Flashpoint: Elite - Videos

[Bush]

http://www.xboxyde.com/news_2169_6683_1_114373_en.html

Placebo forced me to start this thread http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/yay.gif

Updated Links

Xboxyde.com Video 1 (http://www.xboxyde.com/news_2169_en.html)

Xboxyde.com Video 2 (http://www.xboxyde.com/news_2172_en.html)

XBW AU (Vid at the bottom) (http://www.xboxworld.com.au/news/news_xbox_new.php?idNews=1011)

Codemasters' Trailer (ftp://downloads.codemasters.com/video/of_elite_trailer_avi.zip)

[Placebo]

Edited to make the URL clickable http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Heatseeker]

This an exclusive? Need mirrors http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/crazy_o.gif .
edit: New flora and vegatation looks very nice http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif .

[D.murphy man]

down loading now http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[AUS_Twisted]

Nice video Placebo and good resolution http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

That AI soldier wanted to give you a headshot through the window, must have been close lol.

[Uziyahu--IDF]

Good video. The game really looks good.

Was the convoy of 3 tanks in OFP:R? I don't remember it.

Seemed like the island was more alive. You could hear other things going on in the distance.

Have the frags grenades been toned down? Looked like that frag should have gotten them, though maybe I need to rewind.

Do all vehicle views default to 3rd-person, or was that your choice?

[Hekezu]

Hehe. A lot better this time! That one soldier almost had you but he couldn't hit your head through a door way and a window. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif

Vegetation swings softly in the wind and the world looks more natural. New Kalashnikov sound is better. It was great to see an AI soldier that sought for cover and went prone behind a tree.

And it was a shock at first to not see a grenade go off when it hit the ground. Timing actually works!

Now do a video of Armed Assault. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[D.murphy man]

Great video, the island deffinitaly seems more alive now and the shadows of the buildings and trees and such seem to be improved a lot! Adds buckets of atmosphere. Maybe for the next video release somthing with team mates? just to show the guys out there new to OFP that it aint all rambo and stealing cars http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

Edit: Also, its great to see leaning implemented. Well done BIS!

[Heatseeker]

Was the convoy of 3 tanks in OFP:R?  I don't remember it.
nope.

It looks really good and seems to perform very smoothly, i like the models, the textures, the vegetation, the lighting, the sounds, this game is coming late but it looks like a grade A tittle to me, its incredible you guys made a better flashpoint running really smothly on a crappy xbox, brilliant, amazing, fantastic http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/yay.gif .
Anyone who games on a xbox that doesnt buy this game must be nuts, nuts i tell yas http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/yay.gif .

[Placebo]

Hehe. A lot better this time! That one soldier almost had you but he couldn't hit your head through a door way and a window. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif
Hehehe that was definitely my favourite bit, through a window and a door, not sure I've even had a shot like that in the PC version http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[colossus]

Many thanks Placebo http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif
D/l! http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/yay.gif

[Heatseeker]

The shadows look great, i really liked when you switched into 3rd person view and the shadow was casting on the building wall.
My only beef with this mission is that despite the fact your atacking a enemy ocupied village and gunfire is goin on that officer and soldier still stand around safely with the rifles shouldered, vodka anyone? One of the first things i noticed was when you rotated a couple of times it felt really smooth.
This game should have had a chance to compete with GR2, it would have mopped the floor with it. (i know this sounds imature and lame, thank you http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif ).

Oh yes, i also like how the crosshair fades away when you move or reload, i dont use it on PC but its feels good.

[shinRaiden]

Better yet, follow the links for a torrent! http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[x Flashpoint x]

Thats a great vidoe thanks for showing it to us  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

Couldn't help but smile when you caught a glimps of the car, you seemed to be pleased you found it  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

The game itself is looking better than i was hoping for can't wait till i get my hands on it. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[RalphWiggum]

i see that the center of the view moves along with the cursor, unlike OFP. To be honest, I kind of miss the old OFP vegetation. I guess I'm too comfortable in it http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

question. the leaning feature. is that only viewable/doable in 3rd person perspective only?

so who is Marek and Maruk??

[gandalf the white]

so who is Marek and Maruk??
Marek works at Bistudio, Maruk doesn't.

look here (http://www.bistudio.com/inside/people.html) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif .

Maruk might sound more fitting in a sentence... dunno, ask it in an interview! http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

[Uziyahu--IDF]

I thought Maruk was Marek's name when posting on the forum...

