PC patch 1.3.0 is now available and includes the following features:

New Map – Hindsight

New Map – Sunder

New Map – Wide Awake

New Map – Infiltration

New Vehicle – WC AB-11 Bomber Jet
- The AB-11 is a medium-range bomber that is loaded with 6 cluster bombs. These bombs will devastate nearly anything they hit. To aid in bombing runs, the AB-11 includes a bomber cam which aims directly at the ground, no matter how the jet is positioned in the air. The AB-11 also includes a rapid-fire cannon in the nose for clearing infantry and tanks. The engines of the AB-11 include dual elrons to allow for faster turns. When compared to the WC fighter jet, the AB-11 is not as fast, but far more maneuverable. The AB-11 is also stealthed against missile lock-on’s.
- To use Bomber Cam - Hold Middle Mouse Button while in exterior view

New Vehicle – RS MRB-131 Bomber Jet
- To compete with the Western Coalition’s AB-11, the Red Star have developed their own bomber, the MRB-131. This bomber is designed with one purpose: unleash as much firepower into the enemy as possible. Small and maneuverable, the MRB-131 carries a front-mounted cannon for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. On its wings are a pair of forward-firing rocket launchers, similar to the Red Star attack helicopter. The Red Star MRB-131 also includes a rear-mounted camera, so the pilot can see an enemy approaching from behind.
- To use Rear-view Cam - Hold Middle Mouse Button while in exterior view

New Weapon – Anti-Air Rocket Launcher
- The Anti-Air Rocket fires a high velocity projectile designed to cripple enemy aircraft. Though the rocket has no target lock, the rockets are built with a proximity detect which will detonate the rocket if it is near a target. The rocket will cause damage to a nearby enemy aircraft, but it will do more damage if the target is hit directly. Though they are lethal against jets and heli’s, they have a hard time punching through land vehicle armor.

Leaderboard Fix has been implemented for the Roles and Loadout tabs – They now record both Ranked & Unranked game information

Server Browser has been fixed and will now only show legitimate Ranked servers.

Download the patch from the link below:

http://forum.i3d.net/downloads.php?do=cat&id=169

Some players have reported to us that the free AntiVirus solution named AntiVir is detecting our patch files as malware.

We've contacted Avira about this issue and will post when we have more information.

Please be aware that our patches are not malware and are checked for accuracy before they are posted. If you use AntiVir and want to patch your installation of Frontlines, temporarily disable your AntiVirus software during the download and installation of the patch. Remember to re-enable your AntiVirus software once the patch is complete!

If you want to verify that the patch files that you are using are legitimate, please use an MD5 checker tool to verify the file against the MD5 sum that is listed on our patch site for the particular file that you are downloading.

No other AntiVirus software (AVG, McAfee, Symantec/Norton, etc.) is detecting our patches incorrectly.

UPDATE: We have received a response to our inquiry to Avira in regards to AntiVir detecting our patches are viruses. They have confirmed that our patches do not contain any viruses or malware and have noted this as a false positive and apologize to the users that have reported this issue.

They will be adjusting the pattern recognition in one of their upcoming updates.

THQ Inc. has launched a new community site to support fans of Frontlines(TM): Fuel of War(TM) – the open world FPS whose storyline of East vs. West and the struggle over energy results in all-out war 20 years from today.

Intended to cover everything Frontlines, the new site features the following:

• Fully integrated blog systems spotlighting the latest news and information
• Official screenshots, videos, art, and downloads in the media section
• Forums where players can talk about the game and interact with developers
• A community section for fans to upload their own screenshot and videos
• Information from the developers including updates, patches, and more

David Votypka (Design Director) said, "Kaos Studios was born from the gaming community and this new site is one of the ways we are working to support the Frontlines franchise. Our interaction with players has been an important factor in our success and we will continue to explore additional ways to support fans of the franchise with online resources and tools in the future."

The all-new community site can be found at http://www.frontlines.com/ (previous members of the Kaos Community forums just have to reset their passwords to login)

The Total Gaming League, in cooperation with THQ, will be launching a Frontlines: Fuel of War tournament called “Burning Nations” which will feature over 90 teams competing for $10,000 in cash prizes as well as additional prizes supplied by HP and Nvidia.

Registration is closing soon (final day to register is Saturday, November 1st)! More information about the tournament including prize details and sign-ups can be found at the link below:

http://league.totalgamingnetwork.com/burningnations

 KAOS has a quick update for us on the upcoming v1.3.0 Patch for the PC. Here is what they had to say.

We are currently in development of PC patch 1.3.0 and will start testing it shortly. We expect to release the patch in November.

The patch will include the following features:

• New Map – Hindsight
• New Map – Sunder
• New Map – Wide Awake
• New Map – Infiltration
• New Vehicle – WC AB-11 Bomber Jet
• New Vehicle – RS MRB-131 Bomber Jet
• New Weapon – Anti-Air Rocket Launcher
• Server Browser has been fixed and will now only show legitimate Ranked servers.
• Leaderboard fix has been implemented for the Roles and Loadout tabs: they now record both Ranked and Unranked game information.

• one of 50 copies of Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC)
• One limited edition Frontlines tin box set (game included)
• one of four Frontlines: Fuel of War t-shirts

• Tell us how much you'd like to play Frontlines: Fuel of War to get one of 50 copies of FFoW
• Or send in a FFoW wallpaper you made to get the limited edition FFoW set or a t-shirt plus game

Contest ends October 20th 2008. i3D.net will pick the winners.
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