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Its nice to be able to use an analog stick for moving between walk and "normal" speed...thanks for allowing analog infantry movement. Please extend the analog stick to include a full sprint when the stick is pushed fully forward.

This is probably old news to most of you...but it seems that a certain kind of tree in OFP changed into a christmas tree for the holiday season on any map it was used in. Kind of a nice little easter egg. Anyway...Happy Holidays folks!

Merry Christmas guys! The Marine Assault Pack is ready to roll...grab it here: http://www.digitalgrenade.com/boom.php?usmc At this time there are no known issues in the pack, but Im sure with an extended group an issue or 2 will pop up...if so, please use the forums at www.digitalgrenade.com for feedback. http://www.digitalgrenade.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl This package contains all items that we feel are ready for distribution. Booster packs may be released at a later date. There is no mission package yet, but the MTCO server is online and ready to accomidate any online play you may wish to partake in. Additional missions will be available for download soon, but I wont have the opportunity to create a package for them for a bit, and I figured you guys would want to get your mits on these ASAP. I encourage any mission editors to both submit your mission to me at suchey@digitalgrenade.com as well as post links for download of the missions here. Frequently asked questions, mission editors guide, class name structure, etc etc etc can all be found at the first link above. Enjoy the package guys!

Bis...any additional info on the ThrottleGuaranteed=value item that was introduced in 1.87 as configurable by the server? What is this and what does it do? Thus far players are reporting desync as being worse in 1.87 than it was in 1.86...perhpas switching this value to something between 1 as it is set now and 10 as it was set in 1.85 would help??? What factors is this dependant on (number of players, pipe to the server, processor speed, etc etc). Thank you in advance for your help and for your continued efforts to address the issues with OFP:R.

Hey guys...I have been hearing about this from quite a few people. Let me set this straight...for the record...the ONLY pack which will ever be considered "official" will be the one at digitalgrenade...v1.0 that was released by Earl, Myself, Tactician, and Jocko. With that being said, I think its easy to see how confusion may have entered the picture if you read the transcript from the emails we exchanged. I take partial responsibility for this myself as I probably wasn't as clear as I should have been. He did indeed have permission to edit the config, but this is NOT an official addon. (it does sound like he did alot of work on it though, and this it addressed a few issues that some folks had brought up) It sounds like a big misunderstanding to me, so go easy on the guy. He was trying to do something nice for the community. In hind site, I can see where it may be misinterpreted that I was giving a nod for an "official" update. For the record. V1.0 (the original version of the pack) is the last "official" pack that will be released by the original team. Any additions or editing are NOT "official", but many of them are really kewl. (I recommend you try some of them). It has been my plan to some day host ALL of the edits which have or will be made for the package as sort of a one-stop MAP PACK location, but I think now (with all the confusion which this has caused) that I will forgo this plan. (hosting space would have probably limited me on this anyway). Theres still a bunch of stuff out there too (like that armored crew man that blackdog recently dug up) that will probably surface eventually.

JIP would be GREAT! Id probably get it! (of course, Im not a big fan of co-op or single player...so it would be right up my alley). On the other hand, I dont think it would be released as an add-on. I think the original OFP is out of print. (at least I cant find it around my area anymore). Ive tried to turn some friends on to OFP and they just cant buy it anywhere anymore (aside from a few online sites carrying inventory). As a free update/beta test, it might serve to draw a few old school players back to the flock, but I dont think it would revitalize the multiplayer community. I think OFP2 is the tool for that, and Im willing to wait until thats ready to roll. Really looking forward to that day!

They probably dont want to "over hype" the game either. (look at how over hype took a big giant crap on Soldner) Theres so many people expecting SO MUCH from this title, that they have to be very careful. Considering the release is about a year away at best, now is probably not the time to be pushing the game. Having said that...I still wouldnt mind some info!

I finally made it into a server last evening...it was deathmatch so that sorta sucked...but at least it gave me some indication of the game. I posted some thoughts over at my own forums at digitalgrenade.com so I wont go through everything again here (read them on my forums if your interested). Bottom line is that the game seems to be on the right track, but it is NOT ready for release. It is unpolished, clunky and needs ALOT of work. I also posted a link on the front page at digitalgrenade.com that contains instructions on how to connect to servers while bypassing the WingsNet crap that isnt letting people connect. Maybe this will help some of you get in and get a taste of what the gameplay is like. On a side note...although I personally don't have alot of good things to say about the "beta-demo" of Soldner right now...I also remember the early days of OFP...multiplayer was horendous here too. Anyone remember how the servers used to crash when people got in helecopters? It was no picnic trying to play online around here for a many months after retail was released. Crash after crash after crash. Maybe if they fix ALOT of stuff in Soldner it will be a decent game...but like I said, its not read for public release yet by a long shot.

