Counter Mod

[Magpius]

[font="Arial"]Here's one you all might like.
I've moved away from the Nato look for something more like the old strategic command 1.
Thanks.[/font]
Please note, country colours are changed in the scenario folder countries.csv file. I can post colour codes to match the picture if required.


(Picture from the Guam Scenario)

[Magpius]

[font="Arial"]Here is the zip.[/font]
(Also working on putting this back into TOW.)

[Magpius]

Here is the sample sheet.

[doomtrader]

This looks amazing!

[Rasputitsa]

Thanks, nice job as usual.

I would be interested in how the 'countries.csv' file is edited, as I would like to try some unit colour changes. [:)]

[Tomokatu]

Rasputitsa, there's a general modding tutorial on Wastelands' own forum
http://forum.wastelands-interactive.com/viewtopic.php?t=1865
but you might need to register and ask the developers' team directly if that doesn't satisfy your needs.
 
At the very least you'll need tools. Firstly, a text editor which does NOT insert unwanted or hidden characters and then a spreadsheet reader and/or editor which can distinguish semi-colon separated values.

[Rasputitsa]

Thanks for the info. [:)]

[Magpius]

Here are the country colours I use for SOP.
It will of course come down to personal preferences.
I prefer a lighter colour palette, as the counters end up less colour intense and a little more like cardboard counters.
All you need to do is open the countries.csv file in each scenario folder, and modify the code highlighted. NB: Just the 1st colour code only, the others are not currently used.
-Enjoy

[Magpius]

[font="times new roman"]There may be a unit tweak in the works, as I have not tested this mod, particularly when the units have double digit values, it may encroach on level indicators etc...
(only a matter of altering a couple of .csv files).
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[Frido1207]

Beautiful looking counters.
Fantastic work.

[Razz1]

Is used that green for USA but it is very difficult to see the ships when zoomed out.

It was hell playing as Japanese as every turn you had to zoom in and move arounfd the map to see the ships.

The darker blue is much better for PBEM

[Magpius]

As I said, the colours are personal preference, I play on my map mod, that compliments lighter coloured tiles.

To each their own.

If you prefer darker colours, then you could invert the .png symbols, (from black to white), and mod the unit values in the .csv file, and you'd be good to go.
I've seen plenty of mods here that stem from my original set, and freely encourage anyone to do so.

[Rasputitsa]

Thanks very much for the graphic, it will be very useful. I also prefer lighter colours, using a lighter map pallete. It is a matter of personal preference and it is nice to be able to be able to choose. [:)]

[axisandallies]

ORIGINAL: Agent S

[font="Arial"]Here is the zip.[/font]
(Also working on putting this back into TOW.)

Yes but when?

[Magpius]

Soon; finishing some terrain tweaks for TOW too.
Once they are done, I'll include the unit mod with them.

[axisandallies]

Thank You Agent S. I seem to have a problem getting this to show up in the SOTP units files. I downloaded the file and put it into the data gxf folder but no luck!? Am I doing this wrong? TOW is one of my all time favorite games. I enjoy this game to.

[Magpius]

A+A,
This sounds obvious, but sometimes even the most basic can be overlooked...
you need to place these into a new folder.
data/gfx/[UnitsSkin]Agent
once done it should be selectable.
I hope this is not teaching you to suck eggs.
TOW mod soon, I agree, it is a fun game.

[Magpius]

...and they wont work in TOW yet until I check the .csv files, as they are different in both games.

[axisandallies]

Thank you Agent S![:D]

[SeaMonkey]

If you remember Agent, jbrunnel's counter mod was the best, IMO, for SC1. The counters, except infantry, changed as the tech levels advanced. For instance, Pz1 for 0 tech, Pz11 for 1, PzIII, for 2, PzIV = tech level 3, 4th level was the Tiger 1, and 5th level was the Panther. These were all nation specific for the types that were introduced throughout the war.

Overall a very nice touch, to bad the game doesn't play as well as SC.[;)]