Pilot - with something so they can fly the "correct" height
Bombardier - their F9 view (no nosecam) has a graphic of the board/nails sight, calibrate for the dams in the map
Tail gunner/others that aren't so important.
How the bomb(upkeep?) should be depicted IMO is much like a torpedo - except limit its range a lot so if released farther from the dam than it should, it disappears before impact. To prevent the release from too close, maybe (and although it isn't historically correct) have the torpedo dive very deep, and then come back up closer to the surface/to half the depth of the water and have a "barricade" of land in front of the dam, so if you release too close it doesn't have sufficient time to go back up and clear the barricade. Possibly have an invisible object for this part, and a visible bomb along the surface (doubt it could bounce, but maybe if it fell briefly and then a very strong engine kicks in to send it horizontal so from the correct altitude its just above the water). This is just a snippet if you will of the forum...if you want to read the rest...go here!!!!
PonoDclown of Next Threat has posted a message on their forum admitting the demise of the mod. Personally I liked the idea of the mod it being reminiscent of the mod for UT - StrikeForce. If you want head over to their forum and give them a word of encouragement or help if you think you've got something to offer.
BattleGroup42 had a notice on their website reporting the following...ClickTeam Installer vs McAfee AntiVirus - Someone must have been listening at McAfee. Todays 4341 DAT update resolves the issue it had with the ClickTeam installer so that executable files made with InstallCreator will not longer be detected as a possible Trojan and deleted. So get the latest update for your McAfee VirusScan now!
The Grant is now ingame for XWWII...not exactly the nicest looking tank but here it is anyway...I am very proud to show you the long awaited Grant1 in game. A bit of the grant’s history for you here: The British Tank Commission came to the US in June 1940 to purchase American tanks or have British tanks produced by American companies as there was a grave shortage of tanks in the British Army. Just in case you were wondering it's the main gunner that drives.
Lost Battalion has a large update on their website ...it's really worth a gander. I've picked a few of the pics, - first show the Aussie Characters in the game, the second showing off formation and camo and the last showing characters in the grass...
Battlegroup42 also has an update showing off the M8 ingame. They've got many more pics at their site as well as an important update regarding their installer...no news in relation to the FH/BG42 sound incident...I'll let you know as soon as I get the chance...
DCXClan has released it's
first map!!!!!!!!!! There's a reason for the exclamation...I've always
wanted more aircraft on the El Alamein map and now they are there!
Air Alamein * GamePlay Information *
Game: Built on Desert Combat Extended 0.72d Game Type: Conquest, TDM, &
Single Game Mod : Desert Combat Extended
Requires : Battlefield 1942 1.6 or higher, Desert Combat 0.7, Desert Combat
Extended .72d
Features : 63 spawning vehicles!
* Object List *
5- ah64d, 5- ah64h, 2- mi24d, 5- mi24se,7- ah6, 4- f14c, 2- f15a, 2- f15c,
2- f15s, 2- f16a, 2- f16b, 2- f16c, 2- f16d, 2- f16z, 2- a10,2- a10c, 2-
mirage, 2- su25t, 2- mig29, 9- dpv.Here's what you will see...We hope you
enjoy! Join us at 208.169.36.175 it will be in our map rotation. Map Vote is
ON!! Any problems head on over to the forums and let us know! Your DCXClan
Staff. You can get the map
here...
D-Day The Longest Hope posted the following screenshots a day or two ago...Heres a great update for all our fans out there we have at least 3/4 of all models done ready for the first release but we are in need of skiners/modelers and UV mappers if you can help email me at Jayne-Ross@xtra.co.nz .so heres the american motor pool, Dukw and a german 120mm cannon. you can find those pics here.
Version 0.61.1
First public release
Fixed coop crashing on all maps (FH_Defgun_2 bug)
Fixed bots not using AT weapons
Updated coop on all original maps to FH 0.61
Updated map Battle of Orel-1943 coop to FH 0.61
Added map Operation Aberdeen coop
Many small map tweaks
This is a mini mod, it will not muck with your original Forgotten Hope files like the previously posted single player/coop fix. Please read the enclosed readme.txt file for more information and install instructions.
