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It was also the coming of age of the helicopter, the creation of advanced tactics to combat a foe unlike any before encountered, in a country that held no front lines, no battle fields, it was the battlefield, its deep jungles and high mountains became the ever shifting sea of front lines. The US military quickly established various strategic bases, these were to provide support for the ground troops who would seek out and destroy the enemy where ever he may be. | It was also the coming of age of the helicopter, the creation of advanced tactics to combat a foe unlike any before encountered, in a country that held no front lines, no battle fields, it was the battlefield, its deep jungles and high mountains became the ever shifting sea of front lines. The US military quickly established various strategic bases, these were to provide support for the ground troops who would seek out and destroy the enemy where ever he may be. | ||
=== The Team === | === The Team === | ||
Revision as of 16:19, 26 December 2006
THE UNSUNG VIETNAM WAR MOD
Introduction
The Unsung Vietnam war MOD was the effort of a few Operation Flashpoint fans and Vietnam war 'freaks'. In the early days of OFP (Operation Flashpoint) the idea came forth that with this ultimate war simulation, the Vietnam war could be brought into the gaming world like never before. And with the gathering of a few talented members willing to go the painstaking road of working from the ground up in realising this MOD, The Unsung was born.
2004 saw the coming of the website for The Unsung mod. And it had finally a face. But with lot's of work to be done and fewer members of the team able to carry on, the team slowly fell apart and the Unsung started to fade away into history. Three community members didn't want to let the MOD die and took over where the previous team could no more. And the Unsung rose again from the ashes. It took yet again some time for new members to show up and join the at that point 3 men team. But once new possible members saw and heard, the team started expanding and has now a very capable team of moders working for it that is growing larger still. Since the re-birth of The Unsung, the mod achieved it's first two Demo releases for OFP. They show the quality and capabilities of the hard work of all Unsung members to date. Finally all the hard work of the first team and the current team came to realisation. No work has gone unnoticed in the process of making it all happen.
As hard work and countless hours of dedication to the MOD brought more and more beautifull creations we found ourselfs at a turning point for the MOD once more. Armed Assault was at the horizon, and the team was asking itself what to do next as we were working to a full release. But the minds and thoughts were the same, all the work done so far and unreleased were to go on into Armed Assault including the work for what was to be the full release for OFP! The Unsung Vietnam War MOD continues on...
Mission
The Unsung plans to recreate many events from the Vietnam war, between the mid 1960's - the early 1970's.
Most of the overall project will encompass the years in which US involvement in more than a funding and advisory role was no longer secret, this being 1965 - 1973. This was a very significant period in time for the United States of America. It was an engagement spanning ten years, where attitudes and tactics changed. It could be argued that America lost this war, this was their longest war, and yet, it wasnt a war at all.
It was also the coming of age of the helicopter, the creation of advanced tactics to combat a foe unlike any before encountered, in a country that held no front lines, no battle fields, it was the battlefield, its deep jungles and high mountains became the ever shifting sea of front lines. The US military quickly established various strategic bases, these were to provide support for the ground troops who would seek out and destroy the enemy where ever he may be.
The Team
The team members for The Unsung consist out of members from the OFP community with many skills in different fields of modding. But they all have the same thoughts surrounding their idea's and dedication to the MOD. They are all total Vietnam war freaks. And united the team has the talent and know how on bringing the Vietnam war into both games called Operation Flashpoint and Armed Assault.
Enlisting
Joining up for The Unsung MOD is always possible. If you are really interested into working dedicated for the MOD and are willing to learn/teach with other members and work towards that goal of bringing the Vietnam war into both games then you can always ask.
New applicants will have to show their work and skills, some skill is required to join up as 0 skill applicants would draw to much time and effort away to keep working on our main goal. New applicants must be able to work alone to a certain degree. The new applicants work and themselfs will be judged upon by the entire team in order to see if they will fit into the team and if they are as dedicated as the rest.
The main vibe within the MOD is that all MOD members will help eachother out and teach eachother what they know. If you are willing to learn, we are willing to teach. In that way we preserve and naturally expand our knowledge and bring the MOD to a higher level.
New applicants can contact us through our website.
Our work to date
Our work so far consists out of our Demo I and Demo II releases for OFP. In the Demo I release we showed the quality and capabilities of our MOD. It included a thick jungle island and some units. The Demo II release showed a expansion and improvement on all the work. It included new units, a new island a improved old island and soem additionals. Some pictures of the Demo I and II work are shown below:
