Bugles and Flags version 03 - 04 August 3rd Upgrade

Major Toolbar Upgrade - Details on Website and ‘Modifications’ Info screen in game.

Thanks to Wolfe_CH (Chris) for some included buttons, and some great ideas for toolbar convenience.

A Rebel salute to our Yankee brother Phantom Captain for his post on TC2M regarding a link to a 1937 recording of the Rebel Yell. This authenticated version is now available on this mod's toolbar, sorry Yanks, could not find it's equivalent - The Yankee Hurrah. For balance, I'll add it in the future if provided a decent recording or link.




Added another scenario, a Reb Round Top version, guaranteed to play differently from the stock rendition.

Also edited several previously released scenarios. 'Wilcox and Lang' is more winnable now, had to rescript Barksdale to sweep north, also, he kept getting killed, and his replacement was a wimp. Without Barksdale's flanking move, Wilcox and Lang were left with an impossible mission of breaking Humphrey's line. In addition, the Union Round Top scenario has lots of Rebel Yells comin' at 'em now...my first use of mp3 files scripted in, hope they add some battlefield ambiance for y’all.

Ready for Download...To Arms

buglesandflags.com/SOWGB.html

Your Welcome Old Soldier, glad the DL and install went smooth.

Just uploaded the program again, still called v03. No biggie if y'all don't want to DL and install again, but I had to change some fonts that were buggin' me, the 'morale and fatigue' texts. Went with the small default fonts, they display and center better.

Anyway, DL again if you want...sorry for the afterthought, but it does improve upon this display.

This toolbar is not just for my preferences, I wish it user friendly for everyone. Please feedback as to your preferences so I can make adjustments for universal appeal. This is necessary for when MP is opened for mods. I require a better toolbar, very similar to this one, and I need for you folks to concur, so we can meet on the field of battle with the same tools of war, evolved to our preferences.

Tazz wrote:

Looks great from the pictures, however I cant seem to activate it... any help? Thanks.

Anything not clear following the 'Read Me' file?

Do you see it in the Modifications screen when opening the game?

The 'Mods' folder is in the main SOWGB folder. Maybe it got mistakenly deleted. Simply make a folder and name it Mods. You do have the full game version, right?

You have to extract the RAR file.

Thanks folks, got 3.1 about ready to go...more 'toolbar left' additions.

Davinci,

I thinking your 'added sprites' mod would be great to stack with this one. Do you see any file conflicts?

Kerflumoxed wrote:

ADukes wrote:

You have to extract the RAR file.

Thanks, AD. I should have known that!

Now, however, while the v.3 shows in Modifications and I have checked the yellow box for applications, I still have only the normal game flags, etc.

Must be another step I have overlooked.

J

The DRF only show up in the 'User Scenarios' and the sandbox OOBs ending with DRF.

Not sure what you're asking. An Alabama State flag is included, blue with a seal in the middle. Also there are several Southern Cross versions.

Upgrade v04 now available. Continuing with toolbar additions, included now are Unit Status Reports and Terrain texts, basically making 'mouse over' info always available.

Also, artillery ammo amounts are immediately available now, without mouse over. Really more information and features necessary for my gameplay requirements, but once I started adding stuff, it just snowballed. I really just wanted a fast readout for canister levels. Still, designing this arty feature taught me a lot about functioning between the gui, guitext, and gfx files...so, definitely a worthwhile project. Besides, that space between toolbar islands wasn't being used, and was really just dead space. Hopefully the redundancy created will be ignored in favor of this rather pronounced addition.

Lots of other minor fixes and changes between these last two versions. Learned something new that was right under my nose...the gui can make separate CS and US toolbars...no more Yankee Rebel Yell.

Wanted to call this one 3.1, but the Mods folder won't read mod folder titles with periods, thus, we'll call this version v04...v31 would be kinda stupid sounding after v03.

I'm about out of toolbar ideas, and with no yea or nay feedback regarding specifics, I'm leaving this part of the mod for now. Thanks for all the positive overall feedback folks, it is greatly appreciated.

Got some great positive feedback regarding these included scenarios from General Dave (PrivateWilly) while we were testing. And he beat em'. They may be tough, but beatable, and guaranteed to keep the action happening. Try 'um out and feedback if you please...scenarios are my passion, those blue vs gray sagas are the essence of WHAT IF.

Ready for Download...Bugles and Flags v04

buglesandflags.com/SOWGB.html

No flag changes at all, or bugle calls. Flag design changes are always on my mind, they can always be improved upon. Gotta figure out photoshop first, so, it may be a while. Right now, Paint.Net has fit most of my needs regarding graphics...but photoshop offers much, much more. I especially would like to work with collapsing the flags intermittently...think that's available with the 'Traditional Distort' tool with photoshop.

So we can keep out mods compatible, continued communication is essential.

Thanks for asking Davinci