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New Mod Announcment (Tuscany)[message #356809]
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Mon, 25 February 2019 02:55
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Hello, I wanted to provide some insight into a new Mod that I am developing. It is more adapting and updating vice a new game. The outputs of this mod may have a much bigger interest than the mod itself but I am hopeful that people try the mod in its own right. It is a similar story but will feel very different, new and unsettling. The longer you have played the game the more unsettled I think you feel.
The game has elements that some will extremely dislike I am sure however and I understand that it is impossible to make everyone happy so I apologize if there are things you wish I would of done differently. Now with all that out of the way what is it about. You will have a question as you read the following below and I will answer it before you continue. The Mod is coming along very quickly and I am hopeful to have it out in the next 3-6 months but depending on work and complexity of cutting the voice files could be longer. The images are all selected and in right size to complete the STI conversion, Names, Nick Names, Buddies and Disliked and all the rest that goes into MERC Profile is pretty much complete as well as most of the backgrounds. The BIO's and NPC's will be done this week then the task of scripting the voices takes place. The voice actors have been pretty much selected as can be at this point before the scripts are completed. Following that I have to do the tying it all together and the inventory. Then when vocie files come in those have to be parsed and numberd appositely as well as scripts udated to cover the additional dialogue. The first release will be set to fit into the main trunk release. I may with permission adapt it to fit into other existing mods however that will take more work as I will have to adjust so the theme and concept of their BIO's and gear fits as well as voice scripts. That may be a ways off. Anyway back to the previously programmed show.
This Mod has:
• At it's foundation is to increase roleplaying and provide a fresh feel almost like a new game
• It is not just new faces and voices
• Has no real new weapons, mpas, items or quests
• Is based or as best as can be on realism and all the problems that go with it. This is particularly so with some mercenaries
• The challenges are meant to how to form a Jagged Alliance which I was told recently and I love that so it fits very well
• Been updated to take place in the current timeframe
• All new Images for all of the AIM/MERC/NPC/RPC
o These fit their nationality, speciality, background and were all carefully selected
o They do not blink or have their mouth move which was not possible
• Has all nationalities covered and actually many more which are described in their BIO and use the B/H modifiers to roleplay this fact.
• Everyone has 6 Buddies and 6 Disliked
• The biggest change I think is
o All of the AIM/MERC/RPC and many NPC's will be rescripted and revoiced by voice actors that are based worldwide and most are native speakers
Scripts will be mainly accented with some foreign words interjected
They will cover all the main voice allotments but also have about 8-20 additional dialogues added
The AIM/MERC/RPC will not mention specific names or nicknames in the speech
• This is to allow the most amount of future modding for new characters and reuse of the voices
• In the EDT script file which is shown on screen it will show who the person is talking about.
o I know this is not as good but I don't want to limit future use of these voices to the names and nicknames of this mod
• With the new scripts and voices the story while still about Merc's hired to take back a country is the same it will be a modern retelling and therefore quite different
• All AIM/MERC's can and should be used so there is not really any place holders and with the Nationalites, Buddy, Disliked etc it could be a challenge so options are important
• The mercenaries were developed using math models so there is a rhyme and reason to where they are stats, skill and price wise.
• There is still humor as this is a bit of a French comedy which means mixture of seriousness, tragedy and humor
• Each character has a story to tell and a personality and their interactions will allow you to learn more about each of them
• The scripts that need to be short as needed so no long repetitive stuff which gets old sometimes after playing a while
• Using my background and understanding of the military the skill distribution have been adjusted to fit realistic modern armies
• There is a mixture of about 60/40 of Core Military Options and 40% of miscellaneous backgrounds that someone would or may hire given this task
• Starting money has been adapted to fit the core story and architecture of the mod
• The core story has been updated to fit modern times and so the emails, documents and all the rest will be updated to fit this new narrative
• Most mercenaries have traits and deficiencies that align to people who would chose this lifestyle and all that goes with it
• You will need to have a mix in your team as no military force has generalists in real life so that does exist here either
• This story is the same about how a small group of mercenaries instigates a coup and defeat the military of the opposing side. However to win the hearts and minds as well as support of the people you need to take care of what they care most about which is Maslow's hierarchy of needs of needs. Food, shelter, medicine etc. and then security. Fighting the military is one part but you were hired to take back the country. So you will need to balance what you do.
• The mercenaries starting items will be adjusted to what realistically they would pack for this mission
o This does not mean all high end gear but everyone would be ready for what is a long term invasion into hostile territory and fit their level, specialty, background and nationality
• The game will have as standard drop all as standard which is realsitic and needed to arm militia as well as for fund raising
o This mod is under the assumption that it is hostile day one and starts tough and will continue that way throughout.
• As standard you can sell items using ALT but those are bought by the black market and sold to bandits, Narco's and a host of others. As standard you will need to equip your militia's as that is realistic since where would poor people who cannot eat get their weapons from.
• There are 133 AIM/MERC's to chose from so lots of combinations available
• Because this is based on a realistic approach and IMP does not have a standard monthly fee to have them there are only 2 IMP slots.
o This was by design as the purpose of the game is the personalities and their interactions which are highly limited with IMP.
o If you want more I guess you will have to personally mod it to fix it to your liking. I appolgize if you do not like it but I wanted as many options and voices as I could get.
• Takes into consideration disease but has been modified to lower its occurrence and impact. Medical people coming on mission would of been briefed and prepared for this
• Does not use eating per se however there is a methodology that takes this into consideration the weight associated with required food and water. This is to limit some of the in-game difficulties with its use but still provide the realistic nature of it taking up space, weight and need.
• Merc's may have certain peculiarities about things. The system should allow this to be realistically portrayed but not impact game in an overall manner.
There is more but this is long enough for initial introduction. I have and am creating tools which allow for rapid changes and updates which should speed the creation of this mod. The scripts and getting the story and right balance for so many people will be tricky and will take the longest time. However even when the voice files come back to me I have to cut them all into their respective numbering so that will be a bit of a slog. However I am looking forward to playing it and I hope you are as well. Thank you for your time and reading this long description!
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Re: New Mod Announcment (Tuscany)[message #356816 is a reply to message #356814]
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Mon, 25 February 2019 15:20
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Thank you for your interest and it has been quite enjoyable to build out so far. I am very much looking forward to playing it myself to see these characters blend and come to life if you will.
Well as for the story it has at its base the same parts hired to liberate a country. However, the basic game was built out so that you would slowly move from pistols to larger weapons and bigger groups and so on. Which is great and I played it hundreds of times. However, that may make and does a great game it is not realistic. In this mod, you will be hired and informed of the difficulty facing you and you will start with a team of whatever you decide and can afford for the purpose of changing the government from a pretty powerful military. Not powerful against a Western power with lots of airpower and such but Arulco could challenge many a country if the invading country could not use air power, artillery or tanks. In addition, the mission is to liberate not just kill soldiers. To topple the government you realistically need the militia or similar. To gain their support you have to show you are willing to take care of them and support what they care about. So this is not just about killing it is developed to be more of a simulator of how to make a current somewhat stable government collapse through a military coup while winning the hearts and minds of the people. Trying to stay alive and make money.
I would point out that the Merc's you hire you will not know them at all and just like when you first started with JA1 or JA2 these people are unknowns. The mercenaries are not recreations or versions of any past merc. Some similarities may be thought to exist but all names, backgrounds, skills, traits are new. Also how AIM and MERC are setup is different and the purpose of both has changed. Also the NPC's look differnt they have different personaliteies, reasons of why they are doing what they are doing. The quests are hard coded so limited with that flexibility but I don't think it will be so cut and dry when you see them and experience them as they are written to evoke thought. Hard to explain but many of them have been written or a draft outline completed.
Another change takes place on the maps. They are minor things by and large but the purpose is to allow players with lots of expereince not just go place to place knowing what is next. The idea is to provide a new playground with as much new car smell as I can pull off. I hope that helps.
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Update on New Mod: (Tuscany)[message #356867 is a reply to message #356809]
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Mon, 04 March 2019 03:07
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My intention is to provide you with a weekly update on the progress of the Mod.
Partially based on feedback and recommendations received I expanded the Mod initial release to include what was going to be a phased approach. This will hopefully allow for a higher quality experience for the players and capture more of what I had envisioned for the story I wanted to tell. That is to include the game mechanics and architecture which will have it play differently.
So with all that said what has changed:
The mod has its own story, theme, time and concept. The core tenet was that it should feel different than Arulco as to give people something hopefully new or newish.
The mod will have its own unique map that has never been played on in its configuration. This map uses many different map tiles pulled and adapted into one mod. I am thankful for the many people allowing me to use their creations. This will I hope to give everyone a neat place to explore that can be enjoyed for a while. The map is pretty close to complete and the appropriate data files are being worked on.
All of the NPC' & RPC's will have rewritten plot involvement, renamed, new photos, rescripted and revoiced. This is ongoing and shaping up well.
The mod should include some new quests which have never been used and a complete rework of all the others. This will take some time and there is the potential for bugs but that is to be expected.
The Bio's got a bit delayed as I had to step back to build the plot, quests, and map. However, with those fleshed out was able to complete many of them. I will as promised to provide a spoiler after this post. That posting will be the Bio's on the MERC side. If you would prefer to wait until the mod is released by all means. However, they give you an insight into some of the theme, complexity, and what I hope fun that is planned.
Once the Bio's are complete then I will finish the bio's and stories and sundry other documents for the NPC/RPC's.
After completing that task then all the voice scripting will happen. I expect this to take significant time as there over 25,000 sentences that must be scripted. This is important to get right since the whole mod and future ones will use these files.
