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[Strela]

I hope you won't simply switch all the games to that PB graphic set that did come with the latest patches for Moscow 42 & Kharkov 43.
The PB graphics seem OK for a tactical engine but in PC we are on an operational level that needs a good and easy recognizable map. Having X different versions of a village graphic may be fancy for PB but just confusing for an operational game. You can easily see it on the screenshots with Kharkov in the initial post, with the PB graphics you can't distinguish the terrain, the old stock graphics allow to differentiate clearly between city, town and village hexes just like the graphic set of Jison would allow.
That is why I like the map look more, Jison's MapMod was and is my favorite for the operational games of HPS/JTS, it not only looks better than the old stock art but also improves playability because everything is easier to recognize.

Will this be only an artwork updated or do the games get patched to use graphics with higher resolution like PB does?


@phoenix
You are not forced to use the hexborder graphics. I love Jison's MapMod as it improved the series a lot, but the terrain hex color and hardcoded hexborders are not good at all and these where the first things I replaced. If you need the files to do that just PM or mail me and I'll send them to you.

Hi,

No these are all new for the whole series. I put the first shot in to show the 'old' vs the new. I thought I had stated that but it was obviously not clear. I think there is sufficient definition between village/towns/cities with the new version.

We're moving this series back to be more map like due to the scale as the PZB look is just wrong for an operational level game. Both Kharkov '43 and Moscow '42 will be upgraded at the same time. I'm actually making reasonable progress and am focused on the Eastern Front first and have 5 games converted.

The artwork uses the existing resolutions, which is sufficient currently.

I expect we will relaunch the series as 'extended' or 'complete' versions and existing (JTS) owners will be able to upgrade vs patch and new buyers will get the new package.


David