US Intervention mod! One great mod!

[GrossKopf]

With the release of D-Con coming, I know a lot of you will be trying that out, but I wanted to make everyone aware of another great mod that takes place in the desert, specifically during the first Gulf War. I'll start with a comparison:

MAPS
Dcon 8
DCON Battle of 73 Eastings
DCON Desert Shield
DCON El Alamein
DCON Gazala
DCON Inshallah Valley
DCON Weapons Bunkers
DCON Lost Village
Outskirts of Mosul

USI 12
Ad Dawrah Oil
Basrah Streets
Battle of 73 Eastings
Burning Oilfields
Docks
NW Neighborhood
Operation Hogsmoke
Operation Hogsmoke Night
Operation Market Square
Street
Road of Destruction
EJOD Desert

Vehicles

Dcon 20 vehicles planned for .1
USI had 19 vehicles in .1
USI has 53 vehicles planned for .15

Hand Weapons

Dcon has 8 hand weapons planned
USI has 20 hand weapons planned in .15

Single Player

USI - Yes
Dcon - No

Gameplay

USI AAS, Conquest, Extract, Single Player, Co-Op
Dcon CTF, Objective, Conquest, Domination

Fan Community (what separates us)

Dcon Major
USI Moderate

And the latest USI mod update:

http://www.blacksandstudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=830

My clan, FLOT, hosts the official US server for USI and also hosts the beta test sessions every Sunday. The USI team is always looking for more beta testers for their mod, so go over to http://blacksandstudio.com and sign up in the Dev App forum!

PS: Before anyone goes questioning my numbers above, please know this - this information came from the USI team. I am not responsible for inaccuracies.. :)

[{RR}SinisterCaesarSalad]

Well, while we're geared at the same theme, the mods are 2 different games. I guess it's hard for me to explain since you all haven't played DCon, yet.

USI has done a great job with their mod, and it is unfortunate more people don't play it yet. Hopefully that will change.

[CATIA]

We have three mods which take place in gulf war, they might look similar, but each one brings something different to the table.

Project Reality= realism
DCon= Bringing back the original Desert Combat Game play
USI = a lot of great content with some game play tweaks compared to vBF2.

[Cherni]

You guys should join together and make one huge Desert Storm mod!

[GrossKopf]

You guys should join together and make one huge Desert Storm mod!

If the dcon team ever joined Black Sand Studio, I'm sure there would at least be some content sharing.

Oh, and I should post this link too. It's a video highlighting some cool USI stuff!

http://www.warumdarum.de//index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=28&func=fileinfo&id=77

[troybob]

You guys should join together and make one huge Desert Storm mod!

QFT!!

[Clypp]

Yes. Please merge mods.

USI+PR=Awesome
USI+DCON=Awesome
OPK+PR=Awesome

If your mod has very few players, the best way to success and DC fame is to merge and make supermods. Sharing content with BSS is great, but why not go one step further and make a huge and awesome mod?

[superdj]

Can you say 22 GB d/l?

[spartan117gw]

all i know is thier all great

usi
opk
poe
pr
dcon

and then theres
mercs
naw
risingconflicts


i download all of them. and play all of them

but fo ryour own personal taste. its always a good idea to start ur own =)

[GrossKopf]

Yes. Please merge mods.

USI+PR=Awesome
USI+DCON=Awesome
OPK+PR=Awesome

If your mod has very few players, the best way to success and DC fame is to merge and make supermods. Sharing content with BSS is great, but why not go one step further and make a huge and awesome mod?

PR is a completely different game than BF2 and should never merge with these other mods.

[Clypp]

PR is a completely different game than BF2 and should never merge with these other mods.

More new models, statics, effects, factions and maps added with PR's modified rules, crew kits and models and maps. More is better!

[troybob]

More new models, statics, effects, factions and maps added with PR's modified rules, crew kits and models and maps. More is better!

not really

[Cherni]

Well Superdj says it right with like 20gb, but whateva

[-=wKa=-Sauron]

no USI sucks because the dev team is a bunch of morons that don't look at the competitive side of things

[Sir. Tasty]

You sound like an x-dev ?

