America's Army 3 up now for pre-load (Steam)

America's Army 3 up now for pre-load (Steam)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/13140/

This game will unlock in June 17th, 2009

About the Game

Download AA3 Today and Become a Member of the elite America's Army Team!

Start playing America's Army 3 today. America's Army fans and new players alike can now experience America's Army 3, the official U.S. Army game, which has more authentic military elements including training, technology, weapons, and audio than any other military game.

Built on Unreal Engine 3, AA3 delivers stunningly realistic characters, environments, lighting effects, animations, and team-based experiences. In the game where Every Detail Counts™, players are bound by Rules of Engagement (ROE) and gain experience as you navigate challenges in team-based, multiplayer, force-on-force operations. With 15 different map/mission combinations and exclusive advanced training that allows you to unlock new abilities and customize your gear, you'll experience Soldiering in the U.S. Army like never before.

Find strength like no other in a game like no other. Start your mission now!

 

I'll have to check it out thanks Hansuke

 

already installed and waiting

 

Same here

 

Yup mines installed and waiting as of now, is there going to be the lame training before you can play online again.... :?

 

You might want to go to http://www.aa3.americasarmy.com/ and reserve a name for the game. I watched a couple of vids also. If I understand it, there will be a basic set of weapons given, but you have to train on other weapons to use them. You will also get weapon upgrades also, but I didn't catch how that was going to happen.

My AA3 name is Hansuke. I think we can add friends in the game, probably similar to UT3. I never used that function of UT3, because Steam already performed that, but it might be useful if there are non-steam players (not sure if Steam is the only way you can get AA3).

It would be nice if the game was released on AU time, so I wouldn't have to wait another day.

 

Bikkies is now reserved so happy

 

bumma, mayday taken, opted for maydayx3 since it had to be at least 5 characters

 

spam, spam, macaroni and spam. (It's my little ditty)

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/a-a-3

and

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ameri...s-Army-3/88973432547?v=wall&viewas=1135238102

 

Well I couldn't resist. I had to get me a AA3 server for at least a month, so I could play around. More details will be forthcoming. It's in one of my favorite cites: San Jose. Hopefully the Aussie ping will be under 200 if y'all ever visit.

10 Players America's Army 3 NON-HONOR [PREORDER]
Pending Install - 8.6.8.105:1716

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D Day

 

You guys are lucky that its still too early to play in AU. The Western world has managed to overload the Steam servers.

 

Just got home. So I'm off to try it out..

 

America's Army 3 has arrived

http://games.on.net/article/6280/Americas_Army_3_has_arrived

It's here! Finally! The US Army have officially launched America's Army 3, the only action game which promises an entertaining - and authentic! - experience of Army life, reflecting the training, actions, technology and career advancement of a Soldier, all within an exciting, free, gaming experience.

Right now, you can grab the game via Steam, with the added bonus that playing the game will unlock Steam Achievements, which will add to your ranking as you earn badges, status updates, ribbons and medals. And if you're the type who likes to customise their gaming setup - AA3 now features the ability to save your keyboard settings to the Steam Cloud, so you can log in to your Steam account on any PC, fire up the game, and play with your own personalised bindings.


...and while this one's still hot off the presses, the Army are already promising that, just like with earlier versions of the game, this one will be constantly updated to reflect new technologies being incorporated into today's Armed Forces, as well as with new features and missions.

Every Detail Counts in America's Army 3, giving the game a more authentic military feel, through training, technology, weapons and even audio. The game's been built on the Unreal Engine 3, and delivers "stunningly realistic" environments, animations, lighting effects and team-based experiences - learn how Soldiers live, train and advance in the Army, all from the comfortable spot behind your keyboard. This new version sees gamers bound by Rules of Engagement (ROE), gaining experience as they navigate challenges in multiplayer, team-based force-on-force operations. It's not just your shooting that scores points in this one - your demonstrated Army values are also integral to successful mission accomplishment - simply running through and shooting bad guys won't necessarily help your career.

Right off the bat, there are five different environments, each one featuring three different mission scenario options. Core gameplay focusses on an Infantry Soldier (11B), with players completing Basic Combat Training before progressing to Advanced Individual Training, to learn the specialised roles of an Infantry Soldier (including Automatic Rifleman, Advanced Rifleman, Grenadier and Squad Designated Marksman). Through this training, gamers unlock new gear and abilities, as well as the option to customise gear and equipment loads, specialise in in-game skills, and progress in their Army career.

