More useful loading screens?
 

I think the map loading screens in FH are usually well done in terms of graphics and so on. But BG42 used these loading screens to tell about the history of the battle, when it took place and how it ended.

In other words, they gave sort of an abstract of the battle the map is about. I don't want FH to copy this, but couldn't we put the map loading screens to something more useful than pictures of vehicles or soldiers? Prokhorokva is a good example, I think. This one gives an overview of what sort of battle it was, which military units were involved, and so on...

What do you think?

Re: More useful loading screens?
 

MC loading screens were the best.

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Yea how 'bout they tell when a map is based on fiction so we don't have to listen to people talking about what battle germans helicopters were in. (*sarcasm)

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I agree with Strider... Merciless's loading screens were great.

A small synopsis of the vehicles used in the battle and a nice layout of where all the flags were on the map.

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It should tell the strategy of what to do on the map.

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I think it should tell what units were involved, when and what happened during the battle, and tell something about a vehicle or feature(give picture and brief history of Tiger, or tell how to change ammo type with the '88').

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Please use at least a part of the maploading screen for a "tip of the mapload"-area listing all those do's and don'ts for newbies. Pretty much please with sugar on top! :)

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thats the manual's job

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Might be 'cause I'm rather drunk and listening to Judas Priest's "Living after midnight", but I think that that's a really good idea.

Hey, even Word has got a "tip of the day"... and we're better than Word, aren't we? ;)

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Just keep them the way they are there's a great manual that will include map tactics and information in future releases according to AceS. The manual just needs to be released a couple of days prior to the 0.62 release so that people will actually read it. Gives away almost everything but does that matter a couple of days before the release.

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bocage's loading screen makes no sense it has a p51 and a c47 but neither of them are in the map

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kharkov winter has a Panther....

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I fear a lot of noobs won't read the manual.
At least include a RTFM! on mapload-screens then :)

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No dont change em there great! that MUSIC omfg gets pumped so much *Pulls deagle out shoots him self becuzx of this stupid question*

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Manual currently doesn't even mention the battles as far as I know.

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Keep them the way they are, they are fine now.

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Agree with this. And the strategy have to be in the manual. But may be some strategic tips in the loading screen is a good idea to "refresh" the memory of noobs and casual players too. ;)

ps: My 1st hundred of post. I feel I'm begining to believe I'm really part of this sect :lol: