Question about modding for orbat hackers

[thatguy96]

Depends. If I feel it adds an interesting flavor to the game I'll add equipment that was used in as small numbers as 1 or 2. If it offers no real difference from existing units then I wouldn't bother. Really, if I want to do very rare variants or pieces of equipment I make good use of the X3 radio code with a text note for the unit in the encyclopedia or create a whole new formation and reclass the unit, along with both encyclopedia and formation text.

[MarkSheppard]

Well, for me it depends; was it a fairly serious project, as in it got detailed technical work done on it; or was it just getting paper dirty?

[thatguy96]

MarkSheppard said:
Well, for me it depends; was it a fairly serious project, as in it got detailed technical work done on it; or was it just getting paper dirty?

I haven't put anything that wasn't used operationally into my Vietnam Pack. However, there are a few things where the actual numbers of the type of unit used were under 5.

I have nothing against creating projected weapons or mockups, in fact I think with all the icons floating around it might be fun to make a custom set filled with them, but with my primary training as an undergrad having been as a historian I'm more disposed to think in terms of historical accuracy. What-ifs are withheld to near functional operations and deloyments, not whether they would have actually had the vehicles I assign them.

This is why I added in a one month Mill Pond formation into my Total Conversion currently in progress, because the aircraft were armed and ready to go when the mission was aborted.