"FlashNews" Launched.

[Placebo]

FlashNews 2006 Forum Thread (http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=60;t=50021)

FlashNews: 2004 Archive. (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/2004/flashnews_archive_2004.html)

FlashNews: 2005 Archive. (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/2005/flashnews_archive_2005.html)

FlashNews: 2006 Archive. (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/2006/flashnews_archive_2006.html)

Today sees the launch of the weekly "Flashnews", this is intended to be a brief digest of Flashpoint related news during the past week, also included from time to time will be any relevant technology news.

FlashNews 01. (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/2004/06_June/040604/flashnews_01.html)

This will take on a slightly more bistudio.com theme from next week but the primary focus is to keep to a simple, clear digest format.

Any thoughts/comments/suggestions/submissions for next week will be appreciated http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[LENZ]

Something about OFP2 next week? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Billabong81]

Some good stuff. Thanks for making it BI Studio http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif.

[Postduifje]

Good stuff. Just a small thing, you should make the links open in a new window. Now I keep clicking back and forth http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[void_false]

shift+click

[denoir]

Excellent idea http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

you should make the links open in a new window. Now I keep clicking back and forth http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
To be honest with you that's simply the default way that Adboe GoLive makes the links work, but personally I do prefer it that way, you can easily control how many windows you have open, and if you want something open seperate you can just do the right click/open in new window thing http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

shift+click
I never knew that one, thanks http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Ironsight]

Can it be mailed. So you get a Flashnews Mail. Something like the Washington Post has http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

Hmm well technically it can of course be done but I personally think it's better posted in the forum and on the website, if people are viewing it in their inbox it may defeat its purpose of increasing awareness, activity and traffic http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Postduifje]

shift+click
I never knew that one, thanks http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
Didn't know that too, that helps http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Jtec]

Nice idea keep up the good work chaps. Cant wait to see some news on Ofp2 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[void_false]

placeb, why dont you edit yr posts?

[Placebo]

placeb, why dont you edit yr posts?
Eh?

[zecke]

Hi all!
Its a good Idea your "FlashNews".
Those things are the motor to hold the OPF Community until OPF2 is released.
I am verry happy about this!

Thx. Bohemia! http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

cu
,._ZECKE_.,

[BraTTy]

Good stuff, maybe at some point you could link to a page that has liinks to ALL the OFP sites,it would show newcomers how extra popular OFP is.
Again great work and Thanx Placebo or whoever is responisble for the new news page

[Placebo]

you could link to a page that has liinks to ALL the OFP sites
That's something I'm working on hence the pinned thread in squads/fanpages, there are a lot of sites, there are also a lot of dead or "stagnant" sites as well, my current policy is to exclude any that haven't been updated this year.

[Placebo]

Issue no. 2 is now up.

Flashnews_110604.html (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/110604/Flashnews_110604.html)

I'll look at padding the content tomorrow as well as giving it more of a bistudio styling.

Thanks to Ofp.info for their help with the content.

[Sniperwolf572]

Great idea Placebo I love it,
BTW is there going to be non FTP download link cuz for some reason I cant download from ftp's or maybe its ofp.infos problem... http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/sad_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rock.gif

[eisa01]

Any chance it can be an option to have it mailed to your email?

[Leone]

I was going to say that too. Any chance of "subscribing"? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

BTW is there going to be non FTP download link cuz for some reason I cant download from ftp's or maybe its ofp.infos problem... http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/sad_o.gif ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rock.gif
Well I just generally grabbed the 2nd url from Ofp.info which is the ftp one, no real reason for doing that, I can change it to the http mirror for them http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

eisa01 & Leone asked and answered over the page a little http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[JdB]

Sorry to mention this so late, but the download link to my Memorial Object Pack is wrong (Flashnews #1). It is instead linked to what seems to be a Weapons pack

Wrong Link (http://home.arcor.de/parvus/Mr.Burns/HEP-Weapons.zip)

Right Link (http://www.tacticalblunder.com/~uploads/hunter/Hosted/D-Day_Memorial_Pack.zip)

http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Placebo]

Sorry about that, the curse of copy and paste ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

It's fixed now http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

Edit: This new issue of FlashNews is now integrated into the BIStudio "style", I think it looks much better like that http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

Tomorrow I'll do the same with the first one as well as change all the ftp URL's http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Sniperwolf572]

BTW Placebo I think all download URL's on ofp.info are ftp...not sure tough.

[FW200]

Very nice! Looks much better in the BIS "Camo" http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

Hope you will find time to continue doing this. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[shinRaiden]

Wow. Thanks, this is a nice help to 56'kers like me in finding stuff.

Maybe you could integrate this with an rss feed?

Thank you.

[Placebo]

Maybe you could integrate this with an rss feed?
I must show my ignorance here, what's an rss feed? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rock.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Kegetys]

Maybe you could integrate this with an rss feed?
I must show my ignorance here, what's an rss feed? ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rock.gif ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
this (http://www.google.com/search?as_q=rss&num=10&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang_en&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&safe=off) ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Placebo]

I don't follow? You want us to put a search engine on our website? You're crazy http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/crazy_o.gif

[ozanzac]

Looks very very good now.

If only "FlashNews" was around during OFP's infancy. Documented in the manuals as the official place to go for all the latest news and user-made releases.

I do hope "FlashNews" becomes a permanent fixture. Who knows? Maybe "FlashNews" could have it's own domain in preparation for OFP II. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[theavonlady]

If only "FlashNews" was around during OFP's infancy.
What was lacking then? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rock.gif

There was OFP Base, OFPN. OFP.com, Axle and more. They never missed a beat!

