VTE Final Alpha

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VTE Final Alpha

Post by Snake Man » 2009-05-08 16:40:52

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This is the Vietnam: The Experience Final Alpha release (05-08-09), it is our sixth release for ArmA. This release has been done after heavy multiplayer testing and several suggestions and requests from the players.

Pre alpha means that this is work in progress. Usually the release cycles go from alpha to beta to release candidate into the final release. This release is still incomplete but the earlier versions have been proven on MP to be very enjoyable, this release should enhance the MP even more. We just want to warn anyone who is interested to not get their hopes up, VTE team is not in the business to overhyping their work.
  • - Many models have no normal or specular maps.
    - Soldier models with bad texturing.
    - No missions or campaigns (except on our dedicated server).
    - No shadows on ported objects.
    - A "few" errors on arma.RPT file...
The bad list continues.

DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UNLESS YOU ACCEPT THAT THIS IS WORK IN PROGRESS.

This release contains the following: A1 Skyraider, ACH-47A Gunship, AH1 Cobra, A4 Skyhawk, A6 Intruder, B52 Stratofortress, C130 Hercules, CH-34, CH-47 Chinook, F5 (camo and grey), F4E Phantom (camo and grey), F105 Thunderchief, MC130 Combat Talon, MiG-17 (two camos), MiG-19, UH-1 Huey (slick, dustoff and gunships), O1 Birddog, OH-6, S56 Sikorsky, LSSC, PBR, two sampans, USS Kittyhawk, M48 Patton, M113 ACAV (3 machine guns), M551 Sheridan, PT76, SA-2 SAM, T55 and ZU23. For personal weapons we have: AK47, AR-15 (Colt Commando), CAR-15 GL, Bren2, Browning, DP27, Enfield, Garand, Ithaca, Kar 98K, L1A1, M1 Carbine, M3A1/SD, M14, M16A1, M21, M39 Hush Puppy, M45 Swedish K, M60/shorty, M72 LAW, M79, M1911, Mas36, Mosin 38, Mosin Nagant, MP40, PPD40, PPS43, PPSh, PRC25, RPD, RPG2, RPG7, SKS, Sten/SD, Stoner, SVT, Thompson, Type63, Type 56, Type 68, Uzi and XM177e.

Config for all the VTE v0.4 soldiers (in theory basic OFP VTE v0.4 missions should work with little tweaking), there is now new models for most of the infantry branches. And of course the VTE objects/terrains, including two prototype terrains and few single tree terrains for us to try out in MP environment.

Disclaimer: If you create missions with this release, be prepared to overhaul them completely in the future when we release next version, we guarantee you that classnames and stuff will change to break your missions. However the soldier classnames are now set, I would not think they will get changed, but nothing can be promised at this moment. Be prepared to expect bugs and broken things in this release. More mission porting compatibility has been added to this version.

Screenshots: I run ArmA with all details set to low/very low and disabled, but I did take some shots from our MP sessions with the first release, check them out in VTE ArmA screenshots topic. However here is the earlier screenshots by granQ:

A4
O1 Birddog
M79 grenade launcher
VietCong face (old vietcong).
CH-34
GI Joe (old Army soldier).
NVA (old NVA soldier).
M113
Weapons 21st June 2007.
Huey's

Here is few screenshots of the new stuff.

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SEAL 2

SEAL 3

SEAL 4

SEAL 5

LRRP ERDL
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LRRP ERDL 2

LRRP ERDL 3

LRRP ERDL 4

Future plans: We have alot of work to do, all of the models need to be reworked, textures done, terrains... configs... oh boy, dont get me started, anyone care to help? Hehe. I'm looking forward to working for the NAM stuff, it will be great.

Please join to PMC Tactical (VTE) dedicated server to test MP with this release, the more testing and bug reports we have, the better we can develop this further. Read details of the addons etc in PMC Tactical (VTE) dedicated server ADDONS topic. Hope to see you all on the server.

Vietnam: The Experience online manual can be found www.vtemod.com/arma/.

When you see something missing or wrong in the manual, please send feedback to us in our forum, thank you.

Please report all bugs into VTE in DevHeaven project page. Thanks.

Download VTE_final_alpha.rar - 1.15gb.
Mirror 1: Armaholic.com.
Mirror 2: Gamingsa.com.
Mirror 3: Armedassault.info.
We appreciate the mirrors and more would be very welcome.
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Re: VTE Final Alpha

Post by derStef » 2009-05-08 19:37:14

Congratulations SnakeMan!