Alright thank you for your support and as always any questions or suggestions are welcomed as in the end this is for your use as much as mine.
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Re: Update on New Mod: (Tuscany)[message #356870 is a reply to message #356867]
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Mon, 04 March 2019 03:35
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Ok, so now below are spoilers for the upcoming mod. The first part is general brief information which is helpful in processing the second part. The aforementioned second part is the MERC BIOS. This hopefully will give you a glimpse into what I am trying to do with this mod as well as I hope to interest you in giving it a go. It is my sincere wish that I have crafted some interesting and compelling characters that will be fun, enjoyable as well as aggravating but most of all require you to use strategy to keep your Jagged Alliance focused on the mission. On to the very long spoiler post.
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The first part that must be noted is that this is based on how the current military is structured and that is the foundation more so than ease of gameplay. This mod is built in a way that drives you to use different individuals for different tasks and there are very few generalists. It is also difficult by design to create generalists as the game progresses. The need to have a bigger team creates challenges but also allows for more character interaction. The maps and quests are focused on adding to this diversification.
The mercenaries are grouped into classes much as the military does. Special Forces are for stealth attacks and night missions/raids. Soldiers are the backbone and fill the largest percentage. Heavy Weapons individuals are more rare and specialized. Snipers more so. Then you have the other skills Demolitions being the rarest of them, followed by Doctors (not paramedics a bit more common) and Engineers. Mercenaries for hire are more predisposed to tough people who know weapons and the support roles fall onto the government military ancillary roles. This mod takes into consideration that there is limited government support, therefore, the support skillsets are in high demand but limited quantity.
This mod takes place during the modern world with all that is going on to the worldwide market of mercenaries. AIM is only providing those mercenaries that agreed to go on the mission to Tziekestan with you. Since there are more lucrative and less deadly places to be your choices are limited. Add into that you are a relatively new Mercenary Captain without a long history of success and a newly formed group that limits who will take the chance on you. Please bear in mind that this Mod has more options in AIM than the base game. This is more background and architecture that defined the parameters of this mod.
So AIM is the mainstream Military Mercenary Recruiting Platform. High cost but all military people and nothing else.
MERC stands for "Mercenary Expanded Recruiting Concept". They recruit worldwide for individuals that have the skills and capabilities to be a mercenary and maybe better than people at AIM but would be not considered by AIM since they only provide former military period. Also, MERC has a new program that they offer which is the "Mercenary Experience Project" where some of the mercenaries they offer either come at no cost or in some cases you are paid daily for as long as you keep them on your team.
Next up the Merc Bios
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Re: Update on New Mod: (Tuscany)[message #356872 is a reply to message #356870]
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Mon, 04 March 2019 03:46
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The following are the Bio's of the MERC's you will have the option to employ and hopefully enjoy and despise at times this cast of characters. Everyone listed is valuable and there are reasons for each one. Some more than others but when building a team over time and replacements you will need lots of different skills sets to add in deaths and 6 Buddies/6 Disliked that adds difficulty. All of the stats, skills and pretty much everything else needed for the AIM and MERC's are complete. There are 47 MERC's for hire so this is a long list and the text has to be edited and cut back that I know to fit the limitations. I hope you enjoy!
1. Traci "Acts with Force" Nqobizitha or Gabadeli in his proud African heritage language. We are proud to support his dream which was looked down on in the States. He is an excellent organizer and growing up on the mean streets of Philadelphia he knows how to fight. Part of his cost to hire is subsidized by his local chapter which shows how highly they regard his ability to spread the truth. He requests only work not in the United States or countries that have an extradition policy to the United States.
1. Initial assessment identified: rambunctious and not so good with heights.
2. José "Mole" Piñón or Topo is a top-notch engineer who sadly recently lost his ability to support his wife and many kids. He has built many a fortification and is extremely skilled in tunneling under fences and rumor has it borders. He has skillfully created underground rail systems and knows how to repair just about anything. He wants a safer work environment and understanding employers.
2. Initial assessment identified: a bit fearful which is to be expected and prefers underground heights.
3. Van "Show me the Money" Landers or just plain Money. Here is a great offer as he is willing to pay you a daily fee if you hire him and teach him the excitement of being a mercenary. He says he is tired of the humdrum lifestyle of Wall Street and all that easy living. He prefers to sign on ASAP and is packed and ready to go. He is known for being secretive but very talkative so he may be an agent of some sort, but he is motivated that is for sure. He requests only work not in the United States or countries that have an extradition policy to the United States.
3. Initial assessment identified: Oddly my team told me they found no faults or weakness which is unusual.
4. Maudad "Warrior" Suhaim Wasem or Muharib is a Syrian refugee who fought bravely until the USA pulled out and the Russians and Syrian Government barrel bombed them to submission. While not trained in the military as such he has fought more combat than most in the military. We feel he will go quick as he is a good person which cannot be said for all those we provide at MERC.
4. Initial assessment identified: Solid weapons and good scout except around water. He's from the desert.
5. Jonas" B YO" Van De Velde or just B YO known by his many rap fans around the world is another pickup that you can only get here. A built Belgian who knows how to charm and fit right in. He ran into some difficulty on his tour of the States and upset some people. He is part of our MERC experience package and he is paying you therefore comes to you at no cost and you might make a little as well training him. You may think of Belgium as waffles and Poirot, but he grew up in the tough parts and many of his older brothers were shot...often. Luckily for them their mother was nurse. So yes, B YO not only knows the def lines he also knows bandages.
5. Initial assessment identified: a born star who is athletic and built ready to go. Maybe not in a car unless he has glasses which he often refuses to wear.
6. Wow if you want a lady that knows how to shoot well Nicole "Second Amendment" Sutton or Second knows how to do that! She is not only deadly she is Ambidextrous so she can load quick and knows how to hunt. She ran into some heat with the NRA who found her too pro-gun and militant. So, after having to quit after taking the Headquarters hostage. (They did not press charges, I think they were afraid) we are happy to offer this spitfire to our mercenary membership.
6. Initial assessment identified: Great shot but her personality might rub some the wrong way. She is a bit opinionated and her ways are to be viewed as 1860's meets the feminist era of the 60's. Enjoy
7. Malomo "Cheerful" Mikaili or Tausayi in his native Nigerian language. Well we have a large clientele and we pride ourselves in not stereotyping people as well as giving second chances or thirds after we do our PIP (Performance Improvement Plan). Tausayi is one of those. His skills are top shelf and due to the difficulty finding employers that will hire him, we can offer him at a great rate. In his defense he has many wives and children to feed so we support his effort in expanding his work and interaction skills.
7. Initial assessment identified: He is "former" reformed Boko Haram so there is that but amazing with an automatic weapon. Can tend to be violent and his years mowing down Nigerian soldiers has sadly affected his hearing.
8. Maximilian "Revenge" Röhm or Rache in his native German is one of our bright stars with a celebrity grandfather. He is Bolivian and is someone who could easily work for AIM but refuses too since they employ Germans. His father and him have never gotten over how his Grandfather were killed. He has been trained for fighting and has served all over the world in many hot spots. Knows heavy weapons as well as automatic ones and is quite strong.
8. Initial assessment identified: Let us stress he hates everything German. Though oddly enough he speaks it fluently. I think he does that in a Princess Bride kind of way. "My name is Maximilian Rohm you killed my grandfather prepare to die" kind of way. He is a bit brutal and can go a bit off at times.
9. Yet another MERC experience person! Tony "Not Me" Bielio or Non Io in Italian is funded by his family in Brooklyn. Either way not a bad deal for you, how could you refuse as Tony would say. He is boss when it comes to leadership and he knows how to organize like no one's business. He helped us out with some shipping problems we had at our HQ as well as got our garbage picked up twice a week. How is that for results. He is another guy looking for work quick and out of the States.
9. Initial assessment identified: Guys loved him, and he was funny. Tough but funny not in "Ha Ha" kind of way but funny you know. There are rumors that he may have some criminal background. We are not sure as he was blocked by our search system, so we don't know for sure.
10. Ewan "Genie" Walsh is a Neo-Fascist however he is more of a Britain First kind of person and argues for return to the happier times when the sun never set on the empire. So, he is not innately racist or anti-Semitic he just wants everyone to leave Britain that came after the Normans. He also has had a bit of bother in UK, so he is looking to see the world to see how best to conquer it when the time comes.
10. Initial assessment identified: So, we offer this firebrand for one reason some of our mercenary groups hire him. We think this is that before he became a radical, he was a stellar Doctor from Oxford.
11. William "White Knight" Bowne or Knight as he likes to go by scared us when we first saw his name as perhaps, he was someone we would not really be comfortable with. However, we could not have been more wrong. He is a former Hollywood SWAT Captain and is part of our core former law enforcement folks we recruit from around the world. He knows how to make people talk and he is chatty himself, so it works out. While not military if you have been to some of the tougher parts of Hollywood you know how bad it can get or so he says. He is also very keen on what's happening so if you want to know about those sorts of things it comes with his total package. Don't ask him about that trust us!
11. Initial assessment identified: Will not get along with some of our mercenaries we offer but we figured you'd be smart enough to understand. Capisc as Non-Io would say.
12. Consuela "Death to Narcos" Fernandino or Muerte as she likes to go by comes to us straight from Mexico where she was known for taking down many drug lords and racking up a very high kill rate of their cartel members. She is a solid killer that is for sure and while not military she has seen plenty of tough scrapes. Not gentle by any definition but she is a good pick up. Due to the price on her head she refuses to work in Mexico and any South American country for that matter.
