SOS Teamspeak Server

Posted by -SOS_Maximus- on 26.02. at 21:55 No longer running in stealth mode the SOS Teamspeak Server can be found at the following address: 70.87.174.162:8819 It is configured as a Clan Server and has a server password to cut down on the non SOS riff-raff. Once you are registered and have a username and a password you will not need the server password ... you only need it to connect anonymously. The server password will be changed from time to time ... you can get the latest password off this site. (2) Comments

Amercia's Army:Special Forces version 2.8.3 released

Posted by -SOS_Maximus- on 15.02. at 16:07 This version actually plays ok on my crappy corporate laptop! HOOAH! Phoenix wrote: AA:SF (OVERMATCH) V2.8.3 RELEASED! Posted: 31 JAN 08 The latest version of America's Army: Special Forces (Overmatch) has been released! This new release, v2.8.3 has focused primarily on enhancing game-play and frames-per-second performance as well as drastically reducing the file download size by almost a full gigabyte! Based on your great feedback, the Development Team has worked hard to "tighten up" many of the issues that you've told us about. New to this version is an Instant Action feature which will allow new players to jump directly into non-SF qualified missions. We've also added a new America's Army Loader Screen which automatically alerts you if you do not have the most current version of America's Army installed. The AA Loader Screen also contains several buttons to help find the information you want quickly, as well as bring you the latest America's Army news. V2.8.3 features the debut of Every Soldier a Sensor. ES2 is a system that uses each Soldier on the battlefield to allow the Squad Leader to have a better understanding of the entire scope and conditions of the mission. To check out this exciting new feature jump into one of the newly updated SF Extraction servers. So head over to our Downloads page and get yourself a copy of America's Army: Special Forces (Overmatch) v2.8.3 http://www.americasarmy.com/downloads/ Remember to check out our Version History to learn more about Version 2.8.3 or any previous release. America's Army: Special Forces (Overmatch) Release Notes - Version 2.8.3 What's New ============================================= Our goal is to tighten up the game, increase performance and reduce the size of the installers. We improved the frame rate a great deal in this release. Some people have reported as much as a 40% increase - although performance varies based upon your specific system setup. -Instant Action- The new Instant Action mode of America's Army allows you to quickly jump into the AA action without the need to complete training first. Now with Instant Action Recruit status you can play alongside veteran AA gamers and complete training at your convenience. Instant Action is available on any mission that is not restricted to Special Forces only players. You will need to complete Basic Combat Training in order to achieve honor levels higher than Honor 20, plus you'll gain the benefits of improving your skills as a Soldier with each training level you complete! Your Honor will remain at 20 until you pass BCT, at which point you will receive all of the additional experience points you have accrued. -AA Loader- The new AA Loader checks your version of the game to ensure you are up to date with the most current release. It also provides easy links to other community tools and support information. The AA Loader requires Internet Explorer 6.0 or later be installed on your system. -Flashbang- The flashbang has been tuned a bit to make it more realistic. The effectiveness has been reduced when used outdoors. Also the blackout duration has been reduced. -Weapon Reloading- Weapons reload faster then before. Fixing jams and using the supported/unsupported function are also quicker now. -Every Soldier is a Sensor (ES2)- Every Soldier, as a part of a small unit, is a potential information collector and an essential component in achieving situational awareness. The updated SF Extraction mission includes new ES2 gameplay designed to embrace this new ES2 philosophy. -SAI Creation Tool- The AA Mission Editor now includes tools to help you set up and capture images for use with the Situational Awareness Indicator (SAI). You can customize the captured images and import them into your maps to enable simple SAI functionality. Look in the 'Tools/SAI Map Image Tools' menu to give it a try. System Requirements (have not changed) ============================================= The current Minimum System Requirements for AA:SF (Overmatch) are as follows: * 3-D graphics card with 128 MB memory and support for hardware transformation and lighting * 1.8 GHz processor or equivalent * English version of Windows(r) 2000/XP Operating System with latest updates * 512 MB RAM * 3.5GB of uncompressed hard disk space for game files * 4X DVD-ROM (not required for downloaded installations) * Windows 2000/XP compatible system * DirectX(r)9.0 * 100% Compatible DirectX 9.0 soundcard * 56kbps Modem or other network connection * *Nvidia nForce or other motherboard/soundcards containing Dolby Digital Content Encoder required for Dolby Digital audio. The current Recommended System Requirements for AA:SF (Overmatch) are as follows: * 3-D graphics card with 256 MB memory and support for hardware transformation and lighting * 3.0 GHz processor or equivalent * English version of Windows(r) 2000/XP Operating System with all updates * 1 GB RAM * 3.5GB of uncompressed hard disk space for game files * 4X DVD-ROM (not required for downloaded installation) * Windows 2000/XP compatible system * 100% Compatible DirectX 9.0 soundcard * Broadband Network Connection * *Nvidia nForce or other motherboard/soundcards containing Dolby Digital Content Encoder required for Dolby Digital audio. Technical Notes ============================================= Important Note for Server Hosts/Admins The cooperative missions will take significantly more CPU resources to run during normal gameplay due to the additional AI processing load (shared between the server & client). Server hosts planning to run Co-Op servers should plan accordingly. In addition, players running a Co-Op server and client on the same machine will experience heavy CPU