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Cool! I know how to do it in The Gimp, but it doesnt handle TGA's properly. Thanks.

Oh, while I'm here ... does anyone know a good way to get the Blackhawks to do a precise AIRope in a built up area? I got it to work, but it keeps dropping them all over the place, and nowhere near where I want it to. Thx again.

I asked this before and tried to resolve it myself but failed. I love the D&R's and love Night missions too, but really struggle with the faded red-dot on the Aimpoint scope due to colour-blindness. It would be cool to have it adjustable like the real thing so fellow sufferers can see their scope better at night. But I then tried to edit the red dot .tga myself to make it fully opaque, and nothing I tried made any difference. Is it the code that makes the red-dot semi-opaque in game, or is it ( as I suspect it might be ) just my pitiful Photoshop knowledge that caused the failure? An enhanced Aimpoint sight would be awesome ( there's a lot of us Colour Blindness sufferers out there ), failing that some easy instructions on what to do to change it would be extremely welcome. Thanks.

WTF? I was playing around in the editor, with all the BAS choppers and a SOAR sidekick ( so I could go command view and admire myself  ) and picked off a pack of T80's at distance with one of the new AH60's, flew round some more and decided to blow up all the empty choppers I'd spawned using the various weapons available. I landed to survey the wreckage, and the gunner opened fire on me with the minigun, needless to say I didnt last long ... he then engaged the engine, started the AH60 up and took off!!!   Now I wasnt expecting that! Â

Well, yeah I think a big Community made Campaign is what should really be started now, we have a lot of the toys. Like yourself I've had an idea I've been chewing round for a few weeks, trying it out in my head. HOW ABOUT? A World War 3 Campaign done in chapters. That way, each nation that has produced its own units ( FDF, Hokkaido, BW, US, UK and everyone else ) can produce its own chapter, choosing which side it will be on in the World War, and who they'll be fighting. We could even have people switching sides and turning on old allies as the situation got worse, and there would be an organic story behind it that could adapt to different countries as they progress with their addons etc. The potential for intriguing alliances not just between countries, but also between Addon/Mod makers is mind-blowing! And we have lots of very cool and very modern Addons to use, some of which dont get used anywhere near enough. This would help take care of that, giving the players something special, and ensuring Addon makers and mission designers that their work is going to get seriously played. Jus a thought. BIS is going retro with OFP2. So quite literally, the future is OURS!

1. ? Odd. I went and tried again, and the JAM version is easily the slowest of the 3 ( BIS, Avons Inq-HDW remake and the JAM version ) and it also causes a lot more units to go to a lower LOD model at closer ranges ... though the JAM version looks "lighter" than the other 2, is it something that was done with the mission itself that causes it? 2. Thanks. Makes perfect sense.

Couple questions about JAM : 1. Is it more CPU intensive using JAM? I played the version of Battlefields ( all these missions! happy now Avon? I am ) and I got even more slowdown than with Inquisitors High Detail weapon pack. I don't have an uber system, but can't see why the slowdown was so much ( cpu use? sound? animations? ) 2. What are HD weapons FOR? I get what High Dispersion means, but I emptied 2 full AK47 clips at a baddy from 150yards and not even 1 bullet was on target, I'd used someone elses HD weapons before ( sorry, can't remember who ... ) and they werent that inaccurate. I don't know nothing about guns, and can't see why anyone would choose a weapon so inaccurate, or are they meant to be for CQB only? Love the missions though. Oh and the Addons arent that bad either!

*cough* BH Demo Missions 2 And also : A bonus. w00t! Double w00t! Can't wait to run home from work and mainline myself into those!

Where can we find bas_blackhawks_mission2.zip as referenced in the mission readme? Or is it not ready for DL yet?

You can just extract the files to a temp folder and copy them to your Flashpoint install. It lets you choose whether or not to include desktop/start menu shortcuts, so your registry won't matter if you install like that. Really good stuff BTW! So happy that the LOD issue is at last gone! Just played the Sniper mission and managed to steal the Halftrack and drove round picking off every single soldier within a few mile radius. Superb.

"Soon" "Very Soon" "Very Very .... Soon" "Dangerously Close" "Within the week" "Couple more days" All in this thread. Theres just no need. I appreciate it takes time to make the wonderful toys your team produces, I just think it would be better PR to cut that kind of thing out entirely. The post above gives the reason why.

Its not about fairness, its just about constantly telling people how amazing something is, giving out numerous hints and comments about release dates/ETA's and failing to meet them. Everyone understands that its easy to miss a deadline or two, but after a couple of deadlines have come and gone, I think the Addon Team ( and BAS arent solely guilty here ) should then just shut up about release dates. I mean, was it necessary for SelectThis to say "... another couple of days.." ? Is that realistic, or is it just more likely to end up leading to more disappointment and frustration for the fans if it fails to be ready in that time? 0.02Pounds ( why doesnt the pound symbol work on these boards? )

Is there anything new for those that frequent the Inv44 User Mission Boards? Any new hardware or is it just packaging up the Missions on the Forums? Have the Inf Units LOD models been fixed up?

Set up a folder in your Flashpoint Directory, call it what you like ( for e.g : BAS ), in that folder, put another folder called "Addons". Put your Addons in the "Addons" folder. ( any addons can go in here, but if you download an island its "Anim" folder has to go in the normal OFP/Addons folder ) Now make a copy of the shortcut you use to launch OFP, Right-click it and select Properties, in the "Target" field add this : -mod=BAS so it looks like : "C:\Program Files\Operation Flashpoint\Flashpoint.exe" -mod=BAS ( remember to use the " ) And use that shortcut to launch OFP with your Addons. You can set up as many mod folders as you like. To launch with Multiple Mod folders, just add them to the shortcut like so : "C:\Program Files\Operation Flashpoint\Flashpoint.exe" -mod=BAS;RUSSIANS;AIRPLANES etc And if you do a quick search in the General Board, you'll find Kegetys kick-ass OFP Launcher v.2 which has wicked Mod folders support, and lets you pick which Mods you want to launch OFP with just by ticking them on and off in a menu ( great idea Keg ;) ) Enjoy.

