[RWL] Grafiken und GameFonts

[KJ_Jansson]

Hi KJ,

I took a look at the Gamefonts and the resource_icons_64ea.dds.

Gamefonts:

First thing I noticed (which is my fault because I wrote it wrong order and did not notice ) is that (Dried) Cocoa has to be before Coffee, and not after.
(Same order as Cocoafruits and Coffeeberries.)

Second thing is that the crosses icons are displayed wrong.
The line above the crosses (Civ Religion Symbols, see here) is displayed instead of the crosses.

resource_icons_64ea.dds

You are right, it is very hard to see home much Coffeeberries are harvested with the current icon.
Maybe it would be a good idea to show just one single red berry without the green leaves too.

Otherwise everything is fine here.

Pearls (the Yield):

Would it be possible to use just a single white pearls as Yield ?
(For Gamefonts and resource_icons_64ea.dds.)
Would be much easier to recognize.

I see and now I will fix these errors.

[raystuttgart]

I see and now I will fix these errors.

No need to hurry.

[raystuttgart]

Hi KJ,

ok here is my complete list of Bonus-Ressources:

Banana
Cocoa
Potatoes
Corn
Oasis
Deer
Buffalo
Fur (Beavers)
Cotton
Sugar
Tobacco
Shell (Clam)
Crabs
Fish
Ironore
Silver
Ore-Adder (giving silver and ore) -> just use the sam icon, as for ironore
Timber
Whale
Stone
Gold
Gems
Pearls
Indigo
Coffee
Grapes
Redpepper (Paprika)
Valuable Wood
Cattle

[KJ_Jansson]

Hi KJ,

ok here is my complete list of Bonus-Ressources:

Banana
Cocoa
Potatoes
Corn
Oasis
Deer
Buffalo
Fur (Beavers)
Cotton
Sugar
Tobacco
Shell (Clam)
Crabs
Fish
Ironore
Silver
Ore-Adder (giving silver and ore) -> just use the sam icon, as for ironore
Timber
Whale
Stone
Gold
Gems
Pearls
Indigo
Coffee
Grapes
Redpepper (Paprika)
Valuable Wood
Cattle

Great! I will check icons in your Gamefonts files.

Here the corrected version.

Changes:
1. Dried Cocoabean and Coffee bean icons exchanged,
2. Pearls icon changed,
3. Religious icons I shifted one line up because this line we do not use (I guess it should work)

Please, check and report results.

[raystuttgart]

Here the corrected version.

Changes:
1. Dried Cocoabean and Coffee bean icons exchanged,
2. Pearls icon changed,
3. Religious icons I shifted one line up because this line we do not use (I guess it should work)

Please, check and report results.

Hi KJ,

I have checked it.

No errors found so far.

By the way:
Yes, the second line is taken for the Advisor Screens.
(Specialbuildings)

Here you can see.

I have temporarily changed one icon to see it. (The leather icon should not be there.)
(Don't wonder if this screen is looking strange. I have put in new SpecialBuildings in my XML.)

So, if you put in new buildings:
You have to adjust the second line and reference in XMLOR you can manipulate in Python.
(Which I did this time to see.)


Civ4SpecialBuildingInfos.xml
<FontButtonIndex>21</FontButtonIndex>

[raystuttgart]

One more small question:

When adjusting the Gamefonts for the Bonus-Ressources,
could you please insert at the end of the second line (Special-Building-Icons) the following three:

Whaleoil
Spices
Wine

Then I do not have to trick around in Python.

[KJ_Jansson]

Yes, the second line is taken for the Advisor Screens.
(Specialbuildings)

Here you can see.

I have temporarily changed one icon to see it. (The leather icon should not be there.)
(Don't wonder if this screen is looking strange. I have put in new SpecialBuildings in my XML.)

So, if you put in new buildings:
You have to adjust the second line and reference in XMLOR you can manipulate in Python.
(Which I did this time to see.)

This is a very useful information. I plan to add some buildings inside the city, but some technological lines will be outside the central city tile.

