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The Northern Excursion mod (once called the "Extreme Realism" mod) is a game-enhancement mod that introduces a new faction, the "North American Coalition" (NAC), re-introduces the jet fighter/bomber air vehicle types from Battlefield 2 and also brings back old features which were left out of the original Battlefield 2142 such as stationary machine guns, visual effects, unused voice overs and more.
In this video, I am testing the new cockpit for the EU Jet.
Before any of you say the glass looks messed up... yes I know, but this video doesn't show the final version of it.
Looks great, I can't wait!
So does the locking on point the machine towards the target automatically?
Because I think that would be cool :)
What's the point of the jets other than suppressing other jets? It doesn't strike me as a practical battlefield asset as I'm sure it will either make the gunships pointless to pilot(if they aren't removed) or can't be balanced against the gunship's ability to lock on while stationary.
Secondly, I can really only see these working on the larger maps, like Verdun, Shuhia Taiba(Spelling?), and of course the one shown.
I guess my question is, how is this going to be more than just a cross between gunship, drop pod, and cruise missile?
Also, just throwing something out there, what if instead of a shield some aircraft had a temporary cloaking ability, which would of course have to mask a heat signature.
Really nice :D
@Jeffman12
I like the part where you talked about the temporary cloaking ability, that would be a great use for the flares (X) :D
you guys working on any new maps? seems to me like it would be perfect to have a large map with aerial battles going on.
Well, I'm thinking of maybe getting an aerial battle map somewhat like Wake Island from Battlefield 2 for all the jets and other new stuff with the NAC attacking and either the EU or PAC defending (probably EU) but I'm not sure what Dennis (Dtneter) thinks of the idea.
Last week Dennis managed to get something which would REALLY fit this, I'm not going to spoil it by saying what it is though.
Hey ever thinking of putting in Red_dawn from bf2 as a cool addition. just for fun?
Edit: it's a custom map.