It was posted on March 25th...if he was joking then he did his planning for it Suma already said in an interview some time ago that OFP2 would not even be released in 2004 much less April. My best guess would be mid to late 2005 at the earliest.

It would be really kewl if someone scripted in the ability to see their breath using a drop function.

Congrats Earl! Im glad the info is finally public! Good luck chief!

Theres a good bunch of missions on the MTCO server and a few other servers, there just isnt a central download location for them. Feel free to join the MTCO server and grab them from there. Sorry if this isnt too convenient ...although its easy to figure which are Marine Pack missions as ALL of the missions on the server are for the pack. gs3.mtco.com

The Huey looks fantastic as does the AAV! Really looking forward to these addons! Keep up the great work!

The DigitalGrenade link works, but it envokes a popup window. If you have a pop-up stopper or something similar it may interfere. Heres a direct link to the JAM compatable file config: http://www.mtco.com/games/downloads/usmc/c8xjamcompatable.zip

Good stuff...I like the tank alot! I think the decision to balance against the in game abrahms was a good one (at least until there is a proper M1 out there). Until then, this way allows for good multiplayer support and finally a tank that can stand on its own against the beast of the field Abrahms in game. Great for multiplay adversarial!

Good Stuff Red Hammer! Thanks!

REALLY looking forward to the AAv7! Nice work!

I saw the pic and I had actually not checked the desert variety. I think this may be a bug. Thanks for the heads up!

If your playing with the javelin in the editor...there is an OFP issue that you must be aware of. If you put a LIVE tank on the map you will not be able to lock onto it until an AI acknowledges it is there. (this happens with the other locking stuff too). Place an AI unit in your group...after he sees the tank and reports it to you, you will then magically be able to gain a lock. Empty vehicles can be locked-on at any time. Weird issue. As I understand it, it has been a problem for a while in ofp. Naval Corpsman is the medic...yes. The USMC doesnt have their own medics...they use Naval Corpsman. I also havent been able to reproduce the non-healing medic. He works fine for me so far, but Ill look into it. They are playing co-op right now at gs1.mtco.com (note...you need all the server addons, JAM, and the JAM compatable files for the pack to play--see the faq at the main Marine Pack site for details on the JAM stuff) Help Jocko test out his maps!

You have to use an MTCO mod folder Burns. If you load OFP without the mod switch of mod=MTCO and a mod folder created with all the server addons in it, the server wont let you on.

The recoil values in the package are equal to or higher than the JAM values. We actually tried to stair fairly close to them for compatability sake in case folks wanted to use other JAM compatable weapons in Co-ops and such. JAM Magazines are also compatable with ALL of the weapons (see the faq at the marine site for details). So the weapons can actually be 100% equal to other units. Im personally looking forward to JAM seals and our Marines working together in some good missions! OOOps...Ill get that info into the quick reference guide...I completely forgot it! Thanks for the heads up! names are MarinePack1 through MarinePack10 for a total of 10 faces included. These can be placed on a unit by using: <table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">this setface "MarinePack3" substitute the 3 in the above code with the numbers 1-10 to get different faces. Then place the above code in the init line of the soldier. Another item I forgot to mention is that each side has a custom flag texture...you can use these as follows: place a flag on the map and put the following code in the into flags init box" <table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">this setFlagTexture "\SUCHusmc\flag.pac" (for USA) this setFlagTexture "\SUCHrus\flag.pac" (for Rusian Fed.) I would bet it was the MTCO server. In order to join that server you must load all of the server addons and the Marine pack from an MTCO mod folder in your ofp directory. The easiest way to do this is to download and install the MTCOServerPack.exe file and it will create the mode folder, install everything, and even creat icons on your desktop to connect directly to the server with the proper loading perameters. (GOTY and some language versions may need to edit the path in the "quick launch icons" created by the pack).

See the MarPack FAQ for instructions on the Javelin: http://www.digitalgrenade.com/boom.php?usmc

this is an issue with the scripting in the arena system. Â I have contacted AKM74 and it will be remedied in the next package of the lite armor. In a nutshell...a private function in the arena scripting was identified as a variable. Â If you would rather not wait, the fixed file can be obtained by downloading the MTCOServerPack which includes the fix (done with AMK74s permission of course)

I am currently working on my first full add-on project. These are based on untra modern US Marine Corps including the new issue boots and new issue marpat cammo pattern. Â I used some license as to their look since the USMC hasnt even completely moved to marpat yet. Â All LODS are represented, full blood textures have been implimented, and custom/random faces are also functional...this means the faces seen on the pictures below are not static and will depend on what you have set up as your face in game. However, if you like the skimask or want a cammo face to use, you can download those faces at www.digitalgrenade.com ...I plan on adding a few more touches before I release to beta.

How about today? http://www.digitalgrenade.com/boom.php?usmc