RUNNING WITH RIFLES

RUNNING WITH RIFLES

**SOLDIERS AT WAR - HEAVY** 1.8
Orinoco 7 Nov, 2017 @ 6:31pm
Actual UK, Bundeswehr, and Russian Federation Rank Names
Hi there, I edited your mod to add true rank names for uk.xml, grey.xml, and brown.xml based on actual UK, Bundeswehr, and Russian Federation ranks. No longer do all factions use the exact same US-based rank names.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_United_Kingdom_and_United_States_military_ranks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_German_Bundeswehr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation

Where possible, I tried to make sure the OR and OF rank codes matched the rank of the original.

In uk.xml:
<rank xp="0.0" name="Private"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank0.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.05" name="Lance Corporal"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank1.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.1" name="Corporal"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank2.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.2" name="Sergeant"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank3.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.3" name="Staff Sergeant"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank4.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.4" name="Colour Sergeant"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank5.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.6" name="2nd Lieutenant"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank6.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.8" name="1st Lieutenant"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank7.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="1.0" name="Captain"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank8.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="1.2" name="Major"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank9.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="1.4" name="Lieutenant-Colonel"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank10.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="2.0" name="Colonel"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank11.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="5.0" name="Brigadier"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank12.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="10.0" name="Major-General"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank13.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="20.0" name="Lieutenant-General"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank14.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="50.0" name="General"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank15.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="100.0" name="Field Marshal"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank16.png" /> </rank>

In brown.xml:
<rank xp="0.0" name="Private"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank0.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.05" name="Private 1st Class"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank1.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.1" name="Junior Sergeant"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank2.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.2" name="Sergeant"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank3.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.3" name="Senior Sergeant"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank4.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.4" name="Starshina"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank5.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.6" name="Junior Lieutenant"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank6.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.8" name="Lieutenant"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank7.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="1.0" name="Captain"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank8.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="1.2" name="Major"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank9.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="1.4" name="Lieutenant Colonel"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank10.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="2.0" name="Colonel"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank11.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="5.0" name="Major General"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank12.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="10.0" name="Lieutenant General"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank13.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="20.0" name="Colonel General"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank14.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="50.0" name="Army General"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank15.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="100.0" name="Marshal of the Russian Federation"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank16.png" /> </rank>

And in grey.xml:
<rank xp="0.0" name="Gefreiter"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank0.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.05" name="Obergefreiter"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank1.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.1" name="Stabsgefreiter"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank2.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.2" name="Unteroffizier"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank3.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.3" name="Feldwebel"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank4.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.4" name="Hauptfeldwebel"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank5.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.6" name="Leutnant"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank6.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="0.8" name="Oberleutnant"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank7.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="1.0" name="Hauptmann"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank8.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="1.2" name="Major"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank9.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="1.4" name="Oberstleutnant"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank10.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="2.0" name="Oberst"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank11.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="5.0" name="Brigadegeneral"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank12.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="10.0" name="Generalmajor"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank13.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="20.0" name="Generalleutnant"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank14.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="50.0" name="General"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank15.png" /> </rank> <rank xp="100.0" name="Heergeneral"> <hud_icon filename="hud_rank16.png" /> </rank>
(Heergeneral isn't a rank that exists but there's no Bundeswehr equivalent for "General of the Army" and so the closest thing I could think of was "Heergeneral" - Heer is the name of the German Army)
Last edited by Orinoco; 7 Nov, 2017 @ 6:34pm
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Anzac Joe  [developer] 7 Nov, 2017 @ 10:13pm 
Looks good !

Heergeneral i would rename it to 'General Der Armee' which translates to General of the Army
plus it sounds more prestigious :rankstripes:

I'm doing some work regarding the ranks for each faction and will update all mods on steam and moddb.

Also make sure to backup your personal modding work on your hardrive away from the steam workshop mod folder otherwise it may get written over from a steam workshop automatic update.
Last edited by Anzac Joe; 7 Nov, 2017 @ 10:24pm
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