Thanks Steel Panzer...glad you like it.Steel Panzer wrote:the update looks fantastic.
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Bugger...Sink me!....if I were a battleship i'd forget to drag the stern along. Thanks benjikat....fixed below.benjikat wrote:You've still missed the fourth one though....cairnswk wrote:thanks benjikat...you're correct....well in all these years i never spelt it that way. Go figure!benjikat wrote:Another small thing - the Hangers should be Hangars


well yes...but during the intial stages of the attack most of their planes got slaughtered on the ford island airfield, and their other airfields away from pearl harbor couldn't get their planes off the ground until it was too late. that's why there are no us planes in this scenario. the ones on the ford island runway are repesented by the stars in the background, as these are the ones that got destroyed very quickly.yeti_c wrote:Didn't that yanks have any planes at PH?
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OK... sounds good to me...cairnswk wrote:well yes...but during the intial stages of the attack most of their planes got slaughtered on the ford island airfield, and their other airfields away from pearl harbor couldn't get their planes off the ground until it was too late. that's why there are no us planes in this scenario. the ones on the ford island runway are repesented by the stars in the background, as these are the ones that got destroyed very quickly.yeti_c wrote:Didn't that yanks have any planes at PH?
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Yes again C. ...yeti_c wrote:OK... sounds good to me...cairnswk wrote:well yes...but during the intial stages of the attack most of their planes got slaughtered on the ford island airfield, and their other airfields away from pearl harbor couldn't get their planes off the ground until it was too late. that's why there are no us planes in this scenario. the ones on the ford island runway are repesented by the stars in the background, as these are the ones that got destroyed very quickly.yeti_c wrote:Didn't that yanks have any planes at PH?
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What about subs from either side?
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no not a train DiM - you know that is another map....but i have changed the image and hope this one has more appeal, also change the colours to make them less outstanding.DiM wrote:i understood the red bottom part is suposed to represent flames and battle and stuff. i tried ignoring it but it did not work. i tried accepting it as it is and that failed too. the darn thing looks like a train in the sunset and it bugs the heck out of me. i can't possibly think how could a train in the sunset be representative for pearl harbour![]()
DiM...i don't really think this should be an issue. There is the US represented very well by the flag, and the stars on the runway if that isn't clear enough i'll be a monkies....also one more issue. in the pearl harbour battle we had 2 sides japan vs US. well this 2 sides thing is not clearly visible on the map. for example in d-day r eastern front the 2 sides are very clearly depicted. can something be done? it's not a big issue. i guess it's just a psichological matter


Oh Yeti....i'm attemtping one of the most important maps in US and indeed war history here...I think I wouldn't be doing everyone out there justice if I didn't research it properly...even though for gameplay issues I have taken a llittle artistic license.yeti_c wrote:OK... I was unsure on some stuff - glad to hear you've researched it fully.
Interesting NG presentation.
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That's cool - I'm done with suggestions for the time being...cairnswk wrote:Oh Yeti....i'm attemtping one of the most important maps in US and indeed war history here...I think I wouldn't be doing everyone out there justice if I didn't research it properly...even though for gameplay issues I have taken a llittle artistic license.yeti_c wrote:OK... I was unsure on some stuff - glad to hear you've researched it fully.
Interesting NG presentation.
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Yes it was an interesting presentation, very succinct.

