H&D Deluxe; the ultimate mod; Mission overhauls

[Myron]

What's the value of the American Jeep? It can shrug off SMG ammo, but it can't take MG ammo. Rifle ammo is unknown.

[p.jakub88]

What's the value of the American Jeep? It can shrug off SMG ammo, but it can't take MG ammo. Rifle ammo is unknown.

In the stock Greek campaign for example, the jeep resistance value was set to 9 by default. I didn't change that. It suppose to be armored, like its description in the HD editor says. However, cannon fire or mines could blow it up.

[p.jakub88]

I am currently experimenting with the T-34 tank, that i added into the Prague 1 mission. It could shoot from it's cannon, but it targeted only enemy soldiers. The Tiger on the cathedral square was ignored.

[Myron]

"Our Russian Friends cannot destroy it, because it is driven into the shop window."

Ardennes 2 review
Nice Job with those two-man sniper/panzerfausts teams!
And the halftrack.
Driving it around, I got a Kraut's body twisted into the treads. If you want a screenshot, let me know.

Suggested change; add another German tank patrolling the dirt road, only to hit a mine, so that the American mines weren't all wasted.

Also, add some destroyed Shermans in the area, to counter the "frozen German corpses".

P.S. Ever heard of Germans booby-trapping their own dead?

[p.jakub88]

P.S. Ever heard of Germans booby-trapping their own dead?

No. I heard about Japanese, that booby trapped corpses on their dead comrades during the WWII in the Pacific.

[p.jakub88]

OK, i edited once more the Prague 1 mission - i added a T-34 tank, that will attack the cathedral square.

However, it would be destroyed by the Tiger hidden in the window shop. See picture below.

Please download this modified Prague 1 mission again and the t34.rar archive that is containing 2 folders: maps.mod and models.mod.

Unpack those 2 sub-folders into your main H&D Deluxe directory, in order to see this T-34 tank in mission.

[Myron]

P.S. Ever heard of Germans booby-trapping their own dead?

No. I heard about Japanese, that booby trapped corpses on their dead comrades during the WWII in the Pacific.

I thought so.
I asked because in Ardennes 2, there are multiple "frozen German corpses", and at least two are booby-traps.

[Myron]

Hmm, I'm stuck again, trying to figure out how to implement the T-34. I need to sleep now, to clear my head of this tiredness.

[p.jakub88]

Hmm, I'm stuck again, trying to figure out how to implement the T-34. I need to sleep now, to clear my head of this tiredness.

Unpack the maps.mod and models.mod folders from my t34. rar archive into your main H&D Deluxe directory.

[p.jakub88]

OK, i decided to make a one final update of the Prague 1 mission.

Beside already implemented changes, i made a few new ones.

I removed one sniper from the cathedral tower, because he started to shoot at the incoming T-34 tank, that was heading towards the cathedral square and that looked stupid.

I also replaced the unusable left cathedral tower with a new one with 2 snipers placed inside. See picture below. The basis was the right cathedral tower group of visuals, which i converted to a single usable model using 3ds Max .

Please download this modified mission again, as well as the model.mod.rar archive (it contains the left cathedral tower model).

Unpack the models.mod.rar archive into your main H&D Deluxe directory. This tower model uses existing stock H&D Deluxe textures.

Remember also, to add the T-34 tank model and textures to your H&D Deluxe - i posted the archive in my previous post regarding Prague 1 mission.

This is the FINAL update of the Prague 1 mission. I will NOT update it anymore, unless significant bugs will be found.

[p.jakub88]

I also recently updated the data.dta archive.

Beside already implemented changes, i changed the "shot delay" value of the stock Mauser K98 sniper rifle from 1200 to 1500 - it is the "shot delay" value of Mauser K98 rifle taken from FFF.

It will be more realistic this way, because earlier the AI was able to reload the Mauser K98 sniper rifle too fast in my opinion. You also noticed that.

[Myron]

Wow, Really?! You were able to make the 2nd tower hollow and useable? I felt like suggesting that, but changed my mind as I thought that was impossible.

Side note; don't you feel sorry for those snipers? Those bells are going to make them deaf, if their eardrums aren't dead already.

[p.jakub88]

Wow, Really?! You were able to make the 2nd tower hollow and useable? I felt like suggesting that, but changed my mind as I thought that was impossible.

It is only possible to do that using the 3ds Max software, because it could open *.i3d model files - luckily i have it .

To be able to see this "new" cathedral tower, you will need to download the models.mod.rar archive, that i uploaded together with the modified Prague 1 mission. Otherwise strange things could happen in your H&D Deluxe! Unpack the archive which contains the new cathedral tower model into your main H&D Deluxe directory.

[Myron]

So, the Models.mod.rar goes to the main directory, NOT the models folder?

[p.jakub88]

So, the Models.mod.rar goes to the main directory, NOT the models folder?

NO, the models.mod.rar is actually a Winrar archive (you see the Winrar extension?).

It contains the folder models.mod, which contains the cathedral tower model.

Put the whole models.mod folder from the archive in your main H&D Deluxe directory (in example: C:\Program Files\Take2\Hidden and Dangerous Deluxe).

Remember also to put the new T-34 model and related textures into your H&D Deluxe!

Otherwise this mission could work strange or not work at all!!!