Spearheaduk
07-19-2005, 04:10 PM
Hi all. Silent Thunder: British Forces Mod are looking for people to help with our current project, which is to add the British Military into Battlefield 2, as a new "Team". We feel that the "western" militaries are under represented (well, it's just the US so it's very one dimensional really), and with the multiple engagements British forces take part in yearly around the globe, we feel they needed to be added.
Silent Thunder is a network, and our long term goal is to create several mods for several game engines over our time to give variety to the respective communities of these games. At the moment we are focussing on Battlefield 2, and for the time being simply creating an extra perspective to play as in this global conflict!
At the moment, the mod name is a work in progress, assuming we don't come up with something more catchy and as to the point as the one we have now. Our website is almost finished, and I shall post links to this as soon as it's done (I'll edit this topic as opposed to making a new one, thus not spamming the boards).
So far, we aim to include the following to the game, whilst keeping game play (at the moment) as it is, and maybe tweak a few things here and there to balance what we add.
Kit Selections:
Special Forces (SBS): C8A1
Assault: L85A2/UGL
Support: FN Minimi
Medic: L85A2 (with Iron sights)
Engineer: Remington M870
Anti-Tank: L85A2 Carbine, Javelin (the MoD is currently trialling this weapon as a replacement for the LAW-80/94 series and MILAN)
Sniper: L96A1
All classes will have the usual extras like a knife, grenades (where relevant), and a side arm, which is in this case the HP Browning.
Armour:
Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank
Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle
FV432 Medium APC (This can be rigged as an AA platform)
Wheeled:
Land Rover LR110 with a Mounted L1A1 HMG (.50 M2HB)
Land Rover WMIK Fast Attack Vehicle with a Mounted L1A1 HMG and GPMG (FN MAG)
Naval:
HMS Invincible
Rigid Raider
Aircraft:
AH Mk1 Apache Longbow
EH-101 Merlin, Troop/Cargo Movement
Eurofighter Typhoon
F-35 "JSF" VTOL (The RAF and Royal Navy are replacing their Harrier fleets with these new jets when they go into production)
Our infantry will be Royal Marines, to keep inline with the carrier based assaults on some maps, and as a rapid reaction "First In" force which they have been for many years. Other attachments, such as RAF Typhoons and Army Apache's and Armour units which would most likely not be used in such circumstances in reality, will be represented here to keep the balance with the other side’s assets.
The most probable unit we will use will be 45 Commando, because of their rapid reaction status. These guys are generally the first in anywhere.
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Anyway, moving on (long read, sorry), we need the following positions filled, and as we're new there's a nice list hehe, but if you'd like to help us in any way then please do, whether it be advising on the accuracy of equipment used, idea's to make it more balanced or fun, new equipment we should add or if its actually creating the things we need, then please reply in this topic, or PM me! Thanks in advance, and we hope you're interested in our plans!
Now, the jobs:
3D Modellers: For weapons, vehicles, infantry, miscellaneous objects etc...
Texture Artists: Same reasons as above, plus map textures if need be
Animators: For weapons, vehicles, infantry, miscellaneous objects etc...
Programmers: Able to edit/create features etc...
Level Designers: Able to design new terrain and maps, with a good understanding of realistic yet balanced placement of buildings and so on
Public Relations: Able to let the public know about the mod, and make them interested to create a solid fan base
Sound Engineer: Able to create/edit high quality sounds for weapons and so on
We are also thinking of doing a few maps, places like the afghan mountains, the port of um qasr in southern iraq, basra and maybe bosnia, generally places where the British forces have served
Well that's it so far. If I remember anything I'll simply edit this post, and thanks for reading it all!
Regards
Spearhead
Silent Thunder managment
Silent Thunder is a network, and our long term goal is to create several mods for several game engines over our time to give variety to the respective communities of these games. At the moment we are focussing on Battlefield 2, and for the time being simply creating an extra perspective to play as in this global conflict!
At the moment, the mod name is a work in progress, assuming we don't come up with something more catchy and as to the point as the one we have now. Our website is almost finished, and I shall post links to this as soon as it's done (I'll edit this topic as opposed to making a new one, thus not spamming the boards).
So far, we aim to include the following to the game, whilst keeping game play (at the moment) as it is, and maybe tweak a few things here and there to balance what we add.
Kit Selections:
Special Forces (SBS): C8A1
Assault: L85A2/UGL
Support: FN Minimi
Medic: L85A2 (with Iron sights)
Engineer: Remington M870
Anti-Tank: L85A2 Carbine, Javelin (the MoD is currently trialling this weapon as a replacement for the LAW-80/94 series and MILAN)
Sniper: L96A1
All classes will have the usual extras like a knife, grenades (where relevant), and a side arm, which is in this case the HP Browning.
Armour:
Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank
Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle
FV432 Medium APC (This can be rigged as an AA platform)
Wheeled:
Land Rover LR110 with a Mounted L1A1 HMG (.50 M2HB)
Land Rover WMIK Fast Attack Vehicle with a Mounted L1A1 HMG and GPMG (FN MAG)
Naval:
HMS Invincible
Rigid Raider
Aircraft:
AH Mk1 Apache Longbow
EH-101 Merlin, Troop/Cargo Movement
Eurofighter Typhoon
F-35 "JSF" VTOL (The RAF and Royal Navy are replacing their Harrier fleets with these new jets when they go into production)
Our infantry will be Royal Marines, to keep inline with the carrier based assaults on some maps, and as a rapid reaction "First In" force which they have been for many years. Other attachments, such as RAF Typhoons and Army Apache's and Armour units which would most likely not be used in such circumstances in reality, will be represented here to keep the balance with the other side’s assets.
The most probable unit we will use will be 45 Commando, because of their rapid reaction status. These guys are generally the first in anywhere.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Anyway, moving on (long read, sorry), we need the following positions filled, and as we're new there's a nice list hehe, but if you'd like to help us in any way then please do, whether it be advising on the accuracy of equipment used, idea's to make it more balanced or fun, new equipment we should add or if its actually creating the things we need, then please reply in this topic, or PM me! Thanks in advance, and we hope you're interested in our plans!
Now, the jobs:
3D Modellers: For weapons, vehicles, infantry, miscellaneous objects etc...
Texture Artists: Same reasons as above, plus map textures if need be
Animators: For weapons, vehicles, infantry, miscellaneous objects etc...
Programmers: Able to edit/create features etc...
Level Designers: Able to design new terrain and maps, with a good understanding of realistic yet balanced placement of buildings and so on
Public Relations: Able to let the public know about the mod, and make them interested to create a solid fan base
Sound Engineer: Able to create/edit high quality sounds for weapons and so on
We are also thinking of doing a few maps, places like the afghan mountains, the port of um qasr in southern iraq, basra and maybe bosnia, generally places where the British forces have served
Well that's it so far. If I remember anything I'll simply edit this post, and thanks for reading it all!
Regards
Spearhead
Silent Thunder managment