It should be obvious, but you are right. Soviet banner (the flag of communist administration in Ukraine) hasn`t got anything to do with this country. Especially on alternative 100 players map, where most of the countries have their national emblem. Same goes here. Moreover, during WWII several Ukrainian states and organisations appeared and they were fighting both against Commies and against Nazis.

So, the best way not to offend anybody and to make the things logical would be to use Ukrainian flag.

Also, as "Clash of nations" has a correct Ukrainian flag, why can`t "World at war" have the same?
Just look: both maps are quite similar. The maps are divided into lots of nations, that have their local flag. This logic is followed in "Clash of nations", but "World at War" is literally the same idea embodied on a bigger server! Also, Soviet-typed flags look really similar, and there are a lot of them, which makes the game more confusing. Belorussia, Ukraine, Central Russia, and Kazakhstan have nearly the same flags that they could be easily confused. Moreover, the small size of flags used in-game (small pictograms are used) makes it hard to check small details. It`s hardly even possible to see whether it`s written "БССР" (Belorussian SSR) or " УРСР" (Ukrainian SSR) on the same-colored red banner.
Making the flag national would make it easily determined. Everyone knows the Ukrainian flag. It stands apart from the same-looking Soviet symbols. Ukrainian national flag instead of communist one would stop the speculations once and for all.
If the Ukrainian flag possible on one map, why it isn`t on the same kind.

Some similar commie flags in one region. There are way TOO many of them. Why couldn`t administration just change one texture, so the game will become better?

I reckon they can just have different coluor Hammer and Sickles, also i think a soviet flag is better after all Ukraine was in the Soviet Union no matter who wanted what. Also my question is why is Communist China flag the soviet flag? make it the modern one the old one was similar.

So what? Why Georgia, Caucasus and Siberia have their national flags (despite being parts of USSR), but not using their soviet symbols? What`s the difference between Georgia and Ukraine?

What`s wrong with "Clash of nations" than? Why did mods decide to put a normal flag in clash of nations in this case?
Both game scenarios are non-historical. They play an alternative history (where, as you can se, USSR doesn`t exist). What`s the reason to use a non-valid symbol?

We mods never designed the flags nor we did anything to the game. That's something you would contact the GD about.

Would be glad, if they`d replied. I`m not the first person, who asks this question and, I`m sure, I won`t be the last one.

They're quite busy, so I think they would notice this post sooner or later.

Yeah i guess youre right but then again this IS WWII 1942... whats wierd is that despite the name of the game it doesnt have a 1942 map

I`m asking you the same question once again: if a balanced map "clash of nations" has several independent nations instead of the USSR, why should "world at war", despite it follows the same principle of being balanced, has a different symbolics?
It doesn't make any sense! If USSR doesn`t exist on the map, why should "soviet republics", made by USSR, have the same flags? If the Soviet Union doesn`t exist -> neither should "Soviet republics". It means, that Ukraine should have a national flag instead of the flag of the state, which doesn`t exist in the scenario. Not only it doesn`t add up, but also makes a mess of red similar red flags in the region.


Also, if the texture of the flag has already been fully used in the game (look at the "clash of nations" scenario), then it shouldn`t be hard to apply the sam policy over "World at war".

In case you still don`t believe the question is urgent, let me show you a thread from a "Russian server", where locals were arguing about the similarity of the flag.
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The discussion took place on Feb 17th 2019. Players keep asking the same questions over and over, again and again.
#changeUkrainianFlag

Alright alright i dont own the Soviet Union or Bytro. but u shouldnt care too much it has little effect in the game.

As a Ukrainian, I wind it offensive.
But as far as no one cares, the feature is too small, to be hard to change. If a single texture will make a group of people happier, it worth changing.

Yes yes but again i dont own Bytro and this is 2020 not the days of Stalin you shouldnt take offense so easily. However if i DID own bytro i would change it

That was the phrase I would like to hear.

It's really confusing. I once attacked Ukraine instead of central Russia. They have a Ukrainian flag already in the European 1919 map.