Americas Army: Special Forces (Overmatch) Released

Posted by: GameBorder Staff on 2008-02-01 07:05:31

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.

What's New
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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.