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Name of the Mod: Expanded Battles
Authors: Orrie
Start Date: 26/12.2007
Single player: No
Multiplayer: Yes
New maps: Yes
Latest version: 31/12.2007, Version 1.0
Links:
Expanded Battles 1.0 (http://files.filefront.com/Expanded+Battles+10/;9353810;/fileinfo.html)
Canceled
General Description:
I started making it just for me and my friends, but I added so much that I wanted to give to the public.
Its my first mod, and my first steps in FoW modding.
This mod will now be mostly about Air and Naval Battles, but Land will be considered because of the use of the vehicles from PaPP. Some new additions to the Airplanes, and maybe I can get some new ones modeled or skinned and we can get more units :)
Mod is mostly in Testing Stages, but the old 1.0 version will be putted online again, so you can enjoy a Maus battle :)
For the time it will only feature just 1 fast edited map (So the mod can be enjoyed 100%) and 2 other maps.
I used some of the things from Jarea's ww2game0.9. (Just borrowed codes etc.) and the vehicles from Cromtec's PaPP, and I've added some myself.
This is the first mod (released) that has naval capabilities in Multiplayer. So you can roam around with the common naval units in the sea. (On the fast edited map).
Mod Team:
Orrie - Mod Leader, Coder and Tiny Mapper
Fiffa - Mapper
Testers:
LightScope
DarkScope
If you find your work illegally used in my mod, please post asap and I'll remove it.
Featured Units: Outdated, wait for newer list
-------Germany-------
Tab 1:
MG Gruppen
Buchse Gruppen
Sturmgrenadeirs
Flammenwerfer
Panzershreck
Tab 2:
AP Mine Gruppen
PM Grüppen
Ingenieur
Sharfshutze
Aufklärung
Offizier
Sappeurs
Panzer Mannschaft
Tab 3:
MG42 Shutzen
Flak38 2cm
sGrW 42
Pak35 3,7cm
Pak40 7,5cm
Pak43 8,8cm
sFH18 15cm
Wirbelwind
SdKfz 7/1
Flakpanzer I
FlakPz4 Kugelblitz
SdKfz 165 Hummel
Panzerwerfer
Tab 4:
BMW R12
Kubel VW82
Opel Blitz 3.6
Opel Refueller
Opel Medic Truck
Horch
SdKfz 251/1
SdKfz 251/10
Sdkfz 222
Sdkfz 234 Puma
Pz III Sappeur
Pz I Ausf.B
Pz II Luchs
Tab 5:
Panzer III
Pz III Ausf.L
Pz IV Ausf.G
Pz IV Ausf.G2
StuG IV Ausf.G
StuG IV Ausf.G
Hetzer
SdKfz 173 Jadganther
Pz V Panther
Pz VI Tiger
Pz VI Konigstiger
Pz VI Jagdtiger
Pz VII Maus
Pz E-100
Tab 6:
BF-109 G-16
Ju-87 A-1
Tab 7 (SEA MODE ONLY):
Armor Barge
LCVP (filled with soldiers)
Torpedomine
PG-1
-------Soviet-------
Tab 1:
SMGs
Riflemen
Sturmoviks
Flamers
Bazooka Team
Tab 2:
AP Miners
AT Miners
Engineer
Snipers
Scouts
Officer
Sappers
Tank Crew
Tab 3:
Heavy MGun
PKP Heavy MG
BM-37
M-37 45mm
ZiS-3 76mm
D-1 152mm
Tab 4:
M-72
GAZ-67
ZiS-5
M3A1
BA-64
BA-11
T-34 Sapper
Tab 5:
T-70
SU-76
BT-7a
T-34/76 mod. 1940
T-37/57 mod. 1941
OT-34
SU-85
T-34/85 mod. 1944
KV-1 mod. 1940
KV-85
IS-2 mod. 1945
IS-3
ISU-152
ZiS Katyusha
Tab 6:
IL-2
Tab 7:
Soviet doesn't have sea units at the moment!
-------Allies-------
Tab 1:
SMGs
Riflemen
Assault Team
Flamers
Bazooka Team
Tab 2:
AP Miners
AT Miners
Engineer
Snipers
Scouts
Officer
Sappers
Tab 3:
M1919A4 MG
M45 Maxson
Oerlikon 20mm
M1
M5 76mm
OQF 25-pdr 88mm
26 VWT BL 152mm
M114 Howitser
GPF 155mm
Tab 4:
Harley Davidson
Willys MB
GMC CCKW-353
M3A1
M16
M20
M8 Grayhound
M4A3 Crab
LVT(A)-4
Mk VII Tetrarch
M8 Scott
Crusader AAII
Tab 5:
M4A2 Sherman
Mk VIII Cromwell
M4A4 Firefly
M36 Slugger
Mk I Bishop
Mk IV Churchill
M26 Pershing
A39 Turtle
T-28
M7 Priest
M4A3 Calliope
Tab 6:
P51 Mustang
Tab 7: (SEA MODE ONLY):
LCI(L)
LCVP (filled with soldiers)
PG-1
Air-Bag
Pictures: (Click on them to get bigger)
German Tanks:
http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/OrriexD/th_4.jpg (http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/OrriexD/4.jpg)
Russian Tanks:
http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/OrriexD/th_3.jpg (http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/OrriexD/3.jpg)
Allied Tanks:
http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/OrriexD/th_2.jpg (http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/OrriexD/2.jpg)
German Sea Units:
http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/OrriexD/th_1.jpg (http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/OrriexD/1.jpg)
(The icon of the "Dinghy" Air-Bag is the Tab for Airplanes, don't know why that icon is there)
Hope you'll enjoy. :typing:
-Orrie
E]x[F-Fullmetal
02-01-2008, 15:20
Hey man this is one sweet ass mod, Whens the next version come out.
I the next coming days.
The first release had some annoying bugs which devastated the whole game.
But people who have tried it, seemed to enjoy it too.
Me and a friend (Fiffa) are just testing and search for bugs.
I have to set down the armor penetration of the "Kügelblitz", it took out 2 IS3 in 2 shots x)
I have to thanks Jozor for helping me with coding problems, and Fiffa that Piffed up the Maastrich map.
Here's a couple of in-game/entity pics:
http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/OrriexD/th_080101-0458-00.jpg (http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/OrriexD/th_080101-0540-01.jpg) http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/OrriexD/th_080101-0540-00.jpg (http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/OrriexD/080101-0540-00.jpg) http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/OrriexD/th_080101-0540-01.jpg (http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/OrriexD/080101-0540-01.jpg)
E]x[F-Fullmetal
03-01-2008, 12:27
Sweet dude, hey the T-28 needs to be a little lower in sillhouet and a lil longer in size just ya know giving yall a heads up about thathttp://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/wild949/080101-1445-00.jpg%20http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/wild949/080101-1444-02.jpg%20http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/wild949/080101-1444-00.jpg
Yes the T-28 needs to be a bit bigger, same with the E - 100, its too small :P
Keep up the good work Orrie, i hope u guys will like my new version of the sea map Maastrich :)
Noted.
I'll link up the first version again, because the next release will take a bit longer then I suspected :?
I'm gonna stabilize the Naval units agains each other, so it will be more of a 45-55% vs 45-55% against failing/winning. So you need skills to take down your opponent faster!
I have made a X-Fire League, so mod-players can keep tracking each other, and I can post live news, since I use X-fire pretty much!
Expanded Battle X-Fire League (http://www.xfire.com/clans/expbat/)
Yes the T-28 needs to be a bit bigger, same with the E - 100, its too small :P
I've modelled them according to scale drawings and to size numbers from books. The unit setup in Max is set to meters (metric). Obviously the unit setup in the game is slightly different but nobody seems to know accurate numbers. So, if I make my models 10% smaller or bigger for example, somebody will say they are too big or small.
See the stug thread for example. It's not a simple resize in Max. You have to remake the volumes or you will get error messages in the exporter. Unless there are more precise scale numbers I don't want to resize them.
