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ORIGINAL: AxelNL

Remember your impression of the Italian colour? "Sickly" I believe your said. Well that would suit the Chinese army much better, and you have managed to find the appropriate yellow colour! So in short: it is much better than the fresh, happy-go-lucky flower yellow they originally have. Although for the morale of the Chinese player it might be better to stick with the original.

The new Jap colour is more subdued than the original. As if they have already been fading away in the backwaters of Chinese hinterland, kicking back hordes of sickly looking Chinese corpses hex after hex, not seeing the end of it, plagued by supply problems.

So I think your colours are adding a more realistic flavour, which impresses me. I will have to betatest this to see how that works out for me.

Next nations of the chopping block are Germany (Hunter Green), USSR (Brown), Italy (Azurri), and France (still thinking). been working on some examples but not yet finalized.

Japan Yellow is not gonna happen. It just did not pan out for me. Someone else will have better luck i'm sure.

France. Historically, the French should be white...

ORIGINAL: Centuur

France. Historically, the French should be white...

Gold on royal blue could also be nice - although than the Dutch need a different colour (we would look too much french with white on royal blue). Dutch could be Orange?

ORIGINAL: AxelNL

ORIGINAL: Centuur

France. Historically, the French should be white...

Gold on royal blue could also be nice - although than the Dutch need a different colour (we would look too much french with white on royal blue). Dutch could be Orange?

warspite1

I wonder why the Dutch weren't Orange in he boardgame? Its the obvious colour for them.

I remember that in earlier versions Orange was used for some non-specifc counters representing neutral minors? Or is that a different game I remember?

ORIGINAL: AxelNL

I remember that in earlier versions Orange was used for some non-specifc counters representing neutral minors? Or is that a different game I remember?

warspite1

Didn't that awful AH 3rd Reich game have orangey brown counters for all minors?

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: AxelNL

I remember that in earlier versions Orange was used for some non-specifc counters representing neutral minors? Or is that a different game I remember?

warspite1

Didn't that awful AH 3rd Reich game have orangey brown counters for all minors?

Yep - that's it. How could I have mixed that![8|]

ORIGINAL: AxelNL

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: AxelNL

I remember that in earlier versions Orange was used for some non-specifc counters representing neutral minors? Or is that a different game I remember?

warspite1

Didn't that awful AH 3rd Reich game have orangey brown counters for all minors?

Yep - that's it. How could I have mixed that![8|]

warspite1

Okay WarHunter - go to it, Orange and Black for the Dutch troops please [:)]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: AxelNL

ORIGINAL: warspite1


warspite1

Didn't that awful AH 3rd Reich game have orangey brown counters for all minors?

Yep - that's it. How could I have mixed that![8|]

warspite1

Okay WarHunter - go to it, Orange and Black for the Dutch troops please [:)]

warspite1

Oh, and Red and Green for the Portugese please [:)]

You have all been busy i see. so have i [>:]

Here are Portugal and Netherlands.

If they pass the taste test. I'll add them and Spain, to USA, Japan and China Mod. Which should be finished tomorrow.

Then you can all tell me how that Lend Lease stripe is annoying. [:'(]

Do these colors fit the bill?

ORIGINAL: WarHunter

You have all been busy i see. so have i [>:]

Here are Portugal and Netherlands.

If they pass the taste test. I'll add them and Spain, to USA, Japan and China Mod. Which should be finished tomorrow.

Then you can all tell me how that Lend Lease stripe is annoying. [:'(]

Do these colors fit the bill?

warspite1

**** me! These look absolutely fantastic. Far, far better than I had hoped. Great work - thanks!

Excellent!

WarHunter - sorry, just to be clear, I assume we can download the countries individually i.e. if we want some changes but not all can we do so, as opposed to all being on one mod file? Thanks.

BTW I keep looking at those Dutch counters - they are soooo good. I actually feel inspired to do some more write-ups!

...and I feel inspired to play the game even more - first khaki Brits, now the Dutch go orange!

I had no problems installing the Brit mod and, like Warspite, it would be good to know if these can be downloaded without affecting the other settings.

Thanks for this.

ORIGINAL: warspite1

WarHunter - sorry, just to be clear, I assume we can download the countries individually i.e. if we want some changes but not all can we do so, as opposed to all being on one mod file? Thanks.

BTW I keep looking at those Dutch counters - they are soooo good. I actually feel inspired to do some more write-ups!

What i plan to do is put Spain, Portugal and Netherlands out as a package mod to be used with Kif. I don't expect many players will want to change the Major powers colors that i'm working towards.

My thinking is if someone is going to use the mod, they probably downloaded Kif already. Otherwise i have to create multipule combinations for all known contingencies.
Its a better use of my time to just wait for a specific combination to be asked for.

Kif with Spain (page 13, 21, 22 Supplemental nations)
Kif with Portugal (Page 20, 22 Minor nations)
Kif with Netherlands (Page 9, 19, 21, 22 Minor nations)
Kif with Spain & Portugal (see above)
Kif with Spain & Netherlands (see above)
Kif with Portugal & Netherlands (see above)

Kif with Spain, Portugal & Netherlands (see above)This is the one to be for download tomorrow.

Eventually after the Major power nations are done i'll visit the minor nations not yet recolored. Poland, Yugoslavia, Greece and all the axis minors top the list.

So long term i should have a Major Powers mod. Minor nations mod. Major and minor nation mod. All compatible with Kif. If someone wants a specific combination of nations. I can work with that person one on one.

Here's a look at what is included for Spain, Portugal and Netherlands.

Warspite1,

Its unfortunate but the ability to pick and choose what nations you want can not be done. We would have to work with each other and find out what you want and dont want. Everything is on 22 bitmaps and 3 files really. What you want to see on the screen is based on just that. They are the core.

Currently i have the game installed 6 times just so i can play and mod without making a mistake and screwing things up so i have to start over.

Install 1 Clean no changes no mods virgin
Install 2 Every mod i can find and more back up for Renaming air and land mod found here
Install 3 Khaki in Flames
Install 4 Khaki in Flames Major powers recolor mod
Install 5 Khaki in Flames Minor nations recolor
Install 6 The messy desk, make all mistakes here, try out things also renaming land and air mod.

Imagine having folders to plug in depending what combinations of nations i want to play modded. Yeah i'm working on that, more of a whisper of an idea than rock solid fact. [;)]

Since I am not sold on the Hunter Green for Germany (I dunno, grey is just perfect for them) I am happy you will release the minors + KIF.

I also really like the US, China, and Japan and wouldn't mind all of those included as well.

Like I said, the only one i'm iffy on is the Germany.

ORIGINAL: markb50k

Since I am not sold on the Hunter Green for Germany (I dunno, grey is just perfect for them) I am happy you will release the minors + KIF.

I also really like the US, China, and Japan and wouldn't mind all of those included as well.

Like I said, the only one i'm iffy on is the Germany.

After i actually get some time into the European nations. You may find a green German is as effective as a grey one. [:D]
Glad to know you and others have expressed a desire to try them out.
Thank you

2 posts for mod downloads now up.

1 for just Spain, Netherlands and Portugal.

Another for USA, Japan, China and the ones above.

Let me know if anything does not look right.

No rest for the weary. [:)]

Italy colors are rolling off the line. Azzurri, is a nice blue color.