Gotta check out Steel Beasts Pro (PE)

[all-fired-up]

WHOA!! Gotta check out this tank sim called Steel Beasts Pro (PE)


Man with Fighter Ops coming out, that will be hopefully be my ultimate sim, and this Steel Beasts - that's going to be be my ultimate Tank sim!!

:bounce:

http://www.steelbeasts.com/pe/hellfirelite.wmv

http://www.steelbeasts.com/pe/BMP2_Winter_2.jpg

Visit here for more info: http://www.steelbeasts.com/index3.html

:thumb:

[Vampyre]

I've been waiting for this one to come out. I've already ordered two copies myself.

[Redstormer]

:bigeyes: :bigeyes: :bigeyes:
I am a huge Landcombat fan, this will be one I am going to buy. :thumb:

[liquid_rockface]

Wow those screenshots look amazing, but I was really disappointed watching the video! Purely from a gameplaying point of view it seemed terribly monotonous and repetitive, and there didn't seem to be (as far as I could see watching the video) any kind of strategy or planning.

Was just: "Fire! Target! Re-engage, AAaaah!!!" over and over for about 5 minutes at one point...

Seemed quite arcade-like action. The sort of thing that could have come out in the 1990's and people would have enjoyed blowing stuff up. But even that didn't seem to do it for me. A "kill" seemed to just consist of the tanks roof blowing off and a little cone of black smoke rising up in a preset animation. There didn't seem to be any technology or anything, just one big cannon going "boom" all the time.

And on the subject of animation, the soldier animation was just terrible! The way they ran like Energizer bunnies, then in an instant were lying down (without anything in between), then in an instant changed from M-16 to RPG...very unconvincing!

And shooting down helicopters?? I didn't know that tanks were able to do that! I suppose it's possible but I've never heard of it ever being done, and I'm sure there are reasons for that (like helicopters not flying across the middle of the battlefield slow and low).

The graphics in the video seemed far inferior to the screenshots, but I'll let that pass as being video compression.

:nono:

[Dukey]

Operation Flashpoint or VBS1 is the Daddy of land combat sims OP flashpoint 2 should be out soon, if at all. I am going to check up on it.

http://www.virtualbattlespace2.com/media/movies/enhanced.rar

http://www.virtualbattlespace.com/press_vbs2_iitsec.htm

[all-fired-up]

Operation Flashpoint or VBS1 is the Daddy of land combat sims OP flashpoint 2 should be out soon, if at all. I am going to check up on it.

http://www.virtualbattlespace2.com/media/movies/enhanced.rar

http://www.virtualbattlespace.com/press_vbs2_iitsec.htm


WHOA what's this? Is this a combat game??? I never heard of it.

Going to check it out, thanks!

[liquid_rockface]

OH MY GOSH that is just soooo cool! Now why didn't I just say that I want graphics like this is FO!?!!

Absolutely wonderful, and very realistic looking. Look at how the suspension of that truck bounces as it hops onto the Chinook's ramp!

Fantastic, what can I say! Now if you could combine this game and FO for a ground and air war combined......:thumb::thumb::thumb:

[all-fired-up]

Is there a demo of this game, can you buy it or is it for military personell only? (the Virtual Battlespace I mean)

[liquid_rockface]

Watched some more movies from the site. Great stuff! And wow, dynamic damage modelling to buildings....perfect (in movie1x)! He blows up the same building in like 5 different ways and every time it reacts completely differently....the FO crew should take a look and see! (I'm not suggesting that FO won't be so well modelled with damaged, but I really like what these guys have done!)

[Dukey]

Well i think VBS 2 will out shortly, probably the same time as FO, and that will probably be more available for public use the VBS1. I do have a copy of VBS1 i think it was available to certain countrys and states, you can always check up on that on the website.

