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i'v done a very minor visual oriented mod which might be of interest to some of you for something different. it's detailed in the readme, but to recap this is a very simple mod - only aircraft/AFV names amd ikons in the 1941 scen have been adjusted for more historical accuracy. also i added slightly 'spruced up' map graphics.

NO OTHER GAME INFORMATION WAS TOUCHED BESIDES IKONS, GRAPHICS, and NAMES!

also,

THIS ONLY WORKS FOR 1941 (as of yet)

the rest of the scens will be done sooner than later - instead of trying to tackle 1 big project i'm going to cut it up into baby steps.

enjoy!

Flanker Surface Tweak
http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/larryaub/

This looks interesting... if I could make it to run on the XP.
The original 3.3 works fine WITHOUT dosbox, but mods won't open...[&:]

I see two .exe's .... "wir" and "wir-----"

my mistake - i tried to overwrite a previous zip file and it added to it instead, so there's a pile of stuff in there that shouldn't be. wait 24 hours and my brother will post the right one. both wir.exe are identical, i make 1 exe more visible so i can spot it fast.

i don't know what's going on but until 3 weeks ago i didn't ever need dosbox to run WiR, but now it's impossible to run without it. i have a feeling some MS XP update messed everything up (surprise!). i was very upset that i'd have to figure out dosbox all of a sudden, but i used the D-FEND front-end for it and it's absolutly fantastic and easy! i'm going to reinstall XP soon just to see what's the story, though...

if you want to try only the modified files, put on a fresh copy of 3.3 with only the mod files to see if it works without dosbox. here are the modified files:

obwir
tank1
tank2
air1
wires
wiret

these are all graphic or database files so i can't see how they could affect how the game runs. let me know if it works! if it does then i won't post the entire game with the mod files anymore because i don't know what xp did to my game! (i just downloaded a fresh 3.3 from matrix before i started, so i didn't expect problems)

ORIGINAL: Flanker Leader

if you want to try only the modified files, put on a fresh copy of 3.3 with only the mod files to see if it works without dosbox. here are the modified files:

obwir
tank1
tank2
air1
wires
wiret

these are all graphic or database files so i can't see how they could affect how the game runs. let me know if it works! if it does then i won't post the entire game with the mod files anymore because i don't know what xp did to my game! (i just downloaded a fresh 3.3 from matrix before i started, so i didn't expect problems)

I did this and it runs [:)]

I combined my favorite WIR mods...

-The Possum map : more accurate... the extra cities and railroads give both strategic and tactical alternatives in matters like winter entrenchment and supply
-The recently published Flanker's Surface Tweak : the corrected and updated icons did it for me[&o]

This of course works only for the 1941 campaign scenario, but that's OK... for a "quicky" Stalingrad slugfest there's still good ol' 3.3

thanks! funny enough, i'v had a version that is fully compatable with regular 3.3 done for almost 2 weeks now, but because i'v been auditioning singers, etc like a madman during this time i havn't had a chance to do the readme so i didn't want to release it yet. i repositioned all the ikons in the bitmap file so it is compatable with every single scen in the game, then i went over every unit to make sure it was pointed to the right ikon. i was SHOCKED at how completely messed up the aircraft ikons were - out of 63 units, 25 were pointed to the wrong ikon (always sharing an ikon with another aircraft - the P-39/P-40/P-63 were ALL using the P-39 ikon, even though all 3 had each their own ikon already!) so now most of the tanks and every single aircraft have their own easily identifiable ikon. makes it much easier to spot what equipment you got in all units at a glance! i'll note that every single scen in WiR 3.3 has been updated with the new ikons, so even if you play 'case blue' or 1944 you'l get all the equipment pointed to the proper shiny new ikon. and you can continue all your old games with the new ikons before you start a new one with all the ikon mistakes fixed!

if you don't want to wait, contact me and i'll send you the files zipped up.

tnx for the file... looks good [&o]