Black Orchestra Project Reveal

Roughly a year ago a decision has been made to merge GOM and Desert Rats development teams together in order to bring full-fledged Red Orchestra/Rising Storm franchise experience to a whole new level.
Named Black Orchestra: Worldfront 37-54, this modification will allow you to experience an overhauled Red Orchestra 2 and Rising Storm 1 with Heroes of the West. It includes the North African campaign, as well as completely new theatres to the series. All will be explained properly in a future video, and everything you see currently is WIP and subject to change.
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[@RybecFromCanada]

Red Orchestra had an atmosphere that no other game seemed to be able to pull off. The grim maps, the chatter from the characters, the animations and the screams. This sure looks like it.

[@zg64]

The kraut campaign

[@samuelblackthorne9122]

Day of infamy with Rising Storm map size and quality looks dope.

[@lazarolechon1]

@@dunedain101 the point in squad is that you shouldn’t be a solo player. You need to find a good server and stick to it, playing with good randoms is like playing with friends

[@GigglebunsUV]

check out Easy Red 2

[@sandrothenecromancer6810]

The sheer violence, screaming, despair, suffering followed by sounds of bravado and victory is what makes it so different.Other games feel tame in comparison (you don`t have a russian or german moaning for 30 seconds after dying, or calling for their mother).

[@chapman3641]

what the actual fuck. it brings every theatre of war into one game. if this doesn't bring the game back to life im gonna be so pissed.

[@john__lemon]

I guarantee you it wont. Mods to older titles never get any impressive amount of players, they are usually dead within a couple months of launch.

[@coopercounts6581]

@@john__lemon thats not really true, mods for mainstream titles dont lead to revivals but major mods for more niche games almost always create atleast a few months of high pop activity. Look at strategy games for the easiest examples, fallout new vegas and older elder scrolls games aswell. They can have massive revivals for a few months bc a big mod will catch momentum with youtubers and forums.

[@Dexusaz]

@@coopercounts6581 That's exactly what he said... after a few months they will be dead.

[@coopercounts6581]

@@Dexusaz i read it as a doomer post, him saying a small burst of a handful of players then completely dead again.

[@svenvanwier7196]

​@@coopercounts6581 a small loan of a million dollars

[@slayersarge]

Would happily give you guys the money that Tripwire clearly doesn't want from something this amazing.

[@infernious]

You mean Patreon?

[@MrThePsychologist]

me too

[@captinkinty]

tripwire was closed by their parent company……

[@RobCoxxy]

@@captinkinty No that was Antimatter

[@captinkinty]

@@Elatenl how you feel about that white boy

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

Oh nice! PTSD from Stalingrad to Iwo Jima.

[@mw00295]

Wish tripwire integrated this into the game.

[@Sam-eu9go]

Tripwire should make a game with a bunch of theaters and factions from ww2.

[@neuzdost1939]

Tripwire focuses more on the ingame purchases and creating arcadish boring games now

[@kg7162]

Tripwire is dead

[@britishbeef4890]

@@bahshas You realise that they need to make money though right.

[@OurAshX]

@@britishbeef4890they ain’t be getting my money at least

[@OsmovaaraRyan]

You're doing god's work, good sir. Literally about to revive a whole franchise. Man, I've missed RO2's voicelines for so damn long!

[@jenzo5597]

please try to get tripwires approval and reach out to some journalists so this awesome mod can get some publicity!

[@bahshas]

it would honestly be crazy for tripwire not to get involved into this now that the modders basically did all the work. massive PR boost for no effort would make everyone love them.

[@nolef7nu7]

YOU DO NOT WANT TRIPWIRES INVOLVEMENT AT ALL

[@queuedjar4578]

@@nolef7nu7 This very much. Tripwire and Antimatter are 100% responsible for the abysmal state RS2 is in now.

[@jonahc2807]

These games were my teenhood. Always glad to see projects like these breathe new life into these gems!

