Rising Storm 2: Vietnam - Green Army Men

Thanksgiving 2019

It's Turkey Time! And for Green Army Men, that means a new location for your toy soldiers to fight over. And, of course, some new weapons to use in the fight!

New Map - Thanksgiving

The leaves are changing color, the family is in town and there is a fat turkey in the oven. We all know what that means - the fight for the kitchen has commenced on Thanksgiving Day.
Battle your way across the countertops, air ducts and dining room table as the Green Army Men invade Thanksgiving Dinner. Navigate your way through potato fortresses and wine bottle towers. The winner takes the turkey on this festive holiday map. And take the fight outside as you navigate your choppers around the back deck stronghold and Dad's half finished leaf piles.

4 New Weapons

• BAZOOKA - a shoulder-fired 60mm rocket launcher capable of delivering high-explosive missiles at high speeds for the Grenadier role.
• DESIGNATED MARKSMAN RIFLE - a 7.62 Semi-Automatic Rifle intended for medium range engagements for the Sniper role.
• SMOKE GRENADE LAUNCHER - a cut down 40mm Grenade Launcher for the Grenadier role, capable of firing Smoke Grenades only.
• PEASHOOTER - a 9mm Submachine gun fitted with a suppressor, reducing noise, muzzle flash and tracer visibility, at the expense of stopping power at range, for the Pointman and Grenadier roles.

Back To School Update

It is just about that time of year again - time everyone went back to school! So, to celebrate (or commiserate) the Green Army Men team has a free update for you, containing a new map and 6 new weapons:

New Map - Sandbox

The kids are back to School and we all know what that means : the fight for the playground commences. Battle your way across the Sandbox as the kids take their tests inside the classroom. The Sand buckets have become your bunkers and the leftover popsicle sticks from art class will now build the fortress that you cling to in this epic battle of Schoolyard dominance.

Whether you fly the choppers or call in the napalm rockets onto the final castle objective, there can be only one King of the Sandbox. Going Back to School has never been this fun.

6 New Weapons

• BATTLE RIFLE: 7.62 Rifle for the Rifleman and Radioman roles. A self-Loading rifle that brings extra punch to the table, at the cost of added bulk and lack of fully automatic fire.
• AUTOMATIC RIFLE: 7.62 Machine Gun for the Machine Gunner role. A Light Support Weapon that trades magazine size for mobility. The alternate firing mode improves shot grouping by lowering the rate of fire.
• PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON: .30-cal Carbine for the Combat Engineer role. A lightweight carbine available as an alternative to the .45 SMG. The cartridge used by this weapon sports surprising power retention over long distances.
• ASSAULT SUBMACHINE GUN: 9mm Submachine gun for the Pointman and Radioman roles. A compact variant of the Assault Rifle designed for operations in cramped environments, such as anthills or dollhouses.
• RIFLED SHOTGUN: 12-gauge Pump-Action Shotgun for the Sniper role. An accurized variant of the Shotgun that fires high-velocity sabot slugs from a rifled barrel. Comes equipped with a High Magnification Scope.
• OBREZ: 7.62 Rifle for all special roles! A high-powered, bolt-action rifle. The haphazardly sawed-off stock makes this weapon compact enough to be carried as a sidearm.

Support your local community developers!
Green Army Men is made entirely by community developers and is now available here as one complete DLC. Please note that everyone who owns Rising Storm 2: Vietnam will also be able to play the base class (Rifleman) in Green Army Men for free - you don't need to own or download this Upgrade DLC to play. However, we strongly encourage you to purchase this Upgrade, as it will give you access to the remaining classes within Green Army Men - AND all the revenue generated from the sale of the DLC will be shared with the Green Army Men team to support their ongoing efforts!

All one client!
Green Army Men launches from within the main Rising Storm 2: Vietnam client - there are no additional downloads required.

Green Army Men Content
Green Army Men (GAM) is a total conversion of Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, taking you from the jungles and rice paddies of southeast Asia right back to your living room floor. And the backyard, the pool - and the beach! All while playing as toy soldiers. GAM contains:

4 New Maps:

• Beach Party - battle for supremacy around the sandcastles, deck chairs and beach toys!
• Backyard - fight your way through the toys, garden implements and beer cans lying around the backyard!
• Pool Party - combat around the swimming pool. And IN the swimming pool - since when do toy soldiers need to breathe?
• Christmas - a reprise of the map that caught so much attention last Christmas. The battle for Christmas must go on!