[ozanzac]

Nothing.....But the official website used to only have a news update once in a blue moon. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

It's good to see it more 'active'.

[Ironsight]

I don't follow? You want us to put a search engine on our website? You're crazy ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/crazy_o.gif
I don't think he means google but the hits google gives you ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

Take a look here

http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/12/18/dive-into-xml.html

[Placebo]

I don't think he means google but the hits google gives you ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
Baaah he should have said that http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

I looked at a couple of sites that google found, definitely an interesting idea, as FlashNews matures I'll look into ways of improving it http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Sniperwolf572]

So how often will FlashNews be updated?
I gotta something special for your next issue. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge_o.gif
(Belive me its special)

[Placebo]

Major natural disasters aside, each new FlashNews will be released on a Monday, last couple have been out at about 8:30pm CET, although this Monday coming England are playing Croatia so I'll be at home well before then http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[Sniperwolf572]

I'm from Bosnia BTW I guess we'll be on different sides :P

[Placebo]

You are? Oooh splendid, I'm afraid I can't wish you good luck, it's England's destiny to meet France in the final and beat them 47-0 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wow_o.gif

[Sniperwolf572]

Dream on soldier ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

BTW you're not setting a good example since we're waaaaaaaay offtopic http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[JdB]

You are? Oooh splendid, I'm afraid I can't wish you good luck, it's England's destiny to meet France in the final and beat them 47-0 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wow_o.gif
*Looks at Mister Placebo with an evil eye* http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge_o.gif

It's England vs Switzerland, not Croatia http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge_o.gif

Go England! (http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=11;t=40038;&#top)

On-topic:

I think it's a great idea, like a ''best of BIS forum coverage'', but an e-mail news-letter would be even better http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[shinRaiden]

No-no-no, well, yes, i am crazy, But an rss feed would simply be your current flashnews blocked out in xml, and posted to a 3rd party aggregator site (distributor).

that could invite changing the structure a bit so that you would only post the blocks when they happen, and then we dynamically build the newsletters client-side based off of the feed.

a bulk mail coming out of cz, as much as it would be appreciated, would likely just be filed away, if it survived the spam filter. An rss feed is pulled, rather than pushed.

[Placebo]

A bulk Email version is very unlikely at this stage, an rss feed is much more likely and is something I will investigate in the coming weeks http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews 3. (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/180604/Flashnews_180604.html)

Questions/comments/complaints/criticisms to the usual address Placebo@bistudio.com

I'm going home now to bite my nails down to the elbow ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/crazy_o.gif ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

Edit: Added an "l" http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[FW200]

Your link didn't work here.. you forgot to add a L to .htm ;)

A working link for Flashnews #3 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/180604/Flashnews_180604.html)

[Postduifje]

FlashNews 3. (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/180604/Flashnews_180604.htm)

Questions/comments/complaints/criticisms to the usual address Placebo@bistudio.com

I'm going home now to bite my nails down to the elbow ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/crazy_o.gif ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif
You're missing a "l" http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

Flashnews 3 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/180604/Flashnews_180604.html)

edit: FW200 beat me to it http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Hellfish6]

That's why he's called Placebo - you think he works, but he really doesn't. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge_o.gif

[Placebo]

LOL there's a perfectly rational explanation for the missing l but I won't waste it on you http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews No 4. (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/250604/flashnews_250604.html)

Haven't had much in the way of feedback, hope people are getting something out of this, other than pleasure because I have to work late doing it http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Gameer]

I like it http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

I guess another feature could be getting interviews with mod teams like some of the other news sites...

Or maybe have a small "classics" list at the bottom with the must-haves for OFP?

[InqWiper]

Quote[/b] ]Haven't had much in the way of feedback, hope people are getting something out of this, other than pleasure because I have to work late doing it
I like it. I will check this every week now I think http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

I've set up an archive page as well, obviously there isn't much of an archive just yet but in 20 years it'll mean something http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

The archive can be found here (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/flashnews_archive.html), I just need to sort out some nice arrows for each one http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif


I guess another feature could be getting interviews with mod teams like some of the other news sites...
While a good idea that's not the point of FlashNews, FlashNews is there solely to report news, not make it. Doing community interviews and such is best left in the more than capable hands of the sites out there that currently do such things http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[ade_mcc]

I like it and the idea of condensing the important details of the week into a bitsize chunk without having to check each of the sites overly often (and getting in trouble at work etc...)

And if nothing else, at least it ensures that the main page (i.e. flashpoint 1985) is being updated regularly.

I echo the thoughts of a weekly mailout, but hey ho!

Keep up the good work!

[Placebo]

I should add before I forget that next Monday and Tuesday are public holidays here so I won't be at work, as I don't have internet access in my apartment there will be no FlashNews next week until Wednesday at the earliest, unless I decide to come into work over the 4 day weekend (possible but no promises) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[WhoCares]

I should add before I forget that next Monday and Tuesday are public holidays here so I won't be at work, as I don't have internet access in my apartment there will be no FlashNews next week until Wednesday at the earliest, unless I decide to come into work over the 4 day weekend (possible but no promises) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
Now, that's optimistic - they haven't even qualified for the final yet, but have already scheduled two day celebrations afterwards http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge_o.gif

And nobody would stop you to release the next news ahead of the time, let's say friday night http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews 5. (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/020704/flashnews_020704.html)

Questions/comments/complaints/criticisms to the usual address Placebo@bistudio.com

As mentioned previously it was delayed this week due to bank holidays http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Evishion]

ermm.. whats actually the point with an OFp addon site when we got www.ofp.info http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rock.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Placebo]

What Ofp addon site?

