Curious this or Darkest Hours?

[TheCr33pur]

I dont think i put much effots into this game than i do in Darkest Hours, curious have anyone put alot of hours into both and would like to know which one is better?

I do feel like jumping back in there again soon, wasnt sure if i should pick this or stick with Darkest Hours.

[MarleyTown]

We've had a conversation about this on the paradox forums, might be of interest to you:-
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/tips-for-a-darkest-hour-dh-player-going-into-arsenal-of-democracy-aod.1454692/

[TheCr33pur]

Thank you Marley, unfort i dont go there anymore. Had too many issues with Paradox on that forum. I just take my chances on this one, while modding it some before i play it. Mostly just graphical and few minor changes.

[TheCr33pur]

Hmm it been awhile since i checked into this and realize they or whoever worked on this didnt fix the sprites yet. When i choose Japan in 1936 scenario, those ♥♥♥ bomber sprite are incorrect. So i looked into the folders where the sprites are, there is a ♥♥♥ bomber sprite in there.

So need to fix this or i wont play this at all.

[MarleyTown]

Originally posted by TheCr33pur:

Hmm it been awhile since i checked into this and realize they or whoever worked on this didnt fix the sprites yet. When i choose Japan in 1936 scenario, those ♥♥♥ bomber sprite are incorrect. So i looked into the folders where the sprites are, there is a ♥♥♥ bomber sprite in there.

So need to fix this or i wont play this at all.

Can you post screenshots? You can press F11 in game and they'll appear in the main game folder.

I haven't used sprites in ages, as counters are so much more useful

[TheCr33pur]

Having trouble posting the screenshot in here, sorry i only use sprites instead of counters.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2389481849

What showing here, look like neutral bomber sprite there in Tokyo.

[TheCr33pur]

And this one is from Darkest Hour, i manage to put alot of work on this one...
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2389488054

[MarleyTown]

Not an "incorrect" sprite at all, just different to the one used in Darkest Hour. They are different games y'know? :P

Perhaps one of the mods of the game has sprites that are more your aesthetic.

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/forums/aod-user-modifications.510/

[TheCr33pur]

Originally posted by MarleyTown:

Not an "incorrect" sprite at all, just different to the one used in Darkest Hour. They are different games y'know? :P

Perhaps one of the mods of the game has sprites that are more your aesthetic.

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/forums/aod-user-modifications.510/

Marley, it is incorrect sprite for that Nation. If you check the folder with all those sprites, you will see neutral and Japan Tactical Bomber Sprites. I havent check all nation's Tac Bomber Sprite.

Anyway doesnt matter, i wont be messing with this game anyway. Gonna stick with Darkest Hour.

[MarleyTown]

Yes, my apologies, I see what you're saying. I'll report it as a bug and let you know if I get a reply.

[TheCr33pur]

Thank you Marley, i think i mention this few years ago and look like got ignored or thrown out the window.

[MarleyTown]

I finally have got a response, here goes:-

"
Originally HOI2 had only one generic bomber sprite (T-bomber... in \gfx\map\units) which was used to represent the NAV, STR and TAC bombers and also air transports. Only later AOD added (besides T-cas...) the T-naval... and T-tactical... .spr files which allowed for individual bomber sprites. AFAIK there are still no .spr files for air transports.

If your Japan bomber doesn't show up in the game it's simply because the T-bomber a- ... c- japan l-1.spr files have not been adapted to the new standard by being renamed to T-tactical... :-(

The bug arises from the uninted side effect of using T-bomber solely for strategic bombers instead of a keeping it for TAC. Thus all(?) nation specific bomber sprites might not work correctly. If you've the time to check the old T-bomber .spr files you can easily identify and rename them. Alternatively you can use some modified scenario files to check these ingame. (btw, you don't need to rename the .bmp files)
"

[TheCr33pur]

Been awhile since i looked into AoD Datas, I am aware how things are set up. Been working on my mod time to time on Darkest Hours and pretty much can be the same set up there. Its possible it in the hardcode section, not sure though. But i do remember trying to fix this and there no way around it.