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I'm a Developer over at Eastern Front (BurroDiablo), I was quite surprised to see this discussion.
Knightpress is right for the most part, this is a mod and we have no ties to Relic, although we've been told that Relic is quite interested in seeing how the mod turns out.
People are probably getting confused because we like to call EF an Unofficial expansion; we are keeping it Relic style and not touching the vCoH factions, instead we're simply balancing the Soviets so they fit in.

Modding CoH is difficult due to the abysmal modding tools we are supplied with, but despite this the Soviets are coming on very well. Work recently has been storming along at a record pace, I think we've added more vehicles in the past month than in the entire 2 years we have been working... thats mainly thanks to some of our new Developers who are literal experts in the Art of modding. I won't give a release date, but I will say its not far off.

[Edited by gsegsg, 8/11/2009 7:13:13 PM]

I think it would be a good idea to post some pics of Soviet units.

Eager to see more in details!

The ones we're allowed to show are on our Moddb page. Development is kept quite secretive until updates are released. We're releasing a new update this Weekend, the first in 2 months and we have done A LOT, so be on the lookout

I will share one though, the whole mod is so freaking hot right now I can barely contain myself -

Link

[Edited by gsegsg, 8/12/2009 12:47:34 AM]

Then i have to add you to my friend lists to be updated.

Tell me about chatter and voice sounds for units. I suppose you have add dozens of files to cover all new units?

[Edited by Realusionist, 8/12/2009 12:48:28 AM]

We're using the Russian CoH sound files for the moment... the voice acting will require getting our hands on some talent and some sound editing software. They'll come though, but probably after the initial release. We're not looking for sound people right now.

Ok then thanks for info.

I thank you for coming and explaining the situation, I didn't want to disparage your mod, I merely wanted to reinforce to avenger105 that Relic is most certainly not making the Eastern Front mod, and that while it shows tremendous potential (and I wish you all the luck in the world), the results of the labor are more a success in spite of Relic's interference and simultaneously their complete lack of involvement with the modding community, rather than a product derived from anything Relic has actually done.

Thankfully, it seems the object editor is getting some foundation now and some custom units may well be forth coming.

And to think, if Relic had released a proper SDK, some two plus years could have been saved in the meanwhile

As a side note, very cool KV-2, I hope to see it in action soon

[Edited by knightpress, 8/12/2009 2:33:48 PM]

I don't wanna be a day-dreamer but i always wanted to play with Italian army.

Although there was no significant way achievement by their army.