Hello and welcome back to another update of Forgotten Hope. It's been a while since our last news, but we're back on track after our short post-release vacation. Today, we have three renders of brand new vehicles for our next patch, but before we carry on to those, we have some announcements...

First off, we just want to say we are all very glad with the enthusiastic reception of patch 2.2. There has been a definite increase in player count and the comments on the forum have been almost exclusively positive. To make sure all our new players keep playing, we are currently working on a small patch, which mainly focuses on adding more maps to our Normandy Theater of War. Of course, as you will see in this update, we will also add more vehicles and weapons to this patch. Secondly, we have added yet another new developer to our ranks. Please welcome Darren01, who modeled and skinned today's Bedford QL.

Our first render of today is of the British Crusader Mk III AA tank, which will be the allied counterpart to the German Wirbelwind on Operation Totalize in the next patch. The original Crusader tank was made by Omni and Toddel converted it into the anti-aircraft variant.

As the Crusader tank was being replaced by the more capable Cromwell, the last tanks of the series were produced without a turret, so they could be converted into 'special purpose vehicles'. One such special vehicle is this Crusader Mk III Anti-Aircraft tank, armed with twin 20mm Oerlikons. Around 300 vehicles were converted and used in the early stages of the Western Europe campaign. Their not-so-glorious career ended after only three months in service. Allied air superiority in Normandy proved so complete, that the AA tanks had hardly ever been used against aircraft and it was decided that their crews would be more useful in regular tanks.

Up next is an item you may remember from a certain well-known Hollywood World War 2 movie; the 20mm Flak 38 on Sd.Ah 51 trailer. The trailer was made by Toddel, Rad and K96, the Flak38 by Jodonnel.

Although primarily an anti-aircraft gun, the 20mm Flak 38 can be equally well used against 'soft' targets, like trucks and infantry. The Sd.Ah.51 Sonderanhänger (Special Trailer), used to tow the gun into place, could also be used by several men to roll it into battle.

Today's last render is of the Bedford QL and features the British 'Mickey Mouse camouflage pattern'. It was both modeled and skinned by Darren01.

The Bedford QL was designed at the start of the war and entered production in early 1941. By the time of the Normandy invasion, it was the primary truck used by the British army and at the end of the war, more than 50,000 QLs had rolled off the factory assembly-lines. This particular vehicle is camouflaged using the distinctively British 'Mickey Mouse pattern', after the large, round and black 'Mickey Mouse ears'.

That's all for now, but be sure to come back later for another update. Until then, feel free to visit our IRC channel and our public forums to discuss this update and other news.

Hello and welcome back. Today we have an advertisement for Forgotten Honor's new Forgotten Hope 2 Campaign:

Forgotten Honor Tournament presents the first campaign playing Forgotten Hope 2.2: Normandy 1944.

In previous campaigns we have fought in the deserts of northern Africa, in the hills of Greece and in the towns of Italy. In this campaign we will move to France and fight on the beaches and the lush green countryside of Normandy. From frantic fighting on the beaches and ambushes among hedgerows to large scale engagements between tanks and airplanes.

Throw yourself in the mud for cover, fight through hedgerow after hedgerow, brace for shellshock as the ground around you is pounded by artillery fire and have faith in your company mates when you assault your objective. Every week your team's skills and planning will be tested against an equally determined foe.

When you join this campaign, Forgotten Honor: Normandy 1944, you will experience:

• Forgotten Hope 2 at its best in Normandy
• 128 players fighting for victory in battles raging over 2 servers at the same time
• Great new unseen maps not released to the public
• Coordinated teamplay between infantry, armour and air force
• An improved and more realistic way of spawning on the battlefield
• Promotions and rewards for your achievements
• New friendships with likeminded people from all over the world
• It is free, and everybody is welcome

Forgotten Honor Tournament has a wide experience in arranging campaigns for Forgotten Hope 2 and many other games. We are an international online community of players, created by players, run by players and maintained by players. We always strive to make the best campaigns for you, and our team of organizers and talented mappers are proud to announce this campaign open for signups. Both the allied and the axis side eagerly await your enlistment and will gladly guide you to victory.

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Click on the picture for direct link to Campaign signup

Welcome to Part 3 of the Forgotten Hope Road to 2.2. In this update you will find the instructions to install version 2.2 and of course the password to the torrent file. Furthermore, we also have a list of unpassworded regular download mirrors available for everyone who doesn't like torrents.

So, without further ado, the password to the 2.2 torrent is:

h.-A.-u.-N.-e.-b.-U.-3

Below is a list of mirrors to the two 2.2 installers. You need to install both in the correct order to play FH2. More mirrors will be added as they become available.

Forgotten Hope 2.2 Part 1:

• bf-games.net


• battlefield-basis.de


• warumdarum.de


• gaming.fi


• moddb.com


• games.on.net


• muw-ranking.de


• ...

Forgotten Hope 2.2 Part 2:

• bf-games.net


• battlefield-basis.de


• warumdarum.de


• gaming.fi


• moddb.com


• games.on.net


• muw-ranking.de


• ...

Installation Instructions:

If you downloaded the torrent version of Forgotten Hope 2.2, you will first have to extract the installation files. You will need a program like WinRar to do this. After you have extracted these files, you will have the same two installers that can be downloaded at the regular mirrors listed above. Before you start installing anything, you first have to do two things. First, you must remove your old Forgotten Hope 2 version, if you have it installed. You can do this the regular way, via windows, or you can simply delete '/fh2/' in '/Battlefield 2/mods/'. Next, you have to update to Battlefield 2 version 1.5. This is the 2 GB patch that was released on Tuesday. If you do not install this patch, you will not be able to play online, as all servers will have switched to 1.5. When you are done with this, simply start up the two installers. Be very careful to install Part 1 first and then Part 2, otherwise you will end up with a broken installation. When both files are done - you are ready to play!

And that is all for now. We hope you enjoy Forgotten Hope 2.2 as much (or preferably more so) as we did making it. It contains one whole year of work by a very dedicated group of people and to see people enjoying our work makes it all worth while. We really also want to thank our betatesters who, especially in the last week, have been testing a huge amount of thing in the finest detail. Well done everyone!

If you have any question about the torrent, the installer or Forgotten Hope 2, you can always join us on our IRC channel, Teamspeak 2 channel (IP: 80.190.246.166:20019) or our public forums and will we do our best to help you out.