Quote from: pizzzaman12 on 23-08-2012, 21:08:27

So no more bulge maps?

EVERYTHING must be said twice for you to understand? 
Well, I didn't say that for 100% but that's what I think, can't tell more.

He's lied to us before

GREAT devblog... I gotta say, I've always respected what the devs have done, but these sort of step by step insight devblogs coupled with my struggles to learn the basics of texturing this summer have really given me new insight into the type of work and dedication that you guys put into this mod. It's nothing short of spectacular, and its amazing to see how very artistic you guys are. Keep up the great work and these dev blogs. I love seeing this behind the scenes type stuff.

I support this idea 100% imo every map in FH2 should have a 16 player or "infantry" version.
I've been thinking a bit about the layouts too;

Hurtgen could play well with the right flag placement at Germeter
Cobra I think is a no brainer to put a layout in Hebecroven
Totalize is kinda open all around so I'm not sure of the best way to place those flags.
Ramelle is easy to make an inf map out of
Sidi bou zid... sidi bou zid flag seems big enough imo
st. lo: tough to do because of the openess like totalize.. although hill 108 might make a good one
St. Vith should be in the middle of the bombed out town i think (but this map has alot of good places)
Villers is perfect... just have to decide between Villers or Tilly
Girarabub should be put back to normal 16 (shameless plug)

I think there's a way to do like "map audits" in BF2 pretty easily. I remember a while back ppl used to play with alternate flag layouts on PR maps and post them in the forums. Can anyone shed some light on how to get into the files and create a new layer for a map? If so, maybe someone or many ppl could create a 'map pack' of smaller layered maps... If they did, these maps could be played extensively on WAW Thursdays, Fridays etc imo... to be betatested and put through the trials.
I see a win-win here. The devs I'm sure dont have nearly enough time to test all the 16 layouts as well as the new maps and content that theyre coming up with. The WAW Thursdays almost always have to play smaller layers because of the low player numbers and are pretty dedicated (enough ppl usually show up weekly.)
If someone who knows mapping pretty well is willing to collaborate and make some small layed maps based off the ones in the mod (or give a small tutorial on how to do it), and willing to listen to suggestions and feedback given by the ppl that play the maps. I feel like it wouldnt be that hard to create a sort of open beta test. restricted to only small map gameplay.

Idk this could work or be might soound totally retarded to someone else I'd love to see more 16 or 32 maps in the mod tho. They can be alot of fun to play with a few good ppl

Ractivate the Malta map from WaW or was it F|H and spend some time bringing it up to par... et voila: we have a winner! ^^

Never actually played it, I've seen videos but I don't fully understand how exactly did the map work?

Drove the Sherman once on Brest on the 130 server with 85-90 people online. Thanks to good teamwork, a vocal squad, and my cautious approach with the tank, when I was eventually killed for the first time I was 39-1, had 86 points, the team had taken 4 flags (my squad 3 of them) thanks to the way they worked hand in hand with my tank. I fired smoke for them and they assaulted immediately, I sent HE shells into a house and they rushed in to clear it out. On five separate occasions my tank's health went below half, and twice beyond that it was in the red, but I always found people willing to help repair if I couldn't do it  myself. I readily admit my hull and turret MG gunners did a great job too.. at killing enemies. What they did a horrible job at was whining about how turning the hull to face down the road was something I did after I knew the road was safe, not before. How I took the time to blast HE off the street around 'faust corners', instead of just blasting down the road. How I moved the tank to support my squad, instead of taxiing them to where they wanted to get off. Just a shame, I ran out of HE and smoke shells four times each, I used up 8 magazines of co-axial ammunition, I had an excellent time, but selfish players once again had to taint it by thinking only of themselves.

^ this is the way tanking should be in FH2 all the time. all guns firing, SUPPORTING inf as they move in to cap a flag, using up all your ammo from suppression. sounds like the best round ever (sans whinning hull gunners of course)

good update, nice to let the rest of the non-forum goers that the devs are backing this server and willing to make ammendments to future gameplay

tbh im pretty excited to see what this will turn out to be. I've been having a great time testing the 64+ server and it could yeild some awesome gamelpay if the devs accomodate for it. I'd be interested to know just what kind of things the devs would have in mind

I always said St Lo had not enough Bocage.

Should be closer to luttich type bocage density imo
and m4a1 should be fitted with this

It would almost seem like you think longer reloads will more tactics... bollocks, mate. I reload when I need to reload, and when I need to reload, I need to have it done ASAP. You already have to think twice before reloading when you're in a firefight, since reloading half-empty mags means you'll be out of ammo real soon. There's the realism and tactics in that. Not reloading taking so long it looks like the soldier is scratching his arse while reloading. As you're about the real aspects of the game, a "real" soldier would never take so long to reload his weapon, especially whilst in utter need of using it.

Are you saying that the reloading would be more realisitc if it were faster? If so, I have to disagree. Take a look at any helmet cam footage and I believe even renactors on these forums have noted that reloading a weapon takes much longer and is much more cumbersome than many believe, especially in a firefight. Sure you NEED to reload ASAP to save your ass, but you also should be doing it behind cover, where you have as much time and space as possible. There are a number of factors that video games dont take into account, and if video games were to be realistic, all of their reloading animations should take MUCH longer.

But FH is a fps at heart, and isnt out to portray war to the realistic extent of a mil sim. That makes this animation well timed and balanced imo. Its also very smooth and not clunky like someone else pointed out. I'm looking forward to the Eastern Front even more now well done chad