SEP 16, 2012 9:30 PM
Luke Plunkett

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Just Cause 2 multiplayer project is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen in my 28 years playing video games. Here is a massive sandbox game that shipped without multiplayer of any kind, and which now has some that is redefining the very term "massively multiplayer" with up to 1800 people on the same, single map (that measures in at around 400 square miles).

What's even more impressive than the scale of the project, though, is the manpower behind it. The creators of Just Cause 2 Multiplayer are...two guys from Australia. That's it. Foote, the programmer, and Jaxm, the gameplay designer.

Foote says the project's creation has so far taken around 700 hours, most of that spent reverse-engineering Just Cause 2's engine to see how everything fit together. Now that it's been cracked (for the most part), tens of thousands of gamers have been testing it out over the past few months.

Ready for possibly the craziest part of all? The current ceiling of 1800 concurrent players are all handled on a single server. And that single server shows no signs of giving up any time soon, with the pair "yet to reach any real barrier or limitation preventing us from reaching an even higher player count than the previous public tests."

You can see now, maybe, why when people say it's a project that could reshape the way the industry approaches multiplayer gaming, they're not joking.

> Just Cause 2 Multiplayer: Behind the scenes with gaming's greatest hack[www.redbull.co.uk] [Red Bull]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEP 7, 2012 8:00 PM - Kotaku
Evan Narcisse

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
So, you've read all about the ambitious multiplayer add-on that that a group of modders has been working on for the PC release of Avalanche's hit sandbox action game. You've seen the insane stuntsand unscripted chaos, and said to yourself, "Man, I want me some of that."

Well, you're in luck. Over on the the JC-MP official site, the powers that be have announce that they're opening up the servers this weekend to let folks put the latest version of the build through its paces. The 0.7 version of the JC2-MP includes better weapon accuracy and extended passenger sync, which will let multiple players ride in one vehicle. Head on over to the forums to find out when and how you can parachute into the crazy.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

23 Aug 2012
Announcement - Valve

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Act now and save 75% on the Just Cause series during the Weekend Deal*!

Dive into an adrenaline-fuelled free-roaming adventure. As agent Rico Rodriguez, your orders are to find and kill your friend and mentor who has disappeared on the island paradise of Panau. There, you must cause maximum chaos by land, sea and air to shift the balance of power. With the unique grapple and parachute combo, BASE jump, hijack and create your own high-speed stunts. With 400 square miles of rugged terrain and hundreds of weapons and vehicles, Just Cause 2 defies gravity and belief.

*Offer ends Monday, August 27th at 10AM Pacific time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LINK: http://store.steampowered.com/app/8190/?snr=1_4_4__40

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HEATSPAWN: Jet Fighters(C) v3.0

"This an update for 'main version' and now I have really fixed all of previously bugs.
An upheaval in that have been done by me, what couldn't make the all authors of previous HEATSPAWN mods, FIX ALL THE BUGS.
The main bug which resulted to AI's Quit.
When the enemies and factions are standings like frozen and can't attacks you or each other.
NOW YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT THAT AND PLAY THE PURE GAME LIKE THE ORIGINAL, THIS MOD ARE TRUTH WITHOUT ANY BUGS.
The tank battles is now work, now you can watch the aftermath after Jet Fighters crashes, and stand by to the moment when Bering will fall and change an outcome of pursuit or the epic battle..."

- Igor Shlyahtin


HOW TO INSTALL.

1. Choose the version of the mod here.
For example: '#1 Clear version + Hostile Factions', open the folder, can you see the 'dropzone' folder?
Drag-and-drop 'dropzone' into your Just Cause 2 game folder, for example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Just Cause 2.

2. Don't forget confirm the file replacement.


CREDITS.

Author of idea and the programmer in Factions sector: 8Thor8

Lead and Ai programmer: Igor Shlyahtin (Dreambrother Ltd)

Level designer: Igor Shlyahtin (Dreambrother Ltd)

Auxiliary textures for Nightmare Difficulty: Bryce.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You can find the download link on the group profile page.

Aug 13, 2012 1:00 PM - Kotaku
[Tina Amini] *

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<< The Just Cause 2 multiplayer mod that's currently in development for PC is pretty expansive **.


But that doesn't mean it escapes the ever-present clutches of funny physics glitches. Take a look at players being sliced up by helicopter blades, and jetting off into the sky as a result of said funny glitches. >>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

VIDEOLINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exR1QTwPlTY&feature=player_embedded

* LINK1: http://kotaku.com/people/tinaamini/

** LINK2: http://kotaku.com/5934077/just-cause-2-mod-is-redefining-the-term-massively-multiplayer

FULL VERSION OF THE MATERIAL: http://kotaku.com/5934212/people-twitch+fly-into-helicopters-and-other-hilarious-just-cause-2-multiplayer-glitches