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HBalck wrote:French, soviet and polish Horse transport are ready - but I don't find a way to produce the same shadow level and the transparency in the png files. Not possible with GIMP 2 or Photoshop !

Without the original unit designer I can not working again - I need his help !

H.Balck

Are you sure?
http://www.creativetechs.com/iq/photosh ... trick.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_5961787_create- ... p-cs4.html

Hi Paulus
Can you do that ?

H.Balck

I don't know if I can. But if you wish I can try.
From what I gather is that you aren't able to make you unit shadow have some transparency level. Right?

HBalck wrote:Hi Paulus
Can you do that ?

H.Balck

Very good tutorial, I'm inspired by this tutorial to isolate some silhouettes from the background for my project,
it works quite good...

Nick

I think shadows need to be on/off - you can't have graduated shadows. Look at a sample unit in png format. I use Photoshop and as long as you do it right you should be able to edit them.

OK - I found a way to use my Poser 7 outputs with animation shop 3 + GIMP 2 to put out the trancparency png's with the correct shadows. Now I can produce all new units and new terrain tiles very easy.


Example unit info graphic:

Figure_Poser 7 output

shadow_Poser 7 output

soviet_horse_transport finished png

Example with PC background


Thank you Iain !

Hi,
Your Horse transport is really awesome.

That's really hard to find some resource for the horse transport.

May I use your great work in my MOD?

Thanks a lot

Thank you !

May I use your great work in my MOD?

No !

H.Balck

^ Not sure if you're serious or joking. If serious, why not?

Will you add a generic (specific?) gun to the transport, too?

Never mind, I got the work done by myself.

Wish to see more and better work from you.

HBalck wrote:Thank you !

May I use your great work in my MOD?

No !

H.Balck

If the guy gives you credits for your work why not?

new link:
viewtopic.php?t=27374

some trouble with new transport Units:

there is no way to restrict transports to units, or I cant find a way to do it.
if i define a new transport (bicicles or something like that) than i cant restrict the use of that transport to infantry... an 8.8 towed by bikes is a bit strange..

and another problem: cant define new movement types, (hardcodet number of 12 different types?)

if i make a new movement in the movement.pzdat than the log file gives an error if i try to use that movement.

the first problem is solved by simply make 2 units 1 infantry and one bike recon and switch. (move with bikes and fight as infantry) but some restrictions. or make one unit.png for every unit that is able to use bikes and define many new units.

maybe i´m only stupid

Bicycle units should be an infantry pictured on a bicycle Can move one extra hex but are weaker on attack for soft and hard.

They should not be a transport.

Yes thats also my way - I create them to move 5 (H.Balck new unit parameter system on Big maps !!!) - but with bicycle moving sound.

H.Balck

This is also my solution atm

but my problem remains, if i want to define as special transport, like RSO for towed at/ari thats not possible

on PG 2 (PG 3D in Germany ) transports woke a bit different (like auto disembark for light units and an selection of units that work with a special transport)

auto disembark is also something i realy like to see someday, because for infantry and light at/ari this was the way they fight most of the time

an idea i have is to change the infantry units/light at

infantry without transport (slow moving)
mot infantry, wheeled movement on streets/railways etc., but expensive, maybe add an smale truck icon
VERY expansive Grenadiere/mech inf with halftruck movement with new graphics (halftrucks with inf)

but again than i need to make new kinds of movement , since units too strong in my first test, only let them move 1 or 2 hexes shorter than transports and/or the lost of infantry movement cripples them too much

HBalck wrote:New units : German Motorcycle Bicycle an Horse transport !
download:
coming soon !

Very nice Units,
but your post is from July, when we can get this nice units for Download?