Beta information ( subject to change and there is more to revealed as well )
Timeline.
- 2011: "North Koreas weapons program continues to intensify .... has surpassed 1000 missiles" This shows that North Korea is arming itself. Some countries also want the UN to place severe sanctions against North Korea. Shortly before Kim Jong il dies, they detonate an atomic bomb on some island in a test.. Kim says it was a response to western aggression.
- 2012: "This morning comes the news of Kim Jong Ils death" Kim Jong has died. "North Korea greets there new leader son of Kim Jong Ils son Kim Jong-un"
- 2013: "Kim Jong-un has united north and south Korea" This now forms the Greater Korean Republic.
- 2015: "Costs at the pump are ready to break the $20 price" This forces America to become destabilized. In 2015 a war between Saudi Arabia and Iran causes oil fields to be destroyed, meaning the price of oil rapidly rises.
- 2017: "Civil unrest has intensified with the demise of the US dollar" There are currently a lot of riots in america and the military has started to pull of Asia and other countries due to budget cuts and civil unrest at home.
- 2018: "Under threat of annihilation by the Greater Korean Republic....Japan has surrendered" Japan now joins the Greater Korean Republic. Riots continue during 2018-2022.
- 2022: "The president ordered a freeze on bank withdraws." The US economy has completely failed. Asian bird flu epidemic kills 6 million Americans and Mexico closes its borders to American refugees.
- 2024: "Korean annexation continues to spread" Korea takes over many Asian countries (Someone want to comment on which ones as i cant tell from the picture in the video)
- 2025: "The Greater Korean Republic has launched its latest communication satellite claiming it will bring a message of peace" This satellite is really a EMP that knocks out near all electronics in America. The Greater Korean Republic begins the invasion. Greater Korean Republic takes over Hawaii, San Francisco, Midwest and nukes Mississippi which splits America into two.
- 2026: "US military scattered" This is due to communications being down and the surprise of the attack.
General Features.
- Homefront is released on all three platforms at the same time.
- There will be dedicated servers.
- PC will have clan support and support dx 9 - 10 - 11. Dx 11 will have special features.
- Release date is March 8th-11th 2011 depending on your area.
- The game engine is a heavily modded Unreal engine.
- There will be a novel.
- THQ are publishing Home Front.
- Kaos Studios are developing the game and Digital Extremes are looking after the pc version.
- Matt Hardwood is doing the audio.
Singleplayer
- Single player will be written by John Millius (He made Conan )
- Single player is going to be story driven.
- Cut senses will be rare if there are even any.
- The single player is set in 2027.
- You are a pilot working for the resistance.
- You are a "magnet" for action.
- Weapons will have various attachments
- Single player. Pretty much the first half of the game takes place in Montrose, Colorado and then after that we move into sort of the No Man’s Land between Colorado and the West Coast. I believe some of it takes place in Nevada, some of it takes place in the lowlands west of Colorado. You’ll get to see these big, more open environments where the Koreans don’t control it so much as it’s sort of in-between space. What’s interesting about those spaces is that they’re actually controlled by civilians, but civilians that have turned into survivalist gangs and who are antagonistic towards anyone who steps on their territory because, in the world of Homefront, resources are very valuable. Food, gas, anything. Anyone who has these resources fiercely protects them. They don’t care if you’re American or Korean. If you come on their land, they’ll shoot you. We get into some spaces like that and then, in the final mission, we get to San Francisco and we join that battle. (Taken from gamerzone)
Multiplayer
- A major feature of Home front is Battle Points.
- Multiplayer will have ranks.
- You play as US or GKR military in MP.
- Matches will have 32 players.
- Vehicles, drones, weapons etc can be bought via Battle Points.
- The in game HUD is changing daily do not worry if you currently dislike it.
- Muliplayer will also like singleplayer be set in real locations of America.
- Ground control is a confirmed game mode.
- Female avatars have been teased but not confirmed.
- At this time PC will only have cockpits.
- Wookie seeking rocket launchers have been confirmed. (http://community.homefront-game.com/forums/topic/602)
- Hardcore mode is not confirmed.