It is the only war simulator (not a game) no health points no HUD nothing but a rifle, and a sidearm for officers. To give you an idea of how cool it is, on the first version; Operation Flashpoint my borther and I got into a Cobra, me flying and him gunning and then we went tank hunting, we finished that hopped into a scout and he flew around and i spotted tanks and then called in the fire mission. And when i say called in the fire mission i mean i selected the point on the map called up the artillery told them what type of round, spacing and type of fire to use, then "fire marker" few seconds later marker lands, "fire for effect" and boom then you adjust the fire as needed. You bring anything in from MLRS, artillery to tomerhawks with tac nuke warheads. And then if you want you hop into a tornado GR4 one guy flying and the other as WSO. Now the flight dynamics are nothing to shout about and the same goes for the physics. But that was about 5 years ago, i am sure that VBS2 will present new features and bigger maps to exploit these great ideas.

There is a lot of cool stuff you can do on flashpoint\VBS from sniping to flying and its all as real as it can be. I think the only demo you can get is of the first flashpoint realese http://www.flashpoint198
5.com/index2.html (http://www.flashpoint1985.com/index2.html)

If not you can buy the latest one online for a small price.

If you guys want to know more, or would like me to take some in game vids of gameplay to see what its like just let me know.

Ah i found the demo http://www.flashpoint1985.com/download/download.html

And yes this is i guess a taste of what FO wants to offer in the future an all inclusive war sim, only they are staring from the Air up.

[all-fired-up]

Well i think VBS 2 will out shortly, probably the same time as FO, and that will probably be more available for public use the VBS1. I do have a copy of VBS1 i think it was available to certain counrtys and states, you can always check up on that on the website.

It is the only war simulator (not a game) no health points no HUD nothing but a rifle, and a sidearm for officers. To give you an idea of how cool it is, on the first version; Operation Flashpoint my borther and I got into a Cobra, me flying and him gunning and then we went tank hunting, we finished that hopped into a scout and he flew around and i spotted tanks and then called in the fire mission. And when i say called in the fire mission i mean i selected the point on the map called up the artillery told them what type of round, spacing and type of fire to use, then "fire marker" few seconds later marker lands, "fire for effect" and boom then you adjust the fire as needed. You bring anything in from MLRS, artillery to tomerhawks with tac nuke warheads. And then if you want you hop into a tornado GR4 one guy flying and the other as WSO. Now the flight dynamics are nothing to shout about and the smae goes for the physics. But that was about 5 years ago, i am sure that VBS2 will present new features and bigger maps to exploit these great ideas.

There is a lot of cool stuff you can do on flashpoint\VBS from sniping to flying and its all as real as it can be. I think the only demo you can get is of the first flashpoint realese http://www.flashpoint198
5.com/index2.html (http://www.flashpoint1985.com/index2.html)

If not you can buy the latest one online for a small price.

If guys want to know more, or would like me to take some in game vids of gameplay to see what its like just let me know.

Ah i found the demo http://www.flashpoint1985.com/download/download.html

And yes this is i guess a taste of what FO wants to offer in the future an all inclusive war sim, only they are staring from the Air up.


That is PRECISELY what I want. A good SIM not some cheap arcade game. I LOVE strategy, ever since I took a strategy class when I was in college in the 80's I loved it ever since. I love studying combat tactics and strategy. I'm more of a simmer than a gammer. That's why I was excited when I found Steel Beasts.

However I do play Americas Army - primarily because I feel it is focused more on strategy than some kind of arcade action like Battlefield 2. BF2 graphics are nice, but VBS1 graphics look to beat it. The thing I hate in BF2, and yes even in AAO, is that you get types in there that care less about strategy and everything about chaos - no communications, hotshots that don't care about teamwork, etc...

That's also why I'm so interested in FO. Because that's another area that I love - flight operations. I don't just fly around for pleasure, but for the training, the learning of it. I guess I'm just an information junky.

Thanks so much for the VBS1 info, it's VERY helpful. :thumb:

[Dukey]

Yeah you dont tend to get anyone going off on their own, its real war in this game, if you seperate from your team you will end up being lost and probably killed (the maps are huge they would take HOURS to cross on foot) large scale battles usualy consist of massive amounts of covering fire, with snipers taking the officers and AT gunners out, and the tanks having a big fight as well. In fact i havent played it for ages and i am starting to think i should.

