My impressions/opinion so far on the alpha...

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Briefly...

I'm running an Athlon Phenom X4 710, 4 gig DDR2 ram, ATI 5770. A very modest machine.

1) Game runs great at medium settings. Slow framerate at "high" or "ultra" settings, but not choppy, and not bad, considering my old computer.

2) Decals from firing shots at various objects seems seems hit and miss -- sometimes they show up, sometimes they don't.

3) Helicopters crashing is just ridiculous. They bounce around then blow up. Nothing breaks apart other than the rotors occasionally "vanish". Makes the game feel very rigid.

4) Explosions look nice, but sometimes the smoke textures "spin" a lot and that is pretty noticeable. It just looks like a big texture spinning rather than something that suspends disbelief.

5) Game really needs more blood, guts, focus on death sequences. Blood textures look bland, low-res. Small blood spatter textures that explode at a high rate would add a lot.

6) Grass looks great, but folds down a little too far from the player. If I'm crawling, grass is folding in front of me what looks like three or four feet away and I'm not even touching it.

7) With the explosions or something blowing up, there isn't nearly enough junk flying everywhere, crap, particles, burning objects. And I've upped all the settings to Ultra, too.

8) Ground textures and polygonal rocks aren't seamless enough.

9) Hit detection with vehicles hitting stuff or hitting other vehicles needs serious work.

10) Tires don't blow out or deflate when shot.

11) Vehicles don't seem to display damage or break apart. Poor damage modelling all around. Vehicles feel like invulnerable pieces of concrete. Nothing feels fragile.

12) Would be nice if guns got dirty over time, when dropped, etc.

13) It's nice how bushes will fold down when run over, but trees appear to be invulnerable static objects. That's gotta be worked on.

14) Too bad running water/streams aren't modeled.

15) Would be nice to see countryside farms and houses with running fireplaces, chickens and farm animals about, civilians. Game feels really empty, but I'm sure that will be improved upon.

16) Flight controls are fantastic. I know some have complained, but wow -- I love the feel of flying.

17) More dirt and dust shooting up out of the ground and PERSISTING during firefights would be nice, and a realistic addition.

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