HomeFront

dunworth1

almanu wrote: »

thats probably the best multi player clip ive seen so far dunworth , first impressions is that it a hybrid of COD and battlefield which is basically what we have been all waiting for , rather the the cod every man for himself mumbo jumbo we finally have a game that requires teamwork ,
im going to be a 1st day release buyer myself,
from what ive seen from online clips it looks really smooth , is there any more rumours on the 32 v 32 aspect , ive heard it will be at least 18 v 18 .
im really getting excited about this now , the weapons the tanks the hummers nom nom nom .

according to the official forums its looks like a deffo 32 v 32 and dedicated severs UP YOURS COD!
http://community.homefront-game.com/forums/topic/583#Multiplayer

Mr Freeze

Haven't read that link, as its blocked at work....

But 32 v 32 on XBOX? It couldn't be?

dunworth1

here you go just for you

Features of Home Front.

General Features.

- Homefront is released on all three platforms at the same time.
- The game engine is a heavily modded Unreal engine.
- There is a game novel.
- THQ are publishing Home Front.
- Kaos Studios are developing the game and Digital Extremes are looking after the pc version.
- Matt Hardwood is doing the audio.


Singleplayer

- Single player will be written by John Millius.
- Single player will be a story driven experience.
- Cut senses will be rare if there are even any.
- The single player is set in 2027.
- You are a pilot working for the resistance.
- You are a "magnet" for action.


Multiplayer

- A major feature of Home front is Battle Points. Refer to http://community.homefront- game.com/blog-post/battle-points for information on it.
- Multiplayer will have ranks.
- You play as US or GKR military in MP.
- Matches will have 32 players.
- Vehicles, drones, weapons etc can be bought via Battle Points.
- The in game HUD is changing daily do not worry if you currently dislike it.
- Muliplayer will be set during the early days of the invasion.
- Only PC will have helicoptor cockpits!
- Hardcore mode is not confirmed.
- Spectators mode is confirmed.
- VOIP has been confirmed.
- PC admins can mod there servers and kick people etc.
- DPad or arrow keys will be used for purchasing your BP equipment.
- DLC is already planned..
- Dedicated servers are a go!


Classes

- All classes can be customized.
- Assault
- Smg
- Heavy
- Sniper
- Tacticle
- Stealth
- There are going to be vehicle loadouts.

Weapons

*Unlocked levels are subject to change at launch.*

Assault Rifles

- M16 Rifle - The primary infantry rifle during the Vietnam war. Limted to semi-automatic operation but has greater accuracy, range and damage then the M4. Unlocked at level 24.

- M4 Rifle - The main battle rifle for the US Armed Forces. High rate-of-fire and low recoil make it a balanced choice for outdoor and close-quarters combat. Unlocked at level 0.

- Scar-L Rifle - A lightweight, modular rifle developed to meet the needs of SOCOM. It features a burst fire mode that delivers three rounds for each trigger pull. Unlocked at level 5.

- T3AK Rifle - A chinese-manufactured assault rifle based on the AK - 47. Is slower firing then the M4 or ACR, but deals considerably more damage at medium ranges. Unlocked at level 38.

- ACR Rifle - Incorporates several features from other modern rifles into one platform. Leads the M4 in sheer damage, but has greater recoil. Unlocked at level 14.

- XM10 Rifle - Under development until the project lost its funding in the economic collapse of 2018. A number of prototypes have found their way onto the field. Unlocked at level 46.

Machine Guns

- M249 LMG - Primary LMG of the U.S. Armed Forces. The box magazine holds 100 rounds of linked ammunition. Difficult to control due to high recoil. Unlocked at level 0.

- Scar-H LMG - The MG variant of the SCAR comes equipped with a high-capacity 75-round twin drum magazine and a verticle foregrip with intergrated bipod. Unlocked at level 30.

- PWS Diablo SMG - Has similar ergonomics to the M4, but is lighter and shorter. Its vertical foregrip makes it the perfect tool for close-quarters combat. Unlocked at level 0.

