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Official ArmA 2 Thread of DOGCHUTES RGR
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Anton Sugar
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Sir Fragula said:No, because that's an Osprey not a Pelican.
I know they fill similar roles, but even accepting that one is a fictional craft the turbo prop/jet difference alone would make them play differently.
I'm sure it can be ported in. Wish I had some modding skill...
Joseph Merrick
Member
the little bird is back in since a while ago. no halo dogshit can compare to this http://www.armaholic.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=6880
Joseph Merrick
Member
of courseZenith said:
Been having an amazing time with ArmA2 in multiplayer and in playing random mission generation with the Second Ops Manager and Ambient Combat Module. If you're on Steam and want to play co-op with Ryan O'Donnell and I, let me know! (Steam name is chespace).
Here's some war photography.
Here's some war photography.
So, awesomeness confirmed? Us old OFP mp lovers (as in loving the mp, not making love in the game (and thats multiplayer, not military police)) needs this game?
Will buy tonight.
Edit : This is, by the way, the game that finally convinced me to stop buying games from Steam aka GOLD PATCH DELIVERY WITH DIAMONDS ON TOP. Paying almost twice the price compared to the local shops here in Sweden is just not doable
What kind of hardware does this game take to run with everything maxed out in 1680x1050?
Will buy tonight.
Edit : This is, by the way, the game that finally convinced me to stop buying games from Steam aka GOLD PATCH DELIVERY WITH DIAMONDS ON TOP. Paying almost twice the price compared to the local shops here in Sweden is just not doable
What kind of hardware does this game take to run with everything maxed out in 1680x1050?
Kept reading this thread until I surrendered to the nagging in my brain and ordered this from ZAVVI (£16, probably the cheapest option around right now).
Now all I am interested in is how this stacks up against the upcoming Operation Flashpoint 2?
Has there been any kind of real comparison article or side-by-side feature list?
Now all I am interested in is how this stacks up against the upcoming Operation Flashpoint 2?
Has there been any kind of real comparison article or side-by-side feature list?
Visualante
Member
Going to pick this game up after I try the demo, the DRM sounds pretty fair and unobtrusive. Looks amazing.
BattleMonkey
Member
So can I expect any decent results with a 8800gt and this game?
Deus Ex Machina
Member
I keep hearing this is a beast to play.. This site says I should be able to handle it.. but real world and paper are to totally different things
Joseph Merrick
Member
Deus Ex Machina said:
Arma newbie here. I have a couple of questions after playing the demo for Arma2 and buying Arma1.
1) Arma1 and Arma 2 related question, Could you tell me the methods you use to effectively control the AI teamates? Do you split the squad into two teams and use a surpress team and a flank team? What formations do you like to use, etc.?
- I put the enemy AI on novice and the friendly AI on expert and my friendly units still die left and right. Since Arma isn't a franchise where you can Rambo it, and my friendly AI units almost always get killed it can lead to a lot of frustration. I still haven't even come close to finishing the SP on Arma 1 because I can't manage the AI correctly.
2) In it's current state how is Arma2 MP? Fun, broken, or both?
Thanks for the thread. It turned me onto the Arma series. I bought Arma1 waiting for Arma2 to get patched, but now I am getting game fever for A2.
1) Arma1 and Arma 2 related question, Could you tell me the methods you use to effectively control the AI teamates? Do you split the squad into two teams and use a surpress team and a flank team? What formations do you like to use, etc.?
- I put the enemy AI on novice and the friendly AI on expert and my friendly units still die left and right. Since Arma isn't a franchise where you can Rambo it, and my friendly AI units almost always get killed it can lead to a lot of frustration. I still haven't even come close to finishing the SP on Arma 1 because I can't manage the AI correctly.
2) In it's current state how is Arma2 MP? Fun, broken, or both?
Thanks for the thread. It turned me onto the Arma series. I bought Arma1 waiting for Arma2 to get patched, but now I am getting game fever for A2.
