Additional AI Vehicle Mod Packages

[MajorMagee]

This project has been 16 weeks in the making, but is finally ready for its initial release.

 

Credits:
Portions of this package include (with permission) artwork derived from freeware mods previously published by DetCord12B, MarcoPegase44, JV44HeinzBar, and a mission by Saldy. In some cases their original files may have been modified by enlarging them using Gigapixel AI, and/or adjusting the brightness/saturation/contrast to remix how they look in game. The original authors retain full control, and publication rights over their artwork.

 

Title:
AI - Expansion Vehicles

The intention of these Mod packages is to create a comprehensive mod with new AI vehicle and equipment variations to expand what's available for Mission Builders to select from.

AI - Expansion Vehicles -All was the all in one package I used for development. It already includes the Luascript Patch, and Player Skins. It does not include the optional Trucks with No Crosses and AAA mods listed below. Warning it's 4GB!

https://www.mediafire.com/file/58vzyh3ayar6qto/AI_-_Expansion_Vehicles_-_All_29_Sep_23.zip/file

 

The released package names, which are grouped by common camouflage color patterns, are:

AI Expansion - Ambush  https://www.mediafire.com/file/3haprs445o3j2t9/AI_Expansion_-_Ambush_21_May_23.zip/file
AI Expansion - BON  https://www.mediafire.com/file/41gb3raf9qmbjkr/AI_Expansion_-_BON_21_May_23.zip/file
AI Expansion - DGDY  https://www.mediafire.com/file/k3exorl8m23570k/AI_Expansion_-_DGDY_21_May_23.zip/file
AI Expansion - DGOG  https://www.mediafire.com/file/ge4xnc9cauvdykw/AI_Expansion_-_DGOG_21_May_23.zip/file
AI Expansion - DGRB  https://www.mediafire.com/file/i5xipcm9r6c52fu/AI_Expansion_-_DGRB_21_May_23.zip/file
AI Expansion - DY  https://www.mediafire.com/file/y1w7k4cy52d4ka0/AI_Expansion_-_DY_21_May_23.zip/file
AI Expansion - DGOG  https://www.mediafire.com/file/mf5etlqrs1m16cg/AI_Expansion_-_DYOG_21_May_23.zip/file
AI Expansion - DGOGRB  https://www.mediafire.com/file/ogcukyqndkiq7rv/AI_Expansion_-_DYOGRB_21_May_23.zip/file
AI Expansion - DGRB  https://www.mediafire.com/file/nnjxmwot0cecyk1/AI_Expansion_-_DYRB_21_May_23.zip/file
AI Expansion - HT  https://www.mediafire.com/file/3ymccsexi9u5hms/AI_Expansion_-_HT_21_May_23.zip/file
AI Expansion - Other  https://www.mediafire.com/file/hn2hrz15jcdpjh8/AI_Expansion_-_Other_21_May_23.zip/file
AI Expansion - Tri-Color  https://www.mediafire.com/file/ibzfv65w1h7nn7k/AI_Expansion_-_Tri-Color_21_May_23.zip/file
AI Expansion - WW  https://www.mediafire.com/file/l28g13urwn5aiiv/AI_Expansion_-_WW_21_May_23.zip/file

AI Expansion WW1 https://www.mediafire.com/file/qmlqjqxd9i857z8/AI_Expansion_-_WW1_26_Sep_23.zip/file

 

!!! AI Expansion - Luascript Patch https://www.mediafire.com/file/4l2xo82cz7cq1nz/AI_Expansion_-_Luascript_Patch_15_Sep_23.zip/file !!!

 

Ambush - Three Color With Dappled Spots (35)++

BON - Battle of Normandy by MarcoPegase44 (10)

DGDY - Dark Yellow over Dark Grey (25)

DGOG - Olive Green over Dark Grey (25)

DGRB - Red Brown over Dark Grey (26)

DY - Dark Yellow or Yellow Brown (28)++

DYOG - Dark Yellow Olive Green (35)++

DYOGRB - Dark Yellow Olive Green Red Brown including various Tiger skins by JV44HeinzBar (41)++

DYRB - Dark Yellow Red Brown including a Tiger Skin by JV44HeinzBar (36)++

HT - Hinterhalt-Tarnung by DetCord12B (12)

Other - Various, including a M4A2 skin by JV44HeinzBar and some unique Allied vehicle schemes (11)

Tri-Color - Three Color by DetCord12B (21)

WW - Winter White including several Tiger and M4A2 skins by JV44HeinzBar (18)

WW1 - World War 1 German, British, French, and American Tanks (5)

Each includes its own color scheme specific Parade Mission, and a visual index of the overall collection to help mission developers know what the new options are. For example they can publish a mission that stays within one color scheme (common look across all vehicle types within the same unit), or they can mix-and-match schemes by accessing multiple packs. The included GUI image folder let's the mission developer preview a real picture of each one in the vehicle type selector.

 

Since you can leave these installed with, or without mods enabled and the mission will still run it would be best to leave all the different sets installed (as if it were part of the base game) just to cover any future missions that might be produced that call any part of these out. 

 

++ Also includes Custom version of Saldy's Mission LSSAH - Ride To Hell, and matching skins for the user playable _PzIII-M, _PzIV-G, _PzV-D, _PzVI-H1, _Sdkfz184, and _StuGIII-G. The custom skin naming format is PzIIIM-XX, PzIVG-XX, PZVD-XX, PzVIH1-XX, SdKfz184-XX, and StuGIIIG-XX, where XX is the appropriate color scheme code letters.

 

*** If the mission calls for one of these new vehicles, and you don't have it installed first it will typically just crash out with a luascript error! ***

 

If you prefer the Ford and Opel trucks not to have crosses on their doors you can install this mod after the ones above. (It only replaces the original AI Expansion truck textures, so it will not work by itself.) https://www.mediafire.com/file/zozlwwck8i9d3cz/AI_Expansion_-_Trucks_With_No_Crosses_23_May_23.zip/file 

 

Also, here's a supplemental pack with that removes the crosses from the destroyed version.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/qmo14z2998ipml5/AI_Expansion_-_Destroyed_Trucks_With_No_Crosses_23_May_23.zip/file

 

Here is another supplemental pack to make the AAA vehicles have the same attributes as in Stonehouse's AAA Mod.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/83ec2htu5i5veg6/AI_Expansion_-_AAA_5_Jul_23.zip/file

 

If you would like to access the player vehicles skins without haveing the AI Expansion modules installed you can use this mod. https://www.mediafire.com/file/krc36o6a0fuxbwe/Player_Skins_From_AI_Expansion_23_May_23.zip/file

 

!!! Mandatory Patch required to fix luascript typo in Ambush, DGDY, DGOG, DGDY, DYOG, DYOGRB, and DYRB Mod Packages. !!!

 

The full development history and sample images can be seen here: 

 

Edited September 29, 2023 by MajorMagee

[migmadmarine]

Looks like a great set, great to see em released. Do kinda wish you'd dropped the crosses from the doors of the trucks though. 

[MajorMagee]

Good point. New optional mod posted above to remove the crosses.

Edited May 23, 2023 by MajorMagee

[MajorMagee]

Sorry to say, I've had a quality escape that requires a patch to fix (see first post for the link).  I noticed that some of the New AI vehicles were impossible to kill. It turns out that I had a recurring typo in 129 of the text files caused by the automation I was using to speed up editing. 

[MajorMagee]

I also forgot to provide the destroyed version of the trucks with no crosses, but they are now included in their own zip file (see first post for the link).

[MajorMagee]

As far as I can tell, there was no loss of compatibility with today's 5.104 update.

 

 

Edited June 28, 2023 by MajorMagee

[MajorMagee]

This is now a small extension of Stonhouse's AAA made to cover the vehicles included in the AI Expansion Mods listed in the first post.

 

It increases the responsiveness of the AAA gunner bots to match what his mod does to the base game AI AAA vehicles. The file structure is compatible with JSGME. This assumes you have the JSGME Mods folder installed inside your 1C Game Studios directory next to the IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles folder. If JSGME is installed somewhere else then you will have to change the folder structure to match.

 

It is based on his AAA.zip published on 8 May 2023. The filenames are mostly new and unique to the various vehicle names in the AI Expansion mods, but some are a match with those in AAA.zip, so you will get a JSGME warning about the overwrite if you are using both his mod and this one together. Installing this mod first, and then his, is the safest way to preserve any updates he may publish in the future.

 

With his permission, I have included a modified version of JoyllyJack's Defense of Pokhorovka that increases the interplay between the AAA and the aircraft attacking the jumping off point. This is intended to let you easily experience the net effect of having just the base game bots, versus having the more aggressive ones in this mod installed. Play the scenario, then activate this mod and run it again. You should see the network of AAA sites team up more often, and the skies will be cleared of attacking aircraft somewhat faster. BE WARNED, this mission includes unlimited ammo, and indestructible AAA vehicles / Player Platoon to let the battle play out without the ground units getting wiped out right away. If you want to play this scenario without those built in advantages you will have to edit the mission to restore their destructibility.

 

Have Fun!

 

Service To The Line,

On The Line,

On Time!

Edited July 5, 2023 by MajorMagee

[WitchyWoman]

3 hours ago, MajorMagee said:

 

Link to AA submod is dead

[MajorMagee]

I see it's had three downloads. Please try it again and let me know if it's still not working.

 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/83ec2htu5i5veg6/AI_Expansion_-_AAA_5_Jul_23.zip/file

 

 

Edited July 6, 2023 by MajorMagee

[MajorMagee]

As far as I can tell, there was no loss of compatibility with today's 5.105 update.

[MajorMagee]

The Luascript Patch file has been updated with four txt files for the Ambush version of the Opel trucks. (see link above in original post)

[MajorMagee]

As far as I can tell, there was no loss of compatibility with the 5.106 update.

[MajorMagee]

Another mod package was added to the original post with five new WW1 AI tanks.

[MajorMagee]

I've decided that it might be better for some users to just have everything in one package (see original post).

 

Warning, it's 4GB!

[MajorMagee]

Added a couple more Early War AI Tigers in their own Mod.