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- Helios

Helios 1h ago announced the release of long awaited for Co-Op video will be tomorrow. The Video is expected to drop tomorrow at approximately 2pm BST/9am EST.

As always there will be a video and IRC party for all the fans. 9am is early for North American people (6am PST/7am MST/8am CST/9am EST). However the part will get on shortly as they (and my self) wake up.

To read the full quote from Helios and see the two new screens, read more. (more…)

Hi all,

I know quite a few members are concerned at some of the AI shown in recent preview videos, but I feel that the vast majority of you are missing one vital point.

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— Correction to system spec —

Hi all,

Some of you may have seen some specs posted around the Internet for the PC version of the game. I’ve been informed that these are not currently correct and are based on old un-optimized versions of the PC code.

Once the PC code has been fully optimized, we will be releasing the definitive minimum & recommended specs.

Expect the final requirements to be lower than what you might have previously seen.

- Helios

== As it Stands ==
Minimum requirement
Operating system: Windows XP SP2 or later
GPU/Video Card: Shader 3.0 (GeForce 7900 GT / 256 MB VRAM or higher), DirectX 9.0c
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Memory: 1 GB
Hard disk: 8 GB
Dual Core CPU 2 x 2.4 GHz
DVD drive: Dual Layer DVD-ROM

Recommended System
Operating system: Windows XP SP2 or later
GPU/Video Card: Shader 3.0 (GeForce 8800 GT / 512 MB VRAM or higher), DirectX 9.0c
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Memory: 2 GB
Hard disk: 8 GB
CPU: Quad Core CPU
Dual Layer DVD-ROM DVD drive: Dual Layer DVD-ROM

The Q&A finally ended at 8:00pm tonight,

It was quite successful with lauren being able to answer a few previously unknown answers to a few questions we had. She done an excellent job with handle the questions and even under the watchful eye of helios answered well for the community.

So please say thanks for taking her time to listen to the community and answer accordingly.

Lastly, we have been aprised of a new video from her/ from helios that will be released next week, the video itself will be of the vehicles in the game and we are hoping it to be an excellent video for us to view.

Today at: 10:24 AM, Helios decided to post us a very welcoming video to the community. This video is most likely the most liked video to date mainly because it was amoungst one of the most wanted things that the community wanted besides from multiplayer information.

Snippit:

The video featuring key members of the development team, marks the first in a series of developer videos that are going to take you behind the scenes of the development of Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising.

The video can be found here, and the discussion here.

A new page has been added to collect all infomation regarding the release of OFP:DR. Information regarding the release date of Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, On Xbox, PS3 and PC – where to buy, deals and promos and first release infomation will be collected here. View page Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising – Release Date

Make sure to bookmark. You can currently count down the days to Operation Flashpoint: DR’s release.

Intel – Geek Out – Interview and Particle Emitter Demo

Posted moments ago by Helios was a link to a Intel sponsored interview with a flash tech simulator. This simulator shows you how Particle emitters work in games, and allows you to make your own explosion. It is really quite the fun and has a good level of depth.

http://OperationFlashpoint2.org is looking to see your submissions, please post in the comments in this news post your creations – we want to see them!

In this exclusive interview with Intel Game On, Codemasters’ Andrew Dennison, Rendering Group Lead on Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising explains why, if you want realism, you don’t just need a capable graphics card, you need a powerful CPU.

The Geekout notes a second interview. The next interview will be in regards to the very important AI path finding code.

The questions have been reposted for archival purposes below.

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Helios just announced that the official release date (Yes, A date, not a period) will be announced on the upcoming Friday, in the early morning, to be precise. Helios also told us there’ll be a new video, showing the Armoury of Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. Helios also promised us a brand new set of screenshots. To “Get a whet appetite” Helios also posted 2 new screenshots.

PLA – Type95 self propelled anti-aircraft gun, viewed through binoculars

US – Abrams M1A2 main battle tank, with AH1Z Super Cobra attack helicopter in air

Full size screenshots can (of course) be found on Flickr.

Source

Well it seems as if Sion has yet again been taking our feedback seriously and the hardcore mode has been altered to the effect of godliness. To see the news please visit here.

Snippit: “You lot are a bunch of masochists but, you’ve got it; the hardcore mode in Operation Flashpoint will contain no HUD/UI elements at all other than radio chatter subtitles. That’s right, no crosshair, no compass, no gun or ammo displays…Nothing…

There will be no objective markers, no bleed meter, no direction of fire indicator, no enemy location highlights and no damage indicators. Nothing!

To show you what we mean, here’s an example for you all taken with the new hardcore settings.”