Americas Army 2.5 Assist

about America’s Army

America's Army is a completely free to download, round- and team-based tactical shooter game similar to Counter-Strike with the player depicted as a soldier in the U.S. Army. One game review says It's pretty realistic -- you take one or two shots and you go limp, you take one more and you're done. Another game review concurs describing America’s Army as “the most realistic portrayal of weapons and combat of any game”

Just like real soldiers, players must perform training and demonstrate competence to earn the chance to engage in the most exciting parts of being a soldier. Before being allowed to play online, a player must first go through four training maps and have his or her progress saved online in a player account.Accomplishing the other thirteen training levels enables the player to become a combat lifesaver, Special Forces operator, and Advanced Marksman.

In order to assume the role of combat medic in the game, players must pass a virtual medical training course based on actual training that Soldiers receive with regard to evaluating and prioritizing casualties, controlling bleeding, recognizing and treating shock, and administering aid when victims are not breathing.

The main section of the game is the multiplayer part, in which players fight either as the U.S. Army or, on "Special Forces" maps, as indigenous forces against an opposing enemy team. The game is a medium-paced tactical shooter, similar to the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon series. Unlike many other games, players are encouraged to aim using their weapon's sights to shoot more accurately, though a crosshair is still displayed for non-sniper weapons even if the player is not using the sights. The players’ characters are divided into two teams: usually an "Assault" group and a "Defense" one. The Assault team loses the round if the time limit runs out.

Each round starts with the two teams spawning simultaneously. The equipment normally consists of one or two firearms and several hand grenades (M67 fragmentation grenades, M84 stun grenades, and M83 white smoke grenades).The regular rifleman carries an assault rifle (M16A2 or M4A1), but there are specialists like the automatic rifleman (M249 SAW), grenadier (M16A2 with M203 grenade launcher), advanced marksman (M24 SWS, M82A1 SAMR, or SPR, plus an M9 pistol as a sidearm), or team leader (assault rifle and binoculars).

The game features a honor system, which means that gamers who obey to the ROE are rewarded with experience points. Examples of rewarded actions are the completion of specific mission objectives, killing enemies and healing injured teammates. Players can be kicked from the server if they violate the ROE and their characters can be sent to the Fort Leavenworth military prison. A higher honor level gives the player priority over other teammates in selecting specialist roles such as automatic rifleman, grenadier, advanced marksman, or team leader.

About 2.5 Assist

2.5 Assist is a Installation Utility for America’s Army, It is deigned to make the process of Installing and getting up and running with AA as easy as possible.

If you are new to the game this little Application will fully automate the download and installation of the game from it’s own repository server and handle all the needed updates and checks. It will then guide you through the process of creating an account and then load your account details automatically when you first play.

Getting up and running with this free game is now as easy as a few clicks of the mouse.

If you already have America’s Army 2.5 this Application will make a copy of your existing installation and put it into a completely separate folder so it does not alter your existing installation and then bring everything up-to date. Once you are happy you may delete your old installation of AA if you wish

2.5 Assist Features:

Fully Automated Download and Install of America’s Army 2.5

Or verify and Copy an Existing Installation.

Fully Automatic Self-Updates
Fully Automated Punkbuster Checks and Updates
Create, Manage and Verify your Player Account(s)
Stats page to view your Clans and your Personal Stats
Built-in Server and Player Browser
Get Player Stats and Background Checks
Online and Offline Buddy List
Built in Instant Messenger
Downloads, Installs and Configures Teamspeak, Stores Multiple TeamSpeak Accounts
Check and Install Patches (MAC)
Check DirectX Version (WINDOWS)
Check Libraries and OPENGL Version (LINUX)
Check If Compiz is running and Turn Off option(LINUX)
Change Sound between OSS, ALSA or PulseAudio(LINUX)
Option to use alternate mouse driver(LINUX)
Checks Authorisation Server and In-game browser
Option to Close When AA Launches to Save Resources
America’s Army Users Manual Built In
Optionally Install Border and Dusk Map Pack
Optionally Install then mAAp Pack, A selection of the best maps created and supported by the community, Automatically loads or unloads mAAp pack files where required on joining a server
Includes 2.5 Assist Server Manager

2.5 Assist Server Manager Features:

Run your own server with ease
Works on ALL Platforms, You can even run a server on a Mac
mAAp fully integrated, mAAp pack maps on Assist server manger run with full authorizion and honor correctly displayed. You can change mAAp maps without the server disappearing from the server list and also the server can be hot swapped between Normal, Border/Dusk and mAAp pack modes without needing separate server installation for each.
Server is constantly monitored so if it crashes or freezes it is automatically terminated and restarted.
Options for HackHunter, PB banlist loading and Weapon forcing all built in
Timed map cycling
Display of players currently in the server with ability to pull GUID, Stats and Background Check ETC.
Checks ports are open before stating to avoid any problems.
Supports MultiHomeing so server only binds one network interface.
AAOTracker GUID Tracking supported
And Much More, Too many features to list.