I had thought of that...but in reality the guns on the boats were able to return fire on the planes, even though it kinda did them no good. I'll see if anyone else calls for that, and perhaps we can go there then.yeti_c wrote:That's cool - I'm done with suggestions for the time being...cairnswk wrote:Oh Yeti....i'm attemtping one of the most important maps in US and indeed war history here...I think I wouldn't be doing everyone out there justice if I didn't research it properly...even though for gameplay issues I have taken a llittle artistic license.yeti_c wrote:OK... I was unsure on some stuff - glad to hear you've researched it fully.
Interesting NG presentation.
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Yes it was an interesting presentation, very succinct.
Altho perhaps this one - but might make it confusing... the planes and boats are attacking each other... perhaps make it so only boats can attack planes and vice versa?!
I'm not sure whether that would work or not though...
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No no - I think you mis understand...cairnswk wrote:I had thought of that...but in reality the guns on the boats were able to return fire on the planes, even though it kinda did them no good. I'll see if anyone else calls for that, and perhaps we can go there then.yeti_c wrote:That's cool - I'm done with suggestions for the time being...cairnswk wrote:Oh Yeti....i'm attemtping one of the most important maps in US and indeed war history here...I think I wouldn't be doing everyone out there justice if I didn't research it properly...even though for gameplay issues I have taken a llittle artistic license.yeti_c wrote:OK... I was unsure on some stuff - glad to hear you've researched it fully.
Interesting NG presentation.
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Yes it was an interesting presentation, very succinct.
Altho perhaps this one - but might make it confusing... the planes and boats are attacking each other... perhaps make it so only boats can attack planes and vice versa?!
I'm not sure whether that would work or not though...
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Mmmmm. ok I understand what you say there, but how does one get around the whole map...the attack lines are surely a link between the different continents...don't you think?yeti_c wrote:No no - I think you mis understand...
At present you have planes attacking planes & ships attacking ships...
In reality Planes attacked Ships and the Ships (like you say) returned fire...
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this one's much better. i can see the ships the ships on fire. it's great. but at least tell me what the other one was. i know it wasn;t a train but it sure looked like one. i think it was a subliminal messagecairnswk wrote:no not a train DiM - you know that is another map....but i have changed the image and hope this one has more appeal, also change the colours to make them less outstanding.DiM wrote:i understood the red bottom part is suposed to represent flames and battle and stuff. i tried ignoring it but it did not work. i tried accepting it as it is and that failed too. the darn thing looks like a train in the sunset and it bugs the heck out of me. i can't possibly think how could a train in the sunset be representative for pearl harbour![]()
i love the japanese flag. i'm not saying you should copy the other maps each is unique but since this is a historical battle between 2 sides normally i expect to clearly see those sides.cairnswk wrote:DiM...i don't really think this should be an issue. There is the US represented very well by the flag, and the stars on the runway if that isn't clear enough i'll be a monkies....DiM wrote:also one more issue. in the pearl harbour battle we had 2 sides japan vs US. well this 2 sides thing is not clearly visible on the map. for example in d-day r eastern front the 2 sides are very clearly depicted. can something be done? it's not a big issue. i guess it's just a psichological matter
And since the japanes were involved, i thought the presentation of the Krates and Zeroes in colour would be enough of a represnetation, however, you have doubts...so i have added the rising sun in the top right corner faded in the background to indicate that this is NOT japanese soil. while it is i OK for someone else to represent two sides, don't think for an instance that I am going to follow the exmaples of Eastern Front, and there should be no reason why both sides have to be represented in such a manner.![]()
Yeah that's the problem... that's why I wasn't sure it would work?!cairnswk wrote:Mmmmm. ok I understand what you say there, but how does one get around the whole map...the attack lines are surely a link between the different continents...don't you think?yeti_c wrote:No no - I think you mis understand...
At present you have planes attacking planes & ships attacking ships...
In reality Planes attacked Ships and the Ships (like you say) returned fire...
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Any suggestions would be welcome.

it was the bottom of this one....i wanted to use this whole image as a frame but it would make things so cramped....it just didn't work,,,and clearly if you weren't ab;e to recognise what it might be, then it didn't work anyways.DiM wrote: this one's much better. i can see the ships the ships on fire. it's great. but at least tell me what the other one was. i know it wasn;t a train but it sure looked like one. i think it was a subliminal message

fair enough. everyone has their own expectations.i love the japanese flag. i'm not saying you should copy the other maps each is unique but since this is a historical battle between 2 sides normally i expect to clearly see those sides.

that bottom part sure looks like a traincairnswk wrote:it was the bottom of this one....i wanted to use this whole image as a frame but it would make things so cramped....it just didn't work,,,and clearly if you weren't ab;e to recognise what it might be, then it didn't work anyways.DiM wrote: this one's much better. i can see the ships the ships on fire. it's great. but at least tell me what the other one was. i know it wasn;t a train but it sure looked like one. i think it was a subliminal message
fair enough. everyone has their own expectations.i love the japanese flag. i'm not saying you should copy the other maps each is unique but since this is a historical battle between 2 sides normally i expect to clearly see those sides.
I'm pleased that the changes have pleased you...you have no idea how that pleasing that is.
You're joking right?!DiM wrote: that bottom part sure looks like a train![]()
