#Japanese Graphic Pack / Japanese Graphic Pack Extended (JGP/JGPE)
The primary aim of this graphic pack is to provide a player with refurbished or totally new Japanese unit models. In the process of searching for correct photos of some units I had to do certain changes to vanilla model roster, sometimes quite extensive. Usually I added additional models, but sometimes I had to delete some weird ones. The changes do not alter game balance in any way, they just add some gloss to this already great game. By no means I claim that a Japanese model of given level is equivalent to its American, German or Soviet counterpart; I was guided more by the date of entrance to service than by technical characteristics.
JGP is very easy to use — just copy the folders to your HoI2 DDA folder (as always, it would be wise to make a backup of clean HoI2 installation).
Enjoy!
Originally posted here: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showpost.php?p=7377392&postcount=1
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Changelog:
Version 0.81 of JGP:
- updated ministers_jap.csv for compatibility with the latest patch
Version 0.8 of JGP:
- Japan: 21 new photos for leaders and 1 minister (including 14 better replacements for leaders already covered in earlier versions of JGP)
- ComChi: 29 new photos for leaders and 8 for ministers (+20 optional optional in JGPE)
- NatChi & warlords: 55 new photos for leaders and 13 for ministers (+16 optional optional in JGPE)
- Manchukuo: 1 leader and 2 ministers
- USSR (unexpected bonus): 1 leader
- new propaganda poster for PRK
Version 0.7 of JGP:
- 26 new pictures for Japanese tech teams (fully covered), 12 Manchurian tech teams and 2 tech teams for Mengkukuo
- 31 new photos for Japanese brigades: full coverage of Carrier Air Group, Escort Fighters, Self Propelled Artillery, Tank Destroyers and Armoured Cars, 1 picture for Heavy Armour brigade changed
- 34 new models: full coverage of Fighter, Interceptor and Close Air Support models, 4 models for Medium Tank changed (previous versions moved to the Optional folder of JGPE), 1 model for Paratroopers changed and the order of models reshuffled, 1 model for Motorized Infantry changed and the order of models reshuffled
- 2 photos for Wang Jingwei (Nationalist China) and Pu-Yi (Manchukuo) added
- 1 new propaganda poster for Nationalist Spain (previous version moved to the Optional folder of JGPE)
Changes&Corrections
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corrected spelling (Haybusa=>Hayabusa, Sumimoto=>Sumitomo)
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NAV 16_3 Kugisho P1Y1 Ginga corrected to Yokosuka P1Y Ginga
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ESC 15_0 Kawasaki Ki-38 corrected to Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu
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CAS 17_2 (Yokosuka P1Y Ginga) - changed photo to correct one (used to be CAS 17_1 Kawasaki Ki-66)
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Manchukwo Zaibatsu Empire changed to Manchukuo Zaibatsu Empire
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ESC 15_1 Mitsubishi A6M3 Reisen changed to Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki
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ESC 15_2 Mitsubishi A6M8 Reisen changed to Mitsubishi Ki-83
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Mitsubishi F-1 added to CAG 14_9
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added CAS 17_3 Nakajima Kikka, CAS 17_4 Nakajima Ki-201 Karyu, CAS 17_5 Mitsubishi F-1
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Hokoku and Aikoku AC brigades added
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Type 1 Ho-Ni II, Type 5 Ho-Ri I and Type 5 Ho-Ri II Self Propelled Artillery brigades added
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Type 2 Ho-I, Type 5 Na-To and Type 5 Ka-To Tank Destroyer brigades added
JGPE adds several dozens of models, brigades, tech teams and a couple of leaders. I'm too lazy to count actually:)
Version 0.6 of JGP (aka Japanese Leaders and Ministers):
-165 new photos of Japanese leaders (both generals and admirals) -69 photos of Japanese ministers (mostly pre-1947) I think I can call it the definite overhaul of Japanese leaders pics. Some can probably be added, but I've worked really hard to find new and better photos of every Japanese leader in the database.
Changes made to leaders and ministers files:
- Kusgibichi renamed to Kushibuchi
- Kanichiro renamed Tashiro Kanichiro
- Kilitsin corrected to Kislitsin
- Nishi Takeichi - deathdate moved from 1940 to 1945 (historically correct)
- Nomura Kichisaburo - correct photograph used
- added several images for Tojo (minister)
If you don't want these corrections to be made in your copy of HoI, just do not copy db folder. Images will work fine without it.
JGPE adds:
- 53 leaders
- 36 ministers
- PSD templates for easy modding
Version 0.5 of JGP: -3 new brigades (MP and Engineers) -47 new models: full coverage of Infantry (8 models), Marines (6 models), Mountain (6 models), Militia (3 models), Garrison (4 models), HQ (4 models), Motorized infantry (5 models) and Mechanized infantry (6 models), plus 5 models for Cavalry (without Air Cavalry'51) -5 new combat events (battle, ambush, breakthrough, counterattack and encirclement) -3 new propaganda posters for Australia, Manchukuo and the USA
JGPE contains: -60 additional models (some of them colour) of ground troops -7 extra ENG and MP brigades -1 extra propaganda poster
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Version 0.4 of JGP:
New models for capitals ships: CV — 7 new models: -introduced Hosho, Kaga (<Soryu), swapped Shinano with Taiho, moved Shinano one step later (from Advanced Heavy Carrier to Advanced Super-Heavy Carrier, Taiho is Semi-Modern now) CVL — 5 new models: -removed Hosho, introduced Ryujo, Taiyo, Hiyo and Unryu BB — 8 new models: -introdused Ise, removed Kii (never built, so no pictures of it), plus 4 pictures for intermediate models BC — 4 new models: -added Ibuki, deleted Amagi, No13 and B-64. All models except lvl 0 Ibuki are photos of Kongo-class battleships (yes, BB) of different years. CA — 7 new models: -added Aoba, Myoko (instead of Nachi), Takao, Mogami (it's CL in vanilla), Tone and Ibuki (used Mogami photo for that one, as Ibuki was only a project supposed to look somewhat like Mogami)
New leaders and minister photos: -31 naval and airforce commanders, usually the most skilled ones -4 ministers (the work has just begun)
New propaganda posters: -12 posters for Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Russia, Spain (both), UK, Ukraine and Vichy France
Interface changes: replaced default land battle image — a German soldier — with Japanese one. More work to be done here yet.
JGPE contains: -15 extra capital ships models (some colour) -9 leaders and 3 minister photos -1 extra propaganda poster
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Version 0.3 of JGP includes: 4 new models for STR 7 new models for TAC 5 new models for TRA new propaganda poster for Germany (not sure if I'll leave in future versions)
Following changes are made: -brigades should now have correct names -changed model for last NAV -changed propaganda poster for Japan, deleted the poster for Manchukuo (can be found in JGPE)
In models roster: STR inserted Kawasaki Ki-91 (CG, as there are no photos of it) before Nakajima G10N1 Fugaku
TRA swapped Mitsubishi Ki-57 (introduced earlier) with Yokosuka L3Y, inserted Showa L2D before Yokosuka L3Y. It's stretching the historical truth, of course, but no more then using Kawasaki C-1 and Shin Meiwa PS-1.
JGPE has some coloured models for Japanese late-game units.