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mr.47 wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 13, 2021 3:28 pm

would you please update the h&d ultimate on moddb please keep it up to date

I will update it as soon as possible. I still need to update the rest of the H&D Deluxe campaign missions. Until then just use my recently uploaded updated campaigns and other related game files posted here on H&D forums. Simply overwrite appropriate old mod files and you are ready to play and enjoy the new content.

Meanwhile i looked again into my modified mission from the North Ocean campaign and i made further changes:

-> slightly decreased the accuracy of enemies equipped with non-scoped bolt-action rifles;

-> slightly re-positioned the mission spawn point for the player team;

-> added a "torpedo explosion" that will occur after 30 minutes (counting from the mission start) and create a chain of explosions inside the ship (on one of her decks);

-> added a text message about a "torpedo attack", that will be displayed when a hidden German U-boat attacks the ship in order to sink her once and for all - resulting in a mission failure; unless you manage to obtain the decoding machine and get back to the Catalina using pontoon before that happens.


To be continued (work in progress).

Meanwhile i looked again into my modified missions from the campaign in Poland and i made further changes:

Poland 1

-> removed German uniform from the Kubelwagen driver inventory;

-> slightly decreased the accuracy of enemies equipped with non-scoped bolt-action rifles and assault rifles;

-> minor bug fixed;

-> AI scripts optimizations;

-> removed some of the trees that were growing around the airfield fence.

Poland 2

-> slightly decreased the accuracy of enemies equipped with non-scoped bolt-action rifles and assault rifles;

-> minor bug fixed;

-> AI scripts optimizations;

-> tactical map updated.


To be continued (work in progress).

Meanwhile i looked again into my modified missions from the Ardenes campaign and i made further changes:

Ardenes 1

-> set the AI visibility range to be the same as the mission visual / drawing range - like it was originally;

-> slightly decreased the accuracy of enemies equipped with non-scoped bolt-action rifles and assault rifles;

-> minor bug fixed;

-> MG gunners on towers and the Nebelwerfer gunner are now equipped with sidearms and could abandon their positions in case of direct player attack.

Ardenes 2

-> slightly decreased the accuracy of enemies equipped with non-scoped bolt-action rifles and assault rifles;

-> minor bug fixed;

-> replaced the default Panther tank wreck near one of the bridges with a custom one imported from Call of Duty World at War;

-> Nebelwerfer gunner is now equipped with sidearm and could abandon his position in case of direct player attack.

Ardenes 3

-> slightly decreased the accuracy of enemies equipped with non-scoped bolt-action rifles and assault rifles;

-> minor bugs fixed.


Below you will find my updated Ardenes campaign, that includes the missions listed above. To be continued (work in progress).

Meanwhile i looked again into my modified missions from the Prague campaign and i made further changes:

Prague 1

-> set the AI visibility range to be the same as the mission visual / drawing range - like it was originally;

-> slightly decreased the accuracy of enemies / Prague insurgents equipped with non-scoped bolt-action rifles, submachine-guns, assault rifles and pistols;

-> minor bugs fixed;

-> most MG gunners are now equipped with sidearms and could abandon their positions in case of direct player attack;

-> added a text message, that will be displayed when the German scientist reach the Russian defensive positions at the bridge - resulting in a mission failure. You will need to maintain a safe distance to the "Russian controlled zone of the city" to avoid that.

Prague 2

-> decreased the accuracy of enemies armed with bolt-action rifles and assault rifles;

-> MG gunners are now equipped with sidearms to defend themself in case of direct player attack;

-> minor bugs fixed;

-> replaced the default road barrier models at the airfield entrance with my custom moveable ones.


Below you will find my updated Prague campaign, that includes the missions listed above with all related files. To be continued (work in progress).

Thank you so much for making stealth in Norway 4 mandatory. My brothers going in guns-blazing always felt annoyingly unrealistic.

As for Poland 1, there needs to be one team member wearing a driver uniform. No high-ranking officer drives himself.

Is there a silenced Luger pistol?
I know one is supposed to exist in Sabre Squadron, but I never saw it or heard it. I only know it exists because I saw a greyed out icon for it in the Weapons Selection menu.

Myron wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:03 am

Thank you so much for making stealth in Norway 4 mandatory. My brothers going in guns-blazing always felt annoyingly unrealistic.

As for Poland 1, there needs to be one team member wearing a driver uniform. No high-ranking officer drives himself.

Is there a silenced Luger pistol?
I know one is supposed to exist in Sabre Squadron, but I never saw it or heard it. I only know it exists because I saw a greyed out icon for it in the Weapons Selection menu.

I am glad, that you like my recent Norway 4 mission changes.

