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Assist => Feedback & Suggestions => Topic started by: RealHarm on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 14:27:40 PM
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I have let this site test the assist site for usability. Check out the results, they are pretty funny. :D But he has a point for new users :oops:.
http://peek.usertesting.com/result/41420079173 (http://peek.usertesting.com/result/41420079173)
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Wasn't to bad :D
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That's a really good initiative in my opinion!
And he did bring up some pretty valiant points regarding visiting this site for newcomers who have no idea what AA is.
I think the front page could benefit from having a button like 'about' which would talk about AA in general and Assist in a couple of paragraphs.
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If anyone wants to write it, just pm me the file copy and i will but a page up ;)
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Wasn't there a write up about Assist on the old site? About when it was started and all that.
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Looks like an interesting game.
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Hey Jared, i just realized that it wasn't actually intentional. On my main screen with the download button, the soldier is above the text in the upper left corner, any idea what causes this?
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Hey Jared, i just realized that it wasn't actually intentional. On my main screen with the download button, the soldier is above the text in the upper left corner, any idea what causes this?
Take an ss so i can see, its most likely your on a small res screen.
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Looks like an interesting game.
At least we have 1 new player haha
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ppl still use internet explorer?
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(https://aao25.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi62.tinypic.com%2F2gybyib.png&hash=60b46ba14ab7bd5d582f484044fa77ce)
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He clarified quite a good points there.
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Something I wrote up real quick. Give your opinion on it. Also, I don't know the start date of the project.
And feel free to add/edit it to your liking if anyone can be bothered.
America's Army
America's Army (AA) is a computer game developed by the United States Army as a recruiting tool. It is financed by the US government and is free to download for anyone.
The first version (1.0) was release on July 4 2002. America's Army: Special Forces (version 2.0) was released on November 6 2003. The game runs on the Unreal Engine. There have been many updates with additional features as well as maps.
America's Army supported 3 platforms (Windows, Mac and Linux) up to version 2.5 (released 13 October 2005). Later releases dropped the support for Mac and Linux.
Since 1st of January 2012 the US Army dropped official support for America's Army 2 and thus shut down their authentication servers as well as server browser.
Assist
Assist is a community run application that enables players to play America's Army 2.5 on 3 platforms (Windows, Mac and Linux). It works together with a stat tracking page (battletracker.com) in order to provide authentication and honor tracking as well as it's own server browser in order for players to play America's Army after the US army shut down official support.
The project was started on <x date. I don't know this one> and has since come to version 8.08. It features various anticheat technologies never before seen in AA in order to maintain a level playing field as well as provides a means for creating a server (including Assist Server manager).
In addition to letting players play the original version of AA 2.5, the Assist developer team has worked hard in order to add features to the version of the game that were added in later versions by the original developers. Those features include SAI (Situation Awareness Indicator or simply a minimap), shortened flash times, maps from both later versions of AA 2.x as well as AA 3 and also custom maps, just to name a few.
Assist also comes with a fairly active community gathering at aao25.com with a forum full of often extremely helpful members. If you have a problem regarding Assist or AA, your best bet would be to get help there.
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Nice initiative Teddy. I'd add some information about how the game is played, what are the maps, what's the objective ? Respawn ? Random teams ? Competition ?
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Like I said, you're welcome to edit it to your liking.
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I have no creativity, was just giving suggestions
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WELCOME
Welcome to America's Army, the official gaming
experience designed to highlight the role of
various units within the world's premier land
force, the United States Army. Through a series
of training exercises and team-based multiplayer
force-versus-force missions, players will be
introduced to a diverse range of operations that
emphasize the Army's core values: loyalty, duty,
respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and
personal courage. As with real soldiers in the Army,
game players are bound by these values, as well as
the Laws of Land Warfare and realistic
Rules of Engagement (ROE). Players who violate these
norms will incur penalties and loss of standing,
while those who embrace them will discover that the
game offers many rewards for their perseverance,
dedication and sense of teamwork.
TRAINING
In the Army, all soldiers must first undergo Basic
Combat Training before they can receive duty
assignments. The same holds true in America's Army,
as all players must complete several training
exercises before they can join an online mission.
These training exercises will teach players how to
navigate through the virtual worlds, as well as
familiarize them with the game's many weapons,
communication protocols and tactical procedures.
