My Kaleunt lost his Recognition manual...

03-25-06, 02:07 PM

So I had to handle him a brand new one

lafeeverted · 03-25-06, 03:14 PM

looks nice, check your spelling - Erkenmung ?? Erkennungshanbuch

03-25-06, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lafeeverted

looks nice, check your spelling - Erkenmung ?? Erkennungshanbuch

hehe you are right, those crazy germans with their confusing letters, I misread

This is an early development so, there might be adjustments as well. Like the arrows missing to change countries.

But all the features you see works.

Myxale · 03-25-06, 03:32 PM

Lol Crazy Krauts.
But as for the right form its: "Erkennungshandbuch".
But as for the manual. Like the look of the Cover! Has Texture; like it!!

Kpt. Lehmann · 03-25-06, 03:36 PM

Nice work as usual!!!

lafeeverted · 03-25-06, 04:04 PM

:rotfl: how did i miss that

Boris · 03-25-06, 07:06 PM

He spelt Erkennungshandbuch correctly EDIT: oh yeah, he missed the D... its just all those n's and u's make things a little confusing to look at.
JonZ, can I suggest you use a different font than the one you have used...
Traditional gothic and blackletter fonts were being phased out by the NAZI regime, and its very unlikely (more like forbidden) that it would have been used on military documents.

The type of lettering that you see on German documents of the time is a "perversion" of these traditional fonts called Schaftstiefelgrotesk (An example of which you see on my sig below).
This is a font called tannenberg fett, freely available on most font sites.

03-25-06, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Boris

He spelt Erkennungshandbuch correctly EDIT: oh yeah, he missed the D... its just all those n's and u's make things a little confusing to look at.
JonZ, can I suggest you use a different font than the one you have used...
Traditional gothic and blackletter fonts were being phased out by the NAZI regime, and its very unlikely (more like forbidden) that it would have been used on military documents.

The type of lettering that you see on German documents of the time is a "perversion" of these traditional fonts called Schaftstiefelgrotesk (An example of which you see on my sig below).
This is a font called tannenberg fett, freely available on most font sites.

Thanks for your input. This is great infos.
I have very few references so I do alot of interpretation of my own.
I look into eBay collectibles and that's about it. Also, I don't want radical changes of what the game offered, but it is already disfigured enough :P. Altought, I wanted a font similar to the stock game, but couldn't find it, so I took a similar one.

I liked the fact to have at the same time the Profiles and the angles on the same page, but having to switch page was wrong to me.

The task bar is a little transparent but still can hide the angle view a bit.

The beauty of this mod is with the task bar on, you can still switch position of the views with the two arrow icon used to switch page. So instead having the angle view on the bottom it will switch position with the Profile view. It more like a bonus for people who minimize the Bar (or use SimFree).

The mod modify the menu_1024_768.ini, but it should be very easy to implant because it overwrites sections never used by the other mods. So it will be a little cut&paste code job.

03-26-06, 12:43 AM

Well, I did not find your font. I looked into my few 40,000 font bank and saw nothing similar.

I did find some fine combines:

Which one is better?

Yeah BTW I put more details on that cover

Boris · 03-26-06, 02:08 AM

I think the first one looks the best.

Here's the font I meant if you still want it: http://www.searchfreefonts.com/archi...nenbergotf.zip

It's a little bold, but its the only example of this type of font I have found.
I suggested the font only in the interests of realism... but I also found this:

http://german.about.com/library/gall..._fraktur06.htm

It's the original decree to ban fraktur, dated Jan 1941. So seeing as the Erkennungshandbuch is dated 1939, I guess it should come down to whatever looks better.

What would be nice is if you coupled the mod with SH3 commander and have the handbook change years, fonts and maybe colors as the years go on... as if the Kaleun is issued with a new one.

- also... I liked the way you did the eagle on the first post, it looks like its actually printed on the book

03-26-06, 02:21 AM

Boris, thank you very much for your help

I too think the first set was the best set.

But adding the font you provided to me looks sweet too:

CCIP · 03-26-06, 02:43 AM

I vote for the first one too - it just seems... so German

Great job, lovely little graphics mod of a little-considered game area!

03-26-06, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

I vote for the first one too - it just seems... so German

Great job, lovely little graphics mod of a little-considered game area!

Thanks, the manual was the most unfinished piece graphic of the stock game. I just couldn't stand it, ugly texture bothered me from day one. This week I just had enough to see it

Update:

Myxale · 03-26-06, 06:36 AM

Way to sail JonZ! WAy to sail.
I also find the first better. But ÃŒMO they all rule compared to the poor stock one!

JCWolf · 03-27-06, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCIP

I vote for the first one too - it just seems... so German

Great job, lovely little graphics mod of a little-considered game area!

Thanks, the manual was the most unfinished piece graphic of the stock game. I just couldn't stand it, ugly texture bothered me from day one. This week I just had enough to see it

Update:

WOW!

Fantastic job Mate!

03-25-06, 02:07 PM	#1
JonZ Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	My Kaleunt lost his Recognition manual... So I had to handle him a brand new one

03-25-06, 03:32 PM	#4
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Lol Crazy Krauts. But as for the right form its: "Erkennungshandbuch". But as for the manual. Like the look of the Cover! Has Texture; like it!! __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep

03-25-06, 03:36 PM	#5
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,992 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Nice work as usual!!! __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

03-26-06, 02:43 AM	#12
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I vote for the first one too - it just seems... so German Great job, lovely little graphics mod of a little-considered game area! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-26-06, 06:36 AM	#14
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Way to sail JonZ! WAy to sail. I also find the first better. But ÃŒMO they all rule compared to the poor stock one! __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep

03-25-06, 03:14 PM	#2
lafeeverted Chief Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 329 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	looks nice, check your spelling - Erkenmung ?? Erkennungshanbuch

03-25-06, 04:04 PM	#6
lafeeverted Chief Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 329 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: how did i miss that

03-25-06, 07:06 PM	#7
Boris Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1,691 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	He spelt Erkennungshandbuch correctly EDIT: oh yeah, he missed the D... its just all those n's and u's make things a little confusing to look at. JonZ, can I suggest you use a different font than the one you have used... Traditional gothic and blackletter fonts were being phased out by the NAZI regime, and its very unlikely (more like forbidden) that it would have been used on military documents. The type of lettering that you see on German documents of the time is a "perversion" of these traditional fonts called Schaftstiefelgrotesk (An example of which you see on my sig below). This is a font called tannenberg fett, freely available on most font sites.

03-26-06, 12:43 AM	#9
JonZ Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Well, I did not find your font. I looked into my few 40,000 font bank and saw nothing similar. I did find some fine combines: Which one is better? Yeah BTW I put more details on that cover

03-26-06, 02:08 AM	#10
Boris Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1,691 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	I think the first one looks the best. Here's the font I meant if you still want it: http://www.searchfreefonts.com/archi...nenbergotf.zip It's a little bold, but its the only example of this type of font I have found. I suggested the font only in the interests of realism... but I also found this: http://german.about.com/library/gall..._fraktur06.htm It's the original decree to ban fraktur, dated Jan 1941. So seeing as the Erkennungshandbuch is dated 1939, I guess it should come down to whatever looks better. What would be nice is if you coupled the mod with SH3 commander and have the handbook change years, fonts and maybe colors as the years go on... as if the Kaleun is issued with a new one. - also... I liked the way you did the eagle on the first post, it looks like its actually printed on the book

03-26-06, 02:21 AM	#11
JonZ Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Boris, thank you very much for your help I too think the first set was the best set. But adding the font you provided to me looks sweet too: