Goals of the Mod:
1) The base game has some colorized leader images. This hopefully fills the game out with more color images.
- Most Corps/Division/Brigade French portraits are available on the internet, so this should be pretty accurate. The "Staff" images for each formation remain pretty generic and repetitive
- The Prussian/Saxon leaders remain difficult to find on the internet. In many cases the base images that come with the game have just been colorized a little bit. Again, staff images remain generic.
- The Russian leader images are largely lifted from the Eylau title, which has some very nice versions to choose from.
- The Austrian leaders seem to be missing or mis-mapped on the base WDS version, and I've fixed this up using a parallel Austerlitz mod that I'm working on.
2) Add Regimental/Battalion Flags for most units and change around some artwork in some instances.
- I like the base artwork that comes with this title, and in most cases I've kept that in place, except for some strategic recoloring on some units. (More on that below). The biggest exception is where I wasn't happy with the variety in the cavalry units that comes with the base game.
- French units have a standardized flag during this time period, and you wouldn't be able to see the battle honors with the sizing I'm using, so they all look the same for the purposes of this design.
- Prussian units should now have their historically accurate "Regimentsfahne" flag wherever possible. The Saxon units should have their accurate flags as well.
- Austrian units get a consistent Austrian Regimental flag from the period. (Not a lot of variety here)
- Russian units should have their historically accurate Battalion flags
3) I've tried to get the facing/collar colors historically correct on the Prussian and Austrian Infantry and Cavalry units. I've also tried to get the facing/collar colors historically correct on the French cavalry.
4) This follows a VERY similar design pattern to "EZJax" mods available on Napoleonic Games Club site.
What this Includes:
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1) Updated Unit Graphics slightly compared to the base install. This has Regimental/Battalion flags included within the artwork. OOBs are updated to make this work with the new images on the Units File
2) Updated leader images. In some cases, the OOB mapping needed to change in order to prevent repeats.
3) Credit where credit is due: I borrowed images for the right hand side of the UnitBox from an older "EZJax" mod available on the Napoleonic Games Club site. This keeps things a little more balanced looking without a big open space on the right.
What this Mod doesn't include
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1) I've tried very hard to not change any of the unit or leader quality ratings, or any of the size of the units from the latest WDS version.
General Design notes:
1) Where I felt it was necessary, I borrowed some unit artwork from other games. (Eylau, Marengo, etc.) This was especially helpful in pulling some of the Hussar images from the Eylau title.
2) If anyone has any suggestions for improvements, please let me know. (Leaders I got wrong, Flags I got wrong, etc.)
3) I'm about 90% through modding the Austerlitz title as well, and will be releasing a version of that soon.
*** Don't Forget to back up your original game files ***
You will need to overwrite files in the "Info" and "OOBs" folders
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