Infantry Mod
 

I've been fiddling with the infantry icons.

I made 3 different rifle figures, two different SMG figures (one could also be a grenadier or officer), and one LMG figure.

I wanted to make icons that were the same size as the originals, with graphics and colours that match the game.

This is what I came up with:

[IMG]http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3...fantrymod2.png[/IMG]

Each of the five different uniforms has 19 icons, so that's a total of 95 icons, I've got about half done, but then they each have to converted to shp files. :doh:


Cross

Re: Infantry Mod
 

Nice work.

Re: Infantry Mod
 

I improved the colours a little, and gave the brown figures green helmets.

[IMG]http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/1...fantrymod5.png[/IMG]


And here's a better quality image:

[IMG]http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7...trymod5lrg.png[/IMG]

Re: Infantry Mod
 

Cross,

Looks outstanding! You ever thought about asking Don and Andy if they would allow your work to be added into the periodic patches that are always implemented in spmbt and spww2? Your work could only make both of these great games even better!:rock:

Re: Infantry Mod
 

Hi EJ,

Thank you for the compliment.

Although I personally think my infantry mod is an improvement, it’s not as much an improvement as you may think. When the bmp files are converted into shp files, there’s some distortion, then the game adds shadow, and the icons sit on a various coloured terrain.

The end result is not nearly as pretty as the nice bmp files I’ve uploaded here. Perhaps I’ll upload some screen shots sometime.

That said, if this mod were to become popular, and Don and Andy were interested, then they’re welcome to have it.
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All the bmp files are now finished. But I still have a tedious process to get all the shps done.


Cross

Re: Infantry Mod
 

I've done some of that work before and it is tedious. Not the drawing part but copying old SP1 or such and making mods. I've made brown for French, tan for Japan, etc. Someone made a mod and posted it here a while back with larger helmets. I have a very old mod for Japan, tan with bayonets.

Re: Infantry Mod
 

I would love to see your work J2D. You should post it.



Cross

Re: Infantry Mod
 

This project isn't dead, just delayed. But I thought I would post the 19 man squad to show that the mod is actually a little smaller than the original.

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/484/1020orig2.png

Here's the mod with the same size box overlayed:

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/458/icon001020a2.png

Now if I can only find the time to get it finished :doh:


Cross

Re: Infantry Mod
 

I've been working on a few of the other infantry icons.

Here's some that I've completed:

• Infantry ATk team - Allied/Green
  
• Infantry ATk team - German
  
• Motorcycle with sidecar - Allied
  
• Motorcycle - Allied
  
• Cavalry - Allied
  
• HMG Section - Russian (Maxim)
  
• HMG Section - British (Vickers)
  
• HMG Section - German (MG42/MG34)

Before and after:

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/6738/samplex2.png



Cross

Re: Infantry Mod
 

Cross, this is a very cool project and I hope it makes it as an add on mod:D

Re: Infantry Mod
 

Don,

I have a request regarding motorcycle sidecar icons.

It appears that all motorcycle sidecar units (for all nations?) use the same icon.
The sidecar icon being used is Icon0010.50

Each of the 5 uniform colours already has 3 sidecar icons, but they aren’t used.
Those icons are:

Grey................Icon0010.49.....Icon0010.50... ..Icon0010.51
Green..............Icon0011.49.....Icon0011.50.... .Icon0011.51
Light Brown.....Icon0012.49.....Icon0012.50.....Icon0012 .51
Khaki...............Icon0013.49.....Icon0013.50... ..Icon0013.51
Dark Brown......Icon0055.49.....Icon0055.50.....Icon005 5.51

I have made 5 different sidecar icons (for the 5 uniform colours) and would love to be able to add them to my mod. But when I do that at the moment, all the nations look like they are riding BMWs ;)

Any chance of changing the nations to use one of the icons from their own collage in a future release? Even if you only had time to change the major powers that would be greatly appreciated. And if you need me to go through the OOB and get additional info. I'd be more than glad to do that.

Here’s an image of the five icons I would like to add to the mod so they could be used by the:

Germans
British/US
Japanese
Russians
Chinese Communists

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/4...idecars2x2.png


Cheers,
Cross