H&D Deluxe, the ultimate mod: Vehicles

[p.jakub88]

Great news Myron! I made the custom Sherman tank Winter version imported from Call of Duty: United Offensive usable in H&D Deluxe.

It will need some small improvements and further tests before i will implement it into the Ardenes campaign (collisions optimizations, etc).

Anyway, i made it driveable with movable tracks on my first attempt - which i am really proud of (knowing how hard is to make a custom vehicle model driveable in H&D Deluxe).

I re-scaled the CoD:UO model to be the same size as the default Sherman tank model from H&D Deluxe.

See pictures below.

I think, that i will be able to re-texture the tank to give it the "Summer camo" using the original CoD:UO textures - just like in the case of the Call of Duty Tiger. I want the custom Sherman tank Summer version to appear only as a wreck in the Greece 2 mission (blown by anti-tank mines). Some time ago I saw footage showing Sherman tanks in Athens during the Greek Civil War.

[Myron]

Ah, that is excellent news.

Does Bing [Bot] and the 15 guests here have an opinion?

[p.jakub88]

Ah, that is excellent news.

Does Bing [Bot] and the 15 guests here have an opinion?

What about this Myron:

Dear Sir / Madam,

i would like to announce, that the custom Sherman tank model imported from Call of Duty: United Offensive successfully passed military trials on Aberdeen Proving Ground. Following the action on 25/12/1944 in Clearvaux / Clerf river four SAS soldiers received Victoria Crosses for their outstanding combat performance deep behind enemy lines. The After Action Report (AAR) and USAAF aerial reconnaisance photos shown, that they destroyed several German AFVs and killed a platoon of elite SS Panzergrenadier troops. The SAS action in that area substantially helped US 101st Airborne Division besieged in Bastogne. Please check the attached pictures.

Regards

George. S. Patton

General of the 3rd US Army

[Myron]

LMAO, you only THINK you are funny!

[NilsZ]

LMAO, you only THINK you are funny!

Nope, he is definitely funny

[p.jakub88]

LMAO, you only THINK you are funny!

Nope, he is definitely funny

What about this NilsZ:

Sehr geehrter Herr / Frau,

Ich möchte bekannt geben, dass das von Call of Duty: United Offensive importierte benutzerdefinierte Sherman-Panzermodell Militärversuche auf dem Kummersdorf Militärgelände erfolgreich bestanden hat.

Grüße

Albert Speer

P.S. Of course no offence intended NilsZ.

[p.jakub88]

LMAO, you only THINK you are funny!

On a more serious note i also re-textured today the custom Sherman tank Winter model imported from Call of Duty: United Offensive with original textures and i gave it the "Summer look".

See picture below.

This model will be placed as a wreck in the Greece 2 mission. However, i need to update the Ardenes 3 mission first.

Unpack the Sherman_CoD_Summer.rar archive (models.mod and maps.mod folders) into your main H&D Deluxe directory.

[Myron]

One last thing; that top picture of those "recon pics", what is on fire? A tank with no turret?

[p.jakub88]

One last thing; that top picture of those "recon pics", what is on fire? A tank with no turret?

On the left in the background is a Nebelwerfer model imported from Medal of Honor: Spearhead. It actually fired once, before my AI controlled Sherman gunner destroyed it. You could encounter it also in my modified Ardenes 2 mission at the end on the hill.

However, right in front of the Sherman is the destroyed Stug III. One time it managed to blow up my custom Sherman, so next time i didn't wait for my AI gunner and i opened fire myself instead, lol.

[Myron]

Woah, I didn't notice the Nebelwerfer at first.

[p.jakub88]

Woah, I didn't notice the Nebelwerfer at first.

By the way, some time ago i found the original, intimidating Nebelwerfer shooting sound on Youtube from a Wehrmacht recording, but for some reason it didn't work properly in H&D Deluxe. The sound was heard only once, but when you fired Nebelwerfer second time the old generic shooting sound was heard instead. Looks like custom shooting sounds works only for infantry small arms, not for artillery in H&D Deluxe. Although the 20 mm cannon on the Italian AB41 armored car has an unique, authentic sound. Once I found a Youtube video, where US soldiers used captured Italian 20 mm cannon in Germany during WW2.

[Myron]

Woah, I didn't notice the Nebelwerfer at first.

By the way, some time ago i found the original, intimidating Nebelwerfer shooting sound on Youtube from a Wehrmacht recording, but for some reason it didn't work properly in H&D Deluxe. The sound was heard only once, but when you fired Nebelwerfer second time the old generic shooting sound was heard instead. Looks like custom shooting sounds works only for infantry small arms, not for artillery in H&D Deluxe.

Strange, and unfortunate.
The sound it gives off... perhaps... try to get it from Company of Heroes 1.

[NilsZ]

Sehr geehrter Herr / Frau,

Ich möchte bekannt geben, dass das von Call of Duty: United Offensive importierte benutzerdefinierte Sherman-Panzermodell Militärversuche auf dem Kummersdorf Militärgelände erfolgreich bestanden hat.

Grüße

Albert Speer

P.S. Of course no offence intended NilsZ.

very well german ;-)
but as far as i know Albert Speer was not a military guy
he planned buildings and germania.

[p.jakub88]

Sehr geehrter Herr / Frau,

Ich möchte bekannt geben, dass das von Call of Duty: United Offensive importierte benutzerdefinierte Sherman-Panzermodell Militärversuche auf dem Kummersdorf Militärgelände erfolgreich bestanden hat.

Grüße

Albert Speer

P.S. Of course no offence intended NilsZ.

very well german ;-)
but as far as i know Albert Speer was not a military guy
he planned buildings and germania.

Thanks NilsZ, but it was Google translate to be honest . However i learned German language in school many years ago.

He wasn't just an architect. Albert Speer was a head of the military wartime production in III Reich. Supervisor of the war industry. One of the most important persons in the country. One of his main duties was to look after the tanks construction program.

[p.jakub88]

By the way i started playing Call of Duty: United Offensive campaign for the first time on Veteran dificulty (except for the demo which i played many years ago). Seeing those Sherman tanks that i added into H&D Deluxe in action. Quite intense gameplay i must say. I already died countless times and that was just the 1st mission, lol.