1776 Graphics Test

[Farquahar Chinstrap]

I have re-designed the man eating busby (it's the one on the left if - you can't tell :-) )


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I have quickly resized the unit graphics from 100% to 70% in 2 ranks.  The image also shows 1, 2 and 3 Coys in the same hex.  It could be a personal thing but find the larger figures better. we visited the Colonies last year and I managed to get in a look at Stoney Point battle-site so I think the larger figures best suit the typical scale of the AWI battles.  Plus when you have larger numbers in one hex it resembles a Ben Hur crowd scene and they just turn into a red blob.  The big image shows how the original images look on the game.


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I had planned to look at the graphics, however with work and life etc mean this could take time.  Plus I want some feedback on what looks best before starting.

I have found matching the uniforms on the original 100 C file with the new graphics difficult at times - a lot of research has clearly gone into the original game. A list of units by row would be useful.  Plus I need to conduct more research.

I did think that a re-organisation of the 3d graphics could be:

Regulation uniforms i.e. what Regiments should look like.  There are only so many British army facing colours, for example.
Campaign Uniforms - modifications and wear and tear
Unique uniforms - those that don't fit any obvious category.

This would let you choose the appropriate uniform for the unit at that stage of the campaign.  However this would involved a lot of OOB modification etc.  

I am also considering adding regimental flags.  You could modify the leader file or add an extra row on the 100C file.