[Placebo]

FlashNews 6. (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/090704/flashnews_090704.html)

Questions/comments/complaints/criticisms to the usual address Placebo@bistudio.com

[Placebo]

FlashNews 7. (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/160704/flashnews_160704.html)

Questions/comments/complaints/criticisms to the usual address Placebo@bistudio.com

Enjoy http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[raedor]

what about avon's missions (http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=55;t=41135)? or was it posted too late for this FlashNews?

[Placebo]

I wasn't aware of them, but anyways as they were posted after 16th they will be in next weeks FlashNews http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[feersum.endjinn]

Is there some page I can bookmark which would always take me to the latest issue or at least some page which link to latest issue? It's bit inconvenient trying to always find a link from forums...

[Bonko the Sane]

my thoughts exactly http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

Hmm well probably bookmarking the archive index (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/flashnews_archive.html) would be the best thing? It gets updated each time there's a new release http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews 8. (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/230704/flashnews_230704.html)

Questions/comments/complaints/criticisms to the usual address Placebo@bistudio.com

[Marss911]

Looking good http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif
Tnx for adding my page there .... http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

Good luck with the rest of it

[Ironsight]

No Flashnews 9 yet http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rock.gif

[Placebo]

But of course http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

FlashNews No. 9 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/010804/flashnews_010804.html)

Apologies for the delay caused by the website downtime http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

Please also note a slight change to FlashNews No6. For the sake of simplicity I omitted Medicus' name as being responsible for the original FDF CTI conversion when posting about the Karjala version, this confusion led to a little unnecessary unpleasantness aimed at Medicus, apologies to him for that.

[Placebo]

FlashNews No. 10 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/080804/flashnews_080804.html) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Conscript89]

It was grat idea to add more languages, but, why you didn't add our language (Czech)? I know, that you have much work with another things, but It won't be so hard for you if you're Czech. I know, that there is Slowak too, which is similiar to Czech, so why shouldn't Czech be there?
Sorry in advance if I said something wrong.

[Placebo]

Firstly you said nothing wrong http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif Secondly I'm English, thirdly one of my Czech colleagues also asked me the same question, fourthly and most importantly, no Czech person volunteered to do the translation, so that's why I'm afraid http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Conscript89]

Eh, uh ehm, so, the next thing I don't understand is why do you have the little guy with shirt made of Czech flag in your signature.
Thanks for answer.

[Placebo]

Because I moved to the Czech Republic in May and she's waving hello to me http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Marss911]

Lets stay ontopic guys? ;)
Nah only kidding, cant wait for flash news 11 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Scud]

Quote[/b] ]Because I moved to the Czech Republic in May and she's waving hello to me
Nice pick up http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Postduifje]

ohw, she's like one of those Czech prostitutes along the highway of the Czech-German border http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

edit: anyway, to make this post just a bit ontopic: great job on the fllashnewses, I'm a fan! http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews No. 11 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/150804/flashnews_150804.html)

Submissions for the mission editing competition will no longer be accepted http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews No. 12 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/220804/flashnews_220804.html) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews No. 13 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/300804/flashnews_300804.html) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews No. 14 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/050904/flashnews_050904.html)

Contains an update regarding the Mission Editing Competition (amongst other things) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews No. 15 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/120904/flashnews_120904.html)

[void_false]

cool!
there're 33 sp:na
and 33 sp:a
missions =)

[Placebo]

At stage 1 there were, we're at stage 3 now and that number has been reduced a little http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews No. 16 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/190904/flashnews_190904.html) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[MrZig]

I found something


Quote[/b] ]Berghoff has released version 1.1 of his Hailuoto Island, this release fixes a couple of small bugs, he has also released a mission pack so you can experience and explore this fine island.

Rezin has released a ROK addons pack featuring regular/special forces soldiers and a tank.


The image links are incorrect for both of them

[Placebo]

That's what I get for trying to make it work in FireFox as well as IE http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

Thanks for the spot, I'll fix them in the morning, there would have been technology news as well but I grew tired of Adobe Go Live crashing every 3 seconds http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/mad_o.gif

I should mention there won't be a FlashNews next week until at least Thursday as I'm taking some vacation days (23rdSep-30thSep) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

Fixed broken image links http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews No. 17 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/260904/flashnews_260904.html) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews No. 18 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/031004/flashnews_031004.html) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

Edit: Updated to include details of a few missions released lately http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews No. Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/101004/flashnews_101004.html) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews No. 20 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/171004/flashnews_171004.html) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews No. 21 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/241004/flashnews_241004.html) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

FlashNews No. 22 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/311004/flashnews_311004.html) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

A little light on addon releases last week so I'll have a further trawl tomorrow to see what else I can find to add http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[void_false]

placebo, link for mapfact's callsigns points to HIS-Facespack. And mapfact link points to HIS site. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
And where can I get NATO symbol pack?

[Placebo]

Fixed.

I've also added some user mission news and technology news http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[raedor]

mapfact.net has also every ~ two weeks a intensive tested (!) mission. in most cases english. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

I see only 2 out of 30 or so in English? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[raedor]

there are some more in english but with german download page. i'll PM you when we're releasing the next english mission http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[void_false]

And where can I find NATO symbol pack? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

Raedor yes please do and I'll be sure to include it http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

Void_False As I said the links are fixed so go back to FlashNews 22 and click the download link http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

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FlashNews 22 updated with some additional WG FlasgFight links provided by WTE_Grendal http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

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FlashNews No. 23 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/071104/flashnews_071104.html) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

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FlashNews No. 24 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/141104/flashnews_141104.html) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

Away from the office for 2 days so if you contact me don't be too shocked by a delay in reply please http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

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FlashNews No. 25 (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/211104/flashnews_211104.html) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

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FlashNews No. 26 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/281104/flashnews_281104.html)

New User Missions
Swiss Mod Released
Kozlice Weapon Pack
Jean Cristophe Panzer Addon
And many more addons...

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FlashNews No. 27 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/051204/flashnews_051204.html)

Instructor's Islands
Christmas Pack
Winter Ofp Pack
Beaten Civilians
And many more.....

Edit: Added back onto FP1985's news page.

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FlashNews No. 28 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/121204/flashnews_121204.html)

Falklands Mod's Lynx
Kumlinge Island and mission pack
FlashFX 1.8
And many more.....

I added a bunch of user missions earlier, this week they're underneath the addons rather than on top as I was told all the words were distracting http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

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FlashNews No. 29 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/191204/flashnews_191204.html)

Mission Editing Competition Announcement (10 Finalists to be named December 24th)
John's Winter Island
NVA Addon & Campaign
Turkish Union Addon
And many more.......

(Apologies for the delay in posting this, I uploaded FlashNews last night then had to run for a bus http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif )

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FlashNews No. 30 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/261204/flashnews_261204.html)

MEC Finalists Released
Wake Island
Newland Island
Mi24 Pack
And many more.......

[Mr Burns]

congrats to one full year of Flashnews coverage!
keep up the excellent work ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Silent N Deadly]

It's been a year already? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wow_o.gif Wow

[Gadger]

It's been a year already? ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wow_o.gif ***Wow
Once a week, 30 "issues" - 30 weeks http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge_o.gif

[Mr Burns]

do´h lol, the index didn´t start at january..
congratz to a half year of flashnews then ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge_o.gif

[Silent N Deadly]

lol.... False alarm. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge_o.gif

[Placebo]

Hehehe we thank you anyway http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

Hope you get as much out of it as we get putting into it http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Gadger]

Hehehe we thank you anyway http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

Hope you get as much out of it as we get putting into it http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
hehe yup, of course. btw thanks Placebo:


Quote[/b] ]We would like to thank the following people for their help with the judging up to this stage:

AceCombat, AntiChrist, Dragon Knights Squad (especially BigRed & Gadger), Drazen, Ex-Ronin, Fox, Griever, Judge Rabbi, King Homer, Longjocks, Parvus, Red, Rhodite, Screamer, Shadow, Winters.

http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/xmas_o.gif

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FlashNews No. 31 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/020105/flashnews_020105.html)

BIS News
U.S. Civil War Mod
MI-26 & Pilot Pack
M1A2 SEP
And many more.......

[Placebo]

Bumper double issue to make up for my absence while enjoying a splendid vacation in Kranjska Gora last week http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

FlashNews No. 32 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/160105/flashnews_160105.html)

MEC Poll Live
Italian Army Pack
Afghanistan Pack
AH-64 Pack
Russian Federation Motorized Infantry pack
FlashFX Replacement Units
EECP Update
And many, many, many more........

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FlashNews No. 33 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/230105/flashnews_230105.html)

MEC Poll Closes Feb 14th
Wilco's Retextures
Iceland Island
Aussie Bridge
German Units
And many, many more...

FlashNews next week will be on Thursday (I'm visiting England).

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FlashNews No. 34 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/300105/flashnews_300105.html)

Chinese Army Pack
FlashFX Replacements update
Vilas' Updated Island
Ox Cart Addon
And more...

[raedor]

erm, i can't find sanctuary's config thingy... http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rock.gif

[Placebo]

Works for me Config-MAP.zip (ftp://www.gamezone.cz/ofpd/unofaddons2/Config-MAP.zip)

http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[raedor]

sure, here, too. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
i meant the link to the forums. i can't find where Sanctuary posted it. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rock.gif

[Placebo]

Me neither, it's possible I chose that thread as the closest I could find to a relevant thread http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif He has his own forum thread on another forum for discussion if that's what you need http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

http://www.digitalgrenade.com/ (http://www.digitalgrenade.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=MarPak;action=display;num=1097289130 )

[raedor]

Me neither, it's possible I chose that thread as the closest I could find to a relevant thread http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif He has his own forum thread on another forum for discussion if that's what you need http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

http://www.digitalgrenade.com/ (http://www.digitalgrenade.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=MarPak;action=display;num=1097289130 )
ok, thx. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

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FlashNews No. 35 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/060205/flashnews_060205.html)

Middle East Rebels
Su22 & Su25
Wanzer
Tiger
And more...

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FlashNews No. 36 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/130205/flashnews_130205.html)

MEC Public Vote Closed
Civil War Mod update
Bundeswehr Mod
Y2K3 7.0
Winter Maldevic
MaaM 1.3
And many, many more...

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FlashNews No. 37 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/200205/flashnews_200205.html)

Iraqi Infantry
Dak Seang Highlands
BW's Fennek & The Wolf
Fluffy Clouds
And many more...

[x Flashpoint x]

FlashNews No. 33 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/230105/flashnews_230105.html)

MEC Poll Closes Feb 14th
Wilco's Retextures
Iceland Island
Aussie Bridge
German Units
And many, many more...

FlashNews next week will be on Thursday (I'm visiting England).
http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif I'll roll out the red carpet for you Placebo

[Placebo]

Too late but thanks for the sentiment http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

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FlashNews No. 38 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/270205/flashnews_270205.html)

70s & 80's French
ORCS MG Pack
Sanctuary's Anims (again!)
Mig-29
And many more...

