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    JMDECC got a reaction from TheFriendlyFelon in The year to come - 2024 (Part 1)   
    Incredibly disappointing. 
     
    Not even a chance of getting some bits and bobs as a vehicle or battle pack?
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Da_General in Combat Mission Cold War - British Army On the Rhine   
    I know BOAR is of course the current focus and the future is uncertain. If more expansions are to come after BAOR, what is the likelihood of the timeline being extended beyond 1982?
    I would really love in the future to see the game pushed out to 1985. 1983-1985 really opens the door for some Able Archer-gone-wrong scenarios. In a perfect world, seeing the timeline stretch all the way to 1989 would be the dream and would leave open such a vast stretch of time for all sorts of campaigns and scenarios, but I also recognize that leaping that far ahead pushes us closer to match ups like we already see in CMSF, as far as the typical East vs. West equipment is concerned. 
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Anthony P. in Combat Mission Cold War - British Army On the Rhine   
    For me, I think from an immersion standpoint, 1983-1984 would be the sweet spot simply because I can rationalize a conflict actually breaking out due to the Soviets perceived threat that came with Able Archer as well as the aftermath of the downing of Korean Airlines flight 007. 
     
    As you move backwards on the timeline, there was less emphasis placed on standing militaries and more on nuclear arsenals. The pentomic structure immediately comes to mind. There was still some cool equipment at the time, but the focus was more on dropping bombs and destroying large areas then it was on combined arms warfare, which is what we're all here for.
     
    The mid to late 1980s saw some significant equipment changes in NATO forces. A few things that come to mind:
    -Standardization of the M1 Abrams, M2 Bradley, LAV-25 and HMMWV 
    -Introduction and standardization of the Challenger and Warrior IFV
    -Upgrades to the Marder IFV (I believe the 1A2 variant was introduced in 83' and the 1A3 in 88')
    -Introduction of the Jagaur 2
    -Introduction of the BMP3, BMD-2, Tunguska and BTR-80
    -British small arms transition from the 7.62 L1A1 to the 5.56 SA80/L85A1 family 
    -Canadian small arms transition from the 7.62 C1A1 to the 5.56 C7 family 
     
    Some equipment that is on the 'rare' side in the current lineup we have becomes more prolific as the years go on and production ramps up.
     
    This was also a period of time where the national identity of militaries began to take shape:
     
    -The US military continued its implementation of the PASGT system.
    -The US military transitioned from the MERDC vehicle pattern to NATO 3 color woodland. Some other NATO members did the same, ex: West Germany
    -The British military transitioned from Pattern 68 uniforms to Pattern 84, as well as the replacement of Pattern 58 webbing to the PLCE webbing
    -The Danish military adoption of the M84 pattern
    -Some Soviet forces, primarily the VDV I believe, began the adoption of the VSR/TTsKO pattern
     
    Of course some of the more visual changes are nothing more than eye candy, but I still think it would be neat to implement either way.
     
