The Steppenwulf Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Here FINALLY for download are my modified weapon & vehicle icons for CMBS:- http://cmmodsiii.greenasjade.net/?p=2909Also included but foldered separately and labelled are some previously made vehicle silhouettes. I believe these came from the Euroscape mod for CM Shockforce. Naturally there's little point in redoing work that's good but I have included these images with my work for convenience - complementary as they are to the mod. I believe credit for the Euroscape work goes to; Donald Abrams, Gordon E. Molek, Marco Bergmann, Stagler, Mord & Paul Gulianelli.Also included are new special equipment icons, branches icons and C&C icons. Many are entirely fresh designs, I hope the community enjoy them! (Note that you'll need the "ukraine" mod tag added to maps to use the ukranian HQ silhouette - I've added this tag as a .txt file) I should mention that Kieme has also produced some really excellent UI icons & silhouettes & I encourage players to check that work out (from the BF forums) and perhaps mix and match to get the best of both sets. I mean why not – I would?!I will be sure to revisit this work at some point, if not before the next module comes around, so constructive feedback regarding adjustments/amendments is welcomed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieme(ITA) Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) Fantastic work,I was really looking for a mod like this, in order to improve some UI artworks, Juju skipped CMBS and we can all feel it.I have only recently picked up some modding after a long pause due to personal problems. Thanks for your words, I did a few weapons silhouettes but they can't match the quality of yours, that I will be using for sure, downloading now.Just gave the mod a quick look and it's fantastic indeed. I swapped 90% of the equipment icons I did with yours, which are much clearer (one for all: the demo charge for example). The binoculars one is extremely good looking. The idea of mixing various mods is excellent, I would also recomment Mord's and Vin's: Edited January 9, 2016 by Kieme(ITA) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieme(ITA) Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) A quick suggestion as a (potential) improvement or change for the future:the "wounded" version of weapons silhouettes.. if you take a look at Juju's works he tried several variations with his mods about this matter.. I like your idea of a coloured bar because it's slick and fits the original UI, but it is possible that some people with colour-blind problems might have difficulties to distinguish them. You might try to make a classic red cross on White background as an option for a future 2.0 version of your mod. Edited January 9, 2016 by Kieme(ITA) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Steppenwulf Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Thanks for your kind words and comments Kieme.I did initially produce the silhouettes with the wounded cross idea, so most of the images in this style I have already created. My move away from it was motivated by a break with what feels like a WW2 format to me and an attempt instead to give it a more modern edge with my own stamp on it.Nevertheless, I do take your point on board and I shall upload both styles as a choice in version 2. We all love options after all! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieme(ITA) Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) I agree that the red cross is quite an old style symbol.The size of in game UI doesn't allow space for much fantasy, but nevertheless there are quite a few variations on the theme, a bounch of insipirations:http://www.123rf.com/clipart-vector/wounded.htmlhttps://www.google.it/search?q=red+cross&biw=1920&bih=985&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjto5n88pzKAhVLiRoKHZdIBKQQ_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=blood+drop+symbolhttps://www.google.it/search?q=red+cross&biw=1920&bih=985&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjto5n88pzKAhVLiRoKHZdIBKQQ_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=red+cross+modern+symbolhttps://www.google.it/search?q=red+cross&biw=1920&bih=985&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjto5n88pzKAhVLiRoKHZdIBKQQ_AUIBigB Edited January 9, 2016 by Kieme(ITA) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieme(ITA) Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 http://www.shutterstock.com/s/hospital+symbol/search.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttorneyAtWar Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Amazing work, I am going to fire up a game just to try them out this morning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livdoc44 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 There's just something about colored icons that really adds to the game. Great work! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieme(ITA) Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Would it be possible to make the AK-74 more different than the 74M? If I am not mistaken the AK-74M is used in game by the russians, and it has a full black stock and magazine, while the UA units feature a brown color magazine, for example. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Steppenwulf Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 Good observation! I was aware of the UA/RUS difference also. If I recall right, I think the same distinction applies to the AKS variants and the SVD?. It is something I shall address! In my defence, the EE weapon images were far trickier to work with than the US ones - some of them were reworked in Photoshop over and over again just for shading, brightness and contrast -and most I still do not feel completely satisfied with. There does come a point in any piece of work where you think better to be satisfied with 95% of the release now, rather than delay further and tinker, to still get only 99%.Thanks for you comments and observations - it highlights the tasks for my attention in version 2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Panzer Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Steppenwulf:This is great work - good choice of images to use as icons and also an expert job of making sure they read clearly and cleanly within the UI. Thank you for sharing!Check your references for the Russian PKP GPMG and Orlan UAV - your icons for these two items depict the wrong real-world hardware. Other than that, well done! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Steppenwulf Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 PP - Thanks for pointing these two mistakes out, Russian UAV hardware is an easy oversight but I really shouldn't have erred on the PK!On the flip side, they are relatively straightforward to rectify.Thanks to everyone for taking the time to post your thoughts and advice - it's really appreciated! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1812 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Thank you for making this modification. It makes the UI look finished and professional. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieme(ITA) Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 If I recall right, I think the same distinction applies to the AKS variants and the SVD?. Maybe it's not true on 100% cases of personal weapons among soldiers, but you might force the distinction by using, let's say, a black-stock SVD for Russians and a wooden-stock SVD for Ukrainians, while the AKS/SU magazine black for Russians and orange-brown for Ukrainians might work.Anyway, I do feel your pain with the russian hardware, there are less high quality pictures to scavange (the US weapons have much more references) and adapt (their shapes don't help at all!). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanov Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 A quick question - how to install this mod? Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuderian Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Thanks for this The Steppenwulf and the other modders involved for this excellent work!Ivanov - Unpack the folder from it's .rar format.Then copy and paste the folder into (on my PC) C:\Users\User\Documents\Battlefront\Combat Mission\Black Sea\User DataThat should work 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanov Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Thanks for this The Steppenwulf and the other modders involved for this excellent work!Ivanov - Unpack the folder from it's .rar format.Then copy and paste the folder into (on my PC) C:\Users\User\Documents\Battlefront\Combat Mission\Black Sea\User DataThat should work That worked, thanks you! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psoikkeli Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Awesome mod! Thank you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbasid111 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Great mod Steppenwulf. Thank you for you work! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Steppenwulf Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 Thanks for all your comments!I've already applied some UI background polish to this work for version 2 that, in my zest, I didn't get time to apply before I released. That is now complete!Rectifying those silhouette errors is the next task as well as some other slight adjustments (eg. the UKR/RUS variants). The final task for v2 will be extending the mod with other fresh UI features I'd already been experimenting with before, but wasn't satisfied enough with the final product to include in version 1. As far as time frame is concerned - the Easter hols are my target for completion and release. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Nice work, Steppenwulf. I especially like what you did with the weapon icons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Steppenwulf Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 Bumping this thread because:- Version 2 is now up at CM Mods III:- Find it here:- http://cmmodsiii.greenasjade.net/?p=4368 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizou Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Thanks Steppenwulf! Looks great 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Steppenwulf Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 8 hours ago, Fizou said: Thanks Steppenwulf! Looks great Thanks for your feedback Fizou! Note that I have small hotfix for the weapons icons and HQ options, all which stupidly missed the v2.0 cut. Direct link for download:-http://cmmodsiii.greenasjade.net/?wpfb_filepage=hotfix-hq-options-v2-1-rar 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizou Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Cool thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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