[Sanctuary]

FlashNews No. 38 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/270205/flashnews_270205.html)

70s & 80's French
ORCS MG Pack
Sanctuary's Anims (again!)
Mig-29
And many more...
I think a certain "Super Manager" will certainly hate me soon™
http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/sad_o.gif

http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Placebo]

Hehehe naah I thought it was funny http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

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FlashNews No. 39 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/060305/flashnews_060305.html)

Updated Cat's Afghanistan
FlashFX Replacement Units 3.0
Updated Afghani Rebels
WWII Higgins & Chaffee
And many more....

Not to forget an update of Sanctuary's final, final custom animation addon http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

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FlashNews No. 40 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/130305/flashnews_130305.html)

Updated Mi-26 and Crew
Updated Antonov
Ocean Island and objects
Midship's Island
Recent User missions
And many more....

Sadly no update to the final, final animation addon http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/sad_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[redface]

go go Placebo

just add that one missing picture and the MEC winner's name before I have to leave ... :-)

[Placebo]

FlashNews No. 41 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/200305/flashnews_200305.html)

Mission Editing Competition Winners announced (Congratulations!)
Operation Gulf War Crisis
FlashFX Replacement Units 3.5
Strike Island
Polish Airforce Addon
Chechen Insurgent Addon
And many, many more....

[Gaia]

Did you publish all MEC missions?

[Placebo]

Not yet no http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

BTW I should mention that due to the Easter break and such this week's FlashNews will be posted tomorrow http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

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FlashNews No. 42 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/270305/flashnews_270305.html)

Vilas' Polska & Tet Islands
Freya Island
Sovremennyy class destroyer addon
Ocean Island addon
Spetsnaz GRU addon
And many more....

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FlashNews No. 43 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/030405/flashnews_030405.html)

Hell's Circus WWII Islands
Vit's Mi24 Pacl
Phil Commando's Japanese Naval destroyer
Hardrock's Mini-Eurofighter
Berlin 1945's 20mm flak gun
And many more....

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FlashNews No. 44 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/100405/flashnews_100405.html)

Taiwan Mod 3.0
Conflicto de Malvinas Beta3
M1A2
New Desert Island
Mammoth Tank
And many more....

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FlashNews No. 45 http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/170405/flashnews_170405.html)

Updated Afghanistan Final
Farmland Pack Alpha 1.0
Updated Ocean Island
Lean & Roll implementation
Updated Pirates
And more....

[General Barron]

Hey, just a quick question here. Forgive me if it has already been answered but...

How does the "news" get into the "flashnews"? Do you ask people to send it to you, or do you find things on the forums (or other sites?) and then add them to the news?

I haven't really read flashnews much, because it seems to me like it is just news about addons. There are tons of great missions that get released every day, yet there doesn't seem to be much, if any, mention of them here. I suppose the user missions board on this site isn't as active as on OFPEC for example, so that might explain it, but it still seems like there is less missions news than (new) missions posts on this forum.

Mission editing & scripting news is even less common though. I haven't seen ANY mention of new scripts or tutorials being released, except for one: Sinews of War v2. I know there are even less scripts being released on these forums than missions, but they do exist none the less.

Anyway, all I'm saying is that there is more to OFP than just addons, and it would be nice if Flashnews reflected that fact.

[Placebo]

Sometimes people send news in but items only get into Flashnews when it's something "physical" that can actually be put into the game there and then. Usually I gather the news by reading fansites and browsing these forums.

Missions do get put into Flashnews, although like their release, their inclusion is sporadic. That said it's definitely time for a user misison summary as their last inclusion was Flashnews 40 (13th March) (http://www.bistudio.com/flashnews/130305/flashnews_130305.html). I don't immediately include missions into Flashnews for a couple of reasons, the main one is that often a mission gets released on the forum in an quite incomplete state, I won't include it in Flashnews until I have judged by the replies to the forum thread that if I include it the person reading Flashnews can download the mission, find the required addons and get it working without too much hassle http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

I should also add that due to E3 preparations, this week's Flashnews will be tomorrow not today, hopefully normal service will resume until the actual E3 week http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[General Barron]

Quote[/b] ]items only get into Flashnews when it's something "physical" that can actually be put into the game there and then.
Okay, that would explain why tutorials don't get put in, but what about scripts? Many scripts can be "dropped" into any existing mission, just like most addons can. For example: AI scripts, effect scripts (explosions, blood, etc), weapon scripts (bouncing grenades, RPG deviation, etc), squad control scripts (urban movement, hand signals, flanking, covering fire, aircraft control, etc), and much more.

These types of scripts can be placed into ANY existing mission, without having to change the mission at all (aside from setting up the script). Also, nearly all scripts include a demo mission, so you can instantly see what it does. The same cannot be said for most addons.


Quote[/b] ]I don't immediately include missions into Flashnews for a couple of reasons, the main one is that often a mission gets released on the forum in an quite incomplete state
Good point, however:

Quote[/b] ]Usually I gather the news by reading fansites and browsing these forums.
Check out OFPEC.com's missions depot, and you will find dozens of working missions being released weekly. All you would have to do is look in the reviewed missions section, and then include missions that were given a score of 5/10 or more, as these missions are always functional. If you don't want to include many missions, you could set the cutoff higher (6 or 7/10). Also check out ofpflash.org, as they do a great job of reviewing missions as well.

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I don't want to turn this into the perpetual addons vs missions debate, but my main point is that by not considering missions, mission editing or scripting as 'newsworthy', you are encouraging the idea that the only thing OFP is good for is plopping units down in the editor and looking at them.

It is fun to do that, but it can also be just as fun to download a great script and play around with it in the editor. Niether one takes any more editing skill than the other. Addons are supposed to be TOOLS used to create missions anyways, just like scripts, so why are the two treated differently?

