mathiasstahle 59 Posted August 2, 2022 (edited) Striker Nine and Ghostrider, two American SF teams, are sent deep into the Cambodian jungles to wage a secret war on an enemy they cannot see. In Operation Sandbox they must capture a commissar from the Khmer Rouge alive. Operation Sandbox is the first part of the Secret War MP/Coop campaign for ArmA III - S.O.G Prarie Fire. All missions can be played by solo gamers or up to 10 players in hosted multiplayer. Secret War (all missions in one place):SW01: Operation Sandbox - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2843733867SW02: Operation Thunder - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2844476201SW03: Operation Romeo - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2845020540SW04: Operation India - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2845021478SW05: Operation Kilo - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2846434672SW06: Operation Echo - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2848892354 Edited August 26, 2022 by mathiasstahle Updated list of released missions. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mathiasstahle 59 Posted August 5, 2022 Parts 2-4 of the Secret War campaign released today. There will be six missions when the campaign is complete. All missions can be played by solo gamers or up to 10 players in hosted multiplayer. These missions have been published so far ...SW01: Operation Sandbox - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2843733867SW02: Operation Thunder - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2844476201SW03: Operation Romeo - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2845020540SW04: Operation India - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2845021478 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyboy 3743 Posted August 7, 2022 These look great Matthias. I plan to try them as soon as I have time. What's the average time required to complete these missions? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mathiasstahle 59 Posted August 9, 2022 On 8/7/2022 at 6:06 PM, johnnyboy said: I plan to try them as soon as I have time. What's the average time required to complete these missions? I aimed at 30 minutes in multiplayer and most of them can be completed in that time if everything goes according to plan. We've had mp- sessions stretching up to an hour during playtesting with some of them though. Usually when unexpected things happens (a helicopter is forced to land due to damage, a truck takes a wrong turn in the jungle, etc). The design philosophy behind the missions are as follows: 1) The mission maker must establish a scene where the player feels he is at home and knows his way around (that's the first mission titled SW01: Operation Sandbox). 2) The missions aren't supposed to be so difficult that you have to restart them over and over to complete them. 3) They must be randomized to be replayable and there must be a possibility of stuff happening all over the map. 4) Missions are supposed to be fun to play even when objectives fail, and returning home with an intact squad is an important part of every mission (you fail if you lose too many men, but must still return to base). 5) Participating teams shall have both unique and shared objectives at the same time, to promote combined arms strategies. Apart from that all missions are story driven, voice acted and layouted in away that will (hopefully) be pleasing to the eye. The story is fictional. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mathiasstahle 59 Posted August 9, 2022 The fifth part of Secret War was released today. There will be six missions when the campaign is completed (the sixth mission is actually done, it just need some more playtesting). These missions have been published so far ...SW01: Operation Sandbox - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2843733867SW02: Operation Thunder - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2844476201SW03: Operation Romeo - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2845020540SW04: Operation India - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2845021478SW05: Operation Kilo - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2846434672SW06: Operation Echo - Awaiting release. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyboy 3743 Posted August 9, 2022 2 hours ago, mathiasstahle said: The design philosophy behind the missions are as follows: That's an excellent design philosophy (forged over many years no doubt!). 🎖️ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nominesine 0 Posted August 10, 2022 14 hours ago, johnnyboy said: That's an excellent design philosophy (forged over many years no doubt!). 🎖️ Yes. Forged in the depths of OFPEC a long time ago and I intend to stick with it. I just found my old user profile from back then. It seems as if it's still active. Funny, since I haven't been active in the community for many years. /Mathias Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mathiasstahle 59 Posted August 10, 2022 1 minute ago, nominesine said:I just found my old user profile from back then. It seems as if it's still active. Funny, since I haven't been active in the community for many years. /Mathias 👆That's also me, if someone wonders. I thought I'd lost control of the old profile with the username nominesine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyboy 3743 Posted August 10, 2022 9 hours ago, nominesine said: Yes. Forged in the depths of OFPEC a long time ago and I intend to stick with it. I just found my old user profile from back then. It seems as if it's still active. Funny, since I haven't been active in the community for many years. /Mathias OFPEC, my old home. Were you " mathias_eichinger " on OFPEC by chance? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mathiasstahle 59 Posted August 10, 2022 3 hours ago, johnnyboy said: OFPEC, my old home. Were you " mathias_eichinger " on OFPEC by chance? No, I was nomesine back then as well. I headed the intel-depot and managed the forums on Ofpec for several years, and reviewed a lot of the missions we hosted there back then (together with Planck, Mikero, McGuba, Thobson and a lot of other veterans who are probably not around any more). That's where the name nominesine comes from. My real name is Mathias Ståhle, and when I made a new account here nominesine was already taken by my old profile. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mathiasstahle 59 Posted August 26, 2022 The sixth and final mission in the Secret War series is now released. You can find all the missions here:SW01: Operation Sandbox - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2843733867SW02: Operation Thunder - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2844476201SW03: Operation Romeo - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2845020540SW04: Operation India - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2845021478SW05: Operation Kilo - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2846434672SW06: Operation Echo - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2848892354 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
