Official JO Reality Mod available

jmmhogan · 02-03-2005, 01:20 AM

And, yes, there are a few servers hosting it!

EDIT: New website... Brutal Arts

EDIT: Old website... http://www.realityfriends.com/

**Mirfee** · 02-03-2005, 08:28 AM

Here's a long writeup and description of changes (from the above site's forum which also includes screenshots).

Quote:

Joint Operations - Reality Mod gets Official Novaworld support!!

After a long awaiting time and after building an excellent relationship with Nova and Joel Taubel himself, the Reality Mod (beta) is ready for release with Novaworld support.

Although, mod support was not in Nova's initial plans, our excellent relationship with Mr French from day one of the development, and lately with Joel's leverage power, yielded the Nova support for the mod. We honestly hope that more and more mods will get official support.

During the next few days Marcus Beer from Novalogic will be making an official announcement about the mod.

It has to be stressed that the Reality Mod is a beta version, hence work in progress, and that we will be building upon the good relationship with Nova in order to develop the reality mod further.

I would like at this point to stress that although I have been involved quite a lot in the development of this mod, it is not my mod. This site is just providing a home and lots of support to the JO-reality mod. All the dedicated players are reality freaks: like the majority of the regular players that playing on our Reality Servers (coop). The mod started with Kasrkin's initiative and soon after team expanded with Banshee and Fugazi. We got quite a lot of military advice from ex and active military people along with squads like ES, Brit Brat and Fusilier in particular, 16AAB to name just a few.

Reality Mod is not a fancy mod attempting to bring more weapons, more terrains, more vehicles etc. It is rather trying to use the existing things from JO and provide a more realistic/tactical gameplay. Some of the things you will find on the mod are:

1 Weapons have their real-world rate of fire.
2 More realistic recoil
3 Tracers are on, but no threat indication is showing on the spin map
4 Running speed is the same for all classes and is significantly slower than JOps:TR or JOps:Esc.
5 Bullet spread while running and gunning is significantly higher. When you are out in the open under fire expect not to be able to return fire and have extreme accuracy shooting from the hip
6 AT4s and RPGs are used only in sighted mode. No more AT4, RPG spam festival.
7 No crosshairs.
8 You will need to watch the path of your bullets to determine the extent of bullet drop over distance

There are a lot more features and a lot more things that they need changing, developing, tweaking etc. That’s why is a beta version. Reality is good but gameplay balance is even more important.

Weapons

· Real rpm for each weapon
· More realistic recoil
· Both rebels and JO can use all the weapons
· RPG, AT4 can be fired only scoped
· New skins for some of the weapons
· New acog 4x for the M4
· New scope in the Drgunov, SVD
· Fixed magnification in all the sniper riffles, apart from the m21
· No elevation showing (although elevation is working). Work in progress.
· No zoom on iron sights
· More or less ammunition for some weapons
· Limited ammo in emplacements
· No crosshair
· Higher bullet spread when moving (ala RvS, GR)

Players-Classes

· Better skins for some armies
· Slower more realistic running speed. Speed is the same for all classes and not affected by the loadout. At the moment the total loadout weight will be very high but it doesn’t make any difference to the gameplay. We are working to hide away the loadout.
· Sniper can use mp5 as secondary gun.
· Medic cannot revive, just heal (because of that we might consider in later versions to give M203 to medic)

General

· Tracers are showing (provided that they are switched on, server end), but no thread indication is showing on the mini map.
· New minimap design
· New interface design.

Me likey *a lot!*

**TG_Bear** · 02-03-2005, 08:47 AM

This just might get me interested in JO again

**USN_Squid** · 02-03-2005, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by TG_Bear

This just might get me interested in JO again

What's the final word on PunkBuster? I had read that Nova was going to support this mod, is that right?

**Mirfee** · 02-03-2005, 11:05 AM

Don't know about PB, but yes, NL is giving their approval on this mod. Let's hope!

**leejo** · 02-06-2005, 10:58 AM

Could we load this up on the TG server and dink around with it some?

I would love a JO in which a mounted, stationary .50 cal consistently kills some dude with a pea-shooter doing his Michael Flately imitation in the middle of a street 100m away instead of the other way around.

**Apophis** · 02-06-2005, 12:10 PM

This mod has been activated on the server. I'm putting the expansion download in the TG downloads section right now.. :-)

**leejo** · 02-06-2005, 02:29 PM

This mod is perfect. I just did a quick experiment - shooting zoomed in from about 50m, shooting unzoomed, and shooting while using the scope and straffing.

Basically, you MIGHT hit the side of the barn you're shooting at if you're straffing. If you're not zoomed in, it's still possible to be fairly accurate if your'e stationary, and when using the scope and remaining stationary, rifles are very accurate.

What a concept!

Also engineers carry 10 mortars, which may change their in-game use considerably.

I'm very excited about this mod!

**Mirfee** · 02-06-2005, 04:48 PM

Sweet mother of mayhem! This mod is sweeeeet so far. Tried it out on a LAN server just for weapons. AweXome! Going to go try it out on the TG server if anybody is around to join me.

Brooklyn · 02-08-2005, 02:00 PM

Im back on the scene with a pocket Full of Green !! I re-installed JO News said there was some new mods and that it was worth playing again ... So I need to know whats to get its been a while. Server info any expansions packs all that stuff .. later guys !! see u around campus !!