If anyone has Op flashpoint and wants to play over the net post on here so we can see if we can sort it out.

[all-fired-up]

downloading the demo. Will it work on WinXP? I know it's an older game.

[Dukey]

Should work just fine, have fun.

Let us know what you think:bounce:

[liquid_rockface]

Downloaded and played the Flashpoint Resistance demo...great stuff! Only thing is, it runs completely terribly on my machine! I'm on a Pentium M 1.6GHz laptop with 512MB RAM and a Mobility Radeon 9200, which is way better than most computers were in 1998 when the game came out, yet if I put it on anything better than "normal" textures the fps just grind to a halt!

Really annoying that the menu system is overlaid by the in-game graphics. It's nice so that you can see the difference between settings in real-time, but it means that if you put a laggy setting on the menu virtually stops working!

My question is, with my laptop perfectly capable to run most of today's games at decent resolutions and textures etc, why is a 1998 game giving it so much trouble??

[Nikolas_A]

From the VBS site:

VBS1 External Client API
An external client API has been developed that allows any third party application to read data packets and
modify a VBS1 network session. This API has since been used to create robust HLA and DIS gateways
for VBS1.

Could this be used to talk to a flight simulator (caugh-FO-caugh)?

[Dukey]

Downloaded and played the Flashpoint Resistance demo...great stuff! Only thing is, it runs completely terribly on my machine! I'm on a Pentium M 1.6GHz laptop with 512MB RAM and a Mobility Radeon 9200, which is way better than most computers were in 1998 when the game came out, yet if I put it on anything better than "normal" textures the fps just grind to a halt!

Really annoying that the menu system is overlaid by the in-game graphics. It's nice so that you can see the difference between settings in real-time, but it means that if you put a laggy setting on the menu virtually stops working!

My question is, with my laptop perfectly capable to run most of today's games at decent resolutions and textures etc, why is a 1998 game giving it so much trouble??

I will install it on my comp and check those settings out. i will report back:bounce:

[all-fired-up]

Downloaded and played the Flashpoint Resistance demo...great stuff! Only thing is, it runs completely terribly on my machine! I'm on a Pentium M 1.6GHz laptop with 512MB RAM and a Mobility Radeon 9200, which is way better than most computers were in 1998 when the game came out, yet if I put it on anything better than "normal" textures the fps just grind to a halt!

Really annoying that the menu system is overlaid by the in-game graphics. It's nice so that you can see the difference between settings in real-time, but it means that if you put a laggy setting on the menu virtually stops working!

My question is, with my laptop perfectly capable to run most of today's games at decent resolutions and textures etc, why is a 1998 game giving it so much trouble??

Hmmm, I downloaded it too, works excellent. I have an old 1.7 GHz with 1 GB RAM, not too far off from yours, it runs smooth as silk. I don't have a really good sound card in my system, so the sound isn't as nice as I'd like.

I put the AI on advanced, wow they are tough and smart too. I'm so used to the controls with AAO that it takes me a little bit to get used to them in FP, but you know the controls are actually better. I could put myself in the hunching over mode - for want of a better term - and all I do is sprint, and when I let off the sprint - it goes back to my previous mode, something that lacks in Americas Army or Battlefield very nice.

I do think the menu could be a lot better, we don't really need that huge laptop menu coming up and over the background, a bit unecessary.

What I'm wondering is, what version to buy. I saw Operation Flashpoint Collectors Edition, I'm wondering if that's the best to get, or OFP Gold? or what?

I put the graphics on pretty high mode, and things run really nice!

The best part I like is that the driving the vehicles (the jeep) is so much simpler than Battlefield series. Where BF series you use the keyboard to drive, I get to actually steer with the mouse.

The only thing I don't like is that the graphics in general are inferior, specificially the soldiers themselves, but I attribute that to a dated game. The sound effects need to be better to. I believe all in all, it's a superior game to the others.

