On the other hand, a heavy gunner carrying an M60 machine gun and a grenade launcher may end up weighed down with over 70kg of equipment, a “heavy encumbrance” setup that will restrict the character’s running speed considerably.įortunately, Joint Operations will include plenty of different vehicles that can act as fast transport as well as assault support.

For instance, most Joint Ops medics will carry a relatively light submachine gun, a pistol, and their medic packs and weigh in at a “light encumbrance” setup of approximately 20kg of carrying weight, which allows them to make good time while running.

Like in NovaLogic’s previous games, you can choose a class, then manually choose your character’s equipment and weapon loadout, though each class also has a preset suite of weapons and items. The game will have multiple character classes, including the gunner, rifleman, sniper, medic, heavy gunner, and engineer, and each of these classes will have different equipment depending on whether you’re playing as the Joint Ops forces or as the Indonesian rebels. What really affects your abilities in the game is your character’s class and equipment.

Since Joint Operations is primarily a multiplayer game, your character’s appearance is mostly a matter of personal preference. The new player skins seem very detailed and include such realistic touches as a “ghillie hood” mesh cover for US Army snipers. Since we last saw Joint Operations in action, the game has been updated with an extensive set of all-new player models based on real-world military gear this includes outfits for the British SAS, the German special forces, and, of course, the elite US troops known as Delta Force. We recently had a chance to revisit this ambitious, large-scale game and have new details to report. The game will focus on a near-future conflict between an Indonesian rebel faction and joint operatives from the US, Britain, France, and Germany that will take place in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Joint Operations will let you launch helicopter assaults, coastal strafing runs, and ground-based armor attacks, all at once. Developer NovaLogic has created military-themed games for years, so with the rise of multiplayer shooters, which let you compete on a team to advance on your goals while providing covering fire for your teammates, the studio is now turning its attention to making a game based on multiple-front battles. The term “joint operations” describes coordinated military attacks from multiple fronts: land, sea, and air.

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