[Sir. Elxx]

USI is an awesome mod, I'm eagerly waiting for their next release so we can get the servers more populated. :)

[GrossKopf]

More new models, statics, effects, factions and maps added with PR's modified rules, crew kits and models and maps. More is better!

No, PR is too different. It's not BF2 anymore. The mechanics of the game are completely changed. It's like a completely different game. These other mods are the same basic game with some tweeks and changes. My personal opinion is that PR took things a little too far and made it more of a combat simulation and less of a combat game.

no USI sucks because the dev team is a bunch of morons that don't look at the competitive side of things

Wow. That's real nice. Do you have any reasons to say this or are you just trolling?

[ramseyman14]

Do you know how far along they are on their next release?

[GrossKopf]

Do you know how far along they are on their next release?

I'm in no way a spokesman for them, but I do beta test and I have to say they've made a lot of progress. I believe they have everything in game they wanted to have in game for the next release. It's just tweaks at this point.

You guys are going to love it... MLRS, Field Artillery, some maps have been revamped.. it's killer! :) There's nothing like the sound of that arty or the rockets from the MLRS whizzing by overhead.

[TeLe-LoE-]

Ahhhhhh I love that mod.

[slayerdarkcross]

Currently we are finshing details on the maps and if you have followed the updates you will see our first map which was Basrah Streets.

Outside of that everything is supporting AI including all map sizes.

Progress has gone great and currently just testing is going on.

Btw with the release some details on the dcon side have varied on the list.

[=DNC=SYSEX73]

You sound like an x-dev ?

LOL, yeah.

USI is a great mod, and was very popular when it was released. Our mod was released several hours ago, so it is being watched and talked about.

Might as well install all of them since they are free. I have USI, POE2, OPK, Sandbox, and Battlepaint installed ( I love battlepaint).

Bring me EOD, BF2, and lego mod and I will be very pleased. (theres plenty of other great ones as well)

[|TG| Chefmoto1]

With the release of D-Con coming, I know a lot of you will be trying that out, but I wanted to make everyone aware of another great mod that takes place in the desert, specifically during the first Gulf War. I'll start with a comparison:



And the latest USI mod update:

http://www.blacksandstudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=830

My clan, FLOT, hosts the official US server for USI and also hosts the beta test sessions every Sunday. The USI team is always looking for more beta testers for their mod, so go over to http://blacksandstudio.com and sign up in the Dev App forum!

PS: Before anyone goes questioning my numbers above, please know this - this information came from the USI team. I am not responsible for inaccuracies.. :)

OMG they seriouslty copied the PR team

[slayerdarkcross]

I dont know what your refering too but we work hand in hand with the PR team. BlackSandStudios?

Updated list (if proof is needed I have it)
Vehicles (Hand Made)

Dcon 18 vehicles planned for .1
USI had 19 vehicles in .1
USI has 46 vehicles planned for .15

[GrossKopf]

OMG they seriouslty copied the PR team

Actually, I believe they share content because they are both part of Black Sand Studios (http://blacksandstudio.com).



Dcon 18 vehicles planned for .1
USI had 19 vehicles in .1
USI has 46 vehicles planned for .15


OMFG! USI FTW!!!

;)

[wolfi]

Thanks for the kind words.

I would suggest you all wait for the next update, as we changed almost everything.

[$kelet0r]

I hope the name familiarity of DCon does not sink USI which is a much better game in terms of content, quality and gameplay
Good luck converting the sheep out there - observe the golden rule of modding: release regular, release often

[Kantholz]

PR is a completely different game than BF2 and should never merge with these other mods.

indeed! PR is a complete game using the bf2 engine, lol.

no USI sucks because the dev team is a bunch of morons that don't look at the competitive side of things

lol, noob. go home and cry

Do you know how far along they are on their next release?

coming VERY soon.

[GrossKopf]

I hope the name familiarity of DCon does not sink USI which is a much better game in terms of content, quality and gameplay
Good luck converting the sheep out there

I don't want to put down any mod, so I'll simply say this. I took my clan's dcon server down after just one day...

observe the golden rule of modding: release regular, release often

Releasing often isn't always good.