- Spectators is not confirmed but will most likely be add'd.
- VOIP has not been confirmed.
- PC admins can mod there servers and kick people etc
- Servers will be reigion locked along with games.
- DPad will be used for quick buying with BP. Other purchasable objects will be in a menu.
- Xbox gets a exculsive map.
- First DLC has been announced!
Classes
- All classes can be customized.
- Assault
- Smg
- Heavy
- Sniper
- Tacticle
- Stealth
- There are going to be vehicle loadouts.
Weapons we know about
- Any of these weapons can be attached to any class.
- M4 -The standard US Army assault rifle. A well rounded gun with low recoil. Unlocked at level 12.
- M16 - The classic American assault rifle. Single-shot only, but high damage, making it very accurate and effective at long range. Unlocked at level 24.
- M110 - The new sniper rifle of the US army. It features a five shot magazine with high rate of fire and can eliminate distant targets with ease.
- M200 - A new sniper rifle. 7 round magazine in real life.
- M249 - The standard LMG of the US army. It features a high rate of fire, high damage, and a large box magazine but can be hard to control.
- Scar - L - The new assault rifle of choice for the US special forces. It uses a three round burst to decimate targets at medium range. Could be 20 or 30 shot magazine. Unlocked at level 2.
- Beretta M9 - A widely used pistol by armies all around the world. Contains a 15 shot magazine in real life. Unsure about magazine in game.
- Bushmaster ACR - A assault rifle made in the US. Has low recoil and is versatile. Contains a 30 shot magazine in real life. Unlocked at level 1.
- QBZ - 03 - A Chinese assault rifle. Has 30 shot magazine in real life.
- Heckler & Koch HK416 - HK416 is a modified version of the M4. It has low recoil and a 30 shot magazine.
- Armbrust ATW - Crossbow Anti-tank Missile Launcher (IE, the Armburst ATW) is another german anti-tank weapon, but it was sold to a Singapore company. It is also recoilless. It is used by Brunei, Cambodia, Chile, Germany, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Slovenia. It is a true recoilless weapon, having a perfectly balanced counterweight system. - Lady Commissar
- Panzerfaust 3 - Panzerfaust 3 is a german recoilless anti-tank RPG from the 70s and 80s. It is used by Austria, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland. It's a descendant of the WWII Panzerfaust, a common anti-tank weapon in that war. The firing and sight unit are reusable, but its launcher tube isn't. - Lady Commissar
- M9 Pistol
- Scar H LMG
- PWS Diablo SMG
Attachments
- You can attach these to your weapons. They are unlocked via kills.
- Mk1 ACOG Scope
- Mk2 ACOG Scope
- Mk3 ACOG Scope
- AirBurst Launcher
- EMP Launcher
- Grenade Launcher
- Mk1 Holo Scope - Unlocked by 5 kills.
- Mk2 Holo Scope
- Mk3 Holo Scope
- Mk1 Red Dot Sight
- Mk2 Red Dot Sight
- Mk3 Red Dot Sight
- Shotgun
- Silencer
Weapon Camo
- You can apply camos to your guns.
- Jigsaw - Orange
- Frost - Blue
Explosives
- This is your secondary explosive. Your primary is a grenade. You can equip one.
- C4
- EMP Grenade ( to imobilize vehicles )
- Flashbang
- White Phosphorus
Purchase slot 1 and 2
- These are your purchase slots. You can have 2 per class. So you could make a drone class and so on.
Drones
- Helicopter Attack Drone - Costs 800 BP. Fires 2 missiles every 4 - 5 seconds.
- RQ-10 Parrot - Recon Drone - 250 BP - A battery powered, remote-control quadricopter. Cameras relay targeting info to teammates. Unlocked at level 1.
- MQ50 MG Wolverine- Assault Drone - 500 BP -A battery powered, multi-terrain tracked drone. The assault variant is equipped with a machine gun. Unlocked at level 1.
