• Dawn of War: custom color schemes
• Old school games online

In my spare time I like to play computer games. Back in my childhood I started with a Commodore 64 which is by the way the reason for the Competition Pro joystick in the upper left corner. Later, I predominantly – but not exclusively – played first person shooters.

Although I had a rather enjoyable detour from my usual gaming habits with an RTS game called Dawn of War (for which I even created my own army color schemes), it ultimately turned out that this particular type of game just isn't my cup of tea.

Lately, my available time for gaming is rather limited. I do, however, enjoy playing the occasional puzzle-platformer like Braid, Closure, Fez or Q.U.B.E., to name just a few. This general interest in problem solving is hardly surprising considering my profession.

Dawn of War: custom color schemes

The RTS game Dawn of War features a built-in army painter utility which makes the creation of custom color schemes a no-brainer. Banners and badges are a bit more complicated, but fortunately there exists a very good tutorial. Below you can take a look at my own attempts. Moving the cursor over a banner reveals the respective badge. Click on an image to download the corresponding ZIP file, which contains the color scheme as well as the badge and banner. (Wrinkle sheet for the banners courtesy of Hangar-8)

Harbingers of Pi

Pink Panthers

Red Buccaneers

Tool Army

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