This is mine.
Oh, and are we using the G40 rule set or are we making a new one?
New Big 60'x30' World Map! (Global Conflict)
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Here are the Files on mediafire!
The Map!
http://www.mediafire.com/?3rgmitnxeu9The Map with units (same map as above except has units on it, i did it in a hurry so the units look like crap)
http://www.mediafire.com/?6tzmb3mdbobThe Rulebook (with graphics)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ctnndmxmm2mThe Setup
http://www.mediafire.com/?2y2tnnx5jtmImperious Leader I don’t have Illustrator. I did the map using photoshop. The photoshop file is also nearly 300+MB so it wont fit on mediafire. However if you would like it so you could alter the colors to you desire I will find a way to get it to you, provided you send me a copy of the map file with your new color scheme.
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by the way
it’ll make it easier for google if you put the name (Global Conflict) in the topic name -
Imperious Leader I don’t have Illustrator. I did the map using photoshop. The photoshop file is also nearly 300+MB so it wont fit on mediafire. However if you would like it so you could alter the colors to you desire I will find a way to get it to you, provided you send me a copy of the map file with your new color scheme.
Yes thank you sir! Photoshop is an adobe based program and has a look similar. I will send you a PM.
Lets work together and make this something special!
I am sure Tekkyy is on board as well.
As you may now know that what we do. its like our full time job to work on variants that have talent and deserve our efforts and your does!
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yeah 300MB is too much to upload and download
have you considered PNG?
PNG is loseless and compresses cartoonish artwork wellI tested your 47.4MB BMP
it shrinks to 6.57MByou can then increase the dpi if you wish
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actually, I notice the JPG version you uploaded to boardgamegeek is also 6.57MB
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yea its really nice quality… looks much crispier than AARHE PNG files… :x :lol:
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I duno why then
they are both about 100dpiI think I am gonna eventually ask some expert why things go missing when you move from illustrator to photoshop
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Yes right:
find out why some things disappear when you PDF it and when its over 30 mb it basically wont work at all.
Why we cant save a jpeg thats larger than 12 MB
why PNG is also limited when we convert AARHE
why does illustrator sometimes freeze up
This would be for Dual Core with 4 GB ram ( best quality) and 7950 Nvidea card.
Ideally we want 100% vector for all AARHE in PDF… no loss in quality.
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Bob_A_Mickelson, are you a photoshop expert?
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@Imperious:
Yes right:
find out why some things disappear when you PDF it and when its over 30 mb it basically wont work at all.
Why we cant save a jpeg thats larger than 12 MB
why PNG is also limited when we convert AARHE
why does illustrator sometimes freeze up
This would be for Dual Core with 4 GB ram ( best quality) and 7950 Nvidea card.
Ideally we want 100% vector for all AARHE in PDF… no loss in quality.
I"ll try: #1 I don’t know exactly what you are talking about but the export to PDF utility has options for compression, if you set these too low - then you loose quality, they can conversely be set high and the PDF quality stays good. So check you export setting.
#2 If you want to save a JPEG - there is a dialog box in Photoshop that lets you save a larger file - again check the settings - but keep in mind that JPEG’s throw away pixels and compress data - so if you want to preserve all the pixels save the file as a tiff with no compression. Making JPEGs out of JPEGs will degrade the image.
#3 Why are you using PNG - give up on this format.
#4 Ask Adobe.
#5 This shouldn’t be a problem - again check you export to PDF diaglog box and change the setting.Hope this helps -Dave
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both PNG and TIFF support lossless compression
and compresses well for cartoonish artbut only PNG can be viewed in most browsers
what don’t you like about PNG?
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Tekkyy I am nowhere near a photoshop expert. The map was my first and only photoshop project I have ever worked on. I just learned as I went along.
Imperious Leader I mailed the disk yesterday.
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Tekkyy I am nowhere near a photoshop expert. The map was my first and only photoshop project I have ever worked on. I just learned as I went along.
Thats fine.
I was hoping I could ask you questions regarding information transfer between photoshop and illustrator thats all.
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BOB:
Thanks again. Your artwork will only improve. This i can guarantee as your the project coordinator and Tekkyy and I will be the ‘set designers’ for this variant meeting your approval.