- Super V SMG - Uses an asymmetrical system to reduce recoil. Allows operators to put more rounds on-target at close range. Extended 26-round magazine comes standard. Unlocked at level 9.

Sniper Rifles

- M110 Sniper - Semi-automatic sniper rifle that features a 3x scope and detachable 10-round magazine. Chambered for 7.62mm. Effective at long range. Unlocked at level 0.

- M200 Sniper - Bolt-action sniper rifle. Magazine holds five custom-tooled cartridges. Effective at extreme range. Has 4x thermal optics and a laser rangefinder. Unlocked at level 18.

Pistols

- M9 - Unlocked at level 0.

Melee

- Knife - A army knife. One hit will kill any drone or human. Unlocked at level 0


Attachments

- You can attach these to your weapons. They are unlocked via kills.

- Mk1 ACOG Scope
- Mk2 ACOG Scope
- Mk3 ACOG Scope
- AirBurst Launcher
- EMP Launcher
- Grenade Launcher
- Mk1 Holo Scope
- Mk2 Holo Scope
- Mk3 Holo Scope
- Mk1 Red Dot Sight
- Mk2 Red Dot Sight
- Mk3 Red Dot Sight
- Shotgun
- Silencer


Weapon Camo

*More to be announced*
- You can apply camos to your guns.
- Jigsaw - Orange
- Frost - Blue


Explosives

- This is your secondary explosive. Your primary is a grenade. You can equip one.

- C4
- EMP Grenade
- Flashbang
- White Phosphorus


Purchase slot 1 and 2

*BP Costs are being taken out until launch*

- These are your purchase slots. You can have 2 per class. So you could make a drone class and so on.

Drones

- Helicopter Attack Drone - Costs ??? BP. Fires 2 missiles every 4 - 5 seconds.
- RQ-10 Parrot - Recon Drone - ??? BP - A battery powered, remote-control quadricopter. Cameras relay targeting info to teammates. Unlocked at level 1.
- MQ50 MG Wolverine- Assault Drone - ??? BP -A battery powered, multi-terrain tracked drone. The assault variant is equipped with a machine gun. Unlocked at level 1.
- MQ60 AT Rhino - Anti-tank Drone - ??? BP - A battery powered, multi-terrain tracked drone. The anti-tank variant has two modes of fire: unguided and lock on. Unlocked at level 20.

Air-strikes

- Cluster bomb - ???? BP - A single-use, UCAV guided cluster bomb. High-altitude dispersal creates large area of effect. Unlocked at level 44.
- White Phosphorus - ???? BP - Single-use, UCAV-launched white phosphorus guided missile. Unlocked at level 19.
- Hellfire - ???? BP - Two UCAV-launched air-to-surface precision guided missiles. Unlocked at level 8.

Launchers

- RPG Launcher - ??? BP - Disposable dumbfire rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Comes equipped with high-explosive warheads. Unlocked at level 1.
- Proximity Launcher - ??? BP - Dumbfire rocket launcher that uses a sophisticated distance sensor to trigger detonation when near a enemy vehicle. Unlocked at level 1.

Equipment

- Flak Jacket - ??? BP - Body armor consisting of hard ceramic plates in a synthetic fiber vest. Can be purchased once per life. Unlocked at level 1.
- Personal UAV Sweep - No info yet
- Ammo resupply - No info yet
- Thermal goggles - No info yet


Abilities

- You can pick any abilities you want but the total perk value can be no more than a total of 4.

- Nearly all information here made by Kangaru. Credit him for Abilities.

