| FlashNews No 1. (Week Ending 04/06/2004) |
Bohemia Interactive News
VBS1 is to be featured in the new Jun-Aug issue of "Australian & NZ Defender" magazine.
Bohemia Interactive Forum News
Bohemia Interactive Forums are running an amnesty allowing previously banned members to return, information here (forum members may also have their warning levels reset). 8th June is when banned members may return to the forums.
Mission Editing News
Monday 14th June will see the launch of the official "Operation Flashpoint: Mission Editing Competition", a number of as yet unannounced prizes are up for grabs. Currently in final planning stages more information can be found here. We need a banner/logo designing, more details here.
The_Shadow has posted information in the User Missions forums about his new 35 mission long Multiplayer campaign, more information here.
Bn880 has posted details about a beta version of his new multiplayer coop mission "Bastige Battlefield 6" which continues the WW2/D-Day theme, details here.
Fans of the FDF mod may not be aware of the mission repository which has regular submissions of all mission types, a good place to get further missions to complement official FDF ones.
Flashpoint Addon News
Below is a brief rundown of recently released addons/mods...
Lt HuNTeR has released an addon pack to coincide with the D-Day Anniversary; this pack contains memorial objects.
Forum thread - Download Link
Philcommando has released a Tie interceptor and an X-wing fighter.
Forum thread - Download links: Tie Interceptor & X-Wing
DKM-Mod release a beta of their UK pack, this pack includes a vast amount of vehicles as well as soldiers.
Forum thread - Download Link - DKM-Mod Website
WW2EC release the first part of their US pack, this initial release to coincide with the D-Day Anniversary includes a number of vehicles and soldiers.
Forum thread - Download Link - WW2EC Website
King Homer has released his "Engagement Pack". The pack includes four weapons (M82A1, SR25 (iron sight), SR25 (scope) & M1911A1 pistol).
Forum thread - Download Link
Scorpion has released a beta of his new Island called "Mungari", the island consists of 4 small islands (2 jungle and 2 desert) joined by a bridge.
Forum thread - Download Link
Berline45 team have released their "Leichte Gepanzerte Munitionskraftwagen sd.kfz.252".
Forum thread - Download Link - Berline45 Website
Technology News
Looking to build yourself the perfect Flashpoint PC? Not sure where to start? Well choosing a case is often the first step, Tom's Hardware has just reviewed 15 of them, read the reviews here.
CNN report on the growing trend for high spec gaming PC's, the article is here.
With the recent and soon to arrive changes in PC architecture Anandtech aim to introduce you to motherboards that will support the new chipsets and other changes, they review a bunch of new motherboards here.
Windows news, "Media Player 10: technical beta" is available from Microsoft for anyone who loves to try out the latest things, this beta is only available for Windows XP. Anyone who tries the beta might want to see if this latest version makes Kegety's "Boattrip" look any more beautiful, but that seems hardly possible.
