IFA3WarMod Release

[Gunter Severloh 4052]

Update

I plan to build a final patch for IFA3WarMod.

Basically the new patch will update various mods in the mod, nothing new will be added,
just updated which there is quite a few of them, so these updates should make the mod more stable

and perform better and remove any errors.

The next patch will be version 1.15 and it will be my final patch for IFA3WarMod.

 

 As for IFA3 i really have nothing more to offer the IF community in terms of my WarMods, I am rather burnt out on IFA3WarMod, I mean

I've only updated the thing 14 times plus one more still coming, and rebuilt it twice.

    These updates in IFA3 and Arma3 really turned me off, because the mod played how i wanted it to, it had perfect sound, effects, ect,.

but updates are inevitable its the only way to progress, but these updates rendered my mod not functional in some respects to the original goal.

     The mod is still fun to use, and play with and I wont play without it, at least my autozoom still works, think I'd lose my mind not having that feature in the mod, lol

 

Anyways cant say when atm when I'll be back with this latest patch, i really just want to relax, and get away from it, my WarMods really burn me out mentally, why i end up doing one a year now,

plus Im having fun playing other games i really enjoy and recording episodes for my Utube channel which is alot of fun.

All for now. :)
 

[Gunter Severloh 4052]

Update
Whats up WarMod fans!
i have a new patch i been working on, its actually pretty cool, i had alot of fun with IFA3 with it over the weekend but heres my plan,
i will be releasing this patch which will be version 1.15 after IFA3 Lite's upcoming update which should be this week, so patch release should
be either on June 2nd or the 3rd of this coming week!

Why am i waiting for IFA3?
Because i need to test it with their latest build in case i have to remove a file, other then new content IFA3
will have updates on other things like fixes or changes and stuff depends.

New patch will have some major updates and some cool additions!
Stay tuned!

[Gunter Severloh 4052]

Update
Whats up WarMod fans!
Little news for you on the upcoming patch.

Currently I am in testing and also working on a customized version of the mod with v1.15 patch applied,
this new version is basically what i play with which is geared towards mainly performance aside some features I'm not interested in.

Testing overall
Atm i have run into 1 issue with 1 of the mods in the mod that was updated, which im going to have to not update it
and see how it performs with its earlier version.

What to expect:
- Patch release is going to be delayed til Sunday June 4th
- Demonstration video of the patch which will be recorded using my customized version mainly to demonstrate the new additions.
- Patch will have 3 versions:

• Full patch v1.15
• Full version IFA3WarMod v1.15
• Customized Full IFA3WarMod v1.15

Stay tuned!

[Gunter Severloh 4052]

Update
Hey guys small update,
i was delayed with testing and bug hunting, but I just finished recording the demonstration video,
i need to edit it yet and then upload, and at the same time Im uploading 3 versions of the mod to my Google drive and Mega.
So expect release for sure to be early Monday morning (USA central time).  Stay Tuned!

[Gunter Severloh 4052]

Update - Patch release
New additions
- Iron Front Firearms Recoil Modifier
- Ragdoll Effects Overhaul

New addition details:
Iron Front Firearms Recoil Modifier
Description:
This addon changes the default recoil for many of Iron Front firearms. This does not include pistols.
All changes are based on real Youtube videos from firing ranges, and the idea was to make recoil more realistic.

Features:
- Twice as strong recoil for all bolt-action (might actually be a little bit more upped than it is IRL, because I love feeling the power of bolt-action rifles)
- Rebalanced MP44 + changed the visual kickback (for some reason in @IFA3LITE it kicks as a horse, it's only a visual effect though, it didn't affect the recoil.
- Increased recoil for PPSh-41, IRL it was really hard to control it, considering its 1000rpm firerate
- Rebalanced LMG recoils, all of them have the same base parameter, but due to different RPMs they feel  different

Other features:
- Overall, all LMGs are much more precise when on bipods, and much worse when shooting from hands
- MG42 now supports 250 rounds magazines (which are actually 250 rounds belts, but the 3D model looks like a simple 50Rnd. magazine).

Complete list of weapons affected by this mod:
- Kar98k, G43, M1903A4 Springfield, M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, Mosin Nagant, SVT-40
- MP 40, M1A1 Thompson, PPSh-41
- MP44, MG42, BAR, DT (all versions)
  (All IFA3 firearms, excluding pistols)
- PPS-43 from LEN Weapons pack http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=825222328

Ragdoll Effects Overhaul
Description:
This fixes various problems with vanilla A3's ragdoll physics. Knee joints have been
 fixed so that they can no longer bend in ridiculous ways, along with other various improvements.

Features:
-Prevents knee joints from bending into silly positions
-Weights of certain body parts decreased
-Stiffness of ragdolls increased, prevents majority of knee joint issues.
-Ragdoll collision with vehicles and physx objects has been enabled.

