New units_32 for Sandris units

[T-mun]

And Egypt (don't ask me why):

 

[Leaven]

Excellent thank you, and for Germany too, I'm using a lot of those guys also.

 

[Steph]

You should just make them all, because

I'm using a lot of those guys also.

will be a fitting comment from many modders and would apply to most of Sandris's units anyway

Even if in my case, I don't really need your icon 32 due to the way my mod uses them.
They are better than mine, but I'm not using civ colour differently

 

[T-mun]

I plan to make them all Now I have enough work for the next ten years

Anyway Steph I can't see why you wouldn't be using them. I guess you're happy with yours and don't want to loose time copying and pasting these tiny icons... What do you mean "not using civ colour differently ?

 

[Steph]

I madethe icon directly in their civ colour, not using the standard red, because I'm going through a true colour icon sheet at some point.

 

[T-mun]

You're probably using a different palette I guess. I'd like to know how it looks... how did you handle the units that were using the standard red color anyway ?

 

[Steph]

The default palette doesn't have much blue... But some units need a real blue (Napoleonic French for instance).

So I don't want to use it.

 

[T-mun]

I know that, what about red (civ-color for unit_32 icons) ? How did you deal with it ? For the russian medieval units for example ?

 

[Steph]

I'm not using it. Im making an image directly with the faction colour (in case of Russia it's Dark Green) instead of red.

 

[T-mun]

I remember some medieval Russian units dressed up like Santa, long red coat and red hat, you're not using them ?

 

[Steph]

I am. My icon 32 is true colour, so I can use blue and red, and then I'm using a different palette from the standard one that won't corrupt it.

 

[T-mun]

Would you mind sharing your palette (here or by mail) ? If it could help me make better looking unit_32 files, then I'd like to try it.

 

[Steph]

Not easy, it's not up to date since I added new units.
What I do: create a palette where all the "civ coloured red" becomes green (0,255,0), others are black, so I don't risk to use one of these colour and have my unit32 become civ coloured when they should.
Then I reduce colour from my truecolour image, and use remaining colours to fill the empty (black) slots.

Why didn't Firaxis just use the small icon pcx?

 

[T-mun]

Why didn't Firaxis just use the small icon pcx?

An other good question that will never get an answer...