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Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2026 9:08 pm
by Tobi72
The first howitzers are already in service in Ukraine, while additional systems are currently being used in Germany for training purposes. The system is undergoing further improvements, and additional new variants are in development.
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2026 9:15 pm
by bondjamesbond
Tobi72 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 15, 2026 9:08 pm
The first howitzers are already in service in Ukraine, while additional systems are currently being used in Germany for training purposes. The system is undergoing further improvements, and additional new variants are in development.
Well, let's hope that when you've had your fill of ancient Rome, you'll return to the modern era again.
https://union.4bb.ru/viewtopic.php?id=1536&p=2#p127088
https://modernconflicts.freeforums.net/ ... rollTo=184
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2026 9:18 pm
by Tobi72
I don't rule that out. Just as I need some peace and quiet from tanks and machine guns right now, the situation could easily reverse itself.
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2026 9:37 pm
by bondjamesbond
Tobi72 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 15, 2026 9:18 pm
I don't rule that out. Just as I need some peace and quiet from tanks and machine guns right now, the situation could easily reverse itself.
There is always a silent deadly laser to continue the War of the Machines )))
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2026 9:42 pm
by Tobi72
Yes, exactly. I'm considering creating a campaign on the side of the killing machines. Now that I've mustered up the courage to tackle RomeCorps, perhaps I should consider a standalone mod for Nexus and similar platforms. But that will take time, so please be patient.
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2026 9:57 pm
by bondjamesbond
Tobi72 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 15, 2026 9:42 pm
Yes, exactly. I'm considering creating a campaign on the side of the killing machines. Now that I've mustered up the courage to tackle RomeCorps, perhaps I should consider a standalone mod for Nexus and similar platforms. But that will take time, so please be patient.
Yes, I admit that you have become a seasoned modder who has even opened up completely new horizons in our favourite game! I wish you further creative success and the conquest of new heights, and we all need patience.
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2026 7:53 pm
by Imeror
That's it, I've finished to play the "Ashinghton" campaign the other day and am ready for March of the Eagles !
I've already say it before, but I like the idea to have various scenarios on the same map. That way, we see the frontline moving and we are more into the battle... and it save a lot of time during the creation of the map
I managed to totally expel the Russians from England at first scenario without any unit lost and already recaptured Ashington at the end of scenario 2
Screenshot from 1st scenario. At turn 14, no Russian left on British soil.
If Tobi want to rebalance something one day (not necessary in my opinion, even if I manage to end the invasion at the exact moment it started, it was challenging enough and I was close to loss critical units numerous time
) or if a player need help on a particular mission, here is a link towards the replays :
https://www.mediafire.com/file/u5qhzkxk ... y.rar/file
As usual, your maps are extremely well made and nice looking !
On an unrelated note : Tobi, may I use your radar and other building icons you made on my owns campaigns ?
I know that you usually always accept and that I should stop ask, but politeness demands that I ask the question anyway
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2026 8:47 pm
by Tobi72
Imeror wrote: ↑Fri Jan 16, 2026 7:53 pm
That's it, I've finished to play the "Ashinghton" campaign the other day and am ready for March of the Eagles !
I've already say it before, but I like the idea to have various scenarios on the same map. That way, we see the frontline moving and we are more into the battle... and it save a lot of time during the creation of the map
I managed to totally expel the Russians from England at first scenario without any unit lost and already recaptured Ashington at the end of scenario 2
Screenshot from 1st scenario. At turn 14, no Russian left on British soil.
If Tobi want to rebalance something one day (not necessary in my opinion, even if I manage to end the invasion at the exact moment it started, it was challenging enough and I was close to loss critical units numerous time
) or if a player need help on a particular mission, here is a link towards the replays :
https://www.mediafire.com/file/u5qhzkxk ... y.rar/file
As usual, your maps are extremely well made and nice looking !
On an unrelated note : Tobi, may I use your radar and other building icons you made on my owns campaigns ?
I know that you usually always accept and that I should stop ask, but politeness demands that I ask the question anyway
Hello Inmeror, thank you very much for your kind feedback. To be honest, I was a little dissatisfied when I played through this campaign again later, but it was already too late to make any changes. But I'm still glad you enjoyed it. Of course, you are welcome to use anything from my work. If you need anything else, please let me know.
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 1:42 pm
by bondjamesbond
Exactly one year ago, Toby created this thread, and since then his skills have improved dramatically. We congratulate him on this achievement! We hope he will continue to delight us with his experiments and mods featuring excellent new units, objects, etc.
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 2:52 pm
by Tobi72
Exactly one year ago, Toby created this thread, and since then his skills have improved dramatically. We congratulate him on this achievement! We hope he will continue to delight us with his experiments and mods featuring excellent new units, objects, etc.
Hey Bond
first of all, thank you very much for the kind words — I’m really happy that you enjoy my work!
The picture did make me raise an eyebrow for a moment though 
On the one hand, the guys are holding the symbol upside down, and more importantly, I want to make one thing absolutely clear: I am definitely not a supporter of Nazi ideology. Not my thing, not my playlist.
I sincerely hope that my scenarios and campaigns have never given you that impression. I have always tried to keep a balanced choice of themes and to focus on history and gameplay — not on glorifying any ideology.
Thanks again for all your feedback so far. You are one of the most persistent, dedicated, and helpful players here on the forum, and thanks to you as well, I’ve been able to improve both my work and my skills quite a bit.
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 3:13 pm
by bondjamesbond
Tobi72 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 2:52 pm
Exactly one year ago, Toby created this thread, and since then his skills have improved dramatically. We congratulate him on this achievement! We hope he will continue to delight us with his experiments and mods featuring excellent new units, objects, etc.