Cromtec is the chef on those models.
They'll say as they are.
Thanks for replying Cromtec :)
:) Roger, i jst love to have those prototype tanks in there.
Love ur models Cromtec !
E]x[F-Fullmetal
03-01-2008, 14:55
yeah theres one more prototype tank their missing but i cant put my finger on it i thinks a german prototype tank that they only made one and disbanded it in 44 so they can make the 7 maus tanks but they were to big the start with and you right about the E-100 that was a modified tiger 2 so it should look a lil like the Tiger 2, thats why it was called the tiger Maus cuz it was a tiger 2 with a Maus turret wel one of the test turrets anyways but same gun 128mm and 75 mm with a 7.92mm MG in the turret and a 7.92 mg42 in the hull. same with the Maus.
Thanks for the comments. If someone gives me a scale number I'll export them again.
I'll check my books for that other prototype you mentioned.
E]x[F-Fullmetal
03-01-2008, 15:40
take the same concept as the E-100 now and put it on the tiger 2 cuz thats all it was. and the prototype i metion was a similer version of the E-100 on the jagdtiger i belive but do research and see if im wrong or right ok.
E]x[F-Fullmetal
03-01-2008, 16:00
oh the KARL 600mm super heavy mortar would be good to use to cuz i would blow the **** outa the whole map, jk lol but yeah the KARL 600mm mortar is good idea for weapons that didnt get used much in ww2. oh and rail guns like the gustav and K-5.
Your kinda right.
The E-100 was supposed to be in the new E-Series (Entwicklung).
They where supposed to take over the ordinary tanks that was produced at 1944-45.
(Panzer IV, Panther, Tiger etc).
I don't really want to start a Prototype tank discussion, so please so on mod :P
x[F-Fullmetal]oh the KARL 600mm super heavy mortar would be good to use to cuz i would blow the **** outa the whole map, jk lol but yeah the KARL 600mm mortar is good idea for weapons that didnt get used much in ww2. oh and rail guns like the gustav and K-5.
Do be kind and check the Devupdates.
Besides, my personal opinion is - everything bigger than Maus is simply useless. What would you do with it? It had thin armour, no way to hide... and maps in FoW are far from being able to field proper ranged weapons...
E]x[F-Fullmetal
04-01-2008, 18:14
use it for frontline mode ya know to siege the enemy side, i kinda agree anything bigger then the maus(german for mouse) is useless but i like the karl becuase its a big howitzer and its a gun that no1 realy sees as a weapon that was used in WW2 it was just like the super guns of the rail guns of the Dora and gustav and the K-5.
Technically the Pz E100 has only higher width because of its side plates.
The Maus was both longer, higher and heavier than the E100, and because of that the E100 was twice as fast as Maus.
I cannot really compare them in-game, but I believe its fine how they are.
For the KARL 600mm.
For those who doesn't know, the animation, model etc. is included in Outfront 2, and since I have no experience in modeling, thats the only place I possible can get it, but if I release it with my mod, my mod will be declared an Illegal mod.
I must say myself that I have made my own mod which I haven't made public, just sharing with friends.
Anyways.
I'm open for contributions and if anyone wants to help the mod, just PM me!
(Skinners, Modelers and Mappers)
I'm not really done with 1.1, so you all have to sit and do your thing till next week!
BBL! :typing:
The Tiger-Maus and the E-100 are basically the same vehicle:
When Krupp was ordered to make the Maus turret for the super heavy tank of Dr. Porsche, they thought they could do a better job and started on their own version, using suspension parts of the Tiger Ausf B (kingtiger). Hence why some authors called it the Tiger-Maus.
However, F. Porsche had better relations with the Furher and convinced him to go with his project. The Krupp project got rejected. Krupp then managed to convince the head of the waffenprufambt 6 to reuse their development within the "Entwicklung/Einheitsfahrgestell series" or short E-series. To comply with the specs of that program, they had to change the torsion bar suspension system into an external spring coil suspension, so that maintenance would become easier. That tank then became known as the E-100...
Contrary to what some have said here, there were only 2 Maus tanks made.
And both the Tiger-Maus and the E-100 were NOT made from a modified Kingtiger chassis.
Using a few parts of other tanks to reduce cost price is not the same as using its chassis…
The E-100 hull got dragged to the UK and after a few years on display and testing it was scrapped...sob..
I’m interested and want to trade models with anyone modelling paperpanzers (German, UK and US only) as I’m making a mod for CNC3. Sadely, most of the models shown here are already made…If you guys are interested I'll show a few models, but I do not want to highjack this topic... :)
I also have an extensive library of books and 3views...The only thing i'm usually short of , is free time... sigh... :grandpa:
E]x[F-Fullmetal
08-01-2008, 23:24
Get me a map editor and ill help idk where to get the map editor for FOW oh and can you give me another link to dl the Gore and Limb mod cuz the link on the forum dosnt work for me. oh and about the KARL dont make it public and if it is declaired an illeagl mod just get permission from bestway and ubisoft to use the KARL thats how my clans Mod DEVGRP does things they contact the game developers and ask them some ppl are nice about some are rude and say no and some threaten you with being arrested and they'll threaten with prison time and extremly obserd charges. but it takes a bit of luck and patiance.
Zeke Wolff
09-01-2008, 00:32
The Karl will be included in the upcoming sequel to FoW, called Outfront. Thats why Orrie cant use the Karl in his mod. I dont think that the developers will allow him to use stuff from an unpublished game no matter what he tells them... :)
But when Outfront 2 has been released, then its a different matter.
~Zeke.
x[F-Fullmetal]Get me a map editor and ill help idk where to get the map editor for FOW oh and can you give me another link to dl the Gore and Limb mod cuz the link on the forum dosnt work for me. oh and about the KARL dont make it public and if it is declaired an illeagl mod just get permission from bestway and ubisoft to use the KARL thats how my clans Mod DEVGRP does things they contact the game developers and ask them some ppl are nice about some are rude and say no and some threaten you with being arrested and they'll threaten with prison time and extremly obserd charges. but it takes a bit of luck and patiance.
Mate, some interpunction ( ".", ",", ";", ":") would be extremely useful... :wilting:
I'm not gonna add the Karl, maybe after the release of Outfront 2 in Europe and America.
E]x[F-Fullmetal:
Here is the link for the Editor, you can find it in the DMS Wiki :)
http://files.games.1c.ru/vtv_2/files/misc/editor_1.04.1en.exe
Anyways.
Got some minor bad news, I think I can't get a release this week... Gonna wait for Bf2player's Normandie map, and I have some re-coding to do.
:?
E]x[F-Fullmetal
09-01-2008, 16:08
I See the Karl as a weapon used on frontline mode but ill use it on all modes just to pound the enemy into submission, Anyways also maybe after you put the Karl in you can put the rail guns in it on some maps, Not the Big Boy Bully the Gustav or Dora, i Mean the K-5 Rail Gun, maybe but thats up to you.
E]x[F-Fullmetal
11-01-2008, 17:44
Been a while since i seen an update what are yall doing cmon i want to blow ppl up with the worlds best tank the M1A2 Abrams,
willis15
11-01-2008, 18:56
x[F-Fullmetal]Been a while since i seen an update what are yall doing cmon i want to blow ppl up with the worlds best tank the M1A2 Abrams,
Erm...maybe you'll wait for the modern warfare mod,cause this mod doesnt have any modern vehicles :roll:
E]x[F-Fullmetal
11-01-2008, 23:46
i clicked the worng one didnt i
Yep you did.
I haven't done anything since last I posted because I'm testing other Fow related stuff which if I manage to do it, I'll include it in the mod. I wont tell it though :P
E]x[F-Fullmetal
13-01-2008, 19:34
Oh your secretive huh, ill give you anything for the info, Money Jewlery Women???????
