Six more images have been found, the ofp2 images were released during the month of February. The ofp2 high resolution images are the next batch from the ofp2 image gallery. Even though these images feel similar to the last ofp2 gallery these seem a little more authentic and seem like in-game screenshots. In two of the image you can see the HUD showing the users weapon of choice and towards the left a command type message being displayed.

Hopefully the above images are the beginning of a whole new media source for the community. Lets keep our fingers crossed for more in-game operation flashpoint 2 screenshots. OFP2 Online will also be posted media video footage shortly. keep looking for updates!

I think we are getting that little closer to release, I know the community is aware that operation flashpoint 2 will be released during July of this year, but it doesn’t mean the ofp2 community wont get access to some really nice screenshots. There have been many screenshots flying across the internet but its seems that code masters are ready to release more information in terms of media and so-forth.

It doesn’t take long before you realise these images are in-game quality, not your usual game art but actual in ofp2 in-game images! You can see the High dynamic lighting effects of modern day graphics along with high model details, I guess you could say its that little bit closer to actual playing! Not quite!

Enjoy!

Codemaster has recently become more specific over the release date of ofp2. Codemaster has released information to different review websites stating the release will be this summer.
“Flashpoint is currently slated officially as summer 2009.” said a representative from CodeMasters. They also said that Codemasters could not be “any more precise than that right now”.

The release of ofp2 was initially for winter 2008, but then a more realistic release date of the 1st quarter of 2009 was announced. Now, the release date has been pushed back to after the 2nd quarter of 2009, July.

Codemasters itself are developing the game after dropping Bohemia Interactive the creators of the first operation flashpoint. Some of you may be aware that Bohemia Interactive have decided to create Arma2 which is Bohemias way of introducing some competition to the Operation Flashpoint 2 Simulator. It would be interesting to see how the competition match and which game comes out on-top.

Welcome to the video section ofp2 online.  some of you may have already seen the first quarter of the video footage already, where a team of US troops rush a derelict building. This extended version shows off   more of what codemasters can really produce. The video footage boasts very impressive model animation and physics. Even the explosions are a form of eye candy!

Some of the later scenes show various in game warfare across different parts of the island. Showing a number of different gaming scenarios from foot soldier to mini gun helicopter firing.

More Operation flashpoint 2 images have been released. In January ofp2:online published two sets of render models showing various objects from ofp2 weapons to ofp2 vehicles. The latest ofp2 image gallery shows a third personal perspective of in-game graphics. The images show a terrain of mostly grassland but one picture from the selection shows a sandy terrain with graphical debris.There is even a closeup of one of the us military fighter helicopters just to show the community of the game variation.

As you can see the game offers massive environments with HDR enabled, offering that realistic approach to natural environments with amazing high color depth textures. Even the smoke grenades show amazing effects. After seeing these images I can only imagine that operation flashpoint 2 will offer amazing in-game detail at all levels, from environments to the actual models themselves.

It has come to my attention the Operation Flashpoint 2 will be released onto the steam client. Gamers who already own a steam ID will be able to take full advantage of ofp2 through the application, online store. However, Games such as GTA IV on initial release had teething problems when a portion of the community tried to download the content to find the game was buggy and wouldn’t validate when checking downloaded binaries.

If you are wondering what Steam is, Steam uses a graphical user interface allowing anyone with a steam id to buy and download games and other media content. Earlier Counter Strike gamers would have adopted this client many years ago when it was first introduced,  after the 1.6 version of the modification. Steam has then since increased in popularity, promoting third party games and non valve derived games onto the client. This allowed the gaming community to have access to a wide range of games from all kinds of developers.

This is great news for the community because steam is already a well known gaming tool for the community so promoting ofp2 will increase multiplayer awareness and create an even bigger online community than expected.

We are nearly into February, I dont know if its just me but the release of the ofp2 demo feels ever so closer. Unfortunately there is no sound of an operation flashpoint 2 demo but ofp2:online still has a number of images to show the community. These ofp2 images follow the previous format, model viewer type model rendering with a weapon model and description tag explaining the in-game object model.

In our last ofp2 image gallery we had a selection of vehicles and weaponry, today we have a extended list of ofp2 weapon images, helicopters and small riverine crafts not to mention you standard issue jeep!

Images source from GameSpot Japan

Lets hope Codemaster releases more information now that we are getting closer to the official release, lets hope more information will be leaked regarding demo and retail release.

We are now getting closer to the operation flashpoint 2 game release, so what does this mean for the community? Well, Codemasters media release is at a all time high, with more HD imagery of in-game graphics, visit the ofp2 online gallery for more updates!

