Konyak

How do you lean around a corner while prone? If you are prone, all the leaning possible has already been done, and the only thing you can move is your head, and that is very VERY well acheived in OFP by holding down ALT. Konyak PS @ Hidden: Darn right, I can never go back to the visual aids

I can see why many would like this to be possible. I wouldn't mind the ability myself. I always play in vet mode, but recently I turned off the aiming reticule and 3rd person view to make it as realistic as possible. Now I can no longer cheat when behind an object, and it is much more tense and gratifying. The only way to peek around is to go prone, and crawl until your head is far enough to peek. Then I use alt and mouse to swivel my head around and it works fine. The only drawback is immobility in this position, and not being able to shoot around the corner. Konyak

Thanks guys. So what you are saying, if you are spotted by AI, and you throw down smoke, they will have fully accurate shots at you, right through the smoke, for 30 seconds. That sound about right? So to be able to practically use it, you throw down the smoke, hide for 30 seconds, so that when you run out of your pinned down spot, the AI will not be able to see you, until you run in to the open where the smoke was billowing out, until about 7 seconds ago, and is clearing nicely now Let me put it this way, has anyone effectively given AI pursuers the ditch, using smoke? Not luck based, but solid evasion. Thanks, Konyak

I've wondered about this for some time, as have others, and it came up again in the thread about tanks having smoke screen launchers. Q: Does OFP AI loose sight of the player or other AI's, if they dump a smoke screen to obscure the enemys vision? I'm talking about after the AI has spotted the other player. Is there any such thing in OFP, that the AI, just can't see the player again, or is he imprinted on the AI's "radar" forever? I'd love to know, and we can only be sure if the answer comes from you. Thank you, Konyak

That is just brilliant BIS I landed my chopper in a clearing amongst these cheerful trees, just before the sun came up. Standing there I felt compelled to put my M-16 on my shoulder. As the thwump-thwump of the chopper blades faded, the air was filled with a new sound. At first I thought it was crickets in the early hours, but then I noticed it was coming from the trees. Going closer, the sound was clearer, and it was not crickets, but a ticking. The boxes around the trees were ticking! My illusion of this peaceful clearing was shattered and the sound of my beating heart filled my ears.. I ran. The whole place froze around me as I ran towards the chopper. My feet felt like they had lead boots on and thoughts raced through my mind. "this is just a game!.. this is just a game!.. " Suddenly a booming voice came down upon me and said "Yes, it IS just a game, but it's the Gosh darn GOTY, and don't you forget it!" Then the voice changed into a gentle female voice and said "Konyak.. Konyak?" I opened my eyes and saw the familiar white walls of my room and the door with the small window on it was open. Denise stood there with a paper cup and a smile on her face.. She had a red Santa cap on. "Medication time.. " she said, "and Merry Christmas BIS" Ok, that's not entirely accurate of what happened, but seriously. BIS, you guys made a legend with OFP, and I hope you have a fabulous Christmas and a very happy new year! Konyak

Actually, I'd have agreed with you when it first came out, and posted about how I thought the sounds were perhaps too thin and too realistic (assuming they accurately depict the real thing), but after having played Red Hammer with these sounds, with headphones, they sound really good. I think Satchell did a great job, and when it is done, I will most likely never go back to the original sounds. Theres things he needs to fix, and is probably working on right now. He said he'd try and get an upgrade out before Christmas, and I wish him all the luck! Konyak

What is all the commotion about? All he said was you could import .p3d files and view them. If you can't get the model to work in OFP, then this changes nothing. I have Maya 4, but I'm not interested in spending time making models that may quite well be unusable for OFP. When importing into OFP becomes possible, making all the animations and features of the model work, then we can all get excited. And the you can send it to the pro's, like Devil, and he could make us all something really cool, like a laser designator Sorry Devil, couldn't resist Konyak

Guys, Christmas is coming, and BIS have implied that they might release some goodies for us around Christmas (at least Simor Reed has). So, we all have to be reeeeeeal good, you know? Because kid's that don't behave don't get anything from Santa! (wierd, you could spell Satan with those letters) So, these next weeks, everybody please be polite, don't use f**k, ####### or any other such word when referring to BIS or Codemasters It's ok to ask for things, just do it nice. Konyak

