Realistic Flag Set - Version 1.2
The Realistic Flag Set aims to address historical inaccuracies in E:TW through a comprehensive collection of campaign, army and navy flags; approximating the great variety of designs used by the powers of the time to represent themselves officially and to wage war on land and at sea. The flags are based on research and provided on all levels of the game, including the user interface and diplomacy screens. Artistically, the aim is to make all the flags to the same standard as the game's original material.
The emphasis is on what would have been realistic or plausible at the time the game starts: 1700. Where definite information is unavailable or impossible (in the case of republics or monarchies that never came into existence, for instance), an educated guess will be made - also in the case of regimental flags that need to represent many historical variations. This is an ongoing debate: We are always open to new insights and opinions and we welcome any contributions to the thread.
The 1.2 version of this flag set provides flags for all the major powers, both as monarchies and republics, and for some selected minor nations. The remaining powers will be tackled in upcoming versions. Below is an overview of the nations affected by this mod.
Installation
Place the .pack file into your \data directory and load it with Mod Manager (see link below). I recommend making sure this pack loads at the top of the list. It should not conflict with gameplay-only modifications such as DarthMod.
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=240335
If you have version 1.1 installed, remove it from your \data directory. It contains older flags that might interfere with the newer, better and more accurate ones.
Note: In the case of France and Austria, the portrait and interface flags currently have coats of arms that are not present on the campaign map. They symbolize the personal status of the French king, and of the Austrian ruler in his capacity as Holy Roman Emperor.
Read the forum thread for the latest screenshots, and for work in progress previews of upcoming additions.
Credits
Artist and project leader: Frédéric Anklin, a.k.a. Spanky
Contributing artists:
Neofit
- Battle flags for Courland, United Provinces, Prussia, Russian Republic
- State flag for Russian Republic
- Naval flag for Courland
Solo
- Battle flags for Spain, Louisiana, Portugal, Mughal Empire, Maratha Empire, Venice, Savoy
- State flags for Spain, Louisiana, Portugal, Poland-Lithuania, Ottoman Empire, Mughal Empire, Maratha Empire, Venice, Savoy
- Naval flag for Poland-Lithuania
- Portrait, HUD and swaying diplomacy screen flags
- Templates for between-turn draped flags
Download here:
http://files.filefront.com/ETW+reali.../fileinfo.html