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RE: Air unit distinctions
Euh... Just look at the same area in a "real" map:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/
Just look at Antwerpen and Brussel position between a real map and WP map.
Just look at the distance between Antwerpen and Rotterdam.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/
Just look at Antwerpen and Brussel position between a real map and WP map.
Just look at the distance between Antwerpen and Rotterdam.
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RE: Air unit distinctions
The scale is challenging for the smaller countries, we have to accept it, but that does not make it easier on the eye and mind.
Again OT for this thread.
Good work on the mods.
Again OT for this thread.
Good work on the mods.
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RE: Air unit distinctions
Maybe Rotterdam should have been one hex closer to Amsterdam, but it's not vital and there may be game considerations for creating a space between the two. Mind also that it's the hexes that dictates the location, not the city or port symbols. If you want to seee something odd, though, look at my poor country. [:)]
RE: Air unit distinctions
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The scale is challenging for the smaller countries, we have to accept it, but that does not make it easier on the eye and mind.
Well no I do not accept it. For a minor country like Germany, having Essen at the same latitude than Amsterdam... Even with a Gall Peter map projection, I have some serious doubts.
We are in 2019. We have all the resources to make serious maps.
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RE: Air unit distinctions
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Maybe Rotterdam should have been one hex closer to Amsterdam, but it's not vital and there may be game considerations for creating a space between the two
Rotterdam in particular is absolutely not in Belgium. The border is misplaced in this case.
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RE: Air unit distinctions
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Just compare.

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RE: Air unit distinctions
Essen should move down a hex, but I think Antwerp and Rotterdam looks fine. Putting the latter further North will only swing the inproper placement the other way, and one will loose the polder-hex between them.
Not for me to decide; it's up to Alvaro.

Not for me to decide; it's up to Alvaro.

RE: Air unit distinctions
To return to the original purpose of this thread, does anyone have a list of the nationality for units on the units.png? I don't know but a token of the flags, and in some cases they are difficult to make out. Knowing what row is what country, would be of good assistance.
RE: Air unit distinctions
does anyone have a list of the nationality for units on the units.png
https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4712920
RE: Air unit distinctions
Oh, thank you – both for telling and posting the list. I saw your original posting of the thread, and have read the last posts in it, but never realized there were two lists in it. Now I can make some changes to units likely to see service in the European theatre.
RE: Air unit distinctions
but never realized there were two lists in it.
Glad to help! And, yeah, it's very easy to miss stuff in these meandering threads.
-Mark R.
RE: Air unit distinctions
Added the HQ-look I had in Strategic Command and gave units more nationality flags.


RE: Air unit distinctions
USSR, North, 1941.


RE: Air unit distinctions
Nice, maybe put some more red inside for the mechanized Russian units, not black. But, I realize this may be generic for every country.
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RE: Air unit distinctions
To make them 2-component, rather than 3-component? I think they will loose depth that way. And like the mind to spot all motorized units from the black center.
RE: Air unit distinctions
I was thinking of something like this. Below a quick and dirty example on one mechanized unit of your above screenshot at Novgorod.


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RE: Air unit distinctions
Frankly, it doesn't look too bad and I'm not following any strict pattern anyway. But I will have the shading slightly different from the base colour.
RE: Air unit distinctions
Now you made me change all major countries' mech-units to red. We'll see how it turns out.
And I took the opportunity to change the counter colour of the Turks too. In a moment och evening humour, last time, I made the decision to have it turqouise. But it turned out rather badly. Now corrected to something less fancy.
And I took the opportunity to change the counter colour of the Turks too. In a moment och evening humour, last time, I made the decision to have it turqouise. But it turned out rather badly. Now corrected to something less fancy.
RE: Air unit distinctions
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Now you made me change all major countries' mech-units to red. We'll see how it turns out.
Sorry, that was my earlier question knowing if this is generic for every country or not. I think the armor / mechanized can be black for the Germans, but for the Russians, the red could be more attractive.
Chancellor Gorkon to Captain James T. Kirk:
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RE: Air unit distinctions
No, no, there's no problem whatsoever. It's not generic. I have to change every unit manually. But I thought it would look good on the other nations as well. Have you tried them now?