ScreamingWithNoSound

I think it's a great idea, for OFP2. Only thing about it is, you'd need a Cray to run the game... I mean, I've got an Athlon 900 and I have to play with most of the detail right down... (to get a decent frame rate). Sure, computers now are more powerful, but I recon that even with a Super Ninja Bastard PC, you won't be able to run OFP with max detail, 1600x1200x32, FSAA and view distance set to 5000m will you? (And play a mission as big as Battlegrounds) I think that BIS has done a great job of balancing visuals/playability/performance. Thing about 'other games' is they don't have masive, open, playing areas with the ability to have 100's of objects, players, vehicles... A great idea for OFP <2>.

Huh, you'd love to <think> I just work for money. Well, you're wrong. I don't work for the money, I work because it's a job that does give me satisfaction. Just because <you> work for money, don't assume that everyone else works for money. You call me american, when it's you who say I'm only doing it for the money? Work that one out. Read my posts again. Do I, or do I not, quite clearly state, the reason I was ranting, was because of the constant, unjustified attacks on the people at BIS and the parallel that has with my job? Read my posts again. Do I, or do I not, clearly state that people who come on making these attacks do not want to be helped, because if they did, they would give information required to help fix their problem. Read the Troubleshooting FAQ. It quite clearly states that if you have a problem there is a procedure for you to follow. Why is this procedure in place? Read the Troubleshooting FAQ and you will see that it quite clearly states that people who have followed this procedure may not have had their problems resolved immediately, but it has helped the Dev team to fix the problem in the end. From dictionary.com: ####### n 1: (obscene) insulting terms of address [syn: bastard, cocksucker, s**t, mother f**ker, motherf**ker, mother, prick, son of a b*tch, SOB] 2: excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal [syn: anus, arse, arsehole] ass·hole (shl) n. Vulgar Slang 1. The anus. 2. A thoroughly contemptible, detestable person. 3. The most miserable or undesirable place in a particular area. As my friends and colleagues will know that I am neither of these definitions, it is fair to assume that when he called me an #######, he was being abusive. Again, I will go back to the fact that I did indicate I was having a rant. If <you> don't like it, why don't <you> stop reading?

Hmm... that doesn't sound like bandwidth on your lan... sounds more like horse power of you server... are you using a dedicated server? Or are you playing on the server? If it's the later, you'll need to _really_ cut back on the detail, to free-up more processor time to do the servery-bits. You'll also need 512MB of RAM - you cannot afford the game to start using the pagefile as this WILL start slowing things down.

I don't think it would be so much of an issue - being the US government, I would imagine that they wouldn't spare any when it came down to the servers... Gigabit over copper... who needs efficient net code?

Is accuracy the principal behind battle rifles? Where as the principal behind and assualt rifle, is to saturate an area with fire, so you're bound to hit something?

Is accuracy the principal behind battle rifles? Where as the principal behind and assualt rifle, is to saturate an area with fire, so you're bound to hit something?

I'm with Uziyahu IDF... check my rant on the tech support forum (if you can find it hidden away). I have to say Canis, that I also agree with you... in some ways... First... the 2-8 players, was a demonstration, based upon, admittedly, dodgy networking code. I personally have played maps with 16+ players and it was absolutely fantastic! Version 1.30 is a vast improvement, check it out... BIS have gone a long way to support development, I mean, there <is> an editor built into the game (you don't even have to load a different *.exe). They have released a command reference, they have released a lip-syncing tool... OK, they haven't release full information on mission editing, but then, there are so many people out there in the community that have gathered together bits and bobs that it is possible to create a full mission, even a full campaign. I love OFP. If only I had the time to sit down and really get to grips with designing some missions...

Things get to me. When something gets to me, I like to have a rant... get it off my chest. Thoughts?

When it comes to political correctness, I'm with Billy Connely. "F*** Political Correctness"

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LMAO... Hmm... I think you called me an #######, didn't you? Isn't that abusive? Isn't that in breach of the terms of service? I made a general statement about the way people make posts on the troubleshooting forum. I did not pick an individual who I didn't agree with and make a personal attack on them. I DID indicate that I was ranting and as such, what I say should be taken with a pinch of salt. I am here to help. Here to help those who want to be helped. Someone who makes an attack on BIS because they can't get the game to work, rather than stating their full system configuration and the simptoms they are experiencing, is not wanting to be helped.

Hmm... I seem to remember one of the development team saying the reason they weren't releasing certain tools / SDK, is because they don't exist... It would be a shame if there was no SDK, but to be honest... I think the maps are different enough and there are enough user-developed mods and tools to give all the veriety that you need when designing missions.

