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HistWar (English zone) => General discussions => Discussion démarrée par: Link le 16 mai 2004, 15:45:04 pm
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Hello and bonjour everyone,
You can comment on the latest screenshots over here.
I'll take the opportunity to be the first at the English forum. 8)
Now you start to get an idea how they will look like and I think it looks very promising :) . However all the objects/textures are not in place yet, which I think is a pity. :cry: It's the details that makes the difference between splendid and average uniform images.
I'm thinking of the cuffs and epaulettes that are missing, the collars and turnbacks that don’t have the right colors (just the same as the jacket). See the full textures and objects here:
http://www.histwar.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=799
The screenshot of the French line infantry is warped and you can clearly see that the heads have been placed on the body because it's not a perfect fit. They are also wearing the guard lapels because the red piping for the line infantry is not there.
Thank’s for the efforts JMM, but more detailed uniforms please. It would give a more justified picture of them. :wink:
/Lars L.
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Bonjour Lars,
And Thank you for this very good analyse.
There are a lot of very small details.. and as Lars says, it's a difference between the present screenshots and the final ones.
Today, the important thing is to look at the different uniforms... All graphical procédure aren't used so the uniforms are very blank and flat too :cry:
Maybe I have to wait for the final process to show the final screenshot.. and maybe I must not show screenshots but only AVis.
A bientôt,
JMM
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Bonsoir JMM,
Don't spend too much time presenting these screenshots. If you ask me it's better to finish the SW and present the screenshots when they are ready. However it's nice to get a status report once a month or so. 8)
/Lars L.
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Bonsoir JMM,
I hope we haven't discouraged you with not too positive comments.
Just for the record, I have the screenshot of the French Line infantry saved as my desktop wallpaper. :D :wink:
/Lars L.
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:D No problem Lars...
I know these screenshots aren't finished, but I begin to get a very nice result with the animations... and I have yet to work :lol: to finish this game and to get the award of the best napoleonic wargame on 2005 :D
Don't forget the best french victory was Austerlitz on 1805 :D
I must to win the wargame battle on 2005 :D
Don't worry Lars.. all is right :wink:
JMM
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The new screenshots on the homepage look good to me, cuffs and details are the hardest kind of thing to do when the textures sometimes get stretched on models. I know that from badly painting just two models for one game mod that took me a LONG time. lol
Ah, 2005 now is it? Guess you'll have to beat Imperial Glory, not sure if that really counts as a wargame though? :D
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Bonjour,
Correction.. No sure my last post was clear :oops:
I was speaking about award :lol: but I don't think this game is launching on 2005.. but All will be made to finish on this year :wink:
Is it clear :?: :?: :?:
About destinctives.. this first screenshots don't show the colors of details but all is coded to do that... Not yet :wink:
JMM
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Clear. :D
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The 20 May screenshots look excellent to me, not that i'm even close to being an expert. Much better than cardboard counters any day. lol
I'm looking forward to those DivX movies. :D
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Hi Everyone,
I have been watching the development of this game for a few weeks now, and I believe that it will probably be the best Napoleonic realtime wargame there has ever been. I have played most of the reatime wargames of this era, starting with one of my favorites, Fields of Glory.
I think that posting the screenshots is great. Please give us some more. Especially one or two of closeups on artillery. That would be really, really, good.
I wish you the best of luck with this game. I would say that I will be definitely buying it !!!
regards
sunray
:D :D
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Thank you very much :D
Merci beaucoup :D
ASAP a lot of screenshots... ans some AVIs 8)
HistWar Team
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JMM:
The game is looking great! Already the non-finished screens look great. I am sure that when you refine them they will look fantastic! I am very happy with the attention to detail on every uniform seen so far. I also am glad you are going with the 1812 Bardin regulation uniforms for the French.
Keep up the fantastic work!!
-Kikka
Imperatrice
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Bonjour,
I think the new screens (May 28th) looks fantastic. The burned out town/village looks really great. :D
I do have a problem with why the French Line inf. has darker breeches than their Russian counterparts. I see no reason for that. :?:
...and the Cavalry clash (French Carabineers vs. Austrian Cuirassiers). Their grandiose white uniforms is no longer white they are entirely grey. 8O
I know they should not be whiter than white as Henniak would express it but now they are greyer than grey. :lol:
Apart from that the over all impression is brilliant. The last screenshot makes me feel I'm in the action my self, fighting among them :P
It's getting harder and harder to select one as my desktop wallpaper. :roll:
/Lars L.
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Hi,
Comments on the screenshots, as requested:
In a phrase, they look excellent!! The unit chain of command is so impresseive. It is great to see that screen of the cavalry with a couple of regimental staff groups in amongst them. This is the first game of this nature that I have seen make any attempt to graphically represent the command structure of a regiment. Brilliant !!
Are you going to show the command structure of brigades, divisions, and corps?
Will artillery batteries have a command structure, as infantry and cavalry do?
If you are in the role of the regimental commander, can you order individual batallions to do different things?
Will the different size guns in artillery batteries be represented graphically? e.g. 12 pounders, 6 pounders etc. And will the horse artillery be represented differently to the foot artillery?
Why have we not seen any regimental, or national, flags (colours) yet? Is is because they are not finalised as yet?
