A new war game (real time strategy shooter): Field Ops

John CANavar · 03-13-2006, 01:23 PM

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Field Ops Announced [March 13, 2006, 09:22 am ET] - 6 Comments
Swiss publisher Freeze Interactive announces Field Ops, an upcoming "real-time-strategy shooter" in the works at Digital Reality. The Field Ops Teaser Website is live with info and screenshots for the game, which is due this November:
Gamers want innovation and they are about to get it.

Swiss-based Publishing house, Freeze Interactive, and developer Digital Reality are proud to announce Field OpsTM the first PC real-time-strategy shooter!

Field OpsTM brings together, in a unique presentation, the two favourite genres of PC gamers; Real-Time-Strategy and First-Person Shooter.

Field OpsTM is the perfect mix between strategy and fast-paced military action. Move into the fascinating world of anti-terrorism and manage every aspect of gameplay from strategic planning to taking out the main bad guy with your sniper rifle.

What Field OpsTM, brings to the genre and to games in general, is a genuine revolution that combines immersion and strategic thinking.

Game Features:

• 5 Unique locations
• More than 8 different classes per side
• First-Person shooter AAA quality graphics
• True to life Physics engine
• Immersive and exciting multiplayer modes featuring a worldwide ranking system
• Real vehicles and weapons for the most authentic Special Forces experience
• Fight on the ground, in the air and over water
• Motion-captured animations for the most realistic experience ever
• Tactical A.I. allowing for exciting gameplay in both RTS and FPS views

Title: Field OpsTM
Platform: PC
Genre: RTS-Shooter
Release Date: November 06

Game Web Site

Looks quite arcade to me and I am not interested at this point. Just sharing the news...

**CingularDuality** · 03-13-2006, 01:35 PM

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proud to announce Field OpsTM the first PC real-time-strategy shooter!

How many games are going to claim this title? I think Savage was the first one... (or NS, to a certain degree...)

Pfhor · 03-13-2006, 02:03 PM

Savage (2003) came out after NS (2002). So NS was the first RTS shooter that I know of.

This genre seems to be the new fad as of late, not sure if that is good or not.

**RGM-79N_GM_CUstom** · 03-13-2006, 02:56 PM

I recall there being one before I just forgot what it was called. (Before NS)

**Iceberg** · 03-13-2006, 04:49 PM

Here is my major malfunction with this, and games like it (BF2 to an extent). Lag time, connection, accuracy. For the games to be as fluid as they need to be, I haven't had a good experience with a game of this type in the connection department. When you get into huge building placements, vehicles, aircraft etc... things tend to get jerky. I don't care how pretty it looks if you can't shoot your enemy because they live 50ms away but the server can't handle the load.

NS doesn't exactly fall into the connect problem department, because its all indoor maps with very few buildings, most the size of player models. NS rocks, period.

**CingularDuality** · 03-14-2006, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by squeak

Here is my major malfunction with this, and games like it (BF2 to an extent). Lag time, connection, accuracy. For the games to be as fluid as they need to be, I haven't had a good experience with a game of this type in the connection department. When you get into huge building placements, vehicles, aircraft etc... things tend to get jerky. I don't care how pretty it looks if you can't shoot your enemy because they live 50ms away but the server can't handle the load.

NS doesn't exactly fall into the connect problem department, because its all indoor maps with very few buildings, most the size of player models. NS rocks, period.

I don't understand what would make anything jerky... Think of the load on a BF2 server with 64 people on it, and then tell me how adding a few geometrically defined and static buildings would contribute much more load to the game.

TychoCelchuuu · 03-14-2006, 11:20 AM

Both Battlezone and Starsiege: Tribes had RTS/FPS gameplay before Natural Selection which had it before Savage which came before Battlefield 2 which came before Field Ops and Savage 2.

=Sarc= · 03-14-2006, 12:17 PM

I'll be keeping an eye on this one. Although Savage 2 should be out by end of summer. It's a pretty good genre and it's getting press coverage. NS really broke through with the genre and Savage shows that this genre can sell.

