Project RACS

[PTV-Jobo 820]

Indeed --FN Mag all the way.

[sas troop 0]

Yea, FN MAG.

BTW, do you know estimate time to release your Red Brigade? Waiting for them :)

[NoRailgunner 0]

Would vote for:

Regular Fusilier troops - FN rifles, FN machineguns, LAW and CarlGustav

Special (Royal) troops - G3 variants and MP5

Red brigade (are those meant as LRRPs?) - either equipped with soviet/russian equipment or the best mix of FNs and HKs.

Like to see those troops wear a different but very typical PRACS gear. :)

[icebreakr 3159]

Love FN MAG. My team already uses FN F2000 in ArmA, MAG would be perfect :)

[slatts 1978]

bugs

hilux racs is on the opfor side and cant see into or out of the windows

plane looks great

and MAG XD

[nicklomas 3]

also do you guys want to see a M60 or FN MAG used as the weapon for the regulars?

I'd say FN MAG, would be good if the RACS had G3A4's, i'd equip them with full stock ones for the infantry and folding stock for crews.

Just like to say i'm impressed with everything so far. The addon i'm most anticipating is the Trucks as since this game came out not one person has made a truck for the RACS!

[Blackhawk 0]

I'd Actually like the M60 to be implemented, I mean the RACS in the vanilla story are given old American Equipment.

[wld427 1705]

right now i am breaking it down to:

UN troops have HK33\MAG58

Regulars: G3\MAG58

Mountain Troops: FALs\MAG58

Paratroopers: Galil\M60

Marines: M16A1\MAG58

Recon: M4\M60E3

CTU: MP5\Hk33

SF: unkown yet

I doubt i will redo the crew figures as i really do not want to go back thru and re-release any of the completed addons that dont need to be re-released jsut to add the use of the new crewman or pilot. besides i really do not have any time for that.

troops are progressing quite well i hope to release them soon.

ALSO: please report all bugs int he addon complete section and make sure you are very specific what addon and what model you are having any issues with. As you know i like to tackle and fix and problems as quickly as possible.

thanks

Eddie

Project RACS

[flv*venom* 83]

Hi!

your lineup for the ground units sounds pretty good.

BUT don't forget to add a 'Jack Bauer' unit to your ctu guys....(just kidding, but I couldn't resist typing that, when I read 'CTU':D)

but now my real question:vilas has made some very nice RACS soldiers, wearing olive drab uniforms and long sleeves together with a kevlar helmet and body armor and all that stuff, is there any chance of seeing something similar like that from PRACS? I mean in terms of at least long sleeves, I know that your peacekeepers and the light inf. have the vanilla style ones and I fear that the others will too, but still I wanted to ask this.

anyway, looking forward to the new stuff!

[wld427 1705]

you fear?

Our goal all along has been to be as fluid as possible to mesh with whats already in game. I do not plan to add long sleeves to any troops. Not even the mountain ones.

I am perfectly aware of Vilas' troops and have done alot to coordinate with him about what he is and we are making, so that players can choose what they wish to use. This way you have many options to tailor your own personal asperations for the RACS.

Also alot of effort is made in making sure there are no duplicate addons. If i made RACS troops with long sleeves then guess what.... duplicate addons. Like how Arma did not have a T55 for the last couple years and now all of a sudden there are going to be 3 or the multiple T90 packs. Then how do you know wich is the best to use.

Edited April 27, 2009 by wld427

[flv*venom* 83]

Hi,

well, english isn't my native language, so the word 'fear' wasn't the right choice, what I tried to express with it was something like: hoping for something while knowing that it most likely won't happen. of course I'm going to use whatever you decide the units would look like and blend in with the existing stuff best, seeing PRACS as kinda the official unofficial supplier of hardware and equipment for Sahrani :)

[wld427 1705]

Hi,

well, english isn't my native language, so the word 'fear' wasn't the right choice, what I tried to express with it was something like: hoping for something while knowing that it most likely won't happen. of course I'm going to use whatever you decide the units would look like and blend in with the existing stuff best, seeing PRACS as kinda the official unofficial supplier of hardware and equipment for Sahrani :)

No worries mate :) I just wanted you to understand why im doing what i am doing for the project. The method to my maddness.... :bounce3:

[nicklomas 3]

right now i am breaking it down to:

UN troops have HK33\MAG58

Regulars: G3\MAG58

Mountain Troops: FALs\MAG58

Paratroopers: Galil\M60

Marines: M16A1\MAG58

Recon: M4\M60E3

CTU: MP5\Hk33

SF: unkown yet

I would have thought for simplicity of procurement in terms of availability and bulk purchase the weapons of the UN troops, Regulars, Mountain Troops, Paratroopers and Marines would be similar except with the option of carbines or folded stock versions for Mountain and paratroopers.

