OFP Lover

it is the Linux programmers' duty to port the game into linux. and every distro has its own staff too. we need only the full source code (+documentations) and a free software/open source compatible license.

thanks Anguis. I have another question: how does a CTI mission end? have it a time limit, or another criteria?

is anybody there?!

glad to know you. I thought they have earned enough money for the rest of their life :D can you explain more explicitly please? you are right. but regarding the money part, free software and open source community can pay enough (via volunteers and officially) if a company announces such a plan and requests money. indeed its a moral issue in the first place. a social problem. a philosophical and political decision. free software says not to use, advertise for, or collaborate in any proprietary software. I think open source programmers can modify it, upgrade it, and base many other games (that we have lake of in free software world) on it. but probably it would be a danger for the proprietary game software business. probably. I agree with you absolutely.

later, after playing all missions several times, I also UnPBO'ed its missions and modified and played them many more times! although, specially I loved search and destroy mission and played it much more. sometimes I placed opposing forces of different kinds and scenarios on the map and I just hide in a high place with glass, sniper rifle, or RPG and watch the battle; sometimes engaging in it (taking enemies by sniper rifle, rpg, or grenade launcher) it was a good free military movie to watch! and I shouldn't forget the mission editor! I created many transient missions and played them. the game is almost endless thanks to the amazing mission editing feature.

hi. I am not Korean. ---------- Post added at 03:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:54 AM ---------- if I wrote a tutorial in my language for the game, it gained popularity. this is a game needing a tutor. also mission editing is a precious capability that needs to be introduced well. it could be a universal game for many years.

I am a player in a far country you can't imagine. I don't like to tell it, so don't ask me please. my country's language isn't English. believe me! OFP is the best game ever. and it is more than just a game. in my country, I think there are very few ofp players ever. and probably I am the only one with considerable experience and familiarity with it (that is needed for discovering and loving it) and knowing its potentials and the only one who played it via the internet (recently). BTW I am a philosophical lover of the free software too; apparently a very unrelated field and matter! but I always wished if such perfect things in the world were all free software too. free software is special, again, with special talents needed to understand and love it. very great and special useful things should be shared with all the humanity to spreed and last at the most possible extent. if this game be shared this way, its users will grow rapidly and it will be the dominant game in the GNU/Linux and free software world. it will not die too soon! and maybe it will have a resurrection for a new life that deserves it. it should be more than just another commercial and proprietary product in the hands of a few. and its programmers deserve more fame and respect. anyway, that was a personal opinion/desire I didn't dare to tell or request until now. you can ignore it if it is too unrelated and nonsense. thanks, and please tell my English mistakes to make my English better.

I read the entire topic. its useful; thanks. specially thank to caz (thread starter). but I have more questions: How can we recognize AI and human players (and their names) in a game? How can we create and publish and play with others our MP missions on the game servers? Where can we find a complete help for any mission for newbies? and probably some other questions in the future!