Set up a folder in your Flashpoint Directory, call it what you like ( for e.g : BAS ), in that folder, put another folder called "Addons". Put your Addons in the "Addons" folder. ( any addons can go in here, but if you download an island its "Anim" folder has to go in the normal OFP/Addons folder ) Now make a copy of the shortcut you use to launch OFP, Right-click it and select Properties, in the "Target" field add this : -mod=BAS so it looks like : "C:\Program Files\Operation Flashpoint\Flashpoint.exe" -mod=BAS ( remember to use the " ) And use that shortcut to launch OFP with your Addons. You can set up as many mod folders as you like. To launch with Multiple Mod folders, just add them to the shortcut like so : "C:\Program Files\Operation Flashpoint\Flashpoint.exe" -mod=BAS;RUSSIANS;AIRPLANES etc And if you do a quick search in the General Board, you'll find Kegetys kick-ass OFP Launcher v.2 which has wicked Mod folders support, and lets you pick which Mods you want to launch OFP with just by ticking them on and off in a menu ( great idea Keg ;) ) Enjoy.

Chalk?

Got a few spare moments to play, and decided to crack back on with King Nothing's superb Operation Mercury Campaign. The mission is to scout out the Enemy's activity down on the beach, so I set off m249 in hand, and AI buddy close to my side in Stealth mode. Using my Binocs as instructed to point out targets, thinking I've almost completed the mission, I then get told to hang tight and co-ordinate the attack. So I call in the Artillery barrage, which is utterly useless, and only succeeds in giving some of the local crabs and starfish mild headaches, I call in the infantry squad and watch them get cut to pieces by the BMP's as I sit idly by wishing I could help in some way ... I'd not thought ahead and grabbed any useful weaponry, so armed only with a rather loud Machine Gun I creep into the base, looking for an enemy AT soldier to shoot down so I can grab his weapon and blast the Tanks which were all sitting totally unscathed... Needless to say, five or six attempts later I still hadnt managed it ( I couldnt be bothered reloading the mission and picking up better weapons ), and was getting ready to give up when ... I was on top of the hill looking down on the beach again, watching the feeble efforts of the artillery squad ( poor crabs ) as they aimlessly blasted everything but the enemy, but then, much to my pleasure and utter disbelief, one of the artillery shells landed right between a group of infantry and one of the bmps, and I watched as they were blasted asunder and gazed with wide-eyes as the AT soldier was blown a good 400 yards right in my direction, landing, RPG intact and fully loaded, right in front of my nose! I couldtn't believe my luck, God obviously REALLY! wanted me to take out those tanks. Couldnt have done it without him.

One of the things about OFP1 that irked me was that Choppers are so lovely and easy to fly using my mouse, but compared with many other games, Planes are very difficult. I know, I know, get a joystick ... but in many other flight sims, my Mouse Flight control is pretty spot on, and I dont have too many problems without a JS. One thing that would make it a lot easier would be adding someway to allow the user to Invert his mouse only when in planes. Other games have set ups where you can have different mouse/keyboard settings for different vehicle types. Not that I'd ever want to see OFP become like any other games, but something similar would be wonderful.

Fun, hell yeah! But realistic? In missions like Naguals S.Afghanistan missions with close street fighting, combined with OFP's clipping peculiarities death at ones own hands can strike at any time ...

About the Delta/RAngers : When the updated weapons pack gets released will the Masterkey's impact be lessened? Many times I've found myself up close to a baddy and blasted him in the chest only to find myself killed by the blowback, same if you accidentally hit the edge of a nearby wall or the ground. Can't say I've fired too many shotguns in my life, but I dont recall reading or hearing about anyone getting killed from Shotgun Blowback. Its still my favourite weapon though.

BASRA is some scary stuff! I came under BAS Related Attack today. Strolling through the city centre, there was a loud rumbling overhead, I looked up and saw a Black-Op Chinook thundering its way low over the city, menacingly without any markings at all... Stoned as I was I began having gaming related flashbacks and seriously thought about ducking behind something for a brief moment. Realising I wasnt holding an AK74, parts of my brain showed the beginnings of panick setting in I had no idea the Brits used Blacked Out Chinooks, nor do I know why it was flying so low  ...

The absense of Join In Progess ( sorry ) has been my biggest disappointment with this game, my old Quake3 clan buddies refused to play because of it, and I know others who took their game back to the store because of that very issue. But that doesnt stop the fact that CTi Kicks Damned Ass! It really has everything in it that makes OFP great, squad control, strategy, infantry and vehicle combat ... the whole gammut, it even rocks as a Single Player game, I've spent many a happy hour in battle against my Pentium. Lets just pray that BIS manage to add at least optional JiP to OFP2, I for one will be enormously disappointed if they dont ...

Sweet Mod! Not keen on the *Censored* Intro scenes, just cause I dont speak Finnish I dont see why I should be excluded. Is there a way to change the voices to english? Its great that it has Finnish voices, really nice touch, but I might want to switch to english at times, especially when Im not leading a Squad, got killed a couple of times reading the voice text when I should have been shooting baddies? Great work tho guys.