H&D Deluxe; the ultimate mod; Mission overhauls

[Myron]

Ah, I just now was investigating the that MG, and was about to report to you that I couldn't find the gunner. lol

I am trying to turn enemy MG nests in H&D Deluxe (at least some of them) to be as deadly as they were in Brothers in Arms series - when frontal attack on them was extremely risky and the MG nest needed to be flanked in most cases.

Lol, from the front, they are deadlier than Brothers in Arms, due to their high-accuracy at long range.

[p.jakub88]

Ah, I just now was investigating the that MG, and was about to report to you that I couldn't find the gunner. lol

I am trying to turn enemy MG nests in H&D Deluxe (at least some of them) to be as deadly as they were in Brothers in Arms series - when frontal attack on them was extremely risky and the MG nest needed to be flanked in most cases.

Lol, from the front, they are deadlier than Brothers in Arms, due to their high-accuracy at long range.

Yeah, probably, but you still have sniper rifle to eliminate the mg nest from a safe distance (which was impossible in Brothers in Arms due to the lack of sniper rifles most of the time during gameplay).

[Myron]

Most MGs can already rival sniper rifles in range. Italy 2 and Prague 2 come in mind.

[p.jakub88]

Most MGs can already rival sniper rifles in range. Italy 2 and Prague 2 come in mind.

Still you could eliminate MG operators from a safe distance. Otherwise those mentioned missions could not be completed without cheats.

[Myron]

Most MGs can already rival sniper rifles in range. Italy 2 and Prague 2 come in mind.

Still you could eliminate MG operators from a safe distance. Otherwise those mentioned missions could not be completed without cheats.

That's just the problem, the minimum distance I need to even see them isn't safe.

[p.jakub88]

Most MGs can already rival sniper rifles in range. Italy 2 and Prague 2 come in mind.

Still you could eliminate MG operators from a safe distance. Otherwise those mentioned missions could not be completed without cheats.

That's just the problem, the minimum distance I need to even see them isn't safe.

What are you talking about?

Having a rifle with optics gives you a big advantage against enemy machine gunners. They cannot detect you at the edge of visibility range (fog of war), while you can. I experienced that in many H&D Deluxe missions.

[p.jakub88]

I replaced one of the default Mg nests in the Italy 3 mission with my custom one (used for the first time in my modified Germany 5 mission).

See picture below.

I improved the MG gunner spotting ability, so he is more dangerous than before. Still it could be eliminated from a safe distance using sniper rifle.

[p.jakub88]

I increased by 10 meters the AI visibility and shooting range (both for friendly and enemy AI) in the Italy 1 mission.

Now the enemy is better in detecting the player and his team (both stationary guards and patrols).

My idea is to slightly increase the AI visibility and shooting range in certain missions that takes place on the open - when we should be clearly visible from far away to the enemy. There are some situations when enemy don't see us looking directly at us while being alerted. I will try to fix that.

I also slightly increased some enemy snipers and MG gunners visibility and shooting range in the Prague 1 mission. Now, they are more dangerous than before - they are no longer "sitting ducks" for our sniper.

Last, but not least i slightly increased the AI visibility and shooting range (both for friendly and enemy AI) in the Ardenes 1 mission.

I made those changes in these missions, because it was always annoying to me, that the AI (especially friendly) often didn't open fire at enemy that was clearly visible at long range. If you Myron find this changes usefull i will look into other missions and their AI settings.

[Myron]

Still you could eliminate MG operators from a safe distance. Otherwise those mentioned missions could not be completed without cheats.

That's just the problem, the minimum distance I need to even see them isn't safe.

What are you talking about?

Having a rifle with optics gives you a big advantage against enemy machine gunners. They cannot detect you at the edge of visibility range (fog of war), while you can. I experienced that in many H&D Deluxe missions.

I have definite proof that the MG gunners can see and shoot me from WAY too far away. But sadly, whenever I press F11, I get a "Failed to Save Screenshot" message.

[p.jakub88]

I have definite proof that the MG gunners can see and shoot me from WAY too far away. But sadly, whenever I press F11, I get a "Failed to Save Screenshot" message.

Did they open fire at you from beyond the visibility range?

[Myron]

I have definite proof that the MG gunners can see and shoot me from WAY too far away. But sadly, whenever I press F11, I get a "Failed to Save Screenshot" message.

Did they open fire at you from beyond the visibility range?

By "visibility range", you mean if they are enshrouded by mist or blackness, and thus I myself can't see them?

If so, not really, but some maps have a very distant "visibility range", which means the MGs can see and shoot from a range that whose accuracy would only be possible with a sniper.

Tell me, in Italy 2, how do you kill the tower next to the railway-tankers?

[p.jakub88]

By "visibility range", you mean if they are enshrouded by mist or blackness, and thus I myself can't see them?

If so, not really, but some maps have a very distant "visibility range", which means the MGs can see and shoot from a range that whose accuracy would only be possible with a sniper.

Tell me, in Italy 2, how do you kill the tower next to the railway-tankers?

Oh i see. I could simply lower the accuracy of some distant MG gunners if you want to. To a higher shot dispersion. Which particular missions do you mean?

As for the Italy 2 - i simply climb the ladder to get on top of one of the big fuel tanks and i eliminate the guard tower using sniper. Just like the instructor suggested in the video briefing.

[p.jakub88]

I made some changes in the Italy 2 mission: i lowered the accuracy skill of the guards on the MG towers. Now they shouldn't be as accurate at long range as before.

I could do the same for enemy MG gunners in other missions - especially in those, where the visibility range is set to several hundred meters.

Please let me know.

[p.jakub88]

After further testing in few missions i edited the data.dta archive once again.

Laying on the ground no longer make the player "invisible" for enemies at long range (this was especially noticeable in the Italy 3 and Prague 1 missions). See pictures below taken from the Prague 1 mission. By default the MG nest seen on the picture wasn't a big threat fot the player.

Still, crawling makes you harder to detect by the enemy than walking or crouching.

[p.jakub88]

I lowered the accuracy of MG gunners and soldiers armed with MP-40 to 80% in the Italy 3 mission.

Now their accuracy is set to a more reasonable level.

I will look into other missions as well.