UPDATES
Mods Updated to their latest versions
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- Ace mod
- IFA3 ACE compatible version added/updated - (only included because the mod has Ace in it.)
- 3den Enhanced
- Bullet Casings
- Immerse
- ASC Heads
- TPW Mods
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New Mod version
IFA3WarModC
The C stands for custom, this version of IFA3WarMod is a custom version i personally play with,
it is built with the following in mind:
- Performance - considering i have a duel core cpu, there are some mods that lag my game which have been removed.

- Stable, solid, sites/recoil when shooting - I dont really care about 100% accurate firing weapons, for me its believable if a gun isn't kicking up
and moving all over the place, i like to move, aim and kill, and not have to fight my gun because its swaying like crazy or kicking like im
shooting a tank shell through my rifle.

- Aesthetics - I love blood, shells, and debree it adds to the atmosphere and makes things more realistic for me, although depending it can
have a performance impact if overdone.
Many other aspects overall concept of this version I call Run n gun realism.
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Download on first post, and Demonstration video coming soon!

[Gunter Severloh 4052]

Hey guys heres the demonstration video finally had some issues with uploading it yesterday, would have had it at the same time i made the

above post but utube was giving me troubles, so i ended up re-rendering the vid and made it 1920x1080 60p HD, anyways the video demonstrates the new additions in the patch

and then i demonstrate a small scenario while also doing a review of some of the features of the custom version of the mod.

I also put a new video on the menu of the game ;)

 

[sammael 366]

I remember in past your mod have two versions. One full and one without gameplay mods. Only weapons. Where I can download this veriosn?

[Gunter Severloh 4052]

Ya IFA3WarMod on this thread is the gameplay version.

The one with the weapons ect,. is this https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/190282-ifa3warmodsa-a-standalone-content-mod/

which is IFA3WarModSA, thing is it has issues, suggest you watch my latest vid on it which can be seen on my last post of the thread linked

and see what issues the mod has as I review each tank, static, weapon, ect,. in the video.

The video is from last week btw so its very recent.

 

[Broreale 0]

This mod freezes/crashes on startup. I've made sure to only run IFA3LITE with all the requisite files. An error I got on startup was something having to do with the ACE mk.6 mortar files not being found. Is ACE required for this mod? Because I disabled it to make sure there were no issues/redundancies. This is confusing. My computer's no pushover, but it freezes on the mod's startup immediately. I also don't see the loading/splash screen listed on your features.

[Gunter Severloh 4052]

Hi welcome to Bis forums!

No ACE is not required for the mod as ACE is already in the mod, but not all ACE files are in the mod and the IFA3 Lite's ACE compatibility file is also already in the mod,

so you should only be running the following:

@CBA_A3;@CUP Terrains_Core @IFA3 Lite & @IFA3WarMod or my custom version @IFA3WarModC

 

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An error I got on startup was something having to do with the ACE mk.6 mortar files not being found.

For the mortar, that is not in the mod, if you did want it in the mod then just add the ace file for it to the addons folder, the file for it is titled ace_mk6mortar.pbo

This missing file is probably your issue, as im guessing your running ace with my mod and its conflicting with the ace already in the mod.

I didn't add the mortar file because before IFA3 lite's update where you could use the mortar I had the patch already released.

 

When you install the mod be sure to move the userconfig from the the mod's folder ---> IFA3WarMod Full version 1.15

to your Arma3 directory which should be here if you have win7--->  C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Arma 3

 

As for the loading screen, there isn't one, all your going to see is at the top left above the arma3 menu bar above quickplay is IFA3WarMod banner, aside that the only time you will see the video

that plays on the background is if you dont own APex or you have exited virtual arsenal, or the editor at least thats when it comes up for me, see my above post with the patch video you can see what im referring too.

 

Let me know if that helps you solve your issue, and any suggestions, I appreciate the feedback.

[skelebob9 2]

TL;DR:

The freezing is caused by 64-bit being enabled. Change it to 32-bit and the mod will work. Part of WarMod is incompatible with the 64-bit version.

 

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7 hours ago, Gunter Severloh said:

For the mortar, that is not in the mod

No, but you have an IFA-ACE3 mortar compatibility file still included, which is throwing up errors about a missing dependency: ifa3_comp_ace_mortar.pbo

 

7 hours ago, Gunter Severloh said:

As for the loading screen, there isn't one

An error occurs where the game freezes on the main menu. This is caused by your launcher options not having "show static background in menu" ticked - tick it and your menu will load.

I can't get in-game, though. I can open the editor and place units, but as soon as I press play, my game freezes as it did on the main menu. I'm on v1.15. Perhaps it's because I'm only using IFA3 LITE (I don't have IFA3:L44 or the D-Day DLC if that's required)? Same issue as below:

 

23 hours ago, Broreale said:

This mod freezes/crashes on startup. I've made sure to only run IFA3LITE with all the requisite files. An error I got on startup was something having to do with the ACE mk.6 mortar files not being found. Is ACE required for this mod? Because I disabled it to make sure there were no issues/redundancies. This is confusing. My computer's no pushover, but it freezes on the mod's startup immediately. I also don't see the loading/splash screen listed on your features.

