Question on art

[Dnil]

Does the aircraft silouette bitmap have to match exactly on size in order to work or will file name be sufficient? I would like to redo all the aircraft to be more accurate. Just wondering as to what leeway I have in this.

[brent_2]

I haven't messed with them myself (yet), but if you are modifying them you need to keep inside the boxes drawn in the bmp, the game references the coordinates of those squares to show the right plane in the dialog boxes (if my reading on these subjects so far is correct).

I'm sure someone else can tell you definitively.

[Hard Sarge]

Hi Dnil
have you looked at any of the work already done so far ?

believe there was new art work on the ships and planes

(well, more then believe, since I downloaded them. and use them )

if not, think they should be over at Spookies site

HARD_Sarge

[Dnil]

yep been to spooks site but didn't see any new aircraft art. Ships are fine and so are most of the planes, just the top view on some are well funny.

[Hard Sarge]

Hmmm, remember the ship's getting new art work, could of sworn there was new Plane art too ?, maybe one of the patches made some changes to the art work, and that is what I am remembering ??

if not, get to work and make some new ones , I am sure we would all love to see them (and use them, once you get them how you want)

HARD_Sarge

[Marc von Martial]

Originally posted by Hard Sarge
Hmmm, remember the ship's getting new art work, could of sworn there was new Plane art too ?, maybe one of the patches made some changes to the art work, and that is what I am remembering ??

if not, get to work and make some new ones , I am sure we would all love to see them (and use them, once you get them how you want)

HARD_Sarge

Yes we added a few fixes to wing shapes via patches.

Which ones especially look "funny" ?

[Dnil]

i think its the b26 and the kingfisher. I was just looking at them again, the topview ones, and what i think is throwing me off is the clipping for the coordinates, it cuts off parts of the tails on some. Not a big deal, most look great, just wanted to touch a few up for my personal obsessions.

[Cap Mandrake]

This is a bit compulsive too, but the scale irregularities on the overhead shots on multi-aircraft missions are a bit troubling (B-25 about the same size as P-39). I have the "don't show combat graphics" flag set anyway:) But for WITP, I would rather see a more distant graphic of bombers and "little fellows" (maybe in sepia tones like an aged B&W WWII Photo) with a list of participating aircraft (with bomb loads?) off to the side.


The color elevations of the planes look a bit pixilated even with my comp set on 1024 by whatever. What about B&W silhouettes as might be seen on a Civil Defense Aircraft ID Chart. My dad used to have a set of WWII aircraft silhouette cards from when he was a child..might be a cool idea.


Cheers