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junk2drive · Post by **junk2drive** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 11:29 am

I think he means white wash on AFVs and winter camo on troops.

MikeAP · Post by **MikeAP** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 3:11 pm

Vehicles and infantry

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 4:01 pm

Was this used on the Western Front? I think this was only against tht Russians?

MikeAP · Post by **MikeAP** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 4:15 pm

US Soldiers had heavy coats and white camo. US vehicles were white washed

junk2drive · Post by **junk2drive** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 4:17 pm

I have seen pictures of US Shermans in white and certainly troops with white jackets and helmet covers.

However, there wasn't a lot of action in WF in snow in 44/45 other than the bulge and that snow was unusual and not prepared for.

Ryben · Post by **Ryben** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:13 pm

This picture is a PanzerIV from an SS division taken in the Battle of the Bulge. Whitewashed i guess...

Post by **pipfromslitherine** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:32 pm

I'm thinking that kind of texturing could make it very hard to see units when you're playing?

Cheers

Pip

Ryben · Post by **Ryben** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:38 pm

That´s the idea of camo isn´t?

Post by **pipfromslitherine** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:47 pm

I'll have to call a board meeting, but I feel that sending all of our players mad and/or blind looking for white units on a white backdrop might be harmful in the long term...

Cheers

Pip

twoeyes · Post by **twoeyes** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:24 am

When I was doing the textures, I did make a snow version of the Sherman and Panther. It led to confusing game play and rapid eyes strain

. Hence the decision not to apply the whitewash.

Merr · Post by **Merr** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:23 pm

pipfromslitherine wrote:I'll have to call a board meeting, but I feel that sending all of our players mad and/or blind looking for white units on a white backdrop might be harmful in the long term...

Cheers

Pip

Pip,

After v1.4 , perhaps adding a download link for Slitherine content that "didn't make the grade" ...
At least this would provide players alternate skins if they so desire... cautioning the eye strain of course

Thanks!

junk2drive · Post by **junk2drive** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:12 pm

junk2drive wrote:Oops one more

Clickable jump map (minimap), click the minimap to jump camera to that spot.

Hotkey to enlarge minimap (helps us old folks and makes above easier)

Jump on minimap is working now. Dooh!