12. Initial assessment identified: As with most of our law enforcement offerings she might struggle working well with them. Being on the run and so many assignation attempts has made her a bit jumpy.
13. Wahhab "Saladin" Ihtisham Tahan or just Saladin is one of few Martial Artists out there and if you can believe it, we have a hard time placing him. Some people just will not give this former ISIS fighter a second chance. He is a killer in hand to hand and he has killed his share we are sure. We do not know how many due to the recent collapse of the Caliphate we are unable to get records. He refuses to work in the United Kingdom, USA, France, Russia. It's a long list so if interested please contact our office.
13. Initial assessment identified: He is or was ISIS, so you know what you get. His martial arts skills are phenomenal. He spent quite a bit of time hiding underground from air attacks and drones so he prefers to work where he will not be buried alive. On a side note he can do many neat tricks with a knife.
14. Leon "Book" Rüegsegger or Buch in his native German is an author. He is writing a book on mercenaries so his publishing company signed up for the MERC experience so he can learn what it is like to be a mercenary. How cool is that! Also, he guarantees no real names will be used so no worries there. He's a quick learner and we are proud to offer him a chance to learn what it is like to be a real mercenary.
14. Initial assessment identified: He is shockingly athletic for an author but must be his vegan diet and love of yoga. He is here from a well-respected publishing house so please don't get him killed.
15. Austin "Mouse" Bain or Mouse which we have no idea how he got that name. He was found off the recommendation of another of our members. He was looking for a way out of Australia for a bit and based on his size and strength as well as his toughness we decided to give him a go. He is a bit rough around the edges but not more so than some of our other offerings.
15. Initial assessment identified: He is an active or so we believe motorcycle gang member however he has signed our bylaws and ethics agreements, so we are hopeful he gets along fine. He refused a drug test and since he was big, our in-house doctors (also available) decided wrongly to not test him.
16. Máximo "Wrong" Ybarra García or Forkert in his native Danish is a volunteer at heart. Unfortunately, he volunteered to fight for ISIS. After they were effectively destroyed, he has decided to try being a mercenary for hire. He is young and are giving our members the opportunity to yield some value from this diamond in the rough. One point which we do not condone but could be of value to you is his rare skills in demolitions which he used quite often at many UNESCO and religious buildings.
16. Initial assessment identified: If you can get past his past, he knows demolitions and automatic weapons and is good with a knife. Odd how all these ISIS guys are good with knives.
17. Søren "Brute Force" Enevoldsen or Råstyrke is another proud Dane. He was proven to work well in situations that others might be a bit hesitant to do. However, he is also in full disclosure a bit racist and like Mouse sometimes hard to get along with. Then again these are people you are hiring to kill people sometimes indiscriminately so there may be a place for him in your unit.
17. Initial assessment identified: Solid with a shotgun so if rumors of chemical testing in Arulco is to be believed he will know how to bring them down or hell with his fists as he is a big mean looking guy with a personality to match. He was locked up as a child so he can become unstable underground.
18. Huseina "Winter" Hodari Tia or Vinter is part of our Peacekeeper group we offer and this no non-sense Nigeran has worked in some of the hottest areas of conflict and has seen the damage it can to people. With that said he was tasked with fixing all the vehicles, weapons and gear.
18. Initial assessment identified: From the desert of Africa so his swimming skills are a bit lacking and his desire to not hurt people is sometimes off-putting, but he does have a rare skillset among mercenaries.
19. Yasmin "Soft" Pinto Souza or Suave in her native Portuguese tongue is someone we are very proud to offer. She is part of the 4 Brazilians we provide to our members who all worked for Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais or BOPE in RIO. She was the expert in hand to hand combat and very pleasant and kind if you follow the law and do the right thing. Otherwise not so much.
19. Initial assessment identified: This whole group could be summed up as scary and they enjoy what they do and are looking forward to not being as restrained as they were under the strict safety controls required by BOPE. Suave when asked about what we should put in her bio said it in the best way to capture their assessment.: "We are ready to kill and looking forward to it!"
20. Lilly "Calm" Herbert or Conner as her friends (I think she has friends but not sure) call her. We do not know where she received her training but her skills in the hard to find technical field make her a fine asset. She loves her shotguns as she says, "when they come regular weapons will not work, they are too powerful" Not sure what that means but she is a fine addition to your team if you are looking for a survivor.
20. Initial assessment identified: My interviews think she might have Tourette syndrome, but we do not discriminate and are proud of our culture of giving everyone a chance. You should as well.
21. Victor "Brother" Oliveira Sousa is the brother to Yasmin "Soft" Pinto Souza and is also a former member of the Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais or BOPE in RIO. His role was the finder and tracker who would find the bad buys in the favelas or slums if your Portuguese is not where it should be.
21. Initial assessment identified: This whole group could be summed up as scary and they enjoy what they do and are looking forward to not being as restrained as they were under the strict safety controls required by BOPE. Victor seems to be slightly more vicious than his sister which shocked us.
22. Sabreen "Mr. IED" el-Kassem is well let's just start with it a demolitions guy who has been limited finding work as Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Israel have calmed significantly of late. So, you can see that an Iranian demolitions expert with expertise in building improved explosive devices which have killed so many soldiers and mercenaries might find difficulty in finding work.
22. Initial assessment identified: He is a specialist, so his other skills are limited but this intelligent person is an excellent fit if blowing things up or disarming them is important and on a limited budget.
23. Jessamine "PETA" Ratté is our recent addition and this French beauty should be called Tiger because she is one and just as deadly. Jessamine learned her sharpshooting skills killing poachers in Africa. Her style was sneaking up at night and killing them all. She decided she could help the world more by going professional and donating her salary to PETA. She is a good nice person if you are nice to animals. She is nicer to animals than people who she has no problems killing.
23. Initial assessment identified: We highly recommend that you do not have her and Tiger (whom we also offer) on the same team as his love of killing endangered animals upset her a bit.
24. Sebastião "Evil" Bettencourt or Mal in his native Portuguese language. We saw a gap in the industry where individuals that specialized in prisoners was sorely lacking. So, we were very pleased when we found Sebastião. Fitting in nicely with our former law enforcement group he is an outstanding person for getting that needed information out of those that you need it from.
24. Initial assessment identified: Since his work is normally close by and needs to use his hands and other motivational items his weapon skills are not up with regular soldiers or even our other law enforcement professionals. He is an avid bodybuilder so he can pack out gear with the best of them.
25. Maya "Piss Off" Kaur is a bitch there is no other way to get around it and spend 1 minute with her you will know why she has earned her name in spades. However, this British spitfire is a world-renowned hacker and violent anarchist is experienced like no other. Since she and her friends love to get into violent fights, she knows how to stitch them up. She is always wanted by the law, so she knows how to monitor and use radios and add in her hacking skills she is well worth all you must deal and pay to get her.
25. Initial assessment identified: You just have to grin and bear it, sorry.
26. Jordan "Tiger" Goddard or Tiger is world famous! Not for a good reason but he is a good shot that is for sure. This infamous hunter has killed many endangered species to include the last Tasmanian Tiger that he found on a remote island in Polynesia. He is also rude, arrogant, obnoxious, racist and sexist to name a few of his good traits. However, he was born wealthy to equally horrific parents. Due to his immense legal entanglements he has signed up for our Mercenary experience project. So, you get paid to babysit this wonderful human being. We did mention he is a good shot and tracker?
26. Initial assessment identified: He is an ass and a Hemophiliac to boot so there is hope for the world.
27. Heba "Morgue" Messaoudi or Mushriha in her native Arabic. This Bahraini is daughter of a wealthy oil sheik so don't get her killed! Due to the fading of the Arab spring she decided to continue working as a Doctor in the Red Crescent but this time for money. She is so nice and cheerful she scares us, and we think she should be at AIM however we are glad to offer her services to you.
27. Initial assessment identified: Not a fighter for sure and living with all the barrel bombs in Syria and drone attacks in Yemen has made her a bit skittish. She is a damn fine doctor.
28. Ana "Fix" María de la Cruz or Aprieto in his native Spanish is part of our new plan to add more diverse talent as well as give chances to those who have remarkable skills. Aperieto is a fine example of this as is her husband Splatter. She s We started young and rough so her upbringing must have been brutal and speaking of brutal she is amazing with an automatic weapon. We might want to mention that she is or "was" a member of MS-13 and her discounting of human life scares us a bit. However, she is a kitten compared to her husband, but we think you cannot find a better gunner for the price.
28. Initial assessment identified: She has machine-gunned more people than can be counted. She probably has some potential negative traits, but she is MS-13 so you should expect that.
29. Moises "Splatter" de la Cruz or Salpicar in his native Spanish language. Is the warm loving husband of Ana de la Cruz. This Mexican is the all-around killing package and has no scruples. Need a bus full of kids taken care of because the driver honked his horn in front of your house too long well Salpicar is your guy. If you want to blow up a church, he knows his way around all types of brutal killing.
29. Initial assessment identified: A malicious psycho is as crazy as they come. Very nice to his wife that is when he is not beating her. Sporting many knife wounds from her so with think it must be their thing.
30. Brunhild "Radical" Musäus or Radikale is a recent German addition to MERC. We discovered that there was a lot of skilled people in the Antifa movement. We offer them a way to learn new skills and hone those they already have so they can cause the problems we are sure. They did sign a legal document removing you and us from future problems that they may "will" cause.
30. Initial assessment identified: She is a rare breed for sure and has robbed "baseless speculation" many government and corporate places. Not as crazy as most but she is Antifa so can be argumentative.
