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Update Project Reality: ARMA 2 0.15 BETA Update

[R-DEV]Twisted Helix — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:37:36 GMT

It has been 5 months since the release of Project Reality Arma 2 v0.1 BETA, and the team has been hard at work fixing bugs and introducing new gameplay elements. Our planned work now sits at 100% completion, and along side the numerous improvements BIS have made to their engine core and networking, we now feel confident that PR : Arma 2 offers the kind of PvP gameplay experience that you have all been waiting for.

The anticipated release date for Project Reality: ARMA 2 v0.15 BETA is imminent ...

We have been very quiet and quite closed mouthed over the last 5 months about what we have been doing, but this has been for a number of good reasons. Part of the process of fixing bugs is that often more bugs are introduced, and our great testing team have repeatedly found more just when we thought we were nearly done ! Even now we are not entirely sure what the behaviour of the mod will be like under a full server load, and to that end we have organized a pre release game testing event, details of which can be found here.

Project Reality: ARMA 2 v0.15 BETA Trailer
The Project Reality Team has created the following trailer to tease you with some of the additions and gameplay changes you will find in the Project Reality: ARMA 2 v0.15 BETA release. So, relax, sit back and enjoy a taste of what is to come!

Project Reality: ARMA 2 v0.15 BETA Release Information

A huge amount of work has been completed on identified bugs and plenty on unidentified ones as well, game modes have been revised, and new features have been introduced. We have new missions on Chernarus and the US Army faction has been included on Takistan. A complete change log of the 0.15 Beta release can be viewed here

Project Reality: ARMA 2 v0.15 beta requires:

ARMA2 plus Operation Arrowhead (collectively known as Combined Operations).
For a better experience, we highly recommend the British Armed Forces DLC too.

Your game must be patched to 1.60. In addition we highly recommend using beta patch 89025 as there have been several important bug-fixes since patch 1.60. If you use a beta patch, ensure you add the switch '-beta' to your praa_betatg.exe shortcut.

Future Direction of PR : ARMA 2

Straight back to work after this release, the team hopes to have the 0.2 public release out soon after this. The 0.2 release will focus on assets and our upcoming new map, Afghan Village. And of course as a public release it will mean that you, the public, will be able to license and open servers.

Recruitment

The Project Reality Team is recruiting ARMA 2 developers, in particular those with knowledge of config files and Oxygen 2. If you are skilled and knowledgeable with ARMA 2 development, and would like to join the team ... then register on the forums here and PM [R-DEV]Twisted Helix.

- The Project Reality Team

Release Project Reality: BF2 v0.97 Map Pack Released!

[R-DEV]AncientMan — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:04:48 GMT

The award winning Project Reality and Black Sand Studio teams are proud to announce the official release of the Project Reality: BF2 v0.97 Map Pack!

Instead of releasing the usual Christmas themed map pack, we have decided to release a full-featured map pack including 4 brand new maps and 3 old favorites to help you celebrate the holiday season. These maps are a preview of what is to come in PR:BF2's next release, v1.0, anticipated to arrive later in 2012.

Thanks to several direct link providers, there are a number of mirrors available to download the map pack. You can also download via torrent, which is the recommended download method. You can find all of the download links here:

Download The Project Reality: BF2 v0.97 Map Pack Here!

Please note that you must have Project Reality: BF2 v0.97 already installed before installing this map pack. If you do have v0.97 installed, yet you still get an error message when installing stating that you do not have it installed, please visit the this page to fix your version information.

Included Maps
In case you missed the map pack release date announcement, the following brand new maps will be included in the map pack:

Black Gold (4km)
Operation Marlin (2km)
Pavlovsk Bay (4km)
Vadso City (4km)

In addition to these 4 new maps, the following previously released Project Reality: BF2 maps will be making a return, updated and overhauled for the current version of PR:BF2:

Assault On Mestia (1km)
Operation Ghost Train (1km)
Tad Sae Offensive (1km)

Project Reality: BF2 Support
If you encounter any problems while installing and/or playing the PR:BF2 Map Pack, please check out the Project Reality Mod Support forum. If your problem has not already been posted by someone else, please do not hesitate to start a new thread asking for help. We will do everything we can to provide you with a solution, but we can't do anything if you don't ask first!

Beta Test Participants
If you participated in the beta test last month, upgrading to the final release is extremely simple. Just install the final map pack when it releases, and all beta files will be automatically overwritten with the final release files.

Server Files
If you currently host a Project Reality: BF2 game server, you should have received the server files for the Project Reality: BF2 v0.97 Map Pack via the Server Admin CP already. If you are interested in hosting a new server, please follow the link below to apply for a server license.

