Flag Graphics

[Wiw]

I was thinking there should be a thread for flags and flagsets here. Cities and units have one, so why not flags?

 

[JPetroski]

Share a few graphics and get it going! Maybe "odds and ends" would be good. Little touches that make scenarios better.

 

[civ2units]

Attached are some flag graphics I made from existing ones, modified them.

First row:
Republic of Venice, Kingdom of Milan, Republic of Florence, two Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of Castille, three Ottoman Empire, some arabic nation, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Kingdom of England during the crusades.
Second row:
Kingdom of Portugal, two British Empire, two variants of the Confederate States of America, Republic of Mexico, US Territories 1860's, Holy Roman Empire, Electorate of Hanover, Austrian Empire, Electorate of Saxony, Electorate of Bavaria.

 

[Wiw]

There's these ones too.

 

[techumseh]

Eivind's flag collection:

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[techumseh]

Another collection from my archive.

 

[Patine]

Sarsstock's work:

 

[Wiw]

Anyone got flags from the ancient era?

 

[Patine]

Anyone got flags from the ancient era?

Most of those would be war banners and vexilla and such, and have a different shape and format. And, even then, not all parts of the Ancient World would even have them, formally. There are some within the cities.bmp files of many Ancient Greco-Hellenic, Persian, and Roman scenarios, but they by no means make a "complete," or "comprehensive," collection such as you may be looking for. East and Southeast Asian banners also have the additional problem that they tend to represent individual military leaders on the field, with their clans and the rulers they owe allegiance to being woven into the characters and symbols, and heavily influencing the colours, but they do not really represent polities, per se. And the Inca wiphala were the only known and verified Pre-Columbian New World usage of a device analogous to a "flag."

 

[techumseh]

Most of those would be war banners and vexilla and such, and have a different shape and format. And, even then, not all parts of the Ancient World would even have them, formally. There are some within the cities.bmp files of many Ancient Greco-Hellenic, Persian, and Roman scenarios, but they by no means make a "complete," or "comprehensive," collection such as you may be looking for. East and Southeast Asian banners also have the additional problem that they tend to represent individual military leaders on the field, with their clans and the rulers they owe allegiance to being woven into the characters and symbols, and heavily influencing the colours, but they do not really represent polities, per se. And the Inca wiphala were the only known and verified Pre-Columbian New World usage of a device analogous to a "flag."

Look at you!

 

[Patine]

Look at you!

I would have joined the International Vexillology Society if the annual dues were not so unreasonable.

 

[Wiw]

Most of those would be war banners and vexilla and such, and have a different shape and format. And, even then, not all parts of the Ancient World would even have them, formally. There are some within the cities.bmp files of many Ancient Greco-Hellenic, Persian, and Roman scenarios, but they by no means make a "complete," or "comprehensive," collection such as you may be looking for. East and Southeast Asian banners also have the additional problem that they tend to represent individual military leaders on the field, with their clans and the rulers they owe allegiance to being woven into the characters and symbols, and heavily influencing the colours, but they do not really represent polities, per se. And the Inca wiphala were the only known and verified Pre-Columbian New World usage of a device analogous to a "flag."

True enough. I suppose I could stick with little symbols to indicate occupation.

 

[techumseh]

I would have joined the International Vexillology Society if the annual dues were not so unreasonable.

I know, but you can learn a lot from "Fun With Flags"!

 

[Fairline]

I'll put together a compilation of ancient era flags after work has finished.

Patine, I'm never sure whether your low grade trolling is intentional or not.

 

[CurtSibling]

@Patine is a good lad - He means no harm. Unless he is on the OT Forum, eh?

 

[Patine]

<Delete> <Weird Parsing Error>

 

[Fairline]

There you go again. Anyway, these were lifted from ancient scenarios without reorganising them, so there's plenty of duplicates. They include Greek city states, Persia, Sassanids, Parthians, Carthage, Rome, Byzantium, Celtic and Germanic symbols, Macedonians and Successors.

 

[Patine]

There you go again. Anyway, these were lifted from ancient scenarios without reorganising them, so there's plenty of duplicates. They include Greek city states, Persia, Sassanids, Parthians, Carthage, Rome, Byzantium, Celtic and Germanic symbols, Macedonians and Successors.

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The ones in Sea Kings, Pharaoh, and King David, while probably not "historically accurate," per se, would probably also fit in nicely.

 

[Patine]

Here are the King David and Pharaoh ones I was referring to. As Sea Kings was never formally released, I have only ever seen it's flags in @EZRhino's screenshots.

 

[Wiw]

Which is which?