[@jonathank5841]

I got this video popping in my reccomendations and I'm so happy to have found this! Red Orchestra 2/Rising Storm 1 is my absolute favourite, specially Rising Storm 1. Not only I sinked many hours in, I just don't think nothing compares to it. The way it depicts war, the horrors of it, the tired look of the german soldiers in the Bridges Map, or the sound of the MG42 being shot inside the Grain Elevator, the feeling of a hopeless battle... And of course, everything in Rising Storm 1, going up that hill in Iwo and winning... I never got a chance to play Heroes of The West, so this is awesome as well. I'm actually getting now into Rising Storm 2, it took me a lot because the game felt a little more 'off' than Rising Storm 1/Red Orchestra 2, but It finally clicked and I'm happy to have more hours of the same kind of game I enjoy. People say overall the game is very arcade, I get what they say, you can run more and get tired less etc, but still the TTK is perfect and that's what's important for me, a game like this with a high TTK would just be another COD... Anyway, what campaign/Theather of War is supposed to appear at the beginning? Is it the so called new theathre? It makes me think of a Rhodesia Campaign, that would honestly be interesting, lately i've been thinking that could be an awesome time period to cover that could fit the series tone. But ultimately, might it be Rhodesia or whatever, this is such great news. With the cancellation of '83, Tripwire ignoring RS2 and RO, this news brings me so much joy, these games are awesome and everyday that passes they risk of becoming more and more niche. The playerbase are solid (More so in RS2) but if you have a couple of games in a series that never updates nor gets new installments, there's always a risk of the game falling into obscurity... I'm happy you guys are working in new stuff for this game, and picking up where the devs left it and giving more life to the games. Thanks. Looking forward for this to come!!

[@rakhons8703]

It's not Rhodesia, it's an upcoming new Royal Thai Army faction for GOM 4 mod. As the player speaks Thai and using HK33 (Their standard-issue rifle during Vietnam War). But tbh African Cold War theatres like Rhodesian Bush War, Portuguese Colonial War, or South African Border War would be epic to see.

[@tomasjakubec9104]

83 was canceled? I thought it was just put on hold, is there more info?

[@jonathank5841]

@@tomasjakubec9104 No, I was wrong, it wasn't cancelled, just put on hold. Sorry for the missunderstood.

[@gilbertthebushwacker8704]

@@rakhons8703 Corea war also would be very interesting. I don't think it was in any FPS yet

[@worldcomicsreview354]

There should be a game based on violent gritty Brit TV shows / TV movies of about 1978 to 1992. The violence and gore in those just hit different. Only on a "bigger budget". Northern Ireland breaking into open conflict, the Falklands and finally the opening moves of WW3 in Germany.

[@theShermanator]

B O I

[@lukaszpokoju]

Man, some of these sound effects such as the MP-40 or the Japanese screams, remain deeply rooted in my memory. Early 2010's, RO2 is the last game I bought in a box in a physical store.

[@ima_fuk_you]

As a "Veteran" of Red orchestra, this is incridible, Very glad to see this masterpiece.

[@DogeMcLovin]

Deserves so much more attention!

[@amazingman63]

Possibly the greatest war game series ever created and now on every front.

[@toffee3944]

Would be cool to get the Korean war or one of the Arab-Israeli wars in aswell.

[@detrogamus2619]

Korea is confirmed but they want to finish WW2 first.

[@sira4487]

should also be cool to see the Second Sino-Japanese War.

[@detrogamus2619]

@@sira4487 That is also confirmed. The thumbnail is a Chinese Soldier.

[@sira4487]

@@detrogamus2619 dang, I didn't noticed. Thanks, and I'm looking for the mod's release

[@queuedjar4578]

1954 would include the korean war up until the cease fire.

[@Internethetzer]

My desire for something like this project grew into unimagineable heights after RO2 started to get old RO2 is all time fav ww2 shooter No other shooter managed to capture the immersion, feel & gameplay in this way This project is desperately needed in the RO community Good luck on your work

[@0Roach_]

I love the manual bolting feature in these games, feels so good; hoping Black Orchestra wins out and doesn't die off!

[@queuedjar4578]

@@0Roach_ RS2 also had manual bolting by default.

[@Onobody]

This project is the most I've been excited about in a long time. Tripwire needs to start taking notes and dust off the old IPs. The modding community is always there to give the players what they want and I hope Tripwire doesn't forget their origins. Their first game (Red Orchestra) was literally a mod of Unreal Tournament 2004, modders subsequently making mods to mods like Darkest Hour 44-45 and others. Also really excited for the new theatres with the KMT faction and Burma being teased in the vid.

[@milosv123344]

darkest hour and ro2 are still played and have active communities. DH even releases patches still

[@Napalmzip]

Very epic boys! Now we gayming!

[@TIEpilot918]

This is awesome. I've been following games like Hell Let Loose from a distance, but they never quite have that secret sauce that RO and its successors had that make you feel so immersed. So happy to see this community reviving with a huge project like this. Wish you all success!

