Well, I'm back!

 

ANW has pissed me off, so I'm back looking closely at HCE.

 

I've been playing around with the download section getting some of the battlesets that include the very nice textured maps some of which are very dark. The game icons blend right in and are in effect invisible. Is it possible to modify the icon colors to make them visible ?

 

I think this needs urgent attention.

 

Regards,

RedMike...out

Well, I'm back!

 

ANW has pissed me off, so I'm back looking closely at HCE.

 

I've been playing around with the download section getting some of the battlesets that include the very nice textured maps some of which are very dark. The game icons blend right in and are in effect invisible. Is it possible to modify the icon colors to make them visible ?

 

I think this needs urgent attention.

 

Regards,

RedMike...out

 

Try going to Settings/Game Options and changing the setting for Water Color.

 

Buddha

Well, I'm back!

 

ANW has pissed me off, so I'm back looking closely at HCE.

 

I've been playing around with the download section getting some of the battlesets that include the very nice textured maps some of which are very dark. The game icons blend right in and are in effect invisible. Is it possible to modify the icon colors to make them visible ?

 

I think this needs urgent attention.

 

Regards,

RedMike...out

 

Try going to Settings/Game Options and changing the setting for Water Color.

 

Buddha

 

You don't understand. I'm trying to get textured land and water to function with cds icons in a visible manner. The point of the exercise is improved graphics.

 

Thanks though,

RedMike...out

The textured maps have a tendancy to cause you to have trouble seeing the blue icons in particular. Unfortunately, there is no way to adjust the color of the textured map water, for time time being you may want to turn off the textured water and just use the light blue water.

Well, I'm back!

I've been playing around with the download section getting some of the battlesets that include the very nice textured maps some of which are very dark. The game icons blend right in and are in effect invisible. Is it possible to modify the icon colors to make them visible ?

 

I think this needs urgent attention.

 

Let's watch the language please.

 

You can modify the icon colors by editing \Graphics\GR_ICONS.BMP . You'll want to save it as a 256-color BMP or it won't look right at all in the game.

Well, I'm back!

I've been playing around with the download section getting some of the battlesets that include the very nice textured maps some of which are very dark. The game icons blend right in and are in effect invisible. Is it possible to modify the icon colors to make them visible ?

 

I think this needs urgent attention.

 

Let's watch the language please.

 

You can modify the icon colors by editing \Graphics\GR_ICONS.BMP . You'll want to save it as a 256-color BMP or it won't look right at all in the game.

 

Sorry Tony,

 

Being a rough rider I didn't realize that was considered foul language.

 

Thanks, that's the answer I was looking for. I shall edit the necessary bmp file.

 

Another question...Is it possible to turn off the Staff Assistant window from popping up ? I'd rather read the message log and there are times when it persistently stays open effectively freezing the game. I've had to ctl-alt-delete to exit.

 

As for textured map graphics, I really dig your South Atlantic etc. style. Those maps are perfect contrast.

 

RedMike...out

Another question...Is it possible to turn off the Staff Assistant window from popping up ? I'd rather read the message log and there are times when it persistently stays open effectively freezing the game. I've had to ctl-alt-delete to exit.

 

Not a complete answer, but under settings/staff options, you can set the options so the staff assistant has less reasons to bother you. Of course, this may cause you unnecessary casualties.

Another question...Is it possible to turn off the Staff Assistant window from popping up ? I'd rather read the message log and there are times when it persistently stays open effectively freezing the game. I've had to ctl-alt-delete to exit.

 

Not a complete answer, but under settings/staff options, you can set the options so the staff assistant has less reasons to bother you. Of course, this may cause you unnecessary casualties.

 

Right on VitP and that is indeed as thoroughly as you can silence the staff assistant. He can't be exorcised entirely.

The textured maps have a tendancy to cause you to have trouble seeing the blue icons in particular. Unfortunately, there is no way to adjust the color of the textured map water, for time time being you may want to turn off the textured water and just use the light blue water.

 

So all this time I've been struggling to see the blue units, I could have simply recolored them in Paint Shop? Well, at least it gets fixed now.

The textured maps have a tendancy to cause you to have trouble seeing the blue icons in particular. Unfortunately, there is no way to adjust the color of the textured map water, for time time being you may want to turn off the textured water and just use the light blue water.

 

So all this time I've been struggling to see the blue units, I could have simply recolored them in Paint Shop? Well, at least it gets fixed now.

 

Well, not forever but after the 2008.024 patch and before the 2008.044 patch, yes. Don't forget to share the wealth, maybe StalinTC will let you work from his modified icons http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?a...mp;showfile=330

And you all thought I was mad for using light grey land + light blue water.

 

Well whose laughing now amahahahauahahahaha.

And you all thought I was mad for using light grey land + light blue water.

 

Well whose laughing now amahahahauahahahaha.

 

Yup, laughing, I'm all about dark grey land + light blue water