BigKaboom2
Member
Thank god Gametrailers got some footage of this. I almost FLIPPED OUT when I saw it the first time :lol .
anyone else signed up to charlie foxtrot tournament?
it's basically a setup for anyone who ever has had fps aspirations of at army. you sign up for one of the two factions, and you are given a rank, section and squad assignment/specialty role. your first evening will be spent being inducted, but after that it's down to bi weekly open-to-the-public scrims (the charlie foxtrot server is pushing arma 2 pvp as far as it can right now. were talking 120+ player games) and weekly tournament games where the two factions do battle for a persistent score.
the whole thing is organized with literally military precision, with a strict rank structure employed in game, within the wider forum community, and on teamspeak.
since getting into this (i've never done anything so neckbearded in my life), i feel like i'm getting everything i hoped for when i bought into arma 2. and anyone who was looking forward to structured army sized wargames (there is no skill prerequisite) should definitely check it out.
http://cfarma2.com/
http://cfarma2.com/forums/****join-your-army-here****/
it's basically a setup for anyone who ever has had fps aspirations of at army. you sign up for one of the two factions, and you are given a rank, section and squad assignment/specialty role. your first evening will be spent being inducted, but after that it's down to bi weekly open-to-the-public scrims (the charlie foxtrot server is pushing arma 2 pvp as far as it can right now. were talking 120+ player games) and weekly tournament games where the two factions do battle for a persistent score.
the whole thing is organized with literally military precision, with a strict rank structure employed in game, within the wider forum community, and on teamspeak.
since getting into this (i've never done anything so neckbearded in my life), i feel like i'm getting everything i hoped for when i bought into arma 2. and anyone who was looking forward to structured army sized wargames (there is no skill prerequisite) should definitely check it out.
http://cfarma2.com/
http://cfarma2.com/forums/****join-your-army-here****/
BigKaboom2
Member
Forgot to mention - I heard the new 190.38 Nvidia drivers help out performance a lot. Haven't tried it yet myself.
bonesmccoy
Banned
Zenith said:
I was on my merry way, until the HMV I was using disappeared and I was left with 4 floating squaddies zipping around the map. Then the game stopped loading textures for any of the cars, which in turn made the game seem like a high res version of Noby Noby Boy.
So I decided to wait it out for another patch.
Deus Ex Machina
Member
CPU: AMD Phenom X4 955Joseph Merrick said:
Motherboard: MSI 790FX-GD70
Memory: OCZ 8GB DDR3 1600 platinum
Graphics Card: Diamond 4890 XOC
Hard Drive: VelociRaptor 300GB
Power Supply: In Win Commander 750W
Case: Solano 1000
CPU cooling: CoolerMaster V10
OS: Vista Ultimate x64
Monitor: Samsung HL-S5087W
Deus Ex Machina
Member
The new 9.7 Catalyst drivers enabled Crossfire for this game. If there was a game that needed it its this one.
Joseph Merrick
Member
yes you can play it fineDeus Ex Machina said:
Deus Ex Machina
Member
Just ordered my second Diamond Radeon HD 4890 XOC for crossfireX today.
A month or so ago I had one of the weakest computers ever! now I am one of the Elites
I learned a lot from researching here, thank guys.
Here's a list of supported Crossfire games;
http://forums.amd.com/game/messageview.cfm?catid=262&threadid=105418&enterthread=y
A month or so ago I had one of the weakest computers ever! now I am one of the Elites
I learned a lot from researching here, thank guys.
Here's a list of supported Crossfire games;
http://forums.amd.com/game/messageview.cfm?catid=262&threadid=105418&enterthread=y
BigKaboom2
Member
The third developer diary went up the other day: http://www.arma2.com/arma-2-developeras-diary-no3-team-command_en.html
Been playing some Arma 2 multiplayer lately. Holy shit, this game delivers in multiplayer. AAS and Berzerk are both awesome game modes. Running towards a village, one of many to be captured, while helis buzz around trying to find the tanks in the woods, people everywhere and just general mayhem and burning buildings.... It's just great
Billen said:Been playing some Arma 2 multiplayer lately. Holy shit, this game delivers in multiplayer. AAS and Berzerk are both awesome game modes. Running towards a village, one of many to be captured, while helis buzz around trying to find the tanks in the woods, people everywhere and just general mayhem and burning buildings.... It's just great
This x 1000 or so.