Today ofp2 online has images based on official Codemater resources with 3 new vehicles & weapon models. Each picture from the gallery consists of a  medium quality with a label explaining the objects name along with what the object actually is. The released images are displayed from within CM’s developers model viewer software indicating that these military objects are well and truly true in-game model rendering, lets check them out!

As you can see these models are of every high quality and show exactly how real in-game objects  will render within game, high texture levels and high polygon counts. Keep posted for more operation flashpoint images.

Well the holiday season has come! Tomorrow will be Christmas day a time for giving and receiving! To all those who don’t celebrate Christmas then enjoy the winter holidays also! Today I thought I’d like to give a re-cap of this years OFP2 information and whats on the cards for next year. As we have all expected its not likely that OFP2 will be released this year.

This Year

• Video footage released on the xbox 360 show cased at a video gaming convention earlier this year
• ARMA 2 release date revealed
• Information on gameplay and visual aspects of the game were released
• Weapon model video footage last quarter of this year
• Platform information leaked

Next Year

• Press releases of the games release and demo footage of in-game graphics
• Release dates of the various cross platforms
• E3 gaming demonstration
• OFP2 gaming community at full strength

Now I’d like to commiserate the Soldiers of Iraq from both western allied based troops, to be honest the general public forget about these affairs. With titles such as COD4 providing realistic virtualisation of real life warfare. We must step back a minute and think about real life situations and how lucky we are to be playing games in our own environments not stranded at bases working on Christmas day fighting enemy forces. Think about the family’s who are missing their partners or their children not being able to see their farther or mother over Christmas. I’m sorry to bring this up but when I’m playing games I get a sense of realism and try to relate my experiences to real life. Ok I’m a civilian but it doesn’t mean we can’t play respects to our military forces! Plus, Will the release of Operation Flashpoint 2 we wont be far away from that reality check! I know the game is based on the Skira Island near northern Japan unlike call of duty 4 but the game will provide modern military weaponry and game-play which will still give us that sense of realism.

Computer simulation is a common way of providing alternatives for military training, for example pilots will be trained using computerised simulation before they test drive aviation vehicles which cost hundreds of millions. Alternatively, gaming has this effect on public game releases to a point where public game-play was used for army simulation. Games based on the Tom Clancy series are a close call but to be honest OFP2 will offer more with regards to simulation and fulfillment of gameplay.

Oh don’t forget to check my thumbnail, I’m sure many of you have come across these familiar posters which came from the periods of world war one and two. Posters such as the above tried to provide patriotism, confidence and positive outlook on the war during different seasonal periods, the result would put a positive spin on current affairs and help the British/ US win the war!

Oh I forgot to ask! Don’t forget to leave a Christmas Present list comment with all your wish list goodies. May be you’ll be getting that xbox 360 or PS3 you dreamt of? May be your relying on Santa bringing you that console so you can play Operation Flashpoint 2, who knows! Don’t forget to POST!

Make sure you come back because there will be surprises coming over the xmas period! With inclusion of what Operation Flashpoint 2 online will be offering next year!

All the best and Have a Merry Christmas, OFP2:Online

First it was the FN SCAR Assault rifle then it was the grenade so whats next? Well i’m sure the ofp gaming community are familiar with anti-tank based weaponry? Unlike the FN SCAR riffle this piece of military kit is American made! The missile launcher is man portable so targeting enemy tanks within game should be a breeze and introduce interesting gameplay.

The anti-tank guided missile was introduced to replace the m47 dragon an old ageing launcher which was decommissioned in 1995, it was used in the gulf and iran/ iraq war. Its main failure was due to the underling fact that the missile could not effectively destory enemy targets.

The FGM-148 costs $80,000 so lets hope there is no Counter Strike based shopping carts! pretty much doubt it anyway! The javin is a fire and forget based weapon. The missile will lock onto its target and use automatic guidance to reach its destination and can reach upto 150 metres in altitude!

The technical more interesting features includes the main warhead (exploside projectile!) which includes two explosive warhead charges. Interestingly the two warheads act in two stages. The first warchead is detonated to destroy any reactive armor any vehicle may have where the second warhead is purely for maxium penetration and damage of the target. What was also interesting to point out was that the missle does have a launch delay, this is a safety feature so the operators dont actually get experience of back fire. (Was fun to watch the missile launch within the video footage!).

The weapon is totally mobile so imagine game-play when using this missile launcher to be fairly quick paced. Even though the footage didnt directly show human exposure the launcher does require a two man team within operation.

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