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Before creating my second units.bmp
file I did some research on the Corinth OOB, Units.bmp and 3D icon files. The download
below contains the result of that research. I used the original OOB files to determine
which pictures were used for which side and what 3D icons were used for which picture.
I then created a test oob and inserted all the letters from A to z and determined what
the game engine made of each letter. This gave me a list of all the weapon types
available in the game. With this data I created the files listed below.
Some of these files have been updated to include the
changes from the Ozark and Franklin games. Since Ozark and Franklin do not permit
mods I do not intend to try to make a leaders.bmp for them. The additional units in
the Ozark and Franklin 3D icon files can cause problems with the Corinth OOB's so I have
made no effort to modify them.
Weapon_list is a list of all the weapons
available in the Corinth game, their ID letter and for the guns the location of their
associated picture. An * next to the unit picture number indicates I assigned it to that
picture. This was only done to pictures that were not in the original OOB's and where the
original picture would appear to be of the same or similar type weapon. The Ozark game has
resulted in the addition of a w (2.25" Mountain Rifle) weapon and the file has been updated
to reflect this addition, there do not appear to be any changes or additions for the Franklin
game.
PDT Weapons is a txt file containing all the
info needed for the PDT file for the weapons in the weapon list. There are still weapons that
have not been defined in any of the games yet so this file is incomplete. It has been
updated with the PDT from Ozark and Franklin. There is a z weapon in the Ozark PDT that has not been
identified by the game engine except as a z weapon.
Units_list is a list of all the unit pictures
for Corinth giving a description of the color picture I pasted into the original file. I
used the same pictures for guns, boats and wagons in both files and tried to put similar
infantry/cavalry pictures in both versions of the units.bmp file. There are still some B/W
pictures for units I could not find a suitable color replacement. The file has been updated
with the additions put in for Ozark and can be used in the Ozark game. The new units.bmp
created for Franklin uses many of the same pictures although some of them are used for
the other side in Franklin when compared to Corinth or Ozark. A c in the USA/CSA column
indicates it was in the original Corinth OOB's, an o indicates it was in the Ozark game and
a f indicates Franklin. An x indicates I assigned it to that side and it is usable in the
Corinth and Ozark game.
Inf_Cav_icons_list is a description of the
various 3D icons for Corinth and the changes to the infantry cavalry files
(3DUnits100b/50b and 3DUnits100c/50c) that I've altered to suit my own personal tastes.
You can use the original 3DUnits files with these files. The only difference will be in the
3D appearance of a few units, notably the Irish Brigade and the U.S. Sharpshooters. There
were several changes to these files for the Ozark and Franklin games. I have made no effort
to standardize these as the games do not interest me enough to do so.
Art_icons_list is a list of the Corinth 3D
artillery icons, no changes were made to these files, it is just included for information
purposes. The Ozark and Franklin files appear to be the same as Corinth.
Union_list, Rebel_list are files I created to
help in making oobs. It has a list of all the union/rebel units, their picture number and
suggested 3D icon number. It too has been updated to include the Ozark file but does not
include the Franklin file.
Cor_Ldr_lst.txt is a list of all the leaders in
my expanded leaders.bmp file giving name, picture number, row and col location and whether
the picture has been verified. If a BG is in that column then the picture was taken from a
BG leaders file and I could not verify if it was that officer. I have sucessfully loaded
this file into Excel, Lotus and MS Works as a spreadsheet.
Cor_OOB_problems.txt is a list of all the leaders
I could not find for the various OOB's I've modified. If you know where I can get a picture
of them I will be happy to add them to the file.
Finally a word about the names you use in your OOB's. The space
available in the units display area limits you to 19 spaces max for names and descriptions.
If you use more than that it will be centered in the text area and the excess cut off. Keep
this in mind when making your OOB's if you want to have good looking unit displays.
Download the Cor_data.zip file
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