And missions, of course, take no editing skill at all to play, and should be the staple of the OFP experience. There are tons of great missions being released every week (on other sites), so why not bring some attention to that fact?


I thought that the purpose of the MEC was to encourage people to create and play missions. If that is truly a goal, then why doesn't FlashNews reflect that?

[General Barron]

Just to illustrate my point, here are some missions reviewed in the last 2 weeks at OFPEC. All are 5/10 or above, and therefore functional and of good quality:

Operation Redknight (http://ofpec.com/missions/mission_detail.php?ID=1244) by Bazzer
Outlaws (http://ofpec.com/missions/mission_detail.php?ID=1243) by Nik & Kublai
Search & Rescue (http://ofpec.com/missions/mission_detail.php?ID=1245) by Pred
Hostage (http://ofpec.com/missions/mission_detail.php?ID=1246) by Pred
Darkshadow (http://ofpec.com/missions/mission_detail.php?ID=1252) by Blacknite
Mission Solheimar v2.0 (http://ofpec.com/missions/mission_detail.php?ID=1211) by White Angel
D-Day (Omaha Beach) (http://ofpec.com/missions/mission_detail.php?ID=1254)by Blacknite

Scripts aren't generally released on these forums, but perhaps they should be, especially if they are "plopable" (easy to put into a mission) like many addons are. Here are a few released on these forums:

Universal Dynamic Grass Script (http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=7;t=44753)
Flashpoint template maker (http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=7;t=46086) (Not a script, but a mission editing tool)
Aircraft holding pattern script (http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=7;t=45898) (okay, it's by me, but that doesn't make it invalid)
AI indirect fire script (http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=7;t=45900) (also by me, but it pushes the boundries of the game engine)

There are also TONS of great scripts released at OFPEC, and, again, many of them suit the criteria of being usable in any mission without adjustment. Just check out the Scripting: Beta Testing (http://www.ofpec.com/yabbse/index.php?board=27) board, the Editor's Depot pending list (http://ofpec.com/editors/list.php?show=pending), or the Latest submissions page (http://www.ofpec.com/editors/list.php?show=latest). Here are a couple examples:

Dynamic Chopper Control (http://www.ofpec.com/yabbse/index.php?board=27;action=display;threadid=23120)
Timebomb script (http://www.ofpec.com/yabbse/index.php?board=27;action=display;threadid=22830) (well, the mission would have to have a timebomb in it, but it is a fun script)

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Most of these examples are from the last few weeks. Multiply them by the number of months FlashNews has been running, and you will see that there is just an $%#$-load of activity going on in the community that is being completely overlooked.

[Placebo]

It's highly doubtful that individual scripts will ever see their way into Flashnews, despite your strong objection http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif Perhaps if someone wrote an application for applying certain scripts or aiding mission editing in a similar way then I'm sure it would be included (as has been the case in the past).

Regarding missions, if the authors made threads on these forums for them then they'd have received more attention and would have been included in Flashnews, I include missions that are posted into these User missions forum because then there is a link I can post to the topic where they can be discussed & troubleshooted if necessary. If you can start to create forum threads on the Ofpec forum for reviewed missions then that would certainly aid their inclusion into Flashnews.

[macguba]

For reviewed/checked resources posted at OFPEC which may or may not make their way into Flashnews, use these pages:-

Editors Depot latest submissions (http://www.ofpec.com/editors/list.php?show=latest) (scripts, tutorials, tools and other resources)

Missions Depot Single Player (http://www.ofpec.com/missions/view_type.php?type=1)
Missions Depot Multiplayer (http://www.ofpec.com/missions/view_type.php?type=2)
Missions Depot Campaigns (http://www.ofpec.com/missions/view_type.php?type=3)

Addons Depot (http://www.ofpec.com/addons/index.php?status=0&tag=*&category=-1&num=10&page=1&orderby=ReleaseDate&orderdir=DESC)

All items on these Accepted pages are candidates for Flashnews. *** (When items are submitted to OFPEC they are posted on a Pending page until they have been checked/reviewed by OFPEC staff. *** Items on these pages are not suitable for Flashnews. *** *** In general, items posted on the OFPEC forums are also not suitable for Flashnews, since they haven't been checked either.)



Quote[/b] ]If you can start to create forum threads on the Ofpec forum for reviewed missions then that would certainly aid their inclusion into Flashnews.
For any item accepted by OFPEC, members are at liberty to start a thread in the forums to discuss it. *** Each Depot has its own forum board specificially for this purpose.

Editors Depot board (http://www.ofpec.com/yabbse/index.php?board=28)
Missions Depot board (http://www.ofpec.com/yabbse/index.php?board=39)
Addons Depot board (http://www.ofpec.com/yabbse/index.php?board=19)

However, you very rarely see threads of this nature in these boards. *** Why? *** Because each item - mission, addon or editing resource - has a Comment facility. *** Users can post a Comment on the item's own page, with no need to head over to the forums. *** ***Here is a recent example. (http://www.ofpec.com/missions/mission_detail.php?ID=1243) ***Scroll down towards the bottom of the page. *** ***Comments are moderated, may use smilies and may be edited or deleted by the poster - just like forum posts.



Quote[/b] ]I don't immediately include missions into Flashnews for a couple of reasons, the main one is that often a mission gets released on the forum in an quite incomplete state, I won't include it in Flashnews until I have judged by the replies to the forum thread that if I include it the person reading Flashnews can download the mission, find the required addons and get it working without too much hassle
Quite right. *** Reviewed missions at OFPEC and elsewhere have already checked all this and may be included in Flashnews without further delay. *** (Missions on the Pending page may (and often do) have problems.)