- MQ60 AT Rhino - Anti-tank Drone - 400 BP - A battery powered, multi-terrain tracked drone. The anti-tank variant has two modes of fire: unguided and lock on. Unlocked at level 20.
Air-strikes
- Cluster bomb - 2000 BP - A single-use, UCAV guided cluster bomb. High-altitude dispersal creates large area of effect. Unlocked at level 44.
- White Phosphorus - 1300 BP - Single-use, UCAV-launched white phosphorus guided missile. Unlocked at level 19.
- Hellfire - 1100 BP - Two UCAV-launched air-to-surface precision guided missiles. Unlocked at level 8.
Launchers
- RPG Launcher - 250 BP - Disposable dumbfire rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Comes equipped with high-explosive warheads. Unlocked at level 1.
- Proximity Launcher - 250 BP - Dumbfire rocket launcher that uses a sophisticated distance sensor to trigger detonation when near a enemy vehicle. Unlocked at level 1.
Equipment
- Flak Jacket - 300 BP - Body armor consisting of hard ceramic plates in a synthetic fiber vest. Can be purchased once per life. Unlocked at level 1.
- Personal UAV Sweep - No info yet
- Ammo resupply - No info yet
- Thermal goggles - No info yet
Abilities
- You can pick any abilities you want but the total perk value can be no more than a total of 4.
- Nearly all information here made by Kangaru. Credit him for Abilities.
Infantry Abilities
- Tactical Reload(1) - Faster reload speed
- Quickdraw(1) - Quicker speed into aiming down sight
- Drone Be Gone!(1) - Faster drone speed
- My Buddy!(1)
- Now That's a Knife(1)
- Straight From The hip(2) - Reduced weapon deviation when shooting from the hip
- Thick Skin(2) - Increased drone health
- Penny Puncher(2) - Equipped special weapons cost less
- Ghost(2)
- Steady Aim(2)
- Blast Wave(2)
- Utility Belt(2)
- Grave Robber(2)
- Fist Full(3) - Extra grenades
- Grizzled(3) - Increased XP gain
- Boomer(3)
- Crater-to-Order(3)
Vehicle Abilities
- There is a passive repair perk
Ingame appearance
- Ingame appearance is based off classes.
Vehicles
- Humvee - 400 BPs (Level 7)
- Light Armor Vehicle (LAV) Piranha – 1400 BPs (Level 10)
- M1A3 Abrams – 2000 BPs (Level 15)
- AH-700 Scout – 2400 BPs (Level 22)
- AH-64 Apache – 3200 BPs (Level 30)
- You can spawn in vehicles
BP Info
- You can buy a UAV sweep for 400 BP
- You can buy a cluster bomb for 3000 BP
- You get 200 BP for capturing a objective
- You get 150 BP per kill
- You get 70 BP per assist and objective defense
- You get 30 BP for avenging a teammate
Gamemodes
Battle Commander
- The Battle Commander itself is an AI that assigns certain star-based threat levels to all players in a BC match.
- At three killstreak you get an easy to see golden name above you
- The more kills you get after that alert the enemies of your postion via radar
- Until soon every enemy has your position
- You then get a permanent red diamond
- When you die it all resets
- You get bonuses if you have alot of skulls but the enemy team sees you as a thread
- If your in a drone or vehicle etc you get bonuses catered to that vehicle/drone
- If your drone/vehicle dies your skulls go away
Other Gamemodes.
- Team Deathmatch
- Ground Control
- Battle Commander Team Deathmatch
- Battle Commander Ground Control
Miscellaneous
- Pc specs to be released during January.
- Steam specs are wrong.
- Private matches are confirmed.
- Private parties are confirmed.
- The closed alpha is now over.
- Unsure what is happening to Mod tools.
- There is a killcam
- Drones can be taken out with a single melee attack.
- The maps were Farm (Large), Cul de Sac (Small/Med), and the Xbox exclusive map Suburb (Small/Med).
- Knife range is 1-2 Feet
- The bottom left features a square mini map with score, time limit, and if you are winning or losing.
- The bottom right shows your ammo, bp selections and grenade counter.
Timeline.
- 2011: "North Koreas weapons program continues to intensify .... has surpassed 1000 missiles" This shows that North Korea is arming itself. Some countries also want the UN to place severe sanctions against North Korea. Shortly before Kim Jong il dies, they detonate an atomic bomb on some island in a test.. Kim says it was a response to western aggression.
- 2012: "This morning comes the news of Kim Jong Ils death" Kim Jong has died. "North Korea greets there new leader son of Kim Jong Ils son Kim Jong-un"
- 2013: "Kim Jong-un has united north and south Korea" This now forms the Greater Korean Republic.
- 2015: "Costs at the pump are ready to break the $20 price" This forces America to become destabilized. In 2015 a war between Saudi Arabia and Iran causes oil fields to be destroyed, meaning the price of oil rapidly rises.
- 2017: "Civil unrest has intensified with the demise of the US dollar" There are currently a lot of riots in america and the military has started to pull of Asia and other countries due to budget cuts and civil unrest at home.
- 2018: "Under threat of annihilation by the Greater Korean Republic....Japan has surrendered" Japan now joins the Greater Korean Republic. Riots continue during 2018-2022.
- 2022: "The president ordered a freeze on bank withdraws." The US economy has completely failed. Asian bird flu epidemic kills 6 million Americans and Mexico closes its borders to American refugees.
- 2024: "Korean annexation continues to spread" Korea takes over many Asian countries (Someone want to comment on which ones as i cant tell from the picture in the video)
- 2025: "The Greater Korean Republic has launched its latest communication satellite claiming it will bring a message of peace" This satellite is really a EMP that knocks out near all electronics in America. The Greater Korean Republic begins the invasion. Greater Korean Republic takes over Hawaii, San Francisco, Midwest and nukes Mississippi which splits America into two.
- 2026: "US military scattered" This is due to communications being down and the surprise of the attack.
General Features.
- Homefront is released on all three platforms at the same time.
- There will be dedicated servers.
- PC will have clan support and support dx 9 - 10 - 11. Dx 11 will have special features.
- Release date is March 8th-11th 2011 depending on your area.
- The game engine is a heavily modded Unreal engine.
- There will be a novel.
- THQ are publishing Home Front.
- Kaos Studios are developing the game and Digital Extremes are looking after the pc version.
- Matt Hardwood is doing the audio.
Singleplayer
- Single player will be written by John Millius (He made Conan )
- Single player is going to be story driven.
- Cut senses will be rare if there are even any.
- The single player is set in 2027.
- You are a pilot working for the resistance.
- You are a "magnet" for action.
- Weapons will have various attachments
- Single player. Pretty much the first half of the game takes place in Montrose, Colorado and then after that we move into sort of the No Man’s Land between Colorado and the West Coast. I believe some of it takes place in Nevada, some of it takes place in the lowlands west of Colorado. You’ll get to see these big, more open environments where the Koreans don’t control it so much as it’s sort of in-between space. What’s interesting about those spaces is that they’re actually controlled by civilians, but civilians that have turned into survivalist gangs and who are antagonistic towards anyone who steps on their territory because, in the world of Homefront, resources are very valuable. Food, gas, anything. Anyone who has these resources fiercely protects them. They don’t care if you’re American or Korean. If you come on their land, they’ll shoot you. We get into some spaces like that and then, in the final mission, we get to San Francisco and we join that battle. (Taken from gamerzone)
Multiplayer
- A major feature of Home front is Battle Points.
- Multiplayer will have ranks.
- You play as US or GKR military in MP.
- Matches will have 32 players.
- Vehicles, drones, weapons etc can be bought via Battle Points.
- The in game HUD is changing daily do not worry if you currently dislike it.
- Muliplayer will also like singleplayer be set in real locations of America.
- Ground control is a confirmed game mode.
- Female avatars have been teased but not confirmed.
- At this time PC will only have cockpits.
- Wookie seeking rocket launchers have been confirmed. (http://community.homefront-game.com/forums/topic/602)
- Hardcore mode is not confirmed.
