"Nationalized" OOB's

[Xrati]

One great reason for the scenario hack editor... RENAME your units!!!
I find myself going through the unit purchasing menu actually looking at all the differnt units available in the game. Coming from SPWaW it is unusual to see the units and formations in their true names. It adds an international flavor to a game based on a historic event, that did effect the whole world!

[Epoletov___SPR]

German OOB in WinSPWW2 please do not touch!
It is our history !

It is interesting to me to understand names formations other countries.

It hardcore game for me also I vote for realism.

[DRG]

Originally Posted by Epoletov___SPR

German OOB in WinSPWW2 please do not touch!
It is our history !

I really have no intention or interest in changing the German OOB unless there is overwhelming support for that idea which I sincerely doubt will happen.


Don

[Imp]

Originally Posted by Xrati

One great reason for the scenario hack editor... RENAME your units!!!
I find myself going through the unit purchasing menu actually looking at all the differnt units available in the game. Coming from SPWaW it is unusual to see the units and formations in their true names. It adds an international flavor to a game based on a historic event, that did effect the whole world!

The only trouble with this is you have to remember to swap OOBs back for PBEM or send him yours. The reason I never bothered to rename my formations & understand Dons comment about keeping 2 going is that you have to redo for every patch to keep current. A half way house might be possible but depends on name lengths using abreviations at the end such as.
AT anti tank
RC Rifle company
RP Rifle platoon
RCT Truck Company
RPT Truck Platoon
RCM Mech Companny
SC Ski Co
PC Para Co
EC Elite Company
2C 2nd line of some type or CC Conscript com
Sc Scout or Rec for recon
TC TP TS Tank company Plat Sec
AC AP AS Armoured car same
TDC etc Tank destroyer
LTC Light tank
HTC Heavy tank
LM MM HM Light med heavy mortars
FG Field guns
OBL OBM OBH OBR offboard light med heavy rocket
etc etc.
This might be less work & satisfy both camps though some names may need to be shortened to accomadate but if stuck at end in caps using max of 3 letters people would soon pick up abreviations.
There would still be the odd thing that might need a second look but most would be straight forward. Yes as listed for example offboard arty would not know if its a battery or troop but you would know what it contains & name might well give rest away but you do have a good idea what units it contains.

[klanx]

How about the option to turn it on and off as oppose to having just one or the other.

[Nitro Cruiser]

The problem with native language OOB's seems to be during purchasing phase. It seems that most everyone likes the "flavor" that Nationalized OOB's offer. I might have a solution.

On the main buy screen you have your main categories - Armor, Infantry, Artillery, etc. What if when you clicked on one of these buttons a sub-group page opened. For instance click Armor, the next page would have Main battle Tanks, CS, TD's, Mine Clearing, etc. When you click on one of the sub group buttons the choices are there for that portion of the OOB just as they are now, but only items from that sub-group. When you buy and are finished with a particular piece(s) of equipment, it takes you back to the sub-group menu. If you're finished, click a main buy page button and your back to choose another category or finish.

I think this would simplify and quicken buying troops and equipment listed in their native language. Making it easier for us English only guys. Plus it probably wouldn't be too hard to implement, just assign the particular OOB numbers range to the corresponding sub-group button. Just my two cents.

[Marek_Tucan]

I like the historical touch with "nationalised" names. Was thinking of changing formation and unit names in Czechoslovakia OOB to Czech, but then nobody else will understand
OTOH inexperienced players might be confused... An idea struck me (though it would be a strain on The Developpers - but OTOH it might be outsourced) - include English equivalents in Encyclopaedia texts (or conversely use English in game and Encyclopaedia for original names) - will try to make a short demo in the weekend and upload it here.

[iCaMpWiThAWP]

Add in the unit and formation info(green text) a note on what is that should work.

[Marek_Tucan]

Promised demoversion is here. done ca. first 100 formations in Czechoslovakian OOB (037) - just formation names, in czech and English, nothing fancy, just to demonstrate the concept.
Actually spent more time by recalling how to set up the text splitting software than writing it

To install, just unpack .txt files into your Game Data/Text folders, tried to make sure that Ido not overwrite any original text files so should not affect the game at all (except, of course, adding some texts ).