Map Symbols

[kato13]

Does anyone have any thoughts on how Morrow units would be represented on the Project Strategic/Tactical Maps (possibly found when players activate prime).

Below is an example of how I have used traditional US TOE symbols overlayed onto a dynamic map.



Here are all the symbols I have built already for another project.

http://games.juhlin.com/font/

It is pretty easy to add new ones so I am open to suggestions.

[Matt W]

I would suggest something that used the symbols on the rulebook. The symbols would be circular rather than rectangular.

UNIT TYPES
green + eye = Recon
red + spears = MARS
blue + microscope = Science
and add
gold + initials of specialist type = Specialty

Combined units would look a little like "pie charts". For example, the symbol for a MARS/RECON team would be a circle - half-filled in green and half-filled in red

UNIT SIZE
Team (less than 20) = no additional marking
Group (20 to 50) = 1 additional concentric ring
Area Group (50 to 150) = 2 additional concentric rings

[dragoon500ly]

The whole purpose of a map graphic is to deliver the maximum amount of information with the least effort. In other words, Keep it Simple!

[nuke11]

It looks like you are using the APP-6 symbol set, these where replaced with the APP-6A and then with MIL-STD-2525B and then MIL-STD-2525C.

Where can I download the font set you are using on that page?

Also for TMP you could add the Homeland Security Emergenct Management Map Symbols as well: http://www.fgdc.gov/HSWG/ref_pages/D...ymbols_ref.htm

They are kind of what Prime Would be looking at from the information coming in from the recon teams from there AO's.

[kato13]

Originally Posted by nuke11

It looks like you are using the APP-6 symbol set, these where replaced with the APP-6A and then with MIL-STD-2525B and then MIL-STD-2525C.

Yeah some of the information is a little older. The original reason I made it was to make new counters for GDW's Third World War game. Therefore the standard from ~1989 was the base. I might switch to the "rectangle = friendly" and "diamond = enemy" standard that is in use today but it would be a doubling of the work I have done so far so it is on the back burner.

Since my project has a more military flavor the symbols work well for me, but for I am going to work on some more project specific ones.

Originally Posted by nuke11

Where can I download the font set you are using on that page?

I was kinda waiting until I tested it in several programs and could write up an instruction sheet (based on the page i linked to), but if you want to call the below a "beta" you are free to use it.

http://games.juhlin.com/font/TOE_Unicode.ttf

Originally Posted by nuke11

Also for TMP you could add the Homeland Security Emergenct Management Map Symbols as well: http://www.fgdc.gov/HSWG/ref_pages/D...ymbols_ref.htm

They are kind of what Prime Would be looking at from the information coming in from the recon teams from there AO's.

Cool and copyright free

I had been focusing on pre war mapping and had not thought of post recon symbology but that would make a lot of sense to have some available.

[Matt W]

Here are some MP symbols that might be useful

http://web.archive.org/web/199902090...pictures1.html

Apologies if they've already been mentioned