ArmA 2 MP is all I've been playing lately aside from my phone.
chespace said:
True. I have put down all other console games beside Monster Hunter (I still take the train) and PC games to be able to play this in multi. Haven't even started the campaign yet. It's insane amounts of fun and lots of "magical moments" when you see the most amazing shit happen.
Regret Truth
Member
chespace said:
chespace, I added you on steam. I'm Regret Truth.
I've given up on the campaign because of all the glitches. Your last post about the random mission generator has given this game new life for me. I'd love to get in some multiplayer games with you and some Gaffers.
You guys play a lot of versus or co-op?
They should bundle up some low res versions of those tutorial videos and include them with the next patch. The games tutorials is pretty terrible and these would go a long way to introducing new player, like myself to the game. I should not have to stumble upon their youtube videos to learn the game.
Anton Sugar
Member
chespace said:
I've been on a long vacation, just got back, and I want to get back into the game. Is there a good explanation of the multiplayer modes anywhere? I feel seriously lost anytime I venture into multiplayer, other than doing co-op with a friend.
SNUG REVOL said:
This game is perfect for co-op. I'd love to hook up with three others for co-op in the campaign, or get a bunch of us together for some multiplayer missions. I wonder if you can do the Sec Ops mission with multiplayer?
Anton Sugar
Member
mbmonk said:
Agreed. The documentation/tutorials are pretty weak when it comes to explaining the game.
I also hear patch 1.03 is gonna be out soon.
Tonights gaming session done. 80 people in Berzerk. Sneaking around, trying to pop the tanks and then changing to a scoped rifle to get the people coming for me. Such an awesome game. The night levels look stunning when you put NV goggles down and start looking at explosions, tracers, kangaroos and oh my god.....it's full of stars.
Edit: By the way, the look of a night time city being set ablaze by a strafing chopper firing rockets is a sight for..well..just about any pair of eyes to enjoy
Edit: By the way, the look of a night time city being set ablaze by a strafing chopper firing rockets is a sight for..well..just about any pair of eyes to enjoy
Regret Truth
Member
Mr. Snrub said:
We should try to get some co-op games going. My steam id is chubskj. Yea, Sec Ops mission co-op would be infinite amounts of fun.
Also, is there a list of upcoming fixes for the 1.03 patch?
SNUG REVOL said:
CO-OP!!! So glad to see there's a GAF community to play ArmA2 with.
Everyone add me to your Steam -- chespace.
I have lots of good co-op missions we can play, or we can hop onto a co-op domination server. Those are so damn fun and hilarious.
This game is amazing. GOTF.
My specs.
Intel Quad9400 @3.2ghz
Nvidia GTX 275 w/896 RAM
8GB DDR2 1066
Gigabyte p35 mb
WD 1TB hd w/32MB cache.
Honestly, this game will be great one day. But I have spent more time trying to get it to run at a decent frame rate or without graphical glitches (ie. missing textures). I have gotten it to run well in MP at one point and it looked awsome. But SP is 10fps slide show for some reason.
I think Ive spent 5 hours playing and 10 hours tweaking it to run. (drivers, editing ini files, startup commands, custom driver configs). I think I actually enjoy trying to get this game running well, its almost like getting it to run well is the game.
Intel Quad9400 @3.2ghz
Nvidia GTX 275 w/896 RAM
8GB DDR2 1066
Gigabyte p35 mb
WD 1TB hd w/32MB cache.
Honestly, this game will be great one day. But I have spent more time trying to get it to run at a decent frame rate or without graphical glitches (ie. missing textures). I have gotten it to run well in MP at one point and it looked awsome. But SP is 10fps slide show for some reason.
I think Ive spent 5 hours playing and 10 hours tweaking it to run. (drivers, editing ini files, startup commands, custom driver configs). I think I actually enjoy trying to get this game running well, its almost like getting it to run well is the game.