**Mirfee** · 02-08-2005, 02:08 PM

First, the Reality Mod is for the original JO... not with the Escalation expansion (so no need to go make that purchase).

Second, be sure to use the game updater to patch it up to current.

Finally, download the Reality Mod from here at TG. Unzip it, putting the whole Expansion folder in your Joint Ops directory. Go into this folder further til you reach the files and copy the shortcut to your desktop. When you want to run the game, just fire it up from the icon and you'll be good to go. You will, however, have to set up your kit loadouts, choose character skin, etc. These do not carry over from regular JO.

Brooklyn · 02-08-2005, 05:44 PM

ok thx for the info I will check it out

RYN · 02-09-2005, 10:01 AM

Well, well, well....

I will on tonight....

J-Rod · 02-09-2005, 02:27 PM

So what are the initial impressions? I jumped onto the TS server without realising that you were running the new mod and didn't want to do the download at the time, so got out for some pubbin'.

Are you playing this primarily as Coop or is it also for AAS?

PS - leejo - I am routinely owned by heavy weapons at long range... but I guess I don't dance quite that well...

Slick · 02-10-2005, 02:05 PM

So how about some AAS Reality Mod tonight?

02-03-2005, 01:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
jmmhogan Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Metroplex Posts: 5	Official JO Reality Mod available And, yes, there are a few servers hosting it! EDIT: New website... Brutal Arts EDIT: Old website... http://www.realityfriends.com/ Last edited by Mirfee; 02-09-2005 at 09:50 AM.

02-03-2005, 08:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
TG_Bear Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY Age: 42 Posts: 504	Re: Official JO Reality Mod available This just might get me interested in JO again __________________ “Waiting to be awakened by some unexpected thunderous roar, never dying...the sleeping giant lives and will sleep no more”. - John Seabrook

02-03-2005, 11:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mirfee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ithaca NY Age: 37 Posts: 1,702	Re: Official JO Reality Mod available Don't know about PB, but yes, NL is giving their approval on this mod. Let's hope! __________________

02-06-2005, 10:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
leejo Join Date: Sep 2003 Age: 39 Posts: 7,525	Re: Official JO Reality Mod available Could we load this up on the TG server and dink around with it some? I would love a JO in which a mounted, stationary .50 cal consistently kills some dude with a pea-shooter doing his Michael Flately imitation in the middle of a street 100m away instead of the other way around.

02-06-2005, 12:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Apophis Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Rhode Island, USA Age: 35 Posts: 8,868	Re: Official JO Reality Mod available This mod has been activated on the server. I'm putting the expansion download in the TG downloads section right now.. :-) __________________ Diplomacy is the art of saying "good doggie" while looking for a bigger stick.

02-06-2005, 02:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
leejo Join Date: Sep 2003 Age: 39 Posts: 7,525	Re: Official JO Reality Mod available This mod is perfect. I just did a quick experiment - shooting zoomed in from about 50m, shooting unzoomed, and shooting while using the scope and straffing. Basically, you MIGHT hit the side of the barn you're shooting at if you're straffing. If you're not zoomed in, it's still possible to be fairly accurate if your'e stationary, and when using the scope and remaining stationary, rifles are very accurate. What a concept! Also engineers carry 10 mortars, which may change their in-game use considerably. I'm very excited about this mod!

02-06-2005, 04:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mirfee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ithaca NY Age: 37 Posts: 1,702	Re: Official JO Reality Mod available Sweet mother of mayhem! This mod is sweeeeet so far. Tried it out on a LAN server just for weapons. AweXome! Going to go try it out on the TG server if anybody is around to join me. __________________

02-08-2005, 02:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
Brooklyn Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 157	Re: Official JO Reality Mod available Im back on the scene with a pocket Full of Green !! I re-installed JO News said there was some new mods and that it was worth playing again ... So I need to know whats to get its been a while. Server info any expansions packs all that stuff .. later guys !! see u around campus !!

02-08-2005, 02:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
Mirfee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ithaca NY Age: 37 Posts: 1,702	Re: Official JO Reality Mod available First, the Reality Mod is for the original JO... not with the Escalation expansion (so no need to go make that purchase). Second, be sure to use the game updater to patch it up to current. Finally, download the Reality Mod from here at TG. Unzip it, putting the whole Expansion folder in your Joint Ops directory. Go into this folder further til you reach the files and copy the shortcut to your desktop. When you want to run the game, just fire it up from the icon and you'll be good to go. You will, however, have to set up your kit loadouts, choose character skin, etc. These do not carry over from regular JO. __________________

02-08-2005, 05:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
Brooklyn Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 157	Re: Official JO Reality Mod available ok thx for the info I will check it out

02-09-2005, 10:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
RYN Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Originally from NF now in NB Age: 37 Posts: 267	Re: Official JO Reality Mod available Well, well, well.... I will on tonight.... __________________ "On My Commad, Unleash Hell" "And Let Slip The Dogs Of War"

02-09-2005, 02:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
J-Rod Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 10	Re: Official JO Reality Mod available So what are the initial impressions? I jumped onto the TS server without realising that you were running the new mod and didn't want to do the download at the time, so got out for some pubbin'. Are you playing this primarily as Coop or is it also for AAS? PS - leejo - I am routinely owned by heavy weapons at long range... but I guess I don't dance quite that well... __________________ If you see me I'm already dead.

02-10-2005, 02:05 PM	#15 (permalink)
Slick Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 8	Re: Official JO Reality Mod available So how about some AAS Reality Mod tonight?

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