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I just received this via email and it looks very promising. While we are not getting a dedicated server out of the box, it looks like we should be getting it a couple weeks later. I agree, that EA needs to make sure everything is polished with the dedicated servers.

I know several people in the PC community are working hard to test the MP side of the game with EA, so with fingers crossed, mid September should keep us admins busy.

Hello everyone –

In a couple of days, Medal of Honor Airborne will be on store shelves. Judging from reactions to the demo, our air drop, weapon upgrades, and new approach to open layout are working together to produce a unique FPS experience, just as we’d hoped. I can’t tell you how exciting it is to get it into people’s hands.

I also want to bring you news about the dedicated servers.

During the Fort Bragg Community Summit, I said that we would be releasing dedicated servers at the launch of the game. We also received a lot of feedback regarding features you hoped for. A couple of weeks ago, I made the call to go deeper with features and customizations, to deliver as much as we could in our first drop to the community. I am happy to report that the dedicated server is complete; it’s working great, and we were able to include a huge number of options. However, it still has to finish its pass through test and CQC before we can release it, which means we will not be able to get it out in a day 1 patch. After digging into some of the issues with the patch team, I am expecting us to hit the week of September 17.

Throughout production, in the dialog between the community and team members, there has been a theme of “take the time to get it right.” I thought of that as we determined which options to include, and I’m psyched about the great list of modifications available. Here are the options admins will have at their disposal for setting up games:

- Game Name
- Game Type
- Welcome Message
- Private Game setup
- Rounds (Best of…)
- Round Time Limit
- Max Players
- Punkbuster
- Friendly Fire – On/Off
- Sniper Tracers – On/Off
- Weapon Upgrades – All On/All Off
- Disable Auto Rifle Class
- Disable Rifle Class
- Disable SMG Class
- Disable Sniper Rifle Class
- Disable Rocket Class
- Enable Ammo Drop
- Enable Health Drop
- Enable Weapon Drop
- Enable Voice Commands
- Spawning Invincibility Time
- Pre-Spawn Delay for Axis, Allies, Non-Airborne games
- Post Spawn Delay for Axis, Allies, Non-Airborne games
- Show Compass
- Show Crosshairs
- Show Enemy Compass Dots
- Show Enemy Names
- Show Friendly Compass Dots
- Show Friendly Names
- Show Grenade Indicators
- Show Health Bar
- Show Hit Indicators
- Show HUD
- Show Score and Time
- Show Stance Indicator
- Show Text
- Show Who Killed Me (camera move)
- Time to Show Who Killed Me
- Wait Time Between Rounds
- Wait Time Between Matches
- Map Rotation Setup

Beyond day one, I am happy to report we are already in action on plans for future title updates and launch support, as well as the release of additional content, weapons, maps and game modes. As always, your feedback and requests to BlackHat are a critical part of our ongoing work on Airborne!

Thanks, everyone, for your support of Medal of Honor Airborne, and for your patience while we work to get information out to you. While we’re getting all of these options tested and ready for release, we hope that you’ll enjoy the experience we’ve crafted in the game. We think it’s the best in the Medal of Honor series.

PG