And the Big Reveal is

[[TW]Wilsonam]

This is it, the day that many of you have been waiting a very long time for. Our good friends over at Rock Paper Shotgun are running an exclusive story with the first details on vehicles in Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad. Head on over there to get all of the dirt on the most amazing tanking system you

 

[=GG= Mr Moe]

Sweet!!!! That looks like some serious amount of detail has gone into it.

This is really wonderful news.

 

[Mr. Explosion]

Meh, RO was fine before it had tanks. One per side is a sensible limitation, the interior shot looks like oodles of work, not to mention an intricate damage model.

 

[Psycho_Sam]

Yayyyyyyyyy!!! Know the world will know the greatest tank of WW2 is without doubt the IS2! :is2::is2::is2:

Only problem with the article is that it could of included some more screenshots of the tanks, rather than infantry.

 

[Baine]

You guys just outdone yourselves! It sounds so awesome, can't wait to get my hands on a tank and hope for some good crew members - you get a better feeling with real human instead of AI - but nonetheless cool system you guys implemented, sounds promising!


Hopefully we will see some video footage in the next few days/weeks

 

[mo0nbuggy1]

YAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tanks are gonna be amazing, great great work guys. Keep it coming.

This looks familiar

 

[Panzer Meyer]

Sounds amazing, quality one can only expect from TWI. Keep it up guys, I look forward to the release of ROHOS. I was sold already, but this article confirms this game will be amazing.

 

[Nowotny]

Just registered so I could ask this, but won't there be problems created by the amount of players that are willing to cooperate on each team?

Like team A has 5 tanks and 5 players in them, the team B has 5 tanks and 20 players in them. Doesn't that create issues for team B as they are now 15 infantry players down compared to team A? While team A gets no penalties because bots get added for their tanks anyway?

 

[Kashash]

Just registered so I could ask this, but won't there be problems created by the amount of players that are willing to cooperate on each team?

Like team A has 5 tanks and 5 players in them, the team B has 5 tanks and 20 players in them. Doesn't that create issues for team B as they are now 15 infantry players down compared to team A? While team A gets no penalties because bots get added for their tanks anyway?

 

[TWB*JimMiller]

Speechless.

 

[Lucan946]

Just registered so I could ask this, but won't there be problems created by the amount of players that are willing to cooperate on each team?

Like team A has 5 tanks and 5 players in them, the team B has 5 tanks and 20 players in them. Doesn't that create issues for team B as they are now 15 infantry players down compared to team A? While team A gets no penalties because bots get added for their tanks anyway?

Then the team gets an advantage in quality of tank crews.

 

[Rumo]

Sounds really amazing! :IS2:

I think I know the answer, but I will ask anyhow.
Any chance that you can give us a hint which two additional tanks are in the making?

 

[hockeywarrior]

AMAZING INFO GUYS! I loved ALL of it! except...

Mouse aiming. It really isn't realistic to have mouse-based aiming for the main guns for tanks -- I really think using the keyboard is a much more authentic and skillful way to implement this.

Can you at least make it an option? The problem is using the mouse gives you way too much ease at pulling off pixel-perfect shots quickly. I love in RO:OS how you really feel like you're turning wheels or something to get the shot lined up.

 

[ButchCassidy]

Finally..Tanks make their entrance ..And How!!!

 

[dogbadger]

AMAZING INFO GUYS! I loved ALL of it! except...

Mouse aiming. It really isn't realistic to have mouse-based aiming for the main guns for tanks -- I really think using the keyboard is a much more authentic and skillful way to implement this..

yay - mouse aiming... the old school

sounds like ppl will have less stuff to moan about this time round thankfully.
except the inherent absence of late war tanks i guess.

 

[LemoN]

Awesome!

Waiting for :IS2:'s arrival!

 

[<AKA>Irish]

Good Jog

 

[CCCP]

They had mouse aiming in game t-34 vs tiger
And it was not that easy at all but I do agree that keyboard gives you the idea, the feel rotating levers
P>S> TANKS YEYYAYWEYYY

 

[Extension7]

Sounds really amazing! :IS2:

I think I know the answer, but I will ask anyhow.
Any chance that you can give us a hint which two additional tanks are in the making?

IS2 and Panther >.>

 

[Mormegil]

My guess is probably lighter tanks.

The T-34/85 wasn't out until 1944, so it'll be a BT-7 or T-26. I would presume the German tank released would be a similar class, so likely a Panzer III or Panzer II.

Of course it would be easier for TWI to model variations on the Panzer IV, since the geometry is already done for it. If they make the Panzer III, they could also do a Stug easier since it's the same chassis.

I do hope if they put in the PIII, they don't include the unrealistic "unbuttoned" driver" position through the maintenance hatch.