A&S ProMode (Advance And Secure) Game Mode

[.kju 3245]

I am happy to introduce you our new game mode for Operation Arrowhead called A&S ProMode.

From small to large scale, both action packed and tactical battles with up to 12on12 players

in a dynamic environment that focus on teamplay and mission objectives!

The highlights:

• Asymetric A&D gameplay combined with AAS zone system.
  
• Twelve classes to choose from with different equipment and skills like:
  
• Medic type classes with the ability to revive fallen or (area) heal wounded team mates.
  
• Or officer respawn, HALO jump, artillery strike, repair tires, flip cars, cut fences and more to come.
  
• Custom spawn menu to select forward spawn or change class.
  
• Custom HUD to guide players.
  
• Small to large scale missions; Very diverse landscape and settings (daytime/weather/fog/viewdistance).
  
• 50 missions available in total for Takistan, Zargabad and Shapur.
  
• Optional AI mode to get into A&S ProMode or as reinforcement with low player numbers.
  
• Highly configurable via mission parameters.
  

# A&S ProMode Trailer (High Quality)

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# A&S ProMode - AI Mode Demo

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To get a quick idea of the game mode basics,

check out our A&S ProMode video channel at vimeo.

To learn more head over to the PvPscene wiki and

read our extensive documentation in the A&S ProMode articles.

Available topics:

• Beginners guide
  
• Features
  
• Key differences to AAS core
  
• Did you know?
  
• Hints
  
• A&S ProMode specific HUD (Head-up display)
  
• A&S ProMode specific keyboard controls
  
• Blocked key actions
  
• Mission parameters
  

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# Download A&S ProMode #

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Feedback and questions are very welcome!

Edited March 6, 2013 by .kju [PvPscene]

[BCA Cat Toaster 10]

Nice job! AI-Video feels quite intense!

[sickboy 13]

Congrats mate!

[.kju 3245]

You can have a quick game almost 24/365 on our game server.

There is a mission cycle active, however you can also easily log in as admin,

select your desired mission and settings yourself.

Don't forget to activate the AI mode, if you want to play with and vs AI.

You may use many addons on our game server too - you are specifically recommended

to look into the PvPscene Addon Packs to make the addon use easy and comfortable.

Take note that the server already runs 1.58 RC. Either get it yourself too,

or use the latest beta patch to be able to play.

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Here is the outlook for the near future from the latest release:

The updates in the near future will be a dynamic mission to generate missions automatically.

This will be most useful to play on new community made missions easily.

In addition the focus will be to provide the AI with the same abilities and elements of AnS,

like healing, revive, restricted classes and more.

Finally the plan is to update and extend the ability to play with different factions and

modsets, like ACE, I44, Unsung and many others.

You can find more about the releases in the news section or in the forum.

Edited March 2, 2011 by .kju [PvPscene]

[Gunter Severloh 4064]

This is great PvPscene, I tried out a mission so far I had hosted, was pretty fun,

I was playing me and AI vers other AI, and I was wondering how do you get past a stalemate?

Great video too, I think i watched it twice!

[-DirTyDeeDs--Ziggy- 0]

:rolleyes: the video makes me want to wreck shit :cool:

[Kolmain 6]

Absoluey loved the missions and instantly through together an event! Only question is how easy would it be to increase player size? Nice job guys!

The 97thRR Presents:

A&S ProMode Event

12 vs 12 Complete with AI Support creates one intense battle. Battlefield meets ArmA2.

Requirements:

ArmA2: Operation Arrowhead

TeamSpeak 3

Simply connect to our teamspeak and start playing with a team! Kick off begins at 5PM EST and will be playing all night long. Each A&S ProMode Server will host 12v12 players with bonus spectators and for each full server, another will be opened. Interested? Check out the post on the frontpage of www.97thrr.org!

03MAR2011 @ 5PM EST

Join today!

TS3 IP: ts3.97thrr.org

TS3 Port: 9987

[.kju 3245]

You are welcome. :)

Add some more info in the 4th post.

@ Günter Severloh

1. Only the attacker can conquer zones. Unlike AAS, this is A&D (attack and defend) type.

2. As attacker you need to outnumber the defenders in a zone to decap and eventually capture it.

Does this help?

@ Kolmain

Thanks for the initiative!

For EST you could try to get in contact with Cerberus 5.

[Gunter Severloh 4064]

@ Günter Severloh

1. Only the attacker can conquer zones. Unlike AAS, this is A&D (attack and defend) type.

2. As attacker you need to outnumber the defenders in a zone to decap and eventually capture it.

Does this help?