My hope is there will be an implementation that has BF2 type squad command structure with VOIP. Savage had squad leaders but when commanders have to assign them, it's too much micromanaging when they have better things to do like develop the tech tree. VOIP would be welcome since Savage squads were non-existent. It was basically "move here" and "attack this". I would like to see the same command feature with VOIP but restrict the commands to a squad instead of issuing the command to every nearby teammate. Plus, it would be great if the commander could issue orders to the squads like BF2.

**Iceberg** · 03-14-2006, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by CingularDuality

I don't understand what would make anything jerky... Think of the load on a BF2 server with 64 people on it, and then tell me how adding a few geometrically defined and static buildings would contribute much more load to the game.

With a full load on BF2, I get jerky. I don't have a killer machine, but it certainly holds its own. So my only conclusion is that the amount of data being handled between the server and the clients gives very little cushion.

**CingularDuality** · 03-14-2006, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by squeak

With a full load on BF2, I get jerky. I don't have a killer machine, but it certainly holds its own. So my only conclusion is that the amount of data being handled between the server and the clients gives very little cushion.

Hmmm, well, if it's only you that gets jerky, and you don't have a killer machine, why would you suspect the server instead of your own PC?

**Iceberg** · 03-14-2006, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CingularDuality

Hmmm, well, if it's only you that gets jerky, and you don't have a killer machine, why would you suspect the server instead of your own PC?

Because I've haxored 64 player maps with botzors and been fine. I don't think its a "machine" problem, a "server" problem, or strictly a "connection" problem. It may very well be a combination of the three (though I am ruling out my machine, atm, since the client plays fine). Today's games are just sending so much freaking information from the client to the server, the server is figuring crap out, server is sending so much info back to clients. Multilayer doom[2] never gave me these kinds of issues

**Wyzcrak** · 03-14-2006, 05:46 PM

Something impressive... very impressive.. will be needed to follow Natural Selection.

If nothing sufficient becomes available, I'll be very disappointed.

**Iceberg** · 03-14-2006, 06:43 PM

http://www.war-front.com/index.php?page=1

Anyone mention this yet?

**CingularDuality** · 03-15-2006, 04:52 AM

I'm looking hard at Savage2... This FieldOps game doesn't look very impressive.

**RGM-79N_GM_CUstom** · 03-15-2006, 07:17 PM

Wait a min. This looks more like an RTS where you can actually take first person control of units. Doesn't seem to be MP at all.

03-13-2006, 02:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pfhor Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Age: 19 Posts: 138	Re: A new war game (real time strategy shooter): Field Ops Savage (2003) came out after NS (2002). So NS was the first RTS shooter that I know of. This genre seems to be the new fad as of late, not sure if that is good or not.

03-13-2006, 02:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
RGM-79N_GM_CUstom Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Paterson, New Jersey Age: 22 Posts: 2,165	Re: A new war game (real time strategy shooter): Field Ops I recall there being one before I just forgot what it was called. (Before NS) __________________ RX-78-2 Gundam EFSF Protoype Close Combat Mobile Suit Armor: Luna Titanium Armament: 2x Beam Sabers, 2x 60mm Head vulcan guns 380mm Hyper bazooka, Beam Rifle, Beam Javelin, Hyper Hammer, Gundam Hammer, shield TG Natural Selection admin. Need anything PM me. 7th Infantry FTW!!!!! "Snob? Nah...I consider myself more of a PC Evangelist...converting the heathens to The Way." Prophaniti "Windows is like Pokemon you gotta catch'em all." kenshinsama1

03-13-2006, 04:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Iceberg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 25 Posts: 1,929	Re: A new war game (real time strategy shooter): Field Ops Here is my major malfunction with this, and games like it (BF2 to an extent). Lag time, connection, accuracy. For the games to be as fluid as they need to be, I haven't had a good experience with a game of this type in the connection department. When you get into huge building placements, vehicles, aircraft etc... things tend to get jerky. I don't care how pretty it looks if you can't shoot your enemy because they live 50ms away but the server can't handle the load. NS doesn't exactly fall into the connect problem department, because its all indoor maps with very few buildings, most the size of player models. NS rocks, period. __________________ It only takes 2 bites [insert parasite] to get to the center of a meatpop. TGNS Admin \| NS Forum Moderator Digz \| NS Play Tester Natural Selection \| TGNS Primer \| Communication Awareness! Army Info: Deployment or Bust - June 2009

