Um...am I screwed? (Operation Flashpoint)

DocDarm · Post by **DocDarm** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:07 pm

So, I moved to Florida. I didn't keep any gameboxes. I just have the CD and Jewel case for Operation Flashpoint. Decided to finally play it (never got past the first few missions back when I had a job). Now that I'm blissfully unemployed and entertaining job offers, I thought I'd while away the rest of the day playing this classic.

I need the CD key. The key is not imprinted on the CD or the jewel case. Does this mean I should just throw the game away? Is it totally useless now?

DocDarm
Fort Lauderdale

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:11 pm

IIRC it's on the manual.

What version? I have it at home.

EDIT: Oh yeah, without the key you're screwed. There may be some keygen numbers out there but I think OFP had a novel antipiracy thing to fight keygen numbers.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:11 pm

My CD key is printed on the manual. If you still have it, check there.

Failing that...you CAN find the game for like $10. Totally worth it. Plus, it might be the gold/patched addition. Applying patches for the game was always a nightmare after a fresh install.

DocDarm · Post by **DocDarm** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:14 pm

No, no box or manual. Just the jewel case and CD. It's the original version "Operation Flashpoint, Cold war crisis" PC CDROM. I'm sure I bought it when it was new (ie $49.95 + tax).

I guess I'll just stick to Battlefield 2. If anyone wants an original, mint CD with jewelcase, let me know.

DocDarm
Fort Lauderdale

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:29 pm

YGPM, Doc.

DocDarm · Post by **DocDarm** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:37 pm

Thank you, one and all. Problem sorted.

Fuzzballx · Post by **Fuzzballx** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:40 pm

The most excellent value purchase ever in pc gaming:

http://www.gogamer.com/cgi-bin/GoGamer. ... w/001FLAGO

Creepy_Smell · Post by **Creepy_Smell** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 3:12 pm

An updated version of it with a new engine is also coming out sometime around soon (q4 2005) - Armed Assault

I never played it since I was new to tactical games and the demo was too complicated for me back then. Retried the demo since Ive now cut my teeth with GR, Swat and RvS and enjoyed it (Been playing JointOps and want some foot soldier and vehicle combat in SP, not just MP). Stumbled across ArmA while looking up info on OFP.

Normann · Post by **Normann** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:39 pm

I have never heard of this. Instant must buy.

Kratz · Post by **Kratz** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:54 pm

Now that's interesting... anyone know if anything is still happening with OpF 2?

Incendiary Lemon · Post by **Incendiary Lemon** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:38 pm

Kratz wrote:Now that's interesting... anyone know if anything is still happening with OpF 2?

I suspect Armed Assault is a mix of the Xbox code and an earlier attempt at OFP 2. It includes a new campaign along with that of the first title and expansions.

The real sequel is slated for sometime 06. The developers have compared it to Morrowind, each theater is a full world with civilians, towns, villages, fauna and wildlife. Its no longer so linear, the war runs in the background while you select dynamically generated missions.

Caine · Post by **Caine** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:14 pm

Incendiary Lemon wrote:
Kratz wrote:Now that's interesting... anyone know if anything is still happening with OpF 2?
I suspect Armed Assault is a mix of the Xbox code and an earlier attempt at OFP 2. It includes a new campaign along with that of the first title and expansions.

The real sequel is slated for sometime 06. The developers have compared it to Morrowind, each theater is a full world with civilians, towns, villages, fauna and wildlife. Its no longer so linear, the war runs in the background while you select dynamically generated missions.

any recent info about this? last i heard, there was a falling out between bis and the pub and an official sequel is nearly dead, although from what i read, AA is close to the idea.

i was on the polling list for OpF2 and some of the ideas it used sounded great.

Fuzzballx · Post by **Fuzzballx** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:35 am

Armed assault is not operation flashpoint 2. Codemasters owns the rights to that name.

