Arma2

[jt_medina]

Originally Posted by machoo

Just a question , anybody here have ARMA2? If so can you run that with full detail? I tried this and it brought my computer down too it's knees. Ran about 6fps. The biggest killer was the draw distance , turn that right up and you have a COD scenario with an entire island visible if you are in a plane.

Arma2 has been out for years and computers still struggle with it. COD isnt doing too bad performance wise it's just unfinished. We shouldnt be too hard on the guys at 1C.

Hi,
I have arma 2 and arma 2 operation arrowhead. I'd suggest you try to install new maps. Most of them run way better than chernarus.

http://www.armaholic.com/list.php?c=...addons_islands

I have a Quad Core 2 2.50, ATI 5770 1GB., 4GB RAM, and I can almost set every thing high settings, except AA set to normal. Don't get it any higher because I don't see a big difference in quality graphics from high to very high.

Did I video comparing graphics settings time ago. Check this out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAD5tlD_OeM

If you want to install mods the best place in my opinion is armaholic

Another must have mod I'd suggest you is Invasion 1944 it's a WWII mod simply awesome.
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=117585

PS:I guess your CPU is the bottle neck you should buy a i5 or i7 or something with 4 cores at least.

[Gromic]

Originally Posted by jt_medina

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Another must have mod I'd suggest you is Invasion 1944 it's a WWII mod simply awesome.
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=117585

Hi m8

On the site it says I need combined operations which I assume to be ARMA2 and ARMA2 Operation Arrowhead (duh) but I have an ARMA2 stand alone install (DVD). Do you know if that will work together with a steam version of OA or do I need to purchase ARMA2 again via steam?

Then I've read something about a black edition. Is that some kind of repackaged standard ARMA2?

Sorry to be such a numbskull with this but you've just gotten my interest in I44 going.

Cheers

[jt_medina]

Originally Posted by Gromic

Hi m8

On the site it says I need combined operations which I assume to be ARMA2 and ARMA2 Operation Arrowhead (duh) but I have an ARMA2 stand alone install (DVD). Do you know if that will work together with a steam version of OA or do I need to purchase ARMA2 again via steam?

Then I've read something about a black edition. Is that some kind of repackaged standard ARMA2?

Sorry to be such a numbskull with this but you've just gotten my interest in I44 going.

Cheers

I'd suggest you to get the combine operations at least it worked for me, you have everything in one installation and for I44 you wont have any problem.
I don't know if steam creates one installation if you buy both though.

Months ago I had arma 2 and OA in two separated installations and had some problems.

About the black edition, I am not sure but I think they recently released one big package with all mods together but I don't know if it's black edition.

[Longbone]

Hi, mate look at this
http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=12465

and search this section there are links

2. Double-click your new shortcut and enjoy!
Note: There's a folder of Icons you can use for your new shortcut in '\@I44CO\Shortcut Icons'
Steam Users: As steam versions install to a different directory (and you may have separate versions e.g. DVD of ArmA2 but Steam version of Operation Arrowhead) you may want to visit the following topics on our public forums and the BIS public forums:

http://ofp.gamepark.cz/invasion1944/...hp?topic=374.0

http://ofp.gamepark.cz/invasion1944/...hp?topic=391.0

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=101214

Good luck

[=XIII=Shea]

Also there is a fantastic mod out for arma 2 CO
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=104514

[mazex]

As an old fan of the BI games (don't know how many hours I spent with the original Flashpoint) this thread had me starting up Arma2 again which has been idle on my drive for a couple of months now. It really is a hog on hardware and as I switched rig this week I was amazed how much better Arma2 ran on my new rig! The aiming has always been a bit of a problem on my old rig as you often fire from very long range so aiming a pixel or two "wrong" misses the target... The game was rather smooth on medium high on my E8400/GTX275/6Gb RAM but there was almost always a bit of micro "lag" while precision aiming. On my new computer I set everything to max and it runs as smooth as Call of Duty does A whole new experience! Damn I love that game series... Bought Arrowhead on a Steam sale two weeks ago so it's time to put my teeth into that game again!

One of my gaming hall of fame moments is a night on LAN with two friends playing Flashpoint 1. We tried a co op mission where you should secure a village and then there was a counter attack by the reds with a BMP or two. We played the same mission a whole evening trying to get it right but as the AI is very unscripted it came up with new ideas every darn time! When we tried to surprise them as we had played the mission 15 times they came a whole new route to attack us

The only problem in the series is naturally that it has always been buggy as hell (or northern Sweden in summertime). People that can't see the gem beneath the surface because the driving AI many times go nuts better go back to Call of Duty and the AI that spawns hordes of zombies at you until you reach a certain trigger point... I remember all the forum discussions about campaign missions in FP1. No one had done it the same way, and if you tried to copy a "walk through" you where always in for a nice surprise (or bug )

[whoarmongar]

If you have just got into OA again theres some AI mods that I recomend.may I add I only ever play OA online CoOp.
The UPSMONS script mod is kinda a follow on to the old grouplink mod in OFP its great. For example each Ai group will spawn randomly within thier assigned patrol area(s) but can be radiolinked together so they "talk" to each other. So if one group spots you they can call in other groups as reinforcments, they will use any empty vehicles for transport and if you link a chopper to the group it can get really hairy. also you can link artillery to the groups too.
For example in a mission approaching a enemy town we were spotted and engaged by an enemy patrol that then retreated, but they called in a spetz squad in a chopper that landed behind use and then the chopper engaged us as this spetz squad hunted us, meanwhile the original squad then reingaged us.
Also the zeus ai script is worth a look, The ai have less lazer vision in woods plus various other tweaks.
My main point of this is All of these fabulous mods and addons available in Arma2/OA were created by the addon comunity all beavering away to produce there own little bit of excelence in an ever expanding universe in Arma, within two weeks of OA being launched addons and mods were appearing as all these people ported across there stuff from arma and arma2. The result is a game that has an excedingly long shelf life (we still have a popular OFP server)and one that is ever evolving and improving.
This is not possible yet with Cliffs of Dover due to the Steam anti cheat thingy. at the moment all future fixes patches mods and improvements will have to be done by the developers alone this will stilt creativity and development of this sim.
Sorry to go on but Arma2/OA and flight sims are both things I like, I guess what I really want is a Cliffs of dover type flight sim within an Arma type game with the vast maps of a flight sim all online with loads of people playing. My guess is it may be possible quite soon.

[mazex]

Originally Posted by =XIII=Shea

Also there is a fantastic mod out for arma 2 CO
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=104514

Great advice! Tried it and one of the weak points of OPF/ARMA has always been a bit weak sounds. This definitely fixes that!

ww2 MOD (eastfront, not free) on ARMA2 OA engine....in the works...

http://www.deepsilver.com/en/game-vi...ll/iron-front/