America's Army: Recon has been released and it's spectacular!
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America's Army: Recon has been released and it's spectacular!
Those who don't know, The U.S. Army just released the first half of their 7 million dollar video game. It's called Recon and it's completely free. The file is about 203 meg and it's available for download at the usual places (Fileplanet, 3Dgamers, etc.) You can also find it at Nvidia's site:
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=army_download
My first impressions:
The graphics are just breathtaking. High polys and textures are endless. The player animations are excellent. The reload animations put every other game I've played to shame. Not only are they accurate, but it takes about 5-6 seconds to do it. When you are shooting, you line up people on the actual crosshair or sight of every gun.
It's very heavy on the realism. Breathing will mess up your aim. You have to time your shots by listening to your breathing patterns. The sound effects are also spot on.
From what I've witnessed so far, this game was very well planned and executed. Anyway, back to the game for me. As for the rest of you, go get it now!
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=army_download
My first impressions:
The graphics are just breathtaking. High polys and textures are endless. The player animations are excellent. The reload animations put every other game I've played to shame. Not only are they accurate, but it takes about 5-6 seconds to do it. When you are shooting, you line up people on the actual crosshair or sight of every gun.
It's very heavy on the realism. Breathing will mess up your aim. You have to time your shots by listening to your breathing patterns. The sound effects are also spot on.
From what I've witnessed so far, this game was very well planned and executed. Anyway, back to the game for me. As for the rest of you, go get it now!
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Haha, the online system has a bit of a fatal flaw: after training, you're only allowed to play one map. There are currently 2 or 3 servers running that map.
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Originally posted by Aghama
Haha, the online system has a bit of a fatal flaw: after training, you're only allowed to play one map. There are currently 2 or 3 servers running that map.
Haha, the online system has a bit of a fatal flaw: after training, you're only allowed to play one map. There are currently 2 or 3 servers running that map.
After you get in, you have to win 5 games to get the next map. I just finished a series and now I'm working on the next one.
I'm really anticipating the airborne jumps and sniper school.
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Only 1 map? I thought the demo was to have 9 maps and later 10?? I'm getting it now anyways, when I first read about this game, I thought it would be pathetic but it actually looks fairly good.
Now I remember, the first multiplayer map is the 'training' map where you have to beat it to continue to the next, I had forgotten... also, my download crashed so here I start again.
Now I remember, the first multiplayer map is the 'training' map where you have to beat it to continue to the next, I had forgotten... also, my download crashed so here I start again.
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Originally posted by Feneant
Only 1 map? I thought the demo was to have 9 maps and later 10?? I'm getting it now anyways, when I first read about this game, I thought it would be pathetic but it actually looks fairly good.
Only 1 map? I thought the demo was to have 9 maps and later 10?? I'm getting it now anyways, when I first read about this game, I thought it would be pathetic but it actually looks fairly good.
Then the rest of the maps are unlocked for you to play online.
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For all you console fans, there could be an XBox version in the works.
Here is some coding from the Default.ini file that came with the Recon release:
[XboxDrv.XboxClient]
TextureDetail=Medium
SkinDetail=Medium
LightmapDetail=High
TextureMinLOD=6
TextureMaxLOD=9
Brightness=0.8
Contrast=0.7
Gamma=0.8
NoFractalAnim=True
[XBoxAudio.XBoxAudioSubsystem]
ReverseStereo=False
Channels=32
MusicVolume=1.0
SoundVolume=1.0
AmbientFactor=1.0
UsePrecache=True
Here is some coding from the Default.ini file that came with the Recon release:
[XboxDrv.XboxClient]
TextureDetail=Medium
SkinDetail=Medium
LightmapDetail=High
TextureMinLOD=6
TextureMaxLOD=9
Brightness=0.8
Contrast=0.7
Gamma=0.8
NoFractalAnim=True
[XBoxAudio.XBoxAudioSubsystem]
ReverseStereo=False
Channels=32
MusicVolume=1.0
SoundVolume=1.0
AmbientFactor=1.0
UsePrecache=True
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Haha, the online system has a bit of a fatal flaw: after training, you're only allowed to play one map. There are currently 2 or 3 servers running that map.
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Game menus load ok but when in the game it is all screwed up, blinking textures everywhere. Tried it on my bro's Nvidia GeForce 2 card and it worked ok.
i'm using a Radeon 8500
oh well, a look at the docs is in order...
i'm using a Radeon 8500
oh well, a look at the docs is in order...
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Originally posted by happypants
Game menus load ok but when in the game it is all screwed up, blinking textures everywhere. Tried it on my bro's Nvidia GeForce 2 card and it worked ok.
i'm using a Radeon 8500
oh well, a look at the docs is in order...
Game menus load ok but when in the game it is all screwed up, blinking textures everywhere. Tried it on my bro's Nvidia GeForce 2 card and it worked ok.
i'm using a Radeon 8500
oh well, a look at the docs is in order...
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Originally posted by Flay
My Radeon 8500 LE works perfectly. I'm getting high framerates online and off.
My Radeon 8500 LE works perfectly. I'm getting high framerates online and off.
Which drivers are you running? I haven't updated to the Catalyst drivers yet.
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Originally posted by happypants
Do you use your 8500 in dual monitor mode? I can run games with the desktop spanning both monitors, and usually games will run without me having to switch to single monitor mode.
Which drivers are you running? I haven't updated to the Catalyst drivers yet.
Do you use your 8500 in dual monitor mode? I can run games with the desktop spanning both monitors, and usually games will run without me having to switch to single monitor mode.
Which drivers are you running? I haven't updated to the Catalyst drivers yet.
Upgrade to the Catalyst drivers. I'm using them. It's makes a big difference in the latest games.