The average life expectancy of a sensible thread on these boards is about 6 hours. That said, we are off topic. However, we seem to want to hear from BIS on this thread closing. Since the thread has evolved into other things, I might as well comment on those. GFX707 claims to have a legal copy, and as such has no fade problems. *Then* he mentions he has the Gunslinger addon, which has reportedly triggered Fade on many machines. I don't know how many people use Gunslingers editor upgrade, but I for one wont come near it I would like to contribute some constructive critisism on Satchells sound mod though. The most serious one which isn't based on a matter of taste, is the fact that when a tank or heli or any loud vehicle is driving close by, turning your head will produce strange results. The sound travels normally from ear to ear, but at a certain point, the sound dies completely, even if the heli or tank is right next to you. Mostly this happens when you turn your head to the right of the sound. Also, if a heli is approaching, and you are a good distance away from it, you can hear it coming, but if you turn your head away from it, the sound is drastically reduced. This is unrealistic, as a sound that far away, yet that loud, has very little direction sense. Don't know if Satchell can controll this very accurately. Another thing is the sound of guns that are perhaps 100 meters from you, firing at you.. You hardly hear any gunshots at all. I have no real life experience of this, but I have been close to guns fired, and you can hear a definate bang 3-400 meters away. At least from a shotgun AK's and M16's may have deliberately reduced bangs That said, firing most of the guns seems rather dull as well. They hardly produce any sense of power, and the volume of the sound is very low, and very crisp. No base. Finally, the clank clank clank of the tanks sounds a bit strange, more like a jackhammer in slo-mo. Handgranade is also very weak sounding. I have lit more impressive explosives on New Years Eve that are wrapped in paper and kids play with them Ok, this all sounds bad, I know, but it is all in the right direction, and I really want this sound pack to be as good as it can be, just like OFP in general. So now Satchell finds himself in BIS' shoes, and he get's pestered with nuances like these But I know this is a beta and I know he has the patience and ability to perfect this undertaking.. I hope my observations help toward that. Good luck Satchell, Konyak

The hottest topic on the OFP forums these days, apart from some offtopic anti US flame war that nobody should waste time on, is Satchells sound addon beta that just came out. This topic just got closed by BIS moderators, and that is one terrific blow to us that have been waiting for the SDK. This is the Addon board, and the subject is dead on target. This was made by Satchell using only his ability to produce and convert sound, just the same as some of us like to retexture. Why was it shut down? Did this addon insult BIS' feelings, as it replaced a lot of their work, and in many cases improved it? I hope they can handle it, because this creativity they have stomped on is the thing that keeps games like OFP alive. BIS really needs to make sure they have the right attitude towards their community. If we change something, it is not out of disrespect for their work, but to tailor certain aspects to various tastes or preferrences that the community cannot expect the developers to spend time on. I'm sure many of us would like to know what is going on. Konyak

You could paint the Mona Lisa with a set of paintbrushes that would cost about as much as OFP, but that doesn't mean you can paint the Mona Lisa. Well done Kegetys, it takes a Finn to know what a car that has been in snow looks like Keep up the good work! Konyak

I think I had about 3 teammates left after Fuel station, and one bought it pretty soon after we hit Tyrone. We were pinned on the ground and I couldn't see any NME's, but did see one muzzle flash in the first garden behind a wall, and contrary to my usual stay low and play smart tactic, I got up, ran towards the garden, and pitched a grenade as far as I could. It hit dead on target and when I got there, 5 Civ's in a heap, and we had to get two or three more in houses Next mission was great, long and cautious, not amazlingly hard though, at least not the final airport assault. So far, a very good 5 pounds worth Konyak

You are missing the point. Why have a horn that nobody can hear? Besides, I play the game as I do things IRL, and in IRL I don't run people over that I consider my teammates It quickly degrades the game to a "what'choo do that fo foo? He TK´d me!" Then.. BANG!! "that was for running me over back then!" .. and so on. Konyak

That's what I had been doing, but it's a stupid way of doing it. That way you have tank crews turning out and in as if someone keeps farting inside the tank, just to turn the lights on. Besides that, they move differently in different modes. Anyway, they have the unitname action "LIGHTON" command, so it should be possible. I find it hard to believe that this is something nobody knows how to do. Please enlighten us Konyak

This is a silly bug, and should be easy to fix. In MP, if you have a vehicle equipped with a horn, press left mouse button to activate, other people will not hear it. Even if they are sitting in the passenger seat, or right in front of the bumper. Important? Well, I have actually needed to honk at teammates that stand in the middle of the road when I need to get by, so yeah Konyak