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2 Free Red Orchestra Ostfront 41-45 Guest Passes

One of the games I play, Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45, was updated on May 31st. With that update, all owners of the game received 2 guest passes for Red Orchestra, available over Steam. Seeing as the friends of mine who game either already have the game or aren’t interested in it, I have 2 guest passes to give to whoever wants them. So, if you’re interested in test-driving the game before purchase, drop a comment on this post. You’ll need to supply a legit email address in the comment form – otherwise I’ll have no way to send the pass to you. Once you have the pass and have activated it, you’ll be able to play the game for 10 days. After that point, you’ll need to pony up $20 if you want to continue playing.

There’s one other important note about this: the game is large. The Steam cache file for Red Orchestra comes in right at 1400MB. Due to the game being distributed over Steam, you’ll need a broadband connection to get any value out of the guest pass. If you’re on dialup, the pass will have expired by the time you’ve downloaded the game.

By the way, if you hadn’t guessed, the game is set during World War 2 on the Eastern Front. It aims to be a “realistic” first person shooter, in that there are no crosshairs – to aim, you have to use ironsights (i.e., the gun sights on the gun itself). The barrels on the MG42s will overheat and make the weapon useless until you’ve changed barrels. Shots have to be lead – if you’re shooting at a fellow 300 feet away, it won’t do you any good to point the gun directly at him. By the time the bullet reaches where he was, he’ll already be gone. Bullet drop is also factored in – bullets will not continue on for infinity on the plane they were initially fired on.

So, if that sounds interesting to you, let me know and I’ll toss you a guest pass. One other thing (and this is important): the guest passes must be sent within 1 month of them being issued. After that, they expire. If you want one, don’t dilly dally. :)

Update: As I no longer have any guest passes and don’t foresee Tripwire Interactive releasing any more anytime soon, I’m closing the comments on this post. For some reason, spam bots are hammering it, and every day, at least 1 or 2 get through, which I have to moderate. If more passes become available I’ll write a new post.

Comments 14

  1. Fig wrote:

    I see the demand here is quite overwhelming….

    Posted 07 Jun 2007 at 11:14 am
  2. Josh wrote:

    Fig: Haha, yeah. :) To be fair, though, I didn’t expect a flood of people asking for passes. The game has a fairly small playerbase due to its realistic (and therefore rather difficult) nature.

    But, I figured I’d offer the passes anyway, just in case someone wanted to give the game a whirl.

    Posted 07 Jun 2007 at 1:24 pm
  3. James wrote:

    Hi,
    I wouldn’t mind giving it a go…Do you still have an available guest pass?

    Cheers.

    Posted 12 Jun 2007 at 3:33 pm
  4. Josh wrote:

    James: Yep! It’s sent.

    Posted 12 Jun 2007 at 3:38 pm
  5. James wrote:

    Thanks a lot mate!

    Posted 12 Jun 2007 at 3:46 pm
  6. Daniel wrote:

    Do you still have the guest passes. If you have that send it to me on steam. My name on steam is heady123456

    Posted 13 Jun 2007 at 11:06 am
  7. Josh wrote:

    Daniel: Yes, I still have one left. I’m not on the computer that has Steam installed right now, but when I am later today I’ll send the pass to you.

    Posted 13 Jun 2007 at 11:28 am
  8. James wrote:

    It’s a really good game. Great fun! It’s a shame it’s not more well known.

    Posted 13 Jun 2007 at 2:04 pm
  9. Josh wrote:

    Daniel: It’s sent.

    James: Yeah, it is a good game. There are some “issues” with it – like picking up weapons, which can be a real pain in the ass – but overall, I like it.

    And yeah, it’s not very well known at all. A lot of people are turned off by the realism aspect. They start up the game, see no crosshair, and go “ugh.”

    Posted 13 Jun 2007 at 8:20 pm
  10. Pat wrote:

    I remember playing this back when it was mod for UT. Great game want to see how it holds up now. Can you send one to patsemail999@yahoo.com, If you like I can give you a guest pass for the “Ship”.

    Posted 26 Jun 2007 at 12:07 pm
  11. Josh wrote:

    Hi Pat -

    Sorry, no can do. I don’t have anymore. :(

    Posted 26 Jun 2007 at 12:24 pm
  12. benjamin wrote:

    can u send me a free pass if u got any left

    Posted 15 Jul 2007 at 11:48 am
  13. Josh wrote:

    Benjamin: Sent.

    I now have 1 left, for whoever wants it.

    Posted 15 Jul 2007 at 11:58 am
  14. Tim wrote:

    Hi Josh would it be possible for a pass pls

    Posted 04 Sep 2007 at 10:50 am