Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad

Back when PR was a baby, there was a mod (and evenutally, full game) called Red Orchestra. One of the few realistic/realism based shooters available at the time (and still) it won lots of awards. It focuses on the Eastern Front of WW2, between the Russians and Nazis. I played it a fair amount, and it was a lot of fun. It has a lot of similarities to PR, limited kits, realistic damage, ballistics modelling.

This year the sequel is due to be released. Looks interesting, lots of potential, it'll be nice to have a break from Modern Warfare overload.
Preview -> http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-03-29-red-orchestra-2-heroes-of-stalingrad-preview

Anyone play the original or gonna get the new one?

seen trailers to this and it is on my want list, but depends on reviews when it comes out if i get it

Cant wait for Red Orc 2.

Capitan ill give you a game on Red Orc if you still have it ?

I still have it on my steam account, need to dl and install though. Any populated (euro) servers these days? I played a bit when darkest hour (?) came out

No idea havnt played it in years...

I played RO:Ostfront 41-45. Got it on steam, but haven't played for ages, probably since I found PR. Good game, though the controls are fiddly.

Been thinking of trying out the mods for it.

f*****g awesome game i played this in a clan at one point, really good combat, although i think it does encourage teamwork as much as in PR

The MOD for RO called darkest hour was good intruduced the americans and made it alot more realistic in terms of tank warfare anyway.

Did anyone ever play forgotten hope ?

yea was a big player of it for years would be could to play it with a few NWA guys

I couldnt be arsed to DL it again like was a good game tho.

For those with the original Red Orchestra - the Darkest Hour mod has recently released their final version, looks pretty good. Cant beat bolt action rifles!

You can get it through steam so nice and easy!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/1280/?snr=1_4_4__13

Download it and we can get a squad going

Watched are Kev play it today looks Sh!t, but ill give it ago with you.

Am just one big PR noob....

:: HAHA you told me to get it! I used to enjoy RO so i'll give it a go. Downloading now

I no i was thinking it was somthing else FH <--

Go in and have a game when you fancy it anyway bit of a change, Getting abit sick of player PR lately.

So i think we should give this a go anyone?

Yea for sure, I got it all downloaded, just need to find some time. Possibly tonight or tomorrow?

for anyone that hasnt got me as a friend on steam add: viglen

lets play !

I love RO, we should deffo play it some time.

http://www.heroesofstalingrad.com/

Release date 30th August 2011. Can't wait!

DAY BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Exact due date of my son wonder if the hospital will have a gaming suite ?

oooo it will be all fun and games there mate! all the best anywho.

Will look forward to having a game with yuz when it's out.

THIS JUST IN.

Red Orchestra 2 is now available to pre-order . . . .

AND IT'S ONLY £20!!!

Owners of the original Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 will receive the following:

• Pre-purchase now and receive 10% off or get 20% off if you already own the original Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45.
  
• Day 1 unlock of the Kar98 and Mosin rifle bayonets:
  

This is why I love Tripwire. I hope you guys are all gonna buy this? It's gonna be brilliant

Are Kids mate Gifted it to him on steam today! =]

Bollocks! I'll be dying inside of sunburn - It's the day I return from two weeks in feuturventura!

Score 20% off. Bought and ready for the preload! Can't wait for this beast!

capitan wrote:Score 20% off. Bought and ready for the preload! Can't wait for this beast!

Gonna be aawweessoommeee. Can't wait to get my MG42 on.

Also, TANKS

YEEEEES realistic tanks, realistic ballistics, realistic damage models, animated seat switching......mmmmmmmmmmmmm

OM NOM NOM. It shall be good.

Do I need any of the previous RO games? Or not? otherwise I might give this a shot.

No you don't, it's a seperate game.

Wonder if the pre-order bonus of the unlocks is anything special, or something that will be generally available after a short amount of game time.. Can't have unbalanced guns now can we

No, the devs have said the weapons will be unlocked as you rank up, nothing is going to be special for too long, if any major time at all. Nothing is going to give any major advantages. So you don't have to worry about that.

Damn, it's not overpowered. Now I don't have an incentive to pre-order! :!:

Hmm...unlocks. Not sure if I approve.

Eh I like unlocks, as long as kits/classes are limited per team&squad (which they still are) things should be fine. I guess we'll see in a few weeks. Tripwire can do no wrong in my eyes /fanboy

http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showthread.php?p=787927

LAME, 2 weeks isn't so bad though

Yes, and I finally got to pre-order today.
Hopefully this gives more time for us to play the beta.

Still debating whether or not to pre-oder. hmmmm.

Bollocks. Need moar monayz fast for this PC! -.-

Soooo:

Regular pre-order and get the KAR98 (Bayonet) and the 9130 Nagant (Bayonet) unlocks from day 1. Price = 31,50 in euro's.


Deluxe edition gives those weapons, PLUS first day unlocks of the G41 sniper, MKB42 assault rifle, AVT40 and the SVT40 Sniper. Price = 40,50 euro's.


Wondering if those 9 euro's are worth the instant unlocks. I think they are. Opinions? Not that I'm short on cash. I'm just Dutch, so by default a bit Scrooge like

I enjoy snootiness of 'Haha. I have this and you don't.' I often buy limited edition games just for those ;D

Give tripwire more money, they are one of few good devs left, not controller by massive publishers. It's not a huge amount more, and you get a bit more stuff.

Still can't decide. XD

I'm getting tired of all the TF2 tie-ins.

I don't play tf2 so whether I get free stuff or not is irrelevant. Early unlocks are ok, but again I'm not that bothered. I used to preorder games before all this bonus rubbish became the norm.

I see my preorder of the LE version as support for a developer that I like. I will vote with my wallet, not for free stuff, but for what I wish gaming would go back to. Mod support, dedi servers, server browsers, having OPTIONS and freedom. Screw EA and activision (though I will still buy BF3, I won't be happy about it )

Yeah, I'm not really commenting on these preorder offers, just getting annoyed at all the crap that's being added to TF2, which is still a really good game despite Valve's best efforts. *sigh*

Do you know how the unlocks and progression system are going to work?

Ahh I never really got into TF2, bought it years late, didn't know anyone that played and it was just too overwhelming. Couldn't be arsed to learn when I have barely any time for PR even.

I don't know how it will work, I hope it will be decent. I think servers can completely customise their settings, so might be able to just turn it off and revert to RO1 style limiting (this is a guess)

This is a good thread over on their forums for anyone sitting on the fence

http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showthread.php?t=48698

I got the feeling that the classes are still limited BUT this time you can only play as classes like the sniper and MG when you have been promoted. This means that new players will be limited to the bolt action rifles, then their next unlock might be the ability to choose an SMG class or semi-auto rifle class OR add new parts to their weapons such as bayonets etc.

Maybe this is how it works.

Look, I bought the DDE because I felt that the devs deserved the money.
If you really aren't sure I would say that you should buy the regular edition.
You aren't missing out on anything, you still get the unlocks like BC2, the only difference might be that we will have a better chance at killing opponents at closer range(and to some extent longer range). Slightly.

I also bought Killing Floor and TF2 a couple of years back so this is a nice bonus.