True M1911A1 Replacer

"Are those the hammers of 'double-action-only' pistols or...?" 

Boy, do I miss those loading texts from the old RE games!

I was re-playing Re7 the other day, and no matter how mixed are my feelings towards it, the one thing that really grinds my gears is their Double-Action-Only M1911. Now, there is a mod "Cocked Handgun Hammers" by ChimiChamo that fixes it for Re7, but there's no such mod for my all-time favorite Re2R. I've decided to fix it, but then I thought "Why stop at just fixing the hammer when I can do a whole HD version of this gun?"

That's how the "True M1911A1 Replacer" was born.

Features:

– Completely new model for everyone's favorite M1911A1 (now properly made as A1 post-WW1 model), bone-weighted in vanilla style, with Single-Action Hammer, like it should be;

– Custom 4K textures with "metallic" channel support, inspired by pre-WW2 non-parkerized finish. Enough quality to play in first person if you wish to do so;

– Optional 4K textures (as Fluffy's Mod Manager addon) for WW2-Vietnam era parkerized finish;

– Custom icon for inventory. What? It had a DAO hammer too, so I had to fix it!

– Optional Ray-Tracing version.

Instructions:

Install with FluffyQuack's Mod Manager.

Notes:

1) To save some space I haven't copied textures into "Streaming" folder. FluffyQuack's mod manager invalidates "Streaming" paths even on highest settings, but if you prefer to use mods as separate custom patch. PAKs, you may encounter texture problems;

2) Vanilla-style bone-weights have their kinks. For instance, there is for some reason a separate cartridge in the barrel that stays there even if the pistol is empty. It is a vanilla behavior and I couldn't see the cartridge during gameplay, except when I was using PhotoMode. I wanted to change it, but ultimately decided to opt for vanilla-style, because probably it was done exclusively for the model-viewer;

3) No, 4K textures aren't that bad performance-wise. I am playing on HDD and haven't seen any difference performance-wise;

FAQ:

Q: Can you do ... ?

A: If it was done before, probably. At least I can try. If it wasn't done before, it depends. Everyone is free to drop me a request in PM or anywhere else, but I don't guarantee I will be interested enough to do it though. Modding takes a lot of time and effort and we don't get anything out of it except pure enjoyment of our work.

Special thanks to FS-Raven for (sometimes funny) screenshots and beta testing.

Obviously, thanks to FluffyQuack and AlphaZomega (and everyone else in REModding community) for modding tools (like the awesome Noesis export plugin), tutorials and research notes. Without them this survival-modding-horror would truly be a horrifing experience.

Rich Whitehouse for Noesis. I just love him.