FHX is looking for more people interested in tweaking/adding coop support to Forgotten Hope. You can download the file here... ( 389.9KB )
Boomtown visited the Canadian Headquarters of DICE and produced this article....For instance, a sniper will have a much more obscured view because of trees and bushes, while other soldiers can spot the sniper more easily from a distance. This is true because the game engine only draws vegetation within 100 metres of you.
Who Dares Win mod has the M939 5 ton
truck is now ingame according to their forums...look for a pic update soon.
Communist Aggression has begun working on their soundtrak...you can download it here and check out the reactions of the mod here...
Do you want to see a model being created right before your eyes for XWWII? Well, if you go to his webpage here you'll find his creation from day one to the current day...all under the guidance of true XWWII modelers at this forum here...
Tanelorn has released a soundpack for FH
... here's the readme...Ok just to show that I really
do love this mod...Boy have I got something for you. I just did a sound
revision addon for forgotten hope! It's just a single .rfa file that you
drop into your FH folder, totally punkbuster compatible. It will let you
play normal FH on any server with new sounds. No problems whatsoever.
Here's the file, and I'll paste the readme
below:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tanelorn Sound revision addon for Forgotten Hope 0.61 (16 Mar 2004) This
addon is an attempt to add a bit more realism to the game by replacing some
obviously synthesized sounds with ones that come closer to real life. The
addon mostly replaces handweapons and especially machineguns. Few if any
large weapons have been touched. Only sounds which sounded far from
realistic were adjusted. Only the 44khz and 22khz sounds have been touched.
You will not experience any changes in 11khz mode. Unfortunately, this is
merely a sound replacement. THe actual handling and soundscripting of the
weapons have not been changed. Because of this, many of the weapons are
still not sounding as good as they could. Many have priority problems
causing them to go silent, and others have poor looping parameters. Many are
not optimized for range / priority. I have no control over this, and have
chosen sounds that work as good as can be expected for the given
soundscripts. Note that this is a simple file addition, it does not
overwrite any FH files and is completely compatible with punkbuster. I have
sucessfully used it in multiple popular FH servers for a few weeks.
*** INSTALLATION ***
You will see one file within this zip file, called sound_001.rfa. This file
goes into your Mods directory.
The following files are included in this zip (with pathnames)
/mods/FH/archives/sound_001.rfa
Again, this is not a mod or a minimod. Once you drop this file in, you will
immediately experience the changes in your next game. No further effort is
required.
*** end installation ***
Revision history
>>> version 0.5
The following sounds have been revised: - .30cal coaxial- .50cal browning -
BAR 1918- Bren - MG34, all versions - MG42, all versions - MP18 (japanese
sub-gun) - MP40- PPSH - SG44 - Thompson - DPMG including handweapon,
pin-mounted, and coaxial .This is probably a one-shot addon, with no planned
future revisions. The download is
here...no aircraft sounds...interesting... ( sorry, couldn't resist ).
Just in case you were wondering " What in the world is a DC Dev helping out FH for? " this may not be Tanelorn's real point of view. I ran into this 'thank-you' and actually found it quite the read....I haven't played FH but the whole fiassco of FH stealing BG42's aircraft sounds have made me less of a friend...so here's Tanelorn's post for your reading enjoyment....
Wow, FH is so awesome. It's
such a huge improvement over 0.5. I love it. Absolutely love it. Some of you
may have seen me on FH servers, I usually run with my DC Dev tag. Now for
some fun. I especially want to thank the FH team for the following features
in FH.
1. Thank you for spawning us in the top of buildings forcing us to run down
many flights of stairs in order to do something useful for our team. Also
thank you for spwaning us in an enclosed cemetary in the Breakthrough map. I
love starting out completely surrounded by impassable barriers.
2. Thank you for giving us small and predictable spawn zones in many maps,
to make it easier for the other team to focus all their firepower in one
concentrated area when there's only one spawn left.
