Homefront PC Features and Specs Detailed

THQ and Kaos Studios have released a good amount of information about the specific features of Homefront on the PC. They include things like Steamworks, recommended PC Specs and Nvidia 3D Vision support.

They have officially confirmed that Homefront will be a Steamworks title due to the toolset’s ability to deliver the features they needed on the PC. Homefront is now available to pre-order on Steam right here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/55100/

They have also released the official PC specs needed and confirmed that the game will take advantage of Nvidia’s 3D Vision technology.

OFFICIAL HOMEFRONT PC SPECS

Minimum Spec

· Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7

· Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.8GHz

· 2 GB RAM

· Shader Model 3.0 graphics card with 256MB of memory

· NVIDIA GeForce 7900GS or ATI Radeon 1900XT

· 10GB of free hard drive space

Recommended Spec

· Windows Vista or Windows 7

· Intel or AMD Quad Core 2 GHz+ CPU

· 2 GB RAM

· NVIDIA GeForce 260 or ATI Radeon 4850

· 10 GB of free hard drive space

NVIDIA 3D Vision Recommended Spec

· 3D Compatible NVIDIA GeForce 480/570 Series GPU

· NVIDIA 3D Vision Kit

· 3D Vision-Ready Display

· Intel Core i7 processor

· 2 GB RAM

· Windows Vista or Windows 7

· 10GB of free hard drive space

The guys at Bash & Slash recorded a podcast with Digital Extremes & KAOS Studios that covers a load more detail, so click the link for even more info!
bash.podbean.com/2011/01/29/bash-177-homefront/

PC SPECIFIC FEATURES

From a gameplay standpoint, some additional work on the vehicles was done. On PC, you’ll be able to control all vehicles from the 1st person cockpit viewpoint as well as 3rd person.

Extra controls have been incorporated for helicopters, so you can use more sim-like controls which some of you will enjoy. There are three settings:

o Ace: Allows for the best maneuverability, but takes the most practice to master.

o Veteran: Balanced difficulty and maneuverability.

o Rookie: Pick-up-and-play level of difficulty, least maneuverable.

There will also be a Practice Mode so you can test your piloting skills and control scheme before getting into heavy combat.

Pilots aren’t the only ones that got some PC bonuses, there are also some extra vehicle abilities for co-pilots, such as a Recon function to the Scout heli, and joystick control support for all vehicles.

Additionally, they introduced a Squad Management system for PC, with Squad based VOIP.

Also announced:

Clan Support on PC
tracking more post-match statistics on the PC platform
Steamworks title using Valve Anti-Cheat to counter cheaters
Multiplayer Match Recording
A Dedicated Server Browser Executable to allow you set your own private Homefront servers within 2 weeks of launch.
LAN support in there as well!

In regards to UI they did some optimization to make it more keyboard/mouse friendly and added in SLI and Crossfire support.

For the full list of features along with the game’s FAQ head to the Homefront Blog at the official site.