Since its your philosophy to use pieces from other AA games i would consider the new cruisers from Guadalcanal, The new German fighter, tank and trucks from Bulge as follows:
Cruisers takes 2 hits attack and defend at 3, cost 16… perhaps a AA roll on planes or moves 3 spaces?
Make German stuka a dive bomber ( attack at 3 defend at 2 cost 7?)
tiger tanks ( elite Armor=SS Panzers) attack and defend at 4 or 5 one built per turn cost 8-9
mechanized infantry attack and defend at 2 move 2, cost 4 -
After having some conversations with my brother, another A&A fan, I’m considering adding these as new unit stats.
Cost Attack Defense Movement Other
Destroyer 10 2 3 2 Revised sub detection rules
Cruiser 14 3 3 3 Combined Bombardment technology
applies only to cruiser
Aircraft Carrier 16 1 1 2 (lets be honest, an aircraft carrier
without any fighters on it is a sitting
duck)The next few units I hesitate a bit because it would make some countries with more unit possibilities as others Right now Germany has one special unit (blockhouse) and Japan also has one special unit (komakazi Plane) I have toyed with the idea of letting each country have one nation specific unit, but again that would still leave Germany with too many units.
Cost Attack Defense Movement Other
Supply Truck 3 0 0 2 Act as land transports (effectively
creating the possibility of mechanized
infantry) I’m not convinced that this
is necessarily the best use for these
trucks.
Perhaps instead trucks can be used to
carry two infantry into battle.
These infantry attack at 2.
Me 109 8 2 3 4 Dogfight (attack 1, defense 1)
German only
Tiger Tank 8 3 4 1 (historically these massive tanks
proved very difficult to move into
position due to their extreme size.
They proved to be much better on
defense) - German only -
Yes aircraft carrier should attack and defend on 1. Its really just a transport for fighters.
Duno about naval units defending stronger than attack (destroyer). Another reason why I like the new carrier stats.
Yeah supply truck might not be the best use.
Consider mechanized Infantry. Cost 4 Attack 2 Defense 2 Movement 2.
May blitz. Or may blitz when matched with tanks 1-to-1.If using as land transport then how about let it transport artillery as well?
Yes Tiger had its reliablilty and manuevor problems. But it still had range to take out enemy tanks outside of their firing range. Could consider letting it take 2-hits.
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Two hits on a tiger is a good idea. Sherman tanks (and i know the Russians didn’t use these tanks, and USA and Britian had other tanks, but they were a very slim minority) had difficulty piercing the Panther tank’s armor. Quite often Sherman shells simply bounced off the Panther’s armor. The Tiger, and particularly the King Tiger had much more armor than the Panther so two hits sound like a good idea. The point of limiting the range was to avoid blitzing with this tank. This tank strength was definitely not blitzing.
The supply truck/mechanized infantry situation is a bit harder. It must cost less that a tank and at least as much as an infantry. That leaves its cost at $3-4, probably $4. The key is to make it different, not necessarily better than infantry and artery. Infantry and artery (and tanks) must be the backbone of land warfare. I would hate it if we found game after game, people building more trucks than infantry or artery.
Tekkyy I like your mechanized armor idea, but am afraid that it will discourage people from buying artery.
The point of making a destroyer attack 2 and defense 3 is simply to shake up and add variety to sea units. The addition of a cruiser necessities lowering the destroyer’s stats. However if we drop it to A2 D2 then its too much like a sub. By varying it’s attack and defense values (and by making cruisers faster) it allows for much more varied naval strategies. Something I cant see as a bad thing.
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the mechanized infantry does not boost infantry. its only benefit is it can move faster.
sometimes you need that +1 boost for matching infantry. I think both are viable units and one will not overshadow the other.
i also like the tiger tank idea with 2 hits, except moving 1 like infantry is a real broken unit for 8 IPC, but i guess it will have to be played to be sure.
You can instead of tigers call them SS Panzers and give them back mobility and attack at 4, while training would only allow one built per turn. Tiger tanks were not really built in huge quantities to be a “piece” but yes i know its for fun.
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Nice map, I like it
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Yeah wouldn’t worry about it replacing artillery. Artillery gives boost to infantry. And infantry is built in large quantities.
You would only build lots of mech infantry if you intend to attack lots defend little and hence prefer mobility. You have mech infantry because they keep up with tanks.
Thats mean mainly US would build much of them. Which interestingly is just about real.
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