Introduction
This post will basically re-visit all of the customisation suggestions I made, and some of which I rewritten completely, and some new ones.
This is going to be a pretty long one since I’m going to summarise everything. Or most things wrong with soldier customisation and things that can improve it.
As always, I will separate it into sections to identify specific bits.
This is mainly going to be focusing on the Germany Faction.
Scars, Beards And Weapon Pouches.
I’ve always disliked the idea of my soldiers having beards and scars on their faces. I think it just ruins their look and aesthetic. I have always wanted an option to remove beards or scars on our soldier’s faces to make them look better.
Now on to the other bit, I would like for more customization clothing and the magazines from them to be changeable.
What I mean by that is by making it so we could change the magazines on a certain soldier’s uniform to match the gun they’re using. Like for example, changing the MP40’s magazine to an Kar98 magazine. Yes, I do know that there is already one but, those pouches on the chest genuinely bother me, and there should be an option to remove them, along with the backpack on the STG44 uniform. I also suggest it would be great adding the tool pouch for soldier’s using certain MG’s such as the 34 and 42.
Missing Uniforms
It is pretty obvious that there are tons of missing uniforms from campaigns such as the white trousers. @Yamoto4299 Made a post about it you can read here. It will basically tell you about the missing trousers for only the Sniper Class for some reason.
I’m on about these ones if you don’t know:
There is also certain missing uniforms that match with available helmets etc.
Again, I have found an amazing document by @ErikaKalkbrenner which shows some missing pieces from the customisation:
missing pieces inside the customization - Google Docs
Again, all credits go to @ErikaKalkbrenner for the document.
I genuinely don’t get the point of making certain uniforms, just to remove or hide the matching sets.
They should also consider allowing more uniform options for campaigns, like bringing uniforms from other campaigns to another.
Vehicle Customization
I think a quick solution to camouflages should be sorted out by battle rating, and challenges, just like in War Thunder.
Before the merge, certain tanks had a different base camouflage. Like the Panzer 3 N for the Normandy Campaign, the Panther G for Berlin, the Tiger II, etc. They all used to have the “Spots” camouflage scheme as their base camouflage. You may not agree with me but it can actually affect your visibility. Because after the merge, these base camouflages were removed from those tanks, and were completely replaced with the unicolor or desert camouflage, which can significantly increase your visibility.
Yes, the standard yellow or flat desert camouflage may of been the standard factory finish of these tanks. However German Panzer crews usually painted over them. With various browns and greens.
Because going out in a simple yellow camouflage will obviously get you spotted, and killed. I mainly experience it with pilots, which can get very repetitive and annoying, there for giving a disadvantage.
And lets be honest, most of us ain’t spending money just for a new camouflage.
So in solution to this, they could set different base camouflage patterns depending on BR, and make certain ones unlockable for reaching a certain amount of whatever.
Tank Decals
Speaking of vehicle customisation and unlockable things, this brings us to Decals.
I mean I don’t have a problem with decals, but what bugs me the most about them is that we don’t have these types of emblems:
Just adds the finishing touch for vehicles, and boosts immersion.
Well now that we got that out of the way, lets get to the main problem.
One big problem with decals, are the fact that when you buy them, you can’t use them more then one time. So you have to buy them separately which is annoying and a waste of Gold.
When buying decals, you should be able to have it permanently instead of having to buy the same exact one again if you want to use it more than once.
And if the emblems actually ever get added, they should be unlockable for free such as buy completing tasks.
Potential Additions
More Scrims, Smocks, Grenade Accessories Helmet Side Decals etc
Trousers
These could be added as normal for every soldier:
Potentially add these as normal customization
Conclusion For Now
To be honest, that’s it.
I’m sure there might be more, but I probably forgot lets be honest. If I end up remembering, I might edit it later on.
Update 01/10/2024
Introduction
So you know how I said that I might add things on later?
Well looks like I remembered.
I now put this updates section to write further on for suggestions and things that I forgot to add instead of making a whole new post.
Ribbons Or Medals For Gold Order Troops
This is pretty unnecessary but it would still be nice to have these types or ribbons or even medals for Gold Order soldiers, hence why they have a little icon on them:
Merged Uniforms And Camo Variety
Merged uniforms would most significantly add more of a variety of soldiers you encounter, like how they have it in Hell Let Loose.
There may already be some for normal and the MG42 early squad, but I think there should be more of them. I’m mainly on about how the Germans usually put on smocks or ponchos over their great coats and some uniforms which is even seen in game as I mentioned before.
Now this brings us onto camouflages.
I’m generally going to be talking about the smocks and how they can add more camos available for them.
I have no problems with the smocks, they look perfectly fine. It is just the camouflage options they have for them.
Because as all of you know, this is pretty much the only camo option for them:
So they should open up more camo options for them.
More Tunics And Coats
Now onto Tunics and Coats.
Tunics are pretty simple to be honest. I’d like an open version of the tunics like how they have in Tunisia.
I’m on about something like this:
Now onto the coats.
As again, pretty simple.
I think they should have the closed versions of them. As well as the leather ones such as the greatcoats.
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