[Heatseeker]

question. the leaning feature. is that only viewable/doable in 3rd person perspective only?
We can clearly see the player (Placebo?) leaning in first person http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif .

[RalphWiggum]

eh hem...check better! http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif
http://www.bistudio.com/inside/p_maruk.html

Quote[/b] ]Name: Marek Španěl
Position: Director

Used nick: Maruk
I'm just wondering why both accounts are there. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif


We can clearly see the player (Placebo?) leaning in first person
Around what time on the video? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/huh.gif Maybe I wasn't paying enough attention and missed it.

[Heatseeker]

We can clearly see the player (Placebo?) leaning in first person
Around what time on the video?  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/huh.gif  Maybe I wasn't paying enough attention and missed it.
Not paying enough atention eh? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/mad_o.gif

I think he leaned atleast in 3 spots, at the start, when he went left near the brick walled house and when he shot the soldier thru the window and door.

[Jakerod]

He does a first person lean several times. Check between 3:00 and 3:30 I know he does it atleast once in there.

[RalphWiggum]

lol just checked again, and found one at 3:20.

hey! I was busy looking for enemies!

[colossus]

Nice score Placebo http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif


Anyway, I must say it's really incredible! The whole enviorment is changed and feels much better.
I'm impressed of what you have done, I really am.


BIS http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

[Berghoff]

Oh boy downloading now... http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

Hmmm http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif Nice trees

I love the part when your at the back of the house when all of the sudden russian tanks pass by :P

[klavan]

Nice video, btw I will never consolle, that's for sure....
I liked vegetation and grass alot, doesn't like the red cursor.
Anyway I think it will be a commercial success.
At least I hope.....
Klavan

[Tyger]

OFPEC News (http://www.ofpec.com/intel/index.php?a=show&newsID=1203)

[colossus]

OFPEC  News (http://www.ofpec.com/intel/index.php?a=show&newsID=1203)
Nice, I do hope that OFP.info could post something about Xbox too (although voters want different)

[Tyger]

<s>Does that go to prove were better?</s> http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/whistle.gif

Its a shame that they don&#39;t.

[Heatseeker]

Placebo did a fine job with the video though he also managed to get stuck on a tree, i think he was scared http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif .
This video beats the CM one by far, it shows what OPF really is from a gameplay perspective but the improvements are alot more noticeable in this video, the CM one looks just like the PC OPFR and doesnt reveal much, it will make people think the game was just ported http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/icon_rolleyes.gif .

[Chipper]

I wonder if im allowed to mirror this on ofpfiles?

[ExtracTioN]

Nice video http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
But one thing Placebo maaaan how can you miss with the grenade http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/crazy_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif
Damn you need to practise more http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[Berghoff]

Nice video http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
But one thing Placebo maaaan how can you miss with the grenade http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/crazy_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif
Damn you need to practise more http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif
Nah the nade rolled further than supposed too I guess :P

[honchoblack]

Thank you for the video, very interesting seeing a whole level. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
The new vegetation and its interaction with the wind is fantastic, looking forward to Armed Assault even more now. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif
Would love to see another video seeing squad action with some armour involved. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/whistle.gif

[Blanco]

Nice vegetation, it looks much better ingame then in pictures.

[Uziyahu--IDF]

Is it possible to turn the soundtrack music off during actual action sequences? The last thing I want is music playing when I need situational awareness.

[AUS_Twisted]

At 0:36 in the video theres also a jet you can hear fly over on the right which is probably a SU-25 I&#39;m guessing.

Also I&#39;m pretty sure I saw insects flying around a few times along with sounds to go with them.

[Espectro]

Too bad the grenades still don&#39;t have fracments http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/sad_o.gif

I mean... those soldiers were standing like 3 meters away from the nade when it exploded and they didnt even got hurt :/

[Berghoff]

Too bad the grenades still don&#39;t have fracments http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/sad_o.gif

I mean... those soldiers were standing like 3 meters away from the nade when it exploded and they didnt even got hurt :/
I&#39;m already happy the grenades don&#39;t exploxde when they hit the ground http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[gandalf the white]

Too bad the grenades still don&#39;t have fracments http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/sad_o.gif

I mean... those soldiers were standing like 3 meters away from the nade when it exploded and they didnt even got hurt :/
Yep, though this is VERY easy to mofify. I bet you can even script a "fragment" explosion for a mission without the need to change the config http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif .

[Espectro]

Too bad the grenades still don&#39;t have fracments http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/sad_o.gif

I mean... those soldiers were standing like 3 meters away from the nade when it exploded and they didnt even got hurt :/
Yep, though this is VERY easy to mofify. I bet you can even script a "fragment" explosion for a mission without the need to change the config  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif .
*hint for BIS - ArmA*

[Uziyahu--IDF]

I like the multi-texturing on the buildings.

[x Flashpoint x]

I wished the grenades were like the ones in Brothers in Arms but hay i still love it http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/inlove.gif

[Scrub]

Quote[/b] ]gandalf the white Posted on Oct. 20 2005,05:35
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Yep, though this is VERY easy to mofify. I bet you can even script a "fragment" explosion for a mission without the need to change the config   .

And what combination of buttons on the game controller will allow you to do this?  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif   (That&#39;s the problem with being a PC guy going to the XBOX forums  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/nener.gif )

[Daddl]

Much, much better than the last video&#33; This time you can see a lot of new things - and thanks to the (much) better quality of the video all the positive changes to the environment and gfx can be truly appreciated. Not getting shot that quickly helped, too&#33;
http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

Can&#39;t wait to see all these (and probably some more) improvements in ArmA&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

[x Flashpoint x]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I can&#39;t take it anymore iwant it now now now  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

I am very happy with the way this game is looking and the feel of how it plays from the video, Ok i was a bit upset and mad when BI or codemasters delayed it over a year ago but it just shows you how good a game it is if people don&#39;t really mind the wait.

To all at Bohemia Interactive & Placebo for there hard work and dedication < Spelt wrong i think ) over the years I give a big hug and say Thank You. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

I can not ask for anything els except wheres my free car.  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif

[judge&jury]

After watching the video again I can see the HDR lighting quite clearly. It looks very impressive and should give some nice colour contrasts to both urban and open combat. The moving trees and grass really add to the atmosphere of the game too - I actually felt tense when watching the video :P Well done BIS&#33; While I&#39;m at it I might as well jump on the bandwagon for some squad/mech infantry combat footage

Bonus points to the people who can spot the flies&#33;

[Freisar]

Dear placebo i have a simple question&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/whistle.gif


In OFPE exist a difficulty menů option for activate/deactivate (you remeber this in PC version):

1st/3th person view
Autoaim
Reticule

and more?

http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif Thx fore you reply&#33;

This important for me and my clan, for create a realistic situation http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif &#33;

[Chipper]

Both new videos hosted here&#33;
OFPFILES.COM (http://operationflashpoint.filefront.com/news/2_Exclusive_OFPE_videos_from_XBOXYDEcom;22454)

[colossus]

we have a second video
http://www.xboxyde.com/news_2172_en.html

First one hosted
http://www.ofpfiles.com/file/;49060

hehe using download accelrator im getting 500kb/second with the 2nd movie
Many thanks Chipper http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif



EDIT:

Placebo said:

Quote[/b] ]I have to confess that after playing the Xbox game with JIP I cannot face going back to Opf on PC without it, MP works so much better in the Xbox version, as you will all find out very soon hopefully http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
I think JIP will be as successful on ArmA as it will on Xbox.
Can&#39;t wait to start on ArmA and maybe try Elite in the meantime.

EDIT #2: lol Placebo, it&#39;s always good to know that this is only a game and not real life http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif
Oh well, you did great at the end http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[Chipper]

I know I&#39;ll be getting xbox live at least until ArmA is released&#33;

[Scrub]

Quote[/b] ]colossus Posted on Oct. 20 2005,16:42
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EDIT #2: lol Placebo, it&#39;s always good to know that this is only a game and not real life
Oh well, you did great at the end  


Sure, he goes out on a limb to show all of us the new game features, and you knock him for his skill  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/mad_o.gif  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

(he DID do alright in the end, though, didn&#39;t he?  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/nener.gif)

Edit: I feel so stooopid.. He blatantly showed the ability to bump some trees *and not explode*&#33; And also the view distance is very nice for XBOX games. Also, (this may be the codec used in the video) at 4:07 to 4:12 he flys by a burning truck.. Does the smoke create a &#39;heat blur&#39; effect? or was that just my bad eyes?

[Uziyahu--IDF]

The new helo video shows correct-looking glare off of the Cobra canopy windows and the gunner&#39;s helmet.

Looks like the helo flight model is very similar to OFP:R, if not the same.

