PanzerKrieg Map Mod (DISCUSSION)

[Redmarkus5]

ORIGINAL: LiquidSky

I am happy that you are modding the map...I am having a blast playing the game, and modding it seems too much like work.

It is a lot of work, but I hope to enjoy the game even more after the work is done

[parusski]

ORIGINAL: redmarkus4

ORIGINAL: LiquidSky

I am happy that you are modding the map...I am having a blast playing the game, and modding it seems too much like work.

It is a lot of work, but I hope to enjoy the game even more after the work is done

Listen Mister. You will not be getting any beer until you get ALL your mods done.

[glvaca]

Nice work!
Good to see you're doing the winter map too! Would love to have this for OP Uranus.

[Flaviusx]

The winter map is sweet, gonna grab that mod.

[DerGrenadier]

I definitely love it. Cant wait for the release.

[Redmarkus5]

Smaller, slightly more randomised village shapes.

[Redmarkus5]

A greener option for the summer Steppe...

[Redmarkus5]

With green hills... (for picnics!)

[Redmarkus5]

Votes please!

[jamespcrowley]

For me it is Tan for summer, white for winter. These neutral colours help to make the counters stand out better in contrast and they are the most important elements in the game.

[amatteucci]

I like the greener steppe/green hills variant best.

[Redmarkus5]

OK, I'm feeling the Green more myself, although Tan was my first preference.

However, editing that particular feature isn't hard, so I will be able to provide alternate Tan and Green Mod versions - Orange even, for scenarios bsed on Operation Mars

Zoomed Out Summer Map is basically completed using both the Green and Tan formats...

[skuby]

I like tan map more than green but i ask a question, is it possible to change the names of the city in black font ? I think that with tan background names will be more readable.

Tonight i will try tan mod.

[Redmarkus5]

Zoomed In Summer Green.

No, the text and font/colour cannot be edited. I agree that it needs to be darker. (Correction!!! Text CAN be edited and I am changing all map text to black now).

[Redmarkus5]

Flat town and city location icons and clearer Port icon.

I need to investigate why Odessa etc. are not showing a Port indicator on the map.

[iangelderman]

Looks great, will give it a try once the mod is ready for download. [:)]

[Redmarkus5]

ORIGINAL: SCAF

Looks great, will give it a try once the mod is ready for download. [:)]

Thanks. Version 1 is almost done - modded many of the units images, modded the map. I just have a few Max Zoom images left to complete and then I need to figure the best way for you guys to install. I plan to test the JSGME approach, so you might want to download that free here http://www.gamefront.com/files/20963192/jsgme_setup_exe and read up on it if you have never used it before.

I will provide a simple install walk though, if it works for me.

Version 1 of the Mod showing map and unit images below.

[sol_invictus]

ORIGINAL: amatteucci

I like the greener steppe/green hills variant best.

Yeah I like the middle road best. This darker green is what really appeals to me as the tan just looked too much like N. Africa to me. I read in the manual last night; yeah I couldn't resist getting the game sooner than I had planned; that very large Port cities don't have the Port symbol. Not sure what the reason for that is and no explanation was given that I saw. As always your efforts are much appreciated.

A little off topic but what is your opinion of the way sub-units are shown within Divisions? I definitely want to give them their correct NATO symbol and not the parent Division symbol. Any plans to mod that?


One last thing. What about adding the lines within the Steppe hexes like you have in the pics in your Toned Down Soviet Units thread. That was what I meant when I originally asked adding textures within the hexes. I guess textures wasn't the best word to use. Just something to add some variation within the bex to depict ravines and slightly rolling terrain. The entire hex being one color with no variation at all just looks a tad bland to me.

[Redmarkus5]

Hi.

I haven't played the game much yet so some of the game play issues such as NATO markings etc. haven't been an issue for me. I opened it up, looked at the map and some of the units and thought "I will mod that before I start playing". Give me a few days to think about your comment.

Regarding the ravines etc, let me play around with that also. Maybe in the next release of the mod...

[Flaviusx]

I vastly prefer the green over the tan, which to me still screams "Rommel" more than "Manstein."

The white for winter is perfect. (And better than the offwhite in the game.)