new americas army is out

[iNeo 0]

Found the map I definitively like the best, SF Courtyard. Assaulting team must first find a civilian, who changes position. He must be questioned and then you get to know where a briefcase is, which is also on different positions each round. Then you have to get that briefcase and get to an extraction point, and the extraction point changes too from round to round. Defending team must prevent assaulting from reaching extraction with the briefcase. Both defence and assault start on different locations each round. So it's pretty varying the area is cool too. Houses, towers, tunnel system etc.

[Gadger 0]

Found the map I definitively like the best, SF Courtyard. Assaulting team must first find a civilian, who changes position. He must be questioned and then you get to know where a briefcase is, which is also on different positions each round. Then you have to get that briefcase and get to an extraction point, and the extraction point changes too from round to round. Defending team must prevent assaulting from reaching extraction with the briefcase. Both defence and assault start on different locations each round. So it's pretty varying the area is cool too. Houses, towers, tunnel system etc.

Sounds great, find ya on a SF courtyard server.

[wipman 1]

Hi, there's a clan server that use to play alot to the SF Courtyard mission, they use the CNR (a TS kinda program) that server it's from poland and runs very well, with no lag; the clan it's the ChickenFarm & the clan page is chickenfarm.pl . If anyone want to try the CNR (Combat Net Radio) it's a 1Mb download and it's the best thing that i ever heard by internet in real time; no lag 95% of sound clearness & it's specialy made for use it by the AAO players; but i think that it could serve too for the OFP. I'll like to try it with some OFP players in some coop; but anyway... the CNR I.P. of that server is: 69.25.22.79 and the ports are: 3488 & 3489, try that program in that server with some fella or with someone from that clan, they'r good ppl. Let's cu

[Heatseeker 0]

4 months old, still bumpable i hope .

2.5 is out, direct action they call it.

http://www.americasarmy.com/

Im gonna check it out now, should keep me busy for 1.5 days max but atleast its something new .

Meh, extraction looks bad imo, dockside is ok but i ended up doing a 2vs2 insurgent camp anyway, gameplay is better without the bunnies but nothing really new or great anyway..

[BlackScorpion 0]

Woot, cool.

But I noticed that they mention Remington 870 and MP5SD6 on the website... When do you get to play with these?

[Heatseeker 0]

Woot, cool.

But I noticed that they mention Remington 870 and MP5SD6 on the website... When do you get to play with these?

Devs have always said you dont because the army doesnt use those, tried the new mout (shoot house) and its pretty sweet, overall performance also seems better but SFextraction drops my fps to its 20's, hospital runs real smooth though .

[scars09 9]

Extraction has a major lag at moment, maybe try disable projectors for that map cause they used very intense. Hospital is still the nicest map in my opinion but extraction is big fun too. Weapon handling got little more realistic, bunnyhopping isnt that easy as before. Medics very needed now cause if wounded you bleed to dead much faster and more often then before.Thats the main changes to 2.4

I played 4 hours extraction yesterday and never got that much points before. 70 Honor here i come

Edit: i played with a shotgun once on some clanserver. Think they integrated in the game but arent in normal loadout.

[BlackScorpion 0]

Played Extraction for about 9 rounds earlier today... I chose the wrong team. We did get to the briefcase few times but we also had to play 6 vs 12 few times. Not fun. In one case, I was near one of the trucks, had problems with grenades and when finally got my weapon in hand, I got shot and then there were 5 guys running over my body...

[Heatseeker 0]

Extraction lags when i look at the BUS down the street, i think that area has too much detail with the enterable buildings around it and all, they have chosen size vs detail in this map and thats problably why it looks hella disgusting and runs bad .

Plus there is allways that massive fog, Unreal really is shiet for a open map military type FPS. They should stick with small but quality maps like CSAR, village, hospital, etc.

The game has also grown quite big, they should consider removing some of the old crap maps like tunnel, pipeline, weapons cache and while at it remove some new crap too like Oasis, woodland outpost, etc. Lots of wasted HD space there, maybe recompile the game with its best maps .

[ebud 18]

Is this game as "Bad" as BF2? I dl'd one version a while back, made it through most all training missions but decided not to play online since I totally detest the sytle of play most games like this have. I just uninstalled BF2 after about 4 hrs online. I hated the gameplay more than I've hated any other game due to the fact that there is so much wasted potential. Bunnyhoping frog thingy just killed it when even the bunnyhoping was not quite enough to ruin it.

So does this game have bouncing idiots and the like? Along with weapons accuracy of a 2 year old shooting a blunderbuss? OR is it playable? I'm looking for something other than VBS and OFP to actually play when I'm not using my free time for editing.

If someone has played both extensively could point out the +/- of AA I would appreciate it.

[Oeil2Lynx 0]

mhh this new version, is, i think, one of the best since a long time

You die fast, aiming is kinda hard, no more bunnyhoping(hoaah)... still a few rushers, but they usually get owned now.

having teamates, or leader really affect your aiming now(feel secure=aim better )

Because it's a new version we may have another 2-3 days quite cheater-free...but they'll be back for sure

That's not so bad, and it's still FREE...

[ebud 18]

thanks for the info. I'll try it I guess, and like you said, the price is right. Can't be any worse than BF2.

[scars09 9]

@ebud

Nothing is like ofp, specially coop. But AAO is the only game i play frequently last 2 years beside ofp/vbs1. Lot of the AAO Maps are rush and shoot maps. I personally like Hospital the most, objective is to extract an human played vip, all is about this person, and a lot of strategic variations are possible wich make it interesting everytime you play it. SF CSAR is quite similar, but rpgs (roemachines) are used in that map wich isnt really fun for someone who didnt know the map very well. The ingame communications (radio, handsigns, whisper and shout) make teamplay possible, sneaky advance is a great tactic, and i usually identify targets and their positions with my ears not my eyes. All stuff i learned in ofp.