That aircraft-exploding insta-killzone needs to be fixed for ArmA. It even kills tanks, which is completely ridiculous, of course. You can actually line a mile of aircraft close to each other and by destroying one destroy the whole line at what seems to be the speed of light.

Needs to be a bit more chaos in that... http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Uziyahu--IDF]

Do TOWs not lock on in OFP:E?

[orange juice]

it seems AI still hasn´t learned to return fire on air targets...

the blast radius from an exploding cobra cuts trees at quite a distance&#33;

Placebo, can you please try to make a water landing next time instead of crashing http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif , i´d love to see some of the new water&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

edit: nice video btw http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/whistle.gif

[Placebo]

Do TOWs not lock on in OFP:E?
Yes if you use them properly, as was pointed out to me after I made the video by a friendly designer http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[moe4]

Great vids. I love how an explosion manipulates the surroundings. I can&#39;t wait for this one.

[Heatseeker]

Sweet, im very surprised to see the vegetation afected by the rotors, i never thought that would be possible without a huge performance hit. The colision detection also seems perfect, no more jumping/boucing helicopters, i really wished PC OPFR was like that, unfortunetly it doesnt even work properly now http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/sad_o.gif .

[AG.]

Great 1 vid (still DLing second one)
I was amazed by building textures, weapon sounds, cross thingies ... argh thats nice .. sounds, waving flora BUT
some of the AI&#39;s are still stupid ... but anyways i can see some improvements (AI hiding behind the tree, AI slowly crawling to get you on its cross) anyways some things kills me ... those 2 fellas standing near Jeep, when there is fight in the middle of the city ...
and .. i noticed that AIs were still running around the city (like mad dogs) with weapons on their back?&#33;

Dahhh .. found one reply on xboxyde by Mr. Slabs:
"Good intro to the game aswell as it highlights just how tactically aware you need to be&#33;"

But i think Placebo just made it to look like that&#33; Or i am mistaken and it is quite tricky to move using that xbox "joystick" or how the hell that thing calls (never touched xbox myself).

My opinion (my&#33http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif: nice game, but AI remains nearly the same as on OFP1&#33; This means that leaning is just a waste of time. I am a little bit disapointed by the AIs.
http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/confused_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/confused_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/confused_o.gif
Now lets see the second movie&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Uziyahu--IDF]

it seems AI still hasn´t learned to return fire on air targets...

>>>Without commander mguns, it isn&#39;t very realistic to expect them to use coaxials to try to bring him down.

the blast radius from an exploding cobra cuts trees at quite a distance&#33;

>>>the blast radius from any aircraft in OFP completely destroys EVERYTHING within its killzone.  Absolutely no chance for survival.  It is something that badly needs to be fixed. I reported the issue to the Brothers Spanel years ago. I guess they figure that if a jetliner can bring down one of the Twin Towers, then an exploding OH-58 can surely destroy an M1 Abrams. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/confused_o.gif
...

[Heatseeker]

It was something that always bugged me too, placing some stuff near a helicopter and blowing it up was terrifying, placing alot of helicopters close and blowing one up was also too spectacular. I was also strange that you needed two or more stinger missiles to bring down a flying Hind but only one to destroy a parked one the ground http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/confused_o.gif .

[SpecOp9]

Christ, Placebo, take your sweet ass time why don&#39;t you? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif

[txalin]

Nice take off placebo..... http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif

[Uziyahu--IDF]

It was something that always bugged me too, placing some stuff near a helicopter and blowing it up was terrifying, placing alot of helicopters close and blowing one up was also too spectacular. I was also strange that you needed two or more stinger missiles to bring down a flying Hind but only one to destroy a parked one the ground http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/confused_o.gif .
Yeah, you know, but what do I know? I&#39;m just an ugly American with bad manners. Just a source of "technical SPAM" that should be ignored, even when he is telling me how to improve my game.

[Espectro]

It was something that always bugged me too, placing some stuff near a helicopter and blowing it up was terrifying, placing alot of helicopters close and blowing one up was also too spectacular. I was also strange that you needed two or more stinger missiles to bring down a flying Hind but only one to destroy a parked one the ground http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/confused_o.gif .
That is physics http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

A stinger missile can be described as an explosion itself... it destroyes targets using pressure, not "scrapnels" (spell?). The pressure that occurs when it explodes, simply ruins the chopper (or should do).

