MadJeff

After a week or so off, we get a new 'official' video today. This one details an AI-controlled ground battle with tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, artillery, multiple rocket launchers, SAMS, and AAA. The action shown is from the Russian perspective, next week we get the NATO perspective. Grab the new 6.4Mb WMV video here.

Welcome to Biohaz! There's a lot of resources here for you, we have a lot of talented modders here that can help you out. The F-84 is looking good! :D

I would like to welcome aboard Dagger as our newest staffer here at Biohaz. Dagger will be keeping up with all the latest Strike Fighters news and info as well as moderating the Strike Fighters forums. he is sorely needed around here as I have not been able to keep up with all the SF news lately. Be sure to give him a warm welcome! :D

Actually, that's not a bad idea. I could create a forum for aviation pics. It would be a nice resource for modders as well as just plain cool. :D What do you think?

actually, just got one, did you send 2?

rgr, just got it... ;)

hit Grisoft.com and grab their free AVG virus scanner. Best one I've used and it's free, uses almost no system resources (Unlike McAfee and Norton...)

Well it looks like HL will stay after all, but Jiri's follow-up message certainly didn't shine any light on the problem... ;)

Some major bad news on the MultiPlayer front today. Jiri just posted this on the HyperLobby site a few minutes ago This is a major blow to sim users. I'll post more as it comes in, but you can read more on the HyperLobby site.

:D

Just to put the final nail in this coffin, here's a quote from Wags himself: Nuff said, next on the agenda... :D

Bard, you obviously don't know me very well do you... ;) I'm about as straight-shooting as they come, and I've never pulled punches on anything I preview.

I agree. The Ubi forums have been downright ugly lately, with so many people claiming 'entitlement' of everything, from no-time demos to perfect flight models. It's a wonder any dev makes any statement to this community at all at this point. :(

Full quote from Igor Tishin on the situation: So it looks to me like it is a false alarm, as I figured it was. All I know is it's fun as hell to fly!

Actually, I haven't been able to sit down for more than a few minutes this weekend and play with it. :D I'm going to try and sit down for an hour or so and write up my initial thoughts and get some screenshots together. I'm testing it on my lower-end system right now to see how things work. The answer might surprise you, it's not as slow as you would think. More later... ;)

USAFMTL, send them up, the up/downloads are working now. :D

It was linked to another site that seems to be down. I pulled the link until I can upload the real files here locally.

I did some major rework of the script and it seems to be working now. Can everyone that was having issues go check it out and report back for me please?

I can look at a lot of that, but you guys need to remember this is a PREview not a REview, there is a difference. From what I've played so far a lot of things are close to complete, while other things are not so polished. While I have a pretty recent build, it will be far different then the final RTM version I'm sure. ;) But I'll do what I can.

Ask away. I plan on a very thorough preview and will try and concentrate on a lot of stuff that has not been covered before.

Here it is, my first screenshot from my preview build. Take a look at the detail on this SU-25 cockpit, and keep in mind this shot was taken on an old original Radeon AIW 32Meg card (haven't dropped my new R9600Pro in yet): Look at the reflections in the HUD glass as well as the canopy glass. As you pan the around the cockpit the detail is amazing! All I can say is the screenshots and vids have not done this game justice, and I don't even have a good vidcard installed yet. I don't want to give away too much yet since I just started messing with it, but all I can say so far is Wow! Stay tuned...

It's here! In a plain brown wrapper even! Installing as I type....

Gecko6 took a few moments to sit down and take a few questions on the Tainted Cigar campaign that is currently in the works. Here's a sample: You can read the full interview and also take a look at some of the latest screenshots in the dev album.

I've seen several people mention seeing and buying 2K4 as of yesterday, so sounds like it made it out a few days early.

Welcome to the "Get a Life or at least get out in the sun a little" gang... :D