COREd War in the East 2 model, factory and leader graphics mod - v1.4 - v1.02.13 compatible
Moderator: Joel Billings
COREd War in the East 2 model, factory and leader graphics mod - v1.4 - v1.02.13 compatible
Spice up your War in the East 2 game with COREd imagery!
Right now all the model imagery has been painstakingly migrated from the original COREd War in the East and altered to match its successor, bar generic Axis imagery (if it's even used). Version 1.1 includes all factory imagery, as well as all leader imagery (except for 24 very camera-shy ones for the Axis minors), and even fills out some of the blanks of the original game.
One word of note: USSR ranks are easily recognizable by their collar tabs (or at least, they were with until late 1942). Furthermore I prefer my imagery to be genuine WW2 imagery, rather than opt for post-WW2 general photos, heavily laden with medals, just because the quality of the image is better. So the main goal has been to include as much WW2 footage, and use the starting rank of the general in 1941 as a rule-of-thumb. Even when that means that the overall quality of the image is affected by that design choice. So as you can see, Zhukov is still Army General rather than Marshal, Rokossovski a 'mere' Lieutenant General, etcetera. To me it just works in-game, but that is my honest opinion. It does credit to the original game though, as a lot of vanilla imagery is using the same base (though not as much as I have done). Furthermore I try to keep true to a proper 'passport photo' design, so tend to use upper torso shots as a rule.
Current version: 1.4 (v. 1.02.11 compatible, December 9th, 2021, as well as v. 1.02.13 public Beta compatible, December 24th, 2021)
Moving forward I will try to keep updated with new patches and additions, but using version 1.x to signal it is a full set from here-on.
The installer can be downloaded here.
Alternatively, there is a ZIP file for those who are hesitant about using an EXE installer.
To install please start the installer, browse to your game root directory, and extract. It might be advisable to make a back-up of the Dat\Art\Photo directory first, as the game imagery will be overwritten.
Right now all the model imagery has been painstakingly migrated from the original COREd War in the East and altered to match its successor, bar generic Axis imagery (if it's even used). Version 1.1 includes all factory imagery, as well as all leader imagery (except for 24 very camera-shy ones for the Axis minors), and even fills out some of the blanks of the original game.
One word of note: USSR ranks are easily recognizable by their collar tabs (or at least, they were with until late 1942). Furthermore I prefer my imagery to be genuine WW2 imagery, rather than opt for post-WW2 general photos, heavily laden with medals, just because the quality of the image is better. So the main goal has been to include as much WW2 footage, and use the starting rank of the general in 1941 as a rule-of-thumb. Even when that means that the overall quality of the image is affected by that design choice. So as you can see, Zhukov is still Army General rather than Marshal, Rokossovski a 'mere' Lieutenant General, etcetera. To me it just works in-game, but that is my honest opinion. It does credit to the original game though, as a lot of vanilla imagery is using the same base (though not as much as I have done). Furthermore I try to keep true to a proper 'passport photo' design, so tend to use upper torso shots as a rule.
Current version: 1.4 (v. 1.02.11 compatible, December 9th, 2021, as well as v. 1.02.13 public Beta compatible, December 24th, 2021)
Moving forward I will try to keep updated with new patches and additions, but using version 1.x to signal it is a full set from here-on.
The installer can be downloaded here.
Alternatively, there is a ZIP file for those who are hesitant about using an EXE installer.
To install please start the installer, browse to your game root directory, and extract. It might be advisable to make a back-up of the Dat\Art\Photo directory first, as the game imagery will be overwritten.
CORE Minister of Propaganda
Ex-CORE for Arsenal of Democracy developer
COREd War in the East 2 - reworked aircraft, ground and leader imagery
Ex-CORE for Arsenal of Democracy developer
COREd War in the East 2 - reworked aircraft, ground and leader imagery
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RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
Any chance you could make it JSGME compatible? I’m not inclined to run a third-party executable, no offense intended.
EDIT: ZIP file is perfect, thank you!
EDIT: ZIP file is perfect, thank you!
RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
well done, thanks for your work
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RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
I have to look into it to see how it works... But I will add a ZIP file as an alternate download option in a jiffy. It will require a bit of tinkering, and the EXE is perfectly safe, but you can make your pick.ORIGINAL: jacktimes2
Any chance you could make it JSGME compatible? I’m not inclined to run a third-party executable, no offense intended.
