Gates of Hell Road to St. Lo. A Call of Duty 3 inspired mod.
NOTICE: THIS MOD WAS RECENTLY FIXED AFTER BEING BROKEN BY A GAME UPDATE. IF ANYTHING IS STILL NOT WORKING AS INTENDED, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT AND I WILL GET TO IT AS SOON AS I CAN. THANK YOU.
"Road to St. Lo" is a mod for the Gates of Hell Liberation DLC that adds new content inspired by 2006s Call of Duty 3.
What is included in this mod?
1.) A brand new squad available in Conquest mode. The "29.Div Specialist Squad" is based on the unit the player is a part of in "Cod 3." It features:
– A squad leader based off Sgt. McCullen. Armed with a Tompson submachine gun.
– An assistant squad leader based off Cpl. Dixon. Armed with an M1 Garand rifle and rifle grenades.
– A Radio operator based off Pfc. Guzzo. Armed with an M1 Garand and a radio kit able to call in mortar fire.
– A Demolitons expert based off Pvt. Huxley. Armed with an M12 Shotgun and a suite of hand grenades and satchel charges.
– A Unique rifleman based off Pvt. Nichols. Armed with an M1 Garand, a captured MP-40 submachine gun, andsatchel charges.
– A Medic based off Pvt. Doherty. Armed with an M1 Garand rifle.
– A Rifleman based off Pvt. Mandlebaum. Armed with an M1 Garand rifle.
– A custom BAR team, not directly based on any characters, but designed to fit the same feel as the rest of the squad.
2.) 8 new soldier breeds modeled after the cast of "CoD 3" available in the Editor mode.
– Use this colorful cast of characters in the GoH editor for your own cinematic battles or photos. They are sure to stand out next to any regular GIs.
3.) A dozen new soldier names. Add some more variation to all American soldiers. Names include but are not limited to.
– First names: Frank, Salvadore, Leeroy, Mike.
– Last names: McCullen, Guzzo, Huxley, Dixon, Nichols, Krupin, Doherty, Mandlebaum and more.
Nothing was shoehorned in here, folks. Every choice made in the process of creating this squad was deliberate. A personal passion project mixed with nostalgia for an overlooked gem of mid 2000s FPS.
Want even more CoD 3 themed content? Check out my other mod. "Gates of Hell Call of Duty 3 Music Replacer." ( https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3137606142 )
More Info/QnA:
Q: Were creative liberties taken?
A: I tried to stay true to the characters as they were in CoD 3, but when adapting them to an RTS some changes were made to make the squad more fun, unique, and enjoyable even if you aren’t familiar with "Call of Duty 3".
Q: I thought the cast of CoD 3 were in the 90th Infantry Division?
A: You are correct. The first mission in St. Lo has the cast in the 29th Infantry. After the mission they are transferred to the 90th. I prepared for this. You can download the alternate mod here: ( https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3133104712 ). Featuring all the same content, but with custom 90th Infantry Division uniform patches. NOTE: These mods are not designed to be used together. Please only activate one at a time.
Q: Why is there a unique rifleman with an MP-40?
A: while developing this mod, I replayed CoD 3 to remind myself what the characters looked like. While playing I constantly found myself running out of ammo and picking up German guns. Since the player character, Pvt. Nichols, uses a generic soldier model, I decided to give him a captured weapon to reflect this aspect of CoD, and make him stand out in GoH.
Q: What was the inspiration or reason for making this mod?
A: Truthfully it was seeing the 29th infantry represented in game. It reminded me of my childhood playing CoD 3 on the PlayStation 2. Originally the mod was for personal use. It was simply character presets so when I wanted to use the characters in the GoH editor, I didn’t need to customize them every time. Soon I decided to expand it to a full on conquest mode squad.
Q: Any plans for updates?
A: Currently, no. However I am not writing off the possibility. Two things I would love to do is create custom maps based on the levels of CoD 3, and then use those in a custom campaign mission. Both of those are currently beyond my skill set though.
Required DLC:
These DLC should be installed in order to use this item.
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Liberation
