New units graphics in 4.03?

[HeinzPepperoni]

Hello,

I play Campaigns: Leipzig. I was expecting to see the new 3d units in the 4.03 update like a previous news bulletin had promised, but I'm afraid it hasn't been the case yet and I'm still on the old dated miniatures.
Could I have any info on that? Did I do something wrong updating or is there a different ETAs for those units?
Thank you.

[rahamy]

Hi,

The 3D Units for Leipzig were not slated to be replaced. Only Campaign Waterloo got that upgrade this round... and really, Leipzig already had the smaller unit style for 3D, so not sure we will be replacing those...

Napoleon's Russian Campaign is next, then Eckmuhl & Wagram. It is a very time consuming process to do this however, so no time line on when these will be ready.

[HeinzPepperoni]

Hello,

I must have misunderstood then, the Waterloo 4.02 news bulletin stated the update will have been extended to the other napoleonic titles so I assumed you meant the isometric units as well. Thanks for clearing it up.

Damn shame though if Leipzig doesn't get this treatment. The old units are really hard for me to make out in the terrain so I'm always forced to use the 2d NATO view, unlike the demo where I can play, and prefer to do so, in the isometric view.
Guess I'll have to get the Russian campaig whenever it's updated!

[Verdun1916]

It would be nice to see the same style of 3D skirmishers across the board though like the new ones in Waterloo! They look ALOT better than the ones in the rest of the game series.

[IainF]

I'd really like to see the unit cards be the same style as the new Waterloo ones too, much better I think.

[Bigus]

I'd like to see artillery graphics similar to the demo (and I assume the full version of Waterloo). I can clearly see the facing.


Demo:

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Green on any color is extremely hard to see and ugly IMHO. This observation is from Eylau which is the only full version I own.


Eylau:

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[Holdit]

Hi,

The 3D Units for Leipzig were not slated to be replaced. Only Campaign Waterloo got that upgrade this round... and really, Leipzig already had the smaller unit style for 3D, so not sure we will be replacing those...

Napoleon's Russian Campaign is next, then Eckmuhl & Wagram. It is a very time consuming process to do this however, so no time line on when these will be ready.

WARNING: PURE OPINION FOLLOWS

If resources are limited, I would suggest obtaining permission from Philippe to use his graphics mods for Austerlitz, Jena, 1812 and the the two 1809 vs Austria titles and use WDS resources to redo the graphics to the new Waterloo standard for the more recent releases: 1813, 1814, Spain x 2, RBR and Italy, because I think they're more badly in need of it : the artillery isn't great as pointed out above, neither is cavalry and the unit bases often don't line up properly.

[Ferro]

Thought folks might be interested in seeing a quick progress snapshot:

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[chris_merchant]

that is a beautiful sight!

[Holdit]

Gorgeous!