The Mission Depot has released 63 reviewed missions and campaigns this year so far. *** *** At the risk of tautology, about half were above average. *** In my personal view missions scoring 4 or above are suitable for Flashnews - plenty of 4s are fun to play. *** You could argue that all [functional] missions are suitable, but almost everybody would agree that ***5s are definitely appropriate. *** Missions which have serious problems or are non functional are not released at all, or score 0. *** If in doubt, read the review - any minor errors will be mentioned.



Quote[/b] ]items only get into Flashnews when it's something "physical" that can actually be put into the game there and then.
I agree entirely that there must be something physical, and I appreciate the point that for the unsophisticated reader talk of scripts and tools may be confusing. ***However, you could have an "advanced users" section (or an occasional feature) in Flashnews. *** Many scripts come complete with demo missions (OFPEC strongly encourages scriptmakers to include demo missions) which can be dropped into the game like any other mission and with much less trouble than an addon. *** You need a basic understanding of the mission editor to toy with an addon: ***a demo mission showing off a script can simply be played like any other mission.


However, given that you've got E3 to think about, I appreciate that perhaps this isn't the best time to be hassling you about Flashnews. ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/crazy_o.gif

[Placebo]

The whole scripting thing has given me an idea, will take it to PM http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Acecombat]

Just to add to barron and macgubas statements which i agree on completely , we at opflash.org also have working missions posted checked/reviewed and each mission has its own thread for users to comment on any problems if they come across. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Placebo]

Just need to recruit a Flashnews user mission section content coordinator now then http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[hardrock]

Flashnews user mission section content coordinator
Now that would be a title! http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wow_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[dmakatra]

Just need to recruit a Flashnews user mission section content coordinator now then ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
Me! http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge_o.gif

[Acecombat]

Just need to recruit a Flashnews user mission section content coordinator now then ***http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
Come on its not that hard you can do it yourself http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif .

[Sanctuary]

Looking at past screenshots competitions, how about a "king of the scripts" competition ?

In the same way of the screenshot competition, each contestants to the 2005 title would submit what they think to be their best script, then a vote would be produced among the community, not sure how.

Again, like in the screenshot competition, the winner could win a "king of the scripts 2005" picture to add to his signature, and the 2/3 next to him will earn another picture of "great scripter 2005" or something like that.

Maybe it could focus a bit of community eyes to the scripting area , that is mostly ignored despite all the greatness those scripters work can provide to mission makers.
And it could reward in some ways those scripters that are giving those great tools , that are those ready to use scripts ,to every mission makers of the community allowing them to enhance their missions beyond what they could do themselves.

[raedor]

Looking at past screenshots competitions, how about a "king of the scripts" competition ?

In the same way of the screenshot competition, each contestants to the 2005 title would submit what they think to be their best script, then a vote would be produced among the community, not sure how.

Again, like in the screenshot competition, the winner could win a "king of the scripts 2005" picture to add to his signature, and the 2/3 next to him will earn another picture of "great scripter 2005" or something like that.

Maybe it could focus a bit of community eyes to the scripting area , that is mostly ignored despite all the greatness those scripters work can provide to mission makers.
And it could reward in some ways those scripters that are giving those great tools , that are those ready to use scripts ,to every mission makers of the community allowing them to enhance their missions beyond what they could do themselves.
i don't think that you can do such a competition as easy as you could do the screenshot's one.

everyone can judge about a screenshot, but only a handfull people can judge about a script. also we would have to reward people who already left the community or are gone to BIS ( http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif ), like Rastavovich (for all of DKM's scripts, esp. the suspension), vektorboson (for his helo dust script, which is used by nearly every new helo addon), TJ (for his ubiquitous burn script) and so on (no, i did not forget denoir, bn880,...).

also it is not so easy to say which script "is better". if you see some screenshots you can say "hey, this one is unique!" but every (working) script does its job and you can't say "this one is better" or so...

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BIS @ E3 (for anyone who missed the news http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif )
New User Missions
Phoenix Island
Sanctuary's Anims updated
Godzilla
Smart Roadster Coupé
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Laser's Deltas, Rangers and Weapons
Updated Dak Seang Island
VME Mod update
Sanctuary's Pistol Animations
Searchlight Addon
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New User Missions
Novajev Island
Ivtiliac Island
Battered Pickup
Updated Grenade Pack
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The next Flashnews (No. 49) will be posted in two weeks time, precise day TBD.

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Post E3 press coverage: Part 1
Operation Frenchpoint new addon pack & updates
RHS addons updates
Napoleonic Units ver 1.1
ORCS Infantry ver 1.1
Pacific War update
Star Wars addons
And much, much more....

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Post E3 press coverage: Part 2
BW Mod updates
PhilCommando's Ships
Homeland Island
Mig-31 Addon
Tomahawk Addon
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Laser's Navy Seals
Y2K3 Mod Version 7.1
Remo's Afghan Island and Taliban Pack
Napoleonic War Pack 2
Salang Island and house pack
And much more....