If you have some fresh and cheep Mexican workers, you can trade. (I already have some Polish dudes :) )
xD
I dunno really if I can release this week either, because I'm having a lot of school projects... :wilting:
So I have little time to do anything (therefore I play COD4 :typing: )
Things have been changed, and I'm still testing some stuff :)
I can't either release before Bf2player2006 gets his map finished, and I don't want to give him any reason to rush it because I want perfectionism :realbig:
GL-HF everyone!
E]x[F-Fullmetal
15-01-2008, 11:29
good to know.
Good job! hopefully new version is released soon!
ZeroG_181
09-02-2008, 15:26
Could you put up the download again? I wanna try this out.
Not yet, still haven't done version 1.1.
I gotta remove the date, because I dunno really when I will get it finished for a release (again)... :x
News:
Okey, after some slacking (and testing of new stuff ^^) I've decided that the mod will mostly concentrate on Air and Naval battles. Most ground units will be removed, but some will stay. Like Anti-Air units and maybe some tanks =)
And I have also made a fast site, so I can have everything on one place, and have it a little more tidier :P
Click Here (http://www.expandedbattles.tk)
Check out the pictures :)
Please let stay the E-100, Maus, the anti-air vechicle which kills every thing O.o, that awesome camera, the T-28 The IS-3 ( I think someone should had the T-44 into this mod, it would be cool with IS-3, both are late tanks)
resuming, let the new tanks stay! :P
Sure they will stay!
But the T44 (as I have seen it) is kinda crappy compared to the original vehicles, and the mod will mostly be about Air and Naval. Maybe a few missions where you should support an offensive? Only the time can judge that!
And btw, My computer is at repairs so modding is halted for 2-3 weeks.
Don't worry, I have backup files :P
I think this would be very exciting with Naval and Air units especially on new maps :)
I only just got into the mod scene for this game and tried this out but I can't figure out how to start it. I activated the mod in the options menu but what are you supposed to do then? I tried ALL the standard missions to see if the new ones replaced any of them with no luck. I wasted half a day on this. I googled for hours without finding any useful info. Don't you think you could have put proper instructions in the readme file instead of expecting ppl to read your mind? That's what instructions are for.
This is a multiplayer mod designed to focus on the air and naval side of combat rather then the ground side if i'm not mistaken. I found adequate descriptions on his site.
http://www.freewebs.com/expandedbattles/
Is it still alive Orrie?
Such good mod... :sad2:
I only just got into the mod scene for this game and tried this out but I can't figure out how to start it. I activated the mod in the options menu but what are you supposed to do then? I tried ALL the standard missions to see if the new ones replaced any of them with no luck. I wasted half a day on this. I googled for hours without finding any useful info. Don't you think you could have put proper instructions in the readme file instead of expecting ppl to read your mind? That's what instructions are for.
Its meant only for Multiplayer.
I haven't changed anything with Singleplayer missions or stats.
This is a multiplayer mod designed to focus on the air and naval side of combat rather then the ground side if i'm not mistaken. I found adequate descriptions on his site.
http://www.freewebs.com/expandedbattles/
Yeah, I made that site a time ago to upload videos and picture, tho I haven't been active lately.
I will wait till I get my new computer before updating the mod.
Which hopefully will be around 25-30 of August. :grin:
E]x[F-Fullmetal
05-08-2008, 18:56
cool :)
Conscript
16-08-2008, 07:40
Just registered to say this. I love this mod, it made me and my friends play FoW again, which was getting pretty boring. There's nothing like blowing up a Maus just by crashing a plane into it :D
The only two suggestions I could think of, is maybe fixing the plane camera (if you can). It stops when the plane goes above a certain height (which isn't that far off the ground). Could you make it do a chase cam of some kind? So that, when I turn, it stays aligned with the tail? It would make planes really fun to fly
Other than this, the only other thing you could maybe do is make the barge spawn with all it's guns manned. These two are the only problems with this awesome mod
Keep up the great work! :toast:
Just registered to say this. I love this mod, it made me and my friends play FoW again, which was getting pretty boring. There's nothing like blowing up a Maus just by crashing a plane into it :D
The only two suggestions I could think of, is maybe fixing the plane camera (if you can). It stops when the plane goes above a certain height (which isn't that far off the ground). Could you make it do a chase cam of some kind? So that, when I turn, it stays aligned with the tail? It would make planes really fun to fly
Other than this, the only other thing you could maybe do is make the barge spawn with all it's guns manned. These two are the only problems with this awesome mod
Keep up the great work! :toast:
Thank you very much for the feedback Conscript!
