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Posted by: TacBF Dale Sep 11 2013, 02:12

12thmechanised.com and the Regiment of the Grenadier Guards [RGG] are proud to announce Tactical Battlefield (TB) a PvP modification for Arma 3. This mod is brought to you by Dr Eyeball and Wormeaten and has been under development on the ARMA engine for over 7 years. We are very excited about this project and have some details below to share with you.

What is Tactical Battlefield?
Tactical Battlefield is a set of TvT game modes, each of which allows you to engage in combat in a particular scenario using a standardised gameplay environment and rules. It introduces new gameplay features to further enhance Arma 3.



Features:

• Missions - an assortment of missions for the various game modes (ready to play upon release)
• Role System - Squad Leader, Medic, Engineer, Light Anti-Tank, Heavy Anti-Tank, Marksman, Sniper, Crewman, Pilot etc. Choose from pre-configured loadouts then modify to suit within the bounds of that role, providing essential support for your squad.
• Squad Management - Join or create a squad and recruit your friends. Designate fire teams and leaders. Provide squad call signs.
• Commander Management - Command and coordinate multiple squads and make strategic decisions for the entire force through the unique Commander User Interface.
• Advanced Medic System - Medic UI includes diagnoses, CPR, EPI Pens, morphine and bandages.
• Logistics System - transporting and managing multiple assets/personnel and provide logistic support to forces via a cargo system.
• Vehicle Maintenance System - Rearm, repair and refuel ground and air assets.

Game Modes:

• Advance and Secure (A&S)
• Attack and Defend (A&D)
• Search and Destroy (S&D)
• And multiple other game modes that are under development.

Community Focus:

• Planned support for All In Arma (AIA).
• Planned support for ACRE.
• Provide templates and documentation to the community to easily create TB missions for each supported TB game mode.
• Support for other community created addons, such as: terrains, factions and objects.
• Official and Unofficial servers – To be on the official list of server hosters you would need to configure the server using TB preferred settings and run only supported mods and missions which have been tested by the TB team. This will ensure a consistent experience on all official servers. Unofficial servers can run what they wish however they will not have the same support from the Devs as the official server hosters would. Any support effort or responsibility would fall only on the unofficial hoster. Details on how to apply and how this will work will come at a later time.

Past Development:
Tactical Battlefield has been an accumulation of 7 years of development of a PvP mod on the Arma engine. It started with Coolbox[SBS] and [RGG]Wormeaten developing a mission-based A&S system for ARMA. They then moved this over to ARMA 2 as AASX (or AAS extended). AASX was then combined with another PvP mod called Devastation by Dr Eyeball and it came to be known as Project Reality ARMA 2 (PR:A2). The Arma 3 version of this mod is now being further developed by Dr Eyeball and Wormeaten (along with 3rd party contributions) and will be known as Tactical Battlefield for Arma 3 (TB:A3) (a.k.a. TacBF).

Current Development
Tactical Battlefield is currently in closed beta testing by the TacBF team and we welcome anyone who wants to support or contribute to the project, including beta testers, experienced developers and mission creators. We would also appreciate suggestions from the community to help improve the mod. If you are interested in becoming a part of this exciting project then please come over to http://www.12thmechanised.com/forums/ and join the discussion.