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How to read my unit panels - Philippe - 10-07-2010

Division Commander:

"Herr Hauptman, you are ordered to advance and secure that hill."


Company Commander:

"Jawohl, Herr General."


Division Commander:


"Oh, I almost forgot. Does it make any sense for you to attack? What kind of equipment do you have?"




To avoid re-enacting this embarassing dialogue in the privacy of your own home, here are a few things you should consider when using one of my mods.


Here's what a unit looks like when it's selected.

[Image: selected.jpg]

Not very easy to read, but you can sort of make things out. The text is white against a light background.



Here's what a unit looks like when it's not selected.

[Image: notselected.jpg]

Everything is legible because the text is white against a dark background.



Here's what a selected unit's panel looks like when you right click on it.

[Image: rightclickwhenselected.jpg]

If you keep trying to read unit panels that look like this, you won't get very far and will end up visiting your eye doctor. White text against a light background is a recipe for eyestrain.


Here's what a unit panel looks like when the you right click on it and the unit is not selected.

[Image: rightclickwhennotselect.jpg]

White text against a dark background is easy to read.


So look before you leap, and always remember to right-click on un-selected units when you want to know what's going on. If you like what you see after you right click on a unit, then you can start giving it orders.