Slitherine

Hi!

I would advise my playground at DMP.
http://www.designmodproject.de/forum/vi ... 72&start=0

In this forum-part, I will introduce some changes I made for DMP-Ostfront.
These changes could not been used from the players of PanzerCorps, but they can be discussed and used by MOD-designer.

Sorry for my poor english..
If someone would help me to translate my language into oxford english - I will be happy.

Now two examples:

Fenster zu Beginn eines neuen Zuges und bei der Aufstellung mit Bild
Newturn and deploy - window with picture
by fsx @ http://www.designmodproject.de

Typ(e): Nutzerinterface / UI

Beschreibung:
Es ist möglich, für jedes Szenario ein Bild in die oben genannten Fenster einzubinden. Zusätzlich werden längere Beschreibungen für die Siegesbedingungen möglich.
Description:
You could us a picture for each scenario in the deploy and newturn window. Also the length of messages for the victory condition is not limited.

Voraussetzungen und Kompatibilität / Requirements and Compatibility Notes:
1.05 oder höher / 1.05 or higher
Systemvoraussetzung: Auflösung mit einer Höhe von mindestens 800 Pixeln / System requirements: resolution with minimal height of 800 pix

geänderte Dateien / changed Files:
UI/deploy.htm
UI/newturn.htm
UI/.png
Data/<scenario>.pzloc

Example for <scenario>.pzloc:
Briefingstruktur mit Reitern
Briefing-structure with tabs
by fsx @ http://www.designmodproject.de

Typ(e): Nutzerinterface / UI

Beschreibung:
Hiermit können Briefings mit mehreren "Seiten" erstellt werden, zwischen denen umgeschaltet werden kann.
Description:
Now its possible to create briefings with tabs.

Voraussetzungen und Kompatibilität / Requirements and Compatibility Notes:
1.05 oder höher / 1.05 or higher
Systemvoraussetzung: Auflösung mit einer Höhe von mindestens 800 Pixeln / System requirements: resolution with minimal height of 800 pix

geänderte Dateien / changed Files:
UI/briefings.htm
UI/.png
Data/Briefings/<scenario><A|B|C|D>.pzbrf

Example for <scenario><A|B|C|D>.pzbrf:
animierte Karte im Briefing
animated battlemap in briefing
by Riko & fsx @ http://www.designmodproject.de

Typ(e): Nutzerinterface / UI

Beschreibung:
Wie auch an anderen Stellen (Newturn-Fenster) können animierte GIF's verwendet werden. Hier zur Darstellung der Aufgaben des kommenden Szenarios.
Description:
At many place for using pictures, also animatet GIF's are possible. Now its used to show the battlemap before a scenario starts.

Voraussetzungen und Kompatibilität / Requirements and Compatibility Notes:
1.05 oder höher / 1.05 or higher
Systemvoraussetzung: Auflösung mit einer Höhe von mindestens 800 Pixeln / System requirements: resolution with minimal height of 800 pix

geänderte Dateien / changed Files:
Data/Briefings/<scenario><A|B|C|D>.pzbrf

Example for <scenario><A|B|C|D>.pzbrf (look at "tab-map-div") : I noticed that in some browsers you dont see the animation. Please, try to downlod the gif or look at http://www.designmodproject.de/forum/vi ... 72&start=0 .

All these new feature is super cool~!! May I use them in my MOD?
Thanks a lot~!!

Window at the start of a new train and in the preparation of image
Newturn and deploy - with picture window
by @ fsx http://www.designmodproject.de

Type (s): User Interface / UI

Description:
It is possible for each scenario include a picture in the window above. In addition, longer descriptions for the victory conditions are possible.
Description:
You could us a picture for each scenario in the deploy directory and newturn window. So the length of messages for the victory condition is not limited.

Prerequisites and Compatibility / Requirements and Compatibility Notes:
1.05 or higher / 1.05 or higher
System requirements: resolution with a minimum height of 800 pixels / System requirements: resolution with a minimum height of 800 pix

changed files / changed files:
UI / deploy.htm
UI / newturn.htm
UI / .png
Data <Scenario> /. Pzloc

Example for <Scenario> pzloc.:
CODE: SELECT ALL
IDS_SCEN_AXIS_CAM_OBJECTIVES src="HGM_SZ_21.png" /> <img <br/> <i> <b> Glorious Victory: </ b> </ i> <br/> take-all primary objectives and all objectives at Naro Fominsk <br/> <i> <b> Victory: </ b> </ i> <br/> take-all primary objectives.



Newturn new-window
newturn_new_70.jpg (17.47 KiB) Viewed 47 times



Briefing structure with tabs
Briefing structure with tabs
by @ fsx http://www.designmodproject.de

Type (s): User Interface / UI

Description:
Lets briefings with multiple "pages" are created, you can switch between them.
Description:
Now its possible to create briefings with tabs.

Prerequisites and Compatibility / Requirements and Compatibility Notes:
1.05 or higher / 1.05 or higher
System requirements: resolution with a minimum height of 800 pixels / System requirements: resolution with a minimum height of 800 pix

changed files / changed files:
UI / briefings.htm
UI / .png
Data / briefings / <Scenario> <A|B|C|D>. Pzbrf

Example for <Scenario> <A|B|C|D> pzbrf.:
CODE: SELECT ALL
<div.tabs>
  <div class="strip" role="page-tab-list">
     <div panel="panel-briefing" role="page-tab" id="tab-briefing" selected> Briefing </ div>
     <div panel="panel-map" role="page-tab" id="tab-map"> Battlemap </ div>
     <div panel="panel-uni" role="page-tab" id="tab-uni"> Uniform </ div>
  </ Div>

<div name="panel-map" style="overflow: auto; width:100%%; height:100%%; vertical-align:middle">
<img src="HGM_MAP_11.gif"alt="Map;r">
</ Div>

<div name="panel-briefing" style="overflow: auto; width:100%%; 15px 10px 15px height:100%%; white-space:prewrap; padding: 30px; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
20.12.1941 <CENTER> <b> counteroffensive room Istra </ b> </ CENTER>
<br/>
Greetings, and Lieutenant General!
div 20px 0px 0px justify;"> padding: 0px">
<br/>
Field Marshal von Bock, the commanding officer of the Army Group Centre was replaced by Field Marshal von Kluge.
<br/>
Our forces lack of fuel, ammo, winter equipment and tanks in general. Were this not bad enough, the Soviets are getting ready for a major offensive in the Moscow area! We have to pull back!
<br/>
Retreat your forces to Ruza, Volokolamsk and Solnechnogorsk and take position there.
<br/>
If possible, Ensure that the "hospital train 024", "Message-Regiment 537" as well as Major General Mueller will survive this battle.
<br/>
Good luck!
<br/>

</ Div>
</ Div>

<div name="panel-uni" style="overflow:auto; width:100%%; height:100%%">
<CENTER> <p> Src="GLTRKNKS.png" <img width="437" height="532" alt="Orden;r"> </ p> </ CENTER>
</ Div>
</ Div>



new briefing with tabs
briefing_new.jpg (33.04 KiB) Viewed 47 times



animated map in the briefing
animated Battlemap in briefing
by Riko & fsx @ http://www.designmodproject.de

Type (s): User Interface / UI

Description:
As in other places (Newturn window) can be used animated GIF's. Here to represent the tasks of the next scenario.
Description:
At many place for using pictures, so GIFs animatet are possible. Now its used to show the Battlemap before a scenario starts.