[ramseyman14]

I know you guys have heard it a million times before, but the MLRS looks amazing.

[GrossKopf]

I know you guys have heard it a million times before, but the MLRS looks amazing.

Just wait until you're in it, raining hell on earth on the enemy! It's impressive to watch it fire and even more impressive to see and hear those rockets in bound!

[slayerdarkcross]

I personally like shooting 40 rockets in 20 seconds ^_^

Bm-21 is my favorite

[Jblankster]

no USI sucks because the dev team is a bunch of morons that don't look at the competitive side of things

you sir need to be slaped in the face, kicked in the balls, and have a coke bottle shoved up your ***...ON ITS SIDE!

[JohnM]

no USI sucks because the dev team is a bunch of morons that don't look at the competitive side of things


LOL ,lo Sauron take it you're still pissed the devs didn't take notice of your constant rantings and thread jackings on how you wanted the game to play....

The only thing i can say is when the next version is released save your bandwith and download a mod more suited to your playstyle.

:D

[TeLe-LoE-]

I hope this new update turns some heads.

[C-Hawk]

I was just wondering - will the NEW USI Update, when ready, install over the present version, OR will you have to un-install the present version first?

TKS Michael:confused:

[wolfi]

I'd say uninstall the existing one to be safe.

[RoGuETrOoPeR]

no USI sucks because the dev team is a bunch of morons that don't look at the competitive side of things

ROFL, looks like someone has still got that thrown teddy in the corner :rolleyes: & all because the Devs didn't bow down to his demands on how he wanted USI to be designed so that it was nigh on aimed purely at clan bases matches & ladders.

If I remember correctly, he was told if he wanted to have a mod aimed at a set area of the community then he should go off & make one himself.

Anyway.... looking great guys, mouthwatering stuff for v1.5 :rock:

[slayerdarkcross]

I was just wondering - will the NEW USI Update, when ready, install over the present version, OR will you have to un-install the present version first?

TKS Michael:confused:

This next release of USI is double in size of our previous release so it will be a full build. Upon release you can feel free to remove our older one to make room for the new one.

[C-Hawk]

SLAYER....et al: I used to have USI installed on my system and really enjoyed it....with having to do re-installs of BF2 etc.....it was LONG GONE.
I decided to enjoy the original again as I await the NEW USI....so just did the long download etc....BUT ALL to NO Avail thus far....extracted it using RAR into BF2\mods and did not see an actual Shortcut.....there was/is a USI.exe but IT does not start the Mod.....it used to give me the option to Un-install or not. I tried expanding evertything is search of a Start Game .... but could never find a darn thing....I put that USI.exe into the USI Folder that was created by the Patch....now the USI.exe appears to be CAPUT! I think I just wasted alot of time and need to UN-INSTALL this "sucker" and continue to wait for the NEW USI [sure hope it includes a shortcut to start it up].

TKS Michael:confused:

[slayerdarkcross]

SLAYER....et al: I used to have USI installed on my system and really enjoyed it....with having to do re-installs of BF2 etc.....it was LONG GONE.
I decided to enjoy the original again as I await the NEW USI....so just did the long download etc....BUT ALL to NO Avail thus far....extracted it using RAR into BF2\mods and did not see an actual Shortcut.....there was/is a USI.exe but IT does not start the Mod.....it used to give me the option to Un-install or not. I tried expanding evertything is search of a Start Game .... but could never find a darn thing....I put that USI.exe into the USI Folder that was created by the Patch....now the USI.exe appears to be CAPUT! I think I just wasted alot of time and need to UN-INSTALL this "sucker" and continue to wait for the NEW USI [sure hope it includes a shortcut to start it up].

TKS Michael:confused:

Well you can create a shortcut.
Just make sure the target lines say
"D:\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +modPath mods/USI

You can change that according to where you installed the mod.

[C-Hawk]

Again - TKS: I was able to turn that USI Icon into a Shortcut finally, BUT, then after the BF2 Game screen came up for abit - It then gave me an about to CRASH notification - something to do with "shaders".