Apply for a Project Reality Server License Here

If you are in the market for a new game server to host Project Reality: BF2, look no further than PR's officially endorsed server provider, Alpha Networks. Alpha Networks provide Project Reality: BF2 game servers to the public at highly competitive prices, as well as dedicated servers, and first-class customer support.

As always, the entire Project Reality team would like to thank all of the supporting Battlefield 2 mod websites, server providers, and of course our dedicated community for their hard work and continued support. Without your combined efforts and contributions, Project Reality would not be where it is today.

We hope everyone enjoys the Project Reality: BF2 v0.97 Map Pack! See you on the battlefield, and happy holidays!

- The Project Reality Team

Update PR:BF2 v0.97 Map Pack Release Date

[R-DEV]AncientMan — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:50:19 GMT

After releasing 0.973 in August, the Project Reality team has been keeping busy making even more content for our award winning modification to Battlefield 2. To make things different this year, we have decided that instead of releasing the usual Christmas themed map pack, we would provide an early release of a few new maps that are ready now, ahead of our next anticipated release in 2012.

So, without further delay, the Project Reality team is proud to announce the PR: BF2 v0.973 Map Pack, which will be released on:

Saturday, December 17th, 2011 at 01:00:00
Approximate Release Time, UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)

Included Maps
The following brand new maps will be included in the map pack:

Black Gold (4km)
Operation Marlin (2km)
Pavlovsk Bay (4km)
Vadso City (4km)

In addition to these 4 new maps, the following previously released Project Reality: BF2 maps will be making a return, updated and overhauled for the current version of PR:BF2:

Assault On Mestia (1km)
Operation Ghost Train (1km)
Tad Sae Offensive (1km)

Download Information
The map pack will be available via torrent and direct download. The approximate size is 550Mb. Details on where to download will be provided on the Project Reality website as soon as it's ready for download.

Map Pack DLC
The map pack is official downloadable content (DLC) for existing users of PR:BF2 version 0.973 and is completely optional. The maps featured in this map pack will be integrated into PR:BF2's next full release, v1.0, which we are planning to release sometime next year.

While it is still completely optional, it is recommended you install this map pack to ensure you can play problem free on all of your favorite servers, as server admins may mix normal v0.973 maps and this map pack in the same rotation.

Beta Test Participants
If you participated in the beta test last month, upgrading to the final release is extremely simple. Just install the final map pack when it releases, and all beta files will be automatically overwritten with the final release files.

Server Files
If you currently host a Project Reality game server, you should receive the server files for map pack via the Server Admin Control Panel, a few hours before the client files release. If you are interested in hosting a new server, please follow the link below to apply for a server license.

Apply for a Project Reality Server License Here

So, with 7 new maps for everyone to play on, we hope that everyone is excited, and we look forward to seeing you on the servers when the map pack releases!

- The Project Reality Team

Update Rememberance/Veterans Day 2011

[R-DEV]Rhino — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:18:51 GMT

Today as many of you are aware is Remembrance Day, or for those of you in America, Veterans Day where we commemorate the sacrifices made by those, in conflicts past and present, to preserve the freedom which we take for granted everyday. So although Project Reality is just a game, let us not forget the men and women who have fought in the past, and those on the front lines today.

This year, Remembrance/Veterans Day falls at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month of 2011 (11-11-11-11). To mark this once in a lifetime Remembrance/Veterans Day, we at Project Reality decided to go that extra mile by creating the Camp Bastion Memorial which will stand ingame, in Camp Bastion on our upcoming map, Sangin.

The real Camp Bastion Memorial is dedicated to those who have fallen in the line of duty in Helmand Province, Afghanistan and is used as a focal point for the Vigil services before those soldiers are repatriated back to the UK as well as of course the annual Remembrance Day services in Camp Bastion.

The PR Camp Bastion Memorial model and textures where created by [R-DEV]Rhino and the memorial site done by [R-DEV]Dr Rank.

We also feel this is a rather fitting day to reveal how much we raised for Help for Heroes (registered charity number: 1120920) at the Project Reality Convention 2011 (PR CON 2011) earlier this year where many like minded Project Reality players all got together to play some good old PR, as well as some other games with all profits from the event going to charity!

Thanks to all of you who took part, donated towards the event and the event's sponsors Alpha-Networks, Barclay's Bank, Templant Hire & GLL. Together we raised for Help for Heroes a total of:

(Help for Heroes event number: 20010731-6531-1870)

This entirety of the money raised has gone towards helping support members of the Armed Forces who have been wounded in the service of their country.

Thanks again for all your support!

- The Project Reality Team