Interface Guide

whyamihere · 01-12-2003, 22:36

Well, here you go. This is basically what they look like:

The rest are here. Thanks goes to Rafiki for hosting.

If you have any suggestions or notice anything that should be added/changed/corrected please do give us a shout.

PriestOfDiscord · 02-12-2003, 01:40

I can't believe there hasn't been any praise for this yet. This is very, very helpful. Thank you!

swampthing · 02-12-2003, 01:46

Yes very helpful - must have taken forever. Thank you very much

lamenick · 02-12-2003, 02:44

Very nice work I am impressed, should come in mighty handy

Dayvit781 · 02-12-2003, 06:16

Excellent work.

Besides the pie charts for national population, is there anyway to get a state by state listing of population (rather than each POP individually on the ledger or the territory overview which shows # of POPs but not the size)..?
I'm trying to find out which state is the biggest without having to add up each POP =T

rafiki · 02-12-2003, 06:56

Great stuff!

If you need a website to host it all (e.g. get all the images on one page), I have lots of room on the site where my Techtionary is located.

Rafiki

Olaf the Unsure · 02-12-2003, 13:11

I didn't see a screen for the general overview screen (the one that appears when you click the crown), though I may have missed it. On that screen, what does the arrow mean that appears next to your ongoing research project?

whyamihere · 02-12-2003, 13:15

Quote:

Originally posted by Olaf the Unsure
I didn't see a screen for the general overview screen (the one that appears when you click the crown), though I may have missed it. On that screen, what does the arrow mean that appears next to your ongoing research project?

The Main Menu link.

Don't know.

This is all a work in progress, so bits will be missing. If anyone has anything to add/change then do give me a shout.

Quote:

Originally posted by Dayvit781
Besides the pie charts for national population, is there anyway to get a state by state listing of population (rather than each POP individually on the ledger or the territory overview which shows # of POPs but not the size)..?
I'm trying to find out which state is the biggest without having to add up each POP =T

Not sure what you mean by size as opposed to number of pops. Isn't that the same thing?

rafiki, feel free to host the images on onepage, if you wish. I think both versions would come in hand, yours for those with BB this for those with modems. Just give me the link and I'll put it into the first post.

Ta for the support guys. Hopefully I'll be able to sit down soon and write a year's tutorial walkthrough for Belgium.

rafiki · 02-12-2003, 13:24

Quote:

Originally posted by whyamihere
rafiki, feel free to host the images on onepage, if you wish. I think both versions would come in hand, yours for those with BB this for those with modems. Just give me the link and I'll put it into the first post.

Sounds great

I'll see if I can put together a basic webpage for it this evening

Rafiki

Crimson King · 02-12-2003, 14:45

Superlative work. This answers so many of my questions regarding all those on-screen numbers that were causing my eyes to glaze over.

It would be really awesome if all the screenies could be, say, put into one post (or rather, several) and transported to a thread in the FAQ forum. (Hint, hint mods ...)

Again, wonderful job.

pimparel · 02-12-2003, 14:56

Deserves a stick

However in http://www.damnhippie.net/bin/paradox/Provinceinfo.jpg, the empty icon, that you say that isn't important are reserved for slaves in the RGO.

whyamihere · 02-12-2003, 15:52

pimparel, yeah I know. Perhaps I should've been more clear. I stated it wasn't important because, as an empty icon, it isn't. I've seen people ask what it does. Once they see a slave there they should figure it out for themselves. But I've made a note of that. I'll include it in the next update. Ta.

Sapper_Astro · 02-12-2003, 17:41

great work, thanks for all that work.

Certainly would have taken a while.

rafiki · 02-12-2003, 21:41

I've put the screenshots together in one (large) webpage, located at http://www.open-it.no/~arne/victoria/interface_guide/

Thanks for letting me host this, whyamihere, it's really sweet work!

Rafiki

whyamihere · 02-12-2003, 22:06

Cheers man. First post has been updated

christianx · 02-12-2003, 22:21

Very nice!

esteban007 · 03-12-2003, 02:00

Excellent Excellent Excellent!!!!!

I think each one of those screens should have a discussion thread all its' own so we can ask/answer questions. Maybe the moderators could set up a special area for this?

Jim Cobb · 04-12-2003, 16:37

As a reviewer struggling with the manual and wondering if I've missed something, these annotated screens have been a godsend. I gotta say, I was beginning to doubt ny abilities to read manuals.

Thank you. I'll give the "damnhippie" and whyamihere praise in one of my columns. Paradox should "comp" you some games.

Kaigon · 06-12-2003, 17:29

Good work!

XieChengnuo · 06-12-2003, 18:25

whyamihere, this is an excellent guide.

A suggestion, tho. Can you put a description to the checkbox to the left of every good?

"Sets the AI to handle trade of this particular good. Only works when AI is set to auto-trade at the bottom of the panel. It will ensure that you have enough supply of that particular good to maintain your industry while selling the rest."

01-12-2003, 22:36	#1
whyamihere Major Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: United Kingdom, European Union Posts: 689	Interface Guide Well, here you go. This is basically what they look like: The rest are here. Thanks goes to Rafiki for hosting. If you have any suggestions or notice anything that should be added/changed/corrected please do give us a shout. __________________ Fist in the air in the land of hypocrisy. Victoria Interface Guide Last edited by whyamihere; 15-01-2004 at 18:56.

02-12-2003, 01:40	#2
PriestOfDiscord Weapon of Mass Distraction Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Stalinist Alabama Posts: 1,331	I can't believe there hasn't been any praise for this yet. This is very, very helpful. Thank you! __________________ Sig space for rent.

02-12-2003, 02:44	#4
lamenick EU Fanboy Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Fascist Wasteland Posts: 288	Very nice work I am impressed, should come in mighty handy __________________ War, war never changes...

02-12-2003, 06:56	#6
rafiki Monkeyboy Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 8,320	Great stuff! If you need a website to host it all (e.g. get all the images on one page), I have lots of room on the site where my Techtionary is located. Rafiki __________________ . VickyWiki .:\|\|:. HOI2Wiki .:\|\|:. AACWWiki Research And Facts, I'm Keenly Insane This mark entitles the bearer to have beer bought by Lurken ●

02-12-2003, 13:11	#7
Olaf the Unsure Colonel Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Native Texan and Connecticut Yankee Posts: 1,176	I didn't see a screen for the general overview screen (the one that appears when you click the crown), though I may have missed it. On that screen, what does the arrow mean that appears next to your ongoing research project? __________________ "I snivelled and bought my way to safety when I was a small boy [at school], and bullied and tyrannized when I was a big one; how the devil I’m not in the House of Lords by now, I can’t think." - Sir Harry Paget Flashman VC KCB KCIE (1822–1915)

02-12-2003, 01:46	#3
swampthing Captain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: MA Posts: 358	Yes very helpful - must have taken forever. Thank you very much

02-12-2003, 06:16	#5
Dayvit781 M de la Marine et des Colonies Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Saigon, Vietnam Posts: 1,314	Excellent work. Besides the pie charts for national population, is there anyway to get a state by state listing of population (rather than each POP individually on the ledger or the territory overview which shows # of POPs but not the size)..? I'm trying to find out which state is the biggest without having to add up each POP =T

02-12-2003, 14:45	#10
Crimson King Obsessive Beancounter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Uncle Sam's Backyard Posts: 680	Superlative work. This answers so many of my questions regarding all those on-screen numbers that were causing my eyes to glaze over. It would be really awesome if all the screenies could be, say, put into one post (or rather, several) and transported to a thread in the FAQ forum. (Hint, hint mods ...) Again, wonderful job. __________________ Stale: March of the Habsborg, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Despots, Rise of the Sea-Dog Sultans

02-12-2003, 14:56	#11
pimparel Wargamer Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: M.I.A. Posts: 1,927	Deserves a stick However in http://www.damnhippie.net/bin/paradox/Provinceinfo.jpg, the empty icon, that you say that isn't important are reserved for slaves in the RGO. __________________ "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to..." - Bilbo Baggins Dumb's Guide: How to make your own country - Now at VickyWiki too. Victoria Improvement Project V.I.P. - South America Last edited by pimparel; 02-12-2003 at 15:04.

02-12-2003, 15:52	#12
whyamihere Major Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: United Kingdom, European Union Posts: 689	pimparel, yeah I know. Perhaps I should've been more clear. I stated it wasn't important because, as an empty icon, it isn't. I've seen people ask what it does. Once they see a slave there they should figure it out for themselves. But I've made a note of that. I'll include it in the next update. Ta. __________________ Fist in the air in the land of hypocrisy. Victoria Interface Guide

02-12-2003, 17:41	#13
Sapper_Astro Colonel Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,124	great work, thanks for all that work. Certainly would have taken a while. __________________ Lithuanian Hitman

02-12-2003, 21:41	#14
rafiki Monkeyboy Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 8,320	I've put the screenshots together in one (large) webpage, located at http://www.open-it.no/~arne/victoria/interface_guide/ Thanks for letting me host this, whyamihere, it's really sweet work! Rafiki __________________ . VickyWiki .:\|\|:. HOI2Wiki .:\|\|:. AACWWiki Research And Facts, I'm Keenly Insane This mark entitles the bearer to have beer bought by Lurken ●

02-12-2003, 22:06	#15
whyamihere Major Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: United Kingdom, European Union Posts: 689	Cheers man. First post has been updated __________________ Fist in the air in the land of hypocrisy. Victoria Interface Guide

02-12-2003, 22:21	#16
christianx General Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,770	Very nice!

03-12-2003, 02:00	#17
esteban007 Corporal Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Juan Posts: 26	Excellent Excellent Excellent!!!!! I think each one of those screens should have a discussion thread all its' own so we can ask/answer questions. Maybe the moderators could set up a special area for this?

04-12-2003, 16:37	#18
Jim Cobb Sergeant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Madison, Wisconsin USA Posts: 97	As a reviewer struggling with the manual and wondering if I've missed something, these annotated screens have been a godsend. I gotta say, I was beginning to doubt ny abilities to read manuals. Thank you. I'll give the "damnhippie" and whyamihere praise in one of my columns. Paradox should "comp" you some games. Last edited by Jim Cobb; 04-12-2003 at 19:21.

06-12-2003, 17:29	#19
Kaigon Cake or Death? Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 4,197	Good work! __________________ Current favorites: Rome and EU3 Author of old mods: ICS (CK-DV), ATAGE (EU3), IES (EU2), IVS (Vicky), Flags and Sprites (EU2).

06-12-2003, 18:25	#20
XieChengnuo Field Marshal Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 4,431	whyamihere, this is an excellent guide. A suggestion, tho. Can you put a description to the checkbox to the left of every good? "Sets the AI to handle trade of this particular good. Only works when AI is set to auto-trade at the bottom of the panel. It will ensure that you have enough supply of that particular good to maintain your industry while selling the rest." __________________ Victoria Flag Directory - being moved, more news soon Clio Victoria Map Project Clio's Iron Heart