I give up.....waste of time and effort for me! A Shame - I once played this mod and it was GREAT!

TKS for attempt to help, Michael:(

[petemonster29]

I hope the name familiarity of DCon does not sink USI which is a much better game in terms of content, quality and gameplay
Good luck converting the sheep out there - observe the golden rule of modding: release regular, release often


After 1.5 you wont have to worry about that.

Basically USI v1 was a product of a bunch of cats working hard on something that had some giant obstacles and sabotages along the way......everything from hosting issues to rogue members purposly fouling things up.
We got it to the public because we wanted to establish our spot on the grid in terms of quality.
We have all grown and learned ..............I can honestly say after modelling and texturing countless numbers of ingame assets mostly by myself with the help of a handful die hard dedicated USI devs tweaking and implementing new ideas .
People will finally get what they paid for when they bought BF2 and spent a whole lot of $$$$ on new hardware.
Were moving to a new release strategy and have been gearing up and collecting our beans for the rest of the run.
You have all seen the big release of V1.0 wich was larger than vBF2
USI v1.5 is twice the size.
We are planning up to V3.0 wich will be the grand finale for this MOD
in all there will probably be and i cant say for sure cuz things always change but we have plans for around 30 + maps
possibly 50 or so additional vehicles,at least 1 or 2 more game modes..... possible ranking(on the fence) but ready to go.

expect releases about every 30-45 days each one adding something very new and cool to the game.

ROFL, looks like someone has still got that thrown teddy in the corner :rolleyes: & all because the Devs didn't bow down to his demands on how he wanted USI to be designed so that it was nigh on aimed purely at clan bases matches & ladders.

If I remember correctly, he was told if he wanted to have a mod aimed at a set area of the community then he should go off & make one himself.

Anyway.... looking great guys, mouthwatering stuff for v1.5 :rock:

21CW+USI ??? =]

[guedoe]

21cw is usi, and pr too i think, few others aswell, but dam good too

[Trevortt]

Where can i dload the mod from, i used to have it but removed it due to a new system build. I have looked on their website but only shows server files!!

[wolfi]

Get modjive at http://modjive.com - it comes with the ability to download many mods.
You can download USI with modjive too.

[GrossKopf]

Where can i dload the mod from, i used to have it but removed it due to a new system build. I have looked on their website but only shows server files!!

Version 0.1 of the mod (http://files.filefront.com/US+Intervention+++Client+Files+01/;5074270;;/fileinfo.html)

Required hotfix to go along with 0.1 (http://files.filefront.com/US+Intervention+Hotfix+++Client+Files+011/;5127745;;/fileinfo.html)

SLAYER....et al: I used to have USI installed on my system and really enjoyed it....with having to do re-installs of BF2 etc.....it was LONG GONE.
I decided to enjoy the original again as I await the NEW USI....so just did the long download etc....BUT ALL to NO Avail thus far....extracted it using RAR into BF2\mods and did not see an actual Shortcut.....there was/is a USI.exe but IT does not start the Mod.....it used to give me the option to Un-install or not. I tried expanding evertything is search of a Start Game .... but could never find a darn thing....I put that USI.exe into the USI Folder that was created by the Patch....now the USI.exe appears to be CAPUT! I think I just wasted alot of time and need to UN-INSTALL this "sucker" and continue to wait for the NEW USI [sure hope it includes a shortcut to start it up].

TKS Michael:confused:

Sounds like you're just a little computer challenged.. :)

All BF2 mods go into your c:\program files\ea games\bf2\mods folder. Just look for a c:\program files\ea games\bf2\mods\usi folder. If you want to install the mod, just delete that "usi" folder.

However, if you have put the "usi" folder in the right place, then all you need to do is start BF2, click on the "Community" tab and you'll have a list of all the mods you've installed.... your other option is to make a shortcut as previously described and that will automatically run USI. If it doesn't run with that shortcut, you don't have it installed.

[petemonster29]

There will be a shortcut added.

[slayerdarkcross]

Mod Jive includes the hotfix added to the mod