Americas Army Proving Grounds Thread

shankly1985 · 20 Oct 2015 at 11:47

Played the Alpha and Beta of this couple years ago and quite enjoyed it at the time. for some reason I forgot about this, I got an email saying its now released and it did on 1st October 2015

My god this game is so much fun, its US Gov funded I believe so they will never charge for anything.

Here some gameplay from me.

M4 Training

7 Kill streak on Map Inner Hospital

Completely Free on Steam
http://store.steampowered.com/app/203290/

Sorry if already a thread on this title I did look and found nothing.

Key Features

You are a U.S. Army Soldier
Rank - Progress through the enlisted ranks of the U.S. Army from a Recruit heading to basic training to the Sergeant Major of the Army
Weapons - M4A1 Assault Rifle, M16A4 Assault Rifle, M249 Saw, M14EBR-RI, M24 Sniper Weapon System, Remington 870 MCS, M1911 and M9A1 Pistol
Grenades - M67 Fragmentation Grenade, M106 Fast Obscurant Grenade and M84 Stun Grenade
Optics - M68 Close Combat Optic, M553 Holographic Weapon Sight, M150 ACOG 4x Optic, Elcan M145, Leupold Mk4 and Ghost Ring Sight
Supported Fire allows you to rest your weapon on obstacles to reduce recoil
Bullets do instant and bleed damage, bandage yourself to stop the bleeding
Enemy Weapons - Secure the enemy and pickup a Czervenian weapon as a backup for extended engagements

Two Mission sizes
Experience fast-paced Battledrill Exercises (BDX) (6v6) that focus on small unit maneuvers. As you learn how the enemy might react, adjust your strategy for future engagements
Forward Line Operations (FLO) (12v12) test your skills in a larger environment

Two Game Modes
Standard mode has settings for normal pub play
Comp mode has no revives, full friendly fire damage and no kicks for friendly fire

4 Mission Types
Activate - Activate all the objectives
Extract - Extract the objective to the rally point
C4 - Plant the C4 at one of the bomb sites and defend it until it explodes
Take and Hold - Activate all the objectives and prevent the enemy from activating objectives you control

Character and Weapon Customization
Each role on the fire team has several gear load-outs you can choose from. You can also select the camo pattern that you will see on your team. The color of the camo is determined by the environment you are operating in.
Each weapon has several skins and optics that you can unlock by completing challenges with the weapon.

Teamwork is Critical
Spotting enemies gives your teammates greater situational awareness
Reviving your down buddies gets them back in the fight
Securing enemies prevents them from being revived and communicating with their team
Report your location and status to your team
Suppression affects your enemy even if you don’t hit them. Use the M249 to control firing lanes and keep the enemy’s head down while your team flanks their position

Train in Shoot Houses
Shoot Houses give you a place to learn how to use all the weapons in a single-player environment. They are fast-paced exercises that allow you to compete for the highest score
Create your own shoot houses in the Mission Editor

El_Watcher · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:00

I think there was a thread, but there was so little interest in the game it dropped off the board fairly quickly.

I love the game, and am surprised that more people don't play it. Yes, it doesn't have the respawn of games like BF4 and COD, but on the other hand, it is much more team based (reviving teamates and securing enemies is key to winning), and once you are dead, you can talk to other players and get to know them as friends.

Although the game is technically released, there will still be patches and updates released to change and tweak things.

Also, the map editor is currently broken, but a patch should be released soon to fix it, and that allows players to create their own maps and missions, some of which are better than dev created maps.

Spacedeck · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:02

I'll give this game a go. How big is the DL?

I remember when I first played Americas Army. I loved going through all that training in the beginning

shankly1985 · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:08

Spacedeck said:
I'll give this game a go. How big is the DL?

I remember when I first played Americas Army. I loved going through all that training in the beginning

About 5GB, Honest best 5GB you download ever

shankly1985 · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:11

El_Watcher said:
I think there was a thread, but there was so little interest in the game it dropped off the board fairly quickly.

I love the game, and am surprised that more people don't play it. Yes, it doesn't have the respawn of games like BF4 and COD, but on the other hand, it is much more team based (reviving teamates and securing enemies is key to winning), and once you are dead, you can talk to other players and get to know them as friends.

Although the game is technically released, there will still be patches and updates released to change and tweak things.

Also, the map editor is currently broken, but a patch should be released soon to fix it, and that allows players to create their own maps and missions, some of which are better than dev created maps.

