Hello, and welcome to the first (I think, maybe? 
) graphical mod thread for Hearts of Iron II. In here you will find a number of alternative graphics for unit portraits and unit icons.
So you know what youre downloading, there is some basic terminology you should be aware of. A Portrait is the framed black and white photograph that you see when you select units in the division build screen and when you click on them for detailed information. An Icon is the small square picture, usually very simple, that you see when you select armies on the map, and on the division build screen. It is normally present together with a roman numeral denoting the tech level of the unit. Finally, a Sprite is the complex animated model that is shown on the map itself.
Ok well it looks like the game -has- been released but only like two people have it so I guess that doesnt count. Anyway yes, most of the regular contributors here have migrated, like geese in autumn, to the southern climes that are Stony Road, so most of the action is there now. However I will still update this post with non-inactive links. Whoa, double negative. I guess that should have been -active- links? I dont know, Im not a professor of English literature, so get off my back!
(A note on some packs. Where the pack is named .png, it is really a .zip file, and to use the images inside you must change the extension to .zip upon downloading. After this you may unpack normally)
Alice:
Alice's Panzer icons of DOOM!
Ashbery:
Ashbery's Icons - link to Stony Road
Krill:
Krill's Icons - link to Stony Road
Le Figaro:
Le Figaro's Downloads - link to Stony Road
Misc:
+++Special.Instructions+++
You must open the .png files below for editing with MS Paint or whatever program, use the select all command to copy the entire picture. After this, you must open a new .bmp file, paste the material onto it, shrinking or enlarging the surface as needed to make a good fit for the pasted material. Save the new file as whatever the text beside the picture specifies, copy into game directories, making sure you back up vanilla game files (unless you dont want to), and enjoy!
+++Special.Instructions+++
Icons from Panzer General 2 - I did not draw these, just pasted together. Modders enjoy
PG2 Soviet icons pt.I
PG2 Soviet icons pt.II
PG2 German icons pt.I
PG2 German icons pt.II
PG2 German icons pt.III
PG2 Italian icons
PG2 French icons
PG2 Infantry icons pt.I
PG2 Infantry icons pt.II
Combat Button (place in GFX\Interface\button area\) - Second Correction
TC Icon (place in GFX\Interface\)
Alternative Counter Strip (by Alice)
Fallschirmjager
+++Please.do.report.broken.links.if you.spot.any+++
) graphical mod thread for Hearts of Iron II. In here you will find a number of alternative graphics for unit portraits and unit icons. So you know what youre downloading, there is some basic terminology you should be aware of. A Portrait is the framed black and white photograph that you see when you select units in the division build screen and when you click on them for detailed information. An Icon is the small square picture, usually very simple, that you see when you select armies on the map, and on the division build screen. It is normally present together with a roman numeral denoting the tech level of the unit. Finally, a Sprite is the complex animated model that is shown on the map itself.
Ok well it looks like the game -has- been released but only like two people have it so I guess that doesnt count
. Anyway yes, most of the regular contributors here have migrated, like geese in autumn, to the southern climes that are Stony Road, so most of the action is there now. However I will still update this post with non-inactive links. Whoa, double negative. I guess that should have been -active- links? I dont know, Im not a professor of English literature, so get off my back! (A note on some packs. Where the pack is named .png, it is really a .zip file, and to use the images inside you must change the extension to .zip upon downloading. After this you may unpack normally
)Alice:
Alice's Panzer icons of DOOM!
Ashbery:
Ashbery's Icons - link to Stony Road
Krill:
Krill's Icons - link to Stony Road
Le Figaro:
Le Figaro's Downloads - link to Stony Road
Misc:
+++Special.Instructions+++
You must open the .png files below for editing with MS Paint or whatever program, use the select all command to copy the entire picture. After this, you must open a new .bmp file, paste the material onto it, shrinking or enlarging the surface as needed to make a good fit for the pasted material. Save the new file as whatever the text beside the picture specifies, copy into game directories, making sure you back up vanilla game files (unless you dont want to), and enjoy!
+++Special.Instructions+++
Icons from Panzer General 2 - I did not draw these, just pasted together. Modders enjoy
PG2 Soviet icons pt.I
PG2 Soviet icons pt.II
PG2 German icons pt.I
PG2 German icons pt.II
PG2 German icons pt.III
PG2 Italian icons
PG2 French icons
PG2 Infantry icons pt.I
PG2 Infantry icons pt.II
Combat Button (place in GFX\Interface\button area\) - Second Correction
TC Icon (place in GFX\Interface\)
Alternative Counter Strip (by Alice)
Fallschirmjager
+++Please.do.report.broken.links.if you.spot.any+++
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