29. Na'il "Ballerina" Mihran Basara or Raqisa in her native Arabic. Born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Russia this former ballerina somehow became radicalized into the Antifa movement and has dedicated her life to removing male domination of women. Before being disowned her family paid quite a bit to have her trained for "self-protection". She uses those skills very well to protect herself.
29. Initial assessment identified: She should be called burka just like it hides the person Raqisa is a stealthy killer who can shoot or take you out hand to hand.
30. Zula "Kidnapper" Fethawi or Tsarkake in his native Nigerian. Is another of our Boko Haram members we are currently offering until things blow up. Zula was known for a few things one which was the number of people he kidnapped. We do not condone the hostile taking of people, mostly! However, the other thing he was known for is his ability with heavy weapons and he has killed tons of Nigerian soldiers, militia, farmers, peacekeepers, special forces, etc. Dude is death with heavy weapons.
30. Initial assessment identified: A staunch believer in Boko Haram cause and working to raise funds to spread their movement throughout Africa.
31. Giuliana "Whore" Montenegro or La Puta in her native Spanish. This Cuban revolutionary was born 50 years too late. She wears her freedom as a badge of honor as she does her given name. La Puta could be on AIM if she was not so much of a loose cannon and anti-authority figure. She is working to spread the collapse of the capitalist system. Oddly she does this selling her services for money.
31. Initial assessment identified: La Puta was trained by her former partner who worked for the Cuban Special Forces. She has worked on jobs in the past with Radikale and we call them the Chicas Bomb!
32. Dr. Magdalena "Sneak Out" Diaconescu or Furișa is our Romanian military doctor. We don't get many military doctors at MERC, so we are happy she chose us. This smart intelligent woman is sneaky which a rare trait for a doctor we think. She refuses to work in Romania or any country that borders Romania. We don't know why but when you are a military doctor, we don't ask silly questions.
32. Initial assessment identified: She is a no kidding Doctor what more you could want?
33. Hasna "Queen of Sheba" Benlabed she became radicalized after meeting Raqisa at a protest for allowing women to be able to drive in her native Saudi Arabia. On the pain of death, she was exiled after what we understand was a long brutal incarceration. She has devoted her life to bringing down the status quo in the world and does so with her weapon skills which she has taught by other Antifa.
33. Initial assessment identified: Not as strong as men she prefers to sneak up and kill them with powerful automatic weapons fire. A solid addition and you can help empower women in a male world.
34. Dr. Jerzy "Proctology & Ladybits" Anczok or Inekolog is our fun loving Polish native Doctor. He loves to joke around and does not get bothered by much. He is also easy to get along with and does not mind operating with all that hygienic stuff which he thinks is not really required. He requests to not work in Poland or the EU in general as they all have the same Medial Certification and Disbarment authority.
34. Initial assessment identified: He may not be a general practitioner, but Jerzy is even better as how often do you get a combo doctor. We think the rumors about him are false.
35. Iggi "Black Uhuru" Selassie, is a person who has worked for some of the largest transportation organizations in the world. He would guard and fix the planes, submarines, as well as help build compartments in vehicles for storage. This Jamaican knows his Reggae and is well known by many people. Specifically, in the United States which is why he decided to take his technical skills afield.
35. Initial assessment identified: Not the bravest of people but he is a good fixer, not like Ana fixes things he really can do it without killing people.
36. David "The TEXAS Ranger" Wright and yes that's right TEXAS in all caps. He can be said to be proud of his state. David has decided that he wants to prove his skills fighting the world of crime and bringing Texas justice to those how need to be Americanized which as we understand it is everybody not from the United States and not from Texas. Sorry TEXAS.
36. Initial assessment identified: You want a hard-core guy well David is the guy and he knows how to handle a weapon and is in his words a "Mans Man". We don't know what that means but we are open to all people of all races, religions and sexual orientation. (Respectfully MERC HR Dept.)
37. Alfonso "Flowers" Duca is a proud Sicilian family member from Queens. He decided to leave the USA after too many superfluous warrants as well lots of accidental car mishaps. His cars had the unfortunate tendency to blow up. However, besides his love of flowers and tending his garden he is a good technician and the flower business must be tough since he knows how to treat gunshot wounds.
37. Initial assessment identified: A technical guy who also knows how to be a paramedic in a pinch what more is not to like? We feel the same way which is why we accepted his services to offer our members.
38. Mike "Cocaine" Vega is our first DEA agent and we know this is a booming market stopping all those drug loving countries and all the bad it does. This New York guy is not by the book and wont stop till someone is either arrested or dead. Surprisingly his supervisors thought he was a bit too excessive which is why we think they asked him to resign. Either way our win and could be yours!
38. Initial assessment identified: Built and someone everyone looks up to when things get tough. Mike is a solid all-rounder.
39. Marcus "Sgt. Fury" Dansereau. This seasoned military professional looks down on the so-called pretentious members of AIM and refuses to even apply there. While we don't necessarily understand his thinking, we are pleased to have such an extensively awarded and medaled individual to offer our members. We do not get the chance for many of them so here is your chance to get one of the few the proud the MERC Marine Commander. He is not afraid of battle we know by all his purple heart ribbons!
39. Initial assessment identified: We do not know much about him and could not find much so we think it is highly probable he is former Special Forces.
40. Austin "Nashville lights baby!" North. While he is a member of the Mercenary Experience Project, he is surprising not inept. He is a solid hunter and knows how to shoot. Also, he has promised to sign any autograph for his hundreds of thousands of worldwide country fans out there.
40. An initial assessment identified: You get paid and he is not horrific and has no major hang-ups well besides being a bit moon pie (I don't know what that is as we don't have those in Germany), but he says it often enough. So, if you like your music with a bit of Southern Country soul Austin North is your guy.
41. Joao "Quick Death" Castro Martins or Rápido is the third of our crazy foursome of death squad goodness. This former Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais or BOPE in RIO was the all-around killer. We love his beard and that hat are all part of the Brazilian's charm.
41. Initial assessment identified: Just as violent and crazy as the other three but with more facial hair and a cool hat. Take the whole squad and sit back and enjoy the carnage.
42. Vinicius "Captain" Rodrigues Araujo or Capitão is the firm leader of his band of righteous killers of the unlawful. It was his idea for his squad to resign from Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais or BOPE in RIO to go independent. We are happy he did so, and we are happy with how much money these cats bring in since they are in high demand.
42. Initial assessment identified: A leader and solid all around on his own. BOPE is known for being violent but fair. That is what we have found as well however since they have lost some of the rules of engagements there has unfortunately been some complaints of innocents being hurt.
43. Jacob "Rich Bastard" Summons. I cannot say how happy I am with the MERC Experience project and so many people wanting to try out our exciting and fun lifestyle choice. He has earned his name as he is a bastard and as snobbish as they come. His arrogance alone has had several customers send him back. We find that surprising as this Rich Bastard spent a fortune honing his weapon craft and is our only certified sniper at MERC. So yep you get a sniper and for free! His weapon cost is very high which we understand but he has been burned in the past by groups hiring him for his weapon.
43. Initial assessment identified: He could be worse, but he is a sniper.
44. Joyce "Grid Iron" Heer or GridIron is my American cousin on my sisters' side. Ok so now that conflict of interest is covered let me say if she was not my cousin, we would offer her. Here is why she built like a Brickhouse, brave, smart and a good learner. She likes to make her own path which is why she played College Football on an all-male team, so she is not afraid of many things. Also, it helps she went to nursing school which fits in nicely in our offerings.
44. Initial assessment identified: Don't get my cousin killed or I will find a way to block you from hiring any MERC's that we offer. Don't do it!
45. Siddeeqa "Renko" el-Bacho is our most unusual former law enforcement member. She is born and raised in Iraq and after watching hundreds of hours repeatedly of the 80's classic Gorky Park movie she decided to be one of the first female detectives in Bagdad. Sadly, for them the male dominated society did not respect her. Well we sure do and are damn happy to have her as our offering.
45. Initial assessment identified: Renko is stable and sure of thought and well liked by many. For that reason alone, we like her, but you will like her since she keeps a close eye on things. Is well trusted and respected and has proven a calming voice between more aggressive Merc's and the general population.
46. Andres "Enlighten" Charles or S̄xn must be the only Canadian out there who is the way he is. We took him as a lark since we did not believe what our recruiters told us. They were right so we are ......happy is to strong of a word...but maybe apropos for this. The one and only violent Hare Krishna who is out to spread the word of peace and tranquility by forceful conversion.
46. Initial assessment identified: Look we signed a one-year contract to offer him and while his chants and incense can be a bit much. Overlooking his outlandish views, he knows how to convince people to do things and donate money. Naïve but one cannot look past his successes and he knows how to shoot.
47. Bongani "Beast" Amazu or Mnyama is someone whom I personally hired to be a part of MERC and I could not be prouder of Bongani. He is a Beast for sure but a beast of courage for believing that anything is possible and that the world would be open to him. Bongani is the embodiment of why I started MERC this Maasai tribal is an esteemed warrior. Maybe not in a Eurocentric way but that mode of thinking of who or who is not a soldier or worthy of the honor of a mercenary is a thing of the past.
47. Initial assessment identified: He is for all intense and purpose a Special Forces member as he has the skills as well as lots of bone piercings, but the skills matter the most. Besides if any members want to do their own tattoos, piercings, brandings this proud warrior of his tribe I am sure would help.
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Re: Update on New Mod: (Tuscany)[message #356877 is a reply to message #356875]
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No, the strategic map is completely new and this campaign takes place in:
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Tziekistan which is a fictional country that borders Iran, Turkmenistan and the Caspian Sea. It was a formerly autonomous region of the Soviet Union before the breakup. It is a predominately Muslim country but does have so minority religions and groups. It is known for its natural resources, opium poppy harvests, rampant corruption. However, it is a democracy with a leader that was "freely elected". He does have much support of Business leaders, Narco groups, Military and a majority of the population. You have been hired to topple the leader, destroy the narco groups and win the hearts and minds of the population.
Speck does not exist and MERC is run by an Austrian Businessman Wolfgang "Mozart" Kändler. He is not recruitable but was a former MERC. The old MERC with its awesome cheesiness with its lovable collection of questionable use in the game is no longer the case. MERC does have it's misfits as they offer non-traditional mercenaries but they all can and should be used and offer different strategies. AIM only offers Special Operatives, Special Forces, Paratroopers, and former military that are in-shape and age appropriate. There are no older mercenaries in AIM or MERC. Nore is there any that are blatantly out of shape. They are mature organizations that only offer individuals that real mercenary groups would hire. If I could and had flexibility in the system I would add a third group which would offer older and out of shape mercenaries. However, that is not feasible within the constraints of the system.
Also, the scrounging trait has been removed in its entirety and will be replaced with a script that keeps the roleplaying but removes the annoyance of how the system accomplishes that background trait.
Backgrounds are based on a system that I use that classifies each individual by the geographic area they grew up in consideration of weather preference. Then it uses a special classification system that is based on their AIM or MERC classification code. The output of this that to have certain skill sets you must have specialists as the others will have no skill in doing so. A clear example is interrogations, interactions with NPC's, guarding prisoners, construction. AIM resources are trained killers who have seen lots of combat so that affects their suppression. In addition, there are subcategories of former military personnel that takes into consideration how close they would be to combat. An example would be modern Corp of Engineers where their personnel are great at construction but are never under fire. Lastly teaching militia. logistics, management skills requires those members who would have experience doing so. That is a rare skill but those individuals could be a combination of AIM or MERC.
AIM you will see offers worldwide recruiting but there are major groupings which they may or may not get along. 1.American 2.Russian 3.Asian 4.European 5.Middle East 6.Africa Those each have subcategories which may make them more pro their group our counter to it.
Hope that provides a bit more insight into the architecture of this mod.
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To answer an earlier question that the answer has changed.
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With the integration of new maps, there has been a significant increase in underground areas. Also, the maps that have been added were selected to enhance the need for different items, strategies, and teams. The maps were further modified as needed to provide more of this. If you are a player who likes a certain set strategy or small teams this mod may not be something you will not find as appetizing.
The location and number of SAMS, insertion points, number, and location of cities have all been changed.
One thing that is not being done is to set the enemies in a way that is unrealistic. An example is enemies hiding in buildings in backrooms and such. I cannot control if the game moves them there but not something I am doing. Granted underground that is difficult as they are smaller spaces. With that being said as you move closer to where you think that the core enemy target maybe those soldiers will react how they have traditionally done which might include a lot of house to house work.
In that same vein, the military is trying to kill you and stop you so they will use and have heavy weapons, grenades and like many poor countries a lot of Russian machineguns.
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The following are the members of AIM. This completes the BIO's minus some modifications and adjustments. All of the applicable stats and such are completed. Next will be the starting gear which will be discussed in a separate spoiler following this one. With that completed along with the map I will populate the STI's with the portraits that have been selected for each of the MERC/AIM members. After that the voice scripting will take place. So far progress has been continuing on schedule but there are some issues which could cause delays. One of those is how to handle quests, rpc's and npcs and their corresponding index id's. I have to make a decision fairly quickly on how best to proceed. Getting that bit wrong will cause significant delay due to the large amount of renumbering speech, edt, npc, opinions, etc., etc. I will have a separate blog post about that to help identify the best way forward.
Below are the AIM offerings. Please note this follows a modern view of how armies train their armies and staff. There are no experts in handguns, shotguns and martial arts is extremely rare. The purpose of this mod and the foundation is a more realistic modern view of the game. So actual game play maybe more limited if you enjoy that environment. You do have two IMP options is you so desire those skill sets.
This is a long post as there are 95 members of AIM. Also you may note that they are written differently than the MERC's that is intentional as those two organizations have very different corporate cultures. AIM is a well established conservative group and members would work to hide any weaknesses and AIM would not volunteer perceived negative information. Secondly the personalities and how they got their nicknames and such will come out in their spoken words. That is by design. So these are more boring for that reason. You will see clearly the diversity of the nations represented and all of the various contingents of AIM.
Lastly posting here broke the part of the formating. It shows in AIM appropriately which has the description and then the secondary part of AIM profile list pertinent information from standard AIM form. I may later on adjust them a bit to have more information about their backgrouds which creates some seperation of their capabilites which is more sublte here.
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1Gotthard "G-d of War" Fieber is an extremely accomplished military expert and a rarity in that he is fully versed in all forms of combat. He should be high on your list if you do not know what to expect but you know it will be bad.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Ziu German Kommando Spezialkräfte Auto & Hvy. Wpns., Knife/Wpn
2Aimée "Phantom" Geffroy is one of the few special operatives that works freelance. She is well versed in all forms of Intelligence gathering, subterfuge and pertinent dissemination of information.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Fantôme French Special Ops Intel, Stealth
3Letizia "Fierce" Panozzo a rarity in that she is part of the Royal Family of Monte Carlo. She continues her families long military heritage and is solid under pressure but has a soft touch with civilians. This comes from her extensive etiquette and management training required of all royal family members.
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Feroce Monegasque Bersaglieri Auto Wpns., Fitness, Militia Training
4Alina "Sauna" Källström as a member of the special long-distance reconnaissance forces her skills are unmatched in harsh environments where ambushes could occur. Especially skilled in colder climates where survival provides much more of challenge to military personnel.
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Bastu Swedish Fallskärmsjägarna Shotguns , Tracking, Survival
5Serov "Butcher" Tarasovich an officer in the Russian special forces he is the leader of that group and has a solid balance of weapon skills but more importantly the ability to integrate stealth and leadership.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
мя. сник Russian Spetsnaz Officer, Auto Wpns., Stealth
6Jörg "First" Weiss leads our German contingent and integrates freedom of movement into his skillsets of leadership and ability to handle many dangerous situations. A very experienced fighter with lots of successful campaigns to his resume.
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Zuerst German Fallschirmjäger Officer, Auto Wpns., Fitness
7Gabadeli "Lion" Nqobizitha is a strong capable soldier experienced in hot climates and deserts. He has worked all over Africa and is known to be a solid team player and can be there when needed in the most inhospitable climates.
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Ibhubesi South African Soldier Auto Wpns., Survival, Strength Train.
8Dhumavarna "Better to Die" Kalla coming from his proud Gurkha training it is almost impossible to get him to crack under pressure. It goes without saying his skills in hand to hand are his favorite however he is suitably skilled in weapons as well. His core strength is his undeniable courage under fire.
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Marō Nepali Gurkha Auto Wpns., Hand-to-Hand, Knife/Wpn
9Isobel "Mary" Waldroup just like her namesake Bloody Mary leads with a strong hand our British contingent. It is difficult to get them to fall in line but her skills in leading divergent groups is her strength. Like the German philosophy speed in movement is integral to her strategies.
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Mary Scottish Officer Auto Wpns., Officer, Fitness
10Ikanova "Prude" Valeriya Yevgenievna provides an integrated package of technical skills in addition to her extensive communication skills. Her weapon skills fall in line with what is to be expected with multiple specialties. She works well within her core geographic group where she is an integral member.
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Khanzha Belarusian Russian Army Technician, Strength Train., Comms
11Alec "Rhodesia" Welensky has a long history fighting through out Africa and has an unmistakable pride in his native country. He continues in a family tradition that honors military service where at an early age he was taught how to fight in non-traditional fields of battle.
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Rhodesia Rhodesian Mercenary Rifles, Tracking, Militia Trainer
12Margaretha "Spector" Hitzig combines solid weapon skills and is trained as a field medic so she will be able to handle hostile fire without hesitation performing her medic skills. In addition, her devotion to strength training she can support longer missions where more gear maybe required.
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Gespenst Swiss Special Services Auto Wpns., Medic, Strength Train.
13Fanya "Fanny" "פאני" Grossman a decorated reconnaissance expert who has fought extensively in the Middle East. A valuable combination of speed to get into firing position and change that position when needed to support other combat areas under pressure. When you need to track enemies, she is there.
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K'elidi Israeli Sayeret Matkal Auto Wpns., Fitness, Tracking
14Pierre-Louis "Terror" Regnard as a member of the Special Forces he is extensively skilled in night operations and stealth. When the firefight happens, he is cool under pressure and has the weapon skills to return high percentage shots in response.
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Terreur French Opérations Spéciales Auto Wpns., Night Ops, Stealth
15Stephen "Big Cox" B. Cox an Engineering expert who has not been lacking in his devotion to his craft and has worked tirelessly to ensure that he can carry the weight of the gear on long term missions. He integration into your squad will support defensive measures which is always part of equation.
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B. Cox American Corp of Engineer Engineering, Strength Train.
16Hakan "The Wall" Ayik an unusual Peacekeeper who could pass our acceptance criteria. Do not view his resume or past career choices as a negative. He was on the frontline and the go to machine gunner to get other peacekeepers out of harms way. Like his namesake nothing will get past this "Stonewall"
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Duvar Turkish Peacekeeper Auto Expert, Strength Train.
