Balthasar
Wise Man
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Some time ago, El Justo contacted me about making a new interface for his Vietnam Mod, which he was thinking of updating. There was no rush, he said, so I put it on my long list of project ideas and worked on it off and on for a year, as I felt like it.
Sometime after that, I was showing some of my work to my Dad, who was a Vietnam Vet, having served there as an officer for two tours 1966-67 and 1970-71. He immediately started to make suggestions for the interface, the map and the mod - so many that I started a notebook for them. From that time until he died this last Christmas Eve, he continued to ask about the 'vietnam project', and continued to brainstorm mod ideas with me. During these conversations, I got to hear a lot of war stories, but also to see some new sides of him - as expert map-reader and tactician, for instance.
When my Dad died, I decided to finish the mod in his honor. Long live his memory.
So this will be the first installment of my new Vietnam mod; the map, with customized terrain will be next. I've discussed this with El Justo, who is now busy with Storm over Europe, and has given his blessing to my plans.
This interface will work perfectly well with El Justo's Vietnam Mod, playing as South Vietnam/MACV. I included a custom left box for the main screen made just for EJ's mod; see the Readme for details.
The Download is >here<.
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Your father's contribution is evident in the depth of detail. Things like the J numbers & field equipment elements. Don't normally play strictly modern scenarios, but one developed with the help of someone who actually lived it should be special.
