List of what this mod add changes?

[Kanaric]

I want to know what this mod changes before i dl it, thx.

[Sakkara]

Pretty much everything.

Tech - Total revision
Units - New units, some stats changed for existing
Events - Many, many new events

So basically you get an entirely new game

[MateDow]

Ask and you shall recieve...

C.O.R.E. for HoI 2

Changelog for version 0.01
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- standardised INC file naming and updated EUG for all main campaigns
- set IC Non-National Province Multiplier to 0.2
- set TC Load from partisans to 5.0
- set manpower trickleback factor to 0.7
- increased combined arms bonus to 0.1 and 0.2
- set over command limit penalty to 0.33 for all unit types
- reduced enveloped modifier
- increased encirclement modifier
- increased out of supply effects
- doubled dissent effect
- doubled radar effect
- increased FM command limit
- revised air command limits
- increased air stack limit
- inserted gameplay event files for all countries
- inserted flavour event files for all countries
- inserted random events
- reduced rocket test site cost to 30, inserted 1 MP cost
- inserted 1 MP cost to nuclear reactor
- increased radar station cost and cut time, inserted 0.1 MP cost
- inserted 1 MP cost to naval and air base
- reduced infra build time to 300, inserted 0.1 MP cost
- reduced AA cost to 2 and MP cost to 0.5
- cut IC build time to 300, inserted 0.5 MP cost
- removed campaign test file
- inserted C.O.R.E. color set
- changed AI file directory structure
- revised combat modifiers
- revised difficulty.csv
- reduced CV subattack to 0


Changelog for Ver 0.02
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- inserted Naval Tech Tree
- inserted Air Tech Tree
- inserted Infantry Tech Tree
- inserted Armor Tech Tree
- inserted Land Combat Doctrine Tech Tree
- inserted Air Combat Doctrine Tech Tree
- inserted revised .inc files
- increased Naval Leader Limits
- replaced Tibet flags and shields
- replaced Polish flags and shields
- replaced Haitian flags and shields
- replaced Austrian flags and shields
- inserted Indian flags and shields
- inserted Newfoundland flags and shields
- inserted Malay States flags and shields
- inserted Free French flags and shields
- inserted Indian .inc files
- inserted Egyptian .inc files
- inserted Malay States .inc files
- inserted Destroyers for Bases events
- inserted Naval Model icons
- inserted Army Model icons
- inserted Naval Unit pictures

Changelog for Ver 0.03
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- inserted Air Force Model icons
- inserted EATS events
- inserted Xi'an Events
- inserted Chenault as Chinese Minister
- inserted Chinese leaders
- inserted Flying Tiger Events

Changelog for Ver 0.04
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- removed event 2060 from Vanilla Events
- inserted Rhineland events
- inserted Nuremberg events
- inserted Spanish Civil War Events
- removed Vanilla Nationalist Spain Events
- removed Vanilla Repubilcan Spain Events
- inserted Air Models
- inserted Naval Models
- inserted corrected Tech Team files
- corrected internet shortcut target

Changelog for Ver 0.05
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- inserted modified brigade files
- inserted modified division files
- inserted new event images
- inserted new load screen
- inserted corrected infantry tech screen background
- inserted corrected armor/artillery tech screen background
- inserted corrected .inc files
- removed donations file

Changelog for Ver 0.06
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- inserted Munich Conference Events
- inserted counters for added nations
- inserted counters for changed flags
- inserted corrected Spanish inc file
- inserted event pictures for Spanish Civil War
- inserted event pictures for Munich Conference
- inserted new decktop icon
- inserted new naval tech screen background
- inserted new Spanish Civil War events
- inserted Anschluss events
- inserted End of Czeckoslavkia events

Changelog for Ver 0.07
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- inserted revised Munich Conference Events
- inserted revised Rhineland Events
- inserted revised Nuremberg Events
- inserted revised Anshluss Events
- inserted revised End of Czechoslovakia Events
- inserted Soviet Officer Purge Events
- inserted new event images

Changelog for Ver 0.10
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- inserted revised Mobilsation Events
- inserted generic air models images
- inserted CORE2 Event Register
- corrected entries in event text
- inserted an Czech event for Bad Godesberg
- corrected numerous entries
- corrected mistakes in tech files

Changelog for Ver 0.11
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- inserted user defined desktop shortcut
- inserted config file in CORE2 folder
- inserted settings file in CORE2 folder
- instered revised Spanish Civil War events
- inserted revised event 370065
- inserted land forces division images
- inserted land forces brigade images
- corrected Indian OOB to remove Air Cavalry
- corrected Egyptian Independence Guarentees and Relations
- corrected the spelling of Nürnberg, Hindenberg and Deutschland
- inserted revised Garrison file
- inserted revised Infantry tech file
- inserted revised Armor tech file
- inserted revised Models file
- inserted revised Unit Names file
- inserted revised Tech Names file
- added size 5 naval base to Alexandria, Egypt
- moved the airbase from the South Atlantic to Australia
- inserted revised .inc files for peacetime modifiers
- inserted revised Mobilisation events
- inserted revised End of Czechoslovakia events
- inseted new event 370095
- inserted revised events 360021, 360022, and 370018
- inserted revised Motorized division file
- inserted revised events 360008, 360009, and 360010
- inserted revised event 460004
- inserted new event 280050
- inserted revised event 480016
- inserted revised events 370009, 370010, and 370011
- corrected French naval OOB
- added tech 8290 to France
- removed duplicate HMS Penelope from British OOB
- inserted CORE2 Death Events file
- deleted Vanilla Death Events file
- inserted best_of_ai_events file
- deleted ai_minister file
- inserted new event 280051
- inserted new events 930004, 930005, 820137 and 820138
- inserted corrected tech 7280
- corrected model activation in naval_tech file
- inserted revised colorscales file
- inserted revised event 370057
- inserted revised events 430003 and 430009
- inserted Flying Tigers into Nat. Chinese OOB
- inserted revised tech 7360
- inserted revised loading screen
- revised naval construction costs
- changed upgrade time and cost values from 0.5 to 1.0
- removed duplicate Leningrad from Soviet OOB
- corrected Italian battleship models
- corrected unit names in US OOB
- inserted revised tech 9620
- inserted revised tech 5170
- inserted revised event 140006
- inserted revised event 430005 and 670003
- inserted new event 670007
- inserted new events 280052, 360060, 370096, 460020, 820139, and 840045

Changelog for Ver 0.2
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- Corrected Soviet Unit Names in OOB
- Corrected Dutch Naval Names in Unitnames file
- Corrected German ACR model name
- Corrected Xibei cavalry model in OOB
- inserted revised CAG unit file
- inserted revised CAS unit file
- inserted revised escort fighter unit file
- inserted revised intercepter unit file
- inserted revised multi-role fighter unit file
- inserted revised naval bomber unit file
- inserted revised stratigic bomber unit file
- inserted revised tactical bomber unit file
- inserted revised transport plane unit file
- inserted revised Italian tech teams file
- inserted revised Japanese tech teams file
- inserted revised cavalry unit file
- inserted revised infantry unit file
- inserted revised militia unit file
- corrected German cruiser build dates
- adjusted German industrial modifier to 0.90
- inserted new air models into models file
- inserted revised event 280018, 280039, 360010, 370017, 370072, and 430010
- inserted text.csv
- inserted revised Hungarian national provinces
- inserted revised tech 5660
- inserted revised event 820068 and 820110
- inserted revised EATS events
- adjusted German-Austrian relations in .inc files
- inserted revised tech 5500
- inserted revised event 360050, 460015, 460016 and 370057
- replaced Kuomintang event file
- adjusted naval size mod in misc.txt to -0.005
- inserted revised event 370012, 370061, 370066
- inserted revised event 580004, 580005, 150004 and 150006
- inserted Swiss Reduit Plan events
- inserted revised Swiss tech team file
- inserted Swiss ministers file
- inserted Reduit plan event gfx
- inserted Ethiopian War events
- adjusted carrier morale and org values
- adjusted tech years and pre-reqs in Air Tech
- inserted Udet Suicide Event and deleted Vanilla event
- inserted Death Leigh-Malloy event
- revised Italian Industry starting tech
- revised Japanese Aircraft starting tech
- revised aircraft model names
- revised Air Doctrine tech names
- revised Air Doctrine techs
- revised Spanish Air Force OOB
- revised 1936 .inc files for new technology
- revised 1936 .inc files for updated OOBs
- inserted Panay sinking events
- inserted Naval Doctrines tech file
- inserted Naval Doctrines tech-tree background
- revised Infantry tech file
- inserted Land Doctrines file
- inserted Munich-Bund Events
- revised event 370008 and 370048
- revised Nuremberg Events
- corrected event.txt errors
- inserted new tech team files for ENG, FRA, GER, ITA, JAP, SIB, SOV, and USA
- revised tech-tree backgrounds for armor, infantry and land doctrine trees
- revised event 780003, 780004, 780005 and 780006
- revised tech 4020 and 4520
- revised tech 4610-4700
- revised tech 5150-5200
- revised tech 5900 and 5940
- revised tech 9110, 9120, 9610, and 9700
- revised tech 9020, 9030, 9040, and 9050
- revised tech 9100, 9140, 9150, 9160 and 9170
- revised tech 9300, 9310, 9320, 9330, 9340 and 9350
- inserted Pre-Munich events
- inserted Austro-German Agreement events
- removed German Guarentee of Independence for Austria
- inserted Austrian State Visit to Italy (1937) events
- inserted Austrian State Visit to Italy (1936) events
- inserted Vienna Conference events
- inserted Danubian Pact Renewal events
- inserted Rome-Berlin Axis events
- inserted Italian Embargo events
- inserted Three Party Pact events

Changelog for Ver 0.202
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- revised naval morale values
- revised GER tech set-up
- revised pre-reqs for post-treaty heavy cruiser
- revised industry tech file
- corrected spelling of mortar
- corrected spelling of schnorkle
- inserted corrected Dutch naval unit names
- corrected naval defense bug in Independent DD tech
- corrected tech names for Land Doctrine techs
- corrected text for Czech events
- corrected Land Doctrine short names bug
- corrected effects in Land Doctrine tech file
- inserted corrected Armor tech file
- inserted Land Doctrine tech names
- revised HUN starting tech
- added US airbases
- inserted revised tech team file for NOR
- inserted revised tech team file for MEN
- adjusted range values for CA-2 and SS-2
- inserted revised Marine file
- inserted revised AFG .inc file
- inserted revised AUS .inc file
- inserted revised COL .inc file
- corrected British event text
- inserted revised HAI .inc file
- revised tech 9100
- inserted revised NIC .inc file
- corrected Italian event text
- removed Urban Combat tech from French starting tech
- inserted revised SOV .inc file
- inserted revised JAP .inc file
- inserted revised USA .inc file
- inserted revised rocket and missile tech names
- corrected French event text
- corrected German event text
- inserted corrected land model names
- inserted updated land division files
- inserted updated land brigade files

Changelog for Ver 0.203
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- revised Land Doctrine Tech event text
- inserted revised Air Doctrine tree background
- inserted SCW Experience events
- revised Blueprints text
- revised tech name for 1940 Air Defense
- inserted revised tech 5630 and 5650
- inserted revised tech 5280 and 5290
- revised naval doctrine short tech names
- revised Rome-Berlin Axis event text
- revised German starting tech
- revised Polish event text
- inserted revised Czech leader file
- inserted revised Industry tree background
- inserted revised tech 8170 and 8790
- revised unit_names file
- revised tech names for industrial techs
- revised tech names for secret weapon techs
- corrected event text in Naval Doctrines tech
- inserted event 370110
- inserted revised land model names
- inserted revised French starting tech
- inserted revised Munich Conference events
- inserted CAGs for British and US carriers under construction
- inserted revised trigger for event 360001
- corrected button text in Land Doctrine tech
- inserted revised Infantry tree background

Changelog for Ver 0.204
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- revised German submarine model names
- corrected naval doctrine file
- added naval base to Akita (1181)
- inserted naval doctrine tech requirements to Marine division techs
- revised tech names file for errors
- inserted revised tech 5510
- revised event text for event 840026
- inserted Future of Czechoslovakia events
- revised French and Czech mobilization event triggers
- revised French starting tech
- corrected spelling error in event text
- inserted revised techs 9020, 9030, and 9060
- inserted expanded Anschluss events
- revised German starting tech
- revised Czech starting tech
- inserted year names to Alpine and Infantry tech names

Changelog for Ver 0.205
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- inserted revised Paratrooper unit file
- inserted revised Infantry tech file
- inserted Dutch Queen evacuation events
- revised Dutch Neutrality in AI file
- revised End of Czechoslovakia events
- corrected name of Far East Command
- revised triggers for Romanian mobilization events

[Ranger mike]

Very Impressive work...Hats off to you all

[screwtype]

Thanks MateDow. Just a couple of things I'm wondering - have you inserted different division (and perhaps brigade) types for each of the major powers? I've been a bit disappointed in the vanilla game's use of generic division types for all nations. Why for example is a German Panzer Division the exact equivalent of a British or Italian one? It would be nice to know if you guys have altered this.

