E3 summary

[SpeedyDonkey]

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E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) Will be going on from 14 - 16 of may. I thought we could use
this topic to discuss and gather all the information we can find, particularly about OFP2. http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Codemasters will trail Operation Flashpoint 2 at its E3 booth (#746, South Hall)

[Placebo]

Good idea, just be sure not to discuss anything other than Opf2 so it doesn&#39;t have to be moved to OT http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[andersgrim]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (SpeedyDonkey @ 13 May 2003,12:34)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">...will be going on from 14 - 16 of may...[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Anyone knows what of those days the rest of the OFP2 information will be revealed? 14th? 15th? 16th?
Can barely wait...Nice thread btw http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[DpS]

You might check www.gamespy.com they are doing E3 exclusive right now. THere is more information than just pc.

Gamespy.com (http://www.gamespy.com)

[Goeth[kyllikki]]

Do i dare to go to that site and do i have to download spyware first. http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[PHY_Hawkeye]

Nothing about OFP2 on Gamespy today. http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[theavonlady]

Nor on Coedmasters&#39; Code M newsletter.

[SpeedyDonkey]

I hope that we can get some more info, but BIS and CM does whatever they want http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Impavido]

If you guys help me pay for it I can go to E3 in person http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
I registered but can&#39;t go, no cash for plane ticket http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

[Postduifje]

I just saw the timer reach 00 : 00 : 00 : 00
after that it turned to 01:23:59:59 to mark the end


wow, that sure was my daily highlight ***http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif

[PHY_Hawkeye]

Anybody know if there are any web cams covering E3 this year? If so, got any links?

[Jtec]

There is a link here but still looking out for OFP2 http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[Jtec]

would have helped if i posted link but it dont matter now as the link was a link you needed to login to http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

[PFC_Mike]

hey guys my dad is at E3 today and I told him he should go check out the codemasters booth and look for OFP2. He said he would if he has some free time (OF COURSE HE WILL&#33; HE&#39;S DOING BUSINESS WITH EXACTLY ONE COMPANY THERE&#33http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif anyway, he&#39;ll be home in a few hours, maybe 7http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif0 PDT.

[Acecombat]

Just got a new Code-M newsletter stating whats already been said about ofp2 and 3 theaters only new info on IGI-2 and Battlefield command http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[Phleep]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Acecombat @ 15 May 2003,12:44)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Just got a new Code-M newsletter stating whats already been said about ofp2 and 3 theaters only new info on IGI-2 and Battlefield command ***http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Well that seems to be it from me. All I can say is I&#39;ll be back next month with more news and quite possibly a cheeky little Flashpoint 2 Video that I couldn&#39;t fit into this months letter.

Happy gaming to you all, Mike

Michael Rowland
Community Liaison Officer
IGI2/Battlefield Command/Op Flashpoint
Codemasters

[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>

Next month ;(

[SpeedyDonkey]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Flashpoint 2 Video that I couldn&#39;t fit into this months letter[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>He has a video and just couln´t fit it in??? Hes´s got to upload it somewhere&#33;&#33;&#33;

[Scooby]

According to one gaming site only the Xbox version of OFP has been shown on the booth this far. It was supposed to have had some improvements that OFP2 has added into it but to me it looked worse than resistance. Flat ground, etc.

[SpeedyDonkey]

Unfortunately nothing about Ofp2 here... Codemaster @ E3 (http://www.codemasters.com/e3/front.php)

[Col. Kurtz]

Maybe their a bit too early into production to be showing us anything.

[SpeedyDonkey]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Col. Kurtz @ 15 May 2003,11:25)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Maybe their a bit too early into production to be showing us anything.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
maybe

[Acecombat]

Wheres BIS stall there? http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

[Postduifje]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (SpeedyDonkey @ 15 May 2003,10:28)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Unfortunately nothing about Ofp2 here... Codemaster @ E3 (http://www.codemasters.com/e3/front.php)[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Oh my god, they have a game named "pop idol" http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif
I&#39;m gonna be sick... http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif

[[SZ]Vladimir]

OFP2 mentioned here : http://www.e3insider.com/insideE302/article009.htm

But always same informations... nothing new... http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

Vladimir

[Jo Man Dragon]

i think they&#39;ll show something at E3, just anything, they wouldn&#39;t announce the game just before E3 and then don&#39;t bring anything about it when there are so many people out there, waiting....

[Commando84]

i think they will wait for a while before they make a move http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
there&#39;s a lot of other games to compete with but i hope they will show off some stuff soon because im getting more and more hyped for every week thinking about ofp 2 http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Hellfish6]

I was briefly at E3 and I heard that a video was shown for Flashpoint 2, but I did not see it. At the CM booth, everything seemed to be about American Idol - big, big line to even get close to the booth. I didn&#39;t have the time. http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

But I did get to see the new US Army Stryker ICV out front, as well as a rocket-launching robot. They were cool. http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Maky]

It seems that "Gamestar", a german PC Magazine interviewed Marek Spanel a few hours ago in LA - here are the infos. Source (http://www.gamestar.de/news/pc-spiele/action/12625/).