How about religious icons? I guess they are OK, too.

Now your resource_icons_64ea.dds.
Here two point to fix:
- Coffeeberry
- Pearls.

Let's see....

Concerning bonus icons.
I probably will fully remade this section of Gamefonts. The graphical quality of some icons in this section is terrible. Moreover, I plan to make a common set of bonuses and everybody could use them. To my opinion no reasons to make this section only for one specific mod. Of course, this work will be longer than one day.

I will start this work after fixing your resource_icons_64ea.dds.

And last question about

Ore-Adder (giving silver and ore) -> just use the same icon, as for ironore

Do you mean some complex (poly-metallic) ore?

[KJ_Jansson]

One more small question:

When adjusting the Gamefonts for the Bonus-Ressources,
could you please insert at the end of the second line (Special-Building-Icons) the following three:

Whaleoil
Spices
Wine

Then I do not have to trick around in Python.

Such way?

[raystuttgart]

Such way?

Yes, that is it.

How about religious icons? I guess they are OK, too.

Yes, they are all right.

Concerning bonus icons.
I probably will fully remade this section of Gamefonts. The graphical quality of some icons in this section is terrible. Moreover, I plan to make a common set of bonuses and everybody could use them. To my opinion no reasons to make this section only for one specific mod. Of course, this work will be longer than one day.

I am not in a hurry.

Ore-Adder (giving silver and ore) -> just use the same icon, as for ironore

Do you mean some complex (poly-metallic) ore?

This is a Bonus-Ressource that was introduced by TAC many many months ago.

If you have TAC 2.02a you can see it.

In German it is called "Erzgestein". (Translated maybe something like "Stone with some ore in it".)
The Englisch translation is pretty bad: "natural ressources".

It gives less ore than Bonus ore and less silver than Bonus silver.
But a little increase of both of it.

[KJ_Jansson]

This is a Bonus-Ressource that was introduced by TAC many many months ago.

If you have TAC 2.02a you can see it.

In German it is called "Erzgestein". (Translated maybe something like "Stone with some ore in it".)
The Englisch translation is pretty bad: "natural ressources".

It gives less ore than Bonus ore and less silver than Bonus silver.
But a little increase of both of it.

OK, I found "BONUS_MINERALS" but the icon for this bonus ...very-very strange.

Please, test a new version of resource_icons_64ea.dds.
Here I changed Coffeberry and Pearls icons.

[raystuttgart]

Icons are looking great !
I love them.

Achtung Spoiler:

OK, I found "BONUS_MINERALS" but the icon for this bonus ...very-very strange.

I know.
(It is remnants of the beginning days of TAC .)

[raystuttgart]

Hi KJ,

could I please get Buttons for the Yield "Pearl" with that single pearl, too ?

[KJ_Jansson]

Hi KJ,

could I please get Buttons for the Yield "Pearl" with that single pearl, too ?

Hi Ray!

Of course, tomorrow I prepare some buttons for you. AFAIR you need new sets of icons for Pearls, Dried Cocoa beans. Maybe something else?

Here the fixed Gamefonts with 3 buildings.

Best regards,

KJ

[raystuttgart]

Of course, tomorrow I prepare some buttons for you. AFAIR you need new sets of icons for Pearls, Dried Cocoa beans. Maybe something else?

Actually I only need Buttons for Yield Pearls.

For Dried Cocoa I have already found buttons that I use.
(I even think it has been in your Mod 1492:Global Colonization. )

I do not need anything else right now.

Here the fixed Gamefonts with 3 buildings.

Thanks again.

[KJ_Jansson]

Actually I only need Buttons for Yield Pearls.

Hi Ray!

Here new icons for Pearls and Coffeeberry (I change them a little bit).

I will continue with bonus icons and inform you when will have some results.

P.S. BTW, why you use both Cocoa and Dried Cocoa Beans? Do you plan to organize chocolate production in your mod?

If "yes", I ask the second question: Chocolate is only an expensive export commodity or you plan to use it as costumers goods for the rich part of your city community in New World (as in games of ANNO series).