demand. It is recommended that server rotations switch only from Co-Op level to Co-Op level, or MP to MP level for best performance. Game Ports ============================================= The internet ports currently required to be open for America's Army v2.8.3 are listed below: UDP - 1716, 1717, 1718, 8777, 27900 TCP - 14200, 20025-45, 20046, 20047, 20048, 28910 UDP ports explained: 1716 for the Game, 1717 for the GameQuery, 1718 for the Master Server Query, 8777 for the Standard UT Query, and 27900 for GameSpy. TCP ports explained: 28910 for GameSpy 20025-45 for MBS Game Server, 20046 for the Auth server, 20047 for MBS, 20048 for DCDS, and 14200 for LAN. What's Fixed ============================================= NOTE: This list only includes bugs present in v2.8.3 that have been fixed. Bug fixes related to new v2.8.3 features and certain security/exploit fixes have been removed from this list. Bugs Fixed - Demorec: Demorec system does not save files to the correct directory - Demo Mode: There are no sounds from the pawns weapon when he is firing it. - Shoothouse Map: Wrong m9 ammo is shown on the table - Demo Mode: Muzzle flashes are not displayed on playback. - SF Water Treatment Map: Player is able to shoot through bulletproof glass in Machinery Server Room - Gameplay: Screen shaking is observed when player joins map and changes viewpoints - Medic Field: Cap rank does not match rank on ACU Shirt - Weapons: Obtaining 31 40MM rounds with the M203 causes the rifle to malfunction. - GamePlay: Player observes camera shaking while dying. - Steamroller Map: Objective shows up through concrete wall - Hospital Map: Smoke grenade is eaten by truck. - Guildhall SF Refinery - Reporting in Northwest & Southeast are not reporting correct area - SF_CSAR: Player pawn stuck between building ground rubble and wall - SF Courtyard: Rock/wall causes pawn to get stuck and bounce - GuildHall SF Old Town: Player able to crawl under Tunnel Alpha floor and see other parts of the map - VRS: VAE NPC goes into crouch position when action key is used - Rummage: Lamps do not register bullet hits - River Village: Building has a random ledge sticking out - Rummage: Player movement is blocked when moving along the wall - Rummage: Item on clothes line causes warping - G15: Single player training missions show up with improper names or labeled as "untitled" - G15: Player's name displayed too large. - Stats: "Killed while capturing objective" statistic is not being recorded - Rummage: Glitch on map, unable to move through doorway - Viewing scoreboard while playing COOP maps causes log spam - Rummage: Pawn gets stuck in SW Corner - SF Hospital SE: NPC AI cause player to be shielded from live fire - Rummage : Player gets stuck in one location - Urban Assault: Stair well openings in Urban Assault have blocking volumes that allow bullets but not grenades - Interdiction: Opening door causing collision with Civilian Informant, ending missing - Excessive server log spam when AI hits movers or navigates to objective locations - Editor: The "Possible Corrupted Installation" message box can become lost behind the splash screen forcing the user to force quit the application. - Player is able to move while securing an objective if the player is self-healing - Player may not spawn in the next round if they were leaning in the previous round at the time in which it ended - GuildHall SF Floodgate: Player gets stuck exterior catwalk - Training, Weapons Familiarization: Pawn rotation is limited to the bipod deployed scope when the weapon is not up Crash/Exceptions Fixed - Unreal Editor: Crash when using SAI Map Save Image Miscellaneous Issues Addressed - SteamRoller: Pawn warps across map when jumping on top of telegraph pole - FOV changes back to normal while weapon is still zoomed - Player pawn disappears from view when motionless against wall surfaces - SF Floodgate: Assault player is able to disappear from Defense view. - Rummage: Player able to get to barbed wire rooftop - River Village: Player able to fall through map if jumped on - Field Dressing: User can stay alive by repeatedly applying field dressing - Player able to take multiple objectives without standing next to it - Player can apply Field Dressing while looking through scope or sights - Medic: Instant reload can be performed when a medic has an empty magazine and reloads while performing a healing action Improvements - Duration of flashbang too long - Flashbang effectiveness outdoors is too strong - SF Floodgate: Add Random Spawning to prevent grenade spam - River Village: Rename the teams to "Assault Alpha" and "Assault Beta" since the level has random spawn points - Increase the speed of the weapon reload, fixjam and supported/unsupported animations - Demo Mode: Surpress UI elements from being displayed during playback - Punkbuster: Update PBSetup to version 3.0 - Do not apply points to personal jacket that are obtained during rounds which forceclass is used on honor servers. - Do not allow server administrators to forceclass individual players on honor servers without cheats being enabled. New Features - Add support to flag a map/mission as a night time level so that flashbang intensity is not reduced in night time outdoor zones. - Introduce the America's Army Loader Performance Fixes - Opening console adversely affected game performance Known Editor Issues ============================================= White/missing viewports When the Editor is launched, the viewports will appear to be missing or all white. To resolve this issue simply go to "View > Viewports > Configure ...", select one of the options and click OK. Brightness/Gamma When the Editor is launched the brightness/gamma will be increased. Adjustments to the gamma can be made in "View > Gamma Options". Unable to select any map objects (static meshes, brushes, etc) using right or left mouse click ** This issue is specific to systems with ATI graphics cards ** and occurs due to Anti-Aliasing and/or Anisotropic Filtering being enabled. Disabling these settings has been shown to resolve the problem. Dual Monitor Setup: Unable to move the Editor from one monitor to the other. ** This issue is specific to systems with ATI graphics cards ** To resolve this issue, click the View menu and uncheck "Automatically reposition windows". (3) Comments

