New Cold War 2020 mod version!

[KraMax]

PlasmaKrab
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Tell as well as by means of what program you make icons for game.
Also interests - where to take a palette for creation of photos for game and by means of what program you it make.

Yours faithfully.

[PlasmaKrab]

For icons: use whichever drawing program you want, to draw pictures in Bitmap format. Then use a picture editor (Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, GIMP...) to load the palette. That will make sure the colors used are the dorrect ones. Then switch the icon back to 16-bit color, and compress them to shp files using SHPed.
You can find SHPed.exe in the folder WinSPMBT\Game Data\Graphics. Browse this forum for additional instruction on how to use it, it has already been mentioned.

The palette to use for icons is "WinSPMBT\Game Data\Design\Palettes\JASC_WINSP_ICON_PALETTE.pal"
For in-game photos (called LBMs), use Paint Shop Pro 7 and the following palette: "WinSPMBT\Game Data\Design\Palettes\JASC_WINSP_PICPAL.pal"
Save photos to .lbm format, dimensions 160x80.

[KraMax]

Thank you

[KraMax]

Ka-50 not worse Ka-52. Ka-50 the main helicopter in battle org. structure of helicopters Ka-52.

It is possible to learn - as you calculated value for example parameter of an accuracy of aim the weapon - for example AT-Khrizantema?

Sprut-SD - not the tank the amphibia, is the tank of support airborne (paratroops). Thus it is able to float.

For the information: Almost all military technics (tanks, btr, bmp etc) in the Russian army - is able to float.

unit 703 = unit 708 = 120mm mortar
units 856, 857, 858 = BTR-97 - non serial model. model for militia (police)
units 870...880, 882, 885 - you are assured that a photo correct?

As a whole very beautiful photos and icons. Also very exact names and their translation.


Yours faithfully

[PlasmaKrab]

KraMax said:Ka-50 not worse Ka-52. Ka-50 the main helicopter in battle org. structure of helicopters Ka-52.

Are you talking about the helicopter platoon organization with one Ka-52 as command helicopter designating targets to several Ka-50s? I don't think I can do that. I replaced the 50 with the 52 based on reported Chechnya experience that the Ka-50 hadn't enough night vision capacity and one pilot wasn't enough for both piloting and targetting. I'm thinking about how it would behave in a conflict in Europe or similar, remember.

It is possible to learn - as you calculated value for example parameter of an accuracy of aim the weapon - for example AT-Khrizantema?

Whoa, there is a lot of guessing involved, as well as guidance type, flight time and suspected technology level. Nothing steadfast enough to base anything on. Besides, I'll possibly change my missile accuracy scale for the next release.

Sprut-SD - not the tank the amphibia, is the tank of support airborne (paratroops). Thus it is able to float.

You mean the 2S25 can be airdropped just like the BMD-3? If so I'll see if I can wedge in a copy in class "airborne tank", right? Now for amphibian tank, what else should replace the PT-76 in naval troops?

unit 703 = unit 708 = 120mm mortar

Vasilek cannot be mounted on a Vodnik? Then how about a lighter 82mm mortar like the 2B14?

units 856, 857, 858 = BTR-97 - non serial model. model for militia (police)

I know, but remember this is a fictional mod. I had to find something to replace the BRDM-2 and I think the BPM-97 is a good candidate (notice it isn't called BPM-97 or BTR-97, so consider it a fictional derived version).

units 870...880, 882, 885 - you are assured that a photo correct?

Not at all
I haven't got better for now, for a plane that never left the drawing board... I'll see what I can do with pictures of the Chinese FC-1, which is close enough.

As a whole very beautiful photos and icons. Also very exact names and their translation.

Thanks for the appreciation and the feedback!

[KraMax]

PlasmaKrab
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1. I speak about the organization - one Ka-50 and a little Ka-52. Ka-50 the main helicopter. Ka-52 really it is better and more reliable (because of the second member of crew of the helicopter) will behave at night.

2. Sprut-SD 2S25 - it is created on the basis of BMD-3. The gun 2A75 is created on the basis of 2A46. The hydraulic suspension bracket provides unique smoothness of a course. The gun is stabilized in two planes. This system is developed for increase in fire-power paratroops and for introduction in army of new anti-tank means of strife. Is able to float. PT-76 - it is easily replaced BTR-80, 90. As is known 76mm the gun is worse than 30mm autocannon.

3. I do not have data, that on Vodnik installed Vasilek.

4. Photo Mig-35 absolutely not correct. On a photo the plane has similar outlines with plane F-16. Here to you photo Mig-35:

http://www.pecypc.kz/kramax/mig-35-1.jpg
http://www.pecypc.kz/kramax/mig-35-2.jpg

[PlasmaKrab]

OK, allow me to correct, we aren't talking about the same MiG-35. Maybe you heard at some point about a projected single-engined light fighter by MiG, that was scrapped in the late 80s in favor of all-MiG-29? That's what I chose to represent here (if you look at other OOBs you'll see it is widely exported).
The MiG-35 you mention is a mere MiG-29 upgrade that started out as a MiG-29OVT but was renamed MiG-35 for better marketing image years after the introduction of the one I have featured.
I know it is largely fictional, but there is no reason why I should not use the number 35, given that the upgrade you are talking about wouldn't have existed, or wouldn't have been marketed that much.

[RecruitMonty]

What are your additions, changes to the German Leopards based on? I have been comparing the Vanilla OOB with yours and it seems a lot of the Leopards have undergone slight changes. Why is that? I know the later models require a change but the early ones too? No criticism, just curious. I want to upgrade my Leopard fleet but I am not sure yet.

[PlasmaKrab]

RecruitMonty said:
What are your additions, changes to the German Leopards based on? I have been comparing the Vanilla OOB with yours and it seems a lot of the Leopards have undergone slight changes. Why is that? I know the later models require a change but the early ones too? No criticism, just curious. I want to upgrade my Leopard fleet but I am not sure yet.

Mostly different sources I'd say. I have redone most of the modelization from the ground up when I could find data. I wanted to get everything on a firm common basis, so identical units are really identical in different OOBs.
If you look closely, most tanks and AFVs are slightly (or largely) different from the original.

F.e. I have tried to re-scale the FC/RF/vision data of the whole world tank fleet to get everything on a common basis, with some fixed conventions like 40 for a hunter-killer tank, 50 if both gunner and TC have the same sensor (Leo2A5), 60 with autotracker, etc. Much guesswork involved, so the whole system is not necessarily worth more than the game original.
Same with the armor ratings, they are based on different sources and some different conventions, but don't take them for granted.

[RecruitMonty]

What about dates of introduction and their weapons?