What I was having a rant about, was the fact that people don't come onto the troubleshooting forum saying: "I've got this problem, these are the simptoms, this is the kit I've got, anybody know how I can fix it?" They come on saying: "It's not working. I don't care why it's not working, because it's not my problem, it's the people that wrote it, it's all their fault." How, pray tell, does: "Hey BIS Get the hint: People can't upgrade to v1.30" help to fix the problem? It doesn't. It is a negative, destructive attack on the guy that have worked their bollocks off to develop this game. Yeah, I work on telephone tech support. Yeah, I get people hanging up on me, because I won't give them what they want. Reason? Because they haven't paid for it! No, I'm not crabby. Y'know why people _do_ get crabby? Because they get customers through who's first words out of their lips are "You know I've been waiting in the queue for 20 minutes and I think It's disgusting. I've paid X thousand pound for this computer and I don't expect to have to sit on the phone paying to have it fixed." Do you know what that achieves? It wastes 1, 2, sometimes 3 minutes. Does it help to fix the problem in ANY way? No Does it make the poor customer who is patient, who understands that you sometimes have to wait, who's stuck in the queue for minutes longer because someone's blowing off, destructively at the call handlers? No Does it make me, the call handler, the person who goes to work for YOUR benefit, feel happy, more inclined to help you? No. Does it mean that I will not fix your problem? No. I am a professional. If it's broken and you're entitled to service, I will try to fix it. I will always try to fix it and always to the best of my ability. Arrogant? OK, perhaps I come accross that way. Maybe it's because I'm confident in my own abilities and I'm not affraid to say so. Is that what you call arrogant? That's what I call insensetive, not arrogant. It's interesting that you assume that I've got no experience with computers or tech support and that I'm on minimum wage. LMAO and for you to assume I work for a 2 bit company, now _that's_ arrogant. First, Dixons Stores Group is the largest electronics goods retailer in Europe. We sell more PCs in the UK than anyone else (about 38% of all PCs sold last year were bought from a DSG store). Second, I have 9 years experience with PCs and I am definitely NOT on minimum wage. I have spent 12 months TRYING MY d*amnDEST, no matter what ABUSE I recieve, to fix PCs and very rarely getting a customer who appreciates <just how difficult> telephone tech support is. The reason I had a rant, is because I'm sick of people who have no notion of, no care for, how their actions impact upon others. I know full well, that if you constantly turn round and say "it's not good enough, it's not good enough", people will stop trying to help you and just turn round and say "f**k you! If you're never satisfied, what's the point of me trying?" What gives you the right to attack the people who live only to serve? The people that do things for YOUR benefit? "I've paid Å35 for this game." LMAO! If it were me, I'd give you your money back, just to stop your negative, destructive attacks on the people who wrote the game.

M14 is technically a battle rifle. Why was the M249 mentioned? This was not introduced until the very late 80's/early 90's - a full 2 decades after the M14 was withdrawn from service and over 3 decades after the BAR was withdrawn. One reason the bad guys don't die with one hit to the chest, is because if THEY die with one hit YOU die with one hit! Simple. If you're having problems making 1 hit 1 kill, you need more practice. I think people that desperately want 'better' snipper rifles are just beardy puffs that are scared to run at the enemy screaming "Die Bastard! DIE!" because they may get killed. It's a game. Play it like one. You wanna make beardy sniper shots, play UT. OFPs strength is that it's a squad-based grunt game. None of this "one man army" s**t that just doesn't happen in real life. (NO, it doesn't - look at the Gulf, the SAS were deployed in 8 man teams). THAT's what's good about OFP as someone else pointed out on a similar thread - the M21 is not there for true snipers, it's there to give a squad extended reach on the battlefield. Snipers are just boring, cause all they do is find a hole and lay there. Yawn. I played this all-sniper mp game once, it was interesting, but <I> won the game, because <I> was not a beardy-boring sniper git, I ran upto people and got stuck in. (with an M21) It's not what you've got, it's how you use it.

M14 is technically a battle rifle. Why was the M249 mentioned? This was not introduced until the very late 80's/early 90's - a full 2 decades after the M14 was withdrawn from service and over 3 decades after the BAR was withdrawn. One reason the bad guys don't die with one hit to the chest, is because if THEY die with one hit YOU die with one hit! Simple. If you're having problems making 1 hit 1 kill, you need more practice. I think people that desperately want 'better' snipper rifles are just beardy puffs that are scared to run at the enemy screaming "Die Bastard! DIE!" because they may get killed. It's a game. Play it like one. You wanna make beardy sniper shots, play UT. OFPs strength is that it's a squad-based grunt game. None of this "one man army" s**t that just doesn't happen in real life. (NO, it doesn't - look at the Gulf, the SAS were deployed in 8 man teams). THAT's what's good about OFP as someone else pointed out on a similar thread - the M21 is not there for true snipers, it's there to give a squad extended reach on the battlefield. Snipers are just boring, cause all they do is find a hole and lay there. Yawn. I played this all-sniper mp game once, it was interesting, but <I> won the game, because <I> was not a beardy-boring sniper git, I ran upto people and got stuck in. (with an M21) It's not what you've got, it's how you use it.