzer Division in the Vyazma scenario. First pic on a bridge, second pic moved a hex:

Adam Parker · Post by **Adam Parker** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:14 pm

The second pic.

Erik Rutins · Post by **Erik Rutins** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:23 pm

Adam,

As you can see in your first screenshot, you do not have visibility into the hexes beyond the enemy unit you attacked. There was indeed artillery in support of the enemy and the exclamation mark shows supporting fire and where it originated from. So now you know they have artillery in support. Or are you saying you did not attack that adjacent unit?

As far as the second screenshot goes, that looks like a visual bug. If you save and reload, is the unit's model still missing?

Ola,

Victory laurels are certainly not a period-specific symbol, they have become a general symbol, which was used in this game to show which are the key objectives.

Regards,

- Erik

Erik Rutins · Post by **Erik Rutins** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:24 pm

ORIGINAL: LarryP
Are there tooltips when hovering the mouse over things? [&:]

Yes, there are. When you hover the mouse over a unit, for example, some info on it shows up in the bottom info area. Similarly if you hover over any button or icon, a tooltip explaining it pops up. Supporting fire and that icon are explained in the manual, as far as I can recall.

Adam Parker · Post by **Adam Parker** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:42 pm

Hi Erik:

1. The Pic 1 comment was that it's hard to see the enemy unit in the city I walked into. I thougt it looked vacant.

2. Yes I can replicate the 2nd Pz Bug. One time when the unit moved it looked normal. 2 times when the unit moved it spun to the destination hex!

Here's more pics from the same save,

Pic 1 - 2nd Pz now starting under (no, it's part inside) the bridge:

Adam Parker · Post by **Adam Parker** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:42 pm

2nd Pz after spinning to its new hex:

Erik Rutins · Post by **Erik Rutins** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:45 pm

"Spun to its destination hex" - I have not seen that, though I have seen a unit spin in place when alt-tabbing out of the game to the desktop and stop spinning in place when I return to the game. Are you running full screen or windowed? If you can duplicate this from a save file, can you e-mail me the save file to erikr@matrixgames.com and instructions please?

Adam Parker · Post by **Adam Parker** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:47 pm

Note folks that after you save a game, the weather you get on firing it up will be random.

Take advantage of the good weather before saving!

Adam Parker · Post by **Adam Parker** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:49 pm

Sure Erik - save on it's way. Playing full screen.

Best,
Adam.

moltobenny · Post by **moltobenny** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:50 pm

Note folks that after you save a game, the weather you get on firing it up will be random.

Izzat true?

LarryP · Post by **LarryP** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:49 pm

ORIGINAL: Adam Parker

To see a unit you have to click on it Larry [:(]

Adam, I thank you. I'm following this thread, and the others about this game. [:)]

JudgeDredd · Post by **JudgeDredd** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:32 am

Adam

re your first post...sorry m8, but (to coin a phrase from a British advert) you need to go to spec savers...the unit is clearly visible to me, even without my glasses on [:'(]

Adam Parker · Post by **Adam Parker** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:16 am

Judge! You're looking at a screen pic with a clue! Wait till you see the whole map and you're... oh you'll see when you buy it.

Anyway, this is for Judge only (assuming you don't yet have the game).

In 3 seconds - just a glance - what's in this hex?

JudgeDredd · Post by **JudgeDredd** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:09 am

ok - good point.

Seem to be some graphical overlay issues as I managed to see in your other posts. But the first one (clue or not) a soldier unit is quite clear. I'm not saying it couldn't be clearer [:D]

Adam Parker · Post by **Adam Parker** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:10 am

LOL! Enjoy the game mate, it's worth a try [:)]

Btw it's a flak gun!

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