R5: American general Lloyd Fredendall's portrait was made using a picture of a different commander: Robert Eichelberger.
This isn't a new addition by NCNS. Given the artstyle used in the portrait, I'm pretty confident this general has been in the game since the release version. This means that this mistake has been in the game for almost a decade now.
Given how the recent update gave a new portrait for general Jonathan Wainwright (in the first picture, below "Fredendall"), I thought it would be useful to let the community (and hopefully, Paradox too) about this.
They still haven't fixed it, I can't believe I played hundreds of hours since this error was made with the wrong general in the game. Disturbing to say the least.
Well, it's been spotted today, and J.A. Primo de Rivera's portrait took around 5 years to fix from when it was first identified as inaccurate, so give it until late 2030/early 2031 for this to be fixed.
America hasn’t really been updated since the beginning. By far the weakest focus tree of the majors and lots of long time bugs/mistakes like this one. Hopefully they do an America update in one of the new DLCs. It’s long overdue
Eichelberger was also a top-notch field commander. Probably the best Army general in the Pacific theater. He is often overlooked due to being under MacArthur, not being in Europe, and because his commands never got the media attention that the Marines received.
Slightly off topic, but why did the new DLC give General Wainwright and Admiral Hart to the Philippines? They served in the Philippines, but they were in the US military
because they either served in the united states forces in the philippines are were sent their during the pacific war and honestly this idea couldve been expanded with more generals
Nope. I've checked the game files, and this very portrait is not labelled as a generic one. My guess is that when the artist was looking for pictures of Lloyd Fredendall, they found this website, which wrongfully associates this image of Eichelberger with Lloyd Fredendall.
Literally unplayable
R5: American general Lloyd Fredendall's portrait was made using a picture of a different commander: Robert Eichelberger.
This isn't a new addition by NCNS. Given the artstyle used in the portrait, I'm pretty confident this general has been in the game since the release version. This means that this mistake has been in the game for almost a decade now.
Given how the recent update gave a new portrait for general Jonathan Wainwright (in the first picture, below "Fredendall"), I thought it would be useful to let the community (and hopefully, Paradox too) about this.
It has, I play America all the time and he's been there probably since release.
Got to post it on the paradox forums for them to notice i think. Thats what ive always been told.
They still haven't fixed it, I can't believe I played hundreds of hours since this error was made with the wrong general in the game. Disturbing to say the least.
demand a refund
Well, it's been spotted today, and J.A. Primo de Rivera's portrait took around 5 years to fix from when it was first identified as inaccurate, so give it until late 2030/early 2031 for this to be fixed.
The fog will already have taken us by then.
Blonde with blue eyes, I reported him 3 years ago and he's still there
He gets a new portrait if you have the No Compromise No Surrender DLC.
Lloyd Fredendall was relieved of command after he led his men to a disastrous defeat at the hands of Erwin Rommel during the Battle of Kasserine Pass
The desert fox is unbeatable unfortunately
in fairness Eichelberger just looks like if they left Lloyd in the sun for too long.
America hasn’t really been updated since the beginning. By far the weakest focus tree of the majors and lots of long time bugs/mistakes like this one. Hopefully they do an America update in one of the new DLCs. It’s long overdue
Hopefully they'll fix the same timeline events for every playthrough.
And put more General's/Admiral in.
I'd really like to see air commanders
There's a lot of talk that the US and UK will be next for the major reworks.
They'll do one major nation per major dlc. It'll keep the money flowing in
he deserves it, he's a dogshit general
Usually my 3rd reserve/guard/stand 50 dudes on Guam so at least I see a battle indicator that it's getting invaded commander
Doing Eichelberger dirty though, guy suffered under MacArthur enough
Eichelberger was also a top-notch field commander. Probably the best Army general in the Pacific theater. He is often overlooked due to being under MacArthur, not being in Europe, and because his commands never got the media attention that the Marines received.
Generals like this were made for the garrison order haha
Slightly off topic, but why did the new DLC give General Wainwright and Admiral Hart to the Philippines? They served in the Philippines, but they were in the US military
because they either served in the united states forces in the philippines are were sent their during the pacific war and honestly this idea couldve been expanded with more generals
Too bad Hoi4 doesn’t have negative ratings for generals. Only way to really do justice to this pinhead.
Slops of Iron 4
Petition to give him Mr. Generico as portrait.
They'll fix it in 30 years.
Quality work you can expect from paradox
Isn’t Fredendall the one who gaffed up in North Africa?
most glitches on the game are so old, people think it's features
The game probably doesn't have a portrait of Fredendall and they just used a generic portrait that happened to be Eichelberger
Nope. I've checked the game files, and this very portrait is not labelled as a generic one. My guess is that when the artist was looking for pictures of Lloyd Fredendall, they found this website, which wrongfully associates this image of Eichelberger with Lloyd Fredendall.
They will fix in DLC USA in 2026