February
28, 2000
February 29,
2000
1. Pie's Tactics has posted the latest profile of prominent members of the RS Modding communtiy. This time it's Galleleo, creator of the must-have Galleleo's Rogue Spear Stats. Read the profile HERE!
2. Happy leap day!
3. Lloyd has released yet another update to LWM 5. You can get it at Lloyd's Mods.
February
28, 2000
1. The Alaskan Airport Mod is catching up to the Tango Skins Mod as the most popular mod by The Rooster! Head over to the Polls & vote for your favorite Rooster Mod!
2. Multi-Uniforms Mod posted on the Downloads Page! This mod will allow you to access all uniforms in Single Player, Terrorist Hunt, & Lone Wolf missions! Used with my Tango Skins Mod, you add a whole new side to single player Rogue Spear!
3. RS Database posted news of a great Urban Ops preview at Gamecenter. This article is a must see! Included is some great info, as well as never before seen screen shots. It's also stated that the final R6 map ported to UO is Estate. Check out the article here!
4. Gallaleo has released his newest version of RogueSpear Stats, 3.5. I recommend getting the newest version of this great program! Head on over to Gallaleo's web site Here!
5. Mel Ebbles let me know that there were some small problems with High Resolution Replacement Skins Version 2.0, so he has posted up a patch & a patched version at The Rogue Spear Couturier, take a look!
6. ARMM has posted an update on the upcoming weapons mod, Nato 3. Check it out here!
February
25, 2000
1. I posted up an article I wrote on a new type of game type for small groups. It's called Manhunt, and it's a blast! Get the article in .doc format at the Downloads Page.
2. The Multi-Uniforms Mod is delayed until monday. The zip file I uploaded was corrupt & I will not have access to my page again until monday. Sorry! Until then go get The Rooster's Map Pack 3 and play it! That should keep you going for the weekend (that's what I'll be doing).
3. Rodion has released the final version of The Temporary Tango. Take a look at the Temporary Rodspear.
4. For all you net players, you should check out the RS Toolkit 2000 web site. This utility makes online RS'ing easier.
February
24, 2000
1. The Rooster's Map Pack 3 is out! Go get it from the Downloads Page! If you enjoyed my first two map packs, you will love this one!
2. Finished work on my Multi-Uniforms Mod, which will allow the use of all uniforms & skins in all single player missions, including Terrorist Hunt & Lone Wolf. Look for it tomorrow.
3. Mel Ebbles sends news that his High Resolution Replacement Skins Version 2.0 is ready. You should really check out these skins if you are running a fairly high speed machine. They are really sweet! Check it out at The Rogue Spear Couturier.
4. I have been getting lots of email from people who are enjoying The Rooster's Mods. Thanks for all the support! I really appreciate it!
February
22, 2000
1. Madspin has announced a Rogue Spear Mods Contest, for all you aspiring Mod Makers, check the news out at Madspin's Rogue Spear Archives. My newest mod, the Alaskan Airport came out too early for the contest, so it's out of the running.
2. RS Toolkit 2000 has been released. This is a great utility for Rogue Spear. Get the details at the RS Toolkit Site.
3. Col. Magic of the SBS Clan has released his new skin mod, the -=SBS=- Ultimate Skin Mod. Although it is not compatible with my Tango Skins Mod, I would still recommend taking a look at the pics of this mod at the SBS Web site. This one is a biggie, running a 5 meg download & 21 meg install.
4. If you have any requests for new mods, drop me an email or head over to The Forums. For those of you who have let me know what you want, keep a look out. I am always working on new mods. My next release should be Thursday 2/24/00.
5. Sputnik has released the latest version of Sputnik Satellite's Weapons Mod. This mod has some beautiful new models, he's done a great job! Check out the screenshots at Sputnik's Mods.
February
18, 2000
1. I've added The Rooster's Nest Forums! Come in and drop a line. If you have any questions, or just want to talk about Rogue Spear related issues, the place to be is The Forums!
2. Rodion has announced that The Temporary Tango v1.21 will have Multiplayer capabilities. He is now working on both the Cooperative and Adversarial Multiplayer aspects of TTT. Check it out at the temporary Mini-Rodspear.
3. The Rogue Spear Couturier has announced that work has started on the High Resolution Replacement Skins Project, which will replace the skins in RS with highly detailed versions for high end systems. Take a look HERE!
February
17, 2000
1. Announcing the release of my newest mod, Alaskan Airport! This mod adds a retextured 747 map, in an arctic theme! Check out the Screenshots, then head over to the Download page to get it! No original files are affected.
2. Rodion sends the following news regarding his web site:
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I am pleased to announce that a mini-RODSPEAR is now up at my Geocities
Website:
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/2862/rodspear.html
Pls. take note that not all of my mods are available for download on this
site, due to space restrictions.
=====================================================================
February
16, 2000
1. Gallaleo's Rogue Spear Stats version 3.4 is out! The newest addition of this great program is a must have for Rogue Spear! Check it out HERE!
2. I have canceled my planned review of LWM 5.0, because I could not get it to install right. I will check back on it when Lloyd is done with the tweaks & fixes.
3. I started work on my newest Mod, another retextured Rogue Spear Map. I will release the details when I get it mostly finished. I've pushed back the release of Emerald Python (the Single Player mission for Jungle Base II), because I have not gotten much feedback requesting it. If you want a mod, let me know! Also, don't forget to fill out the poll on the Main Page!
February
15, 2000
1. Lloyd has posted a patch for LWM 5.0, fixing the install problems. Check it out at his site HERE!
2. RS Database has posted over 100 new arm patches, take a look HERE!
3. Sorry about the lack of updates, I have been down with the flu all weekend (and monday).
4. The review I was going to post regarding LWM 5.0 is delayed until I can get it to install right.
5. Rodion sent me this email:
"Rodion Herrera's Rogue Spear website, RODSPEAR, is temporarily down due
to some technical difficulties at Freakycow.com. The present URL
(http://www.freakycow.com/rodenka) won't be accessable until March 1. At
the moment, he is trying to transfer his files to his Geocities account
so that you may access it from there. Rest assured that, if any Mission
Pack for The Temporary Tango would be released, we shall post
information about it here. Also, if the site has been successfully
transfered to Geocities (or to some other temporary site), we shall also
post information about it here. Thank you."
Febuary 15,
2000
1. Lloyd has posted a patch for LWM 5.0, fixing the install problems. Check it out at his site HERE!
2. RS Database has posted over 100 new armpatches, take a look HERE!
3. Sorry about the lack of updates, I have been down with the flu all weekend (and monday).
4. The review I was going to post regarding LWM 5.0 is delayed until I can get it to install right.
5. Rodion sent me this email:
"Rodion Herrera's Rogue Spear website, RODSPEAR, is temporarily down due
to some technical difficulties at Freakycow.com. The present URL
(http://www.freakycow.com/rodenka) won't be accessable until March 1. At
the moment, he is trying to transfer his files to his Geocities account
so that you may access it from there. Rest assured that, if any Mission
Pack for The Temporary Tango would be released, we shall post
information about it here. Also, if the site has been successfully
transfered to Geocities (or to some other temporary site), we shall also
post information about it here. Thank you."
Febuary 11,
2000
1. Lloyd's Weapon Mod 5.0 has been released! As I post this I am downloading the new version. I will be posting a review monday, after I playtest it (I am not affiliated with Lloyd's Mods or LMCAT), so keep an eye out for it! Go get it HERE.
2. ARMM has posted new sounds & screenshots from NATO 3, check them out HERE.
February
10, 2000
1. Rodion, RS Mod maker, is a dad! Head over to the RSE Forums to drop him a congrats!
2. RS Database sends news that GA-Source has some new Urban Ops screenshots. Check them out HERE.
February
9, 2000
1. The patch for Temporary Tango is out! Go get it at RodSpear. This will fix the problem of the second mission not loading. While you are there, drop him a congrats, he's about to be a daddy!
2. No real big news going on in the RS community right now. I've added a mod to the Download Page that should allow you to access the Tango Skins Mod in the single player missions. This mod was made by RG_DIGITAL_187.
3. Vote for your favorite Rooster Mod! Scroll down on the Main Page and pick your favorite!
February
7, 2000
1. Rodion has released the final version of his single player RS mod, Temporary Tango. I beta tested this mod, and let me tell you, it's great! Go download it at RodSpear (be sure to read the instructions first)!
2. B2K has rated The Rooster's Map Pack 1, giving it 4 out of 5 frags. Thanks for the support, B2K!
3. Daddy Bitz has released the latest version of his Big Blood Mod. Go check it out at his site, Big Blood. Daddy Bitz says:
The Big Blood Mod Files +Plus is out! Over 40 files for all your sadistic
appetites. Lots of wound files, Blood pool files, and a handy little readme
file, you know... 'cause I care. Hope everyone enjoys it.
4. Thanks to Spawn for letting me know the link to Jungle Base II was not working. It's up and ready for download! Head over to the Download Page and get it!
5. More comments from Greg Stelmack on Bugs, Urban Ops, and RSE's position on the whole thing:
1) Urban Operations is NOT a standalone product. It is a
separate .exe but it requires lots of the data files from Rogue
Spear. You must have Rogue Spear to buy it.
2) There is no such thing as a bug-free game. My favorite is
how bugs in console games are referred to as "cheats"
instead ;-) As Snicker is pointing out, the question is how
much of an impact do those bugs have on the enjoyment of
the player? That's where the debate is. I'm not going to make
a judgement call on that; I think the people that are
accepting our decision either don't find the bugs to be a
problem for them, or were planning on switching to UO
anyway and would have the fixes (in addition to the ton of
new maps and the new weapons). Those that do find the
decision to be a problem are those that intend to continue
playing multiplayer using Rogue Spear 2.05 without getting
UO and switching to it and find the bugs to interfere with
their multiplayer play. The question is how many people fall
into this latter category?
-- Greg Stelmack, Software Engineer, Red Storm Entertainment,
Inc.
-- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Eagle Watch, Rogue Spear
-- Current Project is still a big secret ;-)
February
4, 2000
1. The news sites for Rogue Spear have been slowing down lately,
I think it will stay that way until Urban Ops comes out, but I will keep
hard at work here! In related news, Ebola's
Mods site will no longer be updated. But he did release one last
map pack using bullet proof objects, I haven't played it but I'm sure it's
good. Check it out at Ebola's
Mods. A quote from Ebola says:
My life has become somewhat busier and I am afraid that I will not
be able to maintain this site anymore. I am sorry to those who come
here on a regular basis(I doubt that happens). If anyone wants to
maintain this site for me, contact me by email ebola@freakycow.com.
2. I have had several people send me new textures for RS weapons, following the release of my M-14 Wood Stock Mod. I will be play testing these, and if they are good, I will post them. If you have a related mod that you would like posted, just E-mail it to me. I will take a look, and if it needs improvements, I will let you know. If not, I'll post it up.
3. The B2K Clan has contacted me with a request to make a Map Pack for them, I will probably start work on it soon. They had some very good ideas. If you have a map idea that you would like to see in this upcoming Map Pack, E-mail it to me. I will strive to keep this new Map Pack at the same quality level you have come to expect. Look for The Rooster's All-Request Map Pack soon.
4. The feedback on my Tango Skins Mod has been great! If you have any suggestions for changes for the next version, any bug reports, or just want to let me know what you think, send a message! I've also updated the Poll on the Main Page so you can vote for your favorite Rooster Mod! Thanks for all the support!
February
3, 2000
New version of the Tango Skins Mod is out! Now a total of 28 new skins added! Thanks to Mod Master Rodion for discovering the secret of the "skin-stretching" problem! Any ways, go get it at the Downloads Page!