Due to excessive recycling the HTML of flashnews had been growing each week and last week had reached over 500kb which was quite rediculous, this week I started from scratch and created a template version which will be used from now on, hopefully resulting in continous small filesizes and much quicker loading (this week's Flashnews is 66kb) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

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Liberation 1941-1945 release
CJE's Winter & Desert Nogova
Sanctuary's new animation pack
Civil War Mod addon pack
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New/updated user missions
BW Mod's updated Leopard 2A6
Project MCAR new beta & jeep
Liberation 1941-1945 fix
CJE's Winter Nogova fix
Sicilian's OFPSentry
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Open Letter from BIS
Console Game Preview
New/updated user missions
Pedagne Chopper Pack
Oilfield addon
Sgt. Eversmann's Nogova Island
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New/updated user missions
CSLA mod version 2.10
Project UK Forces' Landrovers
Mortar Pack
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Bohemia Interactive in the press
European trees/plants
ATF2 Dingo
IX° Rgt. Paracadutisti d'Assalto
Sherman Pack
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Blackblood's UK Desert Troops
Q's WGL Everon Island
BucketMan's Iranian Army
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New beta dedicated server
ECP 1.085
Red Hammer Studio updated weapons pack
Napoleonic Mod Pack 3
Optica Observation Plane
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BIS Forum Reshuffle
RHS Infantry, Spetsnaz and patches
ORCS T-72b and crew
Project UK Forces Warrior IFV
Sandy Rocks Final
New/Updated User Missions
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Tinamas & ORCS' T-90 & T-80U
Ironsight & Offtime's Everon Defence Force soldiers
LordHorus' Tatooine buildings pack
Franze & NodUnit's AH-64D pack
New/Updated User Missions
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New beta dedicated server
Grizzly & Fox Islands
Ninja Addon
International Blackops
Stargate Mod Beta
New/Updated User Missions
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Exclusive ArmA screenshots released to ArmA Fansites
PLA Combined Mod
ORCS & Tinamas T80MU/T90
Conspiracies Mod Alpha
Farmland Mod Container & Funeral Packs
New/Updated User Missions
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Battle Over Hokkaido Mod ver 1.3
Torment Valley Island
Belgian Forces pack
WPS Mini Mod
SJB Weapon Pack
And many, many more....

New User missions added.

FlashNews 64 will be delayed one day due to vacation.

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Semper Fidelis mod's HMMWV Pack
BW mod's Wolf addon
Spetsnaz mod's Ural pack
Semper Fidelis mod's LAV Pack
New/Updated User missions
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Semper Fidelis Mod's CH-53 pack
Laser's US Pilots
Preparation H's Italian Special Forces 1.0
Footmunch's planes: F-15C, Tu-22m3 Backfire & EH-101 Merlin
New/Updated User missions
And more....

[Flaber]

Hi placebo, fisrt of all .. thanks for include our Osborne Bull in your flashnews.

2ş There is a spelling mistake, is Fuerzas Armadas (not Feurzas)

Anyway... if not very offtopic, a little bit of history about the BULL (not only an apparently... j/k)

About the meaning of the bull (extracted from www.theblackbull.org)

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The Bull:
The bull which inspired the site can been seen looming on the hillside in Spain. Once upon a time (1980's) they were billboards for Soberano Cognac. However, when Spain outlawed billboards on national roads in the early 1990's, the bulls were to be taken down. The Spaniards protested, as the lone bull towering along the roadside had become a national symbol. After much toiling, the bulls were painted black and left to guard the hillside.

http://home.hccnet.nl/l.riesth/photos/EC%20B15%20-%202003-04-06%20-%20Logrono%20-%20Osborne%20Toro%20along%20the%20way.jpg

Thanks
Flaber - member of FFAA

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Gregoriev and Virovitica islands
Lost World Mod
Alvis Stalwart addon
Chernobyl Objects Pack
New/Updated User missions
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FlashNews 67 covers the period September 19th - October 2nd.

Swedish Forces' Pack 4
Bundeswehr mod's Leopards & updated Basic pack
Ksatryia's Farmland generator
Dynamic Mission Alliance addons
MapFact.net's DC3 pack
Acacyn's TIE pack volume 2
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Turkish Union Mod Pack 2
Conspiracies Mod Part One
SafetyCatch's US Marine Pacl 1.1
Syphboy's H&K P9S
New/Updated User missions tomorrow
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Operation Flashpoint: Elite - Gone Gold
Pedagne Mod's "total pack"
DRF's Infantry
Bundeswehr CTI's
Conspiracy mod: English & MP patches
Laser's US Navy Seals
New/Updated User missions (13 in total)
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Operation Flashpoint: Elite - First Reviews!
Operation Flashpoint: Elite - 2 Gameplay videos
CSJ's Tango Boat
Ironsight's Libyan Army soldiers
Mapfact's 2nd DC-3 Pack
New/Updated User missions
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Operation Flashpoint: Elite - European Release!
FFUR Version 5
Nephilim's Mercenaries
Mapfact's Big Mine
New/Updated User missions
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Operation Flashpoint: Elite - New Trailer!
BW Mod New Packs
VTE Open Beta 2
Lowland's Truck Pack
New/Updated User missions
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Unsung Mod demo beta
Feurzas Armadas Mod
Flashpoint Poland's Soldiers/Units
Winter Flashpoint 1.1
Agent Smith's Desert FIA
New/Updated User missions
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Anjou 44 Island
Retextured Malden
BAS' beta Littlebirds
New/Updated User missions
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Bundeswehr Mod's updated addons
Mapfact's backpack
CSJ's Vietnam boat
New/Updated User missions
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ArmA Update Press Release
Red Hammer Studios T80 Pack
Pedagne Mod Updates
New Hokkaido Demo Version
And more....

[Leone]

That's the Flashnews I've been waiting for Paul http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

(ArmA has HDR http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif )

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FDF Mod 1.4
DMA European Resistance pack
Our Weapons Mi8
Berghoff Nature Pack 3
New/Updated Usermissions
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Merry Christmas from BIS!
Level.cz & Score.cz Previews
WGL Texture Replacement Pack
Crazy Soldier's Afghanistan Island
New/Updated Usermissions (26 Missions for FDF Mod 1.4)
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