Discuss - PLEASE REMOVE THE CAMO

Jump back to quoted post16 Apr 2019, 11:17 AMSander93

I agree the current skin is quite awful but the black one is just as unrealistic afaik. If anything it should get a nice looking unique ambush camouflage skin, maybe with some iconic unit number like Wittmann's Tiger 007.

Jump back to quoted post16 Apr 2019, 16:03 PMFarlion

So changing the camo is something the team is considering? It really doesn't have to be anything special; Anything is better than the current abomination.

Jump back to quoted post16 Apr 2019, 19:52 PMJibberJabberJobber

I would hope so. They might need approval from relic before they'd allow a community made skin.

Jump back to quoted post16 Apr 2019, 22:02 PMTiger Baron

Edit2: Lol found a topic from 2015 about the same thing as this thread: https://www.coh2.org/topic/36281/tiger-ace-skin/page/1

Jump back to quoted post16 Apr 2019, 22:26 PMJibberJabberJobber

Ginnungagap gets it:

"I've never understood the appeal of "cool" looking fantasy skins in ww2 games.

The tiger ace skin should come in regular ambush camo, with heavy wear and tear, crumbling zimmerit, multiple imprints from shell ricochets and plenty of killrings on the barrel - something that has seen and endured countless battles."

Just imagine..

Jump back to quoted post17 Apr 2019, 14:51 PMTiger Baron

While we're on the theme of replacing the ugly duckling skins of the Ostheer I want to again pitch in my Grenadier proposal:

Using the AT and Howitzer gun crew models equipped with rifles instead of the full camoed grenadier models in use right now because I don't know about other people but they are at least a torn in my eyes and they are not historically accurate because of low amounts produced as someone else mentioned. The camo itself was mostly used by snipers for the most part.

Here's some example pics:

- Running to a trench
- Hanging around a trench
- In a Church

Jump back to quoted post17 Apr 2019, 15:37 PMCrecer13

In contrast to the Soviet skins (which are mostly terribly non-historical), this German Grenadier skin is quite historical, I see no reason to change it.
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Jump back to quoted post18 Apr 2019, 02:04 AMMr. Someguy

Yeah just do this!




I once suggested that it'll be cool for Grenadiers to use that model by default (which the shoulder patches changed to white, red means they are artillerymen) and make it so that upgrading to Ambush Camouflage gives them the camouflage uniform instead.

Jump back to quoted post17 Apr 2019, 15:37 PMCrecer13

In contrast to the Soviet skins (which are mostly terribly non-historical), this German Grenadier skin is quite historical, I see no reason to change it.
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Jump back to quoted post18 Apr 2019, 10:07 AMjagd wölfe

What ? Soviet infantry skins are perfect

Jump back to quoted post18 Apr 2019, 12:08 PMCrecer13

Engineers:
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Conscripts:
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Mortar crew:
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sniper:
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Guard:
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penal troops
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tank crew:
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Future Guards paratroopers:
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Jump back to quoted post18 Apr 2019, 13:10 PMjagd wölfe

I suspect your pictures come from winter 1941 or something.

By mid war most troops had Telogreika and Valenki for Winter (they are iconic especially because some Panzergrenadier Divisions started using those too when they got their hands on a few supplies in Kiev (IIRC).

The backpack seems the one in the photo.

Lol the Guards actually used a cape ? I thought it was like Wehrmacht weather-proof poncho but without camo. Well, at least the uniform itself they wear under that is fine.

Penals need to stand out unfortunately, if Relic gave them same uniform that would be a mess. But this uniform is taken from a russian movie about penal troops IIRC, so was used by penal troops at some point.

Jump back to quoted post18 Apr 2019, 13:37 PMCrecer13

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About cape in Russian terminology, this is called a cape-tent (waterproof cape), if a German poncho can be a tent, then it’s the same thing. But the USSR produced real camouflage non-waterproof poncho:...