February
2, 2000
1. After three long months, the Tango Skins Mod is finally complete! Check it out on the Downloads Page!
2. The furor over bugs in RS has finally been answered by RSE. It's not the answer I would have preferred (you will have to wait for Urban Ops, all you Hosts!), but at least now we know. Here is the statement by Greg Stelmack:
Bugs & Cheats & Patches & Mission Packs
There have recently been lots of posts about some cheating issues
and bugs in Rogue Spear, with players asking if they will be fixed.
Below is a list of all the gameplay issues and bugs I am aware of;
there are some system-specific technical support issues which are
not included in this list (answers to those are given at our support
page).
1) Geometry cheating: there have been a couple of reports of
ways for clients to get outside of the world, thus making
themselves invulnerable. As these come in, we are evaluating them
and fixing them for the mission pack. I will not detail the methods
here for fear of spreading the cheats.
2) Gunshots to the head: as many of you have discovered, Rogue
Spear does not validate headshots correctly (it does validate all
other body parts correctly, however). This leads to problems
hitting enemies when only the head is visible, especially terrorists
in a cooperative game. This bug has been fixed for the mission
pack.
3) Warping: there are some reports of minor warping, leading to
players that appear to jitter back-and-forth a small amount, or
warp backwards after they stop. We've found a couple of places
where a character's location and speed were not always being
updated immediately, and have fixed these cases for the mission
pack. As testing reveals more cases, we will fix them. We'll never
get rid of internet lag, but we are doing our best to ensure that we
aren't making it worse.
4) Double kills: the code that was added to address gunshot
validation in multiplayer that allows for simultaneous kills allows for
clients who are really poorly lagged to get kills several seconds
after everyone else sees them get killed. When someone is lagging
this bad, however, game quality in general will suffer, so there is
some debate as to whether or not this is worth fixing. We are
evaluating putting a time limit on these kills.
5) Damage cheating: there have been reports that clients can
change how much damage they do. We are still evaluating whether
this is a valid report, or if clients are just fooling themselves into
thinking they are changing their damage. I welcome any additional
information on this cheat.
6) The Mod System: as the mod makers have discovered, many
data files are not handled correctly by the mod system. This is
being fixed for the mission pack. It is our belief that mod makers
will be quite happy with the mission pack mod system.
7) Side-step accuracy: there is a rather lengthy debate on
whether or not side-step accuracy is too accurate or is just fine.
We will be evaluating it to see if it fits our gameplay requirements
and making adjustments for the mission pack as needed.
8) Reticule displacement, aka "The Host Disadvantage", aka "The
Devil Incarnate", aka "The Great Equalizer" depending on your point
of view: in a multiplayer game, only the server's reticule is
displaced when that player is shot. This has been fixed for this
mission pack to the intended functionality of having EVERYONE's
reticule displace when shot.
9) Gunshot sounds: there is a bug where players in observer mode
will always use their secondary armament sounds for any gunshots
fired by the player they are observing. Since secondary armament
is single-shot, the player will hear the sound of their pistol if the
observed player is in single-shot mode, or no sound if they are
firing full-auto or 3-round burst. This has been fixed for the mission
pack.
That is the complete list as I am aware of it. At this time, the plan
is to address these issues for the mission pack only. At this time
we are not planning on patching these fixes into Rogue Spear
itself. Since these items only affect multiplayer, and we expect
that most of our multiplayer users will be purchasing and playing
the mission pack for its other multiplayer features such as the new
weapons and the plethora of new maps, such a patch would not
benefit most of our users. A patch is not a simple undertaking; it
involves engineering time to extract the fixes from the mission pack
code base and merge them back into the original code base,
creating patches for all supported languages, and testing against
all possible installations. We feel that our resources are better
spent making the mission pack as good as it can possibly be.
-- Greg Stelmack, Software Engineer, Red Storm Entertainment, Inc.
-- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Eagle Watch, Rogue Spear -- Current
Project is still a big secret ;-)
February
1, 2000
1. Misko has a new RS Site, Rogue Spear Surveys, head over there and let him know what you like & want in the Rogue Spear community! Very nice idea, Misko.
2. I'm gonna take off from my mods for a few days so I can beta-test Rodion's new mod, Temporary Tango. Looks like it's gonna be sweet.