I'm posting this reply at this time since a new update on the game progress has been released. You guys will probably be very interested. that and the topic kinda came up in the mod thread i started over in general gaming.

Bohemia Interactive stuidios http://www.bistudio.com is producing armed assault which is an entirely new game engine, not a mixh of xbox elite code. The screenshots hold that up too.

BIS is currently still looking for a publisher for Armed Assault which is 100% internally developed and won't be released half assed due to a half assed publisher.

Operation Flashpoint 2 will be a codemasters title and is not by BIS, the creators of the origional operation flahspoint.

Press Release - ArmA Progress Update

Prague, Czech Republic - 2nd December 2005

Armed Assault
Format: PC CDROM
Genre: First person military combat simulation
Release date: H1 2006
Publisher: To be determined

Ultimate Combat Simulation

Brought to you by the creators of Operation Flashpoint*: Armed Assault (ArmA) will reacquaint gamers with the ultimate in realistic, combat gaming.

ArmA features a new engine with a fresh modern setting and focuses on freedom of action and immersive complex environments, blended with a unique touch of total simulation, based on a technology used to train real soldiers around the world, including U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army and Australian Defense Forces.

"We aim to again deliver the ultimate military simulation for PC, improving the successful gameplay formula of our debut PC game release Operation Flashpoint. It's refreshing for us to focus again on PC game development after years spent working on the Xbox platform and we work hard to make sure not to disappoint the expectations of the great community that built around Operation Flashpoint with this new game." explains Marek Spanel, director and co-founder of Bohemia Interactive.

In ArmA, players will be able to seamlessly explore massive environments (over 200 sq. kilometres) and combat intelligent enemies that try to out think and outmaneuver you. In ArmA it is important to preserve the lives of yourself and your squad members in the heat of a modern armed conflict. Jump into any of a large selection of available vehicles, including armored vehicles and aircraft.

Progress Update

Bohemia Interactive are delighted to announce that Viktor Bocan, the lead mission designer of Operation Flashpoint and the Resistance expansion has rejoined the team to oversee the ArmA project: "When I was asked to participate in finishing the ArmA project I had absolutely no idea how far it had progressed in the past few months. Now it's not just an "extension" or something; the game has become a real successor to Operation Flashpoint in terms of scale, detail and possibilities". says Viktor Bocan.

Development of Armed Assault (ArmA) is progressing rapidly and Bohemia Interactive is currently looking for a publisher. Armed Assault is now planned to be released in H1 2006.

Bohemia Interactive are delighted to take this opportunity to reveal some more of the exciting features and enhancements that will be found in ArmA and release new screenshots showing ingame footage.

Features/Advancements/Enhancements

Engine/Graphics

DX9 Engine incorporating many of the latest features, including High Dynamic Range rendering
Reworked lifelike animations.
Fully streaming game engine allowing extremely large environments loaded with various special effects.
Environments

Environments are richly detailed and varied.
New huge sized battlefield (landmass exceeds that of all islands from Flashpoint & Resistance combined)
New densely populated battlefield (approximately twice the number of objects on all previous islands combined).
Dynamic weather and daytime simulation (including tides and star constellations)
Ambient wildlife.
Gameplay

Large selection of weapons and vehicles.
Unique and proven combatant's AI.
New island containing large cities with many different, fully accessible buildings.
ArmA's campaign features a brand new story-line, with a modern day setting.
Campaign's setting and events inspired by real world events, military strategies and political doctrines.
Updated controls and command interface.
Multiplayer

Large, persistent battles.
60+ player multiplayer (plus additional AI), players can join at any time.
Unique game modes introducing modes of play not seen in any other game.
Cooperative game modes.
Custom content support

Open game architecture.
Building on top of the successful Operation Flashpoint addon and modding support.
Built-in scenario editor.
Versatile object/vehicle animation system.
Many useful scripting functions.
Mission wizards enable missions to be played with any addons.

Official website: http://www.armedassault.com