Which brings me to the last question. Can you please show some closer screenshots of the artillery?
All in all, I am more impressed with this game with each release of new screenshots, that show more of the details !!
All the very best of luck to you !!
regards
sunray
:D :D :D
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Hi everybody,
Are you going to show the command structure of brigades, divisions, and corps?
There are only 3 levels : Army, Corps and Regiment. Intermediate levels (division, brigade) allows to decrease the delay for the orders but there aren't showed.
Will artillery batteries have a command structure, as infantry and cavalry do?
Artillery is like infantry and cavalry. There are 3 orders : move to, attack at and link to.
If you are in the role of the regimental commander, can you order individual batallions to do different things?
No. The lower level is regimental level. But, IA can place a battailion on a regimental flank.
Will the different size guns in artillery batteries be represented graphically? e.g. 12 pounders, 6 pounders etc. And will the horse artillery be represented differently to the foot artillery?
yep, there are 4 different cannons : 12£, 8£, 4£ and howitzer (painted with the right color). About Horse/Foot artillery, there are 2 differences : uniforms and gunners are on their horse during the movement.
Why have we not seen any regimental, or national, flags (colours) yet? Is is because they are not finalised as yet?
they are not finalised 8)
Which brings me to the last question. Can you please show some closer screenshots of the artillery?
ASAP... I am working about 2 things : ground and artillery.. ASAP ASAP ASAP :wink:
All the very best of luck to you !!
Thank You
JMM
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JMM,
My compliments. You are truly doing everything you can to please. When I looked at the home page tonight, I was so very impressed with the screenshot of Napoleon and his staff. It is magnificent.
Then to visit the screenshots page and see the first closeups of the gunners in action. You have made my day!! The detail of the animations is obvious, even on a still frame. And the graphics are superb !!
Well done JMM, you can design a game for me anytime !!
regards
sunray (an old field artilleryman)
:D :D :D
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Thank you a lot... :D
A short AVI... :wink:
http://www.histwar.com/dl/310504-1.avi
JMM
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Bonjour JMM,
Thank you a lot... :D
A short AVI... :wink:
http://www.histwar.com/dl/310504-1.avi
JMM
I d/l this .avi file and put it on my HD.. but now, I am having problem viewing..
I have tried viewing with DivX 2.0.. which used to work with .avi files in the past from HistWar, IIRC...
But all I get is flashing screenshot of the gun and crew.. but, no animations.. I can see the file is loaded in the DivX player.. and it is about 8 seconds long.. but, no animation at all...
I have tried Win Media Player 7.01 also.. but, no luck.. despite the configuration in Media Player that says it supports .avi files.. it doesn't.. all I can see is white screen..
I know this is not a tech forum, but do you have any suggestions?
Cordialement, Duc d'Earl
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Bonsoir,
You have to use the DivX V5.1.1.
This codec allows a very huge compression and a nice quality.
You can download this free tool at:
http://www.divx.com/divx
I am waiting for your possible problem :roll:
JMM
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Bonjour JMM,
Bonsoir,
You have to use the DivX V5.1.1.
This codec allows a very huge compression and a nice quality.
You can download this free tool at:
http://www.divx.com/divx
I am waiting for your possible problem :roll:
JMM
Merci!.. I will have to d/l this new DivX 5.1.1 player.. I can use the free trial version for a while, then I may have to purchase it for $40.00..
It is a 8.65 mb d/l.. so, on a dialup this will take about 30 - 45 minutes..
Then, I will have to uninstall DivX 2.0 alpha and install DivX 5.1.1.. should not be a problem..
If I can see the animation of the Guns, then this reconfiguration of SW will be worth it!
Cordialement, Duc d'Earl
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Hello Sam,
I have d/l DivX 5.1.1 and it worked fine. The d/l took 15 seconds for me. It's nice with broadband. :D :wink:
Your efforts will be well worth it even with 45 min d/l, I assure you. 8)
/Lars L.
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Bonjour Lars,
Hello Sam,
I have d/l DivX 5.1.1 and it worked fine. The d/l took 15 seconds for me. It's nice with broadband. :D :wink:
Your efforts will be well worth it even with 45 min d/l, I assure you. 8)
/Lars L.
I decided to purchase the DivXPro 5.1.1.. because the free version installs popup adware.. not good.. so, I spent the $15.00 for the d/l and got it registered.. everything is good now..
The animation for the Artillery is WONDERFUL!.. the recoil of the Gun.. the movements of the Crew.. really first rate stuff...
All that is missing is wheels turning on recoil.. and, of course, the sound, the flame and the smoke of this great shot..
A really good little movie.. of my favorite subject.. :D
Cordialement, Duc d'Earl
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JMM,
That is a very nice .avi movie. Many thanks. This game just gets better and better.
It seems that you are going to provide what many of the new breed of wargamers are asking for. Spectacle, as well as good gameplay.
And your attention to detail, both in uniforms and unit organisation/structure is like a breath of fresh air. Others have paid a token amount of attention to it, you are delivering it in full.
Well done. And keep up the high standard. You may be setting the benchmark, that realtime wargames will be judged by, for some time to come.
Kindest regards
sunray
:D :D :D