I think whats missing from Arma is a simplistic option of selecting loadout when creating units. Sorry to go off topic

[wld427 1705]

I would have thought for simplicity of procurement in terms of availability and bulk purchase the weapons of the UN troops, Regulars, Mountain Troops, Paratroopers and Marines would be similar except with the option of carbines or folded stock versions for Mountain and paratroopers.

I think whats missing from Arma is a simplistic option of selecting loadout when creating units. Sorry to go off topic

I agree totally. i even looked into creating this as an addon using something similar to the scripts that Franze used on his F-18....but it turned out to be well beyond my scripting cababilities.

The issue with using common weapons is i am trying to create some diversity in the weapons selection using common ammunitions. Simillar to what you will find equipping most south american and western oriented african armies. It seems armies of this type purchase whatever surplus they can in small quantities. For example Egypt still has whole brigades still equipped with only russian hardware while the rest of thier army is a mix of the best the west can offer.

[PSYCHOSIM 0]

I agree totally. i even looked into creating this as an addon using something similar to the scripts that Franze used on his F-18....but it turned out to be well beyond my scripting cababilities.

The issue with using common weapons is i am trying to create some diversity in the weapons selection using common ammunitions. Simillar to what you will find equipping most south american and western oriented african armies. It seems armies of this type purchase whatever surplus they can in small quantities. For example Egypt still has whole brigades still equipped with only russian hardware while the rest of thier army is a mix of the best the west can offer.

Indeed, and as you state Egypt is a good example.

For your Special Forces I therefore suggest that the Monachies best troops would have the best weapons they could get, therefore I suggest HK416's as their main rifle.........

[spooky lynx 73]

The issue with using common weapons is i am trying to create some diversity in the weapons selection using common ammunitions. Simillar to what you will find equipping most south american and western oriented african armies. It seems armies of this type purchase whatever surplus they can in small quantities. For example Egypt still has whole brigades still equipped with only russian hardware while the rest of thier army is a mix of the best the west can offer.

I suppose that RACS was originally created as something like latin-american army. So, if I'm not mistaken, the most common rifles in that region are FN guns (FAL, FNC, MAG).

[wld427 1705]

Consider these as more "modern" RACS Soldiers and Marines. Vilas already has his 1985 units that are very nice. The troops are intended to compliment those addons he has already made and released.

Regulars:

Mountain Troop:

Marines:

[nicklomas 3]

Looking good!

Is the Marine going to keep that Helmet or are you giving him the PGSAT? Are you going to do a conscripts version? Would be cool if the SLA had a conscripts version.

By the way loving the whole mod, am looking forward to hopefully seeing what you do with Arma 2 before i go into the Army. Keep up the good work!

[wld427 1705]

Marine will have steel pot helmet.

[wld427 1705]

Looking good!

Is the Marine going to keep that Helmet or are you giving him the PGSAT? Are you going to do a conscripts version? Would be cool if the SLA had a conscripts version.

By the way loving the whole mod, am looking forward to hopefully seeing what you do with Arma 2 before i go into the Army. Keep up the good work!

Honestly this time next month i doubt anyone will even remember who the RACS even are. Honestly i do not plan to play ArmaII until i can justify purchasing a new computer that can handle it. So i will continue to play Arma until it kills me. (or my wife does first).

If anyone knows of a dedicated server that is still running arma slots for a decent price please let me know. I want to start actually playing with all this crap i made.

[soldier2390 0]

Very nice units wld! i love the 80's style marines....brings a nice touch to the racs side! keep up the hard work bud!

[modemmaik 53]

Hi wld427. I noticed that vilas merged his weaponpacks into the P85 release. Because your UN-troops needs the GWP, the GWP might conflict with P85 installation.

Or do you plan to switch the P85 for inf-weapons at the next release?

[nicklomas 3]

Well i have a feeling that ARMA II won't be the big leap everyone is hopeing for as the only thing that annoys me about this series is the appalling AI. Countless times i've seen soldiers drop to the floor spin round and around and let the enemy run past them.

I'll still play it, looking forward to the infantry and even more so the trucks!

[wld427 1705]

Hi wld427. I noticed that vilas merged his weaponpacks into the P85 release. Because your UN-troops needs the GWP, the GWP might conflict with P85 installation.

Issue Solved.....

we will be using the P85 weapons pack from now on.

Edited April 30, 2009 by wld427

[wld427 1705]

Ok.... so this thing is done. Please head over to the website and get it if you like. Now i know the cockpit sucks but oh well. If anyone would liek to help improve it please PM me.

please report any bugs you have in the addons complete thread.

http://www.projectracs.armaholic.eu/

Enjoy.