[@apyr1439]

I think the main problem is that none of these new WW2 games have worked in the atmosphere, they all have the gunplay, maps, mechanics, but in no shooter other than RO2 ive heard genuine sounding voicelines, or soldiers screaming for help after getting shot. that its something that made a very subtle but effective "war is hell" message, that no other game has replicated

[@TIEpilot918]

@@apyr1439 Yeah that's exactly it. Another advantage is the RO games have more focused maps. I've seen a lot of gameplay reels from Hell Let Loose where the player doesn't really have any teammates nearby. Everyone is a lot more scattered around and it doesn't really give you the feeling of an intense battle. So even if it had all those "war is hell" features, it wouldn't have as much impact.

[@cassiusemmanualtheyoutubep3171]

For me, it's the fact I can sit down and just play red orchestra or rising storm solo. All the other ones emphasize squads too much, leading to a "work with us or you're out" sorta team. Teamwork leads to success in Red Orchestra, certainly, but isn't required to have fun imo.

[@thirteen12]

Camping to the side of the final bridge holdout in Leningrad, takin' potshots at natsies. I can still hear the round-end sound in my head.

[@agentstaple1]

@@apyr1439 Yea they nailed the atmosphere in general, the lighting, the smoke, the debris, the war torn buildings, everything about RO, all of the ROs just feels so cinematic and some how more believable. Getting hit by artillery never lost it's magic, it's just something else.

[@jeremyfisher8512]

Talvisota, desert rats, gom4, black orchestra, you guys are making a second game at this point!

[@voidn833]

Two three times per year a thought pops into my mind wondering why Red Orchestra 2 hasn't been continued and built upon, and you guys announce this. You guys are absolutely amazing, will be supporting every step!

[@rocketmanth]

0:09 "ระวัง พวกมันมีปืนกล ทุกคนระวังตัว" means "Watch out they have machine gun, be careful everyone." 0:35 "ฮักษาตำแหน่งนี้ไว้!" means "Defend this position!" 0:37 "ห่าขั่วมึงเอ้ย!" means "F*CK THIS!, WHAT THE HELL?!"

[@user-vc3zl9ch9p]

อห ดีใจนึกว่ามีแค่เราที่รอมอดทหารไทยนี้

[@lambn25]

mind if i asked but what war was that at the start with the Thais and british (not sure i can't tell the accent)

[@rocketmanth]

@@lambn25 At the beginning of the video they are Thai Army, and around 0:35 they are Lao People's Liberation Army. it's seems like Vietnam War and Laotian Civil War.

[@rocketmanth]

@@lambn25 One last thing. That's not british, They dressed like US Special Forces.

[@lambn25]

@@rocketmanth thank you!

[@pawaruthpiyachon]

It was nice to feature my native language. I rarely ever heard my language in videogames."ระวังพวกมันมีปืนกล ทุกคนระวังตัว" 00:09

[@kim0307b]

The Thais were also quite strong allies. Thais deserve it.

[@flexarnn]

Hot damn, this seems to be the ultimate Red orchestra package.

[@paualfonso2448]

Excited for this project, but I can't stop thinking that a Spanish Civil War theater would be so cool. A very unique war that is sadly underrepresented in videogames. Huge variety of units inside each faction, funny little tanks, emblematic airplanes of Axis and USSR, international brigades, etc.

[@CharlesConover]

A very noble project this game was ahead of its time and I still think the gunplay is unmatched even today the bolt actions are so smooth and it’s actually fun and rewarding to use manual bolting. I hope this mod gains some major traction

[@pheinix123456789]

I always felt that Ro2 had been abandoned, I'm happy that you guys have the intent to finish something someone else has left. Happy to donate.

[@queuedjar4578]

It was supported for like 8 years and then a sequel came out, definitely not abandoned. RS2 had a literal roadmap and their developers were sold off to another company along with their lead developer being blacklisted from the company, that's what you call abandoned.

[@TheTeeWorldsfreak]

Hearing Red Orchestra 2s Soundtrack suddenly appearing gave me goosebumps

[@pooley3l33t]

Man this hit the feels also !

[@wallclock4648]

With post scriptum dead and hell let loose killing itself, this is probably our only hope

[@DarkLiberatorZone]

Looks amazing. Can't wait to see more. Always loved Red Orchestra.

[@killerofyou197]

holy shit! one my favorite games done on the new engine. I fucking love this community.

[@micros112]

The haunting crack of those k98's and the original main menu theme sends chills down my spine.

[@janx1978]

Oh what i would give for just one more cold winter night on Mamayev

[@queuedjar4578]

Wrong. Everyone is just going to 24/7 vote bridges of druzhina and Resort in this mod.

[@offtwogun5458]

Amazing bro, should be a crime how Tripwire neglected such cool stuff they have in their hands.

