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Geometric FOW icons mod preview


Vinnart

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This is a custom floating icon set I made for myself that I think others may find useful. I would like to share it with the community if there are no objections from the original modders Wolfe, Juju, and Bil (engineer symbol) from whose mods I used as a base to make this. For my part I did the necessary color changes, and made the geometric FOW icons with some other new alternates than I experimented with that can be swapped out if desired. I think many will find this to be practical, and useful in reading the enemy contacts especially when many FOW icons are present.

This mod has two unique features: Geometric FOW icons, and a 2-color code system per side.

Geometric FOW icons –

Advantages:

*Makes FOW icons smaller by losing the “?” which is no longer necessary.

*Gives each FOW icon it’s own unique shape to make them more distinct.

2 Color coding system per side that incorporates colors from CMSF, and CMBN for function -

Advantages:

*Allows much greater visual distinction of SPOTTED enemy contacts from FOW enemy contacts.

*Spotted icons pop out from the FOW icons giving the player a more organized view of the enemy situation. One will see through eye directing that they concentrate easier on what is spotted from a sea of FOW icons. Player’s will notice the spotted icons stand out while FOW icons become more unnoticeable unless you want to notice them.

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Excellent idea - it might be the preferred one of the 3 currently in existance/in the making! I found so much ? icons littering the battlefield to be disturbing and making my eyes really have to try hard to spot the real deal - not any more it seems! Great idea.

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It may take a few moments to get used to the FOW icons not having a ‘?” after playing that way for so long, but after you do you will see it is easier to concentrate on what is spotted and what is not. Your eye goes right to the spotted icons.

It works like this:

Axis (red = spotted, grey = FOW)

Allied (blue = spotted, green = FOW)

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Vin, these look great! Have you tried to upload at CMMODS? The Rep probably won't be updated until after Christmas.

Glad you like it mj, and thanks for letting me know the reposity updates are delayed due to Christmas vacation and that is why delay in not showing up. I uploaded twice a few days apart thinking I did something wrong the first time J.

I ‘ll see about putting them up at cmmods.

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