Questions about SB PRO

[netjens]

I have a few questions about SB PRO

1. Can you connect SB PRO with SB 2 when it comes out or won't they work toghether?

2. Is it much harder to play SB PRO then SB 2?

3. Does the game support widescreen?

4. Will there be missions to download/post?

5. Will there be a lot of missions that comes with the game?

6. I played the old SB, and it says that SB PRO is for educations, makes me think that I can't play it, it is to hard/boring?

7. Will there be swedish speach in SP PRO?

8. Can player mod tanks? Make new Maps?

9. Will there be some kind of multiplayer room/chat where you can meet
and play together?

10. I saw somewhere that the new LEOPARD tank is in the game, is there a display where you can see the other tanks, the digital battlefield that is. I know that Ssnake said it doesn not work that good in real life, maybe it will work better in the game :-)

I think that is about it...
Regards
Jens

[3Star]

Where are all these people with questions coming from?

I have a few questions about SB PRO

1. Can you connect SB PRO with SB 2 when it comes out or won't they work toghether?

Last I heard, they will not work together. Since SB2 makes some sacrifices for the sake of 'Saturday Gamer Playability', it would not surprise me.

2. Is it much harder to play SB PRO then SB 2?

Since to my knowledge SB2 doesn't currently exist, I can't tell you. Expect some interfaces, such as call for fire, to be simplified.

3. Does the game support widescreen?

Nope, not to my knowledge. There are a crapload of resolutions though, I guess I might have missed a wide one.

4. Will there be missions to download/post?

Absolutely.

5. Will there be a lot of missions that comes with the game?

A few. I would expect the vast amount of missions to show up after the release, online. The gaming community is highly industrious!

6. I played the old SB, and it says that SB PRO is for educations, makes me think that I can't play it, it is to hard/boring?

You are correct that the target market for Pro is professionals/semi-professionals. It is certainly not too hard or boring, but it does sometimes go into levels of detail which the average gamer isn't really interested in and may find a distraction. There are also no sacrifices made in Pro for the sake of Playability.

7. Will there be swedish speach in SP PRO?

Yes, I believe there is.

8. Can player mod tanks? Make new Maps?

The physical components of the tanks (armour values, etc) will not be moddable. You may be able to create your own skins, but if it's like SB1, they will only be visible on your own machines. Maps may be made/edited. It will be a major source for scenarios.

9. Will there be some kind of multiplayer room/chat where you can meet and play together?

For now, TeamSpeak is working quite well for us. Something akin to Hyperlobby is being considered for the distant future.

10. I saw somewhere that the new LEOPARD tank is in the game, is there a display where you can see the other tanks, the digital battlefield that is. I know that Ssnake said it doesn not work that good in real life, maybe it will work better in the game :-)

Leo2A5 is in it, I'm not sure what you mean by Digital Battlefield. The situational awareness tools (i.e. a map which puts up icons of friendlies) is pretty well represented by the F-5 map screen.

NTM

[Sean]

Re: Maps -

End users won't be able to make height maps, but will be able to make terrain maps on the existing height maps.

[taskforce-panther]

[quote="3Star"]Where are all these people with questions coming from?



We're anxious man

[Storm91]

Where are all these people with questions coming from?

LOL this is what i call the silent majority.Plus a few well placed words in the right places and the gamers will come by the thousands(dont look at me muhahaha).Trust me after a bad year of video games in 2005 people are looking for this sim.SIZZLE-HOT.If Ssnake was to adverstise this on Gamespy.com his computer would blow up from the overload of credit card sales.

http://home.socal.rr.com/arypics/images/c28851c683.gif

[GaryOwen]

There are also no sacrifices made in Pro for the sake of Playability.

NTM

Almost none.

Additionally if the Brad has "Debussed" the Inf. will the reload of TOW's take longer or is that a factor?
While it is not realistic, we decided to simplify things here and have a uniform reloading speed. Ammo management is enough of a burden to keep the player occupied in the platoon leader's position, believe me.

[Enrage]

3. Does the game support widescreen?

The game will run in whatever resolutions your graphics adapter supports.

[Kingtiger]

maybe about time we increase the FAQ and and put it on extra page side to side with the Movies/Pics that have been realesed? you read the same questions ewery day now almost :P

Just an idea

[Skybird03]

Re: maps; it was said that missions from SB1 can be converted to SB Pro, and relatively easy so. Re: SB2; my guts feeling tells me it is that long away that it is not worth to spend thoughts on it right now. I would be surprised to see it before late 2007.

[Zipuli]

Is it possible to use maps from SBPro in SBPro PE?

[Sean]

Is it possible to use maps from SBPro in SBPro PE?

Yes, the file format and everything is the same, as long as you have a recent version of both.

[Ssnake]