I heard that the sequel to the Flashpoint Series - Armed Assault is going to be far better, so I'm eager to see that one!

:thumb:

[Dukey]

Yeah i would say that your correct there. Its a bit like falcon 4 really, its the only thing worth using in its class but the graphics are outdated along with a few other problems. And again like F4 it can be modded there are loads of good models from people to aircraft, one of the main websites is down at the moment though so i will have to hunt for some more.

[Redstormer]

There is also going to be the sim which is called Armed Assault. Which is made by the same developers of Operation Flashpoint. :bigsmile: www.armedassault.com (http://www.armedassault.com) :thumb:

[all-fired-up]

Yep that's the one!

[Dukey]

Yeah that looks like good stuff, i got flashpoint going, no problems running it on full spec, still good fun as well. For a game that old anyways

[Redstormer]

If also interested in World War Two, than is this going to be a hot one:

World War Two RTS

http://int.games.1c.ru/ww2/ :thumb:

[Dukey]

Cheers for that

[Richard_H]

www.armedassault.com

thats the operation flashpoint sequel

[Redstormer]

But there will also be Operation Flashpoint 2! That project hasn't been cancelled..... :bigsmile:

But I don't know when it is going gold :sad:

[Dukey]

Just in case you haven't found this:

http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?newlang=eng

:tongue:

You can get this sort of stuff for OFP

http://ofp.gamepark.cz/news/pics/sectionpics/Guepardw.jpg

http://ofp.gamepark.cz/news/pics/sectionpics/Ka52.jpg

http://ofp.gamepark.cz/news/pics/sectionpics/Puma.jpg

ftp://www.gamepark.cz:8021/ofpd/videos/Igromania-armedassault.avi

[Redstormer]

I never tried a MOD for OPF! But I am looking forward for Armed Assault :smile:

[all-fired-up]

I love OFP. I have a 1.7 GHz w/1 GB RAM so my computer isn't the newest or fastest out today, so that's why I ordered OFP Game of the Year edition. I got it for $15 bucks. I love modding stuff, I do it all the time with FS2004, so I downloaded a bunch of mods for OFP when it arrives. They even have a Lego mod, hehe. :tongue:

:thumb:

[Speedo]

Downloaded and played the Flashpoint Resistance demo...great stuff! Only thing is, it runs completely terribly on my machine! I'm on a Pentium M 1.6GHz laptop with 512MB RAM and a Mobility Radeon 9200, which is way better than most computers were in 1998 when the game came out, yet if I put it on anything better than "normal" textures the fps just grind to a halt!

That's just a quirk of OFP. No point in setting the terrain textures at anything better than "low", the difference is minimal. For the other textures I use mostly 512x512, as that looks good enough for me, and I'd rather have a longer draw distance anyway.

In case you haven't noticed, the engine in OFP is capable of drawing objects up to 5000m away from you... which is leaps and bounds above what any other game has ever attempted. On my comp (AthlonX2 4400, can't remember if I have specs in my sig here or not) I can run comfortably at about a 3000m draw distance.

Personally I run OFP with the ECP mod, which is just amazing. Transforms OFP into an entirely new game.


But there will also be Operation Flashpoint 2! That project hasn't been cancelled.....

Sorta/kinda. Codemasters actually owns the OFP name, so whether or not it is named OFP2 will depend on who publishes it. IIRC Armed Assault and the OFP sequel are actually two different projects.

[all-fired-up]

What's the ECP mod? Where can you get it?

[Hobo]

Just for clarification reasons, Armed Assault is nicknamed Operation Flashpoint 1.5. The reason behind this is just to hold people over for the full release of the new engine of Game 2, formerly known as Operation Flashpoint 2. Armed Assault is going to be using just an upgraded engine with better graphics and, of course, new vehicles, weapons, etc.

Honestly, if the community didn't die out due to a lot of issues in the browser system and not being able to join in mid game, I think the game would still be around.

