Any way to create new flags?

[unmerged(596)]

For nations who's flags arent in the game (like wales')
This would make the scenarios more historically accurate (if they are historical to begin with)

 

[Johan]

I can't really explain technically how to do it

But if you are researching flags, then this site is a pretty decent one.
http://atlasgeo.span.ch/fotw/flags/index.html

 

[Fossa]

The flags and shields are .bmp files and are editable - allthough you've got a LOT of work with the flags! They are in the gfx/map/ folder

I've changed the shields of one country to Icelandic - works O.K.
A tip: select graphics from a country that looks like the one you're going to do- right now i'm working on the Finnish flag - white with a blue cross. The Teutonic Order has a flag that is white with a black cross

BTW Can we posts graphics in the scenario depot as well? I also think Doomdarks leader file should be there too!

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[Lubricus]

I love the idea of changing flags! Since I didn't think of it myself (despite having done it with Civ II), THANK YOU for mentioning it!

 

[unmerged(596)]

Ah good, so you can edit them.

Now someone start working on a Welsh flag!

 

[Lubricus]

Oh, no... I just realised that I'm soon going to edit my game into something only barely recognisable...

 

[unmerged(258)]

Maybe I can find someone who will create a Welsh flag if I can't. (My sister loves to do stuff like this!)

 

[unmerged(740)]

I'm very intrested in the Flags of Iceland, Welsh and Norway. If anybody have some Flags please send them to me.

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[Fossa]

Originally posted by August III:
I'm very intrested in the Flags of Iceland, Welsh and Norway. If anybody have some Flags please send them to me.

There is a flag for Norway in the game (yellow standing lion with red background), it's in the /gfx/map/flags archive (flag_NOR.bmp, if I recall correctly). I have made icelands flag (blue-red-white cross) , just download norden1 from the scenario section (make it over if you wish, the smaller version is really ugly)

Wales- ask Tom or his sister


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[unmerged(658)]

just a quick ? about modyfying bmps. I remember that in civ II when i would download some scenarios with custom units and flags it would cause all the other scenarios and the game itself to replace traditional units with units from the other scenario. This led to me unistalling civ II and deleting my scenarios a few times. Is the same type fo thing true for EU? i mean, if i download a scenario with a welsh or icelandic flag, will the flag that was originally modified still be normal in the other scenarios?

 

[Fossa]

The flags will be the modified ones. For example i've used Pskov's flag for Finland, so if you start a normal game Pskovs flag will be a beautifull white and blue flag.

 

[unmerged(258)]

My sister did some editing. I want to test them before adding them to the ZIP file. I will probably be able to upload them tomorrow night (US time).