Need help for modding counters (fixed and WIP)

[ParaB]

Could a kind soul please help me with modding the counters?

A quick step-by-step guide would be much appreciated, like in explaining how exactly to deal with the layers.

I have PaintShopPro8 installed, but have only ever used it for simple stuff.

EDIT:

Ah, finally found it out by trial&error.

[:D]

WIP: All Red Army units get red counters, guards formations get a golden frame.

1st try:



And some fooling around with the German units:



Hmm... maybe a bit overloaded. Here's something "cleaner":




Comments&criticism welcome.

[Muzrub]

Hi mate,

Just my 2 cents- I like the counters back ground on the other 'counter thread' with the eagle and the star tm.asp?m=2682014
But I dislike the German unit id- the Nato ones are a much easier read.

Could the Soviet red be more red, like on the German flag?

And maybe German field grey?


cheers

good work

[ParaB]

Field grey and lighter red. Need to keep experimenting, thanks for the suggestions.





I don't want to overload the actual counters, maybe I'll come up with something for the "selected unit" box.

[Muzrub]

The red is a big improvement already

[Zovs]

What about the guards, they cant all be guards?

[Muzrub]

You could have guards units as a green- olive green, khaki?

[ParaB]

The screenshot was from the 1944 campaign, quite a few guards formations by then. [;)]

I want to keep all Red Army units red, so no green/khaki ones. I'll make the golden edging a bit thicker to spot them more easily. Changed Hungarian counters and further tweaked "Red Army red". Slowly getting there.

[8D]

[goranw]

Hi!
I have so far made very small changes exept for the map.
But a little red colour click in the pz and mech sign on the counter makes these units very easy seen.
At least enemy units. (the own red colour is modified a bit by the underlying colour if using show formation colour on.)
( I cant go around that)
GoranW

[ParaB]

Nice idea, goranw. Pity we can't have more counter customization.


Changed Italian, Romanian and Hungarian counters:





EDIT:

Changed Finnish counters.

[goranw]

Hi!
Another example of my simplified unit modding. Just text. Easy to see.
Not interfering with the formation colours.Zoom 2.
GoranW

[goranw]

Hi!
This is a variant that I now use.
Seeking "easy to read"
Made some changes to the earlier one
(ex put in an aircraft picture).
Formation colour is of course working.
In the unit box I use the exellent
one with German symbols from
Geyerfalck.
GoranW

[Lowlander2010]

Hi there... nice looking counters.... were can I download them.. thanks

[goranw]

Hi!
Since the units have German abb. they are intended to be used on the German " Op. planning map".
Zoom 1.
Goran

[CarnageINC]

I actually like the red counters a lot more than the original ones.  When you get done with your experiments you must share sir!

[Shellshock]

Just for fun I experimented with round counters for the Soviets.

Roundheads versus Squareheads. [:D]

[Xavier5733]

ORIGINAL: ParaB

Nice idea, goranw. Pity we can't have more counter customization.


Changed Italian, Romanian and Hungarian counters:





EDIT:

Changed Finnish counters.

I prefer these version of your counters mod [;)]