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Denmark
England/GB
France
German Minor States
Russia
Sweden
Ottoman Empire
Just when you thought that you'd heard the last of this!
It turns out that the number of possible sprite levels in the game isn't limited to four. I don't know what the upper limit is, but the game can certainly accommodate seven levels, which is the highest realistic number according to the Civ3 sprites available.
All the European countries including the Ottomans have seven levels in this pack.
The seven levels are as follows:
1. - Late Medieval (Old Level 1)
2. - Arquebusiers/Calivermen
3. - Musketeers (Largely Old Level 2)
4. - Early 17th Century
5. - Mid-17th Century (Old Level 3)
6. - Late 17th Century
7. - Napoleonic (Old Level 4)
Note that I've changed a few of the older sprites at the higher levels in order to produce a more consistant progression.
I've also made a few changes to include some of the more recently converted sprites.
I've replaced the old Burgundy Level 1 sprite and introduced the new Irish Level 1 sprite. The French and Spanish Level 1 sprites have been recoloured.
The extra Italian units for new Level 7 (Savoy, Genoa, Papal States and Venice) have also been added.
The USA now has its own sprites for Levels 5-7.
The new Level 1 sprites for the Aztecs and Incas have been included.
In addition, there are now six levels for the Arabs, and an extra sprite has been added to the Chinese.
The rest of world hasn't changed.
There are two versions of this pack - with and without gunsmoke during battles.
I've used Sandris's sprites for Levels 4-7 because I had to recolour some sprites to make up for some that were missing, and this was more difficult to do with Imperator's sprites.
Size of Download
You may be worried that this sprite pack will be too big, but in fact I've cropped all the WALK bmp files. This means that the new seven-level pack is actually around 120 MB smaller than the old four-level one.
Downloads
Four types of folder/file are affected by this pack and will need to be altered. They are:
The Units folder (to be changed in vanilla)
The Palettes folder (to be changed in vanilla)
The countries file (to be changed in vanilla and in all mods)
The land technologies file (to be changed in vanilla and in WATKABAOI and Plvs Vltra)
We'll start with the instructions for the Units and Palettes folders. These are the same for everybody. Later we'll move on to the instructions that will vary according to individual players.
Units and Palettes Folders
Important: Please follow all the three steps below. DO NOT simply download and drop the files below without following steps one and two or you will end up with a mess.
The instructions in this section are the same for everybody. It doesn't matter if you already have my four-level pack or you are still using the original FtG sprites.
Step One: Go to FtG/Gfx/Map and Remove the Unit folder. It might be wise to put it somewhere else in case you don't like the new pack and want to reverse the process.
Step Two: Go to FtG/Gfx and Remove the Palettes folder. Again, put it somewhere else if you want to keep the option of reversing the changes open.
Step Three: Download the new Unit and Palettes folders (they have been put together) for the version of the pack that you prefer (with or without gunsmoke) and drop them into your FtG folder. You should not need to overwrite anything. As in the past, the new units folder also includes all the navy and other sprites, which are unchanged.
Download the Unit and Palettes folders for the non-gunsmoke version here
Download the Unit and Palettes folders for the gunsmoke version here
Countries Files
You may need to change these for vanilla and all mods. If you have already downloaded my four-level pack and the additional sprites for Ireland, the USA and the Incas, you don't need to change anything.
Important: The countries files also affect the countries' colours on the political map. If you are using the original colorscales you should download the countries files from the links below, BUT if you already have my four-level pack, have changed your political map colours, and have not already downloaded extra sprites for Ireland, the USA and the Incas, you should NOT download the new countries files but alter them according to the instructions provided in the second post of this thread.
Download the new vanilla countries file here
Drop it into your main For The Glory folder and overwrite when asked
Download the new AGCEEP countries file here
Drop it into For the Glory/Mods/AGCEEP and overwrite when asked
Download the new WATKABAOI countries file here
Drop it into For the Glory/Mods/WATKABAOI and overwrite when asked
Download the new Plvs Vltra countries file here
Drop it into For the Glory/Mods/Plvs Vltra and overwrite when asked
Land Technology Files
This whole project has been made possible by amending the FtG/Db/Technologies/land file. Note that I've included a download with new levels set to my own prefences:
Land Levels - Level of sprite
1-10 - 1
11-15 - 2
16-26 - 3
27-34 - 4
35-46 - 5
47-54 - 6
55- - 7
You don't have to use these settings if you don't want to, however. You can amend the file according to your own preferences. Instructions for doing this are provided in the second post of this thread.
Download the new vanilla land file here
Drop it into your main For the Glory folder and overwrite when asked
Note that AGCEEP doesn't have its own land file but uses the vanilla one.
Download the new WATKABAOI land file here
Drop it into For the Glory/Mods/WATKABAOI and overwrite when asked
Download the new Plvs Vltra land file here
Drop it into For the Glory/Mods/Plvs Vltra and overwrite when asked
Seven!