    You can also make the argument that NATO equipment proved far superior to what the Soviets were able to field as the 1980s wore on, but that doesn't change the disparity in forces sizes between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Yes the upgunned M1A1 started to be introduced in 1985 and had lots of bells and whistles that weren't commonplace with and out-tech'd Soviet armor, but for what the Soviets lacked in quality they certainly made up for in quantity. Harvey Black's fictional series 'The Red/Black/Blue Effect' comes to mind where NATO forces are constantly swarmed by Soviet forces and are repeatedly pushed back until they can from a stable line of defense. Having this implemented in CM would not only be interesting but also produce unique challenges regardless of which side you play as.
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Aragorn2002 in Combat Mission Cold War - British Army On the Rhine   
    I know BOAR is of course the current focus and the future is uncertain. If more expansions are to come after BAOR, what is the likelihood of the timeline being extended beyond 1982?
    I would really love in the future to see the game pushed out to 1985. 1983-1985 really opens the door for some Able Archer-gone-wrong scenarios. In a perfect world, seeing the timeline stretch all the way to 1989 would be the dream and would leave open such a vast stretch of time for all sorts of campaigns and scenarios, but I also recognize that leaping that far ahead pushes us closer to match ups like we already see in CMSF, as far as the typical East vs. West equipment is concerned. 
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    JMDECC got a reaction from LuckyDog in Combat Mission Cold War - British Army On the Rhine   
    I know BOAR is of course the current focus and the future is uncertain. If more expansions are to come after BAOR, what is the likelihood of the timeline being extended beyond 1982?
    I would really love in the future to see the game pushed out to 1985. 1983-1985 really opens the door for some Able Archer-gone-wrong scenarios. In a perfect world, seeing the timeline stretch all the way to 1989 would be the dream and would leave open such a vast stretch of time for all sorts of campaigns and scenarios, but I also recognize that leaping that far ahead pushes us closer to match ups like we already see in CMSF, as far as the typical East vs. West equipment is concerned. 
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    JMDECC got a reaction from SlowMotion in The year to come - 2024 (Part 1)   
    Incredibly disappointing. 
     
    Not even a chance of getting some bits and bobs as a vehicle or battle pack?
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Raskol in Combat Mission Cold War - British Army On the Rhine   
    I know BOAR is of course the current focus and the future is uncertain. If more expansions are to come after BAOR, what is the likelihood of the timeline being extended beyond 1982?
    I would really love in the future to see the game pushed out to 1985. 1983-1985 really opens the door for some Able Archer-gone-wrong scenarios. In a perfect world, seeing the timeline stretch all the way to 1989 would be the dream and would leave open such a vast stretch of time for all sorts of campaigns and scenarios, but I also recognize that leaping that far ahead pushes us closer to match ups like we already see in CMSF, as far as the typical East vs. West equipment is concerned. 
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    JMDECC got a reaction from danfrodo in Combat Mission Cold War - British Army On the Rhine   
    I know BOAR is of course the current focus and the future is uncertain. If more expansions are to come after BAOR, what is the likelihood of the timeline being extended beyond 1982?
    I would really love in the future to see the game pushed out to 1985. 1983-1985 really opens the door for some Able Archer-gone-wrong scenarios. In a perfect world, seeing the timeline stretch all the way to 1989 would be the dream and would leave open such a vast stretch of time for all sorts of campaigns and scenarios, but I also recognize that leaping that far ahead pushes us closer to match ups like we already see in CMSF, as far as the typical East vs. West equipment is concerned. 
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Grey_Fox in The year to come - 2024 (Part 1)   
    Incredibly disappointing. 
     
