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I don't think the French troops are the problem..I was lucky enough to have served with them in Beruit and they were very professional and had great MREs which they traded with us(until they tried ours,then no more trading :D ).It's governments that dictate policy and unfortuately this time the French and now the Spanish have very weak minded governments.If you ask the French or Spanish soldiers what they think..they'd love to help,thats what soldiers do.The Russia army is made up of alot of conscript soldiers and they currently can't afford to deploy them,with their economic state...just my opinion. So I can't say anything bad against their militaries...just their governments.

Sambo I understand your feelings but if you'll post your system specs maybe we can help you get them running.I've been flying IL-2FB since I got it,and LOMAC..if you can LOMAC then IL-2 should rock as it's alot less hardware intensive.Please post them and include driver versions and DX version.

Sambo,what are your system specs?Yes There are issues with LOMAC and they are being addressed,the first patch fixed some of the problems and Carl is working on the second patch and theres alot of things being fixed and added.As for IL2-FB I have had some great fun with it...and flying on-line at Hyperlobby is a hoot. The reason I asked for your system specs LOMAC is very system intensive..gotta set everything low and step up slowly checking FPS while you do it.IL2-FB I did the same thing and found where my system run it best.in LOMAC I can get 30-40 FPS and it is a great sim,but only after updating all my drivers,and going up slowly.

Saw this link at Thunder Jets site and took a look...WOW this is going to be an awsome add-on for OFP check it outhere

Hi ya Jim...PM on the way...things still the same,and Biohaz still RULEZ!

not all of his textures are this good..I'll never complain becauce I can't even begin to start doing it.it's more his attitude and that of his followers.I don't think this will ever happen in SF as you and the rest of the modders are first class people that don't have a"holier than thou"attitude.

wow a very livley debate there and Jinks you were very politically correct with your response...but I have to agree his textures aren't great.

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[April 08, 2004, 1:42 pm EDT] Ubisoft lives up to recent rumors (story), and announces Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: The first title in a powerful new arsenal of war games aimed to CONQUER the military shooter market San Francisco, CA - April 8, 2004 - Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today confirmed development of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2, the long-awaited sequel to the best-selling modern military shooter that changed the online multiplayer experience for both PC and console fans around the world. With this title and two other key announcements to come in the next few days, Ubisoft is expanding its lineup of war games to every segment of the military category, from historical to near future, and aggressively positioning itself in the competitive war games market which accounted for 5 out of the top 10 shooter franchises in 2003. The Ghost Recon franchise contributed greatly to the strength of this segment with more than 5 million copies sold worldwide. "Our ultimate goal is to become the primary player in the military shooter game arena, thanks to both our internal studios, proven to be amongst the best in the world in this category, and also through strategic alliances with high profile 3rd party developers," said Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft's President and CEO. "Stay tuned for more announcements that will significantly expand this area of the industry and further reinforce our overall military strategy." Developed by Ubisoft's award-winning Red Storm studio, Ghost Recon 2 launches on next-generation consoles and PC this Holiday season. The game is set in the chaotic battlefields of tomorrow, and will offer gamers an insider's view of the way large scale conflicts will be fought in the near future. "Ghost Recon has established itself as a mega-selling franchise, and we've retained the core elements that made the first game such a success," said Laurent Detoc, President of Ubisoft, Inc. "But for Ghost Recon 2, we wanted to dial up the intensity and adrenaline to create an experience of total war. We've retooled and improved every aspect of the game, and have integrated a host of incredible new features - and the result is amazing. You will truly feel like you are the hero of a near-future war movie when playing this game." Ghost Recon 2 will continue the tradition of intensity and realism associated with Ubisoft's Tom Clancy brand, with an emotionally charged storyline, a completely redesigned graphics engine and the most intuitive gameplay to date, to fully immerse gamers into the chaos of a high tech war. The game will offer more action than ever before, as it puts players in command of an elite squad of special forces thrust into a tense political situation in East Asia. In addition, the top-notch multiplayer action that gamers expect from Red Storm will once again place Ghost Recon at the top of online console and PC gaming and will be a must-have for all online gaming fans this holiday season. I will keep yall posted on any more news as TAW has a Ghost Recon division...so news will be posted as I get it.

jump over to the naval sim forum and check out Dangerous Waters for a big naval sim.looks promising! :D

isn't SH3 a UBI sim? :D

This is VERY exciting news for all tac fans!!

great news Dante yall are doing a great job.

i used a usb stick with F-18...make sure in your settings that you have it configed for one..also check for newer drivers and then look in your control panel and reset your stick in the game controllers.

I just installed the 56. series drivers for my FX5700 ultra and I guess I'm going to have to roll them back to the 53s.lomac locks up and skips bad now..anybody else have this problem?ran perfect before with FPS in the low to mid 30s.

interesting will ask TK

Zagnut which programs are you having trouble with...with LOMAC i had to get the exe fix for it.and now it works fine.had to launch it from this new exe but it seems to have fixed the problems.

what card are you using..I installed the new drivers and had all kinda trouble for awhile but things are starting to work on their own.Not sure what I did but it seems to have worked.Oh yeah..it was the 56.64 drivers.LOMAC was the main problem..and Strike Fighter has this really weird multi colored load screen problem

swabbie humor...

I must agree with most that it's hard to justify having to buy a new card just to play a game..or even upgrade your system just for a certain game...but from the business end money is money no matter where it comes from,if a company says"hey we'll give ya the money to develope your sim and all you have to do is...."then I can see their point also.it's a catch 22 for them.I'm sure a patch will come out that will fix the problem to a point..I mean you won't get all the features but just enough to play itlike they used to do with glide(for those of you who remember adding a VooDoo2 card or 2 just for glide)

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