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ORIGINAL: captskillet

Question for all you artists out there, where can I find a freeware/shareware (if they are outthere) image editing program that you can take exixting images and apply 3-D like effects, etc.?

Sorry Capt, I don't...you could try Image Forge (just do a quick internet search) It's free, you might find what you want...

B

Gary, Amagi and Tosa are done.

Email me and I'll send you the files - anyone else interested PM me likewise..(examples below)

B

Cobra, new ship side job for you.

Trafalgar and Queen Victoria

Cobra Aus

I'd rather have those than the damn fugly slow Rs.

ORIGINAL: Big B

Gary, Amagi and Tosa are done.

Email me and I'll send you the files - anyone else interested PM me likewise..(examples below)

B

Thanks Big B! They may not have been as quick as Settsu but they were well, well worth the wait! As they say the best things come to the patient. Spectacular sides! [&o][&o][&o] Now the hard part, narrowing it down to one side each. [:D]

I'm sending you an e-mail in a few minutes. [:)]

Gary

Another request for you Big B when you get a chance. This one is from Admiral Furashita's hypothetical fleet http://www.combinedfleet.com/furashita/furamain.htm#ijn. Called Chichibu, it's a stretched cruiser mounting 2 x 2 16" and 1 x 3 6" guns, a kind of Japanese version of the pocket battleship. The 6" turret is the aftmost one I believe (Y position I think it's called?).

This will probably wrap up my requests for special Japanese ships. She'll probably arrive sometime mid war as one of Japan's desperate "miracle weapons". The Japanese build queue is going to be stressed enough as it is.

Many thanks! [:)]

ORIGINAL: Gary Childress

Another request for you Big B when you get a chance. This one is from Admiral Furashita's hypothetical fleet http://www.combinedfleet.com/furashita/furamain.htm#ijn. Called Chichibu, it's a stretched cruiser mounting 2 x 2 16" and 1 x 3 6" guns, a kind of Japanese version of the pocket battleship. The 6" turret is the aftmost one I believe (Y position I think it's called?).

This will probably wrap up my requests for special Japanese ships. She'll probably arrive sometime mid war as one of Japan's desperate "miracle weapons". The Japanese build queue is going to be stressed enough as it is.

Many thanks! [:)]

Ok, I'm finishing up the Dutch CL's - as soon as I'm done with those, it won't take too long[;)]

B

Well done on Amagi and Tosa, Big B! Gary's right, they're fantastic [:)]

hello friends..just a quick question about ship sides colors. Is the ship a different layer than the background in the game. i.e. do I need to change EVERY single ship file in the game to have these great backgrounds ( the clouds, the sun etc. ) or is it just one back ground file ?

thank you

hello friends..just a quick question about ship sides colors. Is the ship a different layer than the background in the game. i.e. do I need to change EVERY single ship file in the game to have these great backgrounds ( the clouds, the sun etc. ) or is it just one back ground file ?

Sadly no Oliver.. each ship side is an individual bitmap. You'd have to change every ship file.. however I think Big B is working on that right now [8D]

ORIGINAL: Alikchi

hello friends..just a quick question about ship sides colors. Is the ship a different layer than the background in the game. i.e. do I need to change EVERY single ship file in the game to have these great backgrounds ( the clouds, the sun etc. ) or is it just one back ground file ?

Sadly no Oliver.. each ship side is an individual bitmap. You'd have to change every ship file.. however I think Big B is working on that right now [8D]

thank you !

uh-oh I use three different add-ons. I didnt liked 100% of someones changes, so I took of the single files I liked most and copied them together...( like I did on the plane side art ) ....

BigB go go go !

ORIGINAL: Big B


Ok, I'm finishing up the Dutch CL's - as soon as I'm done with those, it won't take too long[;)]

B

Thanks Big B! [:)] Please let me know when the Dutch CL's are done and uploaded on rogueusmc's site as well. I'll be putting them in the mod along with your British and American treaty cruisers which I've already added. [8D]

Do you plan on reworking the IJN as you did the Allies at some point also? If not would it take much groveling to talk you into it? [:D]

Gary

ORIGINAL: Gary Childress

ORIGINAL: Big B


Ok, I'm finishing up the Dutch CL's - as soon as I'm done with those, it won't take too long[;)]

B

Thanks Big B! [:)] Please let me know when the Dutch CL's are done and uploaded on rogueusmc's site as well. I'll be putting them in the mod along with your British and American treaty cruisers which I've already added. [8D]

Do you plan on reworking the IJN as you did the Allies at some point also? If not would it take much groveling to talk you into it? [:D]

Gary

Dutch are up, check the main area

Yes Gary, I'm going to re-do all the Japanese as well - in fact, I am going to do them next now that the Dutch are out of the way... (but someone keeps asking for special ships! Just kidding you[:D])

B

ORIGINAL: Big B

Dutch are up, check the main area

Yes Gary, I'm going to re-do all the Japanese as well - in fact, I am going to do them next now that the Dutch are out of the way... (but someone keeps asking for special ships! Just kidding you[:D])

B

Who could be doing that? [8|] <--tries to look innocent [:D]

Gary

PS. thanks for the Dutch CLs. Just implemented them in the game. I'll post one below just to show it off, along with a photo of Java's sister Sumatra below it.

For Big B!

I have to say Your artwork is the best so far!!! Do YOu plan to do the biger USN ships? (Fast BBs and CVs etc)?

Also a Montana class art would be very nice to have!

Cheers

Link to USN never weres

ORIGINAL: csatahajos

For Big B!

I have to say Your artwork is the best so far!!! Do YOu plan to do the biger USN ships? (Fast BBs and CVs etc)?

Also a Montana class art would be very nice to have!

Cheers

Thanks for the compliment. Yes, I am going to get around to tackling the major vessels like CVs and BBs after I get the Japanese cruisers finished, and I would even like to try my hand at the destroyers too - but please be patient, it generally takes a long time to do justice to just ONE ship at a time..

(Oh yes, I wouldn't mind trying a few US Never-Were's either)

B

Hi Big B, one more itsy bitsy request for the Japanese when you get a chance, then I'll definitely be finished with the IJN (I plan on adding a few DDs also but they will be based on existing game designs).

I'd like to add two or three CLAAs to their building queue based on this model. I think it would have made a lot of sense for the IJN to incorporate a few of these in their fleet later on in the war. It'll fill up the queue with a lot of extra ships so whoever is playing the Japanese will definitely have to play around a bit halting/accelerating various ships to get the ones he deems most important.

Many thanks! [&o][&o][&o]

Gary

ORIGINAL: Gary Childress

Hi Big B, one more itsy bitsy request for the Japanese when you get a chance, then I'll definitely be finished with the IJN (I plan on adding a few DDs also but they will be based on existing game designs).
...............

Ok, no prob - just be patient (doing all this around my work schedule)

B

Just got the art for Chichibu from Big B! Thankyou Brian! [&o][&o][&o] With 4 16" guns and a speed of 33kts the Allies are going to be very nervous indeed. And since she's a convoy raider at heart, I'll probably give her a good amount of endurance for those long missions away from home. As soon as I nail down the rest of the stats for this monster I'll post a screen shot in my Mod Progress thread.