[ArmA] Operation New Horizons by Smoke52

Review by Shark Attack

Overview

Standard pic showing a burning convoy could be a little larger in order to fill the page as the text is short, however the text is at a glance and sums up the mission directive well.

Intro

Had me a little dizzy at times. Although there is a nice use of Voice sounds from the game it could do with some music to set the atmoshphere. The author could have spent more time preloading camera points ,it actually moves everywhere. This doesn't make a very enjoyable intro. Also, the story is somewhat absent in the intro, it could have been made easier to follow. The confusion is caused by the camera scripting.

Briefing

Explains what is required of my squad in the mission, it contains a lot of information with working links to objectives. The briefing was slightly cluttered, and the use of paragraphs could have rendered it more readable. Your 8 man team are all expert soldiers. The weapons selection available to the player and his team is comprehensive, but maybe a little too large. A nice touch to give thanks to those who assisted is included in the briefing ,however to me this should of been included in the read me.

Mission

This mission is a fun multi role mission which lets the player control a choice of vehicles. A slight letdown for this mission is that the player or any of his team can take any vehicle including aircraft from the start. In my opinion it would of been better if they were unlocked upon completing the first objective, saying that the player does have a lot of options to choose from in order to complete objectives adding to the replayability of the mission. The first objective is pretty easy and is not much of a challenge. It also ticks before it is actually complete. So stay alert people. The following objectives offer more of a challenge, one of which is against the clock. Good flying skills are required in order to complete the mission as time limits are tight and enemy targets are numerous. Another slight letdown was the lack of waypoints in cadet mode to ease commanding an 8 man team and the reliance upon the included addon to project the next objectives.

Outro(s)

None.

Special

Worth a mention is the nice use of in game voice sounds. It was a nice attempt to add some atmosphere to the intro and to the mission itself.

Overall

New Horizions is a good first attempt by the author at mission editing. Although not very realistic and lacking polishing touches it does offer a challenge. Fortunately the addon required (for what it brings to the mission) is included in download.