New CS?

[Jason Petho]

There are a lot of talented people here and when they work together, anything is really possible.

Regarding the 2D enhancements (I agree, they could use some improvements for the units), there are a few things that need to be considered.

1. What information are you looking for on the counter that isn't immediately identifiable from the Unit Display when a unit is selected (U on the keyboard).

2. Due to the space limitations on the counters, can those values be minimized? One or two values? Opening up any of the icons2D.bmp will show you the limited space there is around any of the particular units.

3. Based on those limitations, would an alternate system be functional? Series of different coloured pixels to present a value?

4. Scanning and using the PB/PL counters within the game would be OK if used locally (assuming a seamless integration, which I don't think it is) but not sure what copyright rules are regarding the distribution.

One could edit the icons2D.bmp and add a number of different 2D level graphics for different tanks, trucks, infantry, etc so there are more unique units. An enhanced coding system could be incorporated around those unique units to display a limited amount of information about the unit.

Having the identical information as found on the PB/PL counters would require a new 2D level.