The public version out now was really only a early test version, so I could see what people thought of it etc.
All these things are being fixed on, but I must sadly say that the next version will be released for Men of War (an a beta for Outfront 2 A1).
If I gonna release a final version for the Faces of War version, it will likely not to happened.
I could change some minor things, but thats it.
In a couple of days I will post and update of what I have done so far. ;)
Panzer_Elite
28-11-2008, 08:31
:pang: i need other links!!! i can download things on file front!!!! im daspamma -SS :laser: :pang: :whip: :!: :!:
Apparently, many mods have been deleted from filefront.com.
I have this mirror for you guys:
Click Here (http://lesffi.clanfree.net/fichier/Expanded_Battles1.0.rar)
Element_Five
28-11-2008, 23:09
Looks like a great mod, downloaded now and Im going to try it out right now.
Element_Five
30-11-2008, 15:15
Ive tried it now, its a crazy mod :) Great that youve made for ex Maus very expensive so you cant do a tankrush with it/them .
I have a new link for you guys:
CLICK HERE (http://files.fiffa.net/Orries%20Files/Expanded%20Battles%20-%20Faces%20of%20War/Expanded_Battles1.0.rar)
If anyone wants to know, its Fiffa's server.
[A][GIO]-Max
01-12-2008, 10:30
Today i download.
I'm searching a mod really stable on multiplayer.
Me and my clan m8s we play frequently Commander of War Mod (a Great Mod imo), but we see to increase the number of crash or kick for desync in these evenings. :brickwall:
How many people are playing Expanded Battles Mod?
Salute,
Max
[GIO]-Max]Today i download.
I'm searching a mod really stable on multiplayer.
Me and my clan m8s we play frequently Commander of War Mod (a Great Mod imo), but we see to increase the number of crash or kick for desync in these evenings. :brickwall:
How many people are playing Expanded Battles Mod?
Salute,
Max
Before it was remove at Filefront it has over 1500 downloads, but I guess around 1000 (Some may download it a couple of times, and some might not play it at all).
Tho, I'm not playing Faces of War anymore, so I don't know what mods people are playing.
Panzer_Elite
02-12-2008, 02:46
it doesnt have anymore files! plz can get other links?i really want the mod
I uploaded it to my FileFront folder (http://hosted.filefront.com/MadCatOmni/). Of course all due credit is given to the authors in its description.
I have been playing your expanded battles mod on FoW usually a 4 player game.. its nice fun having air battles... 1 flaw i noticed is in air battle mode gametype. When a player can keep training many planes it lags the whole map and becomes unplayable... is it possible to add an option so players can only have 1 plane at a time and can only train another plane when their current plane is destroyed? this is the way you intended the mod to be played right? 1 plane each person having air battles in direct control.
Also the way planes spawning in air, would be nice if they spawn on ground and you need to take off.. perhaps from a runway / airfield each side of map.
Players should not get points for crashing their plane into another plane.. only by shooting it down should give points. I noticed the guy who crashes the most planes into enemies gets the highest score even though he didnt shoot anyone down.
Great work on the mod :)
oh,and about the plane...they can go underground... :ninja:
yeah but not just in the mod, in the normal game without mods the ground is the same as air for planes, only objects / obstacles on maps can harm them (apart from enemy gun fire), planes can also go underwater ;) i hope that gets fixed on MoW
I cannot fix the lag issue since its becase of the Game Engine.
This is fixed in MoW.
The underground thingy is still in Men of War, but in theory, really easy to fix because you just have to say that "ground" and vehicles that are "airborne" collides. :)
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