[@johanngaiusisinwingazuluah2116]

This video is more stimulating than any porn you can find

[@schatzkammerein]

wish tripwire will make an official RO3 sequel

[@darknation6174]

With HLL on the decline this will be my new favourite ww2 game.

[@JaredAF]

Remember when Tripwire made video games that weren't Killing Floor 2?

[@OlujaDoTokija]

Any chance of adding Talvisota to the modpack as well so maybe that way it could get players?

[@omskc_gb4728]

Talvisota and maybe even Aufmarsch would be so cool ngl. But this rn looks amazing, can't wait for more

[@CharlesConover]

Good idea, the Finland faction was also good but I never got to play with more than a few real players

[@chonintactics5446]

Talvisota would be ace!

[@SkaldaCZ]

I recently started playing RO/RS/RS2 again, this looks brilliant guys, looking forward for this!

[@irondark9471]

Shit almost cry hearing the germans scream Maschinengewehr!!! And the music playing in the back, im on bridge's of druzhina again with my comrades😂😂😢😢 almost ten years i don't play this game, what a nice atmosphere this game gas❤

[@PureRacing04]

Got absolute greet feelings of old days playing red orchestra while watching this, well done guys, really looking forward, wish the team all the best and thank you!

[@baneblade48]

Yes please, it would be amazing to play RO2 with full lobbies again. I pre-ordered that game back in the day and was not dissapointed

[@lambn25]

this should've received the day of infamy treatment already by tripwire! I love how you guys manage to keep the industrial grimey artstyle of the original red orchestra 2 the amount works you guy put in this mod deserved a lot more recognition even outside of the rising storm 2 community

[@thanhdang7338]

Much prefer the omission of aim-down-sight zooms, with the zoom every grunt becomes a sniper. Maybe instead of making the Shift key zoom up your screen to simulate "focus" like in RO2, make it increase resolution at the center area of the screen and blur out the area around it to balance the hardware performance requirement?

[@queuedjar4578]

I play GOM quite often and I actually love there not being an auto zoom on iron sights, feels a lot better for this game's gunplay. Marksmen are basically redundant in base game since engagements rarely happen at more than 100 meters in rs2 regardless.

[@ballsackgamingtv]

Even as an early look at WIP Black Orchestra, this is amazing!

[@AspieTrips]

You guys are awesome for this :)))

[@CptKosher]

Holy shit this is so awesome. Especially after hearing about AMG shutting down, this is really cool you guys are putting this together.

[@psyduckpsy8726]

Needs more views and attention. Spread this video around y'all cause it deserves it

[@sirboot1630]

I am so happy I found this video, you guys rock!

[@nescumzwei]

I admit I'd almost fully given up on this series (bar Darkest Hour) due to... a lot of reasons. This has got me excited again for the first time in about 4 years! Here is to hoping it all pans out! YOU GUYS ARE GENIUSES!!!

[@queuedjar4578]

God I love darkest hour.

[@me2monsta-150]

I don’t even have PC and I hope this goes well it looks like a lot of work put into this it’s almost scenic. Bravo

[@ytacct000]

Looks to be a very ambitious project! Can’t wait to hear more

[@WerewolfBoyfriend]

Had to watch this twice, I cant wait

[@jackh337]

I just heard yesterday Antimatter shut down and '83 was cancelled...this is just the news I needed! Very exciting.

[@baron8576]

The vaporwave spinning Reichstag at the end really sold this project to me 10/10. Seriously I hope you can get this through and maybe even make a stand alone game it would be awesome.

[@anymyo9882]

Wow... the sound is on BFBC2 level... Never thought that I would hear something that awesome again... And it also has active ragdoll physics based animations! Looks really nice! Tripplewire should hire you to make this awesome project official! Things you maybe should do: - Map design (details and so on) like in "Hell let loose" - Add SFX (explosion and bullet impact particles) like from "Squad"/"Post scriptum"

[@pmatt5424]

I’m so glad heroes of the west is included!!! Thank you for all the hard work!

[@shooter499]

This is amazing, I hope you guys succeed

[@harrisoncurry7734]

This is exactly the RO2 Sequel I’ve been waiting for!!!!!! It looks amazing! I can’t wait to play it!

[@Jonnesdeknost]

got this in my recommendations, liking and commenting to push this. looks awesome.

[@dario9793]

Damn this is SO GOOD they absolutly nailed it! They captured the same feeling of playing red orchestra 2 i cant wait to play it

[@Yung-ru7wl]

Wow this looks like so much fun I will be picking this up day 1

[@frigjunior6033]

I will keep my eyes on this one , it looks amazing.

