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[WIP] APP-6 "Military symbols for land based systems" in ArmA 3

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APP-6

Military symbols for land based systems

 

Hello guys. It's time for me to ask the ArmA community for help. In the past i created like hunderts of seperate map-markers to enable the creation of tactical/military maps. The markers i created worked fine in the 2D editor but they were not really usable ingame without any external "GUI-marker-manager" like the "Sweet markers system" by swatSTEAM. Furthermore you can probably imagine how the file size expands with any new (slighly different) marker.

 

Some example map markers:

http://jaegerkompanie.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ExampleMarkers.png

 

So i started to think about it and figured out that one could "simply" create all those different military symbols with different:

  • role indicators,
  • size indicators,
  • mobility indicators,
  • ...

in a running game by simply combining all necessary elements.

 

I guess the ingame-map interface could look somehow like this:

http://jaegerkompanie.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Concept.png

 

Now my problem: At this point i have no ******* clue how the advanced GUI creation works. I have read and watched some basic tutorials which do not really help me to realise this project. So I'm here to get rid of this. I appreciate any help – whether it's a link to an advanced GUI tutorial, tipps and tricks how to realize any little element or any other.

 

I will work and definitely finish this project. It is just a question of time.

 

 

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Yup, that's a neat idea, and it works, too. Layering is massively better than making individual graphics for each type.

I never got to the point of making an interface, though, never had time.

I can't help you with the GUI stuff but if you need any help with the code or marker graphics give me a shout.

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Great idea, i was always looking for a mod like this. I hope you find someone who can help you. Don't forget to add an option where you can select the unit (lower left) and higher formation (lower right).

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Great idea, i was always looking for a mod like this. I hope you find someone who can help you. Don't forget to add an option where you can select the unit (lower left) and higher formation (lower right).

 

Yeah i thought about this. But im not sure how to realize this. Theoretically there are Battalions with three digits. May be possible by converting text to picture but right know im not sure how to do it.

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