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First thing: A strange hex located in 156, 78.

With the mod, it says Blizzard Block??
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Second thing: your new small cities. Perhaps my personal taste, but I prefer just a circle with an unified grey inside like before than something that looks strange. Also, your smallest circles are perhaps a little too small. If they could be a little bigger...
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Third thing: Flak. Even with one level of zoom out, you can't see easily these flak numbers. As I said before, a color code like the standard game will be much easier to distinguish anything. Perhaps the circle outline could be used for this color code.

Also, even at the maximum zoom level, there are overlaps that prevents to see the flak numbers.
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ncc1701e wrote: Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:09 pm First thing: A strange hex located in 156, 78.

With the mod, it says Blizzard Block??
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It really is a blizzard block hex :D In the vanilla graphics this isn't shown, but it is a special hex.
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Fourth thing: Compared to the beautiful Leningrad and Sevastopol, I found that Tobruk and Gabes are a little under graphically speaking.
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I know I am not commenting much, but I do like your work a lot :) Very well done.
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ncc1701e wrote: Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:35 pm Fourth thing: Compared to the beautiful Leningrad and Sevastopol, I found that Tobruk and Gabes are a little under graphically speaking.
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What would you add to Tobruk and Gabes?
The alignment of Gabes is a little off, I will correct that.
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PanzerMike wrote: Wed Nov 30, 2022 8:18 pm
ncc1701e wrote: Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:35 pm Fourth thing: Compared to the beautiful Leningrad and Sevastopol, I found that Tobruk and Gabes are a little under graphically speaking.
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What would you add to Tobruk and Gabes?
The alignment of Gabes is a little off, I will correct that.
Mainly, I would change all bunkers in these two hexes by the ones found in Leningrad, Sevastopol or the Maginot line and that have a better looking.
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Last thing, to avoid little confusion, perhaps consider a red circle outline for the minefields.
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Okay. Tobruk redone
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Looks great. Thanks.
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AA now has colored circles (yellow, orange, red)
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Excellent, thank you so much for doing this.
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Newest version with some of the requests honored:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fx4v8ge83pj7k ... 4.zip?dl=0
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Which unit graphics mod of yours is the one being used in the AAR between Nirosi and MM? Looks great. I'm wondering why some of the units behind the line display "ground unit" while others have the NATO symbol? I assume that the further they are being the line the more FOW so displaying ground unit does not give away whether it is infantry or armour, mechanized. Thanks.
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They are using a mod I put out in October. The last link in this thread contains an updated version of it. It is 99 percent finished and perfectly usable already. Only if somebody points out a goof will I correct it.
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PanzerMike wrote: Sat Dec 03, 2022 2:31 pm Newest version with some of the requests honored:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fx4v8ge83pj7k ... 4.zip?dl=0
Thank you, I will try it shortly.
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Very good 👍

I am looking forward to WP2 with expanded modding capabilities. Alas, that we have to wait for.
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@PanzerMike, I have only one word to describe your mod: Fabulous.

Thanks a lot
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We aim to please :mrgreen:
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