[@antiusername10]

this is so amazing, bringing everything into one huge mod!

[@Sam-nx9ec]

This looks awesome! Well done guys

[@papayasaalad]

You guys are doing something we've all asked for but never received... Now this is the moment we've all been waiting for !!

[@101shocktrooper]

Lets gooo, best news in years

[@zainkhan69420]

I used to play the Heroes of the West mod so much. Hopefully I can relive those times with this mod...it's been years...

[@user-mu4zt8jo5l]

OMG!! I'm looking forward to your mod! I'll always cheer for you

[@LarryCuckman]

You’ve got my support buddy, Let’s make this reality.

[@KDZX4]

First time hearing about this, sounds cool as hell

[@-MATER.DEI-]

One of the best WW2 games I've ever played.I miss playing these so much.

[@KaptifLaDistillerie]

As someone who's been playing RO2 for a decade, I never expected this at all. Great work guys this might just make me buy Rising Storm 2

[@tirvallo]

So glad to see this. I hope it gets plenty of attention. Really makes me sad that Red Orchestra and Rising Storm series are some of my favorite FPS games yet it feels like nothing can capture the same feeling or gameplay these had, and if something does then it gets killed off. Best of luck with development!

[@pulse3732]

I'll be playing, and supporting

[@spaghettiman9649]

This looks absolutely glorious. I can't wait to play!

[@KimuriMedia]

This is amazing, cant wait to hear more

[@tonypat3215]

Omg Thank you Thank you Red orchestra 2 was my best fps ever thank you so much cant wait to play the mod

[@EPICFAILKING1]

Man, RO2 has always been my favourite FPS. GOM mod, Heroes of the West are by far the best mods for the game and to see a revamp but with so much more potential, I am beyond words! Can't wait

[@heymrzanzeeba]

Wow, thank you guys so much! This is truly exactly what everyone wanted. Really happy to see RS1 again. Any plans to include the Talvisota: Winter War mod?

[@detrogamus2619]

They said in a developer stream that if they want to port Talvisota every asset will have to be remade as they think that the assets are not professional enough. Moreover, The Continuation War is planned so even if Talvisota is not ported over the Finns will return regardless.

[@TheStella117]

This is everything I could’ve possibly hoped for from this video game franchise, Holy shit amazing job

[@sevRAWR187]

WOW this is quality stuff right here! Cannot wait to play :D

[@gamerismrobloxian567gamer5]

Stalingrad, The Western Front, Tunisia, The Pacific, and Vietnam all in one game? Incredibly ambitious for a project, but it could be what we need in this day and age. Best of luck to the project!

[@garshne]

So many good times playing Heroes of the West with Aussie NZ server, I hope this lets me relive those times!

[@Algernon7]

1:57 That's a Major Winters moment right there.

[@nymets1104]

Looking real good guys :)

[@tomfoolery6080]

Holy shit this is amazing, cant wait!

[@MustardSeagull]

Ro2 and rising storm had the perfect level of realism vs game-play and kind of forced everyone to play smart if they wanted to stay alive, Its one of those only tactical shooters that you could just jump in and have multiple consistent good rounds, I am glad these guys are working on new content especially after tripwires shutdown, hopefully a good playerbase can form, looking forward to it.

[@esnoob2282]

this game along side rs2 was my game during pandemic. hopefully more player will come

[@DukeDavis94]

In 2005 when RO OS Front came out on Steam it was where I went and what got me there from the mod on Unreal Tournament 2004 to this day; loved the RO franchise, bring me the bots and Im all in because I love target practice and the fun of the Ai, playing with friends and foes with the bots, I sure hope for the best. Thanks for bringing back a very great game

[@andreidmny]

Great idea, hopefully Tripwire will be on board with it.

[@resonance314]

Exciting, stocked for further news.

[@TheBranchez]

This looks beyond amazing. Can't wait.

[@borger99]

Love you guys

[@jphil-mk8bw]

I hope more the the RO2 assets are used, they are the best IMO. It would also be cool if Talvisota content could be incorporated.

[@DominusZG]

Good old times, 2011 and 2012 when only game I played religously was RO2, a masterpiece of a game. No other WW2 FPS matched its immersion. Those voices and yells, just awesome, and main thing later games like Post Scriptum and Hell Let Loose lacked. Those native German voices, made playing them like a drug, lol.

[@Kiskaa-]

With what happened to Antimatter, this is the best thing we can get for more Rising Storm content

[@Mr.Gromit]

Men that is so cool, red orchestra 2 was an master piece

[@rigfordthebarbarian2895]

Oh my god please please please keep working on it