*Ability values are subject to change at launch and some abilities could be taken out like tango down was.*

Infantry Abilities

- Tactical Reload(1) - Faster reload speed
- Quickdraw(1) - Quicker speed into aiming down sight
- Drone Be Gone!(1) - Faster drone speed
- My Buddy!(1) - Longer drone duration
- Now That's a Knife(1) - Increased melee range with quicker recovery
- Straight From The hip(2) - Reduced weapon deviation when shooting from the hip
- Thick Skin(2) - Increased drone health
- Penny Puncher(2) - Equipped special weapons cost less
- Ghost(2) - Invisible to UAV
- Steady Aim(2) - Less recoil when aiming down sight
- Blast Wave(2) - Larger blast radius for Special Explosives
- Utility Belt(2) - Extra special grenades
- Grave Robber(2) - Pickup ammo dropped by dead soldiers
- Fist Full(3) - Extra grenades
- Grizzled(3) - Increased XP gain
- Boomer(3) - Increased explosive damage
- Crater-to-Order(3) - Large drone explosion on death

Vehicle Abilities
There are more vehicle abilites but they are leaked info so can't put them in!

- Gryo
- Big Stick

Ingame appearance

- Ingame appearance is based off classes.

Vehicles
*Unlock levels and BP costs are being taken out until launch*

- Humvee
- Light Armor Vehicle (LAV)
- M1A3 Abrams
- AH-700 Scout
- AH-64 Apache
- You can spawn in vehicles

Vehicle info

Vehicle positions


Humvee (High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle)
· Driver
· Gunner
· Passenger front
· Passenger rear left
· Passenger rear right

LAV (Light Armored Vehicle)
· Driver
· Main gunner
· Passenger 1
· Passenger 2

M1A3 Tank & Type 99 Tank
· Driver/Main gunner
· Secondary gunner

AH-64 Apache Helicopter & Z-10 Helicopter
· Pilot
· Gunner

Scout Helicopter
· Pilot
· Gunner

Vehicle Defense Systems

- This is a brief overview.
- Some Homefronts Vehicles will have panels (Shields) which can be gradually destroyed to explose weaker parts of the vehicle.

- In this image the HUD display indicates how much damage has been taken and where for the driver. The mesh changes and explosions indicates the amount of damage the tank has taken for the attacker.

- So if a rocket hits a panel no damage is done to the vehicle but the panel is destroyed.



- In this image all there is at the back of the tank is over armor. Over armor does not count as a "panel shield" so when it is hit, damage is done to the tanks health points.

- Homefront vehicles will have a missile defeat system.
"The missile defeat system may be activated by the owner of the vehicle at any time and will last a preset time limit and immediately be followed by a cool down time wherein the system will be unavailable. This mechanic is represented in the HUD with a timer notification countdown and an available/recharge bar." Quote from Dan.

- It also takes longer to reload missile defeat system then it takes to reload a rocket launcher.

Click here for more detailed write up!
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BP Info
*All BP info is subject to change at launch and most likely will change*

- Each game mode has different BP rewards
- Ground control
- You get 250 BP for capping any objective
- You get 130 BP for a kill
- You get 70 BP per assist and objective defense
- You get 30 BP for avenging a teammate
- Team death match
- You get 150 BP for a kill
- You get 70 BP per assist
- You get 30 BP for avenging a teammate


Gamemodes


Battle Commander
- The Battle Commander itself is an AI that assigns certain star-based threat levels to all players in a BC match.
- At three killstreak you get an easy to see golden name above you
- The more kills you get after that alert the enemies of your postion via radar
- Until soon every enemy has your position
- You then get a permanent red diamond
- When you die it all resets
- You get bonuses if you have alot of skulls but the enemy team sees you as a threat
- If you're in a drone or vehicle etc you get bonuses catered to that vehicle/drone
- If your drone/vehicle dies your skulls go away


Other Gamemodes.
- Team Deathmatch
- Ground Control
- Battle Commander Team Deathmatch
- Battle Commander Ground Control


Maps

- Crossroads - Large map along a ruined Interstate highway and overpass.
- Cul de sac - Small map in the occupied streets of suburbia.
- Farm - Large map. Wage war within farm lands, bridges, and creeks.
- Suburb - Small/Med Xbox 360 exclusive suburban map.
- More to come out soon

