Heat of Battle, the ORIGINAL Domination game type for Call of Duty announces the release of the beta for COD4:MW. 
Visit www.HeatofBattle.net for more information!  

Heat of Battle Beta Features  
· Control points require multiple teammates to capture, encouraging team play and squad tactics.  
· The number of teammates required changes dynamically as the server population changes  
· The round ends upon the capture of all objectives- a real war isn’t won or lost on points, it is won by accomplishing the mission.  
· Health regeneration removed, encouraging tactical play  
· Team members spawn in waves, encouraging team play  
· No Crosshairs  
· Players will be able to build their ranks and use perks as in standard Call of Duty 4 (all players will start at rank 1 in the mod)   

future features  
· Exploring the options for static spawns and spawn protections  
·Custom designed maps, specifically built for Heat of Battle Play  
·Tweaking perks to build a realistic game type that continues to be an enjoyable experience for all players  
·Tweaking rewards (UAV, Airstrikes, Choppers) to best fit within the mod  
·Classic HOB features that players have come to love - dropped gun when hit in the hand, fall to prone when hit in the leg  
· And much More!   

Basic History  

Heat of Battle (HoB) first reared it's head just before Christmas 2003, and was the very first total conversion mod for CoD, 
bringing with it many innovative ideas. Many of those ideas have now not just been incorporated into other mods, 
but also into the game itself.  Since the first release, HoB has evolved and taken on new dimensions, with added 
gameplay and built-in admin functionality, even being converted to work with the Call of Duty expansion pack, 
United Offensive.  Now we are preparing to launch HoB4:MW after a succesful alpha test just last weekend.  What we are 
doing is taking the Domination gametype (which is essentially the same as the original HoB) and adding to it. For now, 
we have made very basic changes to encourage teamplay. Instead of being able to to capture a control point on your 
own, you will require at least one teammate to assist you. This will NOT speed up the capturing, and it means that other 
teammates will have to be around to offer protecton to those capturing. This will have the intial affect of slowing down
the gameplay a bit, making it more tactical than before. As more players join the server, the number of players required 
to be in the capture zone to cap the location will increase, and an icon will appear at the zone when you enter it, telling 
you how many players are needed.  Unlike Domination, when all zones are captured by one team the round will end, and 
they will be declared the winners of that round.  Next weekend (16th/17th February), we alpha test again and if 
successful, will be launching a beta version.  

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Maps-n-Mods Map Update

Posted by:JB

Ok, here is another fun one. Can anyone tell me what the two main characteristics of a Moriarty modified tank is.

We have a winner !!

Warning

Posted by:Bigyin

Wild West Map Video

From the Wild West team:

Here is the opening screenshot of a little video (5.5MB), of a town map under development at the Wild West website.

Call of Duty
United Offensive

From GameSpot:

With last year's Call of Duty, Activision and developer Infinity Ward proved that there's room for more explosive World War II-themed action franchises on the PC than just Medal of Honor. Now an expansion pack for Call of Duty, titled United Offensive, is in development at Gray Matter, itself a veteran of WWII games with the critically acclaimed Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Activision gave us an updated look at United Offensive recently to show off some of the impressive additions Gray Matter has made to Call of Duty's already solid core gameplay.

Soldiers of Retribution's
New Gaming Server!

From our Forum:
Posted by:Legion

S! Call of Duty Players. -(SR)- would like to invite all CoD Players to join in on the fun!! Come to our new 32man public custom/standard map server. Go to the Downloads section and download the mappack. No need to move the maps to your CoD main folder as this will be done automatically!! (Just Open it). -(SR)- is now recruiting not only for the CoD chapter but various chapters within our gaming community. Game Server: 67.18.149.42:28960 -(SR)-Legion CoD Colonel.