    Not even a chance of getting some bits and bobs as a vehicle or battle pack?
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Ghost of Charlemagne in Iranians, Russians, Woodland & Mixed Uniforms   
    Not sure how much of an interest there will be, but I decided to share some faction mods I have made over the last month or so in case anyone wanted to use them. Not everything is completed in full, but are near a state of completion that I am happy with. I may make some tweaks/adjustments as time goes on, or if any major issues pop up. 
    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hnuj6bmyst5n6kg/AABYp29_jC7l2uOSzuwRUuSea?dl=0
    The above drop box link contains individual downloads for the following:
    Britain
    -British Woodland DPM Uniforms
    -British Mixed Uniforms (Several variants of mixed S95 Woodland/Desert DPM Uniforms) 
    Canada
    -Canadian Woodland CADPAT TW Uniforms
    -Canadian Mixed Uniforms (Several variants of mixed CADPAT TW/AR Uniforms)
    Netherlands
    -Dutch Woodland DPM Uniforms 
    Germany
    -German Woodland Flecktarn Uniforms
    Russia
    -Russian Faction ca. 2008 (or as close as I could get it) modeled after the war in Georgia. Conscript units wear mixed VSR/Flora uniforms, whereas regulars are primarily in Flora. Weapons have been visually changed in some instances, ex: AKM swapped for AK-74 model. Helmets are updated to the SSh-68.
    Iran
    -Iranian Faction modeled after resource pictures I could find online. Units are wearing Iranian DPM. Load Bearing equipment is featured in a US DCU pattern that I frequently saw Iranian troops wearing online. AK family has been replaced with G3 rifles. PKM has been (mostly) replaced by the MG3. All vehicles have been painted a uniform sand/desert tan color. I was going to try and replicate some vehicle patterns I found online but I was never really satisfied with how they came out. After thinking about it, I may leave them untouched, as it paints them in a more generic light and doesn't force them to specifically be Iranian; they could be any kind of make-believe faction you can think of. 
    Notes:
    -Regarding the Brits, Canadians, Dutch and Germans there are two sets for each camo type (woodland/mixed): one set that is clean and one set that is dirty. That way you can pick and choose which you would prefer. 
    -In relation to the above, you only need to choose one of the options (Clean OR Dirty, not both) for each faction and drop that folder into your 'Z' folder to use. 
    -Regarding the Russians, US Army & USMC, I did not alter the vehicle colors. There are a few mods (Euroscape) that come to mind that will give the vehicles more of a European paintjob. I would download those currently to complete the overall look.
    -Most folders in each download will have a section titled "PSD". These are the photoshop file types that I used while editing. If you have photoshop or a program that can accept .PSD files you can open them up and make any changes you'd like. 
    Known Issues: 
    -Russian Faction currently does not exhibit any changes to the SF units. I have a few ideas here for what I want to do in the future but this will require some more experimentation. 
    -Iranian MG3's that are setup via tripod are currently sunken into the ground. Have not been able to figure this one out yet.
    -Iranian G3 rifles that replace the grenadier rifles do not have an underslung grenade launcher. Pretend they're just shooting rifle grenades!
    -Any instance where a weapon swap has been performed (AKM to G3 for instance) is purely cosmetic. The G3 will still use the same ammo type from whatever rifle it is replacing; equally so, the magazine sizes will also stay the same. There is nothing that can be done about this on my end. 
    -The Editor Logo for the Iranian Faction correctly displays the Iranian Flag button, but the text still reads "Syrian Army".
    -The Editor Logo for the Russian Faction displays both the Syrian Flag and the text reads "Syrian Army".
    -Some of the weapon icons in the squad overview have black backgrounds, I forgot to alpha channel these out and only just noticed today. Not game breaking by any means but I will see about fixing it up later on if/when I make further adjustments. 
    -The Russian faction is still currently using Arabic voices. 
    Pictures:

     British Troops in Mixed DPM 
     

    German Troops in Flecktarn
     

    Canadian Troops in CADPAT TW
     

    Russian Conscripts in VSR/Flora
     

    Russian Regulars in Flora
     

    Iranian Conscripts
     

    Iranian Regulars
     

    More Iranian Regulars w/BMP-1
     
    Huge thank you to mjkerner who, about this time last year, walked me through how to begin changing/editing the base game files. Modding has brought me just as much enjoyment as playing the game and I would not have been able to do it without him. 
     
    Again, hopefully these will be useful to someone and help mix things up a bit. That's all I have for now!
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    JMDECC got a reaction from 37mm in Iranians, Russians, Woodland & Mixed Uniforms   
    Sure! I think the only reason I didn't do this in the first place was because I was using a multicam uniform instead of ACUs. I was thinking about doing a "dirty" and then an "extremely dirty" version.
     