Yeah it has a bigger amount playing than I thought it would have but just not what it should have.. This is completely free and I have paid money for much worst..

I just can't believe how dam good this game is. The community also seems very mature from the games I have been in a lot of communication happening etc

Am total hooked lol

Thekwango · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:11

looks pretty good. question though, is it more sim like (as in arma) of more arcade?

shankly1985 · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:12

Thekwango said:
looks pretty good. question though, is it more sim like (as in arma) of more arcade?

I would say a mix of Arcade and sim

Thekwango · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:14

shankly1985 said:
I would say a mix of Arcade and sim

might just give it a whirl then - can't be doing with that ARMA sim muck but at the same time I don't mind a bit of realism.

shankly1985 · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:14

So far the only downside I can give the game is that its server browser only.. A little pain when you joining with friends you need to find a server together etc

But apart from that, I cant really fault this current build that much.

SuperG · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:14

If any of you guys are looking for a friendly group to play with as a team we are usually on TS.

Josh · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:15

I played a few rounds of it last month. Was ok but got told off for being afk while I sorted out my key binds.

Might give it another whirl this weekend.

shankly1985 · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:17

SuperG said:
If any of you guys are looking for group to play with as a team we (Wolfpack Community) are usually on TS practically every evening: wolfpackco.typefrag.com

Wolfpack Community page

Thanks give that a look.

JOSH86 said:
I played a few rounds of it last month. Was ok but got told off for being afk while I sorted out my key binds.

Might give it another whirl this weekend.

TBH they is training for all that

Spacedeck · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:18

5GB is small so I'll download this tonight. What's game modes like?

Thekwango said:
looks pretty good. question though, is it more sim like (as in arma) of more arcade?

I thought ArmA was just something like Ark with guns

I've watched streams of that game and seen no real army action at all. Just people doing random things and standing around talking.

Josh · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:20

shankly1985 said:
TBH they is training for all that

Was that in the beta? Didn't notice that bit.

shankly1985 · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:22

Spacedeck said:
5GB is small so I'll download this tonight. What's game modes like?

I thought ArmA was just something like Ark with guns I've watched streams of that game and seen no real army action at all. Just people doing random things and standing around talking.

Game modes are very good you have your standard c4 mode best 15 rounds one team takes c4 to any of the two sites..
Like s&d or csgo but with a twist if the bomb is dropped the other team can defuse the bomb.

4 Mission Types
Activate - Activate all the objectives
Extract - Extract the objective to the rally point
C4 - Plant the C4 at one of the bomb sites and defend it until it explodes
Take and Hold - Activate all the objectives and prevent the enemy from activating objectives you control

SuperG · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:22

Spacedeck said:
5GB is small so I'll download this tonight. What's game modes like?

There's 2 types of maps: 6v6 and 12v12

Depending on the map the objective will either be:

Attackers: plant the bomb/capture and take flag to extraction

Bombers: defuse the bomb (can only be defused AFTER attacks plant it)/prevent flag from reaching extraction

Attackers/Defenders: Domination type where both teams capture all three points to win/both teams must activate both objectives to win

shankly1985 · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:24

JOSH86 said:
Was that in the beta? Didn't notice that bit.

I don't think it was when I last played but again I played in the beta a year or so ago.
Only just started playing this week and right away I noticed it being much more complete maps, guns, modes etc even sound and graphic are much better.

shankly1985 · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:25

SuperG said:
There's 2 types of maps: 6v6 and 12v12

Depending on the map the objective will either be:

Attackers: plant the bomb/capture and take flag to extraction

Bombers: defuse the bomb (can only be defused AFTER attacks plant it)/prevent flag from reaching extraction

Can you not defuse the bomb when dropped on floor? Maybe am mistaken here

SuperG · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:26

shankly1985 said:
if the bomb is dropped the other team can defuse the bomb

This is only the case for private servers if they've change the config file to change the rules.

For public servers you can only camp it and make sure they don't plant it. You can only defuse the bomb after it's planted.

SuperG · 20 Oct 2015 at 13:28

shankly1985 said:
Can you not defuse the bomb when dropped on floor? Maybe am mistaken here

During the first year of the beta the server-wide rule was that you can defuse it if the enemy team drops it. For whatever reason, I have no idea why since the original rule forces people to play the objective, they changed it so that you can't defuse it (at least on the official public servers). Some clan servers have kept the original game rule.