hellfish6 7 Posted September 21, 2006 Hello Flashpointers and soon-to-be ArmAssassins: Earlier this year, several leading OFP mod teams came together with a common vision and purpose. The Bundeswehr mod, Lowland Warrior mod, CSLA mod, Red Hammer Studios, Combat!, and several leading independent addon makers are proud to announce: Germany 1985 – a modification for Armed Assault. As you might expect, the mod will cover a hypothetical war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in 1985, with a storyline derived from Tom Clancy’s Red Storm Rising. Initial work on the mod is already well underway and will pick up significantly once Armed Assault is in our hands, the capabilities of the new game engine are better understood and the required modding tools are available. Each mod team will use standardized values (derived from JAM, CAVS, and likely ACES) and will work on a sort of “plug-in†system, where each team works on their own modules that plug into the core G85 game. Models, textures, terrain and expertise is shared amongst all members to ensure the high quality you’d expect from these mod teams. Our website and forums are now up and running: http://g85.combataddons.net We encourage you to stop by for the latest news and updates as they happen. We’re also looking for new talent to help out – we currently do not have partners working on some of the NATO and Pact countries (Denmark, Poland, Hungary, Belgium, France, UK, among others). If you’re on a mod team with a record of producing quality addons, feel free to PM me or post at the Germany ’85 website and we can talk. Some early WIPs: Hires Hires Hires Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GBee 0 Posted September 21, 2006 with a storyline derived from Tom Clancy’s Red Storm Rising. That's all you had to say in order to get my attention. I've long wondered why no-one mentioned that novel in relation to an OFP mod, although it would be even better for Arma. If anyone else is looking for ideas for a new mod - Russia v China (The Bear and the Dragon by Clancy) is also a good scenerio. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dm 9 Posted September 21, 2006 Hello Flashpointers and soon-to-be ArmAssassins: Oh man, you're such a girl, "ArmAssassins" On topic - the mod sounds awesome. Will look forward to all your WIP and releases with baited breath. Might even have to donate my 70's/80's NATO air defence radar, I'm pretty sure there was one or two of these in Germany Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellfish6 7 Posted September 21, 2006 Hello Flashpointers and soon-to-be ArmAssassins: Oh man, you're such a girl, "ArmAssassins" On topic - the mod sounds awesome. Will look forward to all your WIP and releases with baited breath. Might even have to donate my 70's/80's NATO air defence radar, I'm pretty sure there was one or two of these in Germany We might oblige you with that. We're always looking for things to spice up our world and this would make a good target for Spetznaz in the opening moments of the war or an interesting objective for an MP mission. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
llauma 0 Posted September 21, 2006 Oh this sounds cool.. Making a complete mod is very tough so it's great that you've managed to come up with an organized collaboration between several studios/mods. Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VladAlex 0 Posted September 21, 2006 You said that you have some modding tools ! Could we have more info about that. What tool do you have ? Could you make some review of the new capabilities and functions of Visitor 3 and Oxygen light 2 ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frans 0 Posted September 21, 2006 70's/80's NATO air defence radar, I'm pretty sure there was one or two of these in Germany As it says beneath the picture at the bottom right of that page: Type 80 S-Band Search Radar - Germany Please do include the cows Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dm 9 Posted September 21, 2006 You said that you have some modding tools ! Could we have more info about that. What tool do you have ? Could you make some review of the new capabilities and functions of Visitor 3 and Oxygen light 2 ? Errr, they did? I can't see that anywhere... [Edit] @Frans - oh yeah... Haven't read that page for a while, so [/Edit] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
txalin 2 Posted September 21, 2006 very very very very very good news!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ti0n3r Posted September 21, 2006 This warms my heart Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellfish6 7 Posted September 21, 2006 You said that you have some modding tools ! Could we have more info about that. What tool do you have ? Could you make some review of the new capabilities and functions of Visitor 3 and Oxygen light 2 ? Whoa there, High Speed. I never said that. Quote[/b] ]Initial work on the mod is already well underway and will pick up significantly once Armed Assault is in our hands, the capabilities of the new game engine are better understood and the required modding tools are available. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VladAlex 0 Posted September 21, 2006 Should you give us the tools ? Or its reserved for your team ? Did you pass an agreement with BIS in order to keep the exlusivity of the modding tools ? Oups... Ok, im defenitly bad in english. I go back too my old Oxygen light and my very old and crappy Wrptool... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
llauma 0 Posted September 21, 2006 Should you give us the tools ? Or its reserved for your team ? Did you pass an agreement with BIS in order to keep the exlusivity of the modding tools ? Â They don't have the tools. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellfish6 7 Posted September 21, 2006 Should you give us the tools ? Or its reserved for your team ? Did you pass an agreement with BIS in order to keep the exlusivity of the modding tools ? Oups... Ok, im defenitly bad in english. I go back too my old Oxygen light and my very old and crappy Wrptool... Are you on crack? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MontyVCB 0 Posted September 21, 2006 Should you give us the tools ? Or its reserved for your team ? Did you pass an agreement with BIS in order to keep the exlusivity of the modding tools ? Â Oups... Ok, im defenitly bad in english. I go back too my old Oxygen light and my very old and crappy Wrptool... Â Are you on crack? *dies* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
llauma 0 Posted September 21, 2006 Should you give us the tools ? Or its reserved for your team ? Did you pass an agreement with BIS in order to keep the exlusivity of the modding tools ? Â Oups... Ok, im defenitly bad in english. I go back too my old Oxygen light and my very old and crappy Wrptool... Â Are you on crack? Nah.. lack of oxygen? So how soon do you plan to get the mod out? Are we talking about months or a year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellfish6 7 Posted September 21, 2006 It depends on BIS and how quickly they give us the knowledge and tools needed. We've got lots of stuff modelled already, but know almost nothing about how to convert existing models into Arma, what tools we'll have, etc. Worst case scenario is that BIS holds onto all their tools for a year or two after the game is released - like they did with OFP. If that's the case it'll be a matter of wait-and-see. If the conversion process is as easy as advertised, we could get an initial mod up and running rather quickly using updated models that were already released/developed for OFP. If we have to start a lot of things from scratch it'll take longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sanctuary 19 Posted September 21, 2006 Sounds very interesting, and as we have all seen what the people involved have done wih OFP/VBS engine , the quality and interest of this mod will be very high . Good luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudedog 0 Posted September 21, 2006 We have no tools. We are banking on the comments in a couple interviews that the tools will be released prior to the release of ArmA. So, in a perfect world, that would be before November 10th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VladAlex 0 Posted September 21, 2006 The lack of information about tools is quite worrying. We've got the Wiki, we've got the mapfact preview about the tools. We also know that BIS plan to give them a long time before the release of Arma in order to form the community... But, there is still nothing... Placebo have you some news about the tools ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellfish6 7 Posted September 21, 2006 Some WIP renders from Kenji of RHS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garcia 0 Posted September 21, 2006 Should you give us the tools ? Or its reserved for your team ? Did you pass an agreement with BIS in order to keep the exlusivity of the modding tools ? Â Oups... Ok, im defenitly bad in english. I go back too my old Oxygen light and my very old and crappy Wrptool... Â Are you on crack? Nah.. lack of oxygen? Â That one was good... Quote[/b] ]We also know that BIS plan to give them a long time before the release of Arma in order to form the community... Apparently BIS won't do that, unless they consider "a long time before the release" to be a rather short time...or unless they plan to postpone the game another few months Good to see a mod working already before the release Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellfish6 7 Posted September 21, 2006 Some of the BW Mod's work that will also appear in ArmA: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BraTTy 0 Posted September 21, 2006 That is some top-notch stuff. Looks very interesting. Altho I am German descendant.I know little about this stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jammydodger 0 Posted September 21, 2006 Sounds good, good luck and keep us posted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
