Comments - panzerketteFTW

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Any chance to combine IDF:FFI with USI? So no massive rework is needed in case of weapon animations, explosion effects...

Well I tested a lot of mods, I think POE2 has some decent night maps which are - let me say - acceptable

If you want to play a stable version with bots, I recommend to download OPK v. 0.30 (core+levels) and the v. 0.32 patch. Then you just need the OPK v0.32 - BPCs Single-Player Map-Pack from the creator BeerPizzaChips. You will receive some decent maps with bot support (but without aircraft support). I tested all maps and they are stable so far.

please do driver + gunner as one seat. The same for BRDM and similiar vehicles. At the moment the value of such vehicles in the mod are low due to the handicap of two needed passengers to be effective.

€: And of course, the model and skin is extremly good, IDF:FFI really are on the level of quality like PR & FH2.

Is it possible to design the night maps brighter?
Its really hard in BF2 engine to overwatch the territory in night maps (my eyes, ugh!),
better would be a "fake night" like in BF BC2 or BF3.

Voted for your mod.
Hope, that the maps from the old versions will come back soon... :)
And of course, looking forward to see more content/conflicts in the future ;)

Its been a long time since I had so much fun with a Battlefield 2 mod. IDF FFI is the only reason I still have Battlefield 2 on my hard drive. Its not a given that such a great project can be created in free time. Big thanks from my side.

Just a few questions:

- Where did my Frog-7 go? :(
- Any chance to reduce the reload time of weapons? F. e. it takes ages to drop AP mines but AT mines can be dropped in a few seconds
- Is there a idea to use the vehicle damage system like in Forgotten Hope 2? (piercing armour with damage and not piercing armour without damage, depends on canon, armor, ammunition...)
- The maps from the old versions will come back again?
- What is a realistic release year that we see Lebanon War 1982 in the game? (and with Mig 23, T 72 and other nice new things :>)
- IDF FFI gonna be standalone in the future?
- Any chance we will see other conflicts in the middle east, f. e. Lybia vs Egypt in the 70s, Iraq vs. Iran in the 80s, second gulf war in the 90s? Or will the mod, as the name suggests, focus exclusively on IDF conflicts? Of course, conflicts like the mentioned above would be great, there are a lot of interesting weapons out there (Chieftain tank, MiG 25, Merkava Mk 1...) and we already have a lot of content available thanks to Black Sand Studio / US Intervention / Project Reality and so on.

Bugs Identified:

- The F 104 in a CONQUEST MAP (w/o bots) contains an incorrect vehicle name on the icon (MiG 21 or sth like that)
- CtD in rare cases, very rare - reproducible with BRDM 2 if you shoot main and secondary weapon at the same time

Nice waiting for the T 72 and MiG 23 :>

Are there any new vehicles?

Please also do a combination of the USI mod - that would be awesome... Lybian/Egypt Conflict, Iran/Iraq war is also absolutely not present in games (maybe a chance?)

cool, looking forward for the next IDF FFI version ;)

PRO´ S:

Absolute gorgeous mod. IMO top notch quality, comparable to Project Reality and Forgotten Hope 2. Beside all the copy & paste mods (no offense against other developers), I see in this mod the potential to get into position at least third of the top active battlefield 2 mods (PR, FH2). IMO the mod IDF:FFI already has overtaken old classic battlefield 2 mods like Operation Peacekeeper, Point of Existence 2, US Intervention, Allied Intent Xtended, Eve of Destruction 2, Battlefield Korea, Lions Roar, Battlegroup Frontlines ... due the fact its further developed in 2023 + has a very interesting, not yet overused war setting.

CON´ S:

The mod need some corrections.
I see following points:

- Make it standalone to avoid complex installation processes
- The mod is until now a bit unstable (random crashes in every map, f. e. after 20 min playing, already tested)
- Some balance issues. F. e. IMO BTR 60, BRDM and similar vehicles should not have a separate seat for the gunner position. It make them ingame inefficient. vehicles like Artillery (self propelled guns, MLRS) with second seat are OK. Frog-7 need some rebalancing (to less splash damage, too many rockets, too fast as a truck with big rocket).
- Maps, maps, maps please
- We need a wider scenario, see below

THE FUTURE?

My little hope is that someday IDF:FFI and USI mod will be one mod and we see new conventional (not civil wars) scenarios like Sand Wars, West Sahara, Lybia Conflicts (vs. Egypt 1977, vs. Chad 1978-1987, vs. USA air 80s), Shat Al Arab Conflict Iraq vs. Iran 1974+1975, Iran Iraq War 1980-1988, Lebanon War 1982,...
Iraq vs. Kuwait 1990, Iraq vs. USA/GB 1991. A lot of stuff (content) is already available. I mean, wouldnt it be awesome to drive a T 72 against an Merkava MK1, flight a TU 22 Blinder or B1/B52/AC130, Mirage F1, MiG 23, MiG 25, MiG 29, SU 24, SU 25, use 2S1, BM 21´s and so on...

Hell yeah the french super etendard!! I love this plane even as fanboy of russian equipment.

Do plans exist to make Forgotten Hope 2 standalone (see Project Reality) or even make an own game (see Squad)?

The unofficial tool "FH2 standalone" is an example how it can work..

Do not wake up sleeping dogs, wasper :c Now, to many people have to much time.

Dear General_Bradly,

well Im an battlefield player from the first one (1942) and I am amazed how good the mod IDF:FFI went from 2007 to now.

As I played all mainstream mods from the first map to the last, and now, thanks to the pandemic situation, I have again more time to play games - in this game my favorite bf 2 game with mods.

Maybe some points, where I see there could be huge potential for you and the modders from IDF: FFI.:

1. Standalone: Is there already an idea to play the mod without battlefield 2, like PR? This could lead into bigger playerbase.

2. Gameplay: As you maybe noticed, there are mods which take in the revolution of BFBC2, BF3, BF 4, BF 5... to the old fashioned BF 2. It makes the game a lot easier for the younger playerbase, and make the feel "new" (smooth gameplay, destruction in BF2, light effects...): I mean mods like Vietnam Mod, Heat of Battle, Democles and Burning Sands. Are there any ideas to take a view about this type of gameplay?

3. Scenarios/Content: The content and the quality is incredible. I am really shocked how good and how far IDF: FFI gone here. As you already mentioned, 1982 (Lebanon) will be also an topic to go. Are there already ideas to include US Intervention into the IDF:FFI mod? This would make a lot additional interesting content (T-72s, A-10s...) and as I searched a few weeks I also notified there are also possbile models/skins for complete new vehicles like MiG-23(Clivewil), Mirage F-1, Mig-25 (if you have contact to the Desert Conflict Team), Su-24 (PoE2) ...
As advantage, Black Sand Studio content makes thank to it synergy content exchange a lot easier

But its easy to talk and want a lot. If you need a beta tester + analyzer + researcher for qualified content, maps, vehicle stats ... Im ready to help you asap.