(Closed) My version of the 'Frontline' Mod

[Redmarkus5]

ORIGINAL: laska2k4

is there a version ready to download and test ?

max

Not yet

I am on Map 21 out of 60+. If I get a good amount of time to work on it over the weekend, I should be able to finish, but it depends on my great leader (wife) and the Politburo (kids) LOL

I will ask Cookie Monster to host at his Wiki site. If you want the first 20 maps, let me know here. We could maybe provide them in zip files of 10 maps each, one file every day or two. Having names on the northern maps alone looks fine to me in may game - it just makes me want to finish the rest faster!

[Redmarkus5]

ORIGINAL: redmarkus4

Actually the Russian it gave me was this.

I am thinking that the Russian version would actually look quite cool. I need to see if I can get translations for all town names via Google. Is there a Russian speaker in the forums who would be willing to check the correct spelling for me?

[Redmarkus5]

Another thing we need is a 'Map Master' that shows on the Zoom 5 level which areas are covered by each Zoom 2 map. I am thinking of making this, but maybe there is already one out there? Does anyone know?

[goranw]

ORIGINAL: redmarkus4

Another thing we need is a 'Map Master' that shows on the Zoom 5 level which areas are covered by each Zoom 2 map. I am thinking of making this, but maybe there is already one out there? Does anyone know?

Hi!
A suggestion;
At the same time, on the Zoom5 map, also what areas are covered by each Zoom4 map.
Goran

[Josh]

ORIGINAL: redmarkus4

ORIGINAL: redmarkus4

Actually the Russian it gave me was this.

I am thinking that the Russian version would actually look quite cool. I need to see if I can get translations for all town names via Google. Is there a Russian speaker in the forums who would be willing to check the correct spelling for me?

I think 76mm is from Moscow.
Don't know about Russian townnames though... It certainly would *look* cool, but uhm, I'm afraid we would kind of get lost on the map... I know I would.

[goranw]

Hi!
Here is a typical Soviet ww2 map. Scale 1:2,5 milj.
Russian naming.
Some resemblence otherwise with the WitE map.
Goran

[Rasputitsa]

Nice map, thanks, do you know the date of the original. [:)]

[Redmarkus5]

ORIGINAL: Josh

ORIGINAL: redmarkus4

ORIGINAL: redmarkus4

Actually the Russian it gave me was this.

I am thinking that the Russian version would actually look quite cool. I need to see if I can get translations for all town names via Google. Is there a Russian speaker in the forums who would be willing to check the correct spelling for me?

I agree - Russian-looking, but readable for an English speaker is probably the best objective. Another choice is to show as 'English (Russian)' - both names on the map...

I think 76mm is from Moscow.
Don't know about Russian townnames though... It certainly would *look* cool, but uhm, I'm afraid we would kind of get lost on the map... I know I would.

Maybe a version that shows the names in both English and then Russian?

[Redmarkus5]

Location of Zoom 2 maps... Not 100% accurate, but pretty much on target.

[goranw]

ORIGINAL: Rasputitsa

Nice map, thanks, do you know the date of the original. [:)]

Hi!

Officially from -44 but that cant be true.
Perhaps reprinted then.
The reasons for this are that the borders are not the official ones from-44 and
that the railways are not updated to -44. Ex no rail Cherson - Chrimea.
The map has the borders from 26.6-40 against Germany occupied territory
(Ex Soviet has Cernauti)), but Hungary has not yet gained areas in Rumania and that
happened 30.8.40.
Goran

[Redmarkus5]

OK, after some experiments, I find that even though I can get the Russian translations, I can't type them in Paint.net or paste the text in.

So, the first version of the mod will feature the names from the game displayed on the map...

[bcgames]

No worries; I can't read Russian anyway. Immersion is one thing--confusion is another.

[Redmarkus5]

ORIGINAL: bcgames

No worries; I can't read Russian anyway. Immersion is one thing--confusion is another.

Too right! You should try doing this mod I am confused enough as it is!

[Redmarkus5]

ORIGINAL: GFelz

I like it. One suggestion if I may... use the same spelling as in game. Easier when following AARs etc me thinks. I like the fonts. I would use this. Will this be one large single map?

So, to confirm, I am going with your suggestion and using the in-game names. I had reached Map 23 with the 'Germanic' names but I have now re-done all of those and also completed Map 24 with in-game names only. [so, thanks LOL]

It can't realistically be one single map as that's not how the game's files are setup. There are 63 separate map files at the Zoom 1-3 level (the same files are used for each of those zooms) and each is 3MB in size. If I did stitch them together as a single image, it wouldn't work in the game and would be 189MB in size - too big to work for most people as a planning map and of now use otherwise.

If you did need such a map, you could easily create it from my 63 map files once they are completed...

[Redmarkus5]

If someone wants to help, I need an Excel table listing each town and city and indicating the population and factory level, plus the map number.

Eventually, I will have to create this myself, after I have put all the town names on the map, but it would be a great help if somebody wanted to do it themselves...

[RedLancer]

I'd like to say this took me weeks of work - this is a slimmed version of the city.csv file for GC41. I hope it has the info you need. Remember not every city appears on the map.

[Redmarkus5]

ORIGINAL: Red Lancer

I'd like to say this took me weeks of work - this is a slimmed version of the city.csv file for GC41. I hope it has the info you need. Remember not every city appears on the map.

Fantastic! Many thanks

[Redmarkus5]

Update on progress.

1. Have now completed place names for NW Russia (West of Moscow and North of Kursk).

2. Re-did all Axis territories to use black font - the names were impossible to see in the snow!

3. Names are now based on what is programmed in the game - no extra towns and no move of town locations.

I will complete all maps west of Moscow and then look at adding indicators for size 4 towns and larger, as well as factories.

[Redmarkus5]

Ideas for icons. Comments please?

[Redmarkus5]

Western Ukraine done...