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Snake_RR
Snake_RR @ The Art of War

Three central factions (European Union, United States, Russia) and an undetermined number of miscellaneous third party factions (varying in size and relevance).

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Snake_RR @ AAVP-7A1

Yup, it will be mainly deployed from Amphibious Assault Ships ingame.

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Snake_RR @ F-16C Fighting Falcon

Not including the F-15 would be rather sacrilegious XD

The F-15E Strike Eagle will be the US Air Force's specialized strike fighter (it's main role will be to conduct precise and destructive air-to-ground attacks).

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Snake_RR @ The Art of War

Styx-91 wrote: ****** awesome mod bro! keep it up!


Many thanks!

Styx-91 wrote: but i wanna ask you are the insurgents here controllable or they're just some AI enemy in a campagin? You can't include a desert map and not have the insurgents controllable in my opinion


Other than the three main factions (European Union, United States and Russia) there will be a plethora of semi-controllable miscellaneous factions (after certain special mission parameters are completed those units will be able to be controlled).

Rebels, insurgents and militia are some of those important examples (among many others).
Also, there won't be a single rebel faction, there will be various types of rebel factions depending on the map, mission/world location, etc.

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Snake_RR @ M1114 CROWS

Not yet, but it will eventually.

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Snake_RR @ US Base Camp

Yup, the commander's machine gun is used independently from the main turret (think of it as a secondary turret).

As for the main turret's coaxial machine gun, it will automatically fire on enemy infantry if in range.

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Snake_RR @ The Art of War

We considered a similar ammo concept for infantry before, but since that would result in some rather complicated and extensive micro management (which would be aggravated as players may tend to control numerous independent infantry squads which will be typically equipped with a great array of weapons/gear) we eventually dropped the idea (and because of other significant issues).

The idea of limited ammo/resupply may still be applied to vehicles in the future though (if certain conditions are met).

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Snake_RR @ Military Personnel Arms

Hehehe :)

Hendrix wrote: I keep making the mistake of grabbing the magazine on any non-bullpup weapon and wondering where the trigger is, which lead to me being hit a few times at our last airsoft game.


It was the exact opposite in my case - the first time I've handled a bullpup rifle (a FAMAS F1) was rather intriguing (since I was used to "conventional" rifles like the G3). After getting used to the magazine placement and (specially) the weapon balance I really liked to handle and use it.

By the way, the R85 is an excellent AEG!

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Snake_RR @ H&K SL8-6

G36S (S for 'Sexy' lol).

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Snake_RR @ M1114 Rollin

It's perfect I'd say :)
All models in TAOW (specially ground unit) have a strict poly count "limit" of roughly 1000 polygons (with some exceptions).

It's true that pc's these days have higher processing capabilities (than back in the day ZH came out) but since large scale battles in TAOW will be inevitable we prioritize action and fluidity (in the Third Mega Update we'll explain that theme from a different perspective).

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Snake_RR @ US Base Camp

Nope, though there haven't been updates lately the mod is still rolling :)

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Snake_RR @ Do you play for achievements?

Well played Jyffeh.

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Snake_RR @ The Art of War

Since we have expanded and have plans of expanding the mod to other sites (specially after the next big update) we use the forums as a central TAOW discussion point.

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Snake_RR @ The Art of War

Nope, the mod is alive, the reason we haven't updated lately is because we're preparing something special for the next major update (Third Mega Update).
Like PathfinderGI said on the above comment we're mostly concentrated and active on The Art of War forums ( Taow.simulationboard.com ).

The next mini update will be immediately released after the last 3D models are ready.

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Snake_RR @ Metal Gear Solid Fans

Heads up!
The new TGS-based special site now haves an English version with additional details about PW's demo!

Link: Konami.jp

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Snake_RR @ The Art of War

5anfor wrote: Snake how many factions will be for chosing will there be GLA or a new rebel group or faction?


There will be numerous other "secondary" factions besides the three main Powers (many of the secondary factions are playable/controllable by the player under certain circumstances).

As for the GLA, it won't be included (since TAOW is based on a different "Universe" than Generals) but we will include multiple realistic rebel factions with their own armament and vehicles (the various rebel factions won't be necessarily always hostile, in fact, in certain situations we want to allow players to form alliances with local rebels after certain conditions are met).

The various rebel factions will appear primarily depending on their setting or the mission location.

