Well 2004 looks like a VERY promising year with Team Sabre coming out this month and with Joint Operations later on in the year.

The Black Sheep look forward to taking these new games on and kicking some serious butt on the battlefields.

Joint Operations™, Typhoon™ Delayed.
Calabasas, CA — 1/14/2004 – Entertainment software developer and publisher NovaLogic, Inc. today announced that the release of its new multiplayer PC title Joint Operations: Typhoon Risinghas moved to the second quarter of 2004.

Joint Operations takes gamers to Indonesia in the near future where the country is on the verge of disintegration. Gamers can play as either a member of the multinational Joint Operations Force or as a member of a powerful Indonesian separatist group. Teamwork is essential. Both sides are equipped with their own unique variety of modern weapons and player controlled land sea and air vehicles to achieve their mission objectives and ultimate victory. Terrains range from beautiful, coastal islands to misty, dense jungles, all adding to the intense and chaotic atmosphere only experienced in large-scale, multiplayer combat over the Internet or LAN.

Joint Operations will ship during Q2 2004 on PC CD ROM.

About NovaLogic
Founded in 1985, NovaLogic Inc. is a developer and global publisher of games for the PC, PlayStation® game console and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, NINTENDO GAMECUBE and Xbox™ video game system. Based in Calabasas, California, the company's European arm, NovaLogic Ltd., has its offices in London, UK. Key game franchises include Delta Force®, Delta Force® - Black Hawk Down®, Comanche® and F-22 Lightning®. For more information go to http://www.novalogic.com/

This exp adds many more features to the game, below are some of the features that comes with the mod.
Over 200 new items including object primitives which allow mappers to create new maps with much more variety than ever available before.
Many more vehicles - including more vehicles with emplaced weapons which are usable by players in single and multi-player gameplay.
20 new terrains - which broaden the gameplay experience and bring back snow to the latest game in the delta force series.
Unlocked Map Editor - includes map editor which allows the mapper to specify the default color for cammo on a given terrain - thus allowing the mapper to specify arctic or jungle cammo for thier custom maps. New med also includes screenshots for virtually all new items to aid mappers in the creation of new maps.

New Weapons:
550 Sig Sniper Rifle
M-20 Silenced Sniper Rifle
M4A1SD (silenced scoped assualt rifle - available to medics too)
OICW
RPK-74
Delay Mine
Throwing Knives

The AnaConda program is a tool to help you manage your server - it lets you control map rotation as well as allowing remote access to all server management functions based on a multi-tiered access database that can be customised for your needs to allow multiple remote users with different levels of access to the server.

1.5.0.5 New Lobby code added for Mod games.
1.5.0.5 Fixed Tail on Blackhawk so players cannot ride on it.
1.5.0.5 Fixed Sniper rifle inaccuracy glitch.
1.5.0.5 M16 leaf sight in auto lob is now changing range automatically.
1.5.0.5 Added fix for "X-Ray" wall hack cheat.
1.5.0.5 Square smoke’/Abnormal load screen bug.
1.5.0.5 Fix mesh glitch for Sniper.
1.5.0.5 Fixed Scope elevation inaccuracy.
1.5.0.5 Addressed 8 Claymore bug.
1.5.0.5 Fixed issue with smoke grenade that doesn’t stop generating smoke.
1.5.0.5 Remove Silenced MP5 warnings from spin map.
1.5.0.5 Fixed Claymores & Satchel charges not working correctly.
1.5.0.5 Fix claymores G satchels flitching up helicopter flight
1.5.0.5 Fix sniper bonuses awarded to non-sniper characters.
1.5.0.5 Fix cheat allowing users to move around before start delay is over.

Delta Force - Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre - General Update (28.87 MB)
Delta Force - Black Hawk Down - General Update (33.5 MB)

From the README.TXT file:

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Delta Force
Black Hawk Down
BMS2MIS Converter
by Col. Pappy
NovaSheep
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Readme.txt

IF ANY INFORMATION IS INCORRECT OR INCOMPLETE PLEASE LET ME KNOW!

Contents:
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Files
System Requirements
Updates
Features
Mission Files
Trouble Shooting
Technical Support

Files:
====================
BHDBMS2MIS.EXE - Converter Program.
ITEMS.BSS - Items list for use with the converter.
MUST BE PLACED IN THE SAME DIRECTORY AS THE CONVERTER!!!
Readme.txt - This File.

System Requirements:
====================
CPU: PII 450 or equivalent
Ram: 128 Mb
OS: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP

Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime is required.
If you do not have them, you can download
them from the www.novasheep.com in the
download area's Miscellaneous section.

Updates:
=========

v1.14
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* Update - Updated to work with Team Sabre default weapons
Fixed problem Non Standard area triggers not converting
properly.
Added Team Sabre objects to the Items files.

v1.13
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* Update - Updated to convert the TIL file and add them as items
to the MIS file just has the 2.05b MED does. This allows
the tiles to be read in and placed on the map when the
MIS file is loaded. The TIL file can still be loaded the
original way by clicking on LOAD from the TILER tab in the
MED.

v1.12
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* Bug Fixes - Fixed problem with overflow error on some conversions
- Fixed problem with conversion with areas
- Added extra error logging

v1.11
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* Bug Fixes - Fixes minor bugs
- Added Progress bar

v1.10
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* General Release - General Release Version

v0.08
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* Beta Release

Features:
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The BHDBMS2MIS Converter will allow you convert BMS files
from Delta Force Black Hawk Down to MIS files that can be
edited using the either the DFBHDMED.

The program converts all the items with there correct
attributes. All events are properly converted. This
includes all sound files used during the game play.
All waypoints are converted as well.

This is the most complete converter available to date.
All weather effects are there. All groups, area triggers
and waypoints that have something associated with them
are labeled. All waypoint routes and area triggers have
different colors for easy identification. The items are
grouped together like the MED and each group has been
assigned to a layer. They layers have been named as the
grouping in the MED and have different colors for easy
idenification as well.

This version allows for Multi File conversion.
That means you can select all the BMS file that you want
and the program will convert them. When Multi Files are
selected, auto naming is turned on so that all converted
MIS files will have the same name as the BMS file.

You can also put you own favorite skin in the background.
This is selectable from the menu bar. You can also restore
the original background that comes with the program at any time.

Enable Logs (DEBUG) Option will dump conversion data to
a log file that the support group can use to check for
missing information. This file contains data that has been
converted (such as the events) as well as information that
may not have been converted. This information has been
provided to help the support people. It is not recommended
to be used unless you feel you are having problems with a
conversion.

Trouble Shooting:
=================

The program creates a log file in the directory where
the program is located called B2MDebug.txt in the
event of an error. This file is used to provide
information about the conversion and my be necessary
should you have a problem with a conversion.

Should you get an error message stating "Wrong version of run-time DLL",
you will need the following files:

MSVBVM60.zip

This file can be found in downloads section of the web site.

Technical Support:
==================

If you are having a problem you need assistance with,
check our forum on the website, http://www.novasheep.com,
for up-to-date information on the product.

If you do not find the answer to your problem, you
can contact us by the following means:

email: support@novasheep.com