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Rincewind posted 02-22-99 07:02 AM ET
In the Smac Demo I noticed that some units, especially Infantry with those lasers on a platform, are much to big. They always occupied two squares (visually) instead of one. I first thought it was just bas programming. But then I bought the retail version and loaded the game I had started with the demo. The old units were still too big but every one i built new was much smaller and fit into one square easily. I thought that everything was just fine now but when i restarted a completely new game, the units were too big again!! How can this be? What is the size of the infantry units in your game?
CaptComal posted 02-22-99 12:11 PM ET
I like the way SMAC uses BIG units ... so I can easily see them. I always hated the games that had such tiny units ... little infantry that was hard to tell apart from the landscape!
However ... it sounds like you are speaking of a different problem ... where you two different sizes of units themselves. I don't know about that! You may wish to try the X and Z keys to zoom in and out to see if that helps (also SHIFT X and SHIFT Z for two standard zoom levels).
Best Regards,
CaptComal
Rincewind posted 02-23-99 11:44 AM ET
Thanks for your tips but the zooming didn't work. Could anyone tell me how big the infantry units are so that i know which version is wrong?
Does an infantry with laser platform fit into one single square (visually) or not?
If i doesn't: Don't you find them much too big? When I am in battle an there is a city in the middle, with three or four units around it, it looks just like a mess. First of all I cant really tell which unit is active, i cant really identify it and second i can't see on which square it is standing. I missed the city more than once when trying to attack it with a bunch of units.
hope you can help me,
rince
Yo_mama posted 02-23-99 10:31 PM ET
Hi Rincewind,
Yes, I agree with you. I think units are too big (in a full version). To me, an infantry unit visually occupies 1 1/2 (if not 2) squares. Also, I got a problem with a farmer too. Normally, I got more than 1 farmer per city. By the time I have 10+ cities, farmers filled up the screen.
Firaxis : Is there's a way to edit graphic files to reduce a unit size? Do I need to edit .cvr? What software is needed? Photoshop dosen't seem to be able to read .cvr.
Also, are there any web sites with instructions of how to edit graphic files?

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Author	Topic: Units too big?
Rincewind	posted 02-22-99 07:02 AM ET In the Smac Demo I noticed that some units, especially Infantry with those lasers on a platform, are much to big. They always occupied two squares (visually) instead of one. I first thought it was just bas programming. But then I bought the retail version and loaded the game I had started with the demo. The old units were still too big but every one i built new was much smaller and fit into one square easily. I thought that everything was just fine now but when i restarted a completely new game, the units were too big again!! How can this be? What is the size of the infantry units in your game?
CaptComal	posted 02-22-99 12:11 PM ET I like the way SMAC uses BIG units ... so I can easily see them. I always hated the games that had such tiny units ... little infantry that was hard to tell apart from the landscape! However ... it sounds like you are speaking of a different problem ... where you two different sizes of units themselves. I don't know about that! You may wish to try the X and Z keys to zoom in and out to see if that helps (also SHIFT X and SHIFT Z for two standard zoom levels). Best Regards, CaptComal
Rincewind	posted 02-23-99 11:44 AM ET Thanks for your tips but the zooming didn't work. Could anyone tell me how big the infantry units are so that i know which version is wrong? Does an infantry with laser platform fit into one single square (visually) or not? If i doesn't: Don't you find them much too big? When I am in battle an there is a city in the middle, with three or four units around it, it looks just like a mess. First of all I cant really tell which unit is active, i cant really identify it and second i can't see on which square it is standing. I missed the city more than once when trying to attack it with a bunch of units. hope you can help me, rince
Yo_mama	posted 02-23-99 10:31 PM ET Hi Rincewind, Yes, I agree with you. I think units are too big (in a full version). To me, an infantry unit visually occupies 1 1/2 (if not 2) squares. Also, I got a problem with a farmer too. Normally, I got more than 1 farmer per city. By the time I have 10+ cities, farmers filled up the screen. Firaxis : Is there's a way to edit graphic files to reduce a unit size? Do I need to edit .cvr? What software is needed? Photoshop dosen't seem to be able to read .cvr. Also, are there any web sites with instructions of how to edit graphic files?