C&C-style Dune 2 icons

[MrFlibble]

I've attampted to create a set of Dune icons that have a C&C look and replaced the default icons in Dune Legacy. So here's a sample (click on thumbnails to enlarge):

I wonder whether they might be useful in D2TM ???

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[stefanhendriks]

If they are not that much different compared to the new D2TM sizes, i could easily port them in. I like them pretty much. Ie, the way you give info on the size of a structure.. nice! :)

[MrFlibble]

Glad you like them ;D

EDIT: If you really want to use them, here's a selection of additional infantry icons you might need. Choose the best Trooper icon, there are quite a few of them. Perhaps a different icon for Ordos and Harkonnen Trooper ??? Also two Fremen Warrior icons included as a 'bonus' ;)

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[nemafakei]

OThey look ipressive, but... I hated the RA2 method of putting text in icon graphics. I like the placement bit, but I think that could be better done drawn separately over the top by the game.

I like to avoid hard-'coding' stuff into graphics.

[stefanhendriks]

so basicly the 'how many place does this structure take' bit should be drawn on start of the game (so i memorize all icons, then transform them, so they are ready to use).

For names its a bit difficult. I don't have the font of these very small names. I could use a seperated BMP file for these...

[nemafakei]

Well, the text does not have to be part of the icon. You have so much space on the bar that you could move the icons up a bit and fit a smallish font underneath - like the carthag font I sent you in MISC012.

(Though I'm also quite a fan of the 'raised' effect... would it look good in the goldish colour of the rest of the UI?)

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[MrFlibble]

Here's the template with all the letters, blank icon and the structure size grid (in bmp)

35%, its the scale i used to minimize the unit pictures (in most cases).

P.S. And yeah, if you wish to have all the icons w/out text and structure grids, I'll do it (esp. the grids, while text is easy to remove ;))

P.P.S. One more thing, as I've got vacations right now => plenty of time, tell me what else useful I could do about the GUI (compile a few buttons, resize something, etc.) or maybe some other graphics too? ::)

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[stefanhendriks]

@ Nema, looks actually quite good. Though there should be some wa to make it 'part of the icon' since now it looks like its floating (the text).

@ Flibble,

That bmp file looks good. It needs some work to make it usable for me. I prefer to have all leters on a horizontal bar (one looong bar). As a seperated file even, but thats programming technical stuff speaking ;)

For grid, there is no need to remove it from icons. I think i can even do it with what you have sent me. I simply will 'create' the icons on start up.

1) Use picture

2) Draw the border upon it (with name bar below)

3) draw name on it

DONE.

Darn i am too tired to write anything sensible now.

[MrFlibble]

Ok, here's the loooong bar, as you requested ;), as well as the icons frame in a separate file (in case you need it like that)

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