I try to translate http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Operation Flashpoint 2: Informations
A playable version ofp OFP 2 wasn&#39;t shown on the E3. Instead of this fact, Marek Spanel talked to us about the following details of OFP 2: OFP 2 featuring 2 campaigns: in the 1st you will play an american GI who will fight first in Vietnam, later in Africa - campaign&#39;s primary goal will be the action. The theme of the 2nd campaign will be an invasion of Jugoslavia - campaign&#39;s playing goals here are more the tactics and roleplay elements....For the OFP-modding-scene BIS will release early enough tools so that them can rebuild scenarios in vietnam, africa and central europe. Only a "remastered" Graphic Engine will be used in OFP 2.

here the original in German.

Operation Flashpoint 2: Infos
Eine spielbare Version von Operation Flashpoint 2 gab es auf der E3 nicht zu sehen. Dafür plauderte Bohemia-Chef Marek Španel eifrig aus dem Nähkästchen: So soll das Spiel zwei Kampagnen enthalten. In der ersten spielen Sie einen amerikanischen GI, der sich erst in Vietnam und dann in Afrika beweisen muss. Bei der zweiten erleben Sie eine Invasion von Jugoslawien. Während die erste Kampagne sehr actionlastig werden soll, sieht Bohemia für die andere mehr Taktik- und Rollenspiel-Elemente vor. Für die Modding-Szene will die Firma rechtzeitig genug Materialien aus den drei Szenarien zur Verfügung stellen, um eigene Karten zu erstellen, die in der Wüste, in Asien oder Ost-Europa spielen. Als Grafik-Engine kommt nur eine überarbeitete Version des ersten Teils zum Einsatz.

[SpeedyDonkey]

Nice http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Only a "remastered" Graphic Engine"[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'> so the engine is like ofp on Xbox, just a little adjustments here and there?

[monstar]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Maky @ 16 May 2003,08:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Only a "remastered" Graphic Engine will be used in OFP 2.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Is this the main engine of the OPF2 they&#39;re talking about? Weren&#39;t they making a new engine from scratch?

[SpeedyDonkey]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (monstar @ 16 May 2003,13:03)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Maky @ 16 May 2003,08:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Only a "remastered" Graphic Engine will be used in OFP 2.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Is this the main engine of the OPF2 they&#39;re talking about? Weren&#39;t they making a new engine from scratch?[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
No, as far as i understand that would take several years longer.

[SpeedyDonkey]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">OFP 2: OFP 2 featuring 2 campaigns: in the 1st you will play an american GI who will fight first in Vietnam, later in Africa - campaign&#39;s primary goal will be the action. The theme of the 2nd campaign will be an invasion of Jugoslavia - campaign&#39;s playing goals here are more the tactics and roleplay elements[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>Imo this will be very interesting&#33; Oh and what about the "roleplay elements"?

[Harley-Davidsen]

So in Jugoslavia, a we going to play for UN?

[PFC_Mike]

guys, open up malden and compare it to Nogova. The difference between OFP2 and OFP1 will be much more than that. I recall Marek making statements that they were going to be working on use of pixel-shaders and would improve water rendering. You can bet these guys have a few tricks up their sleeve.

The most important part of an engine is the gaemplay. OFP1 had that almost completly setteled, aside from clipping and water. I&#39;m sure they will dramatically improve that.

[Eviscerator]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Harley-Davidsen @ 16 May 2003,14:19)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">So in Jugoslavia, a we going to play for UN?[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
I dont think the UN were in Yugoslavia in the 70&#39;s, infact, i dont think there was an invasion of Yugoslavia in the 70&#39;s, so its probably a ficticious campaign, I just hope we get to play as the Ruskies, playing as small resistance-type militia gets boring after a while...

[Maky]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Eviscerator @ 16 May 2003,15:59)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Harley-Davidsen @ 16 May 2003,14:19)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">So in Jugoslavia, a we going to play for UN?[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
I dont think the UN were in Yugoslavia in the 70&#39;s, infact, i dont think there was an invasion of Yugoslavia in the 70&#39;s, so its probably a ficticious campaign, I just hope we get to play as the Ruskies, playing as small resistance-type militia gets boring after a while...[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Ficticious campaigns...i would appreciate that (how it was in OFP). BIS has other things to do as scrolling history books forward and backward to don&#39;t miss anything who really happened in history etc.

I&#39;m sure that BIS will find a good solution to improve the technical details of OFP 1 and Resistance....let&#39;s hope to see the first screenshots during this summer.

[Radnik]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Maky @ 16 May 2003,08:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The theme of the 2nd ***campaign will be an invasion of Jugoslavia - campaign&#39;s playing goals here are more the tactics and roleplay elements....[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
...Balcan wars yeeeee,but why Jugoslavia in 70&#39;s whay not Bosnia in 90&#39;s(J know it wont be but keep dreaming on...),maybe it is the conflict with Serbia and UN where are Serbs "offcourse" bad guys(in all wars they were the bad and J hate that)...
Or J&#39;m wronge...

[Hellfish6]

I think Yugoslavia was one of the more neutral countries during the Cold War - not quite free, but not quite behind the Iron Curtain. I know for a fact that there were Soviet warplans dealing with an invasion of Yugoslavia.

