New campaign

[Metalman]

I came up with a good idea about 10 minutes ago. You start of has a civillian. The year is 1985 and the Russians have just invaded. This is set the same time has the original campaign. It all starts when your home town is bombed from US bombers and you are the only survivor of the attack. You wait for someone to rescue you and the russians turn up to turn up and come with them. You join the Russian army and help them fight against the Americans. What do you guys think and if anyone has any mission ideas please tells us

[wcrvieira]

Thats a good idea... But for missions idea... well I have none!  
I am thinking in so many things atm for ofp... but If i find something ill tell you dont worry!

LAter!
BV

[Artak]

It's a good start. I can see some nice visuals in my mind from the intro or cutscene when the bombers come. Sadly, it's nothing more than one or two missions - the very begining of the campaign.
You need to develop a firm plot with some twists from that start. Make it personal for the civilian player who joins the Russians. Also make it clear why the guy wants to, and why he's allowed to, join the Russian army. Have the player experience the horrors of war to civilian population. Add a murdered wife or family in the plot to make it touching.

[Metalman]

The reason he can join the russians is that he is russian and moved to everon to get away from the conflicts i  russia. The intro shows the bombing of the village where is wife is killed and all his friendsw has he is the only survivor, i am still working on the storyline tho, might change abit

[dmakatra]

The problem with 99.99% of the OFP missions (IMO) is that it paints out one side as evil, and one side as good. Instead of making it so bloody black and white all the time, why not let the player form the resistance? The resistance will then fight both the Americans and the Russians, while they are fighting each other. Could be good with some nice plot twists as well. Maybe with the player joining one of the armies for a while because he thinks they're the better guys, but they end up killing his son or whatever.

War isn't something that should be taken lightly. War is one of the biggest morale conflicts that exist, and there has never been an entirley good side or an entirley bad side, not even in such a "political correct" war as WW2. Summing up war in good vs. evil is therefor something you shouldn't do. This is something media always misses, from OFP missions to Hollywood movies. For once I would like to see something or someone that doesn't treat the world with such naïv black/whiteness.

:beat: *Gets Shot* :beat:

[greg147]

The resistance will then fight both the Americans and the Russians, while they are fighting each other

Damn, thats exactly what my campaign im making at the moment is based on.  :tomato:

[Metalman]

Good idea,  i might change my idea, what about he joins the Russian army and after a few mission he goes rogue and joins the Resistance army and returns the fight to the russians and Americans. what do you think