- Spectators is not confirmed but will most likely be add'd.
- VOIP has not been confirmed.
- PC admins can mod there servers and kick people etc
- Servers will be reigion locked along with games.
- DPad will be used for quick buying with BP. Other purchasable objects will be in a menu.
- Xbox gets a exculsive map.
- First DLC has been announced!
Classes
- All classes can be customized.
- Assault
- Smg
- Heavy
- Sniper
- Tacticle
- Stealth
- There are going to be vehicle loadouts.
Weapons we know about
- Any of these weapons can be attached to any class.
- M4 -The standard US Army assault rifle. A well rounded gun with low recoil. Unlocked at level 12.
- M16 - The classic American assault rifle. Single-shot only, but high damage, making it very accurate and effective at long range. Unlocked at level 24.
- M110 - The new sniper rifle of the US army. It features a five shot magazine with high rate of fire and can eliminate distant targets with ease.
- M200 - A new sniper rifle. 7 round magazine in real life.
- M249 - The standard LMG of the US army. It features a high rate of fire, high damage, and a large box magazine but can be hard to control.
- Scar - L - The new assault rifle of choice for the US special forces. It uses a three round burst to decimate targets at medium range. Could be 20 or 30 shot magazine. Unlocked at level 2.
- Beretta M9 - A widely used pistol by armies all around the world. Contains a 15 shot magazine in real life. Unsure about magazine in game.
- Bushmaster ACR - A assault rifle made in the US. Has low recoil and is versatile. Contains a 30 shot magazine in real life. Unlocked at level 1.
- QBZ - 03 - A Chinese assault rifle. Has 30 shot magazine in real life.
- Heckler & Koch HK416 - HK416 is a modified version of the M4. It has low recoil and a 30 shot magazine.
- Armbrust ATW - Crossbow Anti-tank Missile Launcher (IE, the Armburst ATW) is another german anti-tank weapon, but it was sold to a Singapore company. It is also recoilless. It is used by Brunei, Cambodia, Chile, Germany, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Slovenia. It is a true recoilless weapon, having a perfectly balanced counterweight system. - Lady Commissar
- Panzerfaust 3 - Panzerfaust 3 is a german recoilless anti-tank RPG from the 70s and 80s. It is used by Austria, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland. It's a descendant of the WWII Panzerfaust, a common anti-tank weapon in that war. The firing and sight unit are reusable, but its launcher tube isn't. - Lady Commissar
- M9 Pistol
- Scar H LMG
- PWS Diablo SMG
Attachments
- You can attach these to your weapons. They are unlocked via kills.
- Mk1 ACOG Scope
- Mk2 ACOG Scope
- Mk3 ACOG Scope
- AirBurst Launcher
- EMP Launcher
- Grenade Launcher
- Mk1 Holo Scope - Unlocked by 5 kills.
- Mk2 Holo Scope
- Mk3 Holo Scope
- Mk1 Red Dot Sight
- Mk2 Red Dot Sight
- Mk3 Red Dot Sight
- Shotgun
- Silencer
Weapon Camo
- You can apply camos to your guns.
- Jigsaw - Orange
- Frost - Blue
Explosives
- This is your secondary explosive. Your primary is a grenade. You can equip one.
- C4
- EMP Grenade ( to imobilize vehicles )
- Flashbang
- White Phosphorus
Purchase slot 1 and 2
- These are your purchase slots. You can have 2 per class. So you could make a drone class and so on.
Drones
- Helicopter Attack Drone - Costs 800 BP. Fires 2 missiles every 4 - 5 seconds.
- RQ-10 Parrot - Recon Drone - 250 BP - A battery powered, remote-control quadricopter. Cameras relay targeting info to teammates. Unlocked at level 1.
- MQ50 MG Wolverine- Assault Drone - 500 BP -A battery powered, multi-terrain tracked drone. The assault variant is equipped with a machine gun. Unlocked at level 1.