3. Thank you for making most maps not count down tickets until nearly every
outpost is held by either team, making it nearly impossible to win without
personally killing every reinforcement the other team has. Breakthrough,
anyone?
4. THank you for giving the Germans an uncappable outpost in Storm, one of
the most fun maps in the game. It's awesome being able to invade a town,
occupy every outpost, surround the last area, and sit there racking up
spawnkills while the tickets slowly diminish, instead of letting the
Russians actually occupy the town as is possible in other occupation type
maps.
5. Thank you for giving the germans artillery weapons in Omaha Beach that
are incapable of reaching any of the allies as they invade. DOuble thanks
for erecting wooden barricades in front of the rocket tubes, which prevent
the gunner from lowering the angle to where it might actually hit something.
6. Thank you for keeping the BAR and Bren from being used in any position
other than in the prone. Because we all know the BAR couldn't be aimed until
at least five minutes after a person stopped moving. All the video footage
of BARs being fired in any other position were fakes, I'm sure. And just to
demonstrate an extreme example, check out this PKM being shoulder fired:
movie
7. Thank you for making simple hand-held anti-tank weapons the most
cumbersome and slow to aim weapons in the game. I'm sure that video footage
of Germans running behind a tank and popping off a PFaust was filmed in 3x
speed or something. THere's no way a person could ready that thing in less
than the time it takes in FH. Glad you stuck with the facts on that one.
8. Thank you for keeping the AT rocket weapons from flying at the speed in
which they were documented as flying. Same for trajectories. I'm sure a
bursting charge on that Panzerfaust couldn't put it out any better than
hand-chucking the thing, as it does in FH currently. This movie doesn't show
much, but it shows that they fly out faster than a thrown cottonball.
movie
9. Thank you for not giving the submachineguns the ease of use and low
recoil that they had in real life. Giving them a distinct advantage in short
range fighting would have been a big mistake, I'm sure. I'm positive this
footage of controllable automatic fire was faked: thompson MP40 PPSH
10. Of course, thank you for making most planes handle like bricks and have
the momentum of a lead-filled nuclear pile.
Wow, I'm thanked out. Ok, so that was really cynical. But they are huge
peeves and really affect the enjoyability of the game. I would think alot of
them would have been addressed with all the time and playtesting that went
on. Honestly... thanks FH team. This release is awesome. I just wish it was
a bit less bittersweet. You can find
the
thread here and all the reactions...just to be fair. :)
An EOD mappack has been released...3 maps in total and you can check out the contents here...
Xfire... a new instant messenger to find all your friends and server information... more - See WHEN your friends are playing online games - See WHAT game they are playing - See WHERE they are playing - And JOIN their game with just one click! Plus, unlike existing Instant Messengers, Xfire lets you receive IM's without disrupting your game! Over 75 Games Supported | No Spyware. Find the site here...
The first mod for BFV? ( well, mini-mod
anyway ). This from Zeuser of DCX...Available from
your friendly neighborhood Zeuser. This is a little mini-mod I tossed
together. Mostly as an educational exercise for myself but anyone who wants
to get into modding BF:V could start with this. I will probably use BFV-X to
adjust balance and experiment with some wild concepts. Check our download
section to get the file. It's only 199KB. Just unzip it to Battlefield
Vietnam/Mods. Readme extract:
Quote: BFV-X by Zeuser
===============
Changes done:
Version 1.0.01
- Enabled external cameras for soldiers
- Increased mag ammo for M-14 from 10 to 20
- Increased M60 deviation
- Swapped heavy assault M-79 and LAW for grenades
- Swapped assault grenades for M-79 and LAW
- Created new BFV Textures system for easily switching textures on maps or
specific environments
- Enabled all maps to work with BFV-X
- Changed mini-mod server info icon There are some issues so best to
check out the forum here and find out what small issues there are....here...
Battlefield Vietnam has been released and if you're looking for a lot of reviews you can find them over at the Modtheatre....here...links to them that is...
The Flashpoint:Balkans mod for BF1942 has completed 2 more models....dragunova-We have completed two new objects that will be seen in the mod, the PK machine gun and the SA-13 (Strela 10 M3) SAM system. Also, we have officially merged with the Tactical War team and we will be working together to produce the best mod possible. To that, I give you the FAMAS rifle: They've also stated that they're first release will be for BFV ... We have finally gotten our forums back up and we are back on the road to kick. We are close to completion of weapons on the first release, so expect renders soon posted as news. We have begun our campaign to complete about 10-20 vehicles with the same high quality as all our other weapons. We will be moving on to Battlefield Vietnam for the first release, as we can take advantage of all of their equipment and features. The second release may have a Battlefield 1942 version. We have merged with the Tactical War team, as they are a group of fine folks who will help us model and map. With this, we will be adding to our country list a French team. And finally, we will continue to bring you the best mod we can make. Thank you, Dragunova. They've also confirmed that the release probably won't be before June...
The Lost Battalion mod has updated their webpage and I must say I like the design,,,clean, very neat looking. Find it here...
This issue, as far as I've been able to see, is remaining remarkably silent from the public eye except in the forums. I'll try and update...BG42's developers are claiming that Forgotten Hope used BG42's aircraft sounds in their latest release. Judging from what info has been given in the forums I'd have to say BG42 has a case if not 100% right. Part of this assumption is based on the facts but not all. Not name dropping but when this site used to be in transition from covering StrikeForce ( a mod for UT ) to BF I came across some of Panzaman's findings re: Tank armor, shell trajectory e.t.c in BF1942. I asked if I could post his findings on my site. Though my dealings were short they were quite cordial and honest and I must say I see the same from Panzaman now. The forum in question is here and you can see it unfolding day by day. I must say that the current evidence seems to put FH at a loss and one would have to say that they did use the sounds and without acknowledgement. What I also find interesting is that no one else in the BF news community seems to really know this is going on...or haven't posted it....interesting...it seems quite serious to me...
Battlefield Singe Player has a little bit of a review of BFV and the single-player role....and a little more. Here's a snippet...Many of these areas, mainly sounds and FX, should be improved soon by the community. I would guess AI editing would be just around the corner too, or at least I hope so (winks at Dnamro). There is alot of potential to be had with BFV and its resources, and mod/editing tools from the get-go instead of waiting around for them like with BF42. BF1942 still retains a certain charm and ease of use... Go here for the rest of the read...
FPS Central has an excellent interview with DC...find the full interview here..
About BF:V.
What do you think of that game?
[DC_Dev]Gabriel: After playing the game I came to the conclusion it's very
interesting, though it has some flaws. It is definitely a nice update.
iggy: I like bump maps. i've read some somewhat negative reviews about the
audio quality and sound fx of the game. i dont think they can win over
hardcore fps players unless its fixed.
Gabriel: BF:V has some interesting features. It is basically Battlefield
deluxe - if you like Battlefield 1942, you can't really hate BF:V. The
screenshots I've seen so far look impressive. I really look forward to
Battlefield: Vietnam.
Have you downloaded the Longest Day maps? More about them here...Not much has been done concerning the new patch for Omaha, so we might not worry too much about it since already the map is dropping off the radar screen of most players, what with the release of the latest Forgotten Hope version, along with the always great BattleGroup 42 and some other huge mod updates.
The 'new' site is up for Silent Heroes...you can find more information here. Basically recent forum posts are now available from the homepage.
There's more new screens in the screenshot (..."allow myself to introduce .... myself" ) contest. You can find the direct link to the forum here and see the rest but I picked the ones I like.... taken by JR Pinoy....
The Lost Battalion mod is making adjustments to it's website again by posting it's familiar message...guess we'll see either an update or a release soon!
Looking for BG42 servers....here are a few...[MOB] Clan Server Mods #1: 81.169.151.27:14568 ... This is a permanent public Server. We are happy that we are able to support the community - have Fun! - Sarge Elk's Lair (20 players) 195.185.217.10 or EIS-List (16 Player) 217.172.182.112:14567. As far as when 1.0 is coming out it is reported, and I quote, "much sooner than you think".