Unified Map Mod
I started this mod because I wanted to unify some of the maps in the game. I really love the work that people are doing on some of the newer maps that have come out recently, and I think they give the game new life. At the same time, there are other maps that are already in the game that even though they use some of the same bodies of land, the textures are so different that they look like you are on a totally different map. Here is an example. The B-29 Alley map has Kyushu, Okinawa, Iwo, Saipan, Tinian, Aguijan, Rota, and Guam all in one map. This is a great map but it uses stock looking textures so I redid this map and used textures that have a more realistic earth tone look to them. Although most of the islands in the B-29 Alley map can be flown as single independent versions, the smaller versions don't match the B-29 Alley map, so I revamped it so that weather you are on the big map with all of the Islands together, or if you are on single versions, it will still look the same.
The initial version of this mod came out so well that I just kept going until I had the whole Pacific theater done. Now it all matches. The maps that were redone in this mod are…
B29_Alley, Burma, Guadal, Kokoda, Marianas, OJ Japan, Okinawa, Philippines, Rennell, SantaCruz, Singapore, The Slot, Tarawa, and Truk.
Installation:
1: You must first have the maps above installed.
2: Extract the Unified Map Mod.7z file
3: Copy the MODS folder into your IL-2 1946 root directory. When asked to overwrite, say yes to all.
NOTE: This mod was tested using UP2.1. If you are using UP2.1, the only additional map you should have to install is the OJ Japan map. If for whatever reason you do not install the OJ Japan map, you will still be able to play all of the other maps, you just won’t have access to the OJ Japan map.
Be sure to backup your MapMods folder just in case.
Special thanks to all of the map makers, and to Redko, Agracier, Bombsaway, and CY6 for their wonderful textures. And if I forgot anyone, thanks to you too.
Download link:
https://www.mediafire.com/?56giwwet6fyeqqlHere are some pics of just a few of the maps to show what I was trying to achieve with this mod.
Guadal from the Guadal map
Guadal from the Slot map
Burma from the Burma Map
Burma from the Burma Lower Map
Saipan from the Marianas Map
Saipan from the B-29 Alley Map
Truk Before
Truk After
Philippines
SantaCruzr
If you're saying to yourself, I don’t see a difference between the pics, that’s just it. These are totally different maps but now they are unified. Some of the other maps in this mod are not part of a big map but I re-worked them anyway because I thought that they needed to be updated.
Enjoy!
Slikk
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