Player icon mods: wants

[Skirmisher]

I'd be happy to just see a few types of railcars. Not sure if its possible but a track stopper(for dead end tracks) would be nice.

When you edit/create an icon do you have to replace something? Or can you just add it into the mix?

[PlasmaKrab]

You can add icons along as you wish, provided you do it right. Look at what I did for my overall icon pack. There is still much place in the shp file list.

For a track stopper, I don't see how anyone could add that from scratch. No wait, here's an idea: the only way of ding it would be to edit the look of the dead-end railway sections (the one you lay on the ground when making a map) so they include stoppers. I don't know how well that would do, but if it works, anyone can do it. I just thought that was a programmers' job, but I guess that is just bitmap work. Then again, maybe not. Could be worth a try!

[JaM]

My wish-list:

T-80U(M) with K5- desert camo e.t.c (in oob it uses T-80BV icon)
T-55AM2,T-62 with BDD armor - desert camo, winter camo
Merkava 2D - turret armor similar to Mk3 Dor Dalet version
T-64U or T-64BM2

[PlasmaKrab]

Wow! That is a detail level to which I strive in vain...

I already have one T-80U handy, in Russian tan-green camo (is it termed K-5 or do you mean something else?). It is merely extrapolated from existing icons, so not much to be praised for, but always better than a T-80BV icon.

Isn't there already a noteworthy T-55AM2 in the game? Look icon #1446 for a T-55AM2PBK, and icon #2667 for a T-55AM.
If you aren't satisfied with this, i know Joe Rieger did a T-55AM2 (or at least a T-55 with add-on armor and LRF) in his series of new T-55 icons, which you can find here on the SPMBT Yahoo site.

I remember seeing a T-62 with 'Brejnev' eyebrows armor somewhere, but I can't remember where.

T-64U can be worth a try, but is it in service? Maybe Ukraine has upgraded its old stocks?

And doesn't the Merkava Mk3 Baz icon match the 2-D right enough? I know the armor layout must be somewhat different and the body should be quite shorter, but all Merkava icons seem to share the same chassis

[JaM]

Merkava 2D turret looks quite different, more like clone of Merkava mk3 and mk4
I know that there are T-55AM2, but only in soft green or polish cammo,
About T-80U, this is exactly what im looking for... thanks

[JohnO]

I'm working on a Marine scenario with the Marines hitting the beachs and airfields during the year 2010 and was wondering if icons of the LHA, LSD, and LPD be useful in my scenario. I want to be able to have the LCMs and LCACs drop the equipment off the shore and to return the ships to pick up the next load. Does this sound fesible?

JohnO

[Listy]

JohnO said:
I'm working on a Marine scenario with the Marines hitting the beachs and airfields during the year 2010 and was wondering if icons of the LHA, LSD, and LPD be useful in my scenario. I want to be able to have the LCMs and LCACs drop the equipment off the shore and to return the ships to pick up the next load. Does this sound fesible?

JohnO

For Large ships check out my UN OOB, it's in another thread. It's bundeled with my UK OOB.

I modeled it on a Type 23 frigate, and it contains three sections, bow, midships and stern. You'll need to fit weapons.

[PlasmaKrab]

JohnO said:
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I want to be able to have the LCMs and LCACs drop the equipment off the shore and to return the ships to pick up the next load. Does this sound fesible?

Sounds feasible if painful to do and use!

Only limit will be the carry class comparison between your landing crafts and main ships.

Principle would be to tweak some of your LCs to play the LHA/LSD role, by giving them a higher carry capacity if possible, and possibly no or little move. Also, if you plan to drop your forces offshore (your landing force I mean), don't forget to give them both amphibious speed AND normal weight (as opposed to the LVTP's 99).
Load your main ships full, stack the landing crafts on top of them, unload and load at once (else your units will tend to drown), land, repeat.

Should be working!

[Gooseman2448]

I think these may be easy:

Winter camo for M1 Abrams and M2 and M3 Bradleys.
Also there is no real desert camo for M2A3 Bradleys.
Desert and winter camo for M60A2.
Winter camo for M60A1 and M60A3 (also reactive models)
Winter camo for M109 series.
Winter camo for M163 series.
Winter and desert camo for Linebaker series.
A blade on a M2A2 and A3 for the BEV.
Desert and winter for M551 series.