The current main problems in ofp

[SpecOp9]

Every once in a while I will make a thread similar to this. ***Listing all the problems in Operation Flashpoint and ideas and suggestions we could use to solve the problems.

1. Multiplayer Cheats, Cheaters

-People who are NOT in squads need to register an XML at a website before they can play on any Flashpoint server. ***If you don't want this, feel free to let possible cheaters enter your server and ruin your game and your time.

-Web site where Users or Server Admins can submit a complaint about a specific player, along with his/her user ID, a screenshot, or video clearly showing his cheats being used. ***A Warning level can by given on his/her XML, so when they join a server and pick a side you can see stars beside their name showing their cheat level. -Thanks to Suma for the idea.
Bob [***]
For example shows he has been found cheating at least 3 times.

-We find ways to bring more security to our servers, develop tools, and other things that allow server admins to easily pinpoint cheaters. ***If people can figure out how to cheat in OFP, than we, without a doubt can find a way to counter these exploits. ***Programs that can match IDs ETC.

-Squads come together to form a few servers only dedicated for squads, or friends we might have. ***THe servers will be passworded so random people, we have no idea who they are can get inside. ***They can be known as the official anti cheat servers, and have about 5 of them.

2. Lack of missions available for MODs and Addons

-MOD teams form special MISSION ONLY section of the MOD team, where 5 or so mission makers work on nothing but missions using that MOD.

-Increased use of Addons at Ease when addons are made.
Maybey some web sites won't accept addons if it has not been put through Addons at Ease. (Usually AAE is good for including a mission in one easy to use download)

-Form a special group of Mission makers to teach newbies how to make missions. ***Increasing the mission population in the community. ***If people are interested on learning, they may become attatched to it and WANT to create missions every single day.

-More teams dedicated in making missions only. ***The more people in this team, the more missions can be made.

There is a LARGE number of OFP players who love to download addons, but they have no skill to make missions using them, or they just don't want to. ***Addons are simply toys in the mission editor. ***There are thousands of players in OFP who want to use these things in missions, but there are never enough. ***And more addons are being crapped out faster than any mission maker can keep up with. ***Not saying it's a bad thing, but it needs to be balanced.

3. Multiplayer servers EMPTY

This may not seem as much as a big deal, but it is. ***There are plenty of servers. ***But they are all EMPTY.

-Server admins update their server with version 1.96, the most recently released patch

Other than that, promotion is the only other way to increase everything. ***With most servers playing a CTI, with no JIP, with only around 15 servers that have people in them (not many people) trying to join a game takes pretty long.
Not to mention you often join a server with no admin.

4. Main complaint I have about OFP content releases by the community is that it’s quite often very hard for the average gamer to install and play, there are too many different versions and it’s not always clear what’s a beta and what’s really the final product. I don’t blame any of creators of such content, I just think we all shall try to find a way how to get really polished content to a broader audience in a more accessible way if we want OFP community to grow. Our initiative Addons At Ease tried to go this way but was never really adopted by the OFP community, . We shall continue to work on this aspect for OFP and our next games.
-Maruk

- A web site dedicated in only FINAL versions of addons.
***No 1.32, 1.1, 7.5 versions. ***Only the FINAL product.

- Increased use of Addons at Ease.

- An online readme file that shows installation of addons, missions, and campaigns. ***I'm sure Avon Lady's FAQ has covered this already however.


Any suggestions welcomed.

If there are other problems post them.

This thread is about ways we can solve top issues in Operation Flashpoint. ***Not an argument fest.

[WindWalker]

Some of the problems I encountered require server specific MOD files. This in turn creates a real hodgepoge of special desktop icons. OFP WATCH is only a small solution. The duplicated addons soon reach terabit proportions. Then while playing one gets kicked when the admin selects a mission that you have a missing addon, although you do have it in another mod folder.

[SpecOp9]

That's also another problem that I am glad you pointed out.

Often times you have no idea what addons the mission is using. So when you select the mission and click "OK" everybody gets booted off. Of course it says what addons you are missing, but it DOES NOT say where you can get the addon which is equally as important.

And the mod folder thing is also another problem...the only solution I would imagine, is if everybody had their MOD folders setup the same way as everybody elses. Like I said in another post, It's not a matter of how easy it is to install the addons, but how easy it is afterwards.

[benu]

What can i say, none of those problems applies to me. We only had one guy on our server yet that we suspected cheating. Also, our mappers make missions for our addons. Actually, it's the opposite: when our mappers want addons on the server i put them onto the server. I don't really care about other servers being empty or full as i normally play only on my own server. We got enough players in the evening for coop or cti, so i can't complain about that. Installation is not a problem for the players as i have ofp watch take of that for them, and it installs everything into one server specific modfolder, so there can be no duplicate addons and no mixups with other servers.

[Gordy]

Point 2
Well.
Even if there are some missions it is still not enough after some time. I'd rather prefer compaigns and here we touch real problem (for me).
I would like to replay the all available compaigns using specific, chosen by me addons.
I would like to see an open source config, that would allow such things (original game config.bin file in cpp verion). I am not a programmer, but I can make some little changes like models, adding some new units. Commented config is not enough for me because I simply do not know what to fill there and honestly I don not want to know.
It became frustrating because i have to create my own missions which lack dialogs, cutscenes and other things. After I am done with I loose interest in it because I know what to expect in the mission.

Voila
I said it.

[SpecOp9]

Quote[/b] ]What can i say, none of those problems applies to me

Maybey not, but to the community it does.

[deathsai]

Alot of your solutions seem very harsh, maybe you are just playing on the wrong servers as I have never seen any cheaters in this game.

[SpecOp9]

Alot of your solutions seem very harsh, maybe you are just playing on the wrong servers as I have never seen any cheaters in this game.

Believe me, it is often hard to spot cheaters. Finding somebody that uses trainers is rare, but there have been times when I see people shooting a G36 as if it was an M60.

[bathmatt]

Lol, same!

[SpecOp9]

I could use some suggestions guys...

As for the lack of Mission problems..I was thinking perhaps OpFlashpoint.org OFPEC.com OFP.info, could group up and perhaps have a contest to see who can create the best Missions for specific addons. The winner gets a special little "star" or something...anything we can do that would encourage people to WANT to make missions...or at least learn how