wraggster
January 17th, 2007, 17:30
Bohemia Interactive's managing director Marek Spanel spoke to CVG of the likelihood of persistent multiplayer battlefields being introduced to its military sim Armed Assault in the future.
Although Spanel said that such a multiplayer feature "is something that really isn't present in the game as of now", when we met up with him earlier today, he did explain that it's "something we hope will be evolving over time".
"Due to the nature of the game, it's possible to have a large number of troops, and it's logical to go in this direction," he said. "Probably one of the modes that comes nearest is called Capture the Island. That's a mode in the game where you play on the entire island and there are sectors that you take control of and build bases there.
"This is the kind of direction but it will certainly take months and months to fully get to a persistent battlefield."
Armed Assault is Bohemia's follow-up to its multi-million selling Operation Flashpoint. Similar to Operation Flashpoint, it's a hardcore sandbox military sim where infantry and vehicular combat occurs on a huge island. Armed Assault is due out in the UK on February 16 - keep eyes peeled for a preview hitting these pages shortly.
via CVG (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=155692)
Although Spanel said that such a multiplayer feature "is something that really isn't present in the game as of now", when we met up with him earlier today, he did explain that it's "something we hope will be evolving over time".
"Due to the nature of the game, it's possible to have a large number of troops, and it's logical to go in this direction," he said. "Probably one of the modes that comes nearest is called Capture the Island. That's a mode in the game where you play on the entire island and there are sectors that you take control of and build bases there.
"This is the kind of direction but it will certainly take months and months to fully get to a persistent battlefield."
Armed Assault is Bohemia's follow-up to its multi-million selling Operation Flashpoint. Similar to Operation Flashpoint, it's a hardcore sandbox military sim where infantry and vehicular combat occurs on a huge island. Armed Assault is due out in the UK on February 16 - keep eyes peeled for a preview hitting these pages shortly.
via CVG (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=155692)