It would be really great if the developers of the game devote a little more time to studying the military equipment of certain countries before introducing it into the game.
I have been interested in the German Armed Forces of World War II for over 20 years. If you need help with specific items, uniforms, equipment, etc., you can always ask me any questions about this topic. I will be glad to help you.
And now just a few specific examples. Small backpack, large backpack, grenade pouches. Here are some examples from book I have (Deutsche Soldaten: Uniforms, Equipment and Personal Effects of a German Soldier 1939-1945 Agustin Saiz) about equipment used by the German armed forces.
There are also many inaccuracies for certain classes of soldiers. Let me give you an example. Soldiers use automatic weapons with ammunition pouches used for a Mauser and vice versa. It should be fixed like this:
More historical soldier equipment would be cool. This kind of dedication should be applied to all nations, of course.
Tangential to this is gameplay effect of this equipment:
I would like if it was tied into a more open system than currently ingame. Currently there is one slot for backpack, grenade, or ammo. Really, there should be more than that. No soldier went into battle with a backpack but no ammo pouches.
This way people must also use more requisition tickets to fully kit soldier too)))
I know the book Augustin Saiz you refer to. The description as well as the quality and detail of the colour photographs make the book a must have for the developers of Enlisted I should think.
That should definetely be a thing in Enlisted.
Current equipment is more likely placeholders until devs make proper models, bit its good to show them how it should look, just in case.
Yes, this is a very high quality book that is a must for anyone interested in Wehrmacht soldier equipment and other used items. I have a bit better books in my collection that discuss certain elements in more depth, but for a game like Enlisted, such a book would be best.
You’re right. Now everything is mixed up and shuffled messy. For example, soldiers have pistol holsters on a belt that don’t even have the ability to carry it, and so on. What I really want is to be able to remove all the existing items of equipment from the soldiers and put everything on by yourself. That every thing you put on a soldier could be seen. And also it would be good if you could rotate the soldier at a 360 degree angle.
You can do it by choosing the soldier in menu and then holding RMB. Then you will be able to rotate him and view from all sides.
That was before OBT. Right now they have almost nothing besides the pouches you put on them. Some cutomization was supposed to come with OBT - soldier cosmetic customisation and names. But I guess we need to wait a little longer for that.