AAO is a great game but lot of people play it like CS, rush and kill and bunnyhop back home. i actullay rush every round, just to flash the enemy rushers, then i take my time, sometimes sit in a stairway where i cant see anything. Then i listen, wich guns shoot where, where are my teammates (if they report in, damn n00bs), basicly how the battle is going. And then i decide what to do, help teammates on a spot cause i hear lot of gunfire from there, go to a spot cause a teammate killed one who is usually near vip, or go to a spot cause no one reported in from there and therewith is uncovered. Its cool, but not many play it that way. I didnt test BF2, knowing its no game for me, i bought HL2 and really loved the SP mission, but i spent not one thought in installing CS source, knowing its no game for me. with 2.5 the aao devs made a clear statement how the game should be played, it was never so important to use your sights, bunnyhopping is minimized cause you need short time to recover from a jump, weaponhandling is not that easy anymore. Think the new extraction map is a good example, but it always depends on what server you get and what people you play with. Took quite a while till i realized that. Now, when i join a server, i leave within the first 15 minutes (cause i dont like the way they play) or stay for as long as possible (if i like it). [sITH] clan and US. clan i played with different members and they all teamoriented and honorable players, so if you see one oh that clans on a server you can be sure that it will be a hard but fair battle. Prob is lot of people specialized on maps, i only play sfcsar and sf hospital, and i knew most of the other guys that plays these maps regulary, hard to get a foot in the door when you new. But in my opinion worth a try. And the new maps are new for all of us.

[ebud 18]

Thanks again. Once I get back in and make a new account and get through the courses again I'll try out mp finally. Your points on CS type play and how the devs are redesigning gameplay to force team play and realism echo some of the comments I've read at Simhq. It seems these changes towards realism are going to make many folks go away. Looks like it might not be too bad. What I hated in BF2 was when I tried using OFP style gameplay it was just a waste of time. Maybe the slow methodical style might apply to this game.

Thanks again.

[scars09 9]

Quote[/b] ]It seems these changes towards realism are going to make many folks go away.

Yes i read several posts with that message. But imo they have enough other games they could play, we dont. So they should stfu and install cs source again

Maybe we meet someday on a server ebud, and good luck with that sf training, i made it once and never again

bye

[Heatseeker 0]

Urgh, lotsa lag, sometimes its a nightmare .

This game's netcode is its worst drawback and 2.5 is alot more laggy netcode wise, especialy in cqb..

@Ebud:

Be aware that there are alot of 1/2 map only players that know some maps like the palm of

their hands, knowing the maps is very important in this game, where to go, where to cover, opfor most obvious routes, etc.

You will be surprised alot and it can be frustrating. Also that before you reach 15 honor points and complete SF training you will play has IF in SF maps and you wont be allowed to play SFexclusives nor have the M4 carbine. I would recomend you to get a feel for the weapons and maps in SP mode first .

[ebud 18]

there is a SP mode? I remember way back when I tried it out the first time I read somewhere about it being usable with console commands, but never got around to it.

Sounds odd that some people only play one map. Sounds like a boring way to play to me.

[Heatseeker 0]

there is a SP mode? I remember way back when I tried it out the first time I read somewhere about it being usable with console commands, but never got around to it.

Sounds odd that some people only play one map. Sounds like a boring way to play to me.

Yes, you can open the maps using the console. You can even place bots but the a.i. isnt coded yet so they just shout, shoot and act stupid.

Just open the console and try:

"open sfcsar" to open a map and "mpcheat changeclass spr" to spawn on a map in SP mode.

These were examples, there is a full list of all available comands and map names and stuff in the AA forums .

[Thunderbird 0]

AA provided a bunch of nice textures which have been quite usefull for ofp's community (ironsights,etc...),plus the gameplay's interesting as well, but I still haven't accomplished the SF training cuz that guard on the bridge always notices me when I try passing under the bridge in the goal to reach the objective B :P

Even being a bit a propaganda's game, it's still thus far one of my favorite online games.

Regards

TB84

[Oeil2Lynx 0]

If you reach the bridge with a sentry on, you gone by the wrong way

check UCF Forum for some training help

sry english people, everything is in french

[Heatseeker 0]

Even being a bit a propaganda's game, it's still thus far one of my favorite online games.

One of your favorite online games and you havent done SF yet? I loved e&e and have beaten it atleast 3 times, just crawl in slow mode when close to the guards and avoid noise going thru bushes, its not so hard.

If this game featured really huge open maps it would be one big favorite of mine but it puts players right in the action with too much cqb mostly, i enjoy some good old maps like jrtc_farm, this map reminds me of GR but with proper gameplay and graphics/art, there are many older maps that still look amazing today .

[Thunderbird 0]

Heh,well with 20 points as honor I may access to 90% of servers except those which requires the SF training,thanks for the advice though, I'd try once again. ; )

Quote[/b] ]UCF Forum

Nice indeed. Danke.

Regards

TB84

[BlackScorpion 0]

Passed SF training long time ago but still 700 exp. away from 14 honor...

Keep trying, the SF training is passable... Even I can do it.

[scars09 9]

i think i saw you on a server thunderbird84. As long you use the same name in aao. I thought it couldnt be you, couldnt imagine you have any sparetime. All your releases and still time to play online

edit: 700 exp points

i need at the moment 23000 exp points to get one additional honor point.

[Thunderbird 0]

Yeah , it may be me... well I sometimes enjoy playing AA while the packs are uploading... :P

I do like playing Bridge crossing maps, you may find me in servers which use this map,though.

Regards

TB84