BullGod's Unit Icons(Heroes + Otomo DLC update) + Invisible Battle HUD

[Whiskeyjack]

Much appreciated mate, I won't get a chance to try this until tommorow but i will let you know how it goes.

[Whiskeyjack]

Tried out the zenmod icons and they work great just 2 minor problems.

1.The matchlock wako(Sanpei) still has no Unit card. (still uses bow wako icon at the moment which triggers my OCD ^^)
2.A couple of units have the wrong unit card for some reason, even though the correct one is available. For example naginata ashigaru have use the loan sword icon, can you give me an idea of what file i need to edit so the correct icon displays?

Thanks again for doing these mate.

[BullGod]

Tried out the zenmod icons and they work great just 2 minor problems.

1.The matchlock wako(Sanpei) still has no Unit card. (still uses bow wako icon at the moment which triggers my OCD ^^)
2.A couple of units have the wrong unit card for some reason, even though the correct one is available. For example naginata ashigaru have use the loan sword icon, can you give me an idea of what file i need to edit so the correct icon displays?

Thanks again for doing these mate.

My pleasure. I'm glad you like my mod
Those problems you've mentioned were one of the reasons why I didn't made those icons earlier. It is mighty messy out there. I think that this mod is probably still early in development process (although it's version 4.2), and unit icons are left to be dealt with in the end.

I'm not sure in what file icons are defined, but I would guess that it might be uniforms db table. But what value exactly? I don't know.

[General Malaise]

My pleasure. I'm glad you like my mod
Those problems you've mentioned were one of the reasons why I didn't made those icons earlier. It is mighty messy out there. I think that this mod is probably still early in development process (although it's version 4.2), and unit icons are left to be dealt with in the end.

I'm not sure in what file icons are defined, but I would guess that it might be uniforms db table. But what value exactly? I don't know.

It's not in an early developmental phase at all. It's basically finished.

It's messy because:
1) I don't care about neatness in the mod files as long as it looks functional to the end-user.
2) I was learning how to mod as I made it.
3) Although I have no problem with it, I did not expect other people to try to mod it.

If you want, I can make a list of what all the units tags are for the icons. Although you can see that for yourself easily by simply looking at the table directly to the left of the unit ID in uniforms db (i.e. the uniform variant column).

BTW, Bumaru are just bumaru, not yari bumaru.

[BullGod]

It's not in an early developmental phase at all. It's basically finished.

It's messy because:
1) I don't care about neatness in the mod files as long as it looks functional to the end-user.
2) I was learning how to mod as I made it.
3) Although I have no problem with it, I did not expect other people to try to mod it.

If you want, I can make a list of what all the units tags are for the icons. Although you can see that for yourself easily by simply looking at the table directly to the left of the unit ID in uniforms db (i.e. the uniform variant column).

BTW, Bumaru are just bumaru, not yari bumaru.

So, if I understand that correctly, the icon name is always the same as the name of uniform variant files for specific unit, and since your wako sanpei use bow wako variant files, they share the same icon, right?

[General Malaise]

Yep.

[raest]

looks like the new TROM version changed up a few things so your unit card pack doesn't work anymore with the majority of units

[BullGod]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll look into it.

[Whiskeyjack]

Hey bullgod, any plans to update this for the new DLC units?

[BullGod]

I'm getting around to it
As soon as I find some spare time, I'm planning to make those and update TROM3 icons.
I'm hoping it will happen before the end of the week.

[Whiskeyjack]

Nice one mate.

[BullGod]

Unit Icons for Sengoku Jidai DLC are ready.

Attached pack file cointains recruitment icons as well.

Updated Icons for TROM3 will follow shortly (I hope).

[Whiskeyjack]

Awesome work as usual mate.

[Capricornius]

You never cease to amaze me. Sengoku Jidai unit cards!!! WOOOOOOOO

[Lord Layabout]

I just wanted to say that I really like your mod, and I was wondering if there are any plans to update it for RoTS?

[BullGod]

I just wanted to say that I really like your mod, and I was wondering if there are any plans to update it for RoTS?

Thanks, but no, I'm not planning on updating this mod. I don't have ROTS expansion and I've lost interest in Shogun2 for now.

[Whiskeyjack]

Been using the new version(DLC units) and have got to say you have gotten better at doing these, I have always liked these cards but the new version is a step above. In particular the posing of the units looks better. Very well done mate.

[BullGod]

Thank you guys

Been using the new version(DLC units) and have got to say you have gotten better at doing these, I have always liked these cards but the new version is a step above. In particular the posing of the units looks better. Very well done mate.

The fact is that I've tried to make my unit cards similiar in style to old woodprints from sengoku period. And human poses on those prints I've menaged to find were rather particular. Not too realistic, but rather stylized. Note for instance that feet are always pictured from the side, never from any other perspective.


That being said, there are some icons in my mod with more realistic posing (especially in Sengoku Jidai DLC pack) that I've made in order to add little more variety and to make them more distinguishable.

[Kurisu Paifuaa]

Thank you guys

The fact is that I've tried to make my unit cards similiar in style to old woodprints from sengoku period. And human poses on those prints I've menaged to find were rather particular. Not too realistic, but rather stylized. Note for instance that feet are always pictured from the side, never from any other perspective.

That being said, there are some icons in my mod with more realistic posing (especially in Sengoku Jidai DLC pack) that I've made in order to add little more variety and to make them more distinguishable.

Interesting. I had thought your source was hand painted illustrations and not woodblock prints as the earliest block prints were monochrome. I hadn't thought of hand colored block prints, if that's what you're suggesting they are, yes?

[BullGod]

Hi Kurisu,

Thanks for your help in clarifying the problem with Variety Mod, and for your fix. It's greatly appreciated!

Interesting. I had thought your source was hand painted illustrations and not woodblock prints as the earliest block prints were monochrome. I hadn't thought of hand colored block prints, if that's what you're suggesting they are, yes?

At first my inspiration came from old monochrome woodlbock prints I've found (depicting siege of Osaka if I remember correctly), but unfortunately I can't locate them right now to show you. Then I began searching for other pictures from the period, similiar in style. Those illustrations few posts above (as well as this one:)
are almost identical in style (maybe even author is the same?), but coloured. Im not exactly sure what technique was used to create them, but because those are fragments of a folding screen, it would suggest hand painting rather than coloured print. Because I'm unfortunately not an expert in medieval Japanese art, I really can't say if there even was something like hand coloured woodblock print.