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RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:55 pm
by swatter555
Go for it! I should have it ready soon.
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:25 am
by swatter555
Enjoy everyone! Now I think its time for me to enjoy the game. Let me know if you find any "bugs".
http://www.4shared.com/file/120915260/f ... Mod_2.html
To the moderators: It might be easier to start a new thread so there arent multiple downloading links, and delete this one.
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:13 pm
by Mike Parker
This is an excellent counter mod swatter!
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:29 pm
by pvthudson01
These pictures make me get excited as a wargamer nerd. I think I will have to get this game now and use these counters. Super good work
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:08 pm
by Wolfe1759
Just wanted to add my voice to the chorus as a long time board wargamer and say thanks for an excellent counter mod
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:02 am
by swatter555
I hear the praise and appreciate it.
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:21 am
by Fintilgin
Awesome.
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:24 am
by Haplo_Patryn
Great mod. Thank you!
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:19 pm
by NefariousKoel
Hey Swatter? You have any plans to update this mod to 1.60? It doesn't work properly with the new version. [:(]
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:39 pm
by Bleck
Just in case he decide to upgrade here is little help for him:
tm.asp?m=2216887
If any problems upgrading mod, I'm waiting for questions
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:42 pm
by LarryP
ORIGINAL: NefariousKoel
Hey Swatter? You have any plans to update this mod to 1.60? It doesn't work properly with the new version. [:(]
Yeah, I'm bummed out about these counters not working now. [:(]
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:37 pm
by parusski
Bummed out here too. As a matter of fact, I don't want to play till I can use these counters. They were perfect in my eyes.
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:32 am
by Uxbridge
Totally agree with you, guys. I'm using my own graphics, but I don't want to play anything before I have finished them. Its a bit strange that one can be so graphically oriented, but I have noticed this in many other circumstances too. As a youngster I had great problems liking music if the LP-cover was in the rather common black and white with high contrast. Same goes for books. With a crude cover the words inside them seems to suffer in a most peculiar way.
I wasn't going to start any work with the graphics until 1.60 was safely in port, but I couldn't contain myself and yesterday afternoon I was hard at work doing it. Hopefully I will be ready later tonight.
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:18 pm
by Michael the Pole
As someone who is completely awestruck by anyone who can get a computer to draw a tic-tac-toe board, I think that the whole thing is amazing. I hope that Swatter is working on an update, and I cant wait to see what Uxbridge comes up with.
I have some suggestions/reminders, though. You need to be able to distinguish between strategic bombers, bombers and fighters (we've apparently abandoned the idea of ground attack aircraft in 1.60) I've always had problems distinguishing between battle units and patrol units and even subs. For all of us old color blind farts, it helps to use radically different colors for each country. (I was having a tough time distinguishing Swatter's Russiams from Americans from British troops.) It would sure be nice if you could put some sort of symbol on the counters to distinguish SS and Soviet Gaurd units from the "goats." I thought Swatter's black armored symbols would be kool -- perhaps all black NATO symbals for SS and all red for Soviet Gaurds?
Thanks in advance for all your hard work![&o]
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:53 pm
by Uxbridge
There will be a lot of colours on my counters. Divisions will be separated from corps with filled symbols in black; different tech-levels will be shown in different colours. Air units (only) will have a blue background, probably dark blue for bombers (most important to spot easily). I haven't yet decided how to do the air symbols. To few pixels to make really good differentiation. But I'll figure something out. Presently struggling with not to well-known features of Photoshop.
All in all, I like the game to look like a GMT-boardgame.
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:35 pm
by Tomokatu
I shall wait. It will be worth waiting.
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:25 pm
by swatter555
It shouldn't be a big deal, Ill update them. Ill also take a look at the colors I was using again, see if I can make them clearer for colorblind folks (which includes me). I am not sure if I want to make distinctive planes for each nation, but who knows I might. I am also going to switch Soviet units to corps and armies.
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:29 pm
by LarryP
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RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:14 am
by swatter555
ORIGINAL: Michael the Pole
As someone who is completely awestruck by anyone who can get a computer to draw a tic-tac-toe board, I think that the whole thing is amazing. I hope that Swatter is working on an update, and I cant wait to see what Uxbridge comes up with.
I have some suggestions/reminders, though. You need to be able to distinguish between strategic bombers, bombers and fighters (we've apparently abandoned the idea of ground attack aircraft in 1.60) I've always had problems distinguishing between battle units and patrol units and even subs. For all of us old color blind farts, it helps to use radically different colors for each country. (I was having a tough time distinguishing Swatter's Russiams from Americans from British troops.) It would sure be nice if you could put some sort of symbol on the counters to distinguish SS and Soviet Gaurd units from the "goats." I thought Swatter's black armored symbols would be kool -- perhaps all black NATO symbals for SS and all red for Soviet Gaurds?
Thanks in advance for all your hard work![&o]
Sorry to say that special units such as guards and SS troops don't get special chits. The good news is that fighters, tac bombers, and strat bombers get their own chits, broken down by tech level in addition. A very nice improvement. Ill work on them tonight and see where that gets me.
Note- Ill will be posting the new counters in a clean thread.
RE: My Counters Mod
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:10 am
by swatter555
I have done some initial work, here is what I have at this moment. This is a screen from Overlord. I am wondering why aircraft counters no longer display type (div/corps)?