Prerequisites and Compatibility / Requirements and Compatibility Notes:
1.05 or higher / 1.05 or higher
System requirements: resolution with a minimum height of 800 pixels / System requirements: resolution with a minimum height of 800 pix

changed files / changed files:
Data / briefings / <Scenario> <A|B|C|D>. Pzbrf

Example for <Scenario> <A|B|C|D> pzbrf (look at "tab-map-div").:
CODE: SELECT ALL
<div.tabs>
  <div class="strip" role="page-tab-list">
     <div panel="panel-briefing" role="page-tab" id="tab-briefing" selected> Briefing </ div>
     <div panel="panel-map" role="page-tab" id="tab-map"> Battlemap </ div>
     <div panel="panel-uni" role="page-tab" id="tab-uni"> Uniform </ div>
  </ Div>

<div name="panel-map" style="overflow: auto; width:100%%; height:100%%; vertical-align:middle">
<img src="HGM_MAP_11.gif"alt="Map;r">
</ Div>

<div name="panel-briefing" style="overflow: auto; width:100%%; 15px 10px 15px height:100%%; white-space:prewrap; padding: 30px; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
20.12.1941 <CENTER> <b> counteroffensive room Istra </ b> </ CENTER>
<br/>
Greetings, and Lieutenant General!
div 20px 0px 0px justify;"> padding: 0px">
<br/>
Field Marshal von Bock, the commanding officer of the Army Group Centre was replaced by Field Marshal von Kluge.
<br/>
Our forces lack of fuel, ammo, winter equipment and tanks in general. Were this not bad enough, the Soviets are getting ready for a major offensive in the Moscow area! We have to pull back!
<br/>
Retreat your forces to Ruza, Volokolamsk and Solnechnogorsk and take position there.
<br/>
If possible, Ensure that the "hospital train 024", "Message-Regiment 537" as well as Major General Mueller will survive this battle.
<br/>
Good luck!
<br/>

</ Div>
</ Div>

<div name="panel-uni" style="overflow:auto; width:100%%; height:100%%">
<CENTER> <p> Src="GLTRKNKS.png" <img width="437" height="532" alt="Orden;r"> </ p> </ CENTER>
</ Div>
</ Div>



animated Battlemap
m5_05.gif (91.47 KiB) Viewed 35 times

fsx
Administrative Corporal - SdKfz 251/1

@naturesheva:
Yes, its possible.

1. All these features? Did you noticed the other features at http://www.designmodproject.de/forum/vi ... 72&start=0 ? Longer unitnames, bigger strategic map.. I will add additional changes, also ideas an concepts for units and scenario tasks.
* invisible units at the map (you could use it to place some special "map-tiles", like panzer wrecks
* a new type of unit/animation used at stalingrad in DMP-Ostfront 3.0
...
2. For some of these features you have to use a special structure in the pzdat / pzloc files, as I demonstrated with the code-sections. You have to spend more time if you use some of these features. For using the briefing with tabs, I wrote a "program" in EXCEL. I have to input briefing-text, picture-name .. and EXCEL creates me the briefing files after a button click.
3. For an animated battlemap I need 30 minutes to create. But you have to check that the colors fit with the used style of the mod. Riko spended much time to create a color scheme for Ostfront that fits with briefing and uniform-picture.

@Razz1:
Thank you for the translation! I will update my posts.
Because I would write in german and english, I used the two line presentation. One in german, one in english. But of course, my german descriptions are better as the english.
Thanks!

Thanks a lot, fsx!

Actually I've tried put the similar coding in in-game message window, that works and could be very cool to tell more stories any time in a map.

For example:

very nice!

The implementation of messages boxes was a huge step. DMP and Nikivdd uses allways message boxes with pics for illustration.

Do you know html?
If yes, you should look over my changes. I made it with "copy & paste" and "try & error".

Please, let me know wich modifications you will use.

Thanks, fsx, I just had a good look, that's exactly the same what I used!!

Did you tried to introduce tabs into the message box before? If that could work, that will be quite interesting.

Please, look at www.designmodproject.de! (DMP)
We used the briefing structure in our MOD "Ostfront" (since version 2.0 - july in 2012).
Yes it works fine (tabs are copied from unit-detail screen).
All changes we used at Ostfront (not the complete invisible unit).

Very good work