Global 40 Expansion Boxes

[barnee]

Elk gonna dial us in with the relief once i get the boxes done. So it’ll look all kick ass the way the rest of the map does :grin:

[VictoryFirst]

@barnee

That looks pretty awesome to me! If I understand it correctly, we will put the names of the armies into these boxes? Is there a file I need to edit in order to do the names?

Can’t wait for the relief tiles - they make the game really come to life in my opinion!

[barnee]

@victoryfirst yea names are in the misc folder. The coordinates are in the decorations file. I usually pull the coordinates out of the centers file and use that as a starting point. Then tweak as needed

[barnee]

Finally got another box done. Idky it’s so hard. Works fine and then doesn’t. Have to redo it like 10 fckn times lol

[barnee]

uggh another one done. This is taking hours. I don’t understand why it isn’t working correctly. I had to redo literally 10 times.

W/e another one done

[barnee]

We would have 1st Panzer spelled out in the box instead of the icon.

[barnee]

Got a couple more done

i don’t think we really need overflow . Maybe E Europe and china possibly. can be added as needed.

GIB works fine as is

maybe 113, 92

[barnee]

I’m gonna give Bessarabia an overflow box. Start with 4. That gives em 10 before they hit UKR. Can boost it if needed. Probably give one to W UKR too.

Think UKR ok cuz it’ll flow over the border. We’ll just have to play it out and adjust as needed.

These boxes will still require some edit. They’ll work good on the attack and if you’re in a static situation. After they attack though, they can’t move again and if the opponent wants to attack, it’d be better to have them in the TTy so they don’t have to edit them because they can’t move em anyway.

Sometimes they’ll have too. Just to check battle calc if nothing else. If you’re trading back and forth, probably just want to leave em on the board.

NCM is probably the best time to move em to the boxes. Idk. Again, will just have to play it out and see what works best. I’m used to edit now. It’s just the more one edits, the more likely a mistake. That’s similar to the ftf board too though :)

Either way, it’s gonna Rock

[barnee]

I finished crunching the box layout. After latest update, I think it’ll be easier to just add them from scratch. I was considering that anyway, as I haven’t figured out the erase part completely yet.

Admittedly, I haven’t spent anymore time trying either though :) Something I definitely need to learn.

At any rate, this is how it breaks down.
Starting at SZ 122 Vertical Border and moving right.

G
1st Desert = 200
4th Waffen = 200
Army Group South = 600
3rd Waffen = 200
3rd Panzer = 100
Army Group Centre = 600
1st Waffen = 200
1st Panzer = 100
Army Group North = 600
2nd Waffen = 200
2nd Panzer = 100
3100 Total

R
1st Corps = 200
1st Tank = 100
2nd Corps = 200
2nd Tank = 100
3rd Corps = 200
LM 1 = 100
LM 2 = 100
LM 3 = 100
LM 4 = 100
LM 5 = 100
LM 6 = 100
LM 7 = 100
Army Group 1 = 600
Army Group 2 = 600
2700 Total

Timetable
Early 1940 = 300
Late 1940 = 200
Early 1941 = 200
Late 1941 = 400
Early 1942 = 300
Late 1942 =300
Early 1943 = 300
Late 1943 = 300
Early 1944 =300
Late 1944 = 100
Total = 2700

Left of SZ 122 Border
LM 8 = 100
LM 9 = 100
LM 10 = 100
Overflow SZ 113 = 200
Overflow Bessarabia = 300
Overflow W UKR = 300
Total = 1100

UK
UK Desert = 200
UK Tank = 100
Total = 300

USA
USA Desert = 200
1st Tank = 100
2nd Tank = 100
Army Group 1 = 600
Total = 1000

Total Box count = 10,900
Map = 11,110

210 Leftover. I’m thinking will just put those to the left of starting point. Either more LMs or overflow or add to existing. Can just adjust that one area then.

Could also do some sort of decoration. Idk Not a lot of room really.

Oh yea, so I’m gonna go with D-day in Alberta. Hopefully I can figure that out now :)

Anyway, I’m gonna start building them. Thanks again Elk for getting us started :)

[barnee]

Unfortunately this isn’t working. Still can’t erase the shit. Made a new box from scratch

Shows up like this

Can’t get rid of the coastline. I guess I’ll try the one with the boxes. maybe I can erase those as they look a little more like what I get as a result.

Doesn’t have the new pacific stuff though.

Well anyway, I’ll try it

[barnee]

I turned off map details

the box shows up now. Progress ? Idk lol I’ll try the boxes map

[barnee]

Got D-Day to work :grin: lol

idky i thought that Island was part of Alberta. I mean, why would the prairies border the atlantic right lol

It’s part of quebec … well not anymore it’s not lol

take another crack at the eraser :)

[barnee]

Progress ? hmm …

[barnee]

progress :) I think lol I will take another crack at the southern boxes.

@Black_Elk does it matter which way I approach this ? Should I roll with your original boxes ? Will that be easier for you to work your relief magic ?

Edit
Boxes doesn’t have the new Pacific fix. I think I kinda see how it goes now. I might be able to do it. Anyway, let me know what works best for you. I’m gonna dick with this some more lol

[barnee]

well erasing still ain’t happening wtf

hmm … guess you have to be to the pixel. Can’t find that anti-aliasing anywhere. wwfit try something else for a while

Finally found that anti-aliasing. Filters/enhance where it at. Still didn’t work tho

[barnee]

Went back to box mode. Wanted some forward progress lol Another done

2nd USA Tank and Timetable left. Wanted to do timetable a little different. More like the Captains

Not quite as deep but one more row . Hate to hack into the map anymore than already though. And, Idk if I can do it lol

Anyway, do 2nd Armored for USA and then start timetable from last russian

[barnee]

Bummer I’m gonna be 100 short for Timetable after 2nd Armored. I guess i’ll add it as overflow. Or I could go back to last LM one and redo the rest. Idk if I have that one anymore though.

Well, w/e, overflow it is lol

Actually might be more. I’ve got 2 full Boxes and then 100 less on third. Just have to see how it breaksdown.

Well f it, I’ll just redo it from last save if i have to

[Black_Elk]

Once you got the stuff blocked in for the baseline, I can paste whatever over the area for the relief. The newer version of GIMP has some of the tool stuff consolidated, so you might have to mouse over to change from one tool to the other within the same family of tools, or double click to see all the specs. Like to untick the antialiasing. Basically all you’re doing for the base is nailing the 1px black line. If it’s simpler to draw it out in paint or another app might be easier if GIMP is being fussy. Long as the overall dimensions for the board are the same should work as normal for the placement picker once you have the new polys added. The relief I can redo once you go the base looking how you want, and go the centers/polygons for any adjustments, I can crop that part of the relief and change it to match whatever you put together. :)

[barnee]

@black_elk Right Arm :muscle: Hope to be done by tomorrow. Unless I go all red bull lol

Thanks

[barnee]

Hmm … I do the new baseline and polys, that takes me back to ground zero ? I’ll lose all the new stuff ? I got 41 boxes and they take me about an hour each. Well, I’ll try it.