As each training mission is completed, players will
be prompted to upload their results to the
Authentication Server, where they will be permanently
recorded. Upon the conclusion of Basic Combat Training,
more advanced training missions will become available,
such as the Airborne and Advanced Marksmanship Schools.
While players will still be able to participate in some
online operations, the game's full range of attributes,
features and missions will only be available to those
who complete these advanced courses. As the game
continues to evolve and more aspects of the Army are
introduced, additional training missions and subsequent
features will be made available.
GETTING STARTED
Before you can play America's Army, you will first need
to create a unique player account. Do so by selecting
the PERSONNEL JACKET page from the main menu, and then
choosing CREATE ACCOUNT. Make sure that you are
connected to the Internet, as this option will take you
to a web page where you will be provided with further
instructions on creating your account. Once your player
account has been created and you have received your
password, return to the PERSONNEL JACKET page, enter
your information and then click LOG-IN. After you have
logged in, you may begin training your character.
JOINING A GAME
Once your training is complete, it is time to go online
and participate in the various missions and exercises
offered by the game. To play online, follow these simple
steps:
1) Be sure you are logged in with a qualified account.
2) Check the NEWS section for any available game updates.
If an update is available, the SUPPORT section of the
menu offers a number of official download sites.
3) Click the DEPLOYMENT button and make sure that you are
on the FIND SERVER page. Click the REFRESH LIST button
at the bottom of the screen to update the server browser
with a current list of available game servers.
4) Select the server you wish to join and then either double-
click on it in the server list, or select the JOIN
button in the lower portion of the screen.
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (ROE)
The following is a list of common rules and regulations that
should be observed while you are connected to the Official
game servers. They deal with your user name, general
behavior and courtesy, and repercussions that should be
expected should you fail to follow these simple guidelines.
- Attacking a team member is a violation of the Rules of
Engagement (ROE). If you injure another player you will
incur negative ROE points. Most servers have a limit
to the amount of ROE that is allowed. If you exceed that
limit you will be removed from the server and sent to
Leavenworth. To continue the game, you will have to
return to the server browser and redeploy your character.
- All Players have an HONOR score, which is reflected next
to your playername on the scoreboard. Everyone starts
out with an HONOR of 10. Earning points will cause this
number to slowly rise over time. Losing points will
cause the number to go down. Since most servers require
a minimum of 9 HONOR to join, be careful when you play.
If your HONOR drops below the minimum, you will have to
play on a 'retraining' server to bring your HONOR back up.
- Using flash or smoke grenades to disorient teammates is
not allowed and can result in the player being removed
from the server. The same goes for spamming chat or
voice commands, as well as standing in passageways to
purposely block teammates.
- Bear in mind the following character restrictions in the
login name when signing up for America's Army:
\ / : * ? " < > | are NOT valid.
Using any of these characters will result in your game
not authenticating or saving correctly; in other words,
you won't be able to complete the training missions or
play online.
A name involving excessively explicit or vulgar language
may be warned and can lead to removal.
- Any and all threats against the server, including
attempts to hack, crash, or flood a server, actual or
implied, are grounds for instant removal and can result
in legal action.
- Derogatory language or slander involving race, gender,
sexual preference, religion or creed, including negative
use of otherwise harmless words will not be tolerated and
will be grounds for immediate removal, with or without
warning.
- Excessively harassing other players is not permitted on
Official servers. A little healthy competitive trash-
talking is tolerable; however excessive comments directed
at specific players will be grounds for warning and/or
removal.
- Impersonation of Server Admins, Development team
members, or other members of the Army staff or other
fraudulent use of an identification tag is grounds for
immediate removal from the servers . This includes
close spellings intended to deceive other players in
the servers.
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That looks all good, but IMHO it's too long for a newcomer to read.
Plus it contains stuff that is irrelevant today.
But like I said, we would (IMHO) benefit from having an about page at startup, whatever it looks like, ad long as you get info about what you're joining here.
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Anyone got anything against having something like this on the main page (under an 'About' button).
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Indeed too long, we can cut paragraphs to fit it with easier understanding.
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lol. Did you guys even read it. Its a copy/paste from the readme.txt in the system folder it talks about creating a personal jacket via the americas army website and stuff.
It was just a starting point, but ofc no one read it, or cared enough to do anything about it ;)
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lol. Did you guys even read it. Its a copy/paste from the readme.txt in the system folder it talks about creating a personal jacket via the americas army website and stuff.
It was just a starting point, but ofc no one read it, or cared enough to do anything about it ;)
Read my post just below yours.