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Thanx at last for any answer! It is at least good to know that some with BIS/CM will after the jump from entertainment to professional sim making, which VBS deal surely presents (by the way: congratulations; of course this means too that we can play with OFP the top-most INF-sim ever developed, and it surely should make the developers quite proud), still remember that OFP was initially planned for 'non-prof' warriors. Or was it perhaps not?? I still would like to hear some official word on what this deal will mean to the future of OFP, its patch and perhaps realism and detail-improvemkents and addons. I hope, that we can get the engine that the marines will probably want to have for more realistic vehicles and air units, like the harrier and Osprey. Perhaps the improvement of the sim-part might be worth to be called OFP2 then. Still, OFP is the greatest and toughest INF sim and never want to miss it. So perhaps BIS/CM can make the fandom a small XMS present with telling something about the future of OFP.... Happy XMS and lucky fighting, Stonewall

I agree with the posting above. Suppose the "black" details should be left out or adjusted to value and capabilities already known in the public. Since a lot of people write a lot of books and papers on modern warfare and equipment, this should be well possible. Even if we, the gamers, were unsatisfied with their characteristics, we still might manipulate the .cpp file as to our own guessed judgement without presenting any secret details. Well, the thing I guess we will never get will be the full engine that VBS will use. Look at that V-22 Osprey or the Harrier. They are no reagular vehicles, as all of you should know at first glance. The Flightmodells and physics needed for them dont seem to be incorporated in OFP 1.30. Also the Marines wont be satisfied with the poor, hardly realistic control-model for the Helos and planes, ignoring a lot of features and functions real craft do have (countermeasures, targeting modes, customizeable weapon-loads, real HUDs or IHDSS, a lot of cameras (OH58, AH64,...), and on and on and on. Look at the integrated target optics for ground troops (dont remember the term, guess you have seen these on pics, too). The guy just need to lift the weapon above the cover to fire -without endangering their head of being .... How about 'command-modules' for the mentioned large-scale engagements? What about new maps and terrains? The Marines will surely get at lot of vehicles, equipment, mines and weapons, which we allready know. We well ever get these for our little OFP? At least it would be fair if BIS/CM would or could (?) post an explicit comment on this theme. It is surely not bad for OFP, to receive such high-grade interest from "experts", but what about the fan-support. Does CM/BIS have enough resources to develop VBS and what we know as OFP? Or is our part dying out slowly? I guess the answer will be 'no', but I want to hear that from the guys in control. Stonewall

Please publish the models of the in-game shots seen at VBS-site. What other features will the Marines get, that we will be deprived of? Perhaps a more realistic flight-sim/flight-control part and a Command System for large (Support) Elemnent, lets say for a Battalion Landing Team or an entire MEU(SOC)? Perhaps customizeable weapon-loads for supporting vehicles and air units? Artillery? More Weapons? ... I get mad a the thought that we wont be allowed to use all this stuff. If so, please release at least the SDK that we can make these models ourselves! WE ARE THE ONES THAT BOUGHT OFP FIRST! SURELY NOT THE MARINES. BUT I FEAR THAT WE ARE THE LAST OF INTEREST TO YOU FROM NOW ON! STONEWALL

RAM: 256MB SD-133, SWAP 800 MB should be enough. When switching it just ends up in a black screen. I cant get anywhere forth or back from it again. I was used to be able to switch between my text-editors --for my meanwhile large Command and Control-scripts I am working on (For Arty, Helo, Fixed Wing, Boat, Inf, Tank, Mech Inf and whatever I might think off in differnt formation sizes)-- and the OFP editor quickly. What the #### had my previous installation that my actual is missing ? Older drivers ? Mighty Stonewall

Hi, after reinstalling my system entirely, OFP (1.3) doesnt let me switch between the Editor and the Windows Desktop/Explorer any longer ? Any idea why? My Elsa VicII 16MB card has the newest drivers and flashbios installed, DX8.0(a I guess) came along with the OFP original. All seems to be as it has been before reinstalling. Stonewall