(Download Now Available - v3.0) Yet another counter/weather mod

[apec]

Hi Mark, thanks for the effort [:)]. The overall effect is great anyway! Regards

[ncc1701e]

ORIGINAL: mroyer

Zovs: Alternative for "traditional" square counters

Alternate counters with all squares just for Don Lazov.

I like it very much [:)]

[Barthheart]

Great colour choices. Was hoping someone would change the Brits to tan, US to olive drab. Maybe do the Russians in brown-yellow instead of red. Canadians should be brownish.

[TrogusP96]

Wow. Looks very good. What kind of system and monitor does will it take to generate those counter images. Amazing or are they like video games with the cinematic trailers looking one way and in game play looking another?[8D]

[mroyer]

ORIGINAL: TrogusP96

Wow. Looks very good. What kind of system and monitor does will it take to generate those counter images. Amazing or are they like video games with the cinematic trailers looking one way and in game play looking another?[8D]

[:)] your mileage may vary!

But seriously, I am just using a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 tablet/computer with a 1920x1080 monitor hooked up via a docking module. There is not special graphics card or anything like that.

Those images are simply cut-n-pasted screen shots.

-Mark R.

[Hairog]

I've used the free program, Paint.net, for years. It works on these low density graphics very nicely. I was an instructor for Adobe Illustrator so I know what vector graphics can do but they are usually overkill for this type of project.

[Zovs]

Mark that looks just fantastic! Many thanks and can’t wait!

[mroyer]

ORIGINAL: Hairog
I've used the free program, Paint.net, for years. It works on these low density graphics very nicely. I was an instructor for Adobe Illustrator so I know what vector graphics can do but they are usually overkill for this type of project.

I use a combination of Microsoft Power Point and GIMP. It turns out, power point can make great beveled counters that I cut-n-paste into GIMP. GIMP is a free, ultra-powerful graphics imaging software package, but it comes strong learning curve.

ORIGINAL: zovs
Mark that looks just fantastic! Many thanks and can’t wait!

You're welcome Don. Don, how do I know your name? You use to hang around the Europa forums right? Or did I meet you at an Origins many years ago?


-Mark R.

[Zovs]

Mark yes I used to hang around the old Genie list way way back in the 8 baud modem days when you paid $19.95 a month for dial up and dreamed of 14.4 k modems and drooled at the thought of the ridiculous 56k modems lol. I had an ongoing sub to TEM and wrote a couple of things, used to play Europa a lot, that and ASL were my favorite game systems. I also used to be on the Europa mailing list for the Yahoo groups, and we exchanged texts or emails or whatever on that list at one time or another, pretty sure.

[mroyer]

ORIGINAL: Zovs

Mark yes I used to hang around the old Genie list way way back in the 8 baud modem days when you paid $19.95 a month for dial up and dreamed of 14.4 k modems and drooled at the thought of the ridiculous 56k modems lol. I had an ongoing sub to TEM and wrote a couple of things, used to play Europa a lot, that and ASL were my favorite game systems. I also used to be on the Europa mailing list for the Yahoo groups, and we exchanged texts or emails or whatever on that list at one time or another, pretty sure.

Wait a minute... I could have written that! Genie... Europa... ASL... Yahoo... all true for me to [:)]

[AlvaroSousa]

The 3 infantry markers are for different types. One isn't being used which would be for future expansion.

[mroyer]

ORIGINAL: Alvaro Sousa

The 3 infantry markers are for different types. One isn't being used which would be for future expansion.

Ahhh... nice. So, it's not division, small corps and large corps then.
Can I ask what the types are?

Also, I have the same question for the three naval units in the template. One is clearly for night (at least I think). What are the other two for?


Thanks for the responses Alvaro. Really having a great time with this game and looking forward to more patches!!!

-Mark R.

[AlvaroSousa]

1 = HQ
2 = Garrison mode
3 = empty probably will be motorized
4 = empty probably will be heavy unit not sure yet.
5 = infantry div, corp, or army

naval images
sub fleet
naval day
naval night

[mroyer]

Thanks Alvaro for the quick response!
-Mark R.

[Fintilgin]

ORIGINAL: Alvaro Sousa

1 = HQ
2 = Garrison mode
3 = empty probably will be motorized
4 = empty probably will be heavy unit not sure yet.
5 = infantry div, corp, or army

naval images
sub fleet
naval day
naval night

Does this mean it will not ever be possible to have div/corp/army visually distinguished on the counter more easily? I find them all looking the same to be pretty frustrating.

[Zovs]

XX = division
XXX = corps
XXXX = army

Can’t be any simpler then that been that way in board war games since 1958.

[AlvaroSousa]

The sizes are changed in the editor. Units can be set different sizes.

[Hoyt Burrass]

ORIGINAL: mroyer

This is my favorite...where is the download???

[mroyer]

Hoyt Burrass,
Downloads don't exist yet. What I posted so far are prototypes to see how it looks and get feedback. I still need to polish up the majors and do enough of the minors before it makes sense to post a download version. (Soon... I hope [;)] )

-Mark R.

[Zovs]

Seconded where is the downloads Mark?