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ARCHIVES >>> 5/2007
Mixed Soldier Salad by: BUG$ and ctz 22.05.2007 22:00 GMT
Hello and welcome back to another update of Forgotten Hope 2. It's been a while since we last showedcased new stuff. Today the time has come to change that. We would like to introduce a few features of the gameplay, 2 new vehicles and 2 handweapons. First up this week we have some details of some of the gameplay features you will find in Forgotten Hope 2. Push Mode
Artillery Reload Times Kit Limiting
A mapper defines a percentage for each limited kit. For example, if 10% is applied to the Bren MK1 kit and 25 players are on your team, 3 Bren MK1s will be available for use. This system also restricts an Officer kit to use by fireteam leaders and commanders. This acts to make your commanding officers more recognisable on the battlefield by having more mature faces, different headwear, different uniform markings, and so on. Spotting This provides increased atmosphere in two ways: much less radio spam, and soldiers close-by yelling to communicate. Next up! This supply parachute is based on the British X9 parachute. It was modelled, skinned and coded by ctz. The British X9 and German RZ20 parachutes will be shown later.
Both weapons we would like to showoff today are limited in range but make all up with their devastating effect. First item we have is the German Geballte Ladung coming along with 3kg of explosives. It was made by Knoffhoff and will serve you well against anything even medium tanks. But use them wisely. The danger of friendly losses is high if used wrong. The charge was coded by ctz and skillfully animated by Killi Vanilli. There's an interesting german propoganda film over at YouTube showing use of this and other infantry anti-tank weapons.
The second weapon is all against tanks. The British GS Mk. V AT Mine was created by ctz including the code and animated by Killi Vanilli.
Time to move on quickly with the vehicles. And there is no better choice than the 80 km/h fast Marmon-Herrington Mk. III A. Toddel designed this armored reconaissance vehicle. The version you see is non-standard equipped, carrying a single Breda 20mm machinegun, which should be able to deal with any infantry threat encountering you. The reason for the armament upgrade, were dire supply and ammo shortages, as it was common in the African theatre. This vehicle can act in anti-aircraft, anti-personnel and limited anti-armour roles, not only due to the code written by ctz.
Our last vehicle for today is a little slower than the first and not really armed any better. The Italian Carro Armato carried a 20mm Breda M35 and an additional 8mm Breda M38. Its maximum speed on road was 42 km/h. The light tank was modeled by Lude and Montoya. The paint was delivered by Toddel.
That's all for today, but be sure to come back for another Forgotten Hope update. And don't forget to join us on IRC. Feel free to visit our public forums to discuss this update or other news.
02.05.2007 22:00 GMT
Hello and welcome back to another update of Forgotten Hope 2. Once more a short reminder before the update: The Forgotten Hope Developer Team is always looking for talented, dedicated personnel in all spheres of modding. At the moment we are especially interested in people able to do rigging, UVW unwrapping, vegetation modeling and sourcing and engineering sounds. Points of contact can be found on our stafflist. First we have some information that you may find interesting. To start with, we would like to announce that Forgotten Honor has a new tournament for your enjoyment. More details are available below. Time to start the update with a little more than a fire-cracker. McGibs finished a quite useful high explosive for the British forces. The No74 ST Grenade was designed in 1940 and with a total weight of 1.000g it had 600g nitroglycerine ready for detonation. Its working principle was quite similar to the Mills Bomb and if all went well, the grenade would hit the target up to 60 feet away, stick, and then explode. BOOOOM ;)
We would like to continue with the German light armoured reconnaissance vehicle SdKfz 222. Driven by a Horch 3.5 petrol engine its 90 horsepower allowed a maximum cruising speed of 80 km/h and a cross-country speed of 40 km/h. The Sonderkraftfahrzeug 222 was armed with a 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 autocannon and a 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 machine gun. It was modelled by Lude, Rad and AceS, who did the skinning and created the old SdKfz 222 for the BF1942 version already. And last but not least it was deployed into the game by ctz.
That's all for today, but be sure to come back for another Forgotten Hope update. And don't forget to join us on IRC. Feel free to visit our public forums to discuss this update or other news.  Ladies and gentlemen we are pleased to announce another branch of of the Forgotten Honor Rising Thunder campaign, this time for all the players who live in the Oceania timezone. While the battle for China and other parts of Asia rages on, the free divisions of Australia and New Zealand pit themselves against the merciless armies of the Japanese Empire. The server is hosted in Australia to ensure unparalleled ping and a lag-free game.  Our brand new FHT minimod will be used to supply you with never before seen weapons and vehicles to rain death down on your enemies! We have a dedicated mapping team to produce historically accurate battles and custom maps for your enjoyment. See the sun set on the oceans of the Pacific, while you stain the sands red with the blood of your enemies! The tides of war are rising, will you stand your ground, or be swept away?  The registration for Rising Thunder Oceania has now opened and we welcome everyone from Down under to participate in this great Battlefield experience. We use our FHT mini Mod that in combination with Forgotten Hope delivers an amazing game play. 
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