17Xie "Chairman" Zhou is the proud leader of the Chinese contingent and is well respected by the members who game him his name. He has led his teams to countless successes with an expertise in night missions where stealth is of critical importance to capture key supplies.
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Zhǔxí Chinese Zhōngguó Rénmín Officer, Night Ops, Stealth
18Eerik "Loki" Ridanpää is a bomb disposal and explosives expert and has proven to be mature with diverse teams. We may add that his skillset is the rarest and while his other combat skills may fall well under our main core members, he stands head and shoulders about them in explosive expertise.
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Loki Finnish Demolitions Explosives
19George "Prince of Darkness" Cook coming from the outback he has been trained from a youth to track and scout. He has been utilized extensively in South Asia where he served with distention. If an ambush is needed his weapon skills are suited for modern combat as has been shown countless times.
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Perenise Australian Reconnaissance Auto Wpns., Survival, Scouting
20Olaf "Gangrene" Jordahl can function under heavy hire, pack out unencumbered for longer missions and not burden the group with lack of skills to support oneself in the field. He has been utilized in integrated long-term reconnaissance teams far from civilizations where his skills shine.
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Koldbran Norwegian Field Medic Medic, Strength Train., Survival
21Eerikki "Snow" Kinnunen a northern soldier who combines the traits needed in that area. Ability to lay down accurate fire, survive in hostile climates and be able to move quickly as needed. When you are dealing with smaller teams the ability to move assets in a timely manner is critical.
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Lumi Swedish Soldier Auto Wpns., Survival, Fitness
22Paul "Medals" Rosado is an American war fighting legend. He knows how to lead men into battle, and train paramilitaries and other civilian groups to defend that territory. Add ability to support long term missions combined with his weapon skills make Medals an outstanding choice for leading any group.
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Medals American Commander Officer, Auto Wpn, Str Train., Militia Trainer
24Alogrin "Curling" Afanasievich follows the Russian view that the key to success is heavy weapons fire that is sustainable. With the ability to carry heavy loads but a deftness of movement makes Alogrin a formative fighter who has been used all the world with no problems or complaints.
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керлинг Russian Russian Army Hvy Wpns., Strength Train., Fitness
25David "Corpse" Davila a solid addition to a team that requires additional technical expertise. Combine in his strength training he can carry his load on the team and fit that niche that many teams have for additional technical support.
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Corpse American Corp of Engineer Technician, Strength Train.
26Julián "Montana" Gallo is a member of the Mexican Special Forces and combines the ability to support longer term stealth missions and the extra gear required. His ability to with fully automatic weapons is unmatched and he can be viewed as a killing machine on direct engagements.
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Montana Mexican Fuerzas Especiales Auto Expert, Strength Train., Stealth
27Natalia "Tears" Carvallo is a member of the highly selective female Paracaidistas. Which demand a combination of fitness and weapon skills for all its members. That training allows her to be rare among those we offer in that she is both technical but proficient in weapon fire also.
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Lágrimas Mexican Paracaidistas Auto Wpns., Technician, Fitness
28Yahya "Caesar" Al-Gaddafi is kind of celebrity however all members or AIM are treated the same regardless of their background and history. Mr. Gaddafi is a highly skilled officer and extensive training. In addition, his family business allowed him to learn how to train people formerly non-combatants.
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Qaysar Lybian Al-Saiqa Officer, Auto Wpns., Militia Trainer
29Irena "Short & Hard" "קשה" Chagall while her name may invoke thought she is of no relation. However, she has an outstanding combination of heavy weapons skills and the ability to move quickly and with a lot of gear. That allows her to deliver sustained heavy weapons fire covering a large area.
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Kebadi Israeli Soldier Hvy Wpns., Strength Train., Fitness
30Jack "Foo" Davies we classify Foo as a standard American military soldier regarding his training and expertise. Which is ability to hit targets using automatic fire at acceptable rate, flexibility of combat environment regarding freedom of movement. Capability to support large heavy armor and gear.
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Foo American Soldier Auto Wpns, Fitness, Str. Training
31Nader "Shades" Zamani at AIM we only offer PROFESSIONAL military offerings that can handle being shot at and understand the Geneva Convention and ethics of our honored profession. We do this without discrimination or preference to Nationality, Gender or core Governmental governance philosophy. As a member of the 65th Airborne Special Force Brigade he is seasoned and deadly. He has trained militias in Lebanon , Iraq and Syria so his skills are hard to find.
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Zilal Iranian Revolutionary Guard Auto Wpns, Knife/Wpn, Fitness
32Fuaad "Barney" al-Vohra we decided to recognize the Free Syrian Army whom follows respectful adherence to norms of military engagements. Fuaad may have a funny nickname but his combination of heavy weapons and stealth is not something we see very often.
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Barini Syrian Free Syrian Army Hvy. Wpns, Fitness, Stealthy
33Elisha "bama" Sharp is a standard American entry who meets core requirements and we respect the United States training program and it would allow more flexibility if more nations focused on the core combinations of fitness, strength and automatic weapons experience. Bama offers all of those.
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Bama American Soldier Auto Wpns, Fitness, Str. Training
34John "Boston" Parry a no nonsense American he is solid and fits within USA military standards. He is focused on your mission and is known for being a team player and besides his intense respect for his home city he gets along with most people of the world.
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Baastan American Free Syrian Army Auto Wpns, Fitness, Str. Training
35Georgiy "Red" Ilyich the Russians have countered the American approach and have counted recently with their focus on providing armed forces that can compete one on one with their American counterparts. Georgiy is a fine example of that approach.
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Krasnyy Russian Russian Army Auto Wpns, Fitness, Str. Training
36Tsyganov "Water" Artemovich is unusual in that he comes to us not from the ground forces but from the Navy. He is well liked and his ability to repair items for the core ground fighters as well as his ability to quickly get to where he is needed has been noted by those that have worked with him.
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Vody Russian Nautical Engineer Technician, Fitness
37Shao "Tomestone" Jia is extremely rare to us for two reasons. She has a sense of humor which for Chinese is unusual but more importantly for AIM she is our only Doctor who has signed up for us to offer her services. So, we are happy to overlook her love of the movie "Tomestone"
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Mùbēi Chinese Doctor Doctor
38Huang "Deaf" Xiu provides the communication backbone to our Chinese contingency. She has worked with other groups but has found she works best with her fellow compatriots. She is swift of foot but cannot be expected to engage in heavy sustained combat.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Lóng Chinese Communications Athletics Comms
39Aleksander "Poniatowski" Wilusz is a well known and respected Commander of NATO forces. He is solid all around and knows how to lead teams to sustained long term success. He is unflinching under fire and we cannot say enough positive things about Aleksander.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Marsałek Polish Commander Sen. Officer. Str. Training, Militia Trainer
40Siegfried "Iron" Karfunkelstein is a fighter who can do so with a wide variety of ways. He is solid on longer missions and can handle combat if it gets to bayonet range with no problem. He is a member who fits the core requirements of most of our member mercenary groups.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Eisen German Soldier Auto Wpns, Str. Training, Knife/Wpn
41Nate "Square Up" Clarkson as Special Forces Nate fits the mold for most of the focus of special forces of the world. Combat at night where stealth is a core part of the strategy but with a combination of ability to kill with a high probably of success.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Cabbage Australian Special Forces Auto Wpns, Stealthy, Night Ops
42Marisa "Mi General" Varela is our only Chilean but her combination of field medic skills and ability to protect herself and others with automatic weapons fire means she is a solid addition. She also has an inner toughness and ability to learn and become more we find a respectful ambition.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Pinochet Chilean Field Medic Auto Wpns, Medic
43Loïc "Tall Hat" Thibodeau a member of the French Foreign Legion of note. He has won every marksman award possible and is one of the best marksmen we offer. He is death to those that deserve it and we are very appreciative that he allows us to recruit opportunities for him.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Chapeau French Légion Etrangère Marksman ,Ambidextrous
44Sean "Ray Charles" O'Malley an Artillerist can be the determining factor between a horrific failed battle and one of a resounding success. Sean is someone who on his own can change the outcome of a battle. He has the right combination of skill, expertise and strength to carry out his mission.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Dall Irish Artillerist Expert Hvy Wpns., Strength Train.
45Kyoya "Broken" Yoshinaka is an engineering expert and the best we offer. His other skill's are limited but his unmatched capability in Engineering makes up for unrealistic requirements of someone of his caliber in engineering expertise.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Kowareta Japanese Corp of Engineer Engineering
46Dobronravov "St. Peter" Vadimovich is one of the few Heavy Weapon experts we offer, and he sits solidly in the Russian contingent. He combines skill with a commitment to the needed strength his specialty requires. He is well respected and has fought well in more campaigns to count.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
St Peter Russian Artillerist Expert Hvy Wpns., Strength Train.
47Gagarin "Opera" Rostislavovich known for his actions in support of freeing most of the hostages from Chechnya terrorists. He combines close in combat skills and the integration of long-term mission support as well as a high skill in automatic weapons.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Oпера Russian Russian Army Auto Wpns., Knife/Wpn, Str. Train.
48Callum "Snail" Doyle an expert engineer who had a long history in the Corp of Royal Engineers. As a Sapper of note he offers a commitment to supporting all aspects of technical expertise. He is skilled in all forms of repair and very versatile.
