[REL] SupCom's Strat Icons by ozonexo3

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INSTALATION::

Unpack,copy all images from mod and then repleace all images from game folder:

Code:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Planetary Annihilation\PA\media\ui\alpha\live_game\img\strategic_icons\

Re: MyFirstMod - SupCom's Strat Icons

Nice work

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They looks better. Uber icons are WAAAAAY to complicated and big. They really need to change that.

Edit.

Uber, really, change that sooner or later in alpha. I cant find engies etc.

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Looks much better; less confusing, less complex... Of course, I don't even have the game, so what do I know.

EDIT: Yeah, what xanoxis said.

Re: MyFirstMod - SupCom's Strat Icons

Simplifying the strat icons to something closer to land unit, air unit, structure rather than having complex icons for each unit type would help prevent reliance on radar and encourage recon units. In any case I'd like to see Uber add the ability to scale icon size in the options menu.

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I was thinking about trying to do this.
AWESOME.

Do you add different mappings or do you just exchange the icon-images?

I'll try that mod as soon as it is available!
Be quick about it!

Re: MyFirstMod - SupCom's Strat Icons

While supcom-style icons would certainly work better than what we have now, straight up copy will not be the best idea. You at least need to distinguish bot and tank factories (and maybe also bots and tanks themselves) and different types of engineers. I would also prefer more difference between T1 and T2 icons of similar things.

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I consider nato style symbols to be more of a hindrance than helpful. Apart from the "we are war generals!" coolness factor, silhouettes tell me more about units which simple shapes and symbols can't. And it's easier to just remember the unit designs than both the designs and their designated strategic icons. It goes to show nato symbols don't translate well to real time strategy games.

Right now I really want the current silhouettes to rotate with unit orientation, and scale with their footprint.

Re: MyFirstMod - SupCom's Strat Icons

nice

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Finished I wanted to find where every unit have writen whith icon to use, but i cant find it.

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INSTALATION::

Unpack,copy all images from mod and then repleace all images from game folder:

Code:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Planetary Annihilation\PA\media\ui\alpha\live_game\img\strategic_icons\

Re: MyFirstMod - SupCom's Strat Icons

/PA/media/pa/units/. Go into the unit .json file, and theres a key/value pair for "strategic_icons_address":##. This lets you change which icon to use, BUT: It appears the mappings between IDs and actual icons is hardcoded at the moment (at least, I couldn't find anywhere that listed these).

The mapping is:
0 = Wall (not existant)
8 = Commander
9 = Metal Extractor
10 = Energy Plant
11 = Factory
12 = Laser Defence
13 = Air Defence / Missiles
14 = Radar
15 = AA vehicle
16 = Advanced Bot
17 = Vehicle
18 = Advanced Vehicle
19 = Aircraft
20 = Bomber
21 = Fabrication Vehicle
22 = Artillery structure
24 = Sea Mine
25 = Ship
26 = Sonar *
27 = Torpedo *

* Torpedo is actually sonar and sonar is nothing.

Re: MyFirstMod - SupCom's Strat Icons

holy **** useful icons

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I'm curious but why do T2 bombers currently have the same icon as T1 Air fighters, it's fairly confusing.

Nice mod by the way! ^^

Re: MyFirstMod - SupCom's Strat Icons

Because the game is unfinished

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Yes, i know, i wanted to change it, but there is no way to that now

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Indeed. I suppose i had that coming but i just meant had anyone else noticed!

Haha no worries

:lol:

Re: MyFirstMod - SupCom's Strat Icons

Edit /PA/media/pa/units/air/bomber_adv/bomber_adv.json and add the following directly after the description:

Code:

,"strategic_icons_address":20

This will set the T2 bomber to the bomber strategic icon. At the moment, there is no strategic_icons_address set, so it uses the base_flyer.json value, which is 19 (normal aircraft)

Re: MyFirstMod - SupCom's Strat Icons

Thank you for this, now I can play the game without a ton of screen clutter!

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Can I make a suggestion? Make a custom icon for Bot Engineers, Flying Engineers, and Naval Engineers.

Aside from that, awesome work. I can hear the shores of Seton's Clutch already.

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Can't at this point. New icons can't be added as the indexes are hardcoded.