Hey Bond
first of all, thank you very much for the kind words — I’m really happy that you enjoy my work!
The picture did make me raise an eyebrow for a moment though
On the one hand, the guys are holding the symbol upside down, and more importantly, I want to make one thing absolutely clear: I am definitely not a supporter of Nazi ideology. Not my thing, not my playlist.
I sincerely hope that my scenarios and campaigns have never given you that impression. I have always tried to keep a balanced choice of themes and to focus on history and gameplay — not on glorifying any ideology.
Thanks again for all your feedback so far. You are one of the most persistent, dedicated, and helpful players here on the forum, and thanks to you as well, I’ve been able to improve both my work and my skills quite a bit.
Toby, it's okay, I probably just didn't make a very good joke. It was the Croatians who started your companies and noticeably improved your skills. And you've definitely become a fashion trendsetter! Also, there's no need to faint at the sight of a swastika, since Adolf himself privatised it from ancient peoples!
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 3:32 pm
by Tobi72
No worries, I’m not about to faint
I’m well aware of where Adolf got the idea from, and seeing it in a game — like in the PaK mod — doesn’t bother me at all. On the contrary, I think it actually adds to the authenticity of the mod.
The image itself just made me pause for a brief moment and reflect on how my campaigns and scenarios might be perceived by players. That thought crossed my mind only very briefly — nothing more than a moment of reflection.
Now that my position is clear, I’d say we simply continue as before.
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 4:48 pm
by grau81
What nationality are these soldiers? Albanians, Bosniaks, Croats?
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 8:17 pm
by bondjamesbond
Tobi72 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 3:32 pm
No worries, I’m not about to faint
I’m well aware of where Adolf got the idea from, and seeing it in a game — like in the PaK mod — doesn’t bother me at all. On the contrary, I think it actually adds to the authenticity of the mod.
The image itself just made me pause for a brief moment and reflect on how my campaigns and scenarios might be perceived by players. That thought crossed my mind only very briefly — nothing more than a moment of reflection.
Now that my position is clear, I’d say we simply continue as before.
I never even thought about that ) But now, probably every German who sees a swastika fears that they will be accused of revanchism ))) Now, alas, it is not Germans who wave flags with swastikas,
https://yandex.uz/images/search?lr=1033 ... ядах%20всу
https://modplanet.net/forum/threads/Мис ... awar.1246/
but nationalists from all over the world ) Well, thank you for the interesting map mods and objects )
grau81 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 4:48 pm
What nationality are these soldiers? Albanians, Bosniaks, Croats?
I saw it in this video )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CnCkhSNnqo
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 8:39 pm
by grau81
Oh, I see now that these are Croats. But, the irony is that at least half of them could easily classified as 'untermensch' by the Nazi racial standards.
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 8:48 pm
by bondjamesbond
grau81 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 8:39 pm
Oh, I see now that these are Croats. But, the irony is that at least half of them could easily classified as 'untermensch' by the Nazi racial standards.
I don't know what motivated them, but the swastika was even used in the Red Army ))) Before that, it was used in Japanese and Indian temples )))
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 8:56 pm
by Tobi72
Hitler believed—based on the pseudoscientific racial theories of his time—that the swastika was an ancient symbol of the supposedly “Aryan” peoples.
The fact that the symbol had actually appeared worldwide (India, Asia, Europe, the Americas) and usually represented good fortune, the sun, or life did not concern him. He reinterpreted it instead of placing it in its proper historical context.
Hitler himself described the party flag as a deliberately designed instrument of propaganda:
Red → emotional appeal, the masses
White → “the nation” (according to his interpretation)
Black swastika → the alleged “struggle of the Aryan race”
And he was successful with it, because this new flag had an almost hypnotic effect on the German population. The swastika was not used because it was German; it was used in order to make it German.
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 9:00 pm
by grau81
bondjamesbond wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 8:48 pm
I don't know what motivated them, but the swastika was even used in the Red Army ))) Before that, it was used in Japanese and Indian temples )))
Croats were German allies in both world wars...
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 9:09 pm
by bondjamesbond
grau81 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 9:00 pm
bondjamesbond wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 8:48 pm
I don't know what motivated them, but the swastika was even used in the Red Army ))) Before that, it was used in Japanese and Indian temples )))
Croats were German allies in both world wars. And that flag is clearly a nazi symbol.
There was a civil war, apparently these weirdos identified themselves that way.
The rise to power of nationalists, the glorification of Nazi formations from World War II, the campaign against ethnic minorities and the ‘foreign’ Church, the purging of Interior Ministry employees disloyal to the new regime, and reliance on armed neo-Nazi militias — all these are features not only of today's Ukraine, but also of Croatia in the early 1990s. The similarities extend to the chants of street nationalists entrenched among football fans: ‘Srbe na virbe’ (‘Serbs on the willow tree’).
https://svpressa.ru/world/article/88014/
Now it's a fashionable brand again. As an educated person, I don't get hysterical when I see it.
https://matsam.livejournal.com/3948997.html
https://antik1941.ru/otkuda-svastiki-v-rsfsr-
https://aridariya.livejournal.com/21380.html
Chinese Red Swastika Society
Established in 1922 in the image and likeness of the Red Cross Society, but which was a subdivision of the religious organisation Daoyuan (), which professed a mixture of Buddhism and Taoism. Members of the Red Swastika wore a large red Buddhist swastika on their clothing. The society is still active in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore and is involved in charity work.
https://m.fotostrana.ru/public/post/231934/465261767/
Re: Campaigns for Modern Conflicts
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 9:26 pm
by Tobi72
Let us return to the original point and move on to a new topic, namely the question of how things should proceed now that work on Modern Conflicts has been discontinued. There is still sufficient material available, but time does not stand still.