The America's Army 3 game offers a number of new features including:

• New Scoring System - In this new Army values-based scoring system, a player's "Honor" score is a combination of his/her scores from subcategories that represent the seven core Army Values: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless-Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage. The values are matched with certain game behaviors, and demonstrating these values contributes to successful gameplay and accomplishments. For example, personal courage can be demonstrated by accomplishing the mission objectives even if the player is the last teammate to remain in the game. Selfless service is demonstrated by aiding an injured Soldier even though it may put the player in harm's way. Other players will be able to select teammates based on their Soldier profiles, which reflect how players have progressed in the game as well as their player roles/gameplay style preferences.
• Detailed Statistics - AA3's extremely detailed statistics give players immediate feedback at the end of rounds and matches in online play, in addition to summarizing player behaviors. Players can accrue a number of stats including marksmanship accuracy; time played; time played by class role; total score; rounds won, lost, and survived; objectives captured, and teammates treated as a combat lifesaver. Players can also monitor where their hits are landing on other players, as well as where they are taking hits. These statistics are used to drive a player achievement system through which players can earn a variety of awards including coins, ribbons, and medals.
  
• Character Movements - In addition to basic movements such as running, sprinting, and crouching, the game supports tactical and combat movement types. A tactical movement is a more methodical, slower movement that reduces the noise associated with the player's motion. The combat movement is louder but faster. Combat movements include the combat roll, a full roll either to the left or to the right in the prone position, the combat slide in which players can slide into a crouch position from a sprint, and the combat dive in which players dive face first into a prone position. These movements enable players to evade the enemy or better position themselves to incapacitate the enemy. When moving throughout the maps, players can vault (place a foot on the object and leap or climb over it) as well as mantle (place a hand down to get over larger objects than the vault would support).
• Player Damage Model - The player damage system has a high level of detail that tracks a number of the player's health metrics and divides the player's body into distinct areas that can each be damaged separately. The type and location of a player's injury will affect the player's abilities. For example, injuries in the lower body, such as the legs, will slow the player down, while injuries in the upper body, such as the torso and arms, will hinder accuracy but not movement speed. When players are affected by injuries they can be revived in some cases by their teammates. All players will have Combat Life Saving (CLS) training as part of Basic Combat Training so they can assist and stabilize an injured or incapacitated teammate. However, players must make the right decisions about medical treatment in order to heal, and not hurt, the injured player.
  
• Mission Planning - Squad and Fire Team leaders now have strategic choices to make before a mission. The Squad Leader will assign the fire teams to an objective, and the Fire Team leaders will in turn determine where on the map their fire team will spawn. The individual Soldiers will make decisions about whether they carry heavy, medium, or light ammunition loads. The flexibility of mission preplanning gives players a variety of customization options and greater replayability.
• Authenticity of Weapons and Weapons Effects - Players can customize their weapon configuration and load (gear) with attachable modifications as well as select the type and number of ammunition cartridges and grenades they'll need to accomplish their mission. These choices affect gameplay, as heavy loads negatively affect speed and endurance while lighter loads negatively affect fire power. The game's ballistics models are also highly detailed. Bullets in the game operate as they would in real life, requiring players to be aware of their surroundings. The game demonstrates a realistic interaction between bullets and materials, allowing penetration through wood and drywall and ricochets off metal and stone. Even the material that a bullet ricochets off will create different angles of bullet movement. In this reactive environment, players will have to quickly learn the difference between cover and concealment.
  
• Lighting and Sound - The development team paid great attention to the realism of the lighting and sounds within the America's Army 3 game to make them part of tactical gameplay. Players can use high fidelity audio clues to assess a combat situation. For example, they can determine the proximity of the bullet to their location based on the sound it makes. If the bullet is in close proximity to the player, the player will hear an explosive sound from the sonic boom that the bullet makes as it whizzes by the player. If the bullet is farther away, the player will hear the muzzle shot and the cavitation sounds the bullet makes as it echoes in the distance. These sounds were recorded in a live-fire scenario by the developers with the help of Army Subject Matter Experts. Sound occlusion and reverberation are other game features that make the AA3 audio experience more realistic than any other military game.

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TL;DR? Why not just grab a copy of AA3 and see for yourself? It's free, and available now through Steam. While it's downloading (and we hear it's pretty hefty), why not have a flick through the America's Army Graphic Novel, which we mentioned earlier? It starts off in the midst of a conflict, with the story unfolding from the perspective of a Soldier in the US Army Long Range Surveillance team. As you turn the pages, you'll learn how his story intertwines with other Soldiers - Military Intelligence, Medic, UAV Operator, Infantryman, Helicopter Pilot - and that's all the first episode.

What are you still doing here? I've told you where to go - and that's an order, Soldier!

 

1st Impression. It sux.. It jsut locks up everytime i try the training..

 

Vamp was having the same issue this morning, prob cos of too many people trying to use the authenication servers every time they start or finish training.

 

cant get an account to even activate atm... other than ready to go as soon as the authentication server issue is sorted

 

Same issue here Whack, just won't authenticate.

 

Can't login either, atleast i got my username i cannot use heh...