I'm looking forward to your next wonderful projects! :D

keep that wonderful work up here on PMC!

best regards

cheers

Stef

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Re: VTE Final Alpha

Post by Aussie Dave » 2009-05-09 03:56:51

Mirror here:

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Re: VTE Final Alpha

Post by Snake Man » 2009-05-09 07:09:31

Thank you for the mirror, appreciated.
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Re: VTE Final Alpha

Post by anzacsas » 2009-06-14 07:58:08

Snakeman,

I have just been informed that in the readme for VTE it says that i helped TPM and you do the sounds.

I am a trained professional and you now this.I have spent the last two years working with you on this....

I mentioned to you that you repeatedly miss-spelt my name and so you changed the Thanks list to not include me as doing the sounds?

I just helped did I?

You would have to be an idiot to work with someone for two years and not know what they have done and aswell to not know how to spell their name.
Espicially when you have sent me messages with my name clearly stated.

Also,I said to you 1 month before release to let me know if you were gonna bother to release the Alpha prior to ARMA2 release.And if you were i was going to send over the last few edits/tweaks.But no reply.
This is not how a team operates.

Its More like a mushroom farm.
Everyones Fed shit and kept in the dark.

Two years i sacraficed to this mod and this is the Thanks i get...

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Re: VTE Final Alpha

Post by NeF » 2009-06-14 17:52:12

Steve, you know we all appreciate your huge work m8 !
They train young men to drop fire on people. But their commanders won't allow them to write "Fuck" on their airplanes because it's obscene!

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Re: VTE Final Alpha

Post by banana » 2009-06-15 12:15:02

Nef is right, we do all appreciate your work!
Just come around the mIRC channel a few more often so we can talk and
communicate together!

Because in my eyes you've always been the 2nd man for the sounds.
The name anczas steve was known to me BECAUSE of the readme,
where i first discovered your name.

Don't feel depressed, everybody who does read the readme cannot skip your name
because it is clearly written.
I did never dispute your huge work.

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Re: VTE Final Alpha

Post by Snake Man » 2009-06-18 08:15:01

anzacsas wrote:I have just been informed that in the readme for VTE
So you haven't downloaded and tried out the final alpha yourself yet, why?

(below you boast that you have worked for this mod for two years... so now when we get the massive final alpha out, you don't even try it, I find that really odd).
I am a trained professional and you now this.
Okay, cool(?).
I mentioned to you that you repeatedly miss-spelt my name and so you changed the Thanks list to not include me as doing the sounds?
I fixed your name as you requested. I did not remove you from credits at any time.

Read the full and official credits list vtemod.com/arma/manual-credits.php. The credits are NOT available in the readme, so who ever informed you is bullshitting you.
I just helped did I?
What?
You would have to be an idiot to work with someone for two years and not know what they have done and aswell to not know how to spell their name.
Well regarding your name, you are called "anzacsas" in our forums, in BIS forums you are "ANZACSAS Steve" and in multiplayer games your names are something along the lines (sorry I cant bother to recall the precise spelling) AnzacSAS Col Ron and AnzacSAS Col Steve or something like this...

You also said in BIS forums in this topic the following:
My name is Steve not ANZACSAS.
Make up your mind will you?

BTW, you started your post with "Snakeman", so you're working with me for two years and don't know my name as its clearly written the same everywhere?
Also,I said to you 1 month before release to let me know if you were gonna bother to release the Alpha prior to ARMA2 release.And if you were i was going to send over the last few edits/tweaks.But no reply.
This is not how a team operates.
Well if you are too lazy to read the numerous topics in official VTE forums following STEP BY STEP extensive posts about the path to the alpha release... then all I can say is; "right back at ya".
Its More like a mushroom farm.
Your mushroom usage might explain the utterly insane babbling you write in the MP sidechat's, forums and private messages.
Everyones Fed shit and kept in the dark.
Okay, besides you (and your brother?) can you name, like just out of top of your head, three other guys?
Two years i sacraficed to this mod and this is the Thanks i get...
Yes... hehe what can I say to this anymore man...

Okay enough teasing you, lets get down to business; <whatever your name is Mr Princess> please do not reply to this post, instead send me a private message where you without no doubt babble even more something incoherent nonsense, I just do not want these forums to turn into your personal flame fest. I hate to reply to you anyways but since you went to post that sort of message publicly, you left me no choice (as I didn't want to sensor the forum by deleting your post).

Lets make one thing clear, I will not tolerate any kind of flame war in our forums, so I cannot emphasize enough that you must reply to me in PM.

So send me a PM and we'll sort if out if you wish, if you wish to not have any contact with PMC anymore, I am more than happy to accommodate you on this. Good luck and thank you for all the "fun" you provided.
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Re: VTE Final Alpha

Post by The-Architect » 2009-08-03 23:17:52

I never had any problems getting info here. The guys have always been good.

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