[Redstormer]

this sim would be worth spending some time with IMHO:

http://www.iw.blackbeangames.com/index.html

T-72 Fire on the Balkans

[Redstormer]

or this one:

http://www.worldinconflict.com/ :bigeyes:

but this one will not be in store before 2007

[Dukey]

:bigeyes: nice find

[Lazy8]

I'll play OFP online with anyone..:guns: :joystick:

[all-fired-up]

Just got OFP Game of the Year edition 1.96, and modding it up with FFUR enhancement mods. I also have a Civil War and WWII mod and even a Lego (yes Lego) mod for Operation Flashpoint. To be honest, I enjoy the immersion factor on OFP more than any other first person shooter games (like bf1942, bf2, GR, etc...) The AI is smart and challenging, and even though the original game graphics are slightly dated, you can mod them higher with the enhancement mods like FFUR's. With the enhancement mods Operation Flashpoint becomes an even better game that competes with the newest ones out today. (and there are many mods - go look at: http://operationflashpoint.filefront.com/

:thumb:

You can get the FFUR mods here: http://ffur.net/ofp/

The screenshots below are actual screenshot from the FFUR mods:

http://screenshots.filesnetwork.com/37/files2/49404_1.jpg

http://screenshots.filesnetwork.com/37/files2/49404_30.jpg

http://screenshots.filesnetwork.com/37/files2/49404_44.jpg

[PiF]

Textures are very nice ! Good catch !!:thumb:

[IceManHG]

Ahhh!!! When is Armed Assault coming out!! Must know exact release date!!

[all-fired-up]

I don't think anyone knows exact release date. Like FO, it's in production. Just go to http://www.armedassault.com/ and keep your eye out there. :wink2:

[Dukey]

Some new screens are up :smile:

http://www.armedassault.com/

[Redstormer]

Some new screens are up :smile:

http://www.armedassault.com/


I want to have that right now, right now I say! :thumb:

[Dukey]

More previews and some nice shots :smile:

http://www.armedassault.com/

[Dukey]

A vid from E3

[Eihort]

Those vids give me the heeby jeebies...

Holy CRAP!? LARRY BOND WROTE THE STORY?! SIGN ME UP!

[Redstormer]

Those vids give me the heeby jeebies...

Holy CRAP!? LARRY BOND WROTE THE STORY?! SIGN ME UP!

Larry Bond? Great fan of his works! But a bigger fan overhere of Tom Clancy his books!! :thumb: :thumb:

[Dukey]

Robert Ludlum for me, Clancy is good to :thumb:

[Dukey]

The release dates have been published on the forum:

http://www.armedassault.com/

http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=64;t=53672

[all-fired-up]

Hmmm I wonder when it will be released for USA?

[kydius]

They don't know as of now since they didn't find a publisher for North America yet. But you will still be able to play the game even if they don't find a publisher because they plan to have an online distribution system where you'll be able to download the whole game! You just won't have it in a nice box though.

[Dukey]

Nearly time to bomb up, news from Friday 13th:



http://www.armedassault.com/

[all-fired-up]

Hmmm, no U.S. release?

[Dukey]

Yeah no mention of that so far...

[Dukey]

New News!

http://www.armedassault.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1163689157&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&

[all-fired-up]

I really want to get this one, I guess it won't be released in the US unless there's a vendor?

[Dukey]

The multiplayer demo is out!

[Dukey]

Publish dates can be found here:

http://www.armedassault.com/buy.html

:smile:

[Redstormer]

Good news of EU!! Almost the 16th of February!!! Armed Assault is almost in the stores!! :thumb:

[kydius]

And finally they have a North American publisher :bigsmile:

US release of ArmA
ArmA: Armed Assault will be named ArmA: Combat Operations in North America. Publisher is Atari and the game will be released in May.

http://www.armedassault.com/index.html In the News section on the right.

[f-18hornet]

I have mine DVD copy of ArmA 3 months already and it's still funny to play it. :wink2:
It's like O. Flashpoint but with much much better graphics and it costs $45 only!!!

[Pacman]

I may give it a shot later on.