    I don't know when I will get to this as I have been a bit swamped with IRL stuff as of late, but I'll try and get cracking on it for you as soon as I can. 
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Grey_Fox in Which Combat Mission do you think has the most fun gameplay and why?   
    CMCW. Hands down. 
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Panzerpanic in Which Combat Mission do you think has the most fun gameplay and why?   
    CMCW. Hands down. 
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    JMDECC got a reaction from IICptMillerII in Which Combat Mission do you think has the most fun gameplay and why?   
    CMCW. Hands down. 
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Bufo in Which Combat Mission do you think has the most fun gameplay and why?   
    CMCW. Hands down. 
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Probus in Which Combat Mission do you think has the most fun gameplay and why?   
    CMCW. Hands down. 
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    JMDECC got a reaction from DerKommissar in Which Combat Mission do you think has the most fun gameplay and why?   
    CMCW. Hands down. 
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Phantom Captain in Iranians, Russians, Woodland & Mixed Uniforms   
    Sure! I think the only reason I didn't do this in the first place was because I was using a multicam uniform instead of ACUs. I was thinking about doing a "dirty" and then an "extremely dirty" version.
     
    I don't know when I will get to this as I have been a bit swamped with IRL stuff as of late, but I'll try and get cracking on it for you as soon as I can. 
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Centurian52 in Cold War Module speculation...   
    Oh I agree completely. But still interested in what that would look like. The realist in me recognizes that they would likely just be rearmed with US and Commonwealth equipment and maybe pressed into their own formations. But I like to let the imagination run here and there. 
     
    I would also love to see Norway added as an additional front. There would be some awesome infantry centric battles in rough terrain that would be a change of pace compared to the mechanized slug fests we're seeing a lot of now. Not that I don't love those as it is, but one can never have too much variety!
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Artkin in Iranians, Russians, Woodland & Mixed Uniforms   
    Not sure how much of an interest there will be, but I decided to share some faction mods I have made over the last month or so in case anyone wanted to use them. Not everything is completed in full, but are near a state of completion that I am happy with. I may make some tweaks/adjustments as time goes on, or if any major issues pop up. 
    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hnuj6bmyst5n6kg/AABYp29_jC7l2uOSzuwRUuSea?dl=0
    The above drop box link contains individual downloads for the following:
    Britain
    -British Woodland DPM Uniforms
    -British Mixed Uniforms (Several variants of mixed S95 Woodland/Desert DPM Uniforms) 
    Canada
    -Canadian Woodland CADPAT TW Uniforms
    -Canadian Mixed Uniforms (Several variants of mixed CADPAT TW/AR Uniforms)
    Netherlands
    -Dutch Woodland DPM Uniforms 
    Germany
    -German Woodland Flecktarn Uniforms
    Russia
    -Russian Faction ca. 2008 (or as close as I could get it) modeled after the war in Georgia. Conscript units wear mixed VSR/Flora uniforms, whereas regulars are primarily in Flora. Weapons have been visually changed in some instances, ex: AKM swapped for AK-74 model. Helmets are updated to the SSh-68.
    Iran
    -Iranian Faction modeled after resource pictures I could find online. Units are wearing Iranian DPM. Load Bearing equipment is featured in a US DCU pattern that I frequently saw Iranian troops wearing online. AK family has been replaced with G3 rifles. PKM has been (mostly) replaced by the MG3. All vehicles have been painted a uniform sand/desert tan color. I was going to try and replicate some vehicle patterns I found online but I was never really satisfied with how they came out. After thinking about it, I may leave them untouched, as it paints them in a more generic light and doesn't force them to specifically be Iranian; they could be any kind of make-believe faction you can think of. 
    Notes:
    -Regarding the Brits, Canadians, Dutch and Germans there are two sets for each camo type (woodland/mixed): one set that is clean and one set that is dirty. That way you can pick and choose which you would prefer. 
    -In relation to the above, you only need to choose one of the options (Clean OR Dirty, not both) for each faction and drop that folder into your 'Z' folder to use. 
    -Regarding the Russians, US Army & USMC, I did not alter the vehicle colors. There are a few mods (Euroscape) that come to mind that will give the vehicles more of a European paintjob. I would download those currently to complete the overall look.
    -Most folders in each download will have a section titled "PSD". These are the photoshop file types that I used while editing. If you have photoshop or a program that can accept .PSD files you can open them up and make any changes you'd like. 
    Known Issues: 
    -Russian Faction currently does not exhibit any changes to the SF units. I have a few ideas here for what I want to do in the future but this will require some more experimentation. 
    -Iranian MG3's that are setup via tripod are currently sunken into the ground. Have not been able to figure this one out yet.
    -Iranian G3 rifles that replace the grenadier rifles do not have an underslung grenade launcher. Pretend they're just shooting rifle grenades!
    -Any instance where a weapon swap has been performed (AKM to G3 for instance) is purely cosmetic. The G3 will still use the same ammo type from whatever rifle it is replacing; equally so, the magazine sizes will also stay the same. There is nothing that can be done about this on my end. 
    -The Editor Logo for the Iranian Faction correctly displays the Iranian Flag button, but the text still reads "Syrian Army".
    -The Editor Logo for the Russian Faction displays both the Syrian Flag and the text reads "Syrian Army".
    -Some of the weapon icons in the squad overview have black backgrounds, I forgot to alpha channel these out and only just noticed today. Not game breaking by any means but I will see about fixing it up later on if/when I make further adjustments. 
    -The Russian faction is still currently using Arabic voices. 
    Pictures:

     British Troops in Mixed DPM 
     

    German Troops in Flecktarn
     

    Canadian Troops in CADPAT TW
     

    Russian Conscripts in VSR/Flora
     

    Russian Regulars in Flora
     

    Iranian Conscripts
     

    Iranian Regulars
     

    More Iranian Regulars w/BMP-1
     
    Huge thank you to mjkerner who, about this time last year, walked me through how to begin changing/editing the base game files. Modding has brought me just as much enjoyment as playing the game and I would not have been able to do it without him. 
     
    Again, hopefully these will be useful to someone and help mix things up a bit. That's all I have for now!
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Roter Stern in Iranians, Russians, Woodland & Mixed Uniforms   
    Not sure how much of an interest there will be, but I decided to share some faction mods I have made over the last month or so in case anyone wanted to use them. Not everything is completed in full, but are near a state of completion that I am happy with. I may make some tweaks/adjustments as time goes on, or if any major issues pop up. 
    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hnuj6bmyst5n6kg/AABYp29_jC7l2uOSzuwRUuSea?dl=0
    The above drop box link contains individual downloads for the following:
    Britain
    -British Woodland DPM Uniforms
    -British Mixed Uniforms (Several variants of mixed S95 Woodland/Desert DPM Uniforms) 
    Canada
    -Canadian Woodland CADPAT TW Uniforms
    -Canadian Mixed Uniforms (Several variants of mixed CADPAT TW/AR Uniforms)
    Netherlands
    -Dutch Woodland DPM Uniforms 
    Germany
    -German Woodland Flecktarn Uniforms
    Russia
    -Russian Faction ca. 2008 (or as close as I could get it) modeled after the war in Georgia. Conscript units wear mixed VSR/Flora uniforms, whereas regulars are primarily in Flora. Weapons have been visually changed in some instances, ex: AKM swapped for AK-74 model. Helmets are updated to the SSh-68.
    Iran
    -Iranian Faction modeled after resource pictures I could find online. Units are wearing Iranian DPM. Load Bearing equipment is featured in a US DCU pattern that I frequently saw Iranian troops wearing online. AK family has been replaced with G3 rifles. PKM has been (mostly) replaced by the MG3. All vehicles have been painted a uniform sand/desert tan color. I was going to try and replicate some vehicle patterns I found online but I was never really satisfied with how they came out. After thinking about it, I may leave them untouched, as it paints them in a more generic light and doesn't force them to specifically be Iranian; they could be any kind of make-believe faction you can think of. 
    Notes:
    -Regarding the Brits, Canadians, Dutch and Germans there are two sets for each camo type (woodland/mixed): one set that is clean and one set that is dirty. That way you can pick and choose which you would prefer. 
    -In relation to the above, you only need to choose one of the options (Clean OR Dirty, not both) for each faction and drop that folder into your 'Z' folder to use. 
    -Regarding the Russians, US Army & USMC, I did not alter the vehicle colors. There are a few mods (Euroscape) that come to mind that will give the vehicles more of a European paintjob. I would download those currently to complete the overall look.
    -Most folders in each download will have a section titled "PSD". These are the photoshop file types that I used while editing. If you have photoshop or a program that can accept .PSD files you can open them up and make any changes you'd like. 
    Known Issues: 
    -Russian Faction currently does not exhibit any changes to the SF units. I have a few ideas here for what I want to do in the future but this will require some more experimentation. 
    -Iranian MG3's that are setup via tripod are currently sunken into the ground. Have not been able to figure this one out yet.
    -Iranian G3 rifles that replace the grenadier rifles do not have an underslung grenade launcher. Pretend they're just shooting rifle grenades!
    -Any instance where a weapon swap has been performed (AKM to G3 for instance) is purely cosmetic. The G3 will still use the same ammo type from whatever rifle it is replacing; equally so, the magazine sizes will also stay the same. There is nothing that can be done about this on my end. 
    -The Editor Logo for the Iranian Faction correctly displays the Iranian Flag button, but the text still reads "Syrian Army".
    -The Editor Logo for the Russian Faction displays both the Syrian Flag and the text reads "Syrian Army".
    -Some of the weapon icons in the squad overview have black backgrounds, I forgot to alpha channel these out and only just noticed today. Not game breaking by any means but I will see about fixing it up later on if/when I make further adjustments. 
    -The Russian faction is still currently using Arabic voices. 
    Pictures:

     British Troops in Mixed DPM 
     

    German Troops in Flecktarn
     

    Canadian Troops in CADPAT TW
     

    Russian Conscripts in VSR/Flora
     

    Russian Regulars in Flora
     

    Iranian Conscripts
     

    Iranian Regulars
     

    More Iranian Regulars w/BMP-1
     
    Huge thank you to mjkerner who, about this time last year, walked me through how to begin changing/editing the base game files. Modding has brought me just as much enjoyment as playing the game and I would not have been able to do it without him. 
     
    Again, hopefully these will be useful to someone and help mix things up a bit. That's all I have for now!
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    JMDECC got a reaction from 37mm in Iranians, Russians, Woodland & Mixed Uniforms   
    If you would like to use the flecktarn files for H&E by all means please do. 
     
    I am not sure if you have photoshop or not, but I should have included the VSR & flora pattern templates as .psd files. Its a little unorganized as far as layers go but it should be there. If you want to use said patterns for anything please feel free to do so! Right now I only have the conscripts set for VSR uniforms but you could change it up for the whole faction if you wanted. 
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Falaise in South Sahrani Map   
    Sorry gents, not sure why my first round of pictures still isn't working for everyone. Here they are again using a different file site:
     

    Corazol 
     

    Dolores
     

    East Corazol
     

    Hotel Plaza
     

    Oretego
     

    Oretego Again
     

    Paraiso
     

    Port/Harbor
     

    Birds Eye
     

    Somato
     

    Editor A
     

    Editor B
     
    Hopefully these work this time!
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    JMDECC got a reaction from Anonymous_Jonze in Iranians, Russians, Woodland & Mixed Uniforms   
    Not sure how much of an interest there will be, but I decided to share some faction mods I have made over the last month or so in case anyone wanted to use them. Not everything is completed in full, but are near a state of completion that I am happy with. I may make some tweaks/adjustments as time goes on, or if any major issues pop up. 
    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hnuj6bmyst5n6kg/AABYp29_jC7l2uOSzuwRUuSea?dl=0
    The above drop box link contains individual downloads for the following:
    Britain
    -British Woodland DPM Uniforms
    -British Mixed Uniforms (Several variants of mixed S95 Woodland/Desert DPM Uniforms) 
    Canada
    -Canadian Woodland CADPAT TW Uniforms
    -Canadian Mixed Uniforms (Several variants of mixed CADPAT TW/AR Uniforms)
    Netherlands
    -Dutch Woodland DPM Uniforms 
    Germany
    -German Woodland Flecktarn Uniforms
    Russia
    -Russian Faction ca. 2008 (or as close as I could get it) modeled after the war in Georgia. Conscript units wear mixed VSR/Flora uniforms, whereas regulars are primarily in Flora. Weapons have been visually changed in some instances, ex: AKM swapped for AK-74 model. Helmets are updated to the SSh-68.
    Iran
