[Game] ArmA 3, for real

[MeFirst]

I have to say I like the campaign so far. I played Episode 1 on release and I think it actually was a good episode to get you on touch with the basics. Sure you cant really epxect a very intense story but it does get the job done. Compared to previous ArmA or OFP Games the voice acting is in my opinion much better. If you expect hollywood actors and a soundtrack by Linkin Park you probably get disappointed I guess.

I am aware some people miss large scale stuff with with big units fighting, but this is simply not the scenario of the episode. The scenario is pretty much best described as guerilla warfare. You fight with small resistance cell and you spend most of the time avoiding those large scale fights and setting ambushed on a enemy who is clearly much much bigger as you are.

 

[O_Smurf]

Update 1.12 - 700mb
Slammer UP tank, Vehicle optics, Linear car controls

Added: Slammer UP
Improved: Armored vehicle optics
Added: Sounds for changing fire modes of most guns
Added: Generic soldier animation movement sounds
Added: 1 x full new Radio Protocol
Added: New command briefingName
Added: Insignias should work on all soldiers (as a last hidden section of each of them)
Added: Tooltips to ListBox items in Controls
Added: New particle modules (fire, smoke, plankton)
Implemented new analog car steering controls (separate from standard ones in controls)



And muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch more at: [url]http://dev.arma3.com/spotrep-00019[/URL]

As important:


All in Arma Standalone (AiA SA)
A1/A2/OAa Content on A3 - One pack!

Arma 3 - All In Arma (Trailer) - YouTube

A1/A2/OA no longer required
However 18 GB torrent download instead (download time calculator)
OA DLCs are included
Simplifed the installtion and modline a huge deal - just one modfolder
A2/OA infantry models no longer supported (until BI fixes the compatibility issues)
TKOH is no longer supported for now - however will be back soon
Less rpt spam - goal is to get to zero
Ponds removed by default
Buildings and misc pbos from A1 and A2 merged by default

Sauce: [url]http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?174016-All-in-Arma-Standalone-%28AiA-SA%29-A1-A2-OA-content-in-A3[/URL]

Slowly the community will update uniforms, vehicles and weapons to new standards



And for the people on the Dev Branch (future main):

ZEUS!

Arma 3 - Zeus DLC Trailer - YouTube

For more info and a little sneak peek on something else, link.





And one more Community Guide:

Dslyecxi's Arma 3 Guides - Conducting an Air Assault - YouTube

 

[JosephBaier]

Fixed: CTD when a rabbit opens a vehicle

 

[[Mad_Murdock]]

So does this mean I can now enjoy all of the old content on the *new* engine?

If so, are all of the older ACE mod resources also compatible? The reason I ask is that ACE was the only thing that made ArmA2 playable for me (along with some wonderful weapon/vehicle/island packs), and I was hoping to revisit that experience on an updated engine.

Speaking of which, does A3 run any better?

 

[Cwivey]

Speaking of which, does A3 run any better?

Overall I can say that ArmA3 seems to run smoother, and entering large towns / cities is no longer a killer to your frame-rate.

 

[Flogger23m]

When playing the campaign missions my frame rates plummet and load times shoot up.

I am on a 4670K @ 4GHZ, GTX670 PE/OC, 8GB DDR3, Crucial M500 SSD and Win 7 64bit. OCing my CPU moved my frame rates up, so if you can push yours to 4.5-6 then it would be worth it. There are also faster GPUs than mine although you must spend $500+ to see a notable increase. Might just have to wait until the next CPUs/GPUs come out.

 

[fiftyone]

The game runs really well in my opinion, at least it does for me.
I don't have a super system and the fps are nowhere near CSS levels but the improvement compared to previous ArmA games is impressive to say the least.


i52500k/gtx660/ssd256giga/8g ram/W7pro


I'm running out of space on the ