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.

All of the preview videos you’ve seen recently from Gamescon etc have been played in normal difficulty with all the HUD elements turned on, meaning that enemy soldiers will appear as red dots on your compass towards the top of the screen. Obviously this makes the game quite a bit easier and gives you a phenomenal advantage over the AI as you know in which direction they are located. I’m sure that in real-life as well with an advantage such as this you’d find it a lot easier to eliminate an opposing force than you would without it. It is also entirely possible that god-mode may have been switched on in some of the videos as this was presented to people as an option at Gamescon if they wanted to use it.

In the hardcore difficulty mode, which I’m sure a lot of you here will be using, the compass is not present. Meaning that even when enemy troops have been spotted by yourself or your other fireteam members, you won’t have any visual HUD aids to help you in locating them other than your own eyes, and also the map if you have the time to use it. The enemy AI in the game use cover well and are in general very well concealed, and this has been stated over and over by numerous people from both press and public who’ve played the game, and I’m sure you will find it a challenge in the hardcore mode.

I’m not just saying this as I’m a CM employee, I’ve played the game myself and know first-hand how difficult the game can be. More often than not the first time you’ll know that an enemy is nearby is when you hear them firing at you, see tracer fire flashing past your head, bullets hitting the dirt near to your position, or the “you are dead” screen

**As an aside, I’ve just found out that there is an OFP: DR 4 page hands-on feature in the next edition of PC Zone UK (Nov 09). Here is “the lowdown” from the article.

+ Huge Map
+ Improved AI
+ Not Dumbed Down
+ Massive Draw Distance
- Very Easy to Die
- No chickens or sheep

- Ian ‘Helios’ Webster
Community Manager

Today we where informed by Helios about a new important article from PC Zone UK. The article has been released in shops in the UK. We are currently waiting on a Hero to acquire a copy of the recently published July issue PC Zone UK. From first responses this article seems that it may be one of the most important of the previews so far. We will keep you updated of any major developments. If scans are found they will be uploaded to the community areas (Flickr, ScribD) and you will receive a email shortly there after.

** UPDATE **

Posted moments ago by Shaz73, “Phone Camera” pictures of the PCZone 4 page article. As a added bonus a Xbox Mag was also photographed. They are viewable here. When better versions come around they will be added to ScribD and Flickr, the quality is too low for these to be them be any use as the archived copy.

** UPDATE **
We have now received master scanned copies thanks to Hero tot brill. They have been uploaded page by page to Flickr. As well the ScribD PDF version is viewable below.

PC Zone June 09 – 4 Page Hands-On Feature

Thanks to tot brill for finding these scans.