[RalphWiggum]

wonder if Tito has naything related to Guba.

anyways, in ofp.info interview, Marek stated that screenshots will be available in summer. so i guess they will focus on Xbox for now, and improve from it too.

[Jtec]

So all this waiting and looking at the E3 was not worth the wait at all? I havent seen a single piece of info that i havent read already and i thought BIS would release a little more to the general public that have stayed and played the game for over 2 years. I want a screen shot waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif Just one screenshot that shows how great the game will be http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif I hoping at the mo they are flying back to Czech Republic with their little demo or screenshots to upload onto their official site. If not im gonna cry and not play ofp for a hour http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

[Marshall_T]

Ah Yugoslavian conflict
Finaly a chance to kick some of my felow ex countryman ass.
O yeah Tito was father to General Guba&#33;&#33;








There is only one Marshall

[Radnik]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Marshall_T @ 17 May 2003,00:54)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Ah Yugoslavian conflict
Finaly a chance to kick some of my felow ex countryman ass.
O yeah Tito was father to General Guba&#33;&#33;








There is only one Marshall[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
...lol... Like S***ia kicking ass their ex brothers geatherd by big comunist ***brother TITO and his f***ing partizans... http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif

[Scooby]

Source: www.gamespy.com


"Codemasters at E3
Dragon Empires, OpFlash 2 and more&#33;
By James "[GSI]Prophet" Fudge &#124; 5/16/2003

Codemasters is showing off a number of high profiles at E3 today including Battlefield Command: Europe at War 1939-1945 for the PC, American Idol (and Pop Idol for the UK), IndyCar Series, Dragon Empires and many more. Of particular interest to MMORPG, the official Dragon Empires site is offering reports straight from the floor media and other goodies for fans following Codemasters&#39; promising online game. Codemasters is also showing off two high profile games: Colin McRae Rally 04 and Operation Flashpoint 2 - and a number of Club Football games. "

[Jtec]

read that on thursday night http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif give me more more more http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif im willing to sell my soul for just one screenshot of ofp2 http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[LaPoi]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Scooby @ 17 May 2003,02:33)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">and a number of Club Football games[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Bah, football. The scourge of the average nerd. http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[Hellfish6]

I like SOCCER. In fact, I watch the English Premiere League more than any American sport. At least SOCCER is interesting. http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Edit: woohoo&#33; 600 posts&#33; http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[LaPoi]

I ment North American football not soccer. http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[Hellfish6]

Bah&#33; You did not. http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[Eviscerator]

ok, its not &#39;soccer&#39; its:

F O O T B A L L

We made it first, we get to chose the name for it http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif Calling that wimps excuse for rugby (4ft of padding, what, dont want to break a nail?) football is an insult, especially in a game when you carry the ball for most of it...

*Ahem*

[RalphWiggum]

let&#39;s stay on topic. http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[blackdog~]

My "friend" (not really, he hates me pretty much) went to E3. They didn&#39;t have very much information about OFP2, but they did have a demonstration of OFP for X-BOX

http://www.mphasemedia.com/extranet/flashpoint/ofp%20xbox.jpg

http://www.mphasemedia.com/extranet/flashpoint/ofp%20xbox1.jpg

http://www.mphasemedia.com/extranet/flashpoint/ofp%20xbox%20map.jpg

And a video of the &#39;demonstration&#39; - basically a combination of pictures and no in game footage. A complete dissapointment&#33;

http://www.mphasemedia.com/extranet/flashpoint/e3ofp2movie.wmv

[SpeedyDonkey]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (LaPoi @ 17 May 2003,03:10)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Scooby @ 17 May 2003,02:33)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">and a number of Club Football games[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Bah, football. The scourge of the average nerd. http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif ***http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
imo football is fun. Anyway looks like next years E3 is gonna be great http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

(with football i mean the european version)

[ale2999]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (blackdog~ @ 17 May 2003,06:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">My "friend" (not really, he hates me pretty much) went to E3. They didn&#39;t have very much information about OFP2, but they did have a demonstration of OFP for X-BOX

And a video of the &#39;demonstration&#39; - basically a combination of pictures and no in game footage. A complete dissapointment&#33;

http://www.mphasemedia.com/extranet/flashpoint/e3ofp2movie.wmv[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
NJ ~m0

[Heatseeker]

So we can 4get about E3 and new info of OPF2 http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif , i wish someone would freeze me until late 2004, that way i wouldnt be getting any older waiting for good games to arrive http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif .

[Jinef]

Rugby is great to watch but slightly insane.

In Rugby season i cannot count the times where we get called out to fly some bashed up player to hospital with critical injuries. http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

But i have to admit they are a nice way of getting flight hours, not exactly trying to hover over a pinnacle in 13 knot winds (we are not stupid and fly a crosswind, always head into the wind). We just come in, hardly have to do a wind gauge and put it in on a square mile of flat grass, pickup the guy, rev the engines to impress the croud, and swoop out looking cool&#33;

For some reason i&#39;m ranting about how cool rugby injuries are http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard301/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif