Sprites in Hoi2

[PackMan]

Hello everyone!

I have recently been looking into the sprite modding hobby and found it very interesting. However, when making a JU87 sprite it came to me that I read somewhere that HOI2 only support 1 level of sprites per type (e.g infantry model 1918 share the same sprite with the 1945) in contrast to HOI1 which supported 4 I belive.

Question #1
Nighty mentioned that it might be fixed in one of the coming patches (this was just as Paradox had released HOI2). Is there anyone who knows that this have been fixed or do we still only have 1 level to play with?

Question #2
For the sprites to work and be found by the game engine it seems (obviously) that you need to stick to a certain naming convention
(e.g T-PANZER A-WALK C-USA L-1 D-W.bmp, where T=Panzer=type, A-Walk=Sprite Action, C-Usa=Country and L-1=Level).
What other types are supported? What about mechanized and motorized?

Here's a mini screenshot of my current sprite in work:

Here's a link where you can try it out yourself (the fire sprite is still missing):
http://www.modhoi.com/download/fighter_ger.zip

Thanks for reading this far

 

[PackMan]

Finally after finding a post over at Stonyroad about the sprite level being fixed in patch 1.2 I got a slice of hope. Can someon confirm that it is?

I also found a post that gave me hope about being able to make a sprites for other models, such as:

T-CAVALRY
T-MOTORIZED
T-MECHANIZED
T-L_PANZER
T-PANZER
T-PARATROOPER
T-MARINE
T-BERGSJAEGER
T-FIGHTER
T-ESCORT
T-INTERCEPTOR
T-STRATEGIC strategic bomber
T-TACTICAL tactical bomber
T-CAS former dive bomber
T-NAVAL this is naval bomber
T-TRANSPORTPLANE
T-BATTLESHIP
T-BATTLECRUISER
T-HEAVY_CRUISER
T-LIGHT_CRUISER
T-DESTROYER
T-CARRIER
T-SUBMARINE
T-TRANSPORT transportship
T-MILITIA
T-GARRISON
T-HQ
T-ROCKET

Since I have a type T-Rocket in the HOI2 install dir but it shows up as a fighter I really have doubts about the sprite levels being fixed. Apparently, one reason for the "removal" of different sprite levels could be that a human player could find out what military units the AI placed in his nearby province by simply looking at them, hmm...

 

[unmerged(44587)]

I think you can import the sprites from HoI1 and I think they work for each level, IIRC I have read other threads that say this.

I haven't done this, it's one of the thinghs I intend to try once I have made space on my HD for a second and third intall of HoI2.

Check out this thread

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=223623


You may have to PM them for more information.

 

[PackMan]

I think you can import the sprites from HoI1 and I think they work for each level, IIRC I have read other threads that say this.

I haven't done this, it's one of the thinghs I intend to try once I have made space on my HD for a second and third intall of HoI2.

Check out this thread

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=223623
You may have to PM them for more information.

Sweet, thank you.
I'll try make contact with Icer as he seem to have more on this.

 

[quintelosky]

What programs you have used to create sprites?

Thanks...

I am interested in creating sprites

 

[PackMan]

What programs you have used to create sprites?

Thanks...

I am interested in creating sprites

I handcrafted the airplane in a 3D program called Blender (download it free here www.blender.org) and to wrap up the bitmaps I used Adobe Photoshop (Gimp will do just as fine, http://www.gimp.org/).

To edit the spr files you only need notepad (though I kept the original frame nr and x,y pos so there were no reason to edit it). I encountered a flickering effect when I tried to cut down the nr of frames. Going back to the original made it work like a charm. Stonyroad also have a very good guide on sprite making that I recommend you to read.

 

[unmerged(52397)]

....... and I think they work for each level, IIRC I have read other threads that say this.

well, there is only one level change in all of sprites, its when you upgrade light tank to heavy tank (the first level light tank sprite from hoi1 changes to hoi2 sprite of tanks, but thats all), nothing else, if i remember correctly there was like tons of different level sprites for tanks and some other units in hoi1, they are not working,......