Modify objective flags - mod request

[void1984]

For soviet Polish forces you can go with something totally different then II RP. Like red&white circle/square one inside other with big hammer&sickle on it.

You're doing great, and I would be able to see a bridge below an objective flag.

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How about one of these for Poland LWP, or should the hammer and sickle be in there somewhere?



The above are just initial art so the 'pink' colour will be red like the regular Polish roundel.


For the generic red, green, blue flags I thought I'd use these:




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[zastava128]

I like #1 for Polish LWP best (you should remove the eagle's crown though - crowns were a no-no in communist symbolism).

A hammer and sickle sign is not needed in my opinion; it was not used on military flags or even the national flag.

By the way, don't forget one for pro-allied Italy (post-September 1943). It looks like this:

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Yes, the crown had to go when the communists took the country. Otherwise 1 & 2 are fine.

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Didn't think of the crown...that of course must go.


I believe the game only recognises two Italys, with only two flags that I'm able to replace:

The first is 'Italy' and is available from 1930 to 1946
The second is Italian Social Republic from Oct 43 to Apr 45

As most wargaming against 'Italy' would be with them as Axis in North Africa, I'd rather use the black and white roundel.



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Spain was a bit tricky, as was Britain and Commonwealth

Britain and Spanish Republic up to Mar 1931


Canada and Spanish Republic from Apr 31 to Apr 39
Canada used British RAF roundels, so I just gave them the dark surface roundel with yellow ring.


ANZAC and Nationalist Spain from Jul 36 to Dec 36
Fortunately both Australia and New Zealand used this roundel, adding the red kiwi and kangaroo in 1946.


Nationalist Spain from Jan 37 and India
I gave India the Commonwealth SE Asia roundel.



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Correction: Australia didn't use the red kangaroo until 1956, and New Zealand adopted the red kiwi in 1970.

Here's France and Poland LWP




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Bulgaria and Belgium



Manchuckuo and Romania



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[void1984]

Great idea and execution.
Can you just think about it for WinSPMBT?

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Originally Posted by void1984

Great idea and execution.
Can you just think about it for WinSPMBT?

Thanks

I don't play SPMBT that much, preferring to play WW2 when I have the time, but I'd be willing to help out.

Ideally, someone else will take my idea, and any useful artwork, and make a SPMBT version of the mod. I would volunteer technical and artistic assistance if needed.

A second option, would be for someone to do the research, so they know which flags should be replaced by which roundels, and provide the original art from websites like these:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Roundel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_air_forces

Then I'd just need to convert the images to miniature BMPs and those to SHP files.


You could start a thread over on the SPMBT site and see if anyone wanted to take on the project.

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