Should British Cruiser/Crusader/Cromwell Tanks be in the same Upgrade Family?

[Konigstiger88]

Should British Cruiser III/IV, Crusader and Cromwell tanks all be in the same upgrade family? Each cruiser tanks hull was improved from the last, sometimes with significant changes. This would make playing as the British somewhat affordable, rather than changing upgrade tank families every year.

[Locarnus]

I agree.

Had a similar problem for Soviet Corps when I made that compatible with my Locarnus Addon mod.

There was no reason for the player to purchase a T-28 early on, since it had no cheap upgrade options.
I then put the Matilda II tank in the same upgrade family, to provide a viable path at least until 1942.
Even though those tanks had no technical commonalities, putting them in the same upgrade family led to players fielding both of them instead of fielding neither.

[Konigstiger88]

Did you include the T-35 as well?

[Locarnus]

Did you include the T-35 as well?

Unfortunately I do not have a T-35 graphic that fits well next to the existing T-28 graphic.
If I did, I would probably put the T-35 at the beginning of the KV family.

[bondjamesbond]

I agree.

Had a similar problem for Soviet Corps when I made that compatible with my Locarnus Addon mod.

There was no reason for the player to purchase a T-28 early on, since it had no cheap upgrade options.
I then put the Matilda II tank in the same upgrade family, to provide a viable path at least until 1942.
Even though those tanks had no technical commonalities, putting them in the same upgrade family led to players fielding both of them instead of fielding neither.

https://alternathistory.ru/suhinenko-b- ... vozmozhno/

Did you include the T-35 as well?

Unfortunately I do not have a T-35 graphic that fits well next to the existing T-28 graphic.
If I did, I would probably put the T-35 at the beginning of the KV family.

Т-35 и Т-28
https://battlefield.ru/content/view/91/50/lang,ru/

This is a T-35 from the mod pack; there might be a slightly different one in here.
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