Obsidian edge demo is OUT!!!!!!!!!!

[HyenaX05]

Hi all...
I know everybody exited by gr3 picks...me too
But in the main time lets play an awesome mod that gives me the chill just thinking about it...
Obsidian edge demo is out and plays like no other game out there ...reminds me when I started to play gr 4 years ago with same passion/addiction LMAO any how go and get it and you ll see HEHE..
See ya on the field

[CDN_TwelveGauge]

In his excitement over OE, he spelt "excited" as "exited". Must be a really good game. Actually it is, and it's even way better than GR2 PC.

[bozibozic]

Can someone give me the gist of whats in the demo before i spend a few megs of download first. Will i need my FC CD to play cos my friend's borrowing it at the moment.
Thanks.

[XyZspineZyX]

Yes, you will need your Far Cry CD.
http://www.obsidianedge.com

[bozibozic]

Oh http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif i gotta wait for one more week until i get it back!

[BSR_Dude]

I promise you'll like it. People have been buying FC to play the mod, and thanking the mod team after the fact because it was money well spent.

FC s/p is awesome, and OE is free so you get a two-fer (two fer one).

[BSR_Dude]

Holden from TCZ (http://www.thecombatzone.net) has been kind enough to put up a ladder for Obsidian Edge. We're currently working on the rules, and as soon as these are done the ladder will be active.

[AlphaDelta219]

well that is great to know seeing how this is the Ghost Redon 3 PC forum section...

[.eNDo.]

someone makes a thread that doesnt include whining and you have an issue with it

[CDN_Angus]

Originally posted by AlphaDelta219:
well that is great to know seeing how this is the Ghost Redon 3 PC forum section...
Your right, it should of been in the GR2PC forums.

[BSR_Dude]

Originally posted by AlphaDelta219:
well that is great to know seeing how this is the Ghost Redon 3 PC forum section...

Very observant of you. How is GR3 PC playing for you?

Best Buy has FC for $14.99.

[Thunderpants1]

Originally posted by CDN_TwelveGauge:
and it's even way better than GR2 PC.
Youve gotten to play GR2 PC?! I now hate you! http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[Prozac360]

I must only use my powers to annoy!


I like that a lot

[CHaoS-06]

what exactly is obsidian edge..?
i know it's a fc mod...but what does it change?

[Soroc]

We wrote it 'cause we knew GR2 was going to suck, and we didn't know (still don't) if there would ever be another good game out from the GR series.

Think GR on steroids. We used the FarCry engine because the graphics are incredible. We completely changed the gameplay to be the sythesis of everything we liked in the best tactical shooters we had ever played (GR, OFP, RvS, etc.), but none of the crappy stuff. It is the "thinking person's shooter" that GR was and a whole lot more. Thanks to the FarCry engine, you can actually use cover effectively, flank and maneuver. First shots on target get a bonus, as you cannot get your rets on someone when you are taking hits...you get spun around like you would in real life.

Find out a whole lot more at http://www.ObsidianEdge.net and you'll see that there is something to do this summer besides listen to folks whining about GR2/GR3. And for an early pre-production video to see it, go to http://farcry.filefront.com/file/Obsidian_Edge_Teaser_Video;37948#Download for a very cool look. A new more current video will be out in about a week. The demo is available to play *NOW*

made BY serious gamers FOR serious gamers

And @AlphaDelta219: I think you forgot an "e"...did you really mean "Ghost Redone 3 PC forum section"?

[Thunderpants1]

Too bad I dont have Far Cry. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

[Soroc]

Originally posted by BSR_Dude:
Best Buy has FC for $14.99.

[BSR_Dude]

Sweet! I've seen a few of you guys from these forums in the server. And repeat customers too! http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif Thanks for trying it, we knew ya'll would have the time of your lives.

[serbkillovic]

just tried it, where are you mofos?
cool redone caves map, even though I've been spectating around it for 30min http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[BSR_Dude]

Wait till ya play it Serb. Soroc added a "twist" to the map that makes the gameplay more tactical. Now you really have to rely on your other fireteams to cover your flanks. Also, Soroc placed every tree in the same spot as they were in the original map. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Hope we see ya on the server this weekend!

[AlphaDelta219]

I was not whining or complaining. This is not the Far Cry forum where a thread of this nature would be suited.

[BSR_Dude]

Thanks, I had no idea how I'd get along in life till you came along to inform me of the error of my ways.

[BSR_Dude]

In case you didn't know, UBI featured our version of the GR Tank map as the first user made map on the website. So technically this does have to do w/GR.

But at 65 posts you probably are just talking w/out having a clue what you're rattling on about.

[Prozac360]

im not (and dude) here to annoy anyone or piss any one off....

we work on this mod and tell people how good it is because it simply is just that good. Now we can preach to every one of you all day but it will not ever get you to try.

Sadly the only way you will understand is if you play it wich many have stated they will not.

either way since im or we? are obviously annoying I will no longer suggest anything about oe in the gr3 forums.

for thoes that do download it, enjoy.

