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I finished the final testing and tweaking on the military-multihex buildings this afternoon. I zipped the four Ter61zx.shp files and posted them here: http://home.cfl.rr.com/lagoon/upload/Ter61_beta.ZIP
I dubbed them 'beta' since we plan to add some new icons before they're released. Please pass along any questions or comments: I did this for the designers out there, so let me know if you see places where improvements could be made.

Here are screenshots of all the structures (the red X's denote the center hex of each): 0-7 8-15 16-23 24-31 32-39 40-46

Sorry my silly question...but I'm not a scenario designer...

If I would like to play a scenario that use this icons I need to install this new ter61zx.shp files???


By the way...
wonderful icons!!!
Good work!

Originally posted by gnoccop
Sorry my silly question...but I'm not a scenario designer...

If I would like to play a scenario that use this icons I need to install this new ter61zx.shp files???


By the way...
wonderful icons!!!
Good work!

Yes, if the designer has these files installed when they build a map, you would have to install them for the map to display correctly. If you do not create maps there is no need to download and install these files now...I only posted them so that the map designers could tell me what changes they would like. Sorry for the confusion, and grazie!

Tracer,


this is a beautiful job. Bravo
J wish to request you, if you can build a lighthouse.
Is it possible ? J hope yes.

Sergio

I guess I could create a lighthouse, but it would probably be better to put it in the "single-hex stone building" file (1 hex = 50 yards/meters). I'll see what I can do.

Hi,

Keep up with the good work! I just would like to see hospitals with the red cross sign, it would be great for scenario purpouses..

Adantas

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Ok Tracer,j'm agree
Thank you j wait with impatience !
The idea of Adantas is good also. The Hospital with the red cross
What a beautiful idea !

Very nice work..I suspect some of the angled buildings could be used to make a large castle?

Originally posted by adantas
Hi,

Keep up with the good work! I just would like to see hospitals with the red cross sign, it would be great for scenario purpouses..

That's a great idea; I'll do that this weekend.

Originally posted by m10bob
Very nice work..I suspect some of the angled buildings could be used to make a large castle?

One thing I tried to do was make it possible to 'link' buildings together to form seemless city blocks. You can also get interesting results by overlapping some of the structures: place the icon, clear one or more of the hexes (except the center hex), and then place another building next to it. Most of the square/rectangular icons work best when using this technique.

Originally posted by adantas
Hi,

Keep up with the good work! I just would like to see hospitals with the red cross sign, it would be great for scenario purpouses..

Adantas

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A good idea my friend!:) Some time ago I did take the tent graphic from the Iconxxx.shp files (can´t remember icon number), added a red cross on top and reinserted it into the shp file. The original tent is used for the command post. I think this can be reused for making some kind of field hospital and then added to tracers file, although I think it needs to be put into one of the wooden building files (Ter26 or Ter82).

Before I forget,...we urgently need good looking ruined/rubbled buildings! You can´t make bombed out cities looking good with default Steel Panthers damage system and tiles used!

Originally posted by RockinHarry
A good idea my friend!:) Some time ago I did take the tent graphic from the Iconxxx.shp files (can´t remember icon number), added a red cross on top and reinserted it into the shp file. The original tent is used for the command post. I think this can be reused for making some kind of field hospital and then added to tracers file, although I think it needs to be put into one of the wooden building files (Ter26 or Ter82).

Before I forget,...we urgently need good looking ruined/rubbled buildings! You can´t make bombed out cities looking good with default Steel Panthers damage system and tiles used!

Hi my friend, nice to hear from you
Yes, I remember that icon and your ideia about ruined buildings sounds really great
by the way how the things are going?

Alessandro

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Originally posted by tracer
One thing I tried to do was make it possible to 'link' buildings together to form seemless city blocks. You can also get interesting results by overlapping some of the structures: place the icon, clear one or more of the hexes (except the center hex), and then place another building next to it. Most of the square/rectangular icons work best when using this technique.

the 6 surrounding non center hexes of multi hex buildings need the File 26 and Shape 73 entered in S29 section of Inspection window to work properly, but tracers mentioned overlapping method is a nice workaround.

Here's a few 'hospital' ideas:

Originally posted by tracer
Here's a few 'hospital' ideas:

Wowwww!!!!....great
well, only as a sugestion I think that if you had a building with the roof in black and with the white circle with the red cross into it would have a nice view, I think this would fit better since it could be viewed from the air to avoid aerial attacks, just an ideia

Adantas

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Good idea; better?

Originally posted by tracer
Good idea; better?

Great!!!!!!!!

No words to express just thank you very much!!

Adantas

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Very good!
You have also put a monument!
Fantastic!

Originally posted by gnoccop
Very good!
You have also put a monument!
Fantastic!

The 'monument' was in the original icon...I'm not da Vinci.

that´s how I went with the field hospital! It´s easy, isn´t it?:) Going to look for the BMP file to send to tracer next time.