Delete ifa3_comp_ace_mortar.pbo in your /@IFA3WarMoD/addons/ folder, and enable Show static background in menu in the Arma 3 Launcher parameters. Change Platform to 32-bit.

 

[Gunter Severloh 4052]

Thanks for the feedback Skelebob, links have been removed til i get the files sorted, and reuploaded.

As for myself i never had issues with my mod, so i always wondered why anyone else did, but maybe part of the reason was i use armasync to start my game with mods,

as the A3 launcher wont start for me, it always crashes. I'm on Win7 64bit.

[Gunter Severloh 4052]

Update

Reuploaded the Patch, Full, and C version for v1.15 they have the  ifa3_comp_ace_mortar.pbo file removed from them so you shouldn't

be getting error with ACE asking for the mortar file now.

If you guys are getting an issue with the loading screen when using the A3 launcher then remove this file: IFA3WARMod_client.pbo

 

If theres any other issues or questions/feedback let me know, help me improve my mod.

[Unleashthepain 42]

Quick question. What did mod did you use for the recoil, to keep the sights on the target. I tried that ifa3 recoil tweak but seemed the same. Or did you modifying file? 

[Gunter Severloh 4052]

I used the following mods:

 

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=687398869 FSS_RifleRecoil.pbo

http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=31897 ULTIMATE_SOLDIER3.pbo

http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=23820 vz_a3_steadyShot.pbo

 

The last two are what do the trick, but to get that shake effect like the gun has recoil i added Laxmann's Immerse:

http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=27847

 

These files are more specifically in the IFA3WarModC version.

 

only thing that i created was the following:

Features created by me: Gunter Severloh

• Autozoom for all rifles, smg's, mg's, and pistols including all DLC weapons
• Loading screen banner top left main menu - (if you have Apex then you will see the logo on menu, without Apex you get loading screen)
• WW2 background videos for main menu - (Videos wont be seen til you have been somewhere and comeback to menu)
• Tracers for infantry weapons, every shot fired is a tracer done for fun and effect - (k98,G43,Mp44, all Mg's, Mosin, Svt, other guns are wip)

[Unleashthepain 42]

Excellent, thanks heaps 

[Gunter Severloh 4052]

Welcome!

 

[Gunter Severloh 4052]

Hey guys its been about a year since my last post here, i was wondering if anyone is still playing with the mod,
and would anyone be interested if i were to revamp the mod (rebuild it) which would be just a major update with
some things removed/changes, and new additions?

New version would be 1.16 if i were to do it, i already have a working version i play with but it has new stuff
and other things that IFA3WarMod dont.

Maybe a possibility to get it also on Steam Workshop but that will take a bit to contact all the modders for the mods in my mod
and ask them permission to see if they would be ok with their mod in mine on the workshop.

[Gunter Severloh 4052]

Looking into the full version 1.15, i know ace is out of date, latest version ace atm in IFA3WarMod is from 2017 and latest
for ace now is April 2018, so ya about a year.

As for the other files there are a number of mods i know that i have swapped for others,
theres 2 mods i know of that i removed because they work a different way.

There is quite a bit of new stuff i have that i use with no issues that i think the fans of the mod would love.

The real trick behind the mod is permissions, now i have permissions of course from all the modders to have what i have currently
in the 1.15 version but some of the new stuff i dont so i need to seek them out, and lastly to upload the mod on steam workshop
which imo is ideal.

It could work if the mod is already on steam workshop but then the permissions would be for their mod in my mod on the workshop

which i dont think there would be issues along as i give credits which pretty much most modders tell me that i have asked permissions,

but i still need to ask none the less.

I will need to recontact all the modders plus the new authors for the new mods i wish to add, that will be a chore,
so til i can an ok,np, please credit ect,. from these guys to put it up on steam workshop then it wont happen.

Right now i think i will just update the mod to where i want it, test it out and let you guys know how it goes,
and then seek out updating permissions accordingly.

All for now.

[Gunter Severloh 4052]

Thing i hate the most of my own mod is trying to contact modder's for their permission when they havent been around, or trying to get a hold of people that

are around and dont respond, at some point in time i say why bother, i'll build it for myself, atm thats where i sit, idk if im going to bother going public with this mod again,

im rather annoyed by my real life situation of not having a ride right now, especially when no one responds to my

inquiries in buying their car, why TF do you have an ad up to sell your car then!

 

As for the mod all i have done with the mod is rebuild it, updated ace to latest version seen on steam workshop, added and swapped alot of features (addons & mods), and just yesterday i

removed a mod that had an error on the screen the whole time i was playing my test mission, so found that file after 10times yanking this file or that file and restarting the game each time,

a wtf moment almost everytime, right when you think its a certain file its not.

 

 im sitting on the fence with the mod, i'd like to get it on steam workshop as its alot easier to update it that way, but then

my most hated task is contacting the authors which i already have a handful of permissions.

Am i wasting my time with updating this mod to the 16th time, i mean seriously would anyone even play with it if i got it on steam workshop?