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Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:29 pm
by Lipa
Hi all!
I've searched through the forums a bit and I noticed that there is quite an amount of custom graphics material scattered here and there... What I would like to know is, are there any "prefered" comprehensive graphic mods out there? Something that has become some kind of a standard around here? What do you guys use to enhance your visual experience?
On a side note, is it possible to disable the graphics in the Unit Panel? I know it may sound strange, but I find the terrain and especially the 3D image of the unit somewhat annoying, and sometimes I have hard time reading all the important numbers there... [8|]
Many thanks!
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:33 pm
by ralphtricky
ORIGINAL: Lipa
Hi all!
I've searched through the forums a bit and I noticed that there is quite an amount of custom graphics material scattered here and there... What I would like to know is, are there any "prefered" comprehensive graphic mods out there? Something that has become some kind of a standard around here? What do you guys use to enhance your visual experience?
On a side note, is it possible to disable the graphics in the Unit Panel? I know it may sound strange, but I find the terrain and especially the 3D image of the unit somewhat annoying, and sometimes I have hard time reading all the important numbers there... [8|]
Many thanks!
Try the menu item for 'High Contrast', that's the simplest.
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:34 am
by JMass
ORIGINAL: Lipa
On a side note, is it possible to disable the graphics in the Unit Panel?
My mod disables the terrain in the Unit Panel...
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:08 am
by Lipa
Very nice mod, JMass, thanks! Ah, and no terrain in the Unit Panel - excellent! [:D]
Now if only I could also get rid of that ugly 3D figure of the unit itself...
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:39 am
by JMass
ORIGINAL: Lipa
Now if only I could also get rid of that ugly 3D figure of the unit itself...
This is simple, you must delete (or move them in a bakup folder) the relative files in ..\Matrix Games\The Operational Art of War III\Graphics, they are named beginning with "i" as "i00000g.BMP" (1540 in total).
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:36 pm
by Lipa
Great, this seems to work! I do get a debug warning while loading ("i0000g bitmap dx 6029413 > 900"), but after I click Continue a couple of times, it disappears and the scenario loads. Everything seems to be OK, and the ugly 3D image is gone. [:)]
Thanks for the tip!!!
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:48 pm
by E
Using this will avoid the error messages and leave your originals intact...
1. Rename the attached file to *.zip
2. Unzip to your AltGraphics directory.
3. Double-click on the *.bat file.
(It simply copies a blank 3d unit file 1,540 times, matching the original filenames in your Graphics directory. If you want your 3d units back at sometime, just delete i*.bmp from your AltGraphics directory.)
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:51 pm
by E
ORIGINAL: JMass
ORIGINAL: Lipa
On a side note, is it possible to disable the graphics in the Unit Panel?
My mod disables the terrain in the Unit Panel...
I find I still want information on the hex in question... I just don't want it to be overwhelming...
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:40 am
by larryfulkerson
So um.......E dude......I tried to download your batch file and it wouldn't let me. I'll attach a picture below to show what the problem is
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:45 am
by larryfulkerson
ORIGINAL: JMass
My mod disables the terrain in the Unit Panel...
Hey JMass.....which mod are you talking about and where can I find it? I'm having the same problem that Lipa is having.
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:39 am
by E
ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson
So um.......E dude......I tried to download your batch file and it wouldn't let me. I'll attach a picture below to show what the problem is
Your browser is set to read text files instead of downloading them. So instead of (left) clicking on that link, right click it and "save as..." (it may try to name itself forcedownload.asp or something similar. Just rename it to something_else.zip when you save it.
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:59 am
by JMass
ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson
Hey JMass.....which mod are you talking about and where can I find it?
My "old" TOAW III's mod.
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:05 am
by larryfulkerson
ORIGINAL: E
So instead of (left) clicking on that link, right click it and "save as..." (it may try to name itself forcedownload.asp or something similar. Just rename it to something_else.zip when you save it.
Thanks E dude. That did the trick. You're the bees knees.[&o]
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:41 am
by larryfulkerson
Hey JMass.....thank you very very much. This looks much better. I can actually read the numbers etc. on the unit panel now.
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:00 pm
by Silvanski
Thanks E, this works wonders... I never cared much for the 3D and terrain display in the unit display box but was dreading a manual conversion of those bmp's
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:31 pm
by E
ORIGINAL: Silvanski
Thanks E, this works wonders... I never cared much for the 3D and terrain display in the unit display box but was dreading a manual conversion of those bmp's
I hadn't thought about removing the 3D units until stumbling on this thread yesterday (
although, I had thought about repositioning them down a hair... but actually adjusting 1,540 files is beyond my lazy threshold *grin??*).
I had really liked my version of the terrain objects, until this thread as well... now I need a way to make them even more minimalistic!
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 2:30 pm
by el cid
sylvansky, where did you get those nice railroad graphics?
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 2:45 pm
by Silvanski
ORIGINAL: el cid
sylvansky, where did you get those nice railroad graphics?
Over at Rugged Defense, see this thread, but they aren't finished
http://www.the-strategist.net/RD/phpBB2 ... .php?t=809
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:42 pm
by Veers
Yeah, buddy posted and then vanished into thin air.
RE: Graphic mods etc.?
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:07 am
by Silvanski
Here's the bmp... the extension is faked as GIF to facilitate the upload
If some graphics artist wanna finish this, we'd be overjoyed
JMass ... Damezzi...? [;)][;)][;)][;)]
BTW, credit goes to "Ash" for coming up with this and posting it on RD, his only post thus far...
For damaged railroads I was thinking of replacing the white inline with red