Server Update: SOS and EoS Cohabitating

Posted by -SOS_Maximus- on 06.07. at 15:43 Effective June 20, 2007 I have shutdown the official 10-slot SOS America's Army Honor Server, and 15 slot TeamSpeak Server in favor of combining our server funds with those of EoS to support and share a 14-slot Honor Server and a 30 person TeamSpeak server. The EoS/SOS Gameserver IP is: 69.12.25.144:1716 The EoS/SOS TeamSpeak Server IP is: 72.36.135.154:1942 The TeamSpeak server password is Courtyard, but it changes regularly. These servers are funded for the next 6 months. All SOS, SOS ex-patriots and Friends of SOS are welcome on these servers as long as you all follow the rules. Visit our friends at EoS here http://www.eos.frih.net/forum/index.php (4) Comments

SOS Honor Server Upgraded to 2.8.1 -Four New Maps

Posted by -SOS_Maximus- on 24.03. at 20:30 SOS Honor Server Upgraded to 2.8.1 Our AA Honor Server has been upgraded to the new v2.8.1 patch! This patch contains some bug fixes, and 4 new maps created by students from The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University in partnership with The America's Army DEVs. The Guildhall is a special division of SMU that specializes in teaching game development ... follow the link for more info. The Maps: SF Old Town - U.S. Infantry conducts a raid within a small, rural village in a tropical location to secure sensitive data. Intelligence reports suggest a terrorist organization is attempting to seize this information currently located in a safe house controlled by allied forces. The U.S. Special Forces team must secure this information and thereby thwart future enemy attacks. SF Refinery - A terrorist cell has announced its intent to capture a high profile petroleum engineer and thereby disrupt petroleum production and the U.S. Economy. U.S. Special Forces must safeguard the engineer from terrorist action. SF Flood Gate - Intelligence indicates a gathering terrorist threat to critical hydroelectric facilities. Should terrorist forces capture or destroy these facilities the local indigenous population residing in the low-lying valleys could be threatened or flooded. The U.S. Special Forces team must secure the hydroelectric facilities and prevent the terrorist forces from planting and detonating explosive devices. River Village - Enemy forces have seized a small rural village adjacent to a seasonal river and are now using it as a base of operation. Intelligence reports suggest the local residents are under duress and have been dispersed throughout the village. U.S. Special Forces Soldiers must enter the village, secure the three objectives, and reclaim control of the village, while minimizing damage to the local infrastructure. See the announcement on the America's Army Site Get the patch at http://www.americasarmy.com/downloads/. NOTE: This is a Patch to v2.8 ... you must have 2.8 installed and updated with the Dynamic Content Delivery System (DCDS) before applying the patch. In 2.8 there are 3 maps that must be downloaded via DCDS after the game has been installed. If you have not downloaded these maps via DCDS aftering installing v2.8 the patch to 2.8.1 may fail ... complaining that files don't match. The v2.8 maps that must be downloaded via DCDS are: SFDockside.aao Insurgent_Camp.aao Steamroller.aao Some folks have had some problems installing the patch ... here for more info ... there is a hotfix available ... here to get it. HOOAH! -SOS_Maximus- wrote: Game Server: aao://209.246.170.147:1716/ This is a 10 man GameServers.Com (formerly ClanServers) Public Honor America's Army Game Server. Teamspeak: ts55.clanservers.com:8823 This is a 15 slot GameServers.Com Teamspeak 2 Server. PLEASE NOTE: All are welcome on the TeamSpeak Server but it does have a password (sosts) if you are not registered on the server you must connect with anonymous checked and use the server password. All players are welcome on these servers as long as they follow the rules. (1) Comment

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