Also, why did you increase the cost for upgrading units? It seems to me that upgrading units already takes rather too long in the vanilla game.

[habee]

Where is the Ver 0.205 ??

[Hagar]

Originally Posted by habee

Where is the Ver 0.205 ??

version 0.205b has been the last beta version, the official release is 0.2 which contains all the changes of 0.205b (and lower).

[Hagar]

Originally Posted by screwtype

Also, why did you increase the cost for upgrading units? It seems to me that upgrading units already takes rather too long in the vanilla game.

Upgrade costs (IC * time to upgrade) overall are lowered, but the time it takes to upgrade lengthened. Reason: upgrading units in real life takes a lot of time too.

[MateDow]

Originally Posted by screwtype

Thanks MateDow. Just a couple of things I'm wondering - have you inserted different division (and perhaps brigade) types for each of the major powers? I've been a bit disappointed in the vanilla game's use of generic division types for all nations. Why for example is a German Panzer Division the exact equivalent of a British or Italian one? It would be nice to know if you guys have altered this.

Due to the limitation in the number of models for each type (10) all of the divisions of a model are common to all countries. There are people that are more familiar with how land combat works that can explain why that is accurate.

We do have a difference between 6 bn and 9 bn divisions which can be built. This does allow countries which used the different sized divisions to be differentiated.

Also, why did you increase the cost for upgrading units? It seems to me that upgrading units already takes rather too long in the vanilla game.

The cost has been lowered for 0.2, but the time is still long. This is to represent the long timespan IRL that was required to upgrade all of the equipment in a division, get people trained, and bring that equipment online.

[screwtype]

Okay, thanks for the explanation MD.

BTW Has France been made more playable? It appears to be seriously nerfed in the vanilla game.

[Hagar]

Originally Posted by screwtype

BTW Has France been made more playable? It appears to be seriously nerfed in the vanilla game.

They're still a pushover if that's what you mean. But they were in real life too.

[Slasher]

What's the big difference b/w this mod and the HSR mod?

[Hagar]

Originally Posted by Slasher

What's the big difference b/w this mod and the HSR mod?

HSR focuses on events, mainly German events, with the concept to activate units 'because they were there'. It thus tempts to recreate the real war as it happened, at least unitwise.

CORE is on a totally different concept. Events are important, very much so, but more from a what-if point-of-view. Event chains are based on options present or plausible at the time, but not actually used, besides offering more insight in what really happened. Baylox's Munich chain alone is now over 200 events...
Main goal is to recreate history around 90% of the time, say, but the game is less predictable this way. Furthermore it has a much more tech focus (completely revamped and expanded tech trees) as well as a broadly expanded unit spectrum. Further enhancements include a realistic 1936 OOB and build queue, 1:1 naval unit representation and such.

So if you compare HSR to CORE you find the latter to be more balanced and offering a chance of an alternate history, while the former will more or less force a game along historic lines. Personally I'd prefer CORE any day of the week, and that includes HoI2 as well of course.

[dec152000]

Hi,

I used to develop for HSR as well so I've got a pretty good insight as to the phillosophy there. HSR is primarilly intended to create a "historically difficult" WW2 campaign for a German player. With this phillosophy in place there are a number of tweaks that seek to recreate the real world situation. This means that if you wish to play a fairly "standard" campaign HSR is a very nice platform as it caters to this style of play. Another key feature to HSR is that the AI is given a lot of advantages while the player will typically receive penalties. This is intended to amplify the difficulty. In general, it is almost impossible to win as GER when playing on VH. However it also makes it even more difficult to win for many of the other powers, as almost all balancing is really based on play from a GER perspective. The end result is that HSR encourages (really requires) a lot of "tactical" play and micromanagement if you want to be sucessful. Also, HSR is "balanced" at VH and really does not play well on anything less than Hard.

On the other hand CORE is designed for a more strategic campaign. As was already indicated, we attempt to model a wider range of possibilities and our event chains offer greater detail and options for alternative outcomes. This encourages a player to try alternate strategies while still supporting a fully historical track as well. We've also completely reworked the Tech and Unit structure to provide the best possible model for research and combat. Our tech trees offer meaningful choices and alternatives, rather than the simple straight line development from the HOI2 tech tree and reward real strategic thinking. Our units have been updated and reflect the RW capabilities of the applicable military formations as well as the game engine allows.

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[Slasher]

Thanks for your explanations, I will be downloading CORE now :P