Thomm Posted December 3, 2001 Share Posted December 3, 2001 I think it would be great to allow the inclusion of bitmap files in the briefing. Those bitmaps could display maps on a larger scale than the in-game map and, therefore, provide an overview over the strategical situation. Furthermore, scenario makers, who did a lot of research, can really show off the quality of their work by providing additionally reference material and showing how their CM map blends in the surrounding area. It would be nice to see why you have to defend a particular bridge or town. Even though most of the time the background story is told in the briefings it would be nice to have a graphical representation as well. Regards, Thomm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankDawg Posted December 3, 2001 Share Posted December 3, 2001 BTS, this IS a great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Harrison Posted December 3, 2001 Share Posted December 3, 2001 and idea worth BUMPING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoot Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 A great idea. And worthy of a BUMP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzman Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 I was think about this my self a few weeks ago. Good idea, anther BUMP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antaresqc Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 BUMP BUMP BUMP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fieldmarshall Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 BUMP ! Wonderful Idea ol' chappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wacky Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 I LIKE it! No response from the head honchos yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogface21 Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 That could go a long ways in bringing more 'atmosphere' into the scenarios. You could show in game maps, as well as actuall pictures\maps\ from a historic battle, or even a fictional battle. This would be a great help those brilliant scenarios like 'Blowfish' and 'Fertile Fields'. Great Idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 To put it simple: great idea, Rollstoy ! Think about the posibilities: a nice shot from view 8, with a black&white filter could look like real air recce photos! Want it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Emphatically concur! PE had maps with the briefings from the beginning. Though visually crude, they provided both tactical context and immersion. Regards, John Kettler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by John Kettler: ...PE had maps with the briefings from the beginning. Though visually crude, they provided both tactical context and immersion...<hr></blockquote> That was the one I was thinking of, too. One of the best briefings in a sim/wargame so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 Gustav Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Or use a black and white filter and some scratches on a screenshot taken from view 1 to look like a real photo... Great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAEZ Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 I like this idea count my vote for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by 109 Gustav: [QB]Or use a black and white filter and some scratches on a screenshot taken from view 1 to look like a real photo... QB]<hr></blockquote> <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>a nice shot from view 8, with a black&white filter could look like real air recce photos <hr></blockquote> hehe, looks like we're thinking about the same things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 I've tried to do this a bit with my website, ie historical photos and background on scenarios, but it would be so much more elegant if one could include this stuff directly in the scenario file - especially maps that one could refer back to during the game, with suspected enemy positions, etc. if the designer wanted to include such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomm Posted December 4, 2001 Author Share Posted December 4, 2001 Of course file size would be an issue. Therefore, those additional files should be downloadable as separate files. The scenario file "as is" should not depend on them (otherwise each save game file would have bitmaps included). It should only include the name of the bitmap file and an alternative text like "I did not find the file XYZ.jpg in the folder XYZ. You can get it at website XYZ" So if you PBEM, the opponent gets a self-sufficient save game file but also a message that (s)he could download additional media for the briefing. I think it could work this way. Thomm [ 12-04-2001: Message edited by: Rollstoy ]</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumvir Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Alas, I don't think that we can do this for CMBB in the time remaining since I know absolutely nothing about Mac programming and have no idea if there are reusable bits of browser code out there but.... Why not have the briefings be written up as HTML? A minimal subset of HTML v4, no CSS support, no meta tags, no nested tables, no ECMAScript, none of that stuff; just straight markup and positioning. That makes the setup of the briefings that much easier, since HTML is only _marginally_ harder to learn than text (take the multiple websites out there by that sad portion of AOLers... please) This will let you handle briefings and positioning and add a bit of eye candy that the community can definitely use; but at the price of being a bit more excluding than the current system. Thoughts/comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 A great idea. BUmPBuMP I would dearly love a basic black & white map to print out for plotting in the game. It could be very basic ..... and that with a print out of the forces involved at game end + score could form the basis of a nice archive and the after battle post-mortem ...... you know .. I would have won but Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Just played a little bit with a paint program, to show what it could look like. I'm no artist, so forgive me... Dammit, I can't get it to show the larger version of the pic, sorry guys. [ 12-04-2001: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoot Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 These really are fairly simple affairs and would add a lot to the immersion factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Clubfoot - for immersion sake, this is the phonetic alphabet used by the British and American armies from about 1942 on Able Baker Charlie Dog Easy Fox George How Item Jig Kate Love Mike Nan Oboe Peter Queen Roger Sugar Tare Uncle Victor William X-Ray Yoke Zebra I like the baseball related code names; very imaganitive and true to life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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