And also if they have enough time to calm down and the situation is not heated any more, they may get back to fighting mood and regroup, not sure where they get weapon then (I think they can't pick one up from ground, but there was maybe some script trickery to resupply them in certain situations, certainly the ammo supply is cheated in by scripts, so you can't just wait until they run out of ammo), but some higher ranks have almost always pistol as secondary item in inventory, and they surely know how to use it. So if any enemy is giving up, you have to capture him in reasonable time. If he starts to run while you are still near, few shots in the air above his head may be effective to make him recall the other option is actually "being dead", but they don't do that just above give-up-threshold, they will need to calm down lot more, so when they already cease to give up, they may already put up some fight, and may be a bit tricky to force them again (although still easier then fresh enemy at the start of mission).

Reading this stuff after myself I sort of wonder, how this got in... probably the mindset of team being "making up tactical game" helped a lot, if we would work on "shooter", it would sound crazy to put all this crap inside. :D

Yeah there haven't been many great developments in AI behaviour, most of the time it's all over quickly any way because you just shoot them. Making an enemy surrender makes a lot of sense for a stealth/tactical game though, especially if you take into account blood on the uniform. It was great to have H&D2 include it and lots of people have had a lot of fun with it, there is a discussion on the forums about it here: http://www.hidden-and-dangerous.net/board/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2124

The irony is that most of their other games appear to not be approved and the only blocked games are the ones I already purchased in this country. Also there are cases particularly where no formal distribution channels exist that another industry body with similar standards can be used. That 2K is the only publisher on here acting differently makes them appear incompetent.

The best advance in AI development i have seen in the last years, is The Forest on Steam. And thats only made possible by a handful of people.

Any of these mods work with the Gog version of the game ?

http://www.moddb.com/games/hidden-dangerous-2

So, what's the difference between H&D Action Pack and the freeware H&D Deluxe? I already have H&D Deluxe for several years, so is there a reason to buy H&D Action Pack?

*edit*
Nevermind, I just found the link to this topic: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_curious_case_of_the_hidden_dangerous_deluxe_edition_67796/page1

Yes!

Viet Cong, Viet Cong 2, Mafia and Chameleon (can one dream?) next, I beg you!

Thanks for letting us know. I just wish you guys had told us sooner. It would have cut on baseless speculation, angry rants and (unjustified) pitchfork sharpening.

Knowing what kind of problem is keeping a game from us allows us to estimate whether we can have hope that the problem will be solved and the game be made available at a later time, or simply consider it lost forever.

Another point affected by your post is that I, and who knows how many others, had already declared an embargo on 2K games, now lifted. And the less games we buy the worse it is for both GOG and 2K.

Wow, never heard of this one. Generally positive reviews according to Wikipedia, so I think GOG should aim for it.

Hmm.... They probably know that the first game *has* been distributed in Brazil (as far as I know, legally), as part of the PC Gamer magazine?

Here is the cover:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/hidden-dangerous/cover-art/gameCoverId,273946/

Yeah, same story in South Africa.
I bought the original locally as a kid. I did the same with most of the Army Men games too.
Really strange that somehow there is a problem with it now :/

It's a really great game, quite long as well. I think they should def. make it a reality!

The H&D 2 had a big box release as well.

Presumably the legal situation has changed a lot since then. The German rating board USK, for instance, was already around in the 90's but entirely optional, it only became a legal requirement in the 2000's or something, so re-releasing a game from the 90's in Germany now may require the publisher to acquire a USK rating even though the game was sold without one in the past. I guess the situation may be similar in South Africa.

It was sold with a rating here, just not an FPB rating. Afaik nothing has changed and there are still stuff (especially games) being imported without FPB ratings. Can't recall having ever actually seen an FPB rating on a game. Either 2K doesn't know the status of their own games here or they're being overly cautious.