PC info

- Homefront will use Steamworks.
- Homefront will use VAC.
- Anyone will be able to host a dedicated server.
- Lan is confirmed.
- Nvidia 3d is confirmed.
- Helicopter has multiple control layouts. The harder to control the more reward if you master it.
- There is a practice mode so you can get to grips with vehicle controls.
- PC gets squad management wit ha squad based VOIP.
- PC will have clan support. Such as tracking stats.
- There will be a demo recorder.
- There will be a console.
- Mod tools could be add'd at a later date. (Pray damit pray)
- There will be a spectator mode.
- Admins will be able to edit servers with admin tools.
- Fov is adjustable up to 115 degrees.
- PC specs are as follows.
Minimum Spec
· Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7
· Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.8GHz
· 2 GB RAM
· Shader Model 3.0 graphics card with 256MB of memory
· NVIDIA GeForce 7900GS or ATI Radeon 1900XT
· 10GB of free hard drive space

Recommended Spec
· Windows Vista or Windows 7
· Intel or AMD Quad Core 2 GHz+ CPU
· 2 GB RAM
· NVIDIA GeForce 260 or ATI Radeon 4850
· 10 GB of free hard drive space

NVIDIA 3D Vision Recommended Spec
· 3D Compatible NVIDIA GeForce 480/570 Series GPU
· NVIDIA 3D Vision Kit
· 3D Vision-Ready Display
· Intel Core i7 processor
· 2 GB RAM
· Windows Vista or Windows 7
Server Info

- Credit to Kinsman.
- Servers are Vac enabled.
- All servers are Ranked.
- Dedicated servers do NOT require steam to be running.
- Lan requires a internet connection. No offline mode.
- Homefront server exe will support multi core.
- There will be a server RCON.
- There will be a MOTD.

>>Read the post. Has more info.

Xbox achievements
By snakeyes250

Why We Fight [10] Complete chapter 1 in the Single Player Campaign
Freedom [10] Complete chapter 2 in the Single Player Campaign
Fire Sale [10] Complete chapter 3 in the Single Player Campaign
The Wall [10] Complete chapter 4 in the Single Player Campaign
Heartland [10] Complete chapter 5 in the Single Player Campaign
Overwatch [10] Complete chapter 6 in the Single Player Campaign
Why We Fight - Guerrilla [25] Complete chapter 1 on the Hardest Difficulty in the Single Player Campaign
Freedom - Guerrilla [25] Complete chapter 2 on the Hardest Difficulty in the Single Player Campaign
Fire Sale - Guerrilla [25] Complete chapter 3 on the Hardest Difficulty in the Single Player Campaign
The Wall - Guerrilla [25] Complete chapter 4 on the Hardest Difficulty in the Single Player Campaign
Heartland - Guerrilla [25] Complete chapter 5 on the Hardest Difficulty in the Single Player Campaign
Overwatch - Guerrilla [25] Complete chapter 6 on the Hardest Difficulty in the Single Player Campaign
Weapon Expert [25] Complete an expert challenge for any weapon in Xbox LIVE
Drone Expert [25] Complete an expert challenge for any drone in Xbox LIVE
Vehicle Expert[25] Complete an expert challenge for any vehicle in Xbox LIVE
Expert Of War [100] Complete all challenges for weapons, drones, vehicles, and modes in Xbox LIVE
Over the Hill [50] Reach experience level 50 in Xbox LIVE
Squad Commander [20] Enter an Xbox LIVE Ranked match as the Party Leader of a 4-Player Minimum Party
Medal of Honor [20] Win an Xbox LIVE Ranked match as the Party Leader of a Party
Full Boat [30] Enter an Xbox LIVE Ranked match in a Party with 16 players
3-Star Threat [30] Become a 3-Star threat in a Battle Commander Xbox LIVE Ranked match
5-Star Threat [75] Become a 5-Star threat in a Battle Commander Xbox LIVE Ranked match
Iron Man - Why We Fight [25] Complete chapter 1 in the Single Player Campaign without dying or restarting a checkpoint
Iron Man - Freedom[25] Complete chapter 2 in the Single Player Campaign without dying or restarting a checkpoint
Iron Man - Fire Sale [25] Complete chapter 3 in the Single Player Campaign without dying or restarting a checkpoint
Iron Man - The Wall [25] Complete chapter 4 in the Single Player Campaign without dying or restarting a checkpoint
Iron Man - Heartland [25] Complete chapter 5 in the Single Player Campaign without dying or restarting a checkpoint
Iron Man - Overwatch [25] Complete chapter 6 in the Single Player Campaign without dying or restarting a checkpoint
Archivist [10] Find 30 of 61 News Pickups in the Single Player Campaign
Historian [30] Find all 61 News Pickups in the Single Player Campaign
Pistol Whipped [10] Kill 25 enemies with a pistol in Chapter 1: Why We Fight
Give Him the Stick[10] Kill 25 enemies with melee attacks in Chapter 1: Why We Fight
Welcome to Freedom [10] Talk at least once to each inhabitant of Oasis in Chapter 2: Freedom
Good Use of Cover [10] Destroy the first sentry without taking any damage in Chapter 2: Freedom
Mercy [10] Kill 5 enemies while they are on fire in Chapter 3: Fire Sale
Let 'em Burn [10] Don't kill any of the enemies that are on fire in Chapter 3: Fire Sale
Chronicler[10] Find the first of 61 news pickups
Stairway to Heaven[10] From the front door of the church, make it to the crow's nest in 240 seconds in Chapter 5: Heartland
Speed Demon[10] Hijack the tankers in less than 8 minutes in one life in Chapter 6: Overwatch
Safer Skies[10] Destroy all the SAM trucks in the level in Chapter 6: Overwatch



