Slitherine

Posted: **Mon May 07, 2018 9:39 pm**

A nice description of how to change the skin/camo patterns from McLeoudX:

McLeoudX wrote:For adding new or modified camo's to your game of OOB you have to know, that this are small pictures in folder named skins in the game data folder.
you can find it simply by using the search function of windows (I don't believe that you are playing with a Linux-System ):
Open the Explorer (Left Windows key + E). Look for the drive or partition you have installed your game (mostly in the steam folder (I have more than one)
Press and hold the "Ctrl"-Key plus "F" type in "skins" and let the PC work.
you should find a path like this:
C:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Order of Battle Pacific\64-bit\Order of Battle - WW2_64_Data\Content\Graphics\Skins
In my case I have taken my my most loved painting program "Paintshop Pro" and modified an existing but before cloned and renamed picture,
to get the right size and type (500x500 points and "png" format).

After you have cloned (copied and renamed and modified) one nearly right looking picture, you must add a line to the "skins.txt" file with a text editor of your choice (I prefer "Notepad ++" because it could handle different batch languages).
It would be found in the data folder, for example:
C:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Order of Battle Pacific\64-bit\Order of Battle - WW2_64_Data\Content\Data
For example a german camo:
[GERMAN_DESERT_2] <-- change this by adding 1
id = 12 <--- change this to the highest number of this (they are continuing from 1 to ... )
texture = german_3 <-- change this by adding 1
factions = germany, waffen_ss,
category = land

I hope this will answer your question enough. You should have a little bit experience in changing ore making graphics, and how to use windows (OS) functions
And I apologize for my bad English *g It's not my mother language ^^

It is essential to add the nations to the "factions =" entry. Only those will be able to use that new camo pattern in the game (if supported by the unit's model).

The name can be changed in the english*.txt files by using "skin_" with the new ID number, e.g. "skin_9 = New Skin Name"

Posted: **Tue May 08, 2018 9:04 am**

Cool. I've been promoted. Finally an officer.

Posted: **Tue May 08, 2018 9:36 am**

Congratulations for your new promotion

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Posted: **Tue May 08, 2018 11:56 am**

Thanks.
Nice animation BTW.

Posted: **Tue May 08, 2018 1:31 pm**

Would be cool if we could get some small animations in OOB as well

Posted: **Tue May 08, 2018 10:37 pm**

SirAllan wrote:Would be cool if we could get some small animations in OOB as well

Yeah, small clips being played during the event popups. Someday, maybe....

Right now I'm having fun with some camo patterns...

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Posted: **Wed May 09, 2018 4:03 pm**

GabeKnight wrote:
SirAllan wrote:Would be cool if we could get some small animations in OOB as well
Yeah, small clips being played during the event popups. Someday, maybe....

I have done this small animation (gif) for a Panzer Corps scenario that I never had time to finish because I was then interested in Order of Battle.
In PanzerCorps, you can display gif animations in the popup events, not in Order Of Battle

Posted: **Wed Jun 06, 2018 6:35 pm**

Just a reminder to myself from another thread:

So, for those interested I did a bit reverse-math and the formulas for repair cost should be as follows:
(tested on land units only, but I guess it applies to all

)

Regular repair cost = unit cost * HP * 0.05
Elite repair cost = unit cost * HP * (0.06 + 0.008 * experience/1000)

(spec discounts like "Pilot Rotation" not included; and don't forget the game always rounds up to full RP)

Posted: **Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:32 pm**

Hi here as well))
Is it a secret how you got the stock 3D object to reskin? I also have a long list of units to be recolored...

Especially that white horse huh

Also, it would be good to know if there is a stock AT version of the 40mm Bofors... As far as I know only Hungary used it in the AT role, having their own domestic AP ammo produced. It was also used in the 40mm ATG (Rechambered german 37mm PAK)

Posted: **Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:02 pm**

YES! YES! YES!

FINALLY!!!

An easy way to do things right. I'll have to enjoy this moment a bit longer....

Posted: **Wed Jul 25, 2018 5:12 am**

Enjoy your moment - you have earned it

I suppose it's your mode that have found a new technique, but where can I find your latest/newest mode

Posted: **Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:30 pm**

Remember this post?

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End of March this year I've started modifying the "Sturer Emil" model as a test. With some success even then, but with for me unbelievably complicated steps and techniques to adapt the scale of the model to fit into the game's environment. It did appear, but the wrong size and honestly I lost all motivation to try to repeat the previous steps for a new attempt. Until a very small, but for me incredibly important clue from Pip in another thread.

I've tried it yesterday and it magically solved the whole scale and orientation problems I've had with MAX and the provided export script with de facto "one click".

So as a first new model I present the "Sturer Emil artillery" unit with fully functional barrel recoil and firing sequence:

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Posted: **Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:33 pm**

I'm sooooo proud of my new baby...

Posted: **Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:25 pm**

Still, what I'm really craving is this:

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But all the models I've found so far are way too complicated to be imported into OoB. I have to research a technique to "simplify" models surfaces to have a lot less nodes/pivots/faces.

Posted: **Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:52 pm**

Good job with "Störer Emil",
Maybe you could the same job with the Italian Semovente ?
@SirAllan suggested during the Sandstorm Beta that the Semovente have a double role as both Tank Destroyer and Self Propelled Artillery (viewtopic.php?f=272&t=83403&start=100#p720095).

Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2018 1:19 pm**

terminator wrote: ↑Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:52 pm Maybe you could the same job with the Italian Semovente ?
@SirAllan suggested during the Sandstorm Beta that the Semovente have a double role as both Tank Destroyer and Self Propelled Artillery

Yeah, those are by far the easiest of the models to modify. Just to be clear, you mean those, right:

1) Semovente 90/53 artillery version

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2) Semovente 75/18 anit-tank version

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(didn't find the 75/32 in the models

)

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should be doable.

You have some new stats for them?

Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:01 pm**

GabeKnight wrote: ↑Fri Jul 27, 2018 1:19 pm You have some new stats for them?

I'll do some research.
You forgot the Semovente M 43 da 105/25 :

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Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2018 6:10 pm**

Yes that what I meant - and will you post the mod, when you are ready

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2018 6:42 pm**

SirAllan wrote: ↑Sat Jul 28, 2018 6:10 pm Yes that what I meant - and will you post the mod, when you are ready

OK. With me, the question never is if I'll post the mod, rather if I'll ever be ready

Work like this always depends on my mood.

But I'm on it. Some minor changes inside MAX are easier done than the whole export procedure into OoB.

And I'm still fairly AFRAID to edit my OP and update it...as this messes things up nowadays (with the forum update)

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:05 am**

Another suggestion :

In PanzerCorps, the KV-2 was a switchable unit :

- Tank version :

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- Artillery version :

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