Mr. Generik 11 Posted July 27, 2020 So I've always been a fan of the Dynamic Universal War System. DRO/DCO are great mods, but I liked the grander scale that DUWS can provide. My personal favorite version, for that very reason, was the Dynamic ISIS War System by Godis. My problem with it was that a) it had SO MANY dependencies that were being constantly updated that the mission file itself became more and more unstable, and b) while a very dynamic mission within its own parameters, it wasn't very modular and locked you into US vs ISIS. And it was kind of just old. It's been a while since DUWS got any love. Or at least a big honking overhaul. And it still hasn't, since I'm not a good coder/modder. What I am excellent at, however, is CTRL+F, CTRL+C, and CTRL+V. So when I start listing features here, please remember that I didn't WRITE any of them. Most of the work was done or compiled by a modder called Godis, and a God he is! (That was an admittedly laborious pun, but seriously, the DISWS I based these mods on is a work of fucking art. Buggy, buggy art). From the original/early DUWS missions, if you've never played it: Play on any island. Just rename the .pbo file to end with the name of the Island. That is, changing DUWS EXPANDED CIVIL WAR FIAvAAF.Altis to DUWS EXPANDED CIVIL WAR FIAvAAF.Takistan will port the entire thing over to Takistan. Either manually or randomly place not only your own HQ, but also enemy zones anywhere on the map. Choose relative strength of OPFOR vs BLUFOR, as well as climate and a bunch of other stuff Fight and earn Control Points to spend on vehicles, new squads, and features like artillery or air support. Use high-command to control other squads to be either in the action yourself, or in control of the army. Some amazing features from Godis' version: Civilian reputation system: if you kill civilians, the population will turn on you. The more you kill, the more civilians will take up arms against you, or even become suicide bombers. (Known issue: NPC on NPC violence/car accidents still up the tally, so it's kind of unavoidable, but it's never been a HUGE issue for me) Enemy Occupation System: Entering towns spawns enemies there! No more DUWS where the only enemies are scant patrols and control zones. Capture a town, and it stays captured! Depending on enemy strength/who is spawned, this can and DOES INCLUDE AIRPOWER. Jets, helicopters, BOATS if it's on a coast. Be prepared. (known issue: Sometimes killing all enemies doesn't 'capture' a town. Usually, but it's a little buggy. Also, they will spawn first, and THEN find placement, so there's often a moment where a bunch of Syndikat goons will suddenly appear in the middle of a road you're driving through, start shooting, IMMEDIATELY DISAPPEAR when the system places them throughout the town, and then you can properly fight.) IEDs. These have been a staple of DUWS for years. I play with them off, but they're there if you want them. So, acknowledging that, here's what I did myself: Used https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1159462402 as a base. My goal was to make this compatible with EVERYTHING by making it dependent on NOTHING. I failed here only in that it requires CBA and I don't know why. Sorry. Removed all mod dependencies (like RHS and other content mods), and converted the entire system into the 2035 setting as NATO vs CSAT with vanilla assets. Created several more versions with wildly uncreative names and opposing forces, to include: NATO vs CSAT (Vanilla) NATO vs CSAT (Pacific) FIA vs CSAT (Resistance) FIA vs CSAT (Pacific Resistance) FIA vs AAF (Civil War) [I WAS creating an 'autodefensas,' Cartel Land style FIA vs Syndikat low-level conflict version, but given the racial makeup of the two groups, as well as their respective NATO/CSAT support... I kind of accidentally made what my friend described as a 'race war simulator.' So that version will not be forthcoming.] Unfluffed most of the mission files to make them more Generik(tm) Introduced native MAX_Women compatibility for the civilian population, while not requiring the mod. Just feels like having ONLY male civilians was weird, so I tossed a few women into the spawn list. Tested it, and not having the mod does not break the mission. They just don't spawn without it. Modified the civilian and traffic population rates to make them more present, while not creating a major drag on MY machine. No promise yours won't slow down. Fiddled with the EOS: Entering a town will spawn EITHER the main enemy faction of the mod, 'deserter' AAF forces or Sydikat rebels/looters depending on the DUWS-EX version selected Imported and de-Russia-fied some missions from DUWS-Modified: RHS Escalation by Ceitho Debloated a lot of the selection lists, since I removed so many mod requirements. There are no more native RHS items in the list, just because they were so many options for the same task. Robustly play-tested it in private LAN. I have absolutely no idea how it works in true multiplayer or single player, but you were never supposed to use the first DUWS in single-player anyway. Here's what I did not/can not figure out how to do: Make civilians-turned-enemies stop screaming "allahu akbar" before blowing up or shooting at you. I would prefer they not do this; it feels a little racist at this point. Competely fix the EOS bugginess. Also, it might still tell you that al-Nusra captured a town. I THINK I removed all that, but there's a pretty good chance I missed something. There's probably a lot of 'mission info' stuff on the map I missed that references ISIS, al-Nusra, and probably Russians (I lifted a few mission files from DUWS-Modified: RHS Escalation as well). I got lazy and distracted by other parts of the mod. Traffic pathing is AWFUL. NPCs will drive through fields, crash into literally everything, and forget how bridges work. You know, like ARMA. To be fair, I don't think that one's on me. Enemy AI isn't particularly aggressive. I think I might have borked this up, but I don't know how or how to fix it. As I, and most people I discuss it with, prefer DUWS as a specops offensive game instead of a defensive one, it's not game-breaking. If you spawn your HQ in the middle of a town, you WILL have to fight immediately. I think it's cool, but I get it might not be ideal for everyone. Aforementioned CBA requirement. Compatibility: DUWS Expanded should be, and is DESIGNED to be, compatible with everything. I made it explicitly to work with ANY faction replacer without having to recreate spawn lists for a new version. I have tested it with RHS and NIA replacers by Jarrad96. If it modifies the cfgvehicle files but leaves the paths intact, it works. Works fine/great with ACE, but is not designed around it. Any sound/visual mods should be completely unaffected. Designed to work with Max_women, but it is not required. If you have it installed, female civilians will spawn. FEMAL3/Fifty Shades are supported in that female faces will start populating on random soldiers. INSTALLATION Since Steam/the BI Publisher is being weird to me, I'm putting all my eggs in one basket. Installation is a bit annoying this way, but hopefully better. Once you subscribe to the mod, follow these instructions: Start the ARMA 3 launcher Find this mod. DUWS Expanded, if you forgot. Right-click and select "Open Folder." This should take you to your hidden Steam Workshop folder. Find this mod. DUWS Expanded, for those struggling to keep up. Open it. Go inside the folder and COPY ALL the .pbo files. There should be five. Go up one directory to the ARMA 3 folder, and PASTE the .pbo files into the "Missions" or "MPMissions" folder. They are now playable in their default islands. You can designate which island you want to play on by creating a copy of any .pbo file, and just like any previous version of DUWS, changing the location name as described above. Please be aware that for mod-added terrains, you may have to experiment with what the island is actually called. For example, Isla Panthera would use '.panthera3' for no particular reason, much as Isla Duala uses '.isladuala3' Have fun, and bitch at me about how complicated I made it in the comments! So here's the thing I made. If you enjoy it, great! Thanks for playing something I worked really hard on! If you can FIX it, EVEN BETTER. Blanket permission to repair, refit, and reupload so long as credit is given not only to me, but those that came before us on this enormous project with such a storied history. Thanks in advance, and I hope you enjoy it! Steam Link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
froggyluv 2130 Posted July 27, 2020 Quote Make civilians-turned-enemies stop screaming "allahu akbar" before blowing up or shooting at you. I would prefer they not do this; it feels a little racist at this point. Pretty sure thats a common warcry in Arabic. Really supposed to be used before you kill anything like an animal to eat or even a mosquito as it is one of Gods creation. As long as the friendly Arabs are saying "ASalaamu Alakum (peace be unto you) I dont see anything wrong with that. Alhough Arab villagers being dubbed with "Buggah off ya Wankahs!!" could be pretty good too.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Generik 11 Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, froggyluv said: Pretty sure thats a common warcry in Arabic. Really supposed to be used before you kill anything like an animal to eat or even a mosquito as it is one of Gods creation. As long as the friendly Arabs are saying "ASalaamu Alakum (peace be unto you) I dont see anything wrong with that. Alhough Arab villagers being dubbed with "Buggah off ya Wankahs!!" could be pretty good too.. It is, absolutely. Problem is that the villagers/civilians aren't Arab, Muslim, or any combination of the two. They're not intended to be anything in particular, just blank slate NPCs. So the mod unintentionally equates suicide bombers and violence with Islam regardless of the rest of the scenario. Worse, while it doesn't say that Muslims are terrorists, it DOES create the unnecessary implication that only Muslims are terrorists. That's the part I consider 'wrong.' Maybe calling it racist is reductionist, but the sentiment is to avoid prejudice or generalization when trying to create a more Universal take on the Dynamic Universal War System. Glad to know someone actually read all that, though! Thought it might have been a bit much after posting. Edited July 27, 2020 by Mr. Generik Clarity Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
