3D Graphics Variants

[Sean]

I am using the 3D Terrain from either of these 2 excellent mods available here and here,

https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards...?tid=75414

https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards...?tid=73461

Once I have some 3D terrain ,particularly for a game that does not have a 3D mode at all ,like
Pacific War
Dien Bien Phu

Then I can add in some 3D Units (infantry) and  3D Vehicles (Tanks).


For the Infantry it has been a matter of getting some Infantry that suit the game from another in the Series (which has 3D infantry) and copy/pasting the appropriate bits to my game in question.
Anecdote here ,some games like Pacific War actually have 3D Infantry in the game itself but no 3D Terrain.
For Dien Bien Phu I think from memory I am using British and Japanese Infantry (Pacific War sourced) for the French and Viet Minh.


It is a bit more trouble with the Vehicles.
I have worked out one way is to take a generic set of 3D Vehicles ,like in Eagles Strike and then modify the pictures for my particular game.
Only started on Dien Bien Phu at present.
Basically start a game up ,see which Vehicle on Screen is what and then changing my generic 3D picture to suit.
Taking me a while but is working.
Dien Bien Phu was a good starting game to test my techniques since the French did not use a large variety of Vehicles. Don't think the Viet Minh used many if any Vehicles as well.
I found I could do some swapping in the big 3D Vehicle Image ,as in move a Truck I needed from one position elsewhere to where I wanted it for example. 
Some units did not exist though . For these I am only using 2 directions ,left and right ,rather than the full six hex facings. And for my image I am using a nice picture from the Info Box ,but this time it will be scaled to fit on the map.
Cool idea and it works.