    -Iranian Faction modeled after resource pictures I could find online. Units are wearing Iranian DPM. Load Bearing equipment is featured in a US DCU pattern that I frequently saw Iranian troops wearing online. AK family has been replaced with G3 rifles. PKM has been (mostly) replaced by the MG3. All vehicles have been painted a uniform sand/desert tan color. I was going to try and replicate some vehicle patterns I found online but I was never really satisfied with how they came out. After thinking about it, I may leave them untouched, as it paints them in a more generic light and doesn't force them to specifically be Iranian; they could be any kind of make-believe faction you can think of. 
    Notes:
    -Regarding the Brits, Canadians, Dutch and Germans there are two sets for each camo type (woodland/mixed): one set that is clean and one set that is dirty. That way you can pick and choose which you would prefer. 
    -In relation to the above, you only need to choose one of the options (Clean OR Dirty, not both) for each faction and drop that folder into your 'Z' folder to use. 
    -Regarding the Russians, US Army & USMC, I did not alter the vehicle colors. There are a few mods (Euroscape) that come to mind that will give the vehicles more of a European paintjob. I would download those currently to complete the overall look.
    -Most folders in each download will have a section titled "PSD". These are the photoshop file types that I used while editing. If you have photoshop or a program that can accept .PSD files you can open them up and make any changes you'd like. 
    Known Issues: 
    -Russian Faction currently does not exhibit any changes to the SF units. I have a few ideas here for what I want to do in the future but this will require some more experimentation. 
    -Iranian MG3's that are setup via tripod are currently sunken into the ground. Have not been able to figure this one out yet.
    -Iranian G3 rifles that replace the grenadier rifles do not have an underslung grenade launcher. Pretend they're just shooting rifle grenades!
    -Any instance where a weapon swap has been performed (AKM to G3 for instance) is purely cosmetic. The G3 will still use the same ammo type from whatever rifle it is replacing; equally so, the magazine sizes will also stay the same. There is nothing that can be done about this on my end. 
    -The Editor Logo for the Iranian Faction correctly displays the Iranian Flag button, but the text still reads "Syrian Army".
    -The Editor Logo for the Russian Faction displays both the Syrian Flag and the text reads "Syrian Army".
    -Some of the weapon icons in the squad overview have black backgrounds, I forgot to alpha channel these out and only just noticed today. Not game breaking by any means but I will see about fixing it up later on if/when I make further adjustments. 
    -The Russian faction is still currently using Arabic voices. 
    Pictures:

     British Troops in Mixed DPM 
     

    German Troops in Flecktarn
     

    Canadian Troops in CADPAT TW
     

    Russian Conscripts in VSR/Flora
     

    Russian Regulars in Flora
     

    Iranian Conscripts
     

    Iranian Regulars
     

    More Iranian Regulars w/BMP-1
     
    Huge thank you to mjkerner who, about this time last year, walked me through how to begin changing/editing the base game files. Modding has brought me just as much enjoyment as playing the game and I would not have been able to do it without him. 
     
