Are you guys going to overhaul some graphics? If not, is it because you are lacking manpower? If so, can we start a request to get some volunteers?
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He guys, could you make it possible that pictures for provinces can be included additionally? HOI II only allows it for provinces which the value = "urban".
Any volunteers for such a work?
If there is a demand, and you get a small team together i will take the time to make it.
If there is a demand, and you get a small team together i will take the time to make it.
What you as the community deem necessary...
Im all in for more graphics and a prettier game.
Just tell me what it is that you need and make use of it.
I wont waste my time to make changes that will not be used.. we still have more than enough ideas / issues left to work on.
Thats why i think you should discuss here what could be done to make the came look cooler, and if there is some hindrance in the exe, i will remove that hindrance / make the new feature requested.
You can take the Tech Team tread as a prime example on how it should be done
any chance for the division insignia I suggested?
i think we all liked that idea.... And i will try to get it in before the release - as an optional feature(wont promise it will make it at this time though)... But to make all insignias historical would be a mountain of scripting work..
And i dont see any way of overcoming that limitation as of now.
ChrisKrause said:
i have volunteered to do some ministers/leaders and germany is done ( iirc some 1200 pics for GER alone). but i do need volunteers as its a hill of workand i'm a bit low on time.
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=432989
sign up here. aim is to get the worst mistakes out (eg dead people, wrong pics) / better gfx and if time allows it more options (have added appr + 50 (land) leaders for italy, while kicking some guys out, including two doubles and two NATO generals).
for example:
L631 - german leader (von Heinemann) is actually Kurt Student.
L4302 + L4303 (the romanian generals Antonescu) are the very same person.
L4364 (the romanian general Nicolescu-Cociu) is a pic of the german FM von Manstein
the Japanese leaders "Honma" and "Homma" are the very same person (Homma Masaharu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaharu_Homma ).
well i could go on like this over pages as i have corrected a lot (mostly for axis/offensive nations) - for HoI 1.
so yes, volunteers are needed. required is the ability to read and write
.The game hasn't been updated in years. I'm sure there are many ways it could be made more appealing. It would also be useful for AoD, considering no one is going to buy there game except for the most hardcore HOI2 players unless they do SOMETHING with the graphics.
Also I think we need to go beyond simply redoing the leader pictures... a reskinned GUI and graphics from head to toe are in order. How about some real terrain for the terrain map as well?
How about redoing the event pop ups to look like official military dispatches? Fonts need to be overhauled.
I am not opposed to 2d at all, in fact some of the best looking games (black isle games) have been 2d. But if you are going to stick to 2d, at least make it look good. No?
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That's the point.
90 % of HOI fans don't care about graphics very much. Why would somebody bother to waste so much time on something that is not really important ? There are better ways to improve the game.
Well i think graphics ARE an important part to any game, even HOI2...
However the EU2 engine is rather unforgiving about it..
It takes a lot of time to make the GUI, and remaking it / just shifting pieces around almost takes just as much time.
That is why i would need good ideas up front and graphical representations of the ideas. Just fiddeling around is not an option with this engine.
So lets try this:
If you have a good idea on how to improve the graphics of the game / visual representations, make a photoshop version of your idea or even paint.
Let the others here comment on your idea, if it is widely accepted and feasable to do i will then commit a few days redesigning the gui to your sepcifications.
Well, it's up to you to make decisions like that. But I believe you are about to commit a serious mistake here. Why don't you just leave the graphics to the modders ? They'll take care of it. Making smarter AI is much more important for this project.
I agree.. but i want the modders and the rest of the community to get busy!
Even if that takes a few days of my time, then end result would be that much better in the end due to the communitys help.
May I suggest that you consider Inner Circle's offer?Our team at www.heartsofiron.eu could provide you with province pictures and man many more graphics
I think DMP graphics are just awesome
Mario
Yes, I agree. I think the Community has already produced lots of high quality graphics that could just be combined in AOD. I'm thinking of SKIF-icons, BeBro's sprites and DMP's event pics, interface updates and Glorious World Deluxe.
If AOD would get permission and use it:
PLEASE make the whole provinces highlight in country's colour on political map, and not only province names.