TheTuninator Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) Hey all, I was inspired by Pinetree's excellent ANZAC soldiers mod to add a bit more soldier background diversity to the game myself. I settled on Israeli soldiers, as given the high level of day-to-day conflict in the Middle East, the fact that the Yom Kippur War is a relatively recent historical event in the Xenonauts setting, and Israel's close ties with the US, I figured that they would be a logical choice for inclusion into Earth's finest. They'll pop up at about the same rate as Japanese soldiers. This mod adds in Israeli as a usable background for Xenonaut soldiers, with Shayetet 13 (a naval commando unit which specializes in things such as boarding actions, thus making them a logical choice for UFO breaching operations) and the Golani Brigade (a notable Israeli infantry brigade) as potential units of recruitment, with the Yom Kippur War as combat experience. However, this mod can still be polished some more, and I could use some help. I'm not very knowledgeable about the Israeli military; the above changes are based solely upon some research I've done. If I am incorrect anywhere, I'd love for somebody to let me know. Also, I'm not very familiar with Jewish naming conventions; as such, I used a random name generator to create the soldiers' names, though I plan on going back and doing more in-depth name research when Wikipedia's back up. In any case, if anyone reading this knows something about common Jewish names, please share so I can change the given names of the soldiers in order to more accurately reflect Israeli traditions. Installation To install the mod, simply extract the attached .zip archive containing soldiernames.xml and strings.xml into your desura/common/xenonauts/assets directory. Be sure to back up your own soldiernames.xml and strings.xml first! israelisoldiers.zip israelisoldiers.zip Edited January 18, 2012 by TheTuninator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 This is cool too. Nice to see some people modding the game already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straker Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Isn't modding an alpha build being a little premature? I love modding but I think I'll wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinetree Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Isn't modding an alpha build being a little premature? I love modding but I think I'll wait. It's only a few lines in a couple of xml files so it's not difficult nor time-consuming, so why not? Plus the research is fun and interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 The Six-Day War is also viable for previous combat experience I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorlom Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Staker it's just adding soldiers to the game. it isnt affecting gameplay. If anything it just means we get more variation in the soldiers without Chris haveing to do extra work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTuninator Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Isn't modding an alpha build being a little premature? I love modding but I think I'll wait. Why is it premature? It's not like the basic text files of the game are going to change between now and release, and I see no reason not to get started modding as soon as possible. We're afforded a unique chance to be able to play Xenonauts as it develops and give our own feedback and contributions; modding is a great way to do that, as well as helping out Chris and the team by adding additional content to the game. Plus, if Xenonauts has a thriving modding community on release, that can only be good for the game. The Six-Day War is also viable for previous combat experience I think. Yeah, I'm thinking about throwing that in, though by 1979 I felt it might have been a little dated. Still, I might. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinetree Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Yeah, I'm thinking about throwing that in, though by 1979 I felt it might have been a little dated. Still, I might. Well, an Israeli soldier alive in 1979 who fought in the Six Day War would have most probably fought in Yom Kippur as well but you may as well include it, it adds some more flavour. The Borneo and Malaya experiences in my mod happened in the mid-60s but I included them anyway. A soldier in his mid-30s in 1979 would have fought there. It looks a bit wierd when a 23- year old has them but again, it adds more flavour. I wonder if we could have age-based experiences by having a field in the experience tag that sets a minimum age for that war. i.e. <experience age="26">Vietnam</experience> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straker Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Some Israeli soldiers are not Jewish (Druze, Arab, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTuninator Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 If you have any name suggestions, PM them to me and I'll implement them! Haven't had much time to work this week, but I hope to update it over the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lensmanx Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Wasn't Entebbe 1978 or 1979? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golan2072 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Sorry for the thread necromancy, but since I'm an Israeli, I could definitely help with this project. For starters, I'd use Sayeret Matkal rather than Golani Brigade. After all, they were, and still are, a major anti-terrorist and deep-recon special force belonging to the IDF Military Intelligence. Golani are regular infantry, though they have also have a Sayeret (spec-force unit) of their own. Oh, and Entebbe was in 1976. Shayetet 13 (naval special forces) or even Tzanchanim (paratroopers) could also be good backgrounds. Both Six Day war and Yom Kippur War should be backgrounds, though most younger soldiers who fought in the former have also fought, at least as reserve personnel, in the latter. A few Israeli first names: Aharon Alon Amos Arie Ariel Assa Assaf Aviel Avigdor Avner Avraham Baruch Binyamin Dani David Efrayim Ehud Eitan Eliyahu Gadi Hannanel Hannanya Hayim Idan Menachem Menashe Mordechai Moshe Natan Pinhas Refael Roi Shaul Shlomo Shmuel Yaakov Yehoram Yigal Yisrael Yonatan Yossef Zalman Zvi A few Isreali last names: Aharon Ashkenazi Barak Bar-Zohar Bar-Yochai Carmel Cohen Cogen Dayan Eitan Gilad Golan Goldschmit Goldstein Greenberg Gur Hudeda Joel Landau Levi Laskov Maoz Maor Menashe Moscowitz Perri Sharon Shimoni Shapira Simhoni Stein Tavor Tzanaani Tzanchani Tzarfati Yagoda Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theg00dsir Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 cool mod good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTuninator Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Thanks for the feedback, Golan! Really appreciate it. I'll overhaul the mod ASAP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raziel1981 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Their's also the Matkal reconnaissance unit that is the land forces "spec-force" unit (unlike the Shayetet which belong to the Naval forces). Their's also Shaldag that belongs to the Air force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogaburan Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 This is an awesome mod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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