Purple Hearts

skirich · 09-05-19, 04:54 PM

Despite a few encounters over the course of the war where several crewmen were down to 38% health I have never been given the opportunity to award a purple heart to anyone.

Is there a a mod that fixes this flaw?

KaleunMarco · 09-05-19, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by skirich

Despite a few encounters over the course of the war where several crewmen were down to 38% health I have never been given the opportunity to award a purple heart to anyone.

Is there a a mod that fixes this flaw?

nope. that is part of the Fog of Ubi.

Pyryck · 10-05-19, 02:44 AM

If you manage to return to base with injured crew STILL injured then you should have a PH available to hand out since the medal is listed in the game files.

If however the injured crewman miraculously regains 100% health prior to docking...sorry Joe, no soup for you! err...no PH for you.

propbeanie · 10-05-19, 10:07 AM

CapnScurvy did a U.S. Medals Fix II_Stock, which Ubisoft couldn't do due to licensing (??) issues, but I don't think you are able to touch the game's "logic" (or lack thereof).

ETR3(SS) · 10-05-19, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by propbeanie

CapnScurvy did a U.S. Medals Fix II_Stock, which Ubisoft couldn't do due to licensing (??) issues, but I don't think you are able to touch the game's "logic" (or lack thereof).

Looking into it more I think it was due to a piece of legislation that was passed 2005ish regarding Stolen Valor.

skirich · 10-05-19, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ETR3(SS)

Looking into it more I think it was due to a piece of legislation that was passed 2005ish regarding Stolen Valor.

Ah, the Stolen Valor Act of 2005

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illegal for unauthorized persons to wear, buy, sell, barter, trade, or manufacture "any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the armed forces of the United States, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces."

It was deemed unconstitutional twice, last at the SCOTUS level.
Subsequently the government made a website for anyone to verify awarded medals of all service branches.

That said, prima facia, this would not apply to the images in video games.

The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 which is constitutional, expands on the original but adds the requirements of "tangible benefit" through convincing someone of their status/award. Still no problem for images and video games.

If anything, it was licensing, not legislation. I would not put it past the U.S government to have a trademark on the images of medals. Not to make money per se, but to control how they are used.

09-05-19, 04:54 PM	#1
skirich Chief Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Patroling the south pacific Posts: 321 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Purple Hearts Despite a few encounters over the course of the war where several crewmen were down to 38% health I have never been given the opportunity to award a purple heart to anyone. Is there a a mod that fixes this flaw?

10-05-19, 10:07 AM	#4
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,735 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	CapnScurvy did a U.S. Medals Fix II_Stock, which Ubisoft couldn't do due to licensing (??) issues, but I don't think you are able to touch the game's "logic" (or lack thereof). __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

10-05-19, 02:44 AM	#3
Pyryck Watch Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 17 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	If you manage to return to base with injured crew STILL injured then you should have a PH available to hand out since the medal is listed in the game files. If however the injured crewman miraculously regains 100% health prior to docking...sorry Joe, no soup for you! err...no PH for you.