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Escargot British Royal Engineers Engineering
49Alyssa "Daughter of Night" Nicolaide is part of special operations group that is more closely connected to direct operations and long-term infiltration and removal of targets. She is excellent when comes for intelligence gathering and staying hidden. Her ability to support night operations is a plus.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Atropos Greek Special Ops Covert Ops, Night Ops, Stealth
50Xiao "Sky" Hui is the heavy weapons support for the Chinese contingent. His background of coming from the paratrooper element ensures he is equally suited to support faster moving teams and those that are more focused on longer term missions. Has the strength to support sustained fire.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Tiānkōng Chinese Paratrooper Hvy Wpns., Strength Train., Fitness
51Jesus "Jesus" Elizaldeco a brute of man with the confidence and ferociousness that the Legión Española is known for. He is always in high demand because of his expert weapons expertise and ability to carry extensive amounts of ammunition. Let alone his unbreakable nature.
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Jesus Spanish Legión Española Auto Expert, Strength Train., Strength Train.
52Nazmi "Vulture" el-Jabbar a veteran of the Iraqi civil war he earned his stripes fighting against ISIS and other paramilitary groups. The fighting in Iraq often required hand to hand combat and he is well suited for that type of close in fighting.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Nasir Iraqi Soldier Auto Wpns., Knife/Wpn , Fitness
53Arakawa "Extreme Path" Naotoki one of the recently stood up Japanese Marine forces which was the first since WW2. She excels in mixed water battles and like her Grandfather prefers attacking closely when the death of an opponent can be experienced closely. She also has solid weapons skills.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Gokudō Japanese Suirikukidōdan Auto Wpns., Expert Knife/Wpn
54Finley "Moe" O'Brien a fine soldier from Ireland. He is suited for rapidly changing battlefields and blends the ability for close fights and those fights that require freedom of movement. His weapons skill is where one would expect a soldier of the line.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Moe Irish Soldier Auto Wpns., Fitness, Knife/Wpn
55Sigrid "Cat" Oja is part of the elite Estonian reconnaissance force and expert in tracking and survival. Ensuring your team is not surprised and knows the surrounding areas are free of enemies. She prefers that her enemies are dead with as few shots as necessary which is why she prefers shotguns.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Tuss Estonian Erioperatsioonide Shotgun, Tracking, Survival
56Magyar "Air" Zekö as part time opera singer Magyar has the lungs to cover distances quickly and be fully ready to bring weapons to bear. For modern missions which are shorter Aria is well suited and capable . Excellent choice and one of our fittest offerings.
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Aria Hungarian Soldier Auto Wpns., Expert Fitness
57Wolfgang "Mozart" Kändler a better businessman these days and has turned his knowledge into a reliable income source. He is a very capable organizer however he does not go out on missions hardly at all any more.
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Mozart Swiss ARD Business
58Afshar "Mountain" Mughal an Officer in the special Indian forces. He leads the Indian contingent and suits their fighting style and is respected across the board. Combines weapons skill and fitness and has pulled success out of many battles that a less experienced officer may have failed.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Pahāṛa Indian Ghatak Officer, Auto Wpns., Fitness
59Budzisław "Quiet" Para a tanker turned mercenary. One of the few technicians that know how to shoot. He covers the technical requirements of the German contingent which emphasizes everyone knows how to support the mission and not focused on one off experts in any one area.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Cichy Polish Soldier Shotgun, Technician, Strength Train.
60Stavian "The Boer" Alksandr is a proud South African who can trace his family back to the first Boers. Fighting is for difficult causes is a family tradition. His experience in leading forces and setting up paramilitaries has proven valuable to our members many times. Also excels at night work.
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The Boer South African Mercenary Officer, Night Ops, Militia Trainer
61Mohsen "Ghost of Lennon" Raeisi a true revolution fighter or old. He is a special forces member of the Russian contingent and a core member who has gained their trust with ability to deliver quick hits and do so being unseen. A worthy addition to your team.
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Shabh Russian Special Forces Auto Wpns, Stealthy, Night Ops
62Che "The Argentinian" Lucero a marksman of note that prefers getting in close at night unseen and preferably on rooftops. He is a dealer of death and has also been used to protect those members as they move out of sectors after having captured their target. Very versatile.
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Che Argentinian Operaciones Especiales Rifles, Stealth, Night Ops
63Kiara "Orange" van Vollenhoven a Dutch special forces machine gunner who can carry heavy guns and the ammo needed for sustained fire. Added ability to work in night environments with is common for special forces but her skill with weapons is not.
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Oranje Dutch Commandotroepen Auto Expert, Night Ops, Strength Train.
64Irene "Whiskers" Ullrich the sniper of the German contingent she has the strength and patience to support heavier sniper rifles which will allow for maximum killing power. With a lighter sniper rifle she can support longer missions and carry the required ammo needed for those missions.
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Behaart German Sniper Marksman, Strength Train.
65Petra "Hunger" Havlová a member of our European contingent having the ability to support reconnaissance missions but also provide the ability to cover sniper missions at a suitable level. This combined versatility for shorter missions should not be overlooked.
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Éhség Bulgarian Reconnaissance Rifles, Survival, Tracking
66Davydh "David" Menhennick may have an unusual background but only the best and most trusted get the honor of being members of the Buckingham guard. He is proudly British and is a solid addition and his patience makes him a calm presence in many teams.
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David British Buckingham Guard Auto Wpns., Fitness, Strength Train.
67Chloe "Screamer" Davidson she brings to our members an expertise unmatched in training new recruits who may lack experience and the professionalism. Her strength and grit combined with her hand skills means she is in high demand and fills key supporting roles.
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Screamer American Marine Drill Inst. Hand-to-Hand, Strength Train., Militia Trainer
68Bindo "Artist" De Chiaro is an excellent shot and his expertise in supporting the Pontiff who has many enemies and a frequent target. He is in excellent shape and brings a commitment to having the constitution to support a variety of missions and combat battlefields.
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Artista Vatican City Guardia Svizzera Pontificia Rifles, Fitness, Strength Train.
70Marie-Christine "Red Light" Doorn a solid soldier with an expertise in heavy weapons which she uses for great success in the European contingent. She like most of the individuals we offer is in excellent shape and ready to go day one.
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R licht Dutch Soldier Hvy Wpns., Fitness, Strength Train.
71Venusta "El Duce" Mussolini comes from a famous background as it relates to her well-known grandfather. She chose an interesting path in relates to saving lives. Her ability with shotguns and her ambidextrousness makes her a quick hand when it comes to stopping bleeding or reloading as needed.
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El Duce Italian Paracadutisti Shotgun, Medic, Ambidextrous
72Ila "Cleopatra" von Ballmoos as part of our special operations offerings she has an expertise in covert missions and intel gathering. She is well liked by many of our mercenaries and has supported many different contingencies.
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Cléopâtre Swiss Special Operations Covert Ops, Stealth, Night Ops
73Dale "Miracle" Miller is the radio operator of the American contingent and has the strength to carry supporting gear of other more direct-action individuals. His weapon of choice is the shotgun which is an excellent choice when enemies get in close to the officers and support personal.
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Miracle American Soldier Shotgun, Strength Train., Comms
74Oddlaug "Storm of Metal' Jakobson is a rare expert in heavy weapons and while not as versatile his ability to reload quickly means lots of explosions and death to the opposition. He supports the Nordic contingent and covers as needed the European contingent often.
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Malmhrið Norwegian Artillerist Expert Hvy Wpns, Ambidextrous
75Ronahî "Black Widow" Gulnam comes to us with lots of experience fighting ISIS, Russians and Turkish forces and is expert sniper. She works well with many teams and very suited for many different missions. Staunchly Kurdish she donates her money to support the establishment of her country.
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Reş Pîrê Kurdish Sniper Marksman, Stealth
76Amrane "Acre" Ben Hamed an Algerian who came across when a group of former Légion Etrangère joined AIM. He is an excellent machine gunner and has been in many missions that had high death rates of both Legion and their enemies, so he knows how to keep a high morale in touch situations.
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Acre Algerian Légion Etrangère Auto Expert, Strength Train.
77Veronica "Follow Me" Nachum as a member of the Israeli Paratrooper and is the officer of the Israeli contingent. Following Israeli focus on having members that are cross trained and can move quickly from different parts of the battlefield she is a strong shot and quick of foot.
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Aharai Israeli Tzanchanim Officer, Auto Wpns., Fitness
78Eoghan "Bagpipes" Atchison brings with his bagpipes a strong team commitment and ability to support longer missions and his personality blends well with teams and acts to lighten natural geographic acrimony which often comes about from having geographically diverse teams.
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Bagpipes Scottish Black Watch Auto Wpns., Fitness, Strength Train.
79Ashraf "Bomb" al-Mohamad is a member of the Iraqi military bomb disposal unit. He is also well versed in planting explosives. As stated in our by-laws we only provide former governmental military forces and do not include those whom are thoroughly unsuitable, untrustworthy and morally repugnant.
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Qunbula Iraqi Demolitions Explosives, Strength Train.
80Garimberto "Feather" Trani is the leader of the Italian contingent but works well with other European contingents. His special forces training as expected makes him a solid in night missions and where stealth is paramount. Well skilled overall and often can be seen leading from the front.
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Piuma Italian Col Moschin Officer, Stealth, Night Ops
81Phannee "Iron Lotus" Suntornnitikul as a member of the Thailand Black Rangers her skill in the jungle, tracking and ability to support teams long term survival on longer missions in hostile terrain. She also is a very good shot and that combination makes her someone often selected for service.
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Dxkbạw Thailand Thahan Phran Auto Wpns., Survival, Tracking
82Zhuan "Manchurian" Xuefeng a standard soldier of the Chinese contingent and can be counted on in many different situations and that versatility has been shown often. His strength allows for support on longer missions and commitment in movement allows for him to cover multiple areas.
