Author Topic: Stalin's Fourth Patches (Read 9454 times)

Brooke · « **on:** May 25, 2006, 10:43:49 PM »

OK, folks (BlauK especially), here is the patch company's initial graphics-only mock up of the patch. Let me know if anyone spots problems. Don't worry about the jagginess of some of the borders -- that's in there to simulate that it's done in thread.

A graphics-only mock up (often called a "proof") is the result of a patch company's graphics folks taking the original artwork and getting it into their software (which assigns the actual colors they have available and some other things), which then spits out a graphical mock up.

The next step (once folks are happy with the proof) is to tell them to proceed with the patches.

BlauK · « **Reply #1 on:** May 26, 2006, 01:56:38 AM »

Thanks Brooke, at least to me it look pretty fine.

Just wondering why black is the only jagged color. Many small details appear quite sharp and ok. I suppose there will be no problem with them then?

I hope the reds will be brighter than in the pic.

I assume the gray color the background canvas (not sown with thread)... is it?

ROC · « **Reply #2 on:** May 26, 2006, 10:06:29 AM »

Isn't the name Officially Aces High 2

Flossy · « **Reply #3 on:** May 27, 2006, 06:00:14 AM »

Well its still Aces High regardless of the version number.... and both Rangoon and Coral Sea patches also say Aces High only.

It's just a shame this patch doesn't reflect the heavy GV use in this particular scenario....

BlauK · « **Reply #4 on:** May 27, 2006, 08:39:30 AM »

Flossy,
the heavy GV usage was never intended as heavy as it became. It is a very subjective experience since some units spent very little time in GVs. I myself played 2 frames and had no time in GVs at all. AH is a flight sim, not a tank sim. As a sum of several issues the scenario (especially for some ruski units) became a tank scenario. However such action was never forced upon those units by the designers. It was simply chosen by the players.

The badge design was almost finished before the scenario. If it is too big a shame, anyone is free to negotiate with Brooke and make a new design.

ROC · « **Reply #5 on:** May 27, 2006, 02:53:15 PM »

I like it as it is.

68falcon · « **Reply #6 on:** May 27, 2006, 03:20:28 PM »

I like it as it is also

Brooke · « **Reply #7 on:** May 27, 2006, 05:51:40 PM »

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Originally posted by BlauK
Thanks Brooke, at least to me it look pretty fine.

Just wondering why black is the only jagged color. Many small details appear quite sharp and ok. I suppose there will be no problem with them then?

I hope the reds will be brighter than in the pic.

I assume the gray color the background canvas (not sown with thread)... is it?

I suspect the above graphical mockup won't be an exact replica of the sewn patch. For example, I'm still suspicious that they'll get that high a resolution on the wing roundels, etc.

They don't have a brighter red thread available -- I checked. The gray background is fabric, not thread.

Sewn patches are not going to be exact replicas of any given graphical artwork. They get reasonably close, but colors and some fine-resolution details won't be exactly the same. We'll see how they do.

Flossy · « **Reply #8 on:** May 28, 2006, 07:02:12 AM »

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Originally posted by BlauK
I myself played 2 frames and had no time in GVs at all. AH is a flight sim, not a tank sim.

I ended up spending all my time in GVs as the bombers I signed up for were too fast for my liking and I never fly fighters; but then I tend to think of Aces High as a combat sim and enjoy GVs as much as I enjoy flying bombers. Anyway, I do like the patch and was only commenting that it didn't reflect my experiences in the scenario, that's all.

2Slow · « **Reply #9 on:** May 31, 2006, 10:37:21 PM »

Well done on the patch. Fantastic, IMHO

Brooke · « **Reply #10 on:** June 04, 2006, 05:18:29 PM »

The first pass at a sewout is in, as shown below. It needs some adjustment, as noted below. If you spot other things, please post here so that I can do another iteration with the patch company.

-- Needs "TM" superscript on "Aces High".
-- Green airplane has irregular border and bad shape of wing closest to center of patch.
-- On two black aircraft, can't tell if the symbols on the wings are correct or not. Need higher resolution scan to tell.
-- Color of green airplane isn't the shade from the mock up. Any possibility for it to be closer to that?

EagleEyes · « **Reply #11 on:** June 05, 2006, 12:31:06 AM »

Looken good Brooke!! Thank you so much for all your hard work!! Cant wait to get this patch to add to my collection!!

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Loddar · « **Reply #12 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:29:11 AM »

How about the payment for me in germany. Any ideas ?

BlauK · « **Reply #13 on:** June 05, 2006, 08:32:18 AM »

Seems like the background canvas is black... it makes sense to sow the text on the background

The red star looks nice!
The coat of arms looks nice too.

The vertical bar of the blue cross in the Finnish flag is too wide (it should be in proportion with the horizontal bar)

Both the blue and gray colors should be darker, if possible.

All airplane markings should be of higher resolution.. or if they dont work, should the planes be left without markings?

What if ALL black parts came only from teh background.. meaning there would be no black thread sown anywhere? Would it work?

Heater · « **Reply #14 on:** June 05, 2006, 10:03:07 AM »

looking good...

Cheers