03-14-2006, 11:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
TychoCelchuuu Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 19 Posts: 1,776	Re: A new war game (real time strategy shooter): Field Ops Both Battlezone and Starsiege: Tribes had RTS/FPS gameplay before Natural Selection which had it before Savage which came before Battlefield 2 which came before Field Ops and Savage 2. __________________ \|TG-Irr\|TychoCelchuuu

03-14-2006, 12:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
=Sarc= Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 4,600	Re: A new war game (real time strategy shooter): Field Ops I'll be keeping an eye on this one. Although Savage 2 should be out by end of summer. It's a pretty good genre and it's getting press coverage. NS really broke through with the genre and Savage shows that this genre can sell. My hope is there will be an implementation that has BF2 type squad command structure with VOIP. Savage had squad leaders but when commanders have to assign them, it's too much micromanaging when they have better things to do like develop the tech tree. VOIP would be welcome since Savage squads were non-existent. It was basically "move here" and "attack this". I would like to see the same command feature with VOIP but restrict the commands to a squad instead of issuing the command to every nearby teammate. Plus, it would be great if the commander could issue orders to the squads like BF2. __________________ JO Guides & Tutorials Team Element - It's who you game with.

03-14-2006, 05:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
Wyzcrak Join Date: May 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 14,148	Re: A new war game (real time strategy shooter): Field Ops Something impressive... very impressive.. will be needed to follow Natural Selection. If nothing sufficient becomes available, I'll be very disappointed. __________________ Steam Community? Add me. \| Join #tacticalgamer \| Search Results Legend \| New Posts Forum Filter \| Postbox Toggle \| Live Thread Review \| One Line Results \| Free Remote, Encrypted Backup Darkilla: In short, NS is pretty much really fast chess. With guns. Apophis: I haven't seen anyone say that SM's are better than non-SMs. Nordbomber: This is THE first server I've seen where either side can comeback from out of seemingly nowhere with the right teamwork. en4rcment: I have NEVER experienced the type of gameplay that I have found here. Nightly I am amazed at the personalities and gaming talent. Root: Welcome to TG. Feel free to punctuate your sentences correctly. Monkerz: Its gonna take all my skills to beat those boys off in the future.

03-14-2006, 06:43 PM	#13 (permalink)
Iceberg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 25 Posts: 1,929	Re: A new war game (real time strategy shooter): Field Ops http://www.war-front.com/index.php?page=1 Anyone mention this yet? __________________ It only takes 2 bites [insert parasite] to get to the center of a meatpop. TGNS Admin \| NS Forum Moderator Digz \| NS Play Tester Natural Selection \| TGNS Primer \| Communication Awareness! Army Info: Deployment or Bust - June 2009

03-15-2006, 04:52 AM	#14 (permalink)
CingularDuality Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, USA Age: 33 Posts: 17,073	Re: A new war game (real time strategy shooter): Field Ops I'm looking hard at Savage2... This FieldOps game doesn't look very impressive. __________________ Become a supporting member! -- Shop at the Tactical Market! Take the world's smallest political quiz! "I was touched by His Noodly Appendage." TacticalGamer TX LAN/BBQ Veteran:

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RGM-79N_GM_CUstom Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Paterson, New Jersey Age: 22 Posts: 2,165	Re: A new war game (real time strategy shooter): Field Ops Wait a min. This looks more like an RTS where you can actually take first person control of units. Doesn't seem to be MP at all. __________________ RX-78-2 Gundam EFSF Protoype Close Combat Mobile Suit Armor: Luna Titanium Armament: 2x Beam Sabers, 2x 60mm Head vulcan guns 380mm Hyper bazooka, Beam Rifle, Beam Javelin, Hyper Hammer, Gundam Hammer, shield TG Natural Selection admin. Need anything PM me. 7th Infantry FTW!!!!! "Snob? Nah...I consider myself more of a PC Evangelist...converting the heathens to The Way." Prophaniti "Windows is like Pokemon you gotta catch'em all." kenshinsama1

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