[CDN_Angus]

Regardless of what some people may think, OE is somewhat GR related anyways because of the gameplay and maps that were "ported" (pardon the term) from GR.

So in essence for those people who really needed a GR2PC, this thing is close enough to quench your thirst.

[bozibozic]

Just one more Q. from me, is it a MP or an SP demo? and what makes it a demo, compared to the full version that is?

Oh that was 2!

[BSR_Dude]

Originally posted by Bozibozic:
Just one more Q. from me, is it a MP or an SP demo? and what makes it a demo, compared to the full version that is?


It's an m/p mod, I guarantee that if you liked GR you'll love this mod. It has all the best features from GR, OFP, RvS and CoD plus some new ones that have never been seen in an FPS before.


Originally posted by MrOELOELOE:
and u wonder why I called u an idiot?
Sticks and stones......................

[BSR_Dude]

This is a review of OE written by UBI moderator CusTds_Lst_Stand. It was posted as a response to questions about our mod. It was unsolicited by our mod team.

Having played this for over a week now, I kept saying I would try to write a proper critique to post here, but in all honestly everytime I've been on the PC, I've just wanted to play! It is the most addictive thing I've played since the first time I tried Far Cry MP...

So I'll give it a go now... where to start?

Maps
The quality of the maps is outstanding and varied. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/11.gif From the compact and colourful Devils Cove to the wide open spaces of Tank. From the oppresive atmosphere of Valley and Swamp to old an favourite reworked like Railway and a new favourite, the verdant escarpments of Caves. You should take in the amazing NVG effects that go with Bridges, before arriving at Invasion. I leave that till last as it is simply the biggest departure from the standard FC map that you can get, house to house fighting reminiscent of Bosnia or Stalingrad in the Cry Engine... OMFG... http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif
Couple this with the sounds, both localised and environment. Imagine sneaking through swamp land looking for the enemy, when a FOB frog decides to jump from pad to water. Was it just a frog or is there someone there...? You are searching house to house and you hear gunfire. Have your team engaged the enemy or is it another part of the city? While this runs through your mind you hear a shell land no more than 20 feet away... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/blink.gif

Weapons
Nice mix of reworked oldies and new ones.
3rd person views are great, hope someone will help you out with the 1st person, we ahve seen great work like this by others, I hope they will spare you the time!
XM8 is what the OICW should have been, love the red dot, yeah I know you predicted it.
Rocket Launcher is nicely balanced, splash is not so big so you have to be very accurate and you only get one shot!
The pump action shotgun comes into its own at shot range; totally devestating, but I like the way it is ineffective at longer distances.
For someone comming in from FC dont expect the standard assault favourites to work exactly the same. There is a lot more recoil that takes some getting used to, you have to fire in short burts, just like when first playing FC.
Hand munitions are a favorite improvement for me with plenty of flash bangs, try these at night for extra fun! Only complaint is due to timer of frag grenades it is impossible to toss one just over a wall, you will get an airburst with the standard FC technique, or you need to be able to throw them through or off something. I know you had thought about "cooking frags" that would allow a longer fuse, or even better if the duration 'g' was held for varied the throw? Complicated balistic calcs invovled there but I cant praise everthing can I! http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Gameplay
This is a big departure and may be where new players will struggle. Game play is slower than FC in both LMS and VIP. The main reason for this (apart from the obvious modified run speed... lol) is that most servers only allow one spawn per game. If you try and run and gun ala FC, if you are killed you are spectating until the game is over. Now I am used to this, it isnt a problem, in fact I use my frequent early deaths to watch the better players and learn from them, but hell, is it frustrating if the last two on both sides are camping... Shortening of the game length timer has helped with this.
So the above adds an edge not in FC how about the games?

Well for both, you have to join a team per FC but once you have selected your equipment, you have to click ready to launch the game. This takes some explaining to new players but i guess is there to allow an even start to games?

LMS is just what it says 2 teams fight to the death, Last Man or team Standing wins. So imagine playing assault only there is no flag. You have spawned at one of the 4 spawns but dont know where the other team is... This takes some getting used to, but the command map is invaluable, it shows the location of your team on a terrain style map. Like all games, watch those that know what they are doing, if they are all heading NW it is fora reason! When someone shouts out that they see the enemy you can check where they are and they can give a bearing using the easy to use key bindings supplied in the server admin pack. (although these will get you killed if you dont remove existing second key control bindings... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-mad.gif lol )
Anyway it is in this environment that the oustanding cammo comes into its own. Scanning a hillside the enemy is sooo difficult to spot if they are stationary. BTW loved the blur as the bincos refocussed, but tried then in airstrip within OE and didnt get that effect, will it be in the final for "all maps" or only OE dedicated ones?

VIP... Now this is special...
As described much more eloquently by others, you start up like in LMS but as the game launches one player is randomy selected as the VIP. If he dies you lose. Same goes for the enemy... This game is a blast, different tactics of the VIP adding to the mix. Should you hide? Should you add your firepower to your teams? Amazing atmosphere if you are the VIP and you are being hunted with no support left!

Oh and did I mention that this is playing at a ping of around 250... No lag... Excellent job Soroc & Suli!


Recommendations
I biatch that I have few people to play with! This is a pain on the larger maps, can you allow map voting on your servers while the Mod is still debuting? It is frustrating to have to go through the large maps telling each other where you are to have a fight! I have seen someone else suggest it, but i think you said it wasn't possible, if you could have two map cycle lists and call a different list depending on the number of players that would be cool. (Small maps for few players.)
New players come in are frustrated that they cant join, the lockdown message could be a little more welcoming and perhaps include the max game time remaining? The first time I saw it i thoguht I had somehow joined a passworded server...
I know it is getting away from what you want, but in Europe the number of players so far seems few... How about allowing more respawns until new players get the hang of things? Bamboo upped it to 2 for a few hours last week and it seemed to keep new players in longer instead of "ffs this is too difficult, I am off to the Orange 2"
Like I said earlier the cammo is excellent, but how about a desert kit for Tank and Railway?


Overall

Yeah like you guys have said in game... I'm hooked! And as a certain other game doesnt support 4600ti's until i get the long awaited upgrade you are stuck with me!

So what words would i pick out to describe OE? Well as you can see I am an engineer for a reason, my writing doesn't do it justice... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/51.gif But to give it a go...
Feel.. Atmosphere.... Edge.... Tension... Yep they all apply and in spades. It is very professionally done and above all its fun!

If you havnt tried it, please do especially if you are in Europe!! If you have and didnt like it for reasons I have covered here, give it another go, be patient... It is well worth it!
And trust me, until you have handglided or base jumped devils coves peak, you havent lived!

[BSR_Dude]

Prozac put boonie hats on red team, blue has helmets.
http://img66.echo.cx/img66/9392/rocket0zm.gif

[Mx21]

When the full mod comes out, if it gets good user reviews which I think it will, and there are loads of people playing it, I'll probably buy Far Cry for the mod. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[BSR_Dude]

That's good to hear. FC is down to $14.95 at Best Buy as of last week. The full release will have 3 (maybe four) gametypes and close to 30 maps.

[Mx21]

I'm in the UK, but the game is still pretty cheap here. Anyway, keep up the good work! http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[kane357]

I played during beta, nobody played.

I played two days ago, nobody played.


I am about to logon again, if nobody is on im throwin this download off my harddrive into the everrevolving door of good games that nobody ***ing plays.

[Soroc]

Final OE release on August 1st, for those that don't play demos.

@Kane: BF2 seems to be sucking everyone in at the moment. Checked Saturday and there were less than 400 combined FarCry and GR players online (I used ASE to check). Shame, really, since BF2 isn't a viable replacement for a GR-type shooter.

Would like to see more folks playing this, but for some reason, many won't even take the time to try it. I've had *two* people say they didn't like it...and one of them said they would try it again when the release came out.

http://www.ObsidianEdge.net

[CDN_TwelveGauge]

I love OE, but you guys haven't seen me for awhile because of BF2. I am trying to get the hang of it (BF2), but you will see me on OE soon.

[bozibozic]

Finally my FC has been returned so im DLing it now.

[AlphaDelta219]

Originally posted by BSR_Dude:
In case you didn't know, UBI featured our version of the GR Tank map as the first user made map on the website. So technically this does have to do w/GR.

But at 65 posts you probably are just talking w/out having a clue what you're rattling on about.

OHHH big deal you remade a map. It still not a GR mod. DesertCombat had the M-16 in it but that doesnt make it a Ghost Recon related thing.
The only thing this does have to do with GR is the fact you jsut hang around here and complain about how Ubi has screwed us over and how we should all come play OE. 65 posts? who is that?

[bozibozic]

Hahahah! Dude you're so gone! Where's Kimi or HT?

[XyZspineZyX]

Learn how to spell your swear words Kanehttp://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-indifferent.gif

[davidz021]

Kane, why must you resort to name calling and using profanity to get your point (if you had one), across?

Understand the fact that just because "they put alot of friggin work into this mod" DOES NOT automatically make the mod relevant to these forums, and therefore whether this topic actually belongs here is debatable, but thanks to your childish outcry, this topic is one step closer to being locked and deleted; a place where i feel it belongs in the first place.

[BSR_Dude]

I'm at the point where I could give a rat's behind whether or not this topic is locked too. With no news regarding GR3/PC ya'll would rather just act like a bunch of children. The only reason this is posted here is that every single person that was in a hardcore GR squad that has played OE loves it. I've posted here to let the rest of you know that there's a fantastic mod out that gives you GR-type tactical gameplay on a beautiful new engine.

But you'd rather act like the bunch of boogereating smacktards that you are so AFAIC the mods can lock this. It's people like you guys that are the reason that the original GR lobby turned into a tardfest of morons. So now we all have to deal w/your ignorant BS about GR3 and how "wonderful" it's going to be. Is it as good as GR2/PC was?

Oh, I forgot. UBI shafted us on that one.