    Again, hopefully these will be useful to someone and help mix things up a bit. That's all I have for now!
  25. Like
    JMDECC got a reaction from rocketman in Iranians, Russians, Woodland & Mixed Uniforms   
    Not sure how much of an interest there will be, but I decided to share some faction mods I have made over the last month or so in case anyone wanted to use them. Not everything is completed in full, but are near a state of completion that I am happy with. I may make some tweaks/adjustments as time goes on, or if any major issues pop up. 
    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hnuj6bmyst5n6kg/AABYp29_jC7l2uOSzuwRUuSea?dl=0
    The above drop box link contains individual downloads for the following:
    Britain
    -British Woodland DPM Uniforms
    -British Mixed Uniforms (Several variants of mixed S95 Woodland/Desert DPM Uniforms) 
    Canada
    -Canadian Woodland CADPAT TW Uniforms
    -Canadian Mixed Uniforms (Several variants of mixed CADPAT TW/AR Uniforms)
    Netherlands
    -Dutch Woodland DPM Uniforms 
    Germany
    -German Woodland Flecktarn Uniforms
    Russia
    -Russian Faction ca. 2008 (or as close as I could get it) modeled after the war in Georgia. Conscript units wear mixed VSR/Flora uniforms, whereas regulars are primarily in Flora. Weapons have been visually changed in some instances, ex: AKM swapped for AK-74 model. Helmets are updated to the SSh-68.
    Iran
    -Iranian Faction modeled after resource pictures I could find online. Units are wearing Iranian DPM. Load Bearing equipment is featured in a US DCU pattern that I frequently saw Iranian troops wearing online. AK family has been replaced with G3 rifles. PKM has been (mostly) replaced by the MG3. All vehicles have been painted a uniform sand/desert tan color. I was going to try and replicate some vehicle patterns I found online but I was never really satisfied with how they came out. After thinking about it, I may leave them untouched, as it paints them in a more generic light and doesn't force them to specifically be Iranian; they could be any kind of make-believe faction you can think of. 
    Notes:
    -Regarding the Brits, Canadians, Dutch and Germans there are two sets for each camo type (woodland/mixed): one set that is clean and one set that is dirty. That way you can pick and choose which you would prefer. 
    -In relation to the above, you only need to choose one of the options (Clean OR Dirty, not both) for each faction and drop that folder into your 'Z' folder to use. 
    -Regarding the Russians, US Army & USMC, I did not alter the vehicle colors. There are a few mods (Euroscape) that come to mind that will give the vehicles more of a European paintjob. I would download those currently to complete the overall look.
    -Most folders in each download will have a section titled "PSD". These are the photoshop file types that I used while editing. If you have photoshop or a program that can accept .PSD files you can open them up and make any changes you'd like. 
    Known Issues: 
    -Russian Faction currently does not exhibit any changes to the SF units. I have a few ideas here for what I want to do in the future but this will require some more experimentation. 
    -Iranian MG3's that are setup via tripod are currently sunken into the ground. Have not been able to figure this one out yet.
    -Iranian G3 rifles that replace the grenadier rifles do not have an underslung grenade launcher. Pretend they're just shooting rifle grenades!
    -Any instance where a weapon swap has been performed (AKM to G3 for instance) is purely cosmetic. The G3 will still use the same ammo type from whatever rifle it is replacing; equally so, the magazine sizes will also stay the same. There is nothing that can be done about this on my end. 
    -The Editor Logo for the Iranian Faction correctly displays the Iranian Flag button, but the text still reads "Syrian Army".
    -The Editor Logo for the Russian Faction displays both the Syrian Flag and the text reads "Syrian Army".
    -Some of the weapon icons in the squad overview have black backgrounds, I forgot to alpha channel these out and only just noticed today. Not game breaking by any means but I will see about fixing it up later on if/when I make further adjustments. 
    -The Russian faction is still currently using Arabic voices. 
    Pictures:

     British Troops in Mixed DPM 
     

    German Troops in Flecktarn
     

    Canadian Troops in CADPAT TW
     

    Russian Conscripts in VSR/Flora
     

    Russian Regulars in Flora
     

    Iranian Conscripts
     

    Iranian Regulars
     

    More Iranian Regulars w/BMP-1
     
    Huge thank you to mjkerner who, about this time last year, walked me through how to begin changing/editing the base game files. Modding has brought me just as much enjoyment as playing the game and I would not have been able to do it without him. 
     
    Again, hopefully these will be useful to someone and help mix things up a bit. That's all I have for now!
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