deanco Posted October 5, 2000 Share Posted October 5, 2000 I'm running late, just enough time to tell you there is a new 'grog' style interface up on my website: http://combatmission.ifrance.com/ No time to put screens up or anything until Monday, but I thought y'all would appreciate having this for the weekend! It's done in a green and brown style and there are several innovations, as usual. I think it's my best work yet, but I always think that. Check it out yourselves and let me know what you think! 101k in size. My mail is still KO so comments go to deanco@ifrance.com for the time being. Enjoy!!!! DeanCo-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannheim Tanker Posted October 5, 2000 Share Posted October 5, 2000 Nice job! Thanks for your hard work. If you haven't done so yet, you might want to see if MadMatt will post a link to it on his site. ------------------ "Gun damaged are rare on Shermans because they die like red shirts on Star Trek" - Slapdragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Posted October 5, 2000 Share Posted October 5, 2000 I would love to see examples of the "grog" interface, please try to find the time to throw some up. Although I am sticking with the originals for now I thought the health bar interface came out looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanco Posted October 6, 2000 Author Share Posted October 6, 2000 OK, Darwin, just because it's you, I've updated my site with lots of screenshots and commentary on the new interface. Swing on by http://combatmission.ifrance.com/ and take a look! DeanCo-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Posted October 6, 2000 Share Posted October 6, 2000 Cool, I went ahead and loaded it in to see how I like it. I'll email you my impressions after I've used it a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Eyes Posted October 6, 2000 Share Posted October 6, 2000 deanco - I really like the unit interface displays. That's very good work! However, I'm not a fan of your Main Screen buttons. I think they should look like buttons. The rest of the Main Screen is just fine. ------------------ It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. -Aesop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkerT Posted October 6, 2000 Share Posted October 6, 2000 Hi DeanCO, I have downloaded and tried all three of your beautiful TC-mods, and they are all very very good. Thank you for all the hard work. I am particulary fond of the grog-TC, but I have a small suggestion regarding the 'Fatigue' indicator. Maybe its because my english stinks but I have a hard time 'feeling' the difference between fatigue and tired. How about changing fatigue to 'winded' or something to that effect. To me winded would be catching my breath after a sprint, tired would be sitting down for a while and weary would be needing a serious lie down and a cup off coffee. Anyway just a shot at some constructive feedback from a dedicated fan. Thanks again and happy modding. Frans. [This message has been edited by HawkerT (edited 10-06-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Olesen Posted October 6, 2000 Share Posted October 6, 2000 The amount of work you put into this is amazing. A couple of things (just so that you won't be bored ): 1. I liked the health bars - they are gone in the Grog version. Any chance of adding them? How about a thin line beneath the text, going green to yellow to red (for morale) as well as possibly changing length? The fatigue status could use the same colours, as the text will differentiate between the two status bars. 2. And the stars for unit quality, that are an optional part of the healthbar mod, are gone too. I like these as well. The only thing is that I think they should all go left to right, not be centered, but that is a minor detail. Thanks a lot for some great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanco Posted October 6, 2000 Author Share Posted October 6, 2000 HawkerT, I hate you. (not really) I hate you because I spent a good 45 minutes racking my brain for the perfect term to use to replace 'rested'. Here's a partial list of what I came up with. Tiring Exerting (you would not believe how stupid that looked in the game) Action Acting Little Tired (too long) Exertion (that one bit the dust fast) and a few others.... ....and here you come, out of the blue, with the PERFECT word to describe this state! Arrrgh!!! Seriously, HawkerT, brilliant idea. Try redownloading the mod in a few hours, it will be changed to 'winded'. And you'll have credit for this idea in the readme (once I put one in). Thanks for sharing that idea, I never would have thought of 'winded'. Hi Robert Oleson, If you want the healthbars, use the healthbar mod. Same goes for the stars. I made different styles so everyone can use what they like best. Most of those icons are 9 pixels high, and there's not enough room for a bar AND the text. With only 9 pixels to use it's a real challenge to find a typeface that is readable and looks war-like at the same time, much less put a bar in. Glad you like the mods though, enjoy! DeanCo-- [This message has been edited by deanco (edited 10-06-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkerT Posted October 6, 2000 Share Posted October 6, 2000 Loving it ! Loving it ! You are the main man DeanCO Glad I could be of any help. Thanks to you CM is made better and you just made my day a good one. I actually feel very proud to have contributed in my measly little way . If you ever find yourself stuck with a word please dont hesitate mailing me - luck might just strike me again. Thank you very much. I can't wait to redownload this beauty. Frans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Olesen Posted October 6, 2000 Share Posted October 6, 2000 OK Deanco, I see the problem with the healthbars. But the stars should fit on top of the new background you made in the Grog mod. Just a small hint Thanks anyway. It's your time after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanco Posted October 6, 2000 Author Share Posted October 6, 2000 Hi Robert, You said, But the stars should fit on top of the new background you made in the Grog mod. --------------- Yep, they will, just fine. But for these small corrections it's better to just do it yourself, I don't have the time to release a version for every single person. Mail me and I will send you my original Photoshop copies, you can do as you please with them. OR you could try mixing and matching files from different versions. (This is something I haven't tried yet but I would be interested in knowing if anyone finds a good looking "hybrid" using this method.) HawkerT, Well, now you know how I feel when someone tells me, "I use your mod and like it". I'm proud and happy to contribute something to this great community. If you get more pleasure from the game because of me then I'm just happy as heck, I really am. The new version is ready to go, HawkerT. Download away! DeanCo-- [This message has been edited by deanco (edited 10-06-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkerT Posted October 6, 2000 Share Posted October 6, 2000 Got it . Man I teel you I am rolling today. First this then just before I left work my boss gave me a raise. I'm even nearing my 30th post here whitch will make me a member (been here over a year). Heck ! before I know it I am probably going to be assimilated by the CM BORG ......... I'll tell you what ..... why don't one of the more daring amongst you just mail me a setup 'sdkfej@sdk.sas.com', and I will PBEM you like you have never been PBEM'ed before, but no rough stuff since it's my first time, and if you keep it small I'll even be able to ICQ U when the kids are sleeping. Dang ! I'm feeling so lucky I think I can beat Fioon Kelly. Thanks again DeanCo (you have 1'st priority if you dare send me that setup ) This is the good life Frans [This message has been edited by HawkerT (edited 10-06-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The CM Borg Posted October 6, 2000 Share Posted October 6, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by HawkerT: Heck ! before I know it I am probably going to be assimilated by the CM BORG ......... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> This must be your lucky day. You are assimilated. ------------------ Resistance is Futile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanco Posted October 8, 2000 Author Share Posted October 8, 2000 Man, I leave for Normandy for the weekend and already page 3! Well, since I don't have any references to hamsters I guess it's normal. Here's a bump for those of you who may have missed it first time around. DeanCo-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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