12+ Weapons
Toy soldiers need weapons: the GAM team has provided you with a nice long list, now suitably all in green and blue plastic, including:

• 5.56mm Fully-Automatic Assault Rifle
• .45 Caliber Automatic Pistol
• .45 Caliber Revolver
• 7.62mm Sniper Rifle with Scope
• 7.62mm Machinegun
• .45 Caliber Submachine Gun
• 12 Gauge Pump Shotgun
• 40mm Grenade Launcher
• Flamethrower
• Grenades - Frag, Smoke and White Phosphorus
• C-4 and Claymore Explosives

Gameplay Features:

• No fall damage - jump from anywhere, including from helicopters!
• Simplified chopper flight model - and any class can fly choppers
• Supporting Artillery, Mortars and Napalm Rockets

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is the sequel to PC Gamer’s 2013 ‘Multiplayer Game of the Year’, published by Tripwire Interactive and developed by Antimatter Games, the same team that created the award-winning innovative asymmetric gameplay of the original Rising Storm. For the first time, the authentic gunplay and visceral first-person action of the Red Orchestra series is coming to an era of automatic rifles, man-portable grenade launchers and more modern weapons systems. Rising Storm 2: Vietnam casts players into a brutal, authentic recreation of the Vietnam War.

Continuing the Tripwire tradition of providing strong support for games post-launch, Vietnam has already been updated multiple times, providing the player with:

• 64-player battles
• 6 different armies to play, each with their own weapons and abilities:
• United States Army and Marine Corps
• North Vietnamese Army (PAVN) and National Liberation Front (Viet Cong)
• Australian Army
• Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)
• Over 50 weapons, covering everything from rifles and pistols to flamethrowers and rocket launchers
• 4 flyable helicopters - Huey, Cobra, Loach and Bushranger
• Asymmetric warfare - VC traps and tunnels vs. US napalm and choppers
• More than 20 maps
• 3 distinct game-modes
• Proximity VOIP
• And hundreds of character customization options.

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam offers intense action for up to 64 players in battles between the forces of South Vietnam (the US and their Allies) and those of the North - the regular, main-force units of North Vietnamese Army, plus the guerilla fighters of the National Liberation Front (or Viet Cong).

SOUTHERN FORCES - US, Australian and ARVN

The Southern forces have firepower and mobility on their side, with each army having its own unique supporting arms:

• US Army/Marine Corps - airburst artillery, the Spooky gunship and napalm strikes
• Australian Army - Pair of Canberra bombers and heavy artillery
• ARVN - medium mortar barrage and napalm strikes from older A-1 Skyraiders

For mobility, they have access to full helicopter support:

• UH-1 “Huey”: provides rapid transport for a squad across the map
• OH-6 “Loach”: acts as both a spotter and airborne command post, as well as a fast gunship, with its miniguns
• AH-1G “Cobra”: heavily-armed gunship with massive firepower for a pilot and weapons officer
• Australian “Bushranger”: a Huey, with dual M60 machine guns, minigun and rockets

Tactically, the Southern squad leaders become important - so long as the squad leader is alive and in a smart location, the rest of his squad can spawn in on his location. So keep your squad leaders alive at critical moments!

As for weapons, the Southern forces had a wide range of the best weaponry of Western nations, ranging from older, WWII-era leftovers, through to the latest technology of the time:

• M1 Garand, M2 Carbine, M3 “grease gun”, BAR and M1919 .30-cal LMG
• M14 Battle Rifle, M40 and XM21 sniper rifles
• M60 LMG and M16 automatic rifle
• For heavier support - the M79 grenade launcher and M9A1-7 flamethrower
• Explosives - M61 frag grenade, M8 smoke, C4 explosives and M18 Claymore

NORTHERN FORCES - NVA and VC

The Northern forces offer a broader mix, with the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN - or NVA) as the regular, disciplined and better-equipped main fighting force, in comparison to the National Liberation Front (NLF) guerrilla fighters, equipped with whatever weaponry was passed down the chain to them from Russia and China - known as the Viet Cong. For supporting weapons each has:

• PAVN/NVA - heavy artillery, surface-to-air missile defenses and rapid reinforcement from the Ho Chi Minh trail
• NLF/VC - a mix of ordnances (mortars, rockets, white phosphorous) used in a heavy barrage

To compete with the Southern forces’ mobility, the Northern forces have their own mobility - and stealth:

• NVA and VC squad leaders can place spawn tunnels widely across the maps, allowing themselves and their squads to spawn much closer to the action - or even behind the lines
• Given their “home field advantage”, any NVA or VC crouching or prone in cover can’t be spotted by Southern helicopters or aircraft
• SA-2 Missiles - the quick way to counter Southern air assets is by calling on surface-to-air missiles, if the commander can time it right
• “Ho Chi Minh Trail” ability - the NVA/VC commander can activate this ability to accelerate his team’s spawning rate, when times get desperate
• “Ambush Spawn” ability - the NVA/VC commander can also cause anyone on his team who is waiting, to spawn on his location for potentially devastating ambushes.

The weaponry for the Northern forces is wide-ranging - the PAVN well-equipped with modern weapons delivered from Russia and China, while the VC have to work with a wide variety of weapons:

• AK-47 and Type 56 Assault rifles
• Russian SKS-45 and US M1 Carbines and Mosin Nagant 91/30 rifle
• MN 91/30 and SVD sniper rifles
• PPSh-41 and French MAT-49 SMGs
• IZh-58 double-barrelled shotgun
• DP-28 and RPD LMGs
• RPG-7 rocket launcher
• MD-82 toe-popper mines, Tripwires and Punji traps