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Just in time for TCP/IP - new interface mod ready!

deanco

By deanco
in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)

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deanco Senior Member

deanco

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Hi folks,

This one got it's inspiration when I figured out how to change the in-game fonts by messing around with some bmp's. So that meant I was finally able to use the same font pretty much everywhere, which is something that I wanted to try. I am sooo sick of looking at that typewriter font... it looks so... like it's been programmed on a Mac or something!! smile.gif As far as style goes, the mod looks like the game Fallout meets the movie 'Brazil' a bit, although I didn't set out to do it that way, it just sort of oozed in that direction. According to the feedback I got, people seemed to like the simpler designs better, so I tried for that goal while doing the layout. There is more text on the screen, closer to the original BTS version. Everything's been redone, nav buttons, VCR buttons, sidepanels, everything. Just in time to get your machine ready for TCP/IP! Head on over to

http://mapage.cybercable.fr/deanco/

to check out screens and such. And make sure to drop me a line or post here to tell me what you think! Enjoy!

DeanCo--

(edited part) I forgot to tell you what it's called! It's called the GUNMETAL mod!!

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aka_tom_w Senior Member

aka_tom_w

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WOW

This is Cool

3D with nice curve edges and shadows!

Excellent! Beautiful textures.

nice Gun Metal Look VERY cool Eye candy interface.

BTS should hire this guy smile.gif

This interface design work is truly of professional quality and could easily be found in a game title one might buy in a fancy box on a self in a video game store.

Its WAY cool!

check it out!

-tom w

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Mord Senior Member

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Absolutely SUPERB! This is definately your best one Dean. Great Job! I used the Grog version for the longest time, it being my favorite, but no longer, this one is awsome!

Thanks!

Mord.

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Splendid. Probably will have to get used to it a little, but splendid!

One request: Could you do something to/with the helmets, instead of "OK:" for casualties? I refuse to lose the helmets, cos they're cool. biggrin.gif

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try this

HREF="http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/achen2.html" TARGET=_blank>http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/achen2.html

does your game look like this?

It could smile.gif

I really like this interface.

Sorry Still can't figure out how to post a pick

There are several screen shots

they are:

http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/index.html]http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/index.html]http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/index.html

http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/achen3.html]http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/achen3.html]http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/achen3.html

http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/achen4.html]http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/achen4.html]http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/achen4.html

-tom w

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Sorry Tom, but broken link here.

Griffin.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by aka_tom_w:

try this

achen2.html

does your game look like this?

It could smile.gif

I really like this interface.

-tom w<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

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The colored text is cool but it will hurt your eyes when coupled with a snowy battle. Best to switch to the Black and White option he also also included. It does tend to make some new text that is included with the upcoming v1.1 Public Beta patch hard to read as well.

Madmatt

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Guest Lord General MB

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Sir,

Much better then the original!

I like the colours and scheme.

Best one yet!

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achen5.jpg

achen3.jpg

achen4.jpg

achen2.jpg

http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/index.html

http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/achen3.html

http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/achen4.html

gotta watch those 'enter's/carriage returns/returns dude wink.gif

okay, the problem is you are trying to get the image "aachen5.jpg", but you wrote img "something.HTML"...don't worry, just a minor error, it took me a while to realize...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by russellmz:

http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/index.html

http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/achen3.html

http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/achen4.html

http://142.55.231.199/~tcw/achen2.html

gotta watch those 'enter's/carriage returns/returns dude wink.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Thanks Russell!

I do feel like a bit of a DOLT!

I was trying in VAIN to post my screen shots to this thread, but I guess the links will do.

-tom w

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by russellmz:

hey, aka,

what did you use to take those pics? they REALLY are crisp and clear.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I'm on a MAC G3 PowerBook Don't ask about the video card, The System Profiler just says there are 8 megs of built in V-Ram on board, that it, I suspect ATI has something to do with it.

I did a "command shift 3" and did a screen grab, my monitor is an LCD display and it is set to millions of colours (24 bit) 1024x768.

I opened the .pic (pict) file the screen grab generated, in Adobe Image Ready and then "saved optimized as" for the web, a jpeg ( .jpg) file that was set to high quality at 60%, at the same time it turned the file into .html web page. Took about 5 minutes.

Then I struggled here for about 45 minutes, (until you bailed me out THANKS! smile.gif ) to try to post them here.

Is there anything else you are interested in?

I'm not sure they look any crisper than anyone elses screen shots? But thanks anyway smile.gif

-tom w

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by aka_tom_w:

I opened the .pic (pict) file the screen grab generated, in Adobe Image Ready

...

I'm not sure they look any crisper than anyone elses screen shots? But thanks anyway smile.gif

-tom w<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

they're crisper than my PRINT-SCRN, paste to free hypersnap dx .jpg's...i guess u get what u pay fer =)

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