The pressure affecting the chopper is different weather or not you are on the ground (or close to the ground) or you are in mid-air. The air-flow caused by an explosion will allways try to get "out of the way" the easiest path. When in mid-air... this means Away from the chopper (ie. downwards)... On the ground, the air has this limitation, and the chopper will be affected by alot more air-flow that destroys it.

In real life, you can save alot of fuel by flying low (both in choppers and planes), by using the ground as a counter-weight to the air that is pulled downwards either by rotors or the wings.

But its really weird that you can destroy a whole line of choppers... By just blowing one up http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Berghoff]

Uhm is there a new video other than Steal the car? Hmm first post only shows 1 video.

Ah ok thanks placebo... never looked at the main page of that site. hehe downloading..

[Placebo]

Links updated in the first post (added a couple more older links), you could have just gone to Xboxyde.com and seen it listed http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Berghoff]

Quite a long video for a short mission ^_^. You could of locked on some few TOWs on the tanks he-he. Some more practice and you&#39;re on the 1st place on the scoreboards. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif Finally can see the new forest in the background. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Heatseeker]

Im guessing you will need to keep your target in sight to maintain target lock, atleast that would make sence. Hey Placebo, you think you can do the Battlefields mission in 10 minuts, wouldnt mind seeing that one, or maybe ambush http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif .

[Jezz]

it would be nice to see video of ambush or is that going to be the xbox demo mission http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[Placebo]

Im guessing you will need to keep your target in sight to maintain target lock
White button = target lock, I was just too lame to know that http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Uziyahu--IDF]

I thought that the path of least resistance for any explosion in the open was up, because of the decreasing air pressure as you ascend. Isn&#39;t that why nukes make that mushroom cloud, near the top is where the pressure is weak enough that it can make the mushroom top?

In the What a Steal mission, it was nice to see that either the gun shot sound cyclic rate is no longer proportional to the frame-rate or the frame-rate is so high that it appears not to be.

I also noticed how you heard the bullet fly by and then the gunshot from the short distance of the shooter. That&#39;s cool.

Kinda weird to hear the M-16 firing without the sound of the outgoing supersonic bullet ripping through the air or sound-barrier, though. The new M-16 gunshot sound "kind of" sounds realistic, but now the shooter doesn&#39;t hear the ker-chunk of the action working and the ping of the bolt carrier assembly hitting the recoil buffer plunger. You could hear this quite clearly in the Steyr AUG sound in OFP:R, which I believe is actually an M-16 gunshot sound (just as the default M-16 gunshot sound was an actual M-16 sound).

[orange juice]

That is physics http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

A stinger missile can be described as an explosion itself... it destroyes targets using pressure, not "scrapnels" (spell?). The pressure that occurs when it explodes, simply ruins the chopper (or should do).

The pressure affecting the chopper is different weather or not you are on the ground (or close to the ground) or you are in mid-air. The air-flow caused by an explosion will allways try to get "out of the way" the easiest path. When in mid-air... this means Away from the chopper (ie. downwards)... On the ground, the air has this limitation, and the chopper will be affected by alot more air-flow that destroys it.
So you´re saying that this is simulated in ofp? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif

[Cozza]

jezzz Placebo, you know how to fly a helicopter dont you http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/icon_rolleyes.gif

just busting balls here. I like the vids. Also love how the heads turn in the veichles.

[AUS_Twisted]

Left you a message Placebo on OGN forums http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Mr Reality]

jezzz Placebo, you know how to fly a helicopter dont you  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/icon_rolleyes.gif

just busting balls here. I like the vids. Also love how the heads turn in the veichles.
Placebo was demonstrating the turbulence effect on surrounding trees and grass, thats why the take off looked like a rookies first flying lesson. I too noticed the head turning of the gunner and that with the reflecting helmet just wet my appetite even more...The graphics and models look exactly like OFP:R but somehow it just looks better. Either its the new dynamic lighting or the slight blurriness of the video. I hope it&#39;s the first one.....BIS your the dogs bollocks   http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

I noticed on the steal the car video it sounded like it was raining at some point but the sky was clear and there was no rainfall. Was that just my imagination....

[Heatseeker]

I noticed on the steal the car video it sounded like it was raining at some point but the sky was clear and there was no rainfall. Was that just my imagination....
I think it was the fountain that is placed right next to the big church http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif .

[Goeth]

Kinda nice vids, funny that ai didn´t shoot the chopper at all. Also seems like the cobra 30mm cannon didn´t have any kind of end sound, the loop just ends like it was cut with knife, just like the original ofp had. But then again i´m not worried about the Elite, i´m not gonna buy it no matter what but it´s fun to check out what new improvements Armed Assault is going to have. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/yay.gif

[vektorboson]

The graphics and models look exactly like OFP:R but somehow it just looks better. Either its the new dynamic lighting or the slight blurriness of the video. I hope it&#39;s the first one
That was probably because of multitexturing on objects; when he looks at the UAZ you can see scratches and stuff on the UAZ metal. The pretty same effect is seen on the buildings, where a different type of overlay texture is used.

I&#39;m interested in how the grass is implemented because there is no grass on roads (at least it seems so), but there is grass on the Helipad?

[Radnik]

That was probably because of multitexturing on objects; when he looks at the UAZ you can see scratches and stuff on the UAZ metal. The pretty same effect is seen on the buildings, where a different type of overlay texture is used.
little OT http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/whistle.gif

... nah,
those are not multitexturing, it`s a simple (not literal http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif)
layer mask added on color (basic texure) map made in
PhotoShop or whatever similar application they use.

so practical at the end, it`s one texture (color map)
made of several layers of texture,
(not multitexturing but simple PS layers &#33; )

now ... what might give you the think it`s multitexturing are
aditional specular maps, diffusion maps and normal maps
(superior then bump maps in all aspects), those are used
for shiness, brihtness and bumpness :P ,of color map respectivelly.

[Jakerod]

Grass is probably implemented with the island. The heli-pad is an editor placed object meaning that the grass is already on the map and they just stuck the helipad on it. It might look a little weird when you walk into tents now though I guess.

[vektorboson]

... nah,
those are not multitexturing, it`s a simple (not literal http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif)
layer mask added on color (basic texure) map made in
PhotoShop or whatever similar application they use.

so practical at the end, it`s one texture (color map)
made of several layers of texture,
(not multitexturing but simple PS layers &#33; )

Your Photoshop layer disappears when being a little bit away from the UAZ. Those scratches are definitely not Layers, they are either applied through Multi-Texturing or through Bump Mapping (I don&#39;t believe in the latter as it didn&#39;t look like Bump Mapping or Normal Mapping to me.)


Quote[/b] ]
now ... what might give you the think it`s multitexturing are
aditional specular maps, diffusion maps and normal maps
(superior then bump maps in all aspects), those are used
for shiness, brihtness and bumpness :P ,of color map respectivelly.

There are no specular or diffusion maps in OFP, they are just material settings which are applied to a texture through a config entry.
And like I said above, it doesn&#39;t look like bump or normal mapping to me, but perhaps someone can correct me on that one.


Regarding grass, I thought over it, it&#39;s probably some setting like roughness in CfgSurfaces; I&#39;m already looking forward to ArmA (though this is XBox  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif  )

[Uziyahu--IDF]

It&#39;s definitely multi-texturing. You can also see the texture of the cloth in a soldier&#39;s uniform in one screenshot. (Would have been nice if they had used a cotton rip-stop pattern, since it is the Summer, instead of something that looks like nylon 50/50, but whatever. I&#39;ve worn nylon 50/50&#39;s during the Summer-time, too.)

[Uziyahu--IDF]

That&#39;s awesome how the gunner&#39;s head moves around and he seems to look at things.

That wasn&#39;t in OFP:R before, eh?

It looks like there is a real human player in the gunner&#39;s seat, now&#33;

[Checkmaty]

Great 1 vid (still DLing second one)
I was amazed by building textures, weapon sounds, cross thingies ... argh thats nice .. sounds, waving flora BUT
some of the AI&#39;s are still stupid ... but anyways i can see some improvements (AI hiding behind the tree, AI slowly crawling to get you on its cross) anyways some things kills me ... those 2 fellas standing near Jeep, when there is fight in the middle of the city ...
and .. i noticed that AIs were still running around the city (like mad dogs) with weapons on their back?&#33;

Dahhh .. found one reply on xboxyde by Mr. Slabs:
"Good intro to the game aswell as it highlights just how tactically aware you need to be&#33;"

But i think Placebo just made it to look like that&#33; Or i am mistaken and it is quite tricky to move using that xbox "joystick" or how the hell that thing calls (never touched xbox myself).

