BI Developer's Blog: An interesting new entry

[Nutlink 10]

Hmmm....BIS....ArmA.....Seattle.....Nintendo is in Seattle....therefore, we're getting ArmA on the Wii!

[Mr. Charles 22]

I want it in 3D *hint hint

[valnwt 11]

In a way that would be kinda cool, but man what kind of super programmer could make arma enough optimized for a wii console :P .

[royaltyinexile 175]

Another pic of the heli :D

...That would be some kinda awesome Parallax mapping.

RiE

Edited March 25, 2011 by RoyaltyinExile
Mod disclaimer: is there a topic to be off? Yes. and I'm sorry.

[cannonouscrash 12]

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Another pic of the heli :D

We already have hookers in Chernarus, No need to add more!

OMG! what am i saying, we always need more!

[NeMeSiS 11]

Hmmm....BIS....ArmA.....Seattle.....Nintendo is in Seattle....therefore, we're getting ArmA on the Wii!

If there is one thing i learned from this topic its that apparently, fucking everything is made in Seattle. :D

[Colossus 2]

Seattle, helicopter smiley face, trollface..? This is by far the best trolling of a game developer as of yet. Kudos.

Anyways, could this picture be from the game "prequal" to whatever BI is up to?

Considering Carrier Command is an old game brought back to life that is.

Edited March 25, 2011 by colossus

[commander1985 10]

http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=1882929&postcount=149

Another pic of the heli :D

What Heli??? :rolleyes:

[jeza 5416]

I want them ladies in blufor!

CSI at its best here people keep it up, and we'll crack that easter egg open!

Edited March 25, 2011 by Jeza

[BF2_Trooper 0]

So am I the only one thinking of a Battle Los Angeles/alien invasion themed DLC?? Except in this case it might be Battle: Seattle?

[Coffeecat 10]

i dont think we need to hope they dont do that lol

[AnimalMother92 10]

If there is one thing i learned from this topic its that apparently, fucking everything is made in Seattle. :D

Bit odd though since both the picture and the Google Maps link are showing downtown Seattle, and all the "connected" things are not really in Seattle.

Valve -> Bellevue, WA

Nintendo -> Redmond, WA

Micro$oft -> Redmond, WA and moar. Their campuses are spreading like cancer around here

Might have to leave the house and go search for clues :p

This better not be an April Fools thing!

[NeMeSiS 11]

Bit odd though since both the picture and the Google Maps link are showing downtown Seattle, and all the "connected" things are not really in Seattle.

Valve -> Bellevue, WA

Nintendo -> Redmond, WA

Micro$oft -> Redmond, WA and moar. Their campuses are spreading like cancer around here

Might have to leave the house and go search for clues :p

This better not be an April Fools thing!

Hell, maybe we will get Frasier related DLC. :D

[SWAT_BigBear 0]

Maybe they're just planning their next vaca after the 1.59 release.

[The Hebrew Hammer 10]

lulz, vacation in Seattle.. there's nothing here to do.

However they should Make Arma 3 in Washington state. Urban areas, mountains, desert, rainforest, coast, the puget sound and the strait. Plus I wouldn't even need a map to navigate around the Seattle area.

[jeza 5416]

Hell, maybe we will get Frasier related DLC. :D

Ohh yes i'm behind that marty and his walking stick fending off the bad guys and niles quivering in his boots :D

[ArmAriffic 10]

a google search for the helis name

[Alwarren 2767]

I still do not get the connection between the Helo and Seattle. Neither Hughes nor MD Helicopters are located anywhere near Seattle (they're in California and Arizona). I don't see how the chopper relates to Seattle, and how the whole thing relates to ArmA :confused:

[max power 21]

There might be no connection. BI just said that they would update us on what they are up to. It seems like there's something to do with seattle, and an md500. There is what seems to be a render of seattle, so one would believe it's game or rendering technology related. BI makes simulations and sim games, so I think the least far fetched extrapolation about the helicopter is that they've made an MD 500 addon. It could be something totally abstract, though, or these might be a step in a string of associations.

[5133p39 14]

I still do not get the connection between the Helo and Seattle. Neither Hughes nor MD Helicopters are located anywhere near Seattle (they're in California and Arizona). I don't see how the chopper relates to Seattle, and how the whole thing relates to ArmA :confused:

Well, the Boeing company (which merged with McDonnell Douglas) was founded in Seattle, so maybe that is the connection?

edit: actually, i think Boeing has some factory in Seattle (maybe they produced those helis there?), but i can be wrong.

edit2: http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2GX9_The_Boeing_Airplane_Company_Red_Barn_Seattle_WA ;-))

---------- Post added at 03:02 ---------- Previous post was at 02:40 ----------

....and just to add little bit to the desinformation:

The helicopter could be just a rebus - MD could stand for "Medium Distance" / "Metric Distance" / "Distance in Meters", where 500 is the actual distance, and N means "North of that google maps spot" ;-)

And there it is! YES! WOW

Edited March 26, 2011 by 5133p39

[Smurf 12]

Then is a new SimCopter:

:D

That game was weird....... Funny as hell.

EDIT:

Of course it is, see:

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@0:07: Weird animations, like ArmA. Check.

@0:15: Not so user friendly GUI and ArmA´s light engine (see the spotlight). Check.

@0:19: Problems with textures and lights, just like ArmA and Alpha Textures.

@0:36: Clearly the Space Needle, weird gunner view and physics for choppers. Just like....

@0:53: A COW! and human interacting weirdly, just like ArmA. (You can also see the Civ Module working down there)

Edited March 26, 2011 by Smurf

[soul_assassin 1750]

I think u're on to something Smurf. That is Seattle in that simCopter video after all. I dont think that there is anything going on in seattle and BIS, the google map trick was purely to throw us on that SimCopter thing.

[noubernou 77]

Simcopter and Sim Drive (or Simcar)... damn those games sucked....... down a big bowl of awesome! :D

I remember just making giant half pipes in simcity for the cars and driving up and down and flying through the air haha. Also in Simdrive the people all walked backwards and talked in giberish...

Oh it was called Streets of Simcity... not Sim Drive... :D

[stupidwhitekid75 11]

Well, the Boeing company (which merged with McDonnell Douglas) was founded in Seattle, so maybe that is the connection?

edit: actually, i think Boeing has some factory in Seattle (maybe they produced those helis there?), but i can be wrong.

edit2: http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2GX9_The_Boeing_Airplane_Company_Red_Barn_Seattle_WA ;-))

---------- Post added at 03:02 ---------- Previous post was at 02:40 ----------

....and just to add little bit to the desinformation:

The helicopter could be just a rebus - MD could stand for "Medium Distance" / "Metric Distance" / "Distance in Meters", where 500 is the actual distance, and N means "North of that google maps spot" ;-)

And there it is! YES! WOW

Wait, what? What is 500 meters north?

[5133p39 14]

Wait, what? What is 500 meters north?

I dont want to spoil it for you, just zoom in and look carefully :)