VBS2 2.0 Update March 2012

VBS2 v2.0 Update, March 2012

Scope Bohemia Interactive Simulations Update VBS2Fires Acceptance testing June 2012

VBS2 v2.0 Acceptance testing June 2012 Motivation Capabilities Contracted development Middleware

Next Steps

BISim Update Support improvements Dedicated US-based support team

• Steve McCarty is new Support Manager Dedicated Documentation Manager position established

BISim US development team matures Significant SE Core development FalconView integration for USSOCOM

US Army release management transitioning to our US office

Training Imparting knowledge For example, using VBS2 to instruct soldiers on tactics

Simulation Modeling the real world For example, using VBS2 within a crew procedural trainer

Development Building content or plug-ins to support training or simulation

BISimulations.com

VBS2Fires New version to be released to US Army with VBS2 v2.0 Fire planning Timeline allowing you to view and edit which guns fire at which targets

Battlespace management Visualize No, Restricted and Free Fire Zones in 3D Records violations

Target worksheets Add, edit, save and load lists of targets and view targets on VBS2 map

Deconfliction Including reports in AAR

Visual effects improvements Smoke, illum and WP rounds improved

AI reactions Hotkey support

VBS2Fires

VBS2 v2.0

Motivations

Graphics

High detail content

Soft shadows

Ambient occlusion

Parallax mapping

Per-pixel lighting

Super shaders

Beacon lights

Light source object

Laser white-out

Water rendering

Particle effects

Weapon muzzle blast

AT weapon back-blast

Units and weapons

High detail faces

Body armor

Set BMI and height

Wounding model

Wounding model Video Shows amputation and medivac by helicopter YouTube video

Fleeing / surrendering

Low velocity grenades

Javelin

Visible unit ranks

Scuba diving

Parachuting

Artificial intelligence

AI path-planning

AI path-planning Video Shows path-planning improvements in VBS2 v2.0 compared to v1.60 Made possible due to multi-core YouTube video

Multi-core FPS improvement due to multi-core Number of units refers to number units rendered in the scene

100 Static Units

100 Moving Units

300 Static Units

VBS2 v1.60 VBS2 v2.0

Micro AI

Micro AI Video Shows improvements to AI behaviours Note that nothing is scripted, the squad is given one waypoint with

combat mode “COMBAT” YouTube video

Waypoint improvements

Vehicles

Improved damage

Improved towing

Boomerang

Logistics units

Wet docks

Physics improvements

setmass 20000

setmass 10000

Walk below the waterline

New content

Editor

GPS coordinates

New status bar

Sandstorms

Sound sources

User interface scaling

Script debugger

VBS2 Launcher

Contracted development

Contracted development Tank Gunnery Enhancements Parallax error correction Hunter-Killer (commander override) Simulation of Challenger II optics FCS simulation, including lase / lead Gun and optics stabilization, clamp gun Physics improvements Internal model of Challenger II Convoy and beacon lights Improved sounds Vehicle gearing and braking Boggy ground

All capability is available in VBS2 v2.0!

Contracted development Video Shows a small subset of the tank gunnery enhancements funded by the

UK MOD All enhancements could be easily applied to other VBS2 armoured

vehicles without significant cost YouTube video

Contracted development Multi-channel and fixed frame rate in VBS2

Contracted development SE Core integration via VBS2 Content API

Middleware The US Army should focus on integration of new middleware, not development of new games Facilitates re-use Leverage game industry standards

VBS2 v2.0 leverages middleware: PhysX by Nvidia for realistic vehicle and ship physics Rotorlib for theoretically correct rotary flight models xaitMap and very soon xaitControl for new AI behaviors VBS2Fires, VBS2Strike by SimCentric LVC Game by Calytrix Alelo Virtual Role Players Discovery Machine AI Console

BISim stands ready to integrate Havok middleware!

Future ArmA3 is our next “game for entertainment” release Further graphical enhancements 3D clouds Rag-doll animation Inverse kinematics Full support for industry standard scripting

Beyond VBS2 v2.0: Ease of use Multi-server architecture

• Server redundancy … and a number of other important yet-to-be-announced features

Presented by: Peter Morrison Chief Executive Officer Bohemia Interactive Simulations

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