Re: In-game unit cards for AIO.(War of the gods)-Ancient Wars. Updated to version 3.9.8.5 of the main mod

[Comrade Roboto]

The thing with the naval cards is that they are a pain in the ass. For starters if u include a complete pic like I did that would block the land unit.Secondly if u leave it the way it was then u have a cartoony ship with a more realistic land unit ( kinda weird if u ask me). I thought about including the entire ship but it looked too far to tell what ship it was. Tried many combinations but I just couldnt come up with anything decent and in the end I said since they are not important ( to hell with them). Naval cards dont highlight ´cos the pic takes up the entire card and if u make it smaller then the white frame that could be seeing when is NOT highlighted look weird too. Any suggestions I would be happy to hear them.

I'll try and see if I can make a good looking example in photoshop.

EDIT:
Basically it should be something among these lines (yeah my attempt is pretty crappy but still):



The unit should be the focal point, not the ship, because most of the ships are the same anyway (for a culture). You don't want to know what ship it is, but what unit is on that ship with a quick glance at the card.

Here's another example of how I think it should be done. This is from the previous icons in AIO, the ones you replaced:



You should do it like this, but with the screenshotted units on the ship. Also, you should make the background marble as in your land units. That way all your cards are nice and uniform and the selecting issue would be gone too I think.

[neoiq5719]

I cant make it marble ´cos the picture takes up the whole thing BUT what about getting rid of the sky? That way the selection could be visible.

[neoiq5719]

What about this?:

[Comrade Roboto]

What about this?:

Hmm that's what daddy likes . The fact that you left in the water makes it so cool. Maybe make the unit just a tiny bit bigger for easier recognizing.

[neoiq5719]

Hmm that's what daddy likes . The fact that you left in the water makes it so cool. Maybe make the unit just a tiny bit bigger for easier recognizing.

lol thx for the idea man. hey about when I´m done I´ll send u the link for u to take a look at it?

[Comrade Roboto]

lol thx for the idea man. hey about when I´m done I´ll send u the link for u to take a look at it?

Wow I'd feel privileged, like I'm important lol.

[neoiq5719]

Wow I'd feel privileged, like I'm important lol.

lol

[Comrade Roboto]

Hey dude, mind if I advertise your mod a bit? I always advertise my current/favorite mod and since they removed Toon's signature a spot opened up. The image is clickable for easy access to your unit cards .

[neoiq5719]

Hey dude, mind if I advertise your mod a bit? I always advertise my current/favorite mod and since they remove Toon's signature a spot opened up. The image is clickable for easy access to your unit cards .

nice, love it well done.

[Comrade Roboto]

nice, love it well done.

Just for you, cutie pie.

[neoiq5719]

[Comrade Roboto]

Yeeeeah that's the good stuff, keep it going like that!

[morfeasnikos]

Keep them coming!

[Comrade Roboto]

Keep them coming!

No he doesn't, they're already done! Go download the pack with the new naval cards now!

[neoiq5719]

No he doesn't, they're already done! Go download the pack with the new naval cards now!

lol

[Comrade Roboto]

Hey man I think you made a mistake on the Thorax Swordmen. The card doesn't match the unit at all. See the image, with the card and unit pictured.

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[neoiq5719]

Hey man I think you made a mistake on the Thorax Swordmen. The card doesn't match the unit at all. See the image, with the card and unit pictured.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

What faction is that dude?

[Jivaro]

Don't really know what happened to AIO in this forum, but i noticed that there are a new version ( search on the web), so neoiq5719 are you considering to continuate your wonderful work with the new units. I hate the vanilla unit cards variations, make my eyes bleed!
Cheers

[neoiq5719]

Don't really know what happened to AIO in this forum, but i noticed that there are a new version ( search on the web), so neoiq5719 are you considering to continuate your wonderful work with the new units. I hate the vanilla unit cards variations, make my eyes bleed!
Cheers

Im working on it already. I was away before and that´s why I couldnt get down to it.

[Jivaro]

Excelent news! I'll be waiting before I start a new Axum campaign ( so many new units).
Thanks a lot for sharing your work!