My opinion (my&#33http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif: nice game, but AI remains nearly the same as on OFP1&#33; This means that leaning is just a waste of time. I am a little bit disapointed by the AIs.
http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/confused_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/confused_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/confused_o.gif
Now lets see the second movie&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
Yeah I am also dissapointed by the AI. It was nice to see an AI soldier take cover behind a tree and another reposition itself to get you into its sights, but their ability to aquire a target and shoot at it is still pretty terrible(they should be shooting like crazy...). The two enemy soldiers that were just standing there at the end while gunshots are being fired in the town was also very dissapointing.

[Uziyahu--IDF]

Well, before they were extremely deadly at point blank range.

It takes time to swing around with an X-Box controller, so they probably took that into account in the enemy A.I. reaction time.

[Scrub]

I tripped across the &#39;Do you know&#39; section of the site Here (http://www.flashpointelite.com/did.php) and found neat tidbits of info some of us have been guessing at. And some nice pics http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Chipper]

Most people know about that. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Placebo]

According to Xboxyde and OFPFILES the total number of downloads for these two videos was 6159, which I found quite staggering, thank you to everyone who downloaded them http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[x Flashpoint x]

According to Xboxyde and OFPFILES the total number of downloads for these two videos was 6159, which I found quite staggering, thank you to everyone who downloaded them http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
Thanks it took along time for me to download it 6,150 times.  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif

[RalphWiggum]

that is about 1000 downloads per day. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif woohoo&#33;

[Mr Reality]

The two enemy soldiers that were just standing there at the end while gunshots are being fired in the town was also very dissapointing.
Maybe, just maybe there waypoint was set on "careless" or "never fire".Considering that the steal the car mission is the players first mission. I know it seems dumb to suggest it but you never know....Heres hopeing  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

[Jakerod]

Quote[/b] ]Maybe, just maybe there waypoint was set on "careless" or "never fire".

if they were on careless they wouldn&#39;t have gone for their weapons after the grenade explosion.

[Mr Reality]

if they were on careless they wouldn&#39;t have gone for their weapons after the grenade explosion.
Ok then the AI is CRAP, are you happy now http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

[Jakerod]

Quote[/b] ]Ok then the AI is CRAP, are you happy now

Quite Happy, maybe they are both def from a close encounter with a mortar before?

[AG.]

According to Xboxyde and OFPFILES the total number of downloads for these two videos was 6159, which I found quite staggering, thank you to everyone who downloaded them http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
I am sure that 70% of peps that Dl the files are interested more in Arma and tries to lower pain awaiting arma with elite movies&#33;

[D.murphy man]

I couldnt of put it better my self AG. Only reason i hang round this part of the forum is to try and pick up on features thatll likely be included in ArmA http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/whistle.gif

Edit: w00t 1000 posts&#33;&#33;&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/yay.gif

[Mr Reality]

I couldnt of put it better my self AG. Only reason i hang round this part of the forum is to try and pick up on features thatll likely be included in ArmA.
That is the exact same reason why i read the Elite threads. We Arma fans are starving to death. Feed me with some info please...... http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

[AUS_Twisted]

Yeah I agree as I dont have a XBOX, it&#39;s been a month since the Armed Assault website was updated with those 4 new screenshots.

[x Flashpoint x]

OFP: Elite has sold out at play.com UK just tried to order another copy from play and they said i&#39;ll have to wait for the next load that comes in ( Great News  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/yay.gif )

Selling out all over the world next  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[Heatseeker]

I couldnt of put it better my self AG. Only reason i hang round this part of the forum is to try and pick up on features thatll likely be included in ArmA.
That is the exact same reason why i read the Elite threads. We Arma fans are starving to death. Feed me with some info please...... http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif
Yep, count me in too, i dont xbox but im still confident Elite will do well considering what it is and how much it gives to its future users, revolution http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif .

[AG.]

http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif Fellas, just found one interesting detail On Car steal movie music that starts on 03.30 the same as HL. Anyway its nothing serious, but reminds me years ago HL1 .... http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

Anyone know the artists of the music?

[Uziyahu--IDF]

Same as Half-Life? You must be joking.

[AG.]

Same as Half-Life? You must be joking.
No i am not. That track was and is very popular, but i still cant find the real author ... http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/sad_o.gif
Some parts of that track were used in C&C Tiberian Sun ...
Ehh i better stop .. you could think that i am kind of game maniac.

[Uziyahu--IDF]

I was under the impression that all of OFP&#39;s soundtrack was created in-house. Maybe it is an original interpretation of a Half-Life track?