https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFc36ysBZ0A
It seems a developer of America's Army: Proving Grounds sent an email to Phoronix to mention they are looking to port it to Linux.
Take this with a grain of salt since it's Phoronix, but it has been on Linux before and dropped, so it's not out of the realm of possibility.
What say you, would you like to see America's Army: Proving Grounds on Linux?
About the game (Official)
Do you have what it takes to train like a U.S. Army Soldier?
Take on the role of an 11B Infantryman practicing combat maneuvers at JTC Griffin, a fabricated training MOUT (military operations on urban terrain) environment. This training is crucial to your success as part of a Long Range Combined Arms – Recon (LRCA-R) unit, a full spectrum capable team that embarks on special operations missions behind enemy lines. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
It seems a developer of America's Army: Proving Grounds sent an email to Phoronix to mention they are looking to port it to Linux.
Take this with a grain of salt since it's Phoronix, but it has been on Linux before and dropped, so it's not out of the realm of possibility.
What say you, would you like to see America's Army: Proving Grounds on Linux?
About the game (Official)
Do you have what it takes to train like a U.S. Army Soldier?
Take on the role of an 11B Infantryman practicing combat maneuvers at JTC Griffin, a fabricated training MOUT (military operations on urban terrain) environment. This training is crucial to your success as part of a Long Range Combined Arms – Recon (LRCA-R) unit, a full spectrum capable team that embarks on special operations missions behind enemy lines. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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It should be mentioned that this game has actually been financed by the USA and is part of their recruiting means. One could call it propaganda.
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StianTheDark Jul 9, 2015
Quoting: EikeIt should be mentioned that this game has actually been financed by the USA and is part of their recruiting means. One could call it propaganda.
It's a fun game, and I don't see why it would be propaganda. While loading, the game gives you short videos of american soldiers and how their life is. Of course, it's meant to drive people into the army but I don't really think it's working. It's a really fun game anyway, and I'm norwegian, so it doesn't really matter.
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Quoting: StianTheDarkIt's a fun game, and I don't see why it would be propaganda. While loading, the game gives you short videos of american soldiers and how their life is. Of course, it's meant to drive people into the army but I don't really think it's working. It's a really fun game anyway, and I'm norwegian, so it doesn't really matter.
According to MIT research, it has more influence on potential recruits than all other advertising of the american army taken together. China, Rusia and India are adopting the method.
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It's definitely propaganda, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. At the end of the day it's the Commander-in-Chief who has the final say on military operations and it's up to Congress to declare war (not that they ever do, the cowards). The Army itself serves an important purpose--even if that purpose has been corrupted.
In the mean time, if you have a sound mind you can enjoy the game despite your misgivings about needless foreign intervention or other concerns related to contemporary military operations.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle
In the mean time, if you have a sound mind you can enjoy the game despite your misgivings about needless foreign intervention or other concerns related to contemporary military operations.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle
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Quoting: Shaolu"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle
:)
As long as people know what they face - like, in my very humble opinion, the information who pays for it belongs in every artice about the game - I'm fine with that.
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Don't forget to mention America's Army is totally FREE!
In the past versions they have use Unreal Engine, so it should run great in PlayOnLinux (Wine) as well.
In the past versions they have use Unreal Engine, so it should run great in PlayOnLinux (Wine) as well.
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Great news, since the game looks good. I wonder how many new linux users soldiers from USA will join the army.
Last edited by edo on 9 July 2015 at 6:44 pm UTC
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Quoting: EikeQuoting: StianTheDarkIt's a fun game, and I don't see why it would be propaganda. While loading, the game gives you short videos of american soldiers and how their life is. Of course, it's meant to drive people into the army but I don't really think it's working. It's a really fun game anyway, and I'm norwegian, so it doesn't really matter.
According to MIT research, it has more influence on potential recruits than all other advertising of the american army taken together. China, Rusia and India are adopting the method.
Bad luck in real life we don't train shamans and warlocks to fight demons and dragons in dungeons. This way we would see american army paying Blizzard for the port of WoW to linux.
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This would be great, as I am really not a fan of battlefield or call of duty.
AA was a great game where tactics and teamplay really made a difference back then when I played.
It is propaganda, but at the same time it is one of the best online FPS games we have.
AA was a great game where tactics and teamplay really made a difference back then when I played.
It is propaganda, but at the same time it is one of the best online FPS games we have.
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If AA: PG comes to Linux, I will be filled with endless happiness.
For real.
EDIT: Using code tags still turned : and P next to one another into a smiley face: :P
There should probably be a non-"code" markup which disables smileys inside the given area, and a "code" markup should probably also disable smileys inside it. I assume there's a place on the forums to report this kind of thing....
Last edited by niarbeht on 9 July 2015 at 9:59 pm UTC
For real.
EDIT: Using code tags still turned : and P next to one another into a smiley face: :P
There should probably be a non-"code" markup which disables smileys inside the given area, and a "code" markup should probably also disable smileys inside it. I assume there's a place on the forums to report this kind of thing....
Last edited by niarbeht on 9 July 2015 at 9:59 pm UTC
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I remember playing the old Americas Army on linux. It was actually quite good game even though it is basicly a recruiting tool.
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Would like to see it on linux, played americas army 2 pretty much and I'm sure I'm going to love this one too.
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Just thinking about the question of developer motivation is enough to make me interested.
Getting money from players is obviously not a concern of theirs at all. Their payment is a long term one that is probably correlated with how good of an experience people have while playing the game.
I just looked it up and there is no in-game shops, payed cosmetics, or charging for upgrades/DLC, so that sort of confirms my suspicion.
So not being concerned with taking players money plus actually needing you to enjoy the game is a winning combination if you ask me. I was even a little worried that they would throw in things like cash shops due to thinking gamers actually like it, but it's good to see they didn't.
I just wanted to make note of that, but of course ultimately we need to look at the game in detail to decide if it looks fun.
Last edited by stss on 10 July 2015 at 10:11 am UTC
Getting money from players is obviously not a concern of theirs at all. Their payment is a long term one that is probably correlated with how good of an experience people have while playing the game.
I just looked it up and there is no in-game shops, payed cosmetics, or charging for upgrades/DLC, so that sort of confirms my suspicion.
So not being concerned with taking players money plus actually needing you to enjoy the game is a winning combination if you ask me. I was even a little worried that they would throw in things like cash shops due to thinking gamers actually like it, but it's good to see they didn't.
I just wanted to make note of that, but of course ultimately we need to look at the game in detail to decide if it looks fun.
Last edited by stss on 10 July 2015 at 10:11 am UTC
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