- MQ60 AT Rhino - Anti-tank Drone - 400 BP - A battery powered, multi-terrain tracked drone. The anti-tank variant has two modes of fire: unguided and lock on. Unlocked at level 20.
Air-strikes
- Cluster bomb - 2000 BP - A single-use, UCAV guided cluster bomb. High-altitude dispersal creates large area of effect. Unlocked at level 44.
- White Phosphorus - 1300 BP - Single-use, UCAV-launched white phosphorus guided missile. Unlocked at level 19.
- Hellfire - 1100 BP - Two UCAV-launched air-to-surface precision guided missiles. Unlocked at level 8.
Launchers
- RPG Launcher - 250 BP - Disposable dumbfire rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Comes equipped with high-explosive warheads. Unlocked at level 1.
- Proximity Launcher - 250 BP - Dumbfire rocket launcher that uses a sophisticated distance sensor to trigger detonation when near a enemy vehicle. Unlocked at level 1.
Equipment
- Flak Jacket - 300 BP - Body armor consisting of hard ceramic plates in a synthetic fiber vest. Can be purchased once per life. Unlocked at level 1.
- Personal UAV Sweep - No info yet
- Ammo resupply - No info yet
- Thermal goggles - No info yet
Abilities
- You can pick any abilities you want but the total perk value can be no more than a total of 4.
- Nearly all information here made by Kangaru. Credit him for Abilities.
Infantry Abilities
- Tactical Reload(1) - Faster reload speed
- Quickdraw(1) - Quicker speed into aiming down sight
- Drone Be Gone!(1) - Faster drone speed
- My Buddy!(1)
- Now That's a Knife(1)
- Straight From The hip(2) - Reduced weapon deviation when shooting from the hip
- Thick Skin(2) - Increased drone health
- Penny Puncher(2) - Equipped special weapons cost less
- Ghost(2)
- Steady Aim(2)
- Blast Wave(2)
- Utility Belt(2)
- Grave Robber(2)
- Fist Full(3) - Extra grenades
- Grizzled(3) - Increased XP gain
- Boomer(3)
- Crater-to-Order(3)
Vehicle Abilities
- There is a passive repair perk
Ingame appearance
- Ingame appearance is based off classes.
Vehicles
- Humvee - 400 BPs (Level 7)
- Light Armor Vehicle (LAV) Piranha – 1400 BPs (Level 10)
- M1A3 Abrams – 2000 BPs (Level 15)
- AH-700 Scout – 2400 BPs (Level 22)
- AH-64 Apache – 3200 BPs (Level 30)
- You can spawn in vehicles
BP Info
- You can buy a UAV sweep for 400 BP
- You can buy a cluster bomb for 3000 BP
- You get 200 BP for capturing a objective
- You get 150 BP per kill
- You get 70 BP per assist and objective defense
- You get 30 BP for avenging a teammate
Gamemodes
Battle Commander
- The Battle Commander itself is an AI that assigns certain star-based threat levels to all players in a BC match.
- At three killstreak you get an easy to see golden name above you
- The more kills you get after that alert the enemies of your postion via radar
- Until soon every enemy has your position
- You then get a permanent red diamond
- When you die it all resets
- You get bonuses if you have alot of skulls but the enemy team sees you as a thread
- If your in a drone or vehicle etc you get bonuses catered to that vehicle/drone
- If your drone/vehicle dies your skulls go away
Other Gamemodes.
- Team Deathmatch
- Ground Control
- Battle Commander Team Deathmatch
- Battle Commander Ground Control
Miscellaneous
- Pc specs to be released during January.
- Steam specs are wrong.
- Private matches are confirmed.
- Private parties are confirmed.
- The closed alpha is now over.
- Unsure what is happening to Mod tools.
- There is a killcam
- Drones can be taken out with a single melee attack.
- The maps were Farm (Large), Cul de Sac (Small/Med), and the Xbox exclusive map Suburb (Small/Med).
- Knife range is 1-2 Feet
- The bottom left features a square mini map with score, time limit, and if you are winning or losing.
- The bottom right shows your ammo, bp selections and grenade counter.