Denmark
England/GB
France
German Minor States
Russia
Sweden
Ottoman Empire
Just when you thought that you'd heard the last of this!
It turns out that the number of possible sprite levels in the game isn't limited to four. I don't know what the upper limit is, but the game can certainly accommodate seven levels, which is the highest realistic number according to the Civ3 sprites available.
All the European countries including the Ottomans have seven levels in this pack.
The seven levels are as follows:
1. - Late Medieval (Old Level 1)
2. - Arquebusiers/Calivermen
3. - Musketeers (Largely Old Level 2)
4. - Early 17th Century
5. - Mid-17th Century (Old Level 3)
6. - Late 17th Century
7. - Napoleonic (Old Level 4)
Note that I've changed a few of the older sprites at the higher levels in order to produce a more consistant progression.
I've also made a few changes to include some of the more recently converted sprites.
I've replaced the old Burgundy Level 1 sprite and introduced the new Irish Level 1 sprite. The French and Spanish Level 1 sprites have been recoloured.
The extra Italian units for new Level 7 (Savoy, Genoa, Papal States and Venice) have also been added.
The USA now has its own sprites for Levels 5-7.
The new Level 1 sprites for the Aztecs and Incas have been included.
In addition, there are now six levels for the Arabs, and an extra sprite has been added to the Chinese.
The rest of world hasn't changed.
There are two versions of this pack - with and without gunsmoke during battles.
I've used Sandris's sprites for Levels 4-7 because I had to recolour some sprites to make up for some that were missing, and this was more difficult to do with Imperator's sprites.
Size of Download
You may be worried that this sprite pack will be too big, but in fact I've cropped all the WALK bmp files. This means that the new seven-level pack is actually around 120 MB smaller than the old four-level one.
Downloads
Four types of folder/file are affected by this pack and will need to be altered. They are:
The Units folder (to be changed in vanilla)
The Palettes folder (to be changed in vanilla)
The countries file (to be changed in vanilla and in all mods)
The land technologies file (to be changed in vanilla and in WATKABAOI and Plvs Vltra)
We'll start with the instructions for the Units and Palettes folders. These are the same for everybody. Later we'll move on to the instructions that will vary according to individual players.
Units and Palettes Folders
Important: Please follow all the three steps below. DO NOT simply download and drop the files below without following steps one and two or you will end up with a mess.
The instructions in this section are the same for everybody. It doesn't matter if you already have my four-level pack or you are still using the original FtG sprites.
Step One: Go to FtG/Gfx/Map and Remove the Unit folder. It might be wise to put it somewhere else in case you don't like the new pack and want to reverse the process.
Step Two: Go to FtG/Gfx and Remove the Palettes folder. Again, put it somewhere else if you want to keep the option of reversing the changes open.
Step Three: Download the new Unit and Palettes folders (they have been put together) for the version of the pack that you prefer (with or without gunsmoke) and drop them into your FtG folder. You should not need to overwrite anything. As in the past, the new units folder also includes all the navy and other sprites, which are unchanged.
Download the Unit and Palettes folders for the non-gunsmoke version here
Download the Unit and Palettes folders for the gunsmoke version here
Countries Files
You may need to change these for vanilla and all mods. If you have already downloaded my four-level pack and the additional sprites for Ireland, the USA and the Incas, you don't need to change anything.
Important: The countries files also affect the countries' colours on the political map. If you are using the original colorscales you should download the countries files from the links below, BUT if you already have my four-level pack, have changed your political map colours, and have not already downloaded extra sprites for Ireland, the USA and the Incas, you should NOT download the new countries files but alter them according to the instructions provided in the second post of this thread.
Download the new vanilla countries file here
Drop it into your main For The Glory folder and overwrite when asked
Download the new AGCEEP countries file here
Drop it into For the Glory/Mods/AGCEEP and overwrite when asked
Download the new WATKABAOI countries file here
Drop it into For the Glory/Mods/WATKABAOI and overwrite when asked
Download the new Plvs Vltra countries file here
Drop it into For the Glory/Mods/Plvs Vltra and overwrite when asked
Land Technology Files
This whole project has been made possible by amending the FtG/Db/Technologies/land file. Note that I've included a download with new levels set to my own prefences:
Land Levels - Level of sprite
1-10 - 1
11-15 - 2
16-26 - 3
27-34 - 4
35-46 - 5
47-54 - 6
55- - 7
You don't have to use these settings if you don't want to, however. You can amend the file according to your own preferences. Instructions for doing this are provided in the second post of this thread.
Download the new vanilla land file here
Drop it into your main For the Glory folder and overwrite when asked
Note that AGCEEP doesn't have its own land file but uses the vanilla one.
Download the new WATKABAOI land file here
Drop it into For the Glory/Mods/WATKABAOI and overwrite when asked
Download the new Plvs Vltra land file here
Drop it into For the Glory/Mods/Plvs Vltra and overwrite when asked
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