I got this one recently and very impressed with it. But I find the graphics for the tokens too small for my liking. Plus they look quite flat looking. They’re functional but that’s it.
I recently experimented with tweaking some graphics of some of my other Vassal modules and I know the general idea of minor tweaks, despite not having any programming knowledge at all. But if someone can guide me the way to increase the size of the tokens in Pavlovs House I’d be very grateful.
One way to achieve this is to use the scaling feature, supported by the Layer trait.
To use this, you need to create a Layer trait which is always active and displays just one image, the one that you currently have as the Basic Piece image. Set the scaling factor according to how you want the image to appear. The trait should appear immediately after the Basic Piece trait, or at least before any traits that layer on top of the piece image.
Here is an example of such a scaled Layer trait, note that this example is scaling down:
Remove the image from Basic Piece (select the Basic Piece trait, “add image” & cancel.
If your piece is using the Non-Rectangular trait then you will also need to re-scale the image used in that trait or replace it with a suitably sized image. This trait has a similar scaling field.
Unfortunately, Basic Piece itself does not provide a scaling option but this workaround gives the desired result.
As you are scaling up, watch out for image degradation, unless you are using svg format graphics. Also check what the image looks when you zoom your map (assuming you have got that enabled in the module). If the appearance is unacceptable, you will have to obtain higher resolution graphics to resolve that.