Yes thank you. Problem is when i was hosting a mission, the AI on my side would have capture the first objective but didn't,

and there was no enemy there and we were stuck at a stalemate, but we held the enemy off, what do I need to do to get past that?

[.kju 3245]

@ Günter Severloh

Are you sure you were on the attacker side? It is shown at the very start in the loading screen.

As defender you only need to hold of the enemy and delay their progress.

By default it is random which side attacks with the other defending.

However you can set a specific side as attacker in the parameter dialog.

In addition if you play defender as human, it is a good idea to add more AI

to the attacker side as AI is not as good in attacking most of the time.

In general to make AI even better the server should run ZEUS AI.

[Muecke 114]

Gratulation to the latest release.

Its a briliant work you guys did.

suggestion:

-binocular, 1 smokegranade + 1 handgranade for standart equipment

-deadbody remove afte 3min

-Scoreboard should be shown longer at the end

[.kju 3245]

Thanks!

Binocular is only available to Engineer and Officer to make it a tactical and more important asset.

Here is the overview about grenades in the wiki. You have quick access via F1/F2.

The reason you do not have them in the regular gear equipment is to make switching

the primary weapon mode hassle free.

Do you mean AI or human dead bodies?

Humans are gone once he respawns - no timelimit involved.

AI currently are removed after three seconds - yet this is gonna get changed according

to human behavior. This means AI waits for a revive when a friendly is close - otherwise

it is stays until the AI respawns.

The outro is shown for 20 seconds in public play mode and 30 seconds in match mode.

Most people dislike to wait for the next round in public play. This is why its kept rather short.

What do you think about these points now?

Edited March 3, 2011 by .kju [PvPscene]

[Muahaha 10]

This is good. Likes the new AI is behaving. Very engaging missions while playing solo with only AIs.

Edited March 3, 2011 by Muahaha

[ck-claw 1]

Had a blast on this tonight - 50 mission types,geez cant go wrong!

But yes very good game play ,also very good fps!

Well Done all! :cool:

[.kju 3245]

Tenth release of A&S ProMode (2011-03-08)

Smaller update that makes AI work more along the game mode and adds some additional modsets.

Feel free to suggest changes to the modsets or new ones you want to see.

2011-03-08 changelog

• Added: make it possible to select spawn point by clicking on a zone in the minimap.
  
• Added: limit use of special classes for AI.
  
• Added: ability to set the MODsets side specific.
  
• Added: more MODsets from OA (ACR, KSK, TK Militia).
  

• Changed: Improve the AIVehiclesUse parameter to allow side specific settings.
  

The optional AI mode can be used for enjoyment while waiting for the server

to fill or as training. See the details in the features section of the wiki.

You can review the list of changes in detail.

The A&S ProMode (2011-03-08) pack is available in the filebase.

Find more about A&S ProMode, its features and countless configuration options in the wiki.

Leave your feedback in the forum and enjoy!

[Muecke 114]

What do you think about these points now?

Yes it sounds logically.

I only thought about situations when I killed an enemy and want to steel his equipment. This is allways a nice tactical fun to confuse the enemy with the weaponsound of their own side.

But its not that important. Keep on focusing on public directions.

Btw, thanks for the update !!!

:bounce3:

[WillaCHilla 10]

Really liked the previous update (with implemented AI support), will test the newest version the upcoming weekend. Thank you for this.

[.kju 3245]

Eleventh release of A&S ProMode (2011-03-23)

This smaller update makes AI again more player like along with some fixes for recent additions.

From now on you will find a second pack in the file base called AnS_ProMode_OA_AI_DATE.7z.

This one has the AI mode active by default.

You can see the planned additions for the next release in the roadmap.

I am looking for people interested to submit new modsets for community mods,

like ACE2, FDF and others. It is an easy job - you only need to define the unit

class and its equipment: west side or east side.

2011-03-23 changelog

• Added: Make AI medic type units heal players nearby.
  
• Added: Make AI to respawn at a closer zone when too far away.
  

• Changed: Give the east AT Specialist the MetisLauncher instead of the M47Launcher.
  
• Changed: Make AI vehicles have no commander to have the gunner act quicker.
  
• Changed: Make AI only use AA/AT classes when there are air / landvehicles as a threat.
  
• Changed: Make AI units flank not too far if already close to the target.
  
• Changed: Make the AI position counter reset also on AI weapon use.
  
