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Sten Mk.II Submachine Gun

Sten Mk.II Submachine Gun

The guys at ‘Traction Wars’, a World War II modification for ‘Crysis’, have released a new update previewing the British Sten Mk.II submachine gun and two versions of the German M42 Stielhandgranate. Go here for more renders and historical information about both weapons.

M43 Stielhandgranate with splitterring

M43 Stielhandgranate with splitterring

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20
Feb

Traction Wars: News Update #5

   Posted by: General_Naga    in Crysis, Historical Mods, Modifications, Total Conversions

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News Update #5
Sten & Scenery

Hello and welcome to another update of Traction Wars. This month we have some Work-in-Progress renders of the British Sten Mk.II by Naga, we announce the first of the many exciting features you can expect in Traction Wars & give you a sneak peek at a mystery map in production by Solidsnake.

Firstly though we would like to welcome Bob_Bobber0 to the team as our new SFX artists. We look forward to showing you some of his noisy contributions in the future.

The Sten emerged while Britain was engaged in the Battle of Britain, facing invasion by Germany. The army was forced to replace weapons lost during the evacuation from Dunkirk while expanding at the same time. Prior to 1941 the British were purchasing all the Thompson submachine guns they could from the United States, but this did not begin to meet demand and when in 1941 the United States joined the war the overall demand for Thompson vastly outstretched the supply. The Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield was commissioned by the British Government to produce much cheaper alternative. The sten was very easy and fast to produce as many of the parts were made from pressed steel and only minimal welding was required. The Mk.II was an even more minimal design with both the flash eliminator & hand grip removed.

This month Naga has also overhauled our website to include much more information about the mod and to announce some of the many features which will be in the mod.

Annouced Features:

  • 2 New Teams,
  • Brand New Gamemode,
  • 20+ New Weapons,
  • Advanced Squad & Command System,
  • Balanced Class System,
  • Custom HUD,
  • Original Soundtrack.

Lastly for this update we give you a single ingame shot from one of the WIP maps in production as a taster of what is to come. We are trying to create all our maps from real world locations using references and aerial photo reconnaissance of the time to give the best and most realistic experience possible. We are still looking for mappers to join our team, so if you think your good at working from references and have good attention to detail then please click here for more details.

As well as mappers we are also looking to recruit new Texture Artists, Animators & Modellers as well as in other areas. So if you think you might be interested in bringing WWII to life then please click here.

If you would like to help our mod grow please support us by using the our community signature below. Custom sizes are available if required.

That’s all for this update, see you again next time. Until then be sure to check out our community forums to comment on news, post ideas & generally get involved.

Source: Traction Wars Website

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9
Jan

Traction Wars: News Update #4

   Posted by: General_Naga    in Historical Mods, Total Conversions


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News Update #4
Requesting Artillery Support…

Hello and welcome to another update of Traction Wars. This update we have some Work-in-Progress renders of the British Ordnance QF 25 pounder by Wyvern. It will be providing the main artillery support to the British team in the mod. We also have our first video preview with a turntable presentation of both the the German Panzer Pz.IIL “Luchs” featured in November as well as the new British Ordnance QF 25 pounder.

 

The Ordnance QF 25 pounder better known simply as a 25 pounder, was arguably the best artillery piece of the Second World War. Although less powerful than many of the other types of artillery used during the war, it did have a longer range than most but was ideally suited for the British tactic of suppressive fire. The damage which the gun caused, as well as the speed at which the artillery control system could respond, lead some Germans to believe that the British had produced an automatic version of this famous howitzer. The gun could be fired at a rate of between 6-8 rounds per minute. The model shown is the WIP low poly version which will be the version you will see ingame once it’s been textured.

 

 

Next we have a short video preview of both the Panzar IIL “Luchs” featured in November as well as the 25-pounder featured above. The video also contains your first glimse into what Stereotype Anomaly has been producing for our original soundtrack.

Finally as many of you know, it’s that time of year again when Moddb have their annual Mod of the Year Competition. Being a relatively small mod at this stage (but growing quickly) we really need your votes. So if you like what you see please vote for us! Every vote really does count and it takes but a second.

Mod of the Year Awards

The team is looking for new developers to join, so if you think you have a skill we could use please fill out a recruitment form here, we are especially looking for Modellers, Texture Artists, Animators & Scripters for importing assets into CryEngine2 but we are recruiting in all areas.

That’s all for this update, see you again next time.

Source: Tractionwarsmod.com

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