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Snake_RR @ The Art of War

Here's the current sitrep regarding TAOW's Updates:

It's confirmed that the Third Mega Update (aka 'TMU') will indeed become the biggest update The Art of War ever had, we will reveal what the team's been plotting these last months and more :)

In the meantime, while the TMU is not released, we will (soon) reveal an "appetizer" - a Mini Update with extra info.

Think of now as the calm before the storm.

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Snake_RR @ The Art of War

Many Thanks! :)

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Snake_RR @ Metal Gear Solid Fans

I hope some kind soul shares (aka 'leaks') it to us XD

I'm creating a new article about the latest Metal Gear media (new major PW trailer, new teaser sites, the demo, etc).

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Snake_RR @ The Art of War

Two mini updates were to be released before the next major (Mega) Update however, due to the important nature of the news we're to announce, all current mini updates were halted and the Third Mega Update was moved up the timetable.

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Snake_RR @ The Art of War

Unfortunately we don't have an exact release date at the moment (the next update will reveal what the team's been up to).

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Snake_RR @ The Art of War

Precisely, we've been silent lately because we're plotting something BIG :)

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Snake_RR @ US Base Camp

Lol. Well, at the moment the infantry is fully operational.

TAOW's infantry is an overhaul from ZH (specially when it comes to battlefield effectiveness), infantry is to be the core of the player's forces (which pretty much means TAOW's infantry kicks ***).

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Snake_RR @ M4A1 SOPMOD with 'nade launcher.

I love that mini M203 XD
15mm, pinky finger-fired dart launcher at it's best!

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Snake_RR @ The perfect infantry weapon

6,5 wtf? I hear it was 2.5 - 3 kg


An M16A2 (main M16 variant) weights approximately 3.5 kg unloaded (with a thirty round 5.56 mag it weights approximately 3.9 kg).

We have to take in consideration that the OICW's 5.56 "Kinetic" module itself is considered the "lighter" part of the weapon, the heaviest being the 25mm airburst launcher (initially 20mm).

The final resulting XM29 prototype weighted 8.2 kg (loaded w/ 5.56 & airburst ammunition), the initial weight limit was less than 6 kg (empty) and 7 kg (loaded).

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Snake_RR @ M1A2 Abrams TUSK

awesome_muffin wrote: is there gonna be a t-80, t-72


Yeah, and many more members of the "T- family" (including older variants and our own version of the T-95).

awesome_muffin wrote: and super weapons


No, however since the main objective is realism we can consider that many new abilities and weapons will essentially replace super weapons (this includes bombers, cruise missiles, numerous types of fire support, etc).

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Snake_RR @ M1114 Up-Armored Armament Carrier

Yes, in fact there will be many, many more Humvee variants :)

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Snake_RR @ Leopard 2A6

The emblem in question is called the Iron Cross (the emblem of the Bundeswehr, the German Armed Forces).

The Iron Cross haves a long story and was initially a military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia (early 1800's) and was initially used by the German Army in 1870's (long before the Nazis controlled Germany).

The typical and traditional black and white Iron Cross is used on German Military vehicles such as armored vehicles (as seen on the Leopard model) or aircraft while the newer blue/silver variant is officially used to represent Germany's Armed Forces on other circumstances Upload.wikimedia.org

Note that Nazi-specific emblems (such as the swastika or nazi-themed Iron Crosses as used by Nazi Germany during WWII) are prohibited by German law.

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Snake_RR @ F-22A Raptor

The F-35B will be the specific Harrier replacement.
That specific 'B' version is the short takeoff and vertical landing variant of the F-35.

There are three main F-35 variants:

- F-35A:
Conventional Takeoff and Landing, mainly oriented to replace the F-16 (and the A-10 eventually, though I doubt it will fully replace it for a looong time);

- F-35B:
Short Takeoff and Landing, intended to gradually replace Harriers and the older F/A-18 Hornets;

- F-35C:
Aircraft Carrier-based variant, to phase out the older Hornet variants and to work alongside the F/A-18E & F/A-18F Super Hornets (and possibly the EA-18G Growler).

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Snake_RR @ US Base Camp

The "Operation" in which these specific units participated only involved vehicles (with the objective of testing urban maneuvers and tactical vehicle movement).

At that time infantry was not fully coded/included in game (soldiers were being tested in different simulations and tests).

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