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RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 6:40 am
by apec
Hi Mark, thanks for the effort [:)]. The overall effect is great anyway! Regards
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:13 pm
by ncc1701e
ORIGINAL: mroyer
Zovs: Alternative for "traditional" square counters
Alternate counters with all squares just for Don Lazov.
I like it very much [:)]
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:41 pm
by 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.
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:01 pm
by 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]
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 6:27 pm
by 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.
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 12:51 am
by 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.
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:49 am
by Zovs
Mark that looks just fantastic! Many thanks and can’t wait!
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 9:03 am
by 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.
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 10:45 am
by 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.
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 10:55 am
by 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 [:)]
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 12:50 pm
by AlvaroSousa
The 3 infantry markers are for different types. One isn't being used which would be for future expansion.
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 3:29 pm
by 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.
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 4:37 pm
by 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
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 4:56 pm
by mroyer
Thanks Alvaro for the quick response!
-Mark R.
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 5:51 pm
by 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.
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 10:48 pm
by Zovs
XX = division
XXX = corps
XXXX = army
Can’t be any simpler then that been that way in board war games since 1958.
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 12:02 am
by AlvaroSousa
The sizes are changed in the editor. Units can be set different sizes.
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:50 am
by Hoyt Burrass
ORIGINAL: mroyer
This is my favorite...where is the download???
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:56 am
by 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.
RE: Yet another counter/weather mod
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:58 am
by Zovs
Seconded where is the downloads Mark?