CORE Minister of Propaganda
Ex-CORE for Arsenal of Democracy developer
COREd War in the East 2 - reworked aircraft, ground and leader imagery
Ex-CORE for Arsenal of Democracy developer
COREd War in the East 2 - reworked aircraft, ground and leader imagery
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RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
You are doing fantastic work for us.. Thank you! [&o]
RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
great job Thank you very much
RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
Thank you very much, Hagar
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RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
This is really great!
Thank you very much [:)]
Thank you very much [:)]
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RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
Hagar, tested yesterday and looks great!
Axis picture for "Support" is still the old one, would be great if you can include it within your next update. Thanks again
Axis picture for "Support" is still the old one, would be great if you can include it within your next update. Thanks again
RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
Thanks! And I totally missed the support and air support imagery, consider them added for the next version.ORIGINAL: briklebritt
Hagar, tested yesterday and looks great!
Axis picture for "Support" is still the old one, would be great if you can include it within your next update. Thanks again
CORE Minister of Propaganda
Ex-CORE for Arsenal of Democracy developer
COREd War in the East 2 - reworked aircraft, ground and leader imagery
Ex-CORE for Arsenal of Democracy developer
COREd War in the East 2 - reworked aircraft, ground and leader imagery
RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
Thank you for your great work
RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
Fantastic work, looking forward to seeing the Soviet images as well.
PS: The German SMG Squad seems to be using a pic of a trooper with a StG 44, unless im mistaken. Might be worth to give that image to the Sturm Squad (-) element and get an image of a soldier with an MP 40 SMG.
Cheers!
PS: The German SMG Squad seems to be using a pic of a trooper with a StG 44, unless im mistaken. Might be worth to give that image to the Sturm Squad (-) element and get an image of a soldier with an MP 40 SMG.
Cheers!
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RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
Good catch, consider it to be replaced for the next version.ORIGINAL: xhoel
Fantastic work, looking forward to seeing the Soviet images as well.
PS: The German SMG Squad seems to be using a pic of a trooper with a StG 44, unless im mistaken. Might be worth to give that image to the Sturm Squad (-) element and get an image of a soldier with an MP 40 SMG.
Cheers!
CORE Minister of Propaganda
Ex-CORE for Arsenal of Democracy developer
COREd War in the East 2 - reworked aircraft, ground and leader imagery
Ex-CORE for Arsenal of Democracy developer
COREd War in the East 2 - reworked aircraft, ground and leader imagery
RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
Version 0.2 is up, which includes the Soviet model imagery!
CORE Minister of Propaganda
Ex-CORE for Arsenal of Democracy developer
COREd War in the East 2 - reworked aircraft, ground and leader imagery
Ex-CORE for Arsenal of Democracy developer
COREd War in the East 2 - reworked aircraft, ground and leader imagery
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RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
Great job!
I just tested zip, super!
Thank you verh much!
I just tested zip, super!
Thank you verh much!
Regards,
Stratman
Stratman
RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
Splendid job! Your efforts are greatly appreciated.
Alan
Alan
RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
Great job!
The Panzer IIIj in the download has the long 50mm gun, but the game was changed so that the IIIj carries the short 50mm gun.
The Panzer IIIj in the download has the long 50mm gun, but the game was changed so that the IIIj carries the short 50mm gun.
Randy
RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
Thanks! And I appreciate the feedback, I've replaced the Panzer IIIj image to the short-barreled version. So in the next release it should be fixed.
CORE Minister of Propaganda
Ex-CORE for Arsenal of Democracy developer
COREd War in the East 2 - reworked aircraft, ground and leader imagery
Ex-CORE for Arsenal of Democracy developer
COREd War in the East 2 - reworked aircraft, ground and leader imagery
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RE: MOD: COREd War in the Eeast 2 official release
ORIGINAL: Hagar
Thanks! And I appreciate the feedback, I've replaced the Panzer IIIj image to the short-barreled version. So in the next release it should be fixed.
And could you replace please the MG34 photo with the MG42 photo in the MG42 model?
Thank you again, great job!
Regards,
Stratman
Regards,
Stratman
Stratman