2D/3D Mod - Printable Version

2D/3D Mod - Printable Version

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2D/3D Mod - bigus - 05-13-2020

2D/3D Mod for Advance of the Reich, Eagles Strike, Red Victory, The Proud and the Few, Tour of Duty and the Grenada Demo.
I'm not sure if this mod will work with any other title.

Note: If using JSGME, delete all older versions before installing the new version.

Edit 03_12_24: Revised desert terrain for versions 2.5 and 3.3.
Edit 04_27_24: Revised bushes and walls for 3.3.
Edit 10_31_24: Revised 2D and 3D Primary, secondary and trails. Revised Jungle towns.

Version 2.5 (SB 4.0 and lower):
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9gawlkiyqsrypwefndew4/JmodSB_V2.5.zip?rlkey=xg23xl7zxdi2ggj7svl7crmdv&st=gnrdgd81&dl=0

Version 3.3 (SB 4.01 and higher):
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pn8bdr6ld98b8azs1q88o/JmodSB_V3.3.zip?rlkey=vuogq6u21xczi705mctrx2kdn&st=s6vdgytg&dl=0

3D Chit Mod:
Note: You must unzip this file into a temp folder first (example: Downloads folder) to extract separate zip files. After that you can send one of the files to the MODs folder of your installation.
You do not need the 2D/3D mod to use the 3D chits. This is a standalone mod.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0nh8w01w3gqzzxatmfeey/JmodSB_3D-Chits.zip?rlkey=0koyc7pvvs6mh0zb633pu74gb&st=c32zfovv&dl=0

Scenarios:
AOTR: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i9vy7jl7z2r2pk2i0yud0/JL_AOTR-Scenarios.zip?rlkey=hkhezsokoiafjd8o8aanrj8ip&dl=0

[Image: sb1.jpg]

RE: 2D/3D Mod - Compass Rose - 05-13-2020

Nice...Thanks for sharing! Thumbs Up

RE: 2D/3D Mod - Sean - 07-22-2020

This is really nice.
I tried your 3D Map Component and it worked well in Eagles Strike and Red Victory for me.
I was happy with the default 2D modes in these games already,will try the 2D part later.

Got me thinking and I tried the 3D map component in Pacific War as well,I got it work quite well I think by copying all 3d files bar symbols and terrain 50 and 100,ie 4 files kept originals.It works OK I think,only just got the game a week ago and I am not an expert on its use.Got a bevy of John Tiller Titles in the latest sale,so trying 8 new titles at the moment.
I used the same files in the Africa At War mod and this seems good as well,however Africa At war does not include 3D vehicles sadly so it is of limited use here but 3D Map Component does work.I swapped out my Japanese 3D infantry bases for Russian infantry bases from RV,this is better for contrast and theme.

I also tried the 3D vehicles in ES and RV,they look great.
Thanks for your mod.

RE: 2D/3D Mod - bigus - 07-23-2020

(07-22-2020, 08:34 PM)Barly Wrote: This is really nice.
I tried your 3D Map Component and it worked well in Eagles Strike and Red Victory for me.
I was happy with the default 2D modes in these games already,will try the 2D part later.

Got me thinking and I tried the 3D map component in Pacific War as well,I got it work quite well I think by copying all 3d files bar symbols and terrain 50 and 100,ie 4 files kept originals.It works OK I think,only just got the game a week ago and I am not an expert on its use.Got a bevy of John Tiller Titles in the latest sale,so trying 8 new titles at the moment.
I used the same files in the Africa At War mod and this seems good as well,however Africa At war does not include 3D vehicles sadly so it is of limited use here but 3D Map Component does work.I swapped out my Japanese 3D infantry bases for Russian infantry bases from RV,this is better for contrast and theme.

I also tried the 3D vehicles in ES and RV,they look great.
Thanks for your mod.

Glad you like it.
Thanks for the feedback on some of the other titles as well.
I think the 3D vehicles are now part of the base game so I might remove them in the next update. Warhorse has improved on the ES vehicles. They look great.

Cheers,

RE: 2D/3D Mod - Warhorse - 07-24-2020

(07-23-2020, 08:37 AM)bigus Wrote:
(07-22-2020, 08:34 PM)Barly Wrote: This is really nice.
I tried your 3D Map Component and it worked well in Eagles Strike and Red Victory for me.
I was happy with the default 2D modes in these games already,will try the 2D part later.

Got me thinking and I tried the 3D map component in Pacific War as well,I got it work quite well I think by copying all 3d files bar symbols and terrain 50 and 100,ie 4 files kept originals.It works OK I think,only just got the game a week ago and I am not an expert on its use.Got a bevy of John Tiller Titles in the latest sale,so trying 8 new titles at the moment.
I used the same files in the Africa At War mod and this seems good as well,however Africa At war does not include 3D vehicles sadly so it is of limited use here but 3D Map Component does work.I swapped out my Japanese 3D infantry bases for Russian infantry bases from RV,this is better for contrast and theme.

I also tried the 3D vehicles in ES and RV,they look great.
Thanks for your mod.

Glad you like it.
Thanks for the feedback on some of the other titles as well.
I think the 3D vehicles are now part of the base game so I might remove them in the next update. Warhorse has improved on the ES vehicles. They look great.

Cheers,

Thanks Bigus, still not done them, but you can see where they were headed!! A ton of work, I had to stop or we would never have gotten an update out, but do plan to revisit them for sure!

RE: 2D/3D Mod - bigus - 07-22-2022

Added 2D Symbols as an alternate addon. Similar to panzer campaigns but with a bit of a twist.

[Image: SB%20Alt%202D%20Symbols.jpg]

RE: 2D/3D Mod - Compass Rose - 07-22-2022

Good Job

RE: 2D/3D Mod - bigus - 08-07-2022

New version 2.3. Consolidated desert and jungle terrain into one file with the main mod. They are in separate folders named Desert and Jungle. The program should pick the correct terrain for the scenario. I discovered this by mistake while testing new desert 3D buildings. It seems to work with the Grenada Demo and Warhorses Mod. There does seem to be problems with Rice Paddies in 3D however. Feedback would be greatly appreciated for other titles.
Note that this is a terrain only mod. You will not see units in 3D mode for certain titles.

RE: 2D/3D Mod - Compass Rose - 08-08-2022

(08-07-2022, 12:37 AM)bigus Wrote: New version 2.3. Consolidated desert and jungle terrain into one file with the main mod. They are in separate folders named Desert and Jungle. The program should pick the correct terrain for the scenario. I discovered this by mistake while testing new desert 3D buildings. It seems to work with the Grenada Demo and Warhorses Mod. There does seem to be problems with Rice Paddies in 3D however. Feedback would be greatly appreciated for other titles.
Note that this is a terrain only mod. You will not see units in 3D mode for certain titles.

Thanks bigus!

RE: 2D/3D Mod - bigus - 02-28-2023

I've added an alternate folder to my mod (link above) based on Sean's excellent idea at the Blitz here:
https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=75955

This adds 3D chits to the Grenada demo. It's work in progress as always. You must enable the main mod first before the 3D unit alternate folder.

[Image: test4.jpg]

I also did a quick test for AOTR which has 3D units but I wanted to check it out. I used NATO symbols for the vehicles on this one. Works O.K.

[Image: test5.jpg]