Sid Meier's Antietam - Info Screens
From the scenario choosing screen in SMA, the Info button takes you to the Info Screens.
The main graphics for these are:
infobckgrd3.pcx
infobckgrd3a.pcx
infobckgrd3_2.pcx
infobckgrd3a_2.pcx
The _2 versions are for the Union.
infobckgrd3.pcx has places for 2 pictures & looks like this:
infobckgrd3a.pcx has 1 place for a larger picture:
The larger picture is from InfoMapPan.pcx
Of the smaller pictures, the upper one used varies with the scenario number:
Randomized - InfoMapPan.pcx
01 map00
02 InfoMapPan.pcx
03 to 24 map24.pcx
25 map25.pcx
26 map26.pcx
27 map27.pcx
28 map28.pcx
29 map29.pcx
30 map30.pcx
31 map31.pcx
32 map32.pcx
33 map24.pcx
34 map34.pcx
35 map24.pcx
36 map36.pcx
37 InfoMapPan.pcx
38 InfoMapPan.pcx
39 map39.pcx
40 map40.pcx
41 map41.pcx
42 InfoMapPan.pcx
43 InfoMapPan.pcx
44 map44.pcx
45 InfoMapPan.pcx
46 map46.pcx
47 map47.pcx
48 map48.pcx
49 map49.pcx
50 on = map24.pcx
map00.pcx, map1_2.pcx, map24.pcx, map26.pcx & map30 are the same. (map1_2.pcx is not used).
The lower picture is from a set of 6 or more as follows, where X is a number from 1 to 6 or more:
Randomized - InfoMapPan.pcx
01 cornframeX_2.pcx
02 InfoMapPan.pcx
03 to 24 cornframeX_2.pcx
25 25_X.pcx
26 26_X.pcx
27 cornframeX_2.pcx
28 cornframeX_2.pcx
29 cornframeX_2.pcx
30 30_X.pcx
31 31_X.pcx
32 32_X.pcx
33 cornframeX_2.pcx
34 34_X.pcx
35 cornframeX_2.pcx
36 36_X.pcx
37 InfoMapPan.pcx
38 InfoMapPan.pcx
39 39_X.pcx
40 40_X.pcx
41 41_X.pcx
42 InfoMapPan.pcx
43 InfoMapPan.pcx
44 cornframeX_2.pcx
45 InfoMapPan.pcx
46 46_X.pcx
47 47_X.pcx
48 48_X.pcx
49 40_X.pcx
50 cornframeX_2.pcx
Generally if there is a standard Antietam scenario, there will be a unique map & set of pictures. If not, map24 & cornframeX_2.pcx are used. Exceptions: there is a map44.pcx but no scenario 44; 3 larger scenarios, 42, 43 & 45, use InfoMapPan.pcx; there are no scenarios for 37 & 38 but these use InfoMapPan.pcx.
The full list of files used on these screens is:
infobckgrd3.pcx
infobckgrd3_2.pcx
InfoLeft.pcx
InfoLeftU.pcx
InfoRight.pcx
InfoRightU.pcx
pickcancel2.pcx
pickcancel2u.pcx
pickoptions2.pcx
pickoptions2u.pcx
pickplay2.pcx
pickplay2u.pcx
and small maps and sets of pictures
infoMapPan.pcx
infobckgrd3a.pcx
infobckgrd3a_2.pcx
pickcancel3.pcx
pickcancel3u.pcx
pickoptions3.pcx
pickoptions3u.pcx
pickplay3.pcx
pickplay3u.pcx
InfoArrows.pcx
& "Mini" portraits of generals.
The InfoLeft & InfoRight graphics are the small triangles to the left & right of the small map graphic which when mouse-clicked cycles through the 6 or more pictures.
These have three images for normal, mouse-over & clicked. An image of these need not appear on the main graphic as it is always overlayed by InfoLeft & InfoRight.
The 3 button graphics are contained in the pick graphics e.g. pickcancel2.pcx:
These have 2 versions for normal & mouse-over. Images of these need not appear on the main graphic as they are always overlayed.
InfoArrows.pcx has Red & Blue arrows and Red, Blue & Black crosses:
These & the "Mini" portraits of generals are placed on maps by instructions in the scenario .sci text files. The same method went on to be used in Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle & Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Victory. See the Scenario Design thread for info about the .sci files.
Rather than pictures of the battlefield the 6 or more panels could be used to display a selection of uniforms or a series of maps to animate battlefield movements.
Palette Colours
To avoid corruption the palette should be consistent for all the graphics used.
The 1st position on each graphic's palette is its background colour - this can be different on different graphics.
The 20th colour is used for the text of the heading "Battle Summary".
The 167th colour is used for the slider.
The 150th colour is used for the top & left of slider buttons.
The 206th colour is used for the bottom & right of slider buttons.
For USA the 24th colour is used for the text and the 110th colour is used for links.
For CSA the 208th colour is used for the text and the 2nd colour is used for links.
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