GC DLCs upgrade project (GC Complete v3)

[Magic1111]

Yes, thanks Nico!

[asuser]

I finished today the part 39 with a victory at Narvik. Great fun!

The equipment file has a nice improvement...thanks again Nico!


One thing, which can be modified, is at scenarios Lillehammer and Oslo. There is a fighter plane "Gloster Gladiator" with the picture of the French/Belgian "West Allied CR.42".
Here you can choose an icon with a real Gladiator and Norwegian markings.

Somewhere to find...or I will make it next time.


Now go to the 40's!

[nikivdd]

What is the extended?

More scenario(s)

[nikivdd]

Vanilla e-file upgrade project

Version 18

P-38G, H, L and J added
P-47C and bonus P-47C added, changed availability date P-47D
US M2,M3 and M5 tanks reconmove added
US T-28 now purchasable
US SE tanks added, + 2 ini and +1 HA

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[asuser]

2 DLC core import/export works as it always has; you will be prompted to import DLC 39 core at the beginning of DLC 40 campaign. The DLC upgrade project does not change anything to campaign files nor the GUIDs.

It works perfectly...great!

Vanilla e-file upgrade project

Version 18

P-38G, H, L and J added
P-47C and bonus P-47C added, changed availability date P-47D
US M2,M3 and M5 tanks reconmove added
US T-28 now purchasable
US SE tanks added, + 2 ini and +1 HA

equipment.rar

For wich scenario is it used? The very first time, the US boys comes to battle at Africa or Sicilia ... or later?

[nikivdd]

For wich scenario is it used? The very first time, the US boys comes to battle at Africa or Sicilia ... or later?

US Corps for example

[hugh2711]

I was looking at your equipment file and was wondering?:
How easy/hard would it be to have in the details for every equipment type when you want to purchase something an extra entry somewhere that displays the rate of fire. I know you can look it up by loading (is it?) the equipment file? into a spreadsheet or something and looking through a long string of numbers but that takes ages and interrrupts your playing and it would be really useful info when purchasing it certainly affects.

Is it alot of work?, would you have to redo the purchase screen for every unit or JUST the ones where the rate of fire is not 100%? what do you think? is it suitable for a standalone mini-mod?

[Mark50]

The vanilla Dijon scenario has two scripts that are supposed to alter the behaviour of the Allied units in zone 1 and 2, but I can`t see any of those zones defined on the map. Nor zone three which is supposed to trigger the second script.

[demyansk]

Hi guys, to back up the original game files, can you just drag the entire game folder onto another hard drive?

Plus, the last time I did this I had a mess. Nice job Nikkvid with all this

[nikivdd]

The vanilla Dijon scenario has two scripts that are supposed to alter the behaviour of the Allied units in zone 1 and 2, but I can`t see any of those zones defined on the map. Nor zone three which is supposed to trigger the second script.

I can only assume that the original developer wrote those scripts and then forgot about it.

[nikivdd]

Hi guys, to back up the original game files, can you just drag the entire game folder onto another hard drive?

Plus, the last time I did this I had a mess. Nice job Nikkvid with all this

I zip/rar the folder i wish to overwrite with the upgraded versions. Then i can easily revert to the vanilla version by unzip/unrar-ing the original folder.

[demyansk]

Thanks nikk for the reply

[asuser]

Hi Nico,

with playing the GC update I checked the e-file and looked for new unit entrys and further ideas to conctruct new unit icons. You add also 'MG troops' and 'Ost troops'. Whats the idea behind? Seems to me, these infantry types should have a little better attack values than normal infantry?

[nikivdd]

Hi Nico,

with playing the GC update I checked the e-file and looked for new unit entrys and further ideas to conctruct new unit icons. You add also 'MG troops' and 'Ost troops'. Whats the idea behind? Seems to me, these infantry types should have a little better attack values than normal infantry?

Ost Truppen are volunteers mostly from Soviet occupied territory, not so well equipped.
MG Troop is similar to the Soviet SMG inf.
I had to be a little creative to add new units with the vanilla icons.

[asuser]

Ok, understand.

Nice theme for new units on the workbench...

[milliethedog]

Hi Nico,
I have a few battles to write up but i am jumping slightly ahead, I have found a small issue with the SS equipment file, I am on the AA raid in 44 and at the start the Tiger II becomes available, I have up graded my SE/SS tigers to Tiger II for 990 points each as well as a panther to Tiger II for 990. However when I came to upgrade the core SS Tigers to Tiger II the cost came up as 1900 each ! I am going to have to keep my SS Tigers as Tigers as it would wipe my points out to make the change.

Martin

[nikivdd]

Hi Nico,
I have a few battles to write up but i am jumping slightly ahead, I have found a small issue with the SS equipment file, I am on the AA raid in 44 and at the start the Tiger II becomes available, I have up graded my SE/SS tigers to Tiger II for 990 points each as well as a panther to Tiger II for 990. However when I came to upgrade the core SS Tigers to Tiger II the cost came up as 1900 each ! I am going to have to keep my SS Tigers as Tigers as it would wipe my points out to make the change.

Martin

The purchasable SS units have to be more expensive than the regular ones. If i change the values of the SS units, following your reasoning, than the SS units would cost the same as regulars.

[milliethedog]

Hi Nico.
sorry I did not explain the issue well enough, Normally the SS units are 50% dearer ( no issue with that ) but the Tiger II's are 92% dearer. If that was the plan then that's fine, I am sure the challenge will just be that little bit harder. If not, it needs to change in your next release please.

Thanks
Martin

[nikivdd]

Hi Nico.
sorry I did not explain the issue well enough, Normally the SS units are 50% dearer ( no issue with that ) but the Tiger II's are 92% dearer. If that was the plan then that's fine, I am sure the challenge will just be that little bit harder. If not, it needs to change in your next release please.

Thanks
Martin

Now i got it Martin

This in-between versions should do the trick.
Price for purchasable SS Tiger II and SS Maus corrected.

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[milliethedog]

Hi Nico.
Thanks for the quick response,

Martin