OFP:DR

2009
08.24

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Description

Many of you may remeber Operation Flashpoint from the past. The previous OFPs were developed by Bohemia Interactive, with Codemasters publishing, who went off on their own prior to the release of their own milsim game ArmA in 2007.

OFP will be released on PC,360, and PS3. Obviously, the featureset will be downgraded for the consoles, initially only known too be the exclusion of a mission editor.

Realease delayed till September 2009. This is a good thing. More time for development.

Setting

OFP is set on the island of Skira, located off the coast of Alaska. Codemasters used satelite data to fully reproduce the island. There are 220 square kilometers to take out your aggression on. There was no “balancing” done as this is an organic environment, the damages that take place to the landscape and buildings will be cumulative, they dont go away after 30 seconds.

There are no civilians or noncombatants on the island. They have all been evacuated because the Marines are there to tear shit up. you will be able to fully demolish trees, for all you wanna-be lumberjacks out there. Also heavy vehicles cause dustclouds, alomg with explosives.

Factions

So far it looks like the U.S. Marines vs the PLA of China. There have been hints at other units like the S.E.A.L.S. and the Spetznas, but we have yet to see it confirmed.

Weapons

Image by Sir. Polaris

We know there are already 70 confirmed weapons and 50 vehicles in OFP with customization expanding the numbers. Who wants a supressed Scar with a grenade launcher and ACOG scope? WE DO WE DO!!!

PC Minimum Specifications

Operating system: Windows XP SP2 or later
Graphics: DirectX 9.0c
Graphics card: Nvidia 7600GT 256mb or ATI X1800XL 256mb
Sound support: DirectX-compatible sound output
RAM: 1GB RAM
HD size: 8GB Hard disk space
Processor: 2.4GHz Dual Core Processor
DISC drive: Dual layer DVD-ROM

Videos

Awesome Intro(HD)
short trailer. low qual
tech demo(HD)
Fireteam trailer(HD)
REALLY COOL arty demo. low qual
20/02/09 – ‘Ego’ Tech
07/05/09 – Welcome to Skira Island
27/05/09 – Eurogamer Video – skip to 05:40
06/06/09 - E32009 First Person Gameplay Movie
07/07/09 – ‘Fear and Anticipation’
10/08/09 – Hardcore mode (Part 1 of the Dev video)
11/08/09 – ‘Take the beach’ Mission
11/08/09 – Special Forces ‘Blinding the Dragon’ Mission
14/08/09 – Vehicle Trailer
25/08/09 – ‘Sounds of War’ (Part 2 of the Dev video)
28/08/09 – CO-OP Trailer
03/09/09 – Skira Island Trailer
09/09/09 – GameTrailers.com Marketing Trailer
15/09/09 – Run through with Sion Lenton
17/09/09 – PvP Multiplayer
18/09/09 – Fog of War Development
23/09/09 – Eagle Offense mission
01/10/09 – Intel Aided Development Videos
01/10/09 – “Look and Feel” Development Video

Notable Points

NO JUMPING!! Say ‘NO!’ to bunny hoppers.
Multicore processor support
A demo has been confirmed. Single play is due before release with a multiplay after. [EDIT: demo has been delayed. See here for more details]
Equipment weight has an impact on your movement speed (just like the original).
Game servers are not limited by geographical location. WORLD WIDE BABY.
NO UNLOCKS/POWERUPS
Limb-loss in game. YAY FOR GORE!!!
Medic class confirmed
No health regeneration – you MUST get patched up when you’re hit
Your vehicles can get flat tires. you have to fix it!
No fixed wing aircraft in OFP. a big FU to all you jet whores
There is an Online Ranking system (highest rank: Brigade general), you dont get new features, you just see, how long you have played and some information about your skill
No clan features (like a Squad logo) at release, maybe after relase via DLC
Grenade explosion can divulse arms
There is a 3rd view spectator view within the MP mode (switch every 3 seconds from one soldiert to the next)
No custom skins or uniforms at release, maybe later after release via DLC
After disconnect in CO-OP, the free slot will be filled out by AI. Then you have to wait until the mission end to rejoin
SpecOps AI has a better moral, so it’s harder to beat them
You have to install some local files to play on PS3
220 Square Kilometers of Battlefield!
Multiplayer modes
- CO-OP: Go through all 11 missions with 3 other people (4 players total)
- Annihilation: 4 teams vs. 4 teams ( ie 16 vs. 16 ) deathmatch
- Infiltration: 2 USMC teams vs. 6 PLA teams – the USMC are well equipt and need to hold off the relentless attacks from the PLA
Assistance levels ( difficulty levels )
- Assisted mode – lots of visual assistance including enemy indicators, hit indicators, damage indicators, waypoint markers.
- Experienced mode – a toned down version of the assisted mode. Some othe the indicators are stripped out.
- Hardcore mode – nothing, nada, zilch! “Just you and the map!” You won’t even know how much you’re bleeding out – if you’re hit, find cover and patch yourself up FAST!
Soldier classes
- Machine gunner – bringing heavy fire power
- Combat engineer – doubles up as anti-armour
- Medic – if you’re hit, this guy will sort you out
60 Weapons
35 Vehicles ( land/sea/air )