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Project NormandyAfter months of hard work and help from members of the community,
AfterDune (developper) is PROUD to announce that Project Normandy is now finally released
and ready for download!
I link you here for the downloads :
http://www.realitymod.com/forum/f558-pr-normandy-general-discussion/105093-release-project-normandy.html#post1699847A "release event" will be planned in the near future, where we will
hopefully be able to fight on a 100+ player battlefield!
In the mean time, feel free to hop on the Project Normandy servers,
kindly offered by New Era Warfare and United Special Forces!
[ password = pn ] Hello, I'm a tester and supporter for Project Normandy, wich is a mini-mod for Project Reality, wich is the biggest and most played mod of Battlefield 2.
The mod is normally set in Realistic Modern Warfare gameplay, but one of the Developper started his own side project, now it's finally released and we're working hard to get things up. We don't have any modelers or animators, could be usefull to have some, because we mainly use vehicles, weapons, etc from other BF2 mods. The mod use ALOT of models and other things from Battlegroup Frontline, a BF2 mod that died.
If you have played World War II Online you might certainly like this mod.
The mod is not aimed to compete with Forgotten Hope 2, wich is a way more developped WW2 mod for BF2 and with many more fronts and has the Russian front coming too. This mini-mod was developped to see how a WW2 setup would play with Project Reality and 128 players gameplay.
Project Normandy is set on DDay landing and features the germans versus the US army.
THE MOD DOES NOT AIM FOR HISTORICAL ACCURACY DON'T BE SURPRISED TO SEE WEIRD CAMOS, AND OTHER NON HISTORICAL STUFF (At least not for now and for many releases). For exemple, germans using bazookas untill we get a Panzersrheck model.
We use vietnam era models for the US kits, so don't be surprised. All is really WIP and we can't afford all the nice things yet without modelers or animators, still it's very enjoyable. We have only one map for now, and we don't have any US tanks, we have the M26 Pershing but that would be unfair agaisn't PZIIIs and IVs.
The mini-mod and the main mod revolve around
Teamwork ALOT, like having to join a squad to have specific kits and way more other things.
The map is 2km wide and features beaches, Pointe Du Hoc style cliffs, bocages and villages. (Scroll the page right and left to see the full map)
The mod will feature 128 players slots server when we can.
128 players server was developped not a long time ago, like 7 months ago and is still being worked on, it was played on PR many times and on FH2 (WW2 BF2 mod). 128 players works great with squads management too. We hope to be able to have an event for Project Normandy.
Project Reality use mumble (a voice program) and we hope to have a mumble channel for Project Normandy soon, so when you will join Project Normandy servers and have PR_Mumble (a special mumble for PR) you will be auto-linked to the server and you will be able to talk localy with 3D positioned audio with team-mates around you! Works freaking great
Sounds are still very WIP and alot of other things
How to install :
1. Buy BF2 or re-install it.
2. Patch it to version 1.41, you don't need older patchs to patch it to 1.41.
3. Patch it to version 1.5
4. The mini-mod requires the big normal mod (wich is still awesome though) sadly, because it needs it's files.
5. To download the mod, get here and download the client version :
http://www.realitymod.com/downloads 6. Install, it and say yes to install PR_Mumble is it ask you to.
7.
READ Project Reality's manual, otherwise you won't get jack**** of what's going on, PLEASE, have some time to read it. Don't come here and complain if you didn't read it. You can always ask questions on this thread.
8. Once installed download Project Normandy mini-mod at the top of this post.
The mini-mod is only one map for now, and to play it you must run the standard Project Reality mod. We will hopefully get more maps for the mod. Also the current map might feature tanks later on.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ASK AWAY. Here are some videos from Thursday gameplay and beta footage. I'm the commander on most rounds, my chat is in yellow . The server hits 64/64 players each day.
Map fly-over
http://youtu.be/DferOAxoLl8?hd=1Attack on enemies mortars (Player builded)
http://youtu.be/1akCa_8MyNU?hd=1Attack on the beach
http://youtu.be/IVas2uLTg6k