Miscellaneous

- Private matches are confirmed.
- Private parties are confirmed.
- The closed alpha is now over.
- Unsure what is happening to Mod tools.
- There is a killcam
- Drones can be taken out with a single melee attack.
- Knife range is 1-2 Feet
- The bottom left features a square mini map with score, time limit, and if you are winning or losing.
- The bottom right shows your ammo, bp selections and grenade counter.

Mr Freeze

Cheers Dunworth...
This

- Matches will have 32 players.

would have sufficed

dunworth1

CKWPORT wrote: »

Cheers Dunworth...
This would have sufficed

but seeing as you cant see it in work i said id do you a favor

DY2011

Is there anyway to see the size of the maps? I hope they are BF size so you can actually snipe unlike the lame small maps cod offers.If they are large im in.

EDIT: 32 V 32? Im in.

Mr Freeze

dunworth1 wrote: »

but seeing as you cant see it in work i said id do you a favor

I better give you a "Thanks" so for effort.

DY2011 wrote: »

EDIT: 32 V 32? Im in.

Matches will have 32 players, thats 16 V 16..

Shiminay

wandatowell wrote: »

In regards to MP which FPS does it play like most? Cheers

Well, to put it in context, I considered Medal of Honor to be half way between CoD and BF:BC2. I would consider the game-play of Homefront to be half way between MoH and CoD if that makes any sense. Not too "arcadey" like CoD, but still quick and engaging.

DY2011

CKWPORT wrote: »

I better give you a "Thanks" so for effort.



Matches will have 32 players, thats 16 V 16..

Good point.My mind ran away with itself after seeing 32 players. 16 v 16 is what i meant

ChickenBalls

2 new trailers out - 1 is only out today the other was 1st Mar

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Homefront/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80254510846

Grumpypants

First few review on Meta coming in around the 80+ mark, short and a few flaws but multiplayer is good. Pretty much what people are expecting.

naughto

they said that about moh and that turned out to be a bile of dung

calex71

Was in HMV earlier , they are giving a €10 gift voucher with pre-orders for this.

wandatowell

Kharn wrote: »

Well, to put it in context, I considered Medal of Honor to be half way between CoD and BF:BC2. I would consider the game-play of Homefront to be half way between MoH and CoD if that makes any sense. Not too "arcadey" like CoD, but still quick and engaging.

Sounds pretty darn god to me, really liked the fell of MoH.

Just a pity I wont be home at all next weekend

dunworth1

naughto wrote: »

they said that about moh and that turned out to be a bile of dung

but moh could have been very good except for the spawn killing snipers
so it was the players that ruined it

Helix

im enjoying it so far. only touched on the mp side of things though, gonna give that a full run through tonight

DY2011

Helix wrote: »

im enjoying it so far. only touched on the mp side of things though, gonna give that a full run through tonight

enjoying what? its not out yet?

Helix

DY2011 wrote: »

enjoying what? its not out yet?

enjoying homefront

im a games journalist

DY2011

Helix wrote: »

enjoying homefront

im a games journalist

Oh no way.What a job lol. I know you only touched the MP,but can i ask what size are the maps,are they more BF or more COD.I mean with BF you could have 4 or 5 'hotspots' with lots of CQB and still have those snipers lingering around.Or is it more cod where its mostly just CQB.Thanks

Helix

maps seem to be pretty big from the 20 minutes i played. nice mix of close quarter and mid-long range which allows for the vehicles to slot in quite well

havent actually bothered trying any of the vehicle based stuff yet, just wanted to get a feel for the more regular side of things first. in general the game is quite clunky in places, but still manages to feel decent

the campaign, im guessing from the fact that ive put in about 80 minutes play and am half way through the 6 acts, is ridiculously short though, so the multiplayer looks like itll make or break it

DY2011

Helix wrote: »

maps seem to be pretty big from the 20 minutes i played. nice mix of close quarter and mid-long range which allows for the vehicles to slot in quite well

havent actually bothered trying any of the vehicle based stuff yet, just wanted to get a feel for the more regular side of things first. in general the game is quite clunky in places, but still manages to feel decent

the campaign, im guessing from the fact that ive put in about 80 minutes play and am half way through the 6 acts, is ridiculously short though, so the multiplayer looks like itll make or break it

Cheers,thank you .

Helix

last mission, been playing for approx 2 hours 20 mins

good game, but jesus christ tis short

dunworth1

Helix wrote: »

last mission, been playing for approx 2 hours 20 mins

good game, but jesus christ tis short

clearly its mp focused.

and this is what i would be more interested in. can you post up here on how you feel about the multiplayer. i dont want you to compare it to bf or cod
i just want to know if it works well. and do you think it is good

Helix

will do soon as i get a few solid hours on it

dunworth1

Helix wrote: »

will do soon as i get a few solid hours on it

cheers

Mr Freeze

2hrs20 to get to the final mission!
That is unreal short, shortest campaign I've ever heard of!

No matter, the multiplayer is what I'll be getting it for if I purchase!

Helix

they were sneaky, there was a 7th mission not listed in the achievements. so it wasnt actually the final one. total game time was approximately 3 hours BUT i flew through it, if you were to go looking for the various newspaper clippings etc which advance the story you could probably add another 2 hours - not that that's particularly good enough, but it depends how you play

nevaeh-2die-4

anyone spot any decent prices for this?

naughto

Helix wrote: »

they were sneaky, there was a 7th mission not listed in the achievements. so it wasnt actually the final one. total game time was approximately 3 hours BUT i flew through it, if you were to go looking for the various newspaper clippings etc which advance the story you could probably add another 2 hours - not that that's particularly good enough, but it depends how you play

how was the mp helix??

Helix

its decent enough

not as much focus on the vehicles as i expected, but that may be because journos are all unimaginative and stupid, so we dont bother with that kinda thing. though that said, when i DID give them a go i wasnt particularly impressed

as a regular shooter though, theres enough variety there and the maps are big enough for this to definitely become a very popular midway between cod and mag