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http://aa3.americasarmy.com/ - AA3 is the most authentic military game ever.

Maybe you want to try ArmA which has a *much* wider scope then.

Maybe you should consider Armed Assault, if you prefer tactics, communications, and cooperation. It's newer than BF2142, and the graphics and gameplay are polished a complete order of magnitude higher. You won't go back to BF2142 if you truly believe what you put in your previous post. :)

It builds upon the Operation Flashpoint code, which, as has been already noted in this thread, was some of the best FPS AI to ever come out. The really nifty thing that has been added to an already unpredictable AI is a much better algorithm for flanking. Kinda spooky the first time that it happens to you in such a wide open environment. :)

OpFlash had some of the best replayability that I've ever seen due to the unbelievable support for bug fixes from Bohemia Interactive, huge maps, unpredictable AI, and completely open set of editing tools that BI makes available. A large and very creative modding community grew up that is still active six years after the game's initial release.

Armed Assault takes that incredible legacy then adds even larger possible maps (400 square kilometers) and far more destructible objects (estimated 1,000,000 on the island that ships with the game). If you haven't seen the game yet you are in for a real treat. :) ArmA's website

It's not yet officially available in the U.S., although a deal has been announced for Atari to be the U.S. publisher. That announcement also mentioned a ship date some time in May. If you're interested and don't want to wait that long, gogamer.com is taking orders for the UK version to be shipped to U.S. addresses.

Disclaimer: My only association with BI is as a very satisfied customer. I bought the UK version of OpFlash when it first came out, then the GOTY edition with the addon bundle again last year, then ArmA from gogamer.com last month. :)

1st May - http://www.armedassault.com/us_index.html

They completely ignored Armed Assault... although it's pretty unlikely we'll be seeing the "Next Project" (aka OFP2) this year. Seems like a lot of the mainstream media have forgotten all about BIStudio and Operation:Flashpoint. Well, I'm looking forward to it! :-)

Just ask Codemasters.

It's very risky to come out with a game that breaks the mold, but every once in awhile some upstart crack team of developers comes out with a game that doesn't quite fit into any of the pre-defined Genres, and becomes very popular.

Case in point - Operation Flashpoint

Flashpoint took away three solid years of my life, and nothing has been able to even come close to matching up with it since its release.

Now Codemasters, the company who distributed Operation Flashpoint has become impatient with the developers of Operation Flashpoint, so they have decided to hire their own developers to write the sequel - Operation Flashpoint 2. Since Codemasters' contract gave them the rights to the Operation Flashpoint name, BIS, the original developers of Operation Flashpoint have been forced to change the name of the sequel they are working on and find another distributor.

The original Operation Flashpoint actually took four years to develop and was continually patched and updated for another three years after its release.

Codemasters is sure to develop their sequel in a quarter of the time, which will inevitably lead a sequel that is complete and utter rubbish - probably just another battlefield 1942 rip-off.

Many will end up buying Operation Flashpoint 2 without realizing that the game isn't made by the same people that made the first one. The core Operation Flashpoint fan base has already made their views know on the itnernet - they won't be buying Codemaster's sequel.

Armed Assault it is!