Profile of Kurobane

I have created a mod with a full USF rework. Numbers here are not absolute and can be tweaked and changed.
Also with that said the Modding Tools also have not been updated and some stats and or recent balance changes may not apply in this mod. The idea/purpose of this is to have a visual showcase and promote ideas on improving faction/commander design.

Key Points/Ideas for USF Faction Design :
-Integrate Weapon Racks upgrade with its corresponding Building
Example:


Platoon Command Post Unlocks Bazooka
Company Command Post Unlocks Bar
Battalion Command Post Unlocks M1918A2 LMG

1 Weapon Rack for each of the three USF Buildings

-Officer Squads no longer free but come with benefits associated with officers such as extended sight and easier access to .50 Cal HMG/AT Gun


-Stuart Swapped With Greyhound
-M10 Swapped with Jackson


Commander Changes

Infantry Company
-LMG Removed and Moved to Battalion Command Post
-New Ability - Rifleman Flares

Tactical Support Company
-LMG Removed and moved to Battalion Command Post
-New Ability - P47 Smoke Drop

Armor Company
-M10 Replaced with Jackson.
Jackson 14 CP, Limited to 1,70 Range TD, 720 Mp/245 Fuel

Thoughts: US has too much clutter with many different sherman variants and not enough units with a clear defined role. Jackson can serve as another end game tank alternative joining the Pershing as the 2 end game tanks for USF. M10 is stastically the same as the old M36 Jackson with the only difference being the model. Also it makes more sense having the M10 as a stock unit (since it was produced in significantly higher quantities than the Jackson was which was quite rare).


Airborne Company
-Pathfinders are now limited to 1
-Pathfinders can now Construct Reinforcement Beacons at 2CP
-2CP New (Passive) Ability Reinforcement Beacon
-HMG/AT Gun Paradrop moved to Reinforcement Beacon
-Pathfinder Beacon renamed to Radio Beacon. Can call in weaker versions of Paratroopers
-3CP New (Passive)Expanded Air Operations - Upgrades Paratroopers to current live version

Thoughts : Basically USF version of Panzerfusiliers except thematically based around the theme of Pathfinders acting as an advanced party which can call in further air support. Paratroopers act as a replacement for Rifleman as the mainline and start off weak but get stronger over time with upgrades/investment.


Recon Support Company
-IR Pathfinders are now limited to 1
-Greyhound replaced with Stuart
Greyhound is now a stock Unit. Gains +40 dmg vs vehicles (Stuart does 80 damage, Greyhound normally does 40 but now gains an additional 40 vs vehicles) so that USF doesn't lose light vehicle killing power.




*Note* Commander Previews cannot be changed in the current modding tools to my knowledge. Once you select a commander it will show the changes listed above

Also Keep in mind that numbers are not final. Some numbers may be off due to outdated modding tools, most of USF is up to date with current patch.

Misc Changes
Most USF Infantry now have Vehicle Priority upon picking up Anti-Tank based slot weapons such as Bazooka,Piat etc. Initial Testing it appears to work fine, may be buggy. I put this here as I would like to see this in COH2/COH3.

-Various Tooltip Changes

Download Link
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2816493594

Once Downloaded Create a Custom Game, Click on Options and Under Tuning Pack select the mod and create game.



To Do:
Work on Rifle Company/Mechanized



Any ideas for Commander Reworks (for any faction) let me know and I will attempt to create it.

First let me just say that I have purchased and own every single game Relic has ever made since they were created.

In almost all of Relic's games they history of being extremely lazy with its tooltips within its games. One thing I would like to see in COH 3 are tooltips that actually provide USEFUL information.

Imagine playing a game such as Starcraft, Civilization/Stellaris etc and you get the option for an upgrade and the tooltip says "Makes Unit Better" which provides zero information to the player.



Here is what I would like to see in COH 3 using COH2 as a visual example.




















It took me less than an hour to add detailed tooltips for USF for all unit veterancy and abilities. Most of that time was because I didn't have the information on hand to look at and hand to look in the modding tools to see what every single thing did.

So my question is, if a person like me can do it why is it so hard for a multi-million dollar company to add a tiny bit of polish into their games? Almost every single Relic game is missing this most basic feature and I would like to see this changed with COH 3 as Relic literally has no excuse for this other than laziness.

Stuart is in a good spot. If anything should be changed, it would be the fuel price. It's more suited to cost 55-60 fuel.

Even if it was 30 fuel it still wouldn't be worth it because the Stuart is hot garbage. Hands down the worst unit in the game next to Partisans.

The Stuart is basically a 70 fuel armored version of Rear Echelon Troops that does 0 damage and offers zero utility. M20 is like a King Tiger in Comparison to the Stuart. It is just that much better than the Stuart.

I'm sure its been explained somewhere before but I would like to know why the justification for Maxim being bad.

Same cost as MG42 but requires a tech building.

I am primary a team games player and I understand the balancing for Maxim is made around 1v1s. Am I correct in thinking that conscripts trading/value wise in 1v1s, the Maxim had to be toned down for it to be 'balanced'? If this is the case, unforunately conscripts are bad in team games which makes both Maxim and Cons being equally as bad in team games. A faction that has been ruined by the latest patches.

In team games, OST easy access to T1 Maxim, while Soviets have to build a T1 building for Maxim makes it so bad. Going Maxim first means you will always lose to MG42 first from Ost because they will have resource advantage and time advantage (because you teched to get Maxim). Not including that both have the same cost while Maxim has a smaller arc and can't suppress in one burst like the MG42 can. One is clearly better than the other and I don't see how the supporting units make up for this loss in power.

I know we're not getting any more patches but I feel like balance team really dropped the ball on this one. Soviets have really bad early game compared to OST and OKW. I remember Maxim costing 240mp before and having a faster setup time instead of what we have now.

The problem with the Maxim is that they went full USF on it and nerfed it into the ground and then made it like the USF AT Gun in which you have to constantly spend ammo on it so that it can be useful.


Rather than see the cost go down to 240 from 260 I would rather they adjust the reinforce cost. It used to be 15 back in the day and now it is currently at 20 to reinforce.

Back when Conscripts were balanced against grenadiers, they also cost 15 to reinforce (matching the Maxim reinforce cost)


I say lower the reinforce cost for Maxims and Conscripts down to 18, then when you unlock Mobile Reserves (the upgrade that allows you to get 7 man cons) it should be reduced down to 16 for the Maxim.

Still, while I wouldn't waste the munitions for HEAT shells on a Pz.IV when engaging infantry, it can be well worth it on the KT in some situations.

The current implementation of Heat Shells is rather retarded in my opinion. It would be better if it worked in a similar way to the Sherman ammo switch ability. This way they can remove the +30% damage bonus while still have the penetration bonus without having to pay ammo for it.