Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942

Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942

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Modding your game
By Farty McFly 69 and 1 collaborators
Hello guys, I have been thinking about this, because many bought it to play it with mods, so I am here to help.
This guide has info about fixing issues when you are installing mods (generally STA). But I want to mention that this is the basics of mod installation, this guide I made is based on my own experience. Please check out mr. Tacitus guide, it’s fully detailed and contains some details not found here, please give him an award, he deserves it ;).

PS: I apologize if I am not understood, I am not very good at this English thing, but I will try my best.
   
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STA 3.4
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/1351450/discussions/0/2948125678385225386/?ctp=13#c3784750482960790541

Follow the instrucions below to install it or from the discussion.
  • Unzip the mod folder, (Don't unzip them in the main game files "Steam folder" unzip it somewhere else like the Desktop)
  • Run jsgme.exe into the mod folder (the one in russian) and disable all the mods in reverse oder, from down to up. (jsgme.exe from the STA 3.4 folder you've unzipped)
  • Remove all the mods from the MODS folder inside the STA3.4 folder and paste them to the actual Steel Fury 1942 game MODS directory.
  • Once moved all the mods, delete JSGME.exe and JSGME.ini files located in STA3.4 folder.
  • Move the STA3.4 folder itself into the actual Steel Fury 1942 game MODS directory.
  • Run the actual JSGME.exe which is in english and not russian. (Main folder)
  • Disable compass mod and unofficial patch.
  • Delete data\sound\loc_rus\speech directory (or copy elsewhere safe).
  • Enable in order polygons2.8, ssm2.7, STA 3.4 and you are good to go, now you can play.
  • To play you have to expand the common section, select local server click run.
  • Install any mod with JSGME!



Also from the previous stuff, isn't needed to apply the fullscreen fix or the 4gb ram fix.
For now, try and experiment by yourself with any mod. Also, if you don't have a high end Pc you may suffer performance issues.

Installing mods.
PLS Do not delete the BIN and DATA folders, it is only if you have problems with the mods after you installed them.

First of all, please make a copy of the game files (doesn't matter if JSGME is already installed by downloading the steam version), thus you could try again if you had an issue with your game after the mod installation.

Second, in your browser copy the following link which takes you to the Japanese Community MOD: https://wikiwiki.jp/pzfr/Steel%20Tank%20Add-on
There you can find all the files we'll need for this process.
So please, read the g0d d4m instructions or your game will crash.



Third, you must install JSGME, for the meantime you can download the mods.

This is an example

Apply the mods in the order shown.


DISCLAIMER: After extracting the mods from the RAR/ZIP/7z file, check if there's no double folder,
it turns out that the JSGME won't detect the mods. Therefore, move the folder that contains the actual files to the MODS folder again and delete the double folder.


I recommend you install the JCM 2021 April, because it contains STA 2.2 and much more content, however I would personally install the JC Mission Pack for an improved experience.
Now this is how you install STA 2.2: extract the files from the 7z file ( you can use 7z zip, link for download: https://www.7-zip.org/download.html / https://www.win-rar.com/start.html?&L=0),
move the folder to MODS folder which is located in your game files , like in the picture below, now go to JSGME and enable it, be patient it takes a couple of minutes. If you notice that many folders extracted outside and are in the main folder like in my game main files dont worry it means that you did it correctly.



Now install the 4gb patch and v11 fix widescreen.
The widescreen tool just extract in into the data folder and that's it or extract it into the MODS folder and enable it, although the 4gb patch is an .exe file, to apply it you must locate the shell.exe file, located in: Game folder\bin\rel and the starter.exe file that is in the main folder.

Afterward, you can install JC Mission Pack or Another Battle Effect which aren't needed at all but greatly improve your experience.
Crashing problem. (Only if your game crashes)
Many have problems when installing the mods, and one of them is the game suddenly crashes after you open it.
Maybe, when you were installing the mods perhaps you committed a mistake. In this section I will help you to solve it.




First, go to your game files, usually when you are installing the mods you may have installed something that must be installed after you installed STA mod. I relate this to the archive which fix the widescreen problem, to solve it, you must delete the folders data and bin in the game folder, afterward, verify your game files in Steam, you can also uninstall the game and reinstall it if you can, but before of it, you have to delete first those folders that I mentioned.
WARNING: ONLY DELETE BIN AND DATA FOLDERS IF YOU HAVE SOME PROBLEMS AFTER YOU INSTALLED THE MODS, SO IF YOU INSTALL THE MODS THE 1st TIME DON'T DELETE THEM.





Anyways, that is how you fix it, if you couldn't fix it, please comment bellow :)
Conclusions.
If you want to install other mods, please make a copy of the game somewhere so you wont have to do again everything. Also i found a site where you can get some mods, so if you want to try them, ask me for the link, steam blocked the link :/.
But please,make a virgin copy of the game.

ALSO I SHALL REMARK THAT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO'LL PLAY STA 3.4 MOD FOLLOW THIS.
Start the game > Select common > Select Local Server >Leave language in "Not English" or may crash
CREDITS SECTION!
First, I'd like to thank Mr. Kobra who shared the link of the STA 3.4 files.
Second, thanks to the people from the following forum:
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/1351450/discussions/0/2948125678385225386/

They gave the download link and instructions that I used to for the STA 3.4 section of the guide (Please don't kill me or dox me, I want to show to more people how wonderful is this mod that turns a simple tank sim into an incredible tank sim)

Finally, to the people who developed the mod, it's just amazing to see how people work together to make a hole mod dedicated to a simple game. If you bought this game, I encourage you to give it a try .


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38 Comments
Meliok 18 Oct, 2024 @ 1:05am 
Hi there! Just installed STA mod successfuly with the help of this guide but noticed that the main screen indicates Nov 19 version and also that amongst the present mods there was an Apr 20. Should I apply it too ( it says it will replace some files, so I didn't try ... ). Thx!
dean.salko 28 Mar, 2024 @ 1:11pm 
Thank you!
Farty McFly 69  [author] 21 Dec, 2023 @ 1:33am 
Greetings Eagletanker, some tanks don't have interiors modeled, therefore the you see this black/white screen.
Eagletanker 18 Dec, 2023 @ 1:01am 
Hi, whenever I go into the interior of modded tanks it's just a black screen or a white box. I followed this guide as best as I could, do you know why this might be occuring?
Farty McFly 69  [author] 14 Oct, 2023 @ 10:06am 
Hi @riven, the widescreen fix is in the JC site, you download it, it keep that in mind that before you install the fix you have to install STA 2.2 or it may crash to game, you can install it by extracting the files to the JSGME folder or directly to the game files, it is up to you.
About the starter and shell, after you found them you will use the Large address patch which expands the amount of memory that the game can use. Hope I answered your questions, cheers!
riven 9 Oct, 2023 @ 7:15am 
Hi, where is the widescreen fix folder/programm and what do I do with the starter and shell file after I found them?
EmoBoy 12 Aug, 2023 @ 9:29pm 
thanks for the guuide mate.
Farty McFly 69  [author] 12 Aug, 2023 @ 9:25pm 
Good, have fun.
EmoBoy 12 Aug, 2023 @ 9:25pm 
NVM i found the problem i activated a extra mod that brought sta called "hits effect" i removed and now works.
Farty McFly 69  [author] 12 Aug, 2023 @ 9:22pm 
Boy, did you follow the instructions from this guide or from the thread?