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Mǎnzhōu Chinese Soldier Auto Wpns., Fitness, Strength Train.
83Mufakkir "Paradise" el-Amin is the leader of the Arab contingent and well respected by many other contingencies. He is not afraid to get his hands dirty and is good shot and can be counted on for many kills. Enough positives cannot be said about Mufakkir and his ability to deliver successful missions.
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Aljana Saudi Arabia Malakī as-Suʿūdī Officer, Rifles, Strength Train.
84Ashon "Sweet Death" Tian Siwazuri fought relentlessly against Boko Haram and is a solid non-nonsense fighter. He is a solid fit for many teams but is part of the African continent. Has fought in diverse climates but is extremely well suited for desert and hot climates.
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M Mutuwa Nigerian Soldier Auto Wpns., Strength Train., Fitness
85Yutaf "Cockroach" Hatem a Senior Officer and leader of the Iraqi contingent he trained the Iraqi forces after the defeat of ISIS. He is tough for sure based on his battles with barbaric forces who lacked common decencies we appreciate his skillsets as do many of our membership which often choose him.
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Sarsur Iraqi Commander Senior Officer, Strength Train., Militia Trainer
86Pestova "Massacre" Vladislavovna is the sniper of the Russian contingent and her focus in her weapon craft has made her one of our very best shots. Due to heavier nature of Russian sniper rifles she has developed the strength needed to support such weapons on longer term missions.
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Boynya Russian Sniper Marksman, Strength Train.
87Hui "Machinegun" Liao is our North Korean machine gunner who was personally decorated by Kim Jun Un and proudly donates all her money earned to her esteemed leader and his Strong and Prosperous Nation to help spread their message of peace. She is a member of the Chinese contingent.
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Jīqiāng North Korean NKSOF Auto Expert, Fitness, Strength Train.
88Surajprakash "Gold" Ratah a member of the special forces of Pakistan and works well with the Indian contingent but has worked well with other contingents. Is specifically trained in stealth night missions and has very good ability in relation to weapons fire when needed.
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Sōnā Pakistani Maroon Berets Auto Wpns., Stealth, Night Ops
89Servidio "From the Sea" Di Marino a former member of the marines of Italy and specifically the well-regarded San Marco brigade. His background makes his extremely well suited for missions that include water but is fine for a large selection of missions. Part of the Italian contingent.
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Dal Mare Italian Marina "San Marco" Auto Wpns., Fitness, Strength Train.
90Sigachyov "Dracula" Borisovna part of the European contingent supporting surveillance missions and can support other missions where direct action is needed. Has fought extensively against Pro-Russian separatist groups and has infiltrated their territory so she knows how to stay calm under fire.
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Drakula Ukrainian Zakarpattia Brigade Auto Wpns. ,Survival, Tracking
91María "Taboo" Dengra our second member of the Legión Española and is a fierce member of the Spanish contingent. She is a solid fighter and supports missions of diverse natures. Due to her training and nature she thrives under adverse conditions and enjoys a good fight.
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Tabú Spanish Legión Española Auto Wpns., Fitness, Strength Train.
92Sylwia "Serenity" Kendzior a member of the Polish contingent this special force fills there need for night operations and stealth. She is a strong well-trained member with lots of campaigns under her belt. A member of JW AGAT who is incredibly selective of their members and she deserves a good look.
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Spokój Polish JW AGAT Auto Wpns., Stealth, Night Ops
93Pomeroy "Axe" Soucy is a rare member of the Légion Etrangère in that he loves hand to hand combat with his Axe. However, when not using that he covers the technical skills needed by our Legion contingent which is utilized by many of our members who prefer mixed national teams.
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Hache French Légion Etrangère Technician, Knife/Wpn, Strength Train.
94Lhawang "Judas" Kyidtodpa is a sniper of the Chinese contingent but one that can be contentious we understand. Lhawang is Tibetan and is proud of that heritage. He has a commitment to fitness so he can move to many different shooting positions. A valuable skillset and rare among snipers.
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Yóudà Tibetan Sniper Marksman, Fitness
95Kailasa "U'r not a Fly" Chaudhari is the reconnaissance expert of the Indian contingent. She comes from a background of the Para SF so she is ready for combat from the start. Capable of survival in hostile conditions and suited well for hot climates and jungles especially regarding snakes.
Codename Nationality Classification Expertise
Uḍadē Indian Para SF Auto Wpns., Survival, Tracking
96Ishvara "Hippopotamus" Ramanathan is mountain of a man and one of the only marital artists we offer. He is a member of the Indian contingent and is unmatched for his ability to carry massive loads of gear. He is a easy going person for the most part but deadly hand to hand and unstoppable.
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Hiṭōpō Indian Soldier Martial Arts, Expert Strength Train.
97Kayleigh "Burial Mound" Clark as a member of the British contingent she is the only heavy weapons trained individual we offer that also has a skill in explosives. Add in her ability to do the above with stealth means she is well worth the cost which is substantial.
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Kurğan British SAS Hvy Wpns., Stealth, Explosives
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Re: New Mod Announcment (Tuscany)[message #356923 is a reply to message #356922]
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Sat, 09 March 2019 00:44
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Topic of starting gear
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The gear follows the core basic premise:
A. This is a game that starts of hot and continues that way and there is no progression from pistols up to rifles
B. These are professional mercenaries
a. They have preference for their preferred weapon
b. That preference will be aligned with the weapons they are comfortable with
c. That comfort comes from what they spent the most time using and trained on
C. They know the mission they are being sent on
D. They are hired for their specialty
E. They want to stay alive
F. They invest their money in the weapons, items and armor of their craft
G. They have unique personalities and traits which may not agree with pure combat focus players
H. Higher levels would of earned more and therefore have better gear
So the output of those premises are as follows:
A. They will have weapons tied to their skills and level
B. Those weapons will be tied to their nation of origin
C. They will come with defensive body armor where appropriate
D. This defensive body armor will be tied to their function
E. They will bring suitable ammo for sustained mission in hostile territory
F. Similarly they will bring suitable support gear if that is their function
G. Some may bring extra which is beyond their weight which they plan on storing at base camp
H. You will only have one loadout option for each mercenary for both AIM & MERC
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Re: New Mod Announcment (Tuscany)[message #356925 is a reply to message #356924]
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Sat, 09 March 2019 04:48
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I cannot help you about the quest/NPC dilemma. From a player perspective, the more you free yourself from the original quests structure and NPCs, the better. But it is easier said than done.
You have done a good job on the bios, if the pics and speeches match that quality, it will be good!
My "only" fear here is that, by making something more serious/militaristic, to loose the spirit of the "jagged alliance", that is a mix of not so perfect guys, who maybe will form some kind of synergy to beat the odds.
But you seem to have many cards in hand to make this well, i wish you success in making a great mod.
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Re: New Mod Announcment (Tuscany)[message #356951 is a reply to message #356950]
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Well had a huge Ahhh moment when I solved my items problem. All it took was figuring this formula out and boom everything came together.
Why is this important it allows as the foundation the ability to automate and auto populate all the fields in items. Which would include all of the sundry sheets that are associated with the items folders. I need to add and adjust some items for the mod and to save future work. The idea is to have all items list all possible fields then similarly as I did for mercprofiles, backgrounds, starting gear it can be auto populated via math formulas. This will allow more item uniqueness, support standardization and also should reduce bugs since all of the merges and attachments would be automated. Now if new fields are added to the items then those would have to be added to the core document. Not sure if any of that made sense but it was huge to get items to separate automatically!
This is one of them. It takes three to do it but this one was the biggest pain.
=IF(OR(C9="",C9="<STAND_MODIFIERS />",C9="<STAND_MODIFIERS>",C9="</STAND_MODIFIERS>",C9="<CROUCH_MODIFIERS>",C9="</CROUCH_MODIFIERS>",C9="<CROUCH_MODIFIERS />",C9="<PRONE_MODIFIERS>",C9="</PRONE_MODIFIERS>",C9="<PRONE_MODIFIERS />"),IF(D9="","",MID(LEFT(D9,FIND("</",D9)-1),FIND(">",D9)+1,LEN(D9))),MID(LEFT(C9,FIND("</",C9)-1),FIND(">",C9)+1,LEN(C9)))
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Re: New Mod Announcment (Tuscany)[message #356982 is a reply to message #356951]
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Weekly update. I had planned on providing screenshots of the new AIM mercenaries however it would seem the spoiler feature is not working or an option. So I don't want to post them without a spoiler for those who would rather wait to have the full new car smell.
So once that is resolved I will post those screenshots. With that being said the mod has moved past the portraits and doing some QA and fixes related to JA2 program has a great dislike for two empty spaces and characters and inflection marks not English. So had to fix those. On a positive note the integrated automated MercProfile, AIMAvailability, MERCAvailability has been tested in-game and seems to work very well now. This is critical as it allows to adjust the formulas or make a change and not have to do all the changes manually which is problem-ridden and slow.
I am working on automating and integrating all the MAP sheets as well which will allow for those to have the same benefit. The Items, weapons, armor, attachments, etc, will work based on the tests but that will happen after this Mod is released. However, this mod does have new items and has significant changes in armor.
Things are moving along nicely and the goal is to get the items completed so I can finish the maps and associated enemy gear, as well as mercstarting gear. Once that is done we will be able to move to the biggest and very important part which is the voice scripts. Once those are done then it will be lots of breaking them into bits. The quests part will take place after that. However, most of the quests have been storyboarded and that includes many new quests.
Ok, any questions or input is always welcome as always.
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