Can you connect SB PRO with SB 2 when it comes out or won't they work toghether?
Probably not. This is still not set in stone, especially now that we decided to use the CodeMeter as the license management solution, but the current plan doesn't include a multiplayer compatibility. Is it much harder to play SB PRO then SB 2?
One of the explicit design goals for SB2 is improved accessibility, although we don't plan to simplify things to the point where everything degenerates into some sort of "Serious Sam on tracks". Does the game support widescreen?
SB Pro allows you to use any screen resolution that your graphics card's driver supports, as long as it is at least 800x600. Will there be missions to download/post?
Sure. We'd be crazy to stop what is one of our strong sales points. :) Will there be a lot of missions that comes with the game?
"A lot" is hard to quantify. I expect about 12-20 missions, depending on how you count, in addition to the 40-120 tutorials (which are overlapping in many parts, so their number depends a bit on how you count, too). I played the old SB, and it says that SB PRO is for educations, makes me think that I can't play it, it is to hard/boring?
No. Even though its prime purpose is to be used for training & eductions, you can abuse it to have lots of fun with it. ;)
I expect that everybody who liked the original Steel Beasts will be very happy with SB Pro PE. Still, we don't advertise it as a game because we think that even the original Steel Beasts wasn't really a great game, even though a pretty good simulation for a first try. Will there be swedish speach in SP PRO?
Yes. :)
Even a manual in Swedish. Can player mod tanks? Make new Maps?
No, and Yes. Will there be some kind of multiplayer room/chat where you can meet and play together?
It's here at this site, and it will remain that way. I saw somewhere that the new LEOPARD tank is in the game, is there a display where you can see the other tanks, the digital battlefield that is. I know that Ssnake said it doesn not work that good in real life, maybe it will work better in the game :-)
Well, consider out map view as the quivalent of a battlefield management system like TCCS.

[Zipuli]

Finnish speach going to be included? (as SBPro is in use here too...)

Zip

[BlackDeath]

# Can player mod tanks? Make new Maps?

No, and Yes.
Id like to build a MG pick up & carbomb... which could be used for huh mudjidins (probably wrong spelling) forces to simulate some kind of urban warfare (for exemple, US forces (i.e. M2s) where assaulted by MG pick up with no chance to success it... No way to build that kind of car with script for exemple (for carbomb)?

Be not afraid concerning maps& mission... There is always somebody to create new ones!

[Storm91]

I want a camel mod.Yes Camels.They used to make good targets in 91.Gunner tow camel.....

[Ssnake]

Finnish speach going to be included?

Sure. :)

[Newbie-Olle]

Where are all these people with questions coming from?Sweden! http://www.steelbeasts.com/images/avatar/bootas.gif 8)

Cheers
Olle

[Bluewings]

Storm91 :

Cheers . :3starSK:

[Volcano]

Actually, I can certify that SB does support widescreen monitors, it just depends on the resolution you set. I have a 61" Samsung DLP TV (for watching movies and playing 360) and I have it connected the computer where I can swtich between it and the monitor and when connected to the DLP SB automatically allows and displayed a selectable 1900x1080 resolution (which is 1080p).

If your video card can handle that resolution on a DLP or LCD TV then it looks... glorious is the word that comes to mind.

So yes you should not have a problem with it.

[mapman]

:shock:

Ok Volcano...I am fully envious now...and being your are THE sound guy, I am betting you have one hell of a surround sound system to boot!

So....do your neighbors windows rattle when you are playing Pro PE?

:-)

[Volcano]

Well I have a couple of setups depending on if I am doing work or just simply playing but the one with the DLP TV is through a Sony DA5ES receiver, 6.1 channel Infinity speaker setup with a Cerwin Vega 15" subwoofer. It is connected through the Creative DTS-610 "home theater connect" device that converts that crazy three speaker cable setup on the Sound Blaster sound cards to a fiber optic output.

:)

You have to have a decent setup to make sound effects but really... a good quality pair of headphones is probably the best thing you can buy. Right now I have a set of Pioneer HDJ-1000s.

[taskforce-panther]

QUIT talkin about it AND RELEASE THE DAMN THING its been over a year im tired of hearing the yappin i wanna see it hear it and play it

[dejawolf]

its been over 3 years, 3 postponed christmas releases, and a lot more than you could ever imagine. be patient.

[Volcano]

Ok. No more posting is allowed on the forums until taskforce-panther gets SB Pro PE.

[mpow66m]

will there be suprises in SBPPE?or do we pretty much know everything that gonna be in the sim?

[taskforce-panther]

Ok. No more posting is allowed on the forums until taskforce-panther gets SB Pro PE.

LOL Hooah! :lol: :lol:

[Skybird03]

will there be suprises in SBPPE?or do we pretty much know everything that gonna be in the sim?

Getting hit from behind always comes as a surprise.

[mpow66m]

''Getting hit from behind always comes as a surprise''.---


thats funny,and i work in a state prison...........lol

[Ssnake]

will there be suprises in SBPPE?or do we pretty much know everything that gonna be in the sim?
You don't know which scenarios will be included in it. You haven't seen the long-term implications of certain changes of the file structure that we made, of which we hope that they will help a lot especially to improve the quality of localizations and to provide you with visual mods. And you don't know what's going to be in the first upgrade. Aside from this, pretty much everything has been covered, I think.

[taskforce-panther]

Ok. No more posting is allowed on the forums until taskforce-panther gets SB Pro PE. damn skippy :lol:

[Elf`]

You Will NOT be able to:
1) Flip off that douchebag Female MP Lt from the safety of your tank
2) Tow your Tank out of a Ditch
3) be protected while you reload your 50
4) Fire Mk 19 at Polish Peacekeepers
5) Throw grenades at anybody,...you will be able to launch them from vehicles
6) Go over the hill if Elf yells at you in drill(or Sherman)
7) Bring back the good old days
8 ) actually hurt yourself on the metal of the vehicle
9) sneak off with the Female MP Lt when shes drunk and get some in your Bradley....

You WILL be able to:
1) Get some
2) get some more
3) 50cal Fu
4) 25mm Fu (normal and spicy)
5) 120mm Fu
6) See behavior that will restore your faith in the capabilities in the average recruit
7) Plug any and all bears, terrorists and/or Australians that cross your path
8 ) Find out that bullets DO NOT go straight when YOU are tilted
9) If the house is empty, get one hell of a fakie combat jack..

[taskforce-panther]

lol