As for Poland 1 - I understand you, but why for god's sake a German driver should have a spare uniform in his backpack / pocket? That doesn't make sense at all. There is no surrender option in H&D Deluxe like it is in H&D 2 in order to obtain an uniform from alive enemy. In addition, the video instructor clearly stated that only one of our teammembers has German uniform. Stealth missions in vanilla H&D Deluxe doesn't make lot of sense by the way. Simply adding an German uniform to Polish campaign weapons / items selection screen smells cheating to me. Our commando disguised as the officer could tell a lie to airfield's guard, that the driver was urgently needed elsewhere i.e. to deliver an important message to HQ or something like that. Preparing a false documents / orders is not a big deal for a specialist, which history showed many times, lol.

In real life / Hollywood movie the scene between a fake German officer and German guard at the airfield entrance would be as follows:

- (Officer) Good evening. I was sent from HQ to interrogate the uncovered British agent. Hurry up private! Open the gate / lift the road barrier!

- (Soldier) One moment Sir. I need to confirm that information via phone call. I will call the HQ and get back to you ASAP.

- (Barely heard noise of a weapon silencer / dying soldier's noises with a knife sticking out from his throat).



As for silenced Luger pistol model - there are probably few available 3d models of it to choose from on the Internet, however i didn't make any research yet. The problem with silenced weapons in H&D Deluxe is, that they make the game sometimes too easy knowing how dumb the enemy AI could be in general. H&D Deluxe is not a stealth game like Hitman / Splinter Cell, etc after all. NilsZ is still working on improving the enemy AI behavior in the game, but i cannot expect miracles. My own main goal in these days is to update my H&D Deluxe Ultimate Mod on ModDB as soon as possible.

Meanwhile i looked again into my modified missions from the Greek campaign and i made further changes:

Greece 1

-> slightly decreased the accuracy of enemies using non-scoped bolt-action rifles;

-> MG gunners are now equipped with sidearms to defend themself in case of direct player attack;

-> minor bugs fixed;

-> edited the default wooden fence model (gplot.i3d) - now the static collision is applied directly to it.


To be continued (work in progress).

Fake Officer: Hurry up private! Open the gate / lift the road barrier!

Sentry: Nice try, Allied Spy, but playing "the impatient officer" role is the oldest infiltration trick in the book.

The Instructor didn't say "only" 1 team member has a disguise.

Myron wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 19, 2021 10:04 am

The Instructor didn't say "only" 1 team member has a disguise.

Yeah, you are right. I listened to the video briefing again - looks like i misunderstood the instructor words at first.

Anyway, it is rather obvious, that the H&D 1 / Deluxe developers created the Poland 1 mission having in mind a scenario in which only one of our 4 teammembers is dressed in German uniform. It is the commando disguised as the enemy high-ranking counter-intelligence officer. He needs to steal the Kubelwagen and infiltrate the base via main gate - while other teammembers should use the sewer-system to enter the base. So, my main point is still valid according to the Poland 1 video briefing.

I will be soon working on the Greece 2 mission update. It is a big map, so it could take me some time.

it is rather obvious, that the H&D 1 / Deluxe developers created the Poland 1 mission made a number of mistakes. Mistakes that we've been fixing ever since this idea came to me 4 years ago.

Hmm, maybe... you know that silenced pistol from MOH?
I don't know know any other stealth WWII games... maybe The Great Escape has one.... I don't think the models from Sniper Elite can be used...

I'm imagining that the "officer" sitting in the right backseat shoots the sentry with a silenced pistol when asked for his papers.

Meanwhile i looked again into my modified missions from the Greek campaign and i made further changes:

Greece 2

-> slightly decreased the accuracy of enemies using non-scoped bolt-action rifles, light machine-guns, submachine-guns and anti-tank weapons;

-> slightly decreased the accuracy of enemy MG gunners, T-34 gunner and AB-41 (armored car) gunner;

-> some stationary MG gunners are now equipped with sidearms to defend themself in case of direct player attack;

-> minor bugs fixed including problems with collisions volumes of various vehicles;

-> removed some vegetation like bushes, etc;

-> slightly re-positioned the starting positions of the player teammates - in order to make more space between them.

Greece 3

-> slightly decreased the accuracy of enemies using non-scoped bolt-action rifles and light machine-guns;

-> slightly decreased the accuracy of enemy captured Panther tank gunner;

-> removed some vegetation like trees, bushes, etc;

-> adjusted collision volumes on trees, so now they match the tree model;

-> minor bug fixed;

-> enemy AI scripts optimization.

Greece 4

-> some enemies will use the Italian submachine-gun (MAB-38) instead of bolt-action rifles;

-> adjusted collision volumes on terrain;

-> minor bugs fixed.

Below you will find my updated campaign in Greece, that includes the recently updated missions with all related files.

Unpack also the content of the models.rar archive (models.dta file) into your H&D Deluxe / data directory. Replace files when asked.

NilsZ has graced us with the combined main menu tunes.

Following the recent NilsZ feedback i decided to update again the Danube 5 mission.

List of latest changes that i implemented:

-> small bugs fixed;

-> now the enemy soldiers will spawn in front of the forest line, not out of a thin air as it was before;

-> adjusted static collisions of terrain and various objects like trees, forest, etc

Enjoy!