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Fantastic work & counters![&o]

I’m especially happy see the JgPz IV get a slot!
Probably my favorite WWII AFV.
Although not the best. And certainly not the prettiest...

ORIGINAL: SIPRES

I use Pzkw V for the 2 last tech slots.
But I can add Pzkw IV with skirt on tech 3 as per below image.

Great stuff! As for German AT, I would suggest to use Jagdtiger for the last level and Jagdpanter for the penultimate. Ferdinand saw service only in 1943-44 in small numbers and it wasn't so good...[;)]

ORIGINAL: PHalen

Fantastic work & counters![&o]

I’m especially happy see the JgPz IV get a slot!
Probably my favorite WWII AFV.
Although not the best. And certainly not the prettiest...

Thx PHalen
your FW exel file is particulary usefull to define Airforce images.

ORIGINAL: ivanov

ORIGINAL: SIPRES

I use Pzkw V for the 2 last tech slots.
But I can add Pzkw IV with skirt on tech 3 as per below image.

Great stuff! As for German AT, I would suggest to use Jagdtiger for the last level and Jagdpanter for the penultimate. Ferdinand saw service only in 1943-44 in small numbers and it wasn't so good...[;)]

OK for Jagdtiger
Do you have any idea or proposal for heavy tanks (currently Tiger and Koenigstiger)
I was thinking about Maus for the last slot (but only 2 unit were built so I wonder if relevant or not)

ORIGINAL: SIPRES

OK for Jagdtiger
Do you have any idea or proposal for heavy tanks (currently Tiger and Koenigstiger)
I was thinking about Maus for the last slot (but only 2 unit were built so I wonder if relevant or not)

IMO Maus would be ok for the last heavy tank slot. In reality this tank was a bad idea and didn't go into service, but since SC allows for some "what if" outcomes, I think that it would be fine in this game.

I don’t think every tech level necessarily needs a unique picture.
And low tech heavy tanks usually won’t see much action (at least not in my games) since heavy tanks tend to get upgraded on priority and as quickly as possible.
So for German heavy tanks, I would go Tiger I for tech levels 0-2, Tiger II for levels 3 & 4 and Maus for level 5. (The real war ended in -45 but an SC3 campaign can continue into -47.)

Glad you found some use for the ”FWII NATO Counters” Excel file!

It would also be cool if the AT units switched from Towed to Tracked/self-propelled depending on if they have the Mobility upgrade.

ORIGINAL: PHalen

I don’t think every tech level necessarily needs a unique picture.
And low tech heavy tanks usually won’t see much action (at least not in my games) since heavy tanks tend to get upgraded on priority and as quickly as possible.
So for German heavy tanks, I would go Tiger I for tech levels 0-2, Tiger II for levels 3 & 4 and Maus for level 5. (The real war ended in -45 but an SC3 campaign can continue into -47.)

Glad you found some use for the ”FWII NATO Counters” Excel file!

+1

ORIGINAL: Taxman66

It would also be cool if the AT units switched from Towed to Tracked/self-propelled depending on if they have the Mobility upgrade.

I do fully agree, but the game design does not allow that.
Only AT tech is assigned for graphic change.

Et voila

Poland on start..

Looks fenomenal [&o]

Counter art looks great. The historical name details are a great addition. Have you played with moving the location of the symbol on the aircraft to fit on the actual counter vs tacked on the top corner?

ORIGINAL: dtodd3

Counter art looks great. The historical name details are a great addition. Have you played with moving the location of the symbol on the aircraft to fit on the actual counter vs tacked on the top corner?

Hello dtodd3

I did some test for the aircraft type (TAC, MB ect). but the problem is the aircraft sprites are sometimes taking different space (eg ME262 and FW190), so the best position so far is on top right corner to avoid overlap with anything else, whatever the plane model.

Christophe

How is the work on this mod progressing anyway? I guess the zoom level has to be done, or will you just do one zoom level like in the previous mod?

ORIGINAL: ivanov

How is the work on this mod progressing anyway? I guess the zoom level has to be done, or will you just do one zoom level like in the previous mod?

Hi Ivanov

Here is progress statement

USA 100% complete
Italy 80% complete
Germany 80% complete
UK 70% complete
France 70% complete
USSR 60% complete
Poland 50% complete
Axis Minors 0%
Allied Minors 0%


The remaining work consist in:
- adding some Tech level silhouettes (mainly Aircrafts)
- flip all facings (the 6 last counters of each rows)
- "play" with Sprites contrast

I will do a zoom version for all (I already had a draft for USA).

Regarding Minors I wonder wich nation silhouette I could use for Infantry, as the graphics has to be shared for many minor contries.

Christophe

Hi Sipres. Thank you for the update! Regarding the minors countries, I'd probably suggest to use German infantry for the Axis and British for the Allies. In real life, there was a big difference in the apparence of let's say Finnish and Romanian soldiers. So I guess it would be safest to use the images of the main Axis army for the Axis and for the Allies the Brits - who are at war from 1939 till 1945.

I'm really looking forward to using these counters! Any updates? Thanks for all your hard work.

Excellent!!!!

I'm totally switching to these when completed. [&o]