Escapists 43 - FUBAR for V1.7

DESCRIPTION
Escapists 43 — FUBAR
A 1940s total-conversion of Escapists. You're a downed airman somewhere behind enemy lines — come to at your wrecked plane, link up with the other survivors, and break out across occupied territory while the enemy tracks you down, by land and air
It's the whole Escapists loop rebuilt for World War II: every faction, weapon, vehicle, uniform and civilian swapped for period gear, and a stack of the best WW2 mods on the workshop stitched into one cohesive prison-break.
WHAT I MADE
The WW2 conversion
Full both-sides reskin — US Army vs Wehrmacht: faction rosters, loadouts, WW2 arsenal whitelists
The bomber-crash start
Cinematic cold-open with title reel (hold F to skip)
A field radio playing one full song at the crash site
Spawn armed: faction sidearm + smoke grenade
B-17 / Ju 88 crash-site wreck props
The AI navigator companion (1Lt Walts / ObLt Zimmer)
Follows you from the wreck — 56 voiced lines, written and produced for this mod
Treats your wounds and revives you when down
Mounts vehicles with you (gunner seat first)
Strict return-fire discipline — never shoots first
Occasionally sings
The enemy air war
Scripted CAS fighter patrols with strafing runs and original synthesized engine/flypast sound
Recon bomber sorties — stay out of sight or pay for it
On-screen warnings: CONTRAILS / SPOTTED / REARM
The escape arc (endgame)
A friendly bomber leads you to an improvised airstrip
Defend the field while the crew fixes the engine
Board the plane to win
Plus
Reworked prison start
Assorted base-game fixes
CONTRIBUTORS
This is an assembly — it stands on a lot of people's work. Every mod it's built on, and who made it:

Foundation

NotSocrates — Escapists, ScrtCore, ScrtSharedContent
DONS (Dondegn) — DONS Escapists Fix
olmotje — Operation FUBAR WW2 Factions, Operation FUBAR Launchers
Weapons & gear

LordJudicator — Forged in Europe, FIE German Equipment, FIE US Infantry
Big Chungus — Chungus Rifles (StG-44), Chungus SMGs (PPSh-41), Chungus LMGs (RPD), Chungus Shotguns
Silentgrace — Operation Overlord US Gear, Operation Overlord Axis Gear, SGS Gear Slots
AeroLabs — USAAF Bomber Attire
YouAreBamboozled — M1911
Ligthman — MG3 with RIS rail
SRGshadows — SVT-40
Your401kPlan — Northcom German Voice Pack
Vehicles & props

LordJudicator — FIE M4 Tank, FIE Panzer IV, FIE Kübelwagen
Jeronimo_s — Assets Planes
Modest23 — WW2 Bicycle
Systems & frameworks

Pronto — Pronto Hub, Prontos Parachutes, Prontos SA80
Alphaegen — Parachute Framework
Ridenour_usmc — BUSHWAR Parachutes
Tonic — Custom Gear Slots
CharlieChuckles — Charlie's Inventory System
zelik — Zeliks Character
KIOK — ArmaTerrainCore
Audio & visual

Maisteri — Realism Overhaul (Sounds, Effects, Weather)
SpearHead Servers — SH-Extreme Dynamic Range
ZeeVRT — VRT Inked

Assembled & WW2 sub-mods by Pingu565 — Escape WW2 Civilians, Escape WW2 FIA Partisans, WW2 US Plane Props, WW2 German Plane Props

WIP
this is an ongoing thing and very much a work in progress. it's built singleplayer / co-op first, so expect some rough edges. if something's broken or spawns wrong let me know and i'll get to it. more coming down the line — a red army faction's parked for now, plus more crash-site variety and a proper soviet roster when i get round to it.
thank yous
none of this exists without the modders i've leaned on — full list above, go sub their stuff, seriously. special thanks to NotSocrates for Escapists + the Scrt framework, DONS for the fix i build everything on top of, and olmotje / Operation FUBAR for the WW2 factions that make the whole thing tick. and cheers to anyone who's tested it and put up with the bugs. ty 🫡