Arma2 Beta Schedule

New Features:

• Support for up to 50 players per map

Bugfixes:

• You must exit vehicle to capture flag now
• Added M203 ammo for blue recon class
• Medic cross on minimap fixed
• Ammo for DMR and russian AKM weapons added to crates
• Reduced chances of accidentally bringing up admin console

New maps:

• aas32_BrutalCoast.Chernarus
• aas32_GorskisPolemic.Chernarus
• aas32_KrasnostavAdvance.Chernarus
• aas32_PushedForTime.Chernarus
• aas32_RedsLastStand.Chernarus
• aas32_SkalistyLanding.Chernarus
• aas32_ThreeShotStoli.Chernarus
• aas32_WildBoarPursuit.Chernarus

Bugfixes:

• Choppers must be below 30m to count as within zone (for capturing)
• Sounds working again (base capture, base loss etc)
• Trimmed out some cut messages that were creating errors in the arma report file
• Reduced base capture sound size (and made sound work) 9KB -> 2KB
• Reduced flag sizes 11KB -> 3KB
• Trimmed out unneeded script
• Made briefing work (now using diary entries from ClientMainThread.sqf)
• Adjust max range for display of green name tags

New Features:

• Toggle green name tag overlay, and admin comments to force off/force on

Balance:

• Attack chopper and some amphibious vehicles for blues in Skalisty landing
• Some changes to tank models on various maps

Bug fixes:

• better spawn armour (protects you from being killed just after you spawn)
• New Improved HUD
• New "team membership system", to auto-colour your team mates.
• Dozens of other improvements.

New features:

• Brand new AAS game engine
  • ability to have any number of capture zones
  • can have neutral capture zones
  • can have simultaneous capture zone objectives
  • innovative "battle front" system to focus gameplay depending on number of players in server
• Medic revive system replaced by brand new system
• Brand new respawn and queuing code code
  • no more spawn buttons not appearing after dead
  • no more failing to spawn when in queue
  • no more getting stuck dead (cant even quit game)

New maps:

• 9 new maps from BCA, with thanks to Cat Toaster, Lord and Maverick
• A set of 7 new template maps showing off the new features!
• More amazing maps to come using new AAS engine

New features:

• New kit system, graphical selection menu for classes, rifles and teams
• Expansion from 50 to 64 player support
• Ability to restrict soldier kits and armoury contents for tournament play
• Ability to customise rules for own server play using "RULES" system
• Bonus player vehicles (off by default, enabled only by game admin, gives each team a vehicle which behaves like extra player for zone capturing)
• More brand new maps using the very latest zone templates and features

• New feature freeze
• Release will be polished, bugfixed, heavily tested version of the previous beta