The mod is for the game Take Command 2nd Manassas. It is not necessary to have the game to participate in the simulation, but it helps understand how the in-game portion of the simulation works and the typical formations used, etc. It is also not necessary to have the mod (modification) for THE WAR IN ARKANSAS, but it will also help if you wish to view the terrain first hand.
TC2M GAME
THE GAME: To start, the Take Command 2nd Manassas game is needed. It is still available from Norb Software Development Inc: Buy Take Command 2nd Manassas When installing the game in Windows 7 or later, it tends to attempt to install in C: Programs(x86). For mods to work effectively, it is recommended that you install TC2M directly onto your C drive, rather than into the programs(x86) directory.PATCH 3.0: Once you have the game, it should be patched up to the last version, which was 3.0. The patch is available here: TC2M Patch 3.0
CMP3.0: The WIA Mod will be based on what is known as CMP3.0 (Community Mod Pack 3.0). This was developed by members of the TC2M community when it was at its height and includes additional maps, flags, units and other modifications to the game. It is available here: CMP3.0
TC2M Community: If you have any problems or questions concerning the game, patches on CMP3.0 mod, the TC2M community still has active members on its forum who are always more than happy to have new community members and offer assistance. TC2M Community Forums This is a section on the message boards for TC2M Technical Help as well as a Command Simulation forum used by the community to discuss "sims."
WIA MOD
Here are instructions for installing the complete WIA Mod as a separate installation. I am not particularly skilled a modding, so I was unable to put it into an exe. file that could be easily unpacked and I struggled to find an easier way to go about it. I also do not know how to make them CMP4 compliant, but I will have "maps" only mods available for CMP3 on the forum soon.WIA Mod Instructions (separate installation): WIA Mod Instructions
Components (see instructions):
WIA Mod Data Files Folder (These files determine unit and weapon characteristics, as well as other aspects of the game. Many correspond to WIA graphic files)
WIA_Packages(The following packages -.dat files - are used: Antietam, Barn&Br., Ezra, Jackson, New_TC1861, rock, TC2M, TC2Objects_FBurg, Wilderness. They are all in the WIA_Packages.rar file.)
WIA5 Package : This package is needed for the Flat Woods map for the WIA5 Campaign.
WIA_Screen (Includes splash screens for the WIA Mod)
WIA_Terrain (Graphics needed for WIA maps)
WIA_Flags (These are flags from the "Confederate Flag Mod" and USCT Flags for use in WIA)
WIA_Units (This includes units USCT, authentic union and authentic Confederate units from previous mods that are used in WIA)
WIA_Open_Play (This folder has the complete opening WIA OOB and the OOB for each Infantry Corps.)
WIA_Maps (This includes the following maps: Lebanon, Mt. Olive and Yellville. Additional maps can be downloaded below and added separately)
MAPS: Extract these maps into the Maps folder of your WIA Mod installation
WIA_Benbrook_Mills
WIA_Bennetts_Bayou
WIA_Big_Flat
WIA_Buffalo_City
WIA_Burns_Creek
WIA_Cross_Plain
WIA_Franklin
WIA_Lead_Hill
WIA_Lebanon
WIA_Locust_Grove
WIA_Mount_Olive
WIA_North_Fork
WIA_Pilot_Hill
WIA_Rapps_Barren
WIA_Richwoods
WIA_St_Leger
WIA_Sylamore
WIA_Talbots_Ferry
WIA_Tomahawk
WIA_Wild_Haws
WIA_Wileys_Cove
WIA_Yellville
WIA5 Maps
WIA_Rocky_Bayou
WIA_Flat_Woods Note: For Flat Woods, the WIA5 Package needs to be added (pond.dat). Just put it into the package fold of your WIA Mod Directory.
Revised Maps for WIA5 use:
(Most revisions are minor adjustment to align with the revised road network in WIA5)
WIA_Big_Flat_2
WIA_Mt_Olive_2
WIA_Pilot_Hill_2
WIA_Richwoods_2
WIA_St_Leger_2
WIA_Sylamore_2
WIA_Talberts_Ferry_2
WIA_Tomahawk_2
WIA_Wileys_Cove_2
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