Scourge of War Boards

Hi

Is it possible to have friendly map icons only displaying on the map?

Why it is like it currently is without that option? I feel, as do others, that it would be an excellent aid to orientation.

Regards

I'd quite like that as an extra map option. I also noticed that if you have map icons enabled and open the command map, you can see enemy units destinations for their orders (against AI at least, maybe in MP too?!?) if they are in visual range. You shouldn't be able to see enemy intended movements imo and I'd like to see this removed if possible.

e.g. in the image below (from WL scen 11), the enemy units destinations are shown in the woods on the command map.

A simple fix would be to edit the Map_Icons file which is fairly simple with any Photo_Editing_Program.

In the SOWGB game that file is located in the Base\Graphics\Screens\ folder.

It is called Map_Icons.tga file.

Basically just Open it, erase all of the enemy icons and Save it. it is probably better to place it into a Mod, but at least save the Original somewhere else.

Also - The Command-Map has always had that glitch that it would show you the Player where the enemy was going to move.

EDIT Post : Why are all of the letters in Bold-Print, I just now noticed that?

davinci

A simple fix would be to edit the Map_Icons file which is fairly

Also - The Command-Map has always had that glitch that it would show you the Player where the enemy was going to move.

davinci

Always? Really? I would like to ask respectfully, why it has not been fixed?

Thank you Davinci for the help.


Regards

Ya unfortunately that option doesnt seem to work as it just leaves little black holes where the enemy icons used to be. Thank you though for the info.

Check the File size after editing it, it should be the exact size as the original.

If memory serves correctly it has to be Saved under the Transparent Settings and saved as 24bit or 32bit.

Or, Just Post the original File, here, and I will take a look at it!

davinci

Thanks I will take a look at it. I appreciate that offer and the info sir.

Experimental little mod to enable friendly map icons only... nothing special, but gonna try and take it a stage further to enable different icons for Prussians too, but this is the first stage and it seems to be working but still has some problems.

No file swapping necessary or activating or deactivating mods depending on what side you want to play. That really wasn't a great solution and isn't necessary as the game can be made to swap icons under certain conditions (like the side you select to play). So now you can see your positions and not the enemy etc, plus you can no longer see enemy destinations in the command map.

Let me know if anything unintended appears... e.g not sure what will happen if used in MP.
Edit: Found a little bug, some objectives were not showing, fixed and reuploaded.

Edit2 : It has a more serious problem however as when you click an enemy unit, you can see all their dispositions, so hmmmm... maybe someone will present a solution for that issue.

Edit3: I've moved the download to the Mod forum instead.. and it's a new version that fixes the bug of showing enemy map icons when you open the map after selecting an enemy unit. It no longer does this, and should only ever show your own sides units on the minimap.

Thank you Jace11 for taking the time to do this.

Regards

This is a great mod - I will be saving it for my own use. Sorry we did not get to something similar, we just have such a limited schedule.