• Changed: Make AI in motorbikes/jeeps eject and move on as infantry when entering a zone.
  

• Fixed: Revive is buggy when being in the observer mode.
  
• Fixed: After a while AI vehicles fall from the sky in X Ray.
  
• Fixed: After a while AI no longer uses limited classes.
  
• Fixed: Equipment pics not visible after respawn.
  
• Fixed: Unarmed vehicle handling is broken after a minute.
  
• Fixed: AI zone protection is off in match mode.
  

The optional AI mode can be used for enjoyment while waiting for the server

to fill or as training. See the details in the features section of the wiki.

You can review the list of changes in detail.

The A&S ProMode (2011-03-23) pack is available in the filebase.

Find more about A&S ProMode, its features and countless configuration options in the wiki.

Leave your feedback in the forum and enjoy!

Edited March 27, 2011 by .kju [PvPscene]

[ck-claw 1]

Ah nice one -these are great fun maps! :cool:

[teilx 4]

Is an update of the Arma 2 maps planned?

[.kju 3245]

Thanks ck-claw! :bounce3:

@ TeilX

Yep it is on the roadmap for the next release.

As its almost 150 missions one by one conversion is too much effort.

Mac has made a tool to automate the process of mass sqm modification, yet it

does not work unfortunately. To cut it short I will write my own tool to do the

conversion job. It should take one or two weeks to complete the task.

Before this the random mission generation is planned to easily play on

community made worlds without effort and different scenarios each time. :bounce3:

[teilx 4]

wow 150 missions is a lot.^^ thx for news and good luck with the tool.

[.kju 3245]

Twelfth release of A&S ProMode (2011-04-01)

This update adds the new random mode. This will create dynamically a different

mission area on each run. It is mainly to easily test community worlds with AnS.

The pack contains 59 worlds to choose from!

The picture shows the search for suitable locations visible in the debug mode:

From now on you will find a second pack in the file base called AnS_ProMode_OA_AI_DATE.7z.

This one has the AI mode active by default.

You can see the planned additions for the next release in the roadmap.

I am looking for people interested to submit new modsets for community mods,

like ACE2, FDF and others. It is a easy job - you only need to define the unit

class and its equipment: west side or east side.

2011-04-01 changelog

• Added: random mission mode.
  

• Changed: Make the X Ray crate generated by script directly at the flag position.
  
• Changed: Automatically create a fire in X-Ray for night missions when the player side has no nightvision googles.
  

• Fixed: Float values do not work for mission parameter values.
  

The optional AI mode can be used for enjoyment while waiting for the server

to fill or as training. See the details in the features section of the wiki.

You can review the list of changes in detail.

The A&S ProMode (2011-04-01) pack is available in the filebase.

Find more about A&S ProMode, its features and countless configuration options in the wiki.

Leave your feedback in the forum and enjoy!

[sickboy 13]

Woo-hoo congrats buddy!

[.kju 3245]

The current list of available worlds for the random mode is:

• Afghanistan
  
• Aiaktalik
  
• Belsebub03
  
• Bet Hurtgen
  
• Bet Hurtgensnow
  
• Bet Nomeisland
  
• Bet Snowisland
  
• Brik
  
• Celle
  
• CMR Cicada
  
• CMR Ovaron
  
• Crowe Desertisland
  
• Del Fuego
  
• Eden
  
• Everon2010
  
• Fallujah
  
• FDF Isle1 A
  
• GNT Sands
  
• Ilhamarrom
  
• Intro
  
• Isladuala
  
• Isle Van Den
  
• Isola Di Capraia
  
• Jadegroove
  
• Japahto
  
• Kolgujev2010
  
• Kulima
  
• LDDK Isle
  
• Lingor
  
• MBG Kellu
  
• MBG Nam
  
• MB Manaisland
  
• Namalsk
  
• Necro
  
• Nicosia
  
• Nogova2010
  
• Panthera2
  
• PLR Mana
  
• Pomegratskaya W
  
• Queshkibrul
  
• Razoreniya
  
• Sbrodj
  
• SHL Heighland
  
• Skarikiska
  
• Spritzisland
  
• Thirsk
  
• ThirskW
  
• Torabora
  
• Tropica
  
• USEC Aoraki
  
• Winter Sbrodj
  
• Yapal
  

• Chernarus
  
• Desert E
  
• ProvingGrounds PMC
  
• Shapur BAF
  
• Takistan
  
• Utes
  
• Zargabad