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Frontlines: Fuel of War

Game » consists of 10 releases. First released on Feb 25, 2008

Frontlines is a multiplayer-focused first person shooter with a strong political message from Kaos Studios. Kaos was previously responsible for Desert Combat, a popular mod for Battlefield 1942. The game is set in a global economic crisis in which oil is running out.

The Frontlines: Fuel of War wiki last edited by Jeff on 03/26/13 02:07PM View full history

Setting

Frontlines: Fuel of War is set in 2024 where two major alliances, the Western Coalition consisting of the U.S.A. and the E.U., and the Red Star Alliance, which consists of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China. The two factions battle it out over oil, in an oil rich nation of the Red Star Alliance. The world is running out of fuel, and wars ensue to ensure the military might of one of these factions. Throughout a commentary is given about the troubles on the homefront, and the riots going on in the Western Coalition.

Gameplay

The Gameplay revolves around taking strategic objectives to move the frontline forward, as soon as you move the frontline forward the enemy loses spawn points, weapons, and equipment and you have to take more strategic objectives until you capture the battlefield. The game takes alot of notes from games like Battlefield 2, having similar grand scale, having acces to tanks, jets, helicopters etc. and having similar gameplay to Battlefield 2. The game also revolves around unit classes, which consist of:
  • Anti Vehicle
  • Assault
  • Heavy Assault
  • Sniper
  • Special Operations
  • Close Combat
 
Additionaly, you can choose a role after choosing a unit class, these consist of
  • Ground Support - This role consists of reparing vehicles and building turrets.
  • EMP - EMP specializes in immobilizing vehicles and electronic devices, they are also invisible to radar and can carry an EMP launcher at higher levels.
  • Drone Tech - Drone Tech is all about using robots to the players advantage. This role starts off with the ability to employ UAV, highlighting enemies in the area, as you rank up you can employ destructable robots, to a drone with a built in mini gun.
  • Air Support - As the name implies this role specializes in air support. They use bombs, cluster bombs, and gunships to help turn the tide of battle. 
 

System Requirements

    Minimum

    • Supported OS: Windows XP (32/64) or Windows Vista (32/64)
    • Processor: Intel Pentium 2.8HT or AMD Athlon 2800
    • Memory: 768MB/1GB for Vista
    • Graphics: nVidia 6800GT (SM3) or ATI X800XT (SM2) w/ Latest applicable video drivers
    • DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
    • Sound: AC '97 or equivalent DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
    • Hard Drive: 12 GB
    • Internet: Broadband connection (min upload 768K for hosting games)

    Recommended

    • Supported OS: Windows XP (32/64) or Windows Vista (32/64)
    • Processor: Intel Core2 E6400 (2.13GHz) or AMD X2 5000
    • Memory: 1.5GB
    • Graphics: nVidia 8600GTX or ATI X2600 w/ Latest applicable video drivers
    • DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
    • Sound: Creative Labs X-Fi sound card
    • Hard Drive: 12 GB
    • Internet: Broadband connection (min upload 768K for hosting games)

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