I think the biggest non-flashy-graphics change is some of the scripting stuff added on to VBS1 (the read to/from files, for example) will be added.
As for compatitbily, unless they change anything big in the scripting/config/model files, they should be mostly compatible with OFP1.5, erm, I mean Armed Assault..
IMHO Armed Assault is basicly getting Flashpoint noticed again, without hyping it up to HL2 levels
I know some people that wont buy it because teh grahics are old, and they'd rather play [insert name of shiney new game] instead. Which ArA (Hmm, bit better that AA..) might convince them to do other wise..
I still don't see why they (BI) are "wasting" time working on another game, instead of using the people working on that to push the OFP2 release forward a year
The new engine is for OFP2 I think, if you look at the screenies on
Gamespot I think that is kinda obvious ;D
But OFP1.5, if it works with OFP:R addons, even stuff like Join-In-Progress in is worth buying, espically as I host almost all of our squad missions (Driven half way across the training map, then two members join server, "Restart", "grr..."
)
And if VBS1 was more efficant, and better graphics, given that they've had more time to fiddle with it, it should be even better running ;D
As for OFPEC, it will always be one of the, if not biggest, OFP editing places, the site is very nice to use, aside from a few minor things, but they've overlookable [Note to self : Stop making up words
]
Wonder if that made any sense
- Ben
Edit : Just saw Sefe's post, the graphics aren't the best in those screenshots, but if they went to, for example, Doom3's level, there is no chance it would run on any PC. The screenshots still have, what, 3-6 moths work left on them, and I guess making the models all nice and, not shiney.. muddy.. will be a later job, besides I'm assuming they were taking in a hurry for E3. Anyway, I'm not bothered how much they improve the graphics, as long as it's a more effinant game, and doesn't run slowly on a normal-spec PC, I'm more than happy