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Joint Ops is still actual

Joint Operations (search for “joint operations” in gamespot.com), aka Joint Ops, aka J.O., JO or JOE (Joint Ops Escalation) is still “actual”, even if it’s 2 years old. To demonstrate it, not only the huge list of servers on novaworld (ok, sometimes they are “empty”), but also the maps and mods that you can download and install to make Joint Ops look different.

Mods

The Reality Mod (Download Reality Mod at Filefront.com) makes the game more realistic, realistic ammo counts, realistic sounds etc.

The International Conflict Mod (IC mod) (see IC mod movie) is actually the most famous. It gives you more realism, new weapons, new (more realistic and powerful) sounds and new textures for buildings and terrains. J.O. Mods at Filefront.com: download the version 1.13 and the patch “113 to 121″. Take a look at my list of IC maps on del.icio.us.

I’m looking forward to see the Urban Mod. Check the Delta Force Barracks: urban mod video.

Maps

Delta force Barracks: Joint Ops Escalation: this is my favorite site to download maps. I prefear COOP game and almost every day you can find a couple of new maps. My favorite ones are the CQB (close quarter battle) during daytime. I hate the night and I hate bad weather. I like desert maps but I don’t have many. I also like the maps where you have your base under attack and you must defend it. Usually these maps are hard and you die lots of times, but it’s also funny to play with a big team. I can’t understand why people leave my server when a map like this is loaded

If you want to create a map you can try with N.I.L.E. Take a look at the Delta Force Barracks Maps and Terrain Forums. Personally I don’t have a lot of time but i managed to create (with NILE) a simple arena map with 200 terrorists to kill, just to see if I was able to create something. It’s not that difficult, but you need a lot of imagination and a lot of time. If you want to recreate e.g. the town or village where you live, you’ll probably need to take a look how to create a terrain. Personally I’d like to recreate my village, or my school and create a mission on that terrain .
f you want you can monitor the maps I download, check my list of JOE maps on del.icio.us.

Conclusion

Even after 2 years Joint Ops is still funny and playable. The longevity is with no dubt thanks to the map makers that take the time to create new great ones, to the mod makers, that create such funny mods (the new IC mod sounds are great, the AK47 sound is my favorite and I always use it even if I don’t like terrorist weapons ).

2 years ago I paid it about 80 CHF (JO) + 40 CHF (JOE) = 120 swiss francs. Now you can find Joint Ops Combined Arms (JO + JOE) on Amazon for 17$ USD. If you haven’t yet bought it, what are you waiting for?

Update 29.4.06: IC mod movie

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April 27, 2006, Category: Personal, IT stuff

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Serenity of spring

Today wasn’t cold at all. Only my house is cold, but this is another story

I’m referring to the climate in my sunny region. The forrests are all maroon o nakes trees, the sun is bright and the sky blue without clouds. There is some fresh wind, which makes me live a pleasure going out.

Add all of this to a perfect salsa evening, and the mix is wonderful.

If I had a special girl to give some attentions I think that this evening would be special. But hei, I can’t have everything at once, it would be too easy

Then, I’ll let this energetic and hyperactive day end with a nice movie.

March 10, 2005, Category: Personal

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about this blog and about games

Some of you may think that if I don’t post anything it means I’m not enjoying anything. You are wrong

I don’t write everything that I enjoy… You will never know some of my mysterys

Anyway,as you may have noticed, I started enjoying (more then before) videogames. I know hat games can eat a lot of my free time… but I like to play so much.

What I hate, anyway, is to play alone. I started enjoying videogames more than before when I started to play them with vocal chat support.

It’s very nice to play with a friend and to be able to say a few words (or even to have a conversation, when using skype) during the game.

I will soon add some past posts. I’ll write here the posts that I wrote when I was in Lithuania. I did a "pseudo blog" there and I’d like to have it online…

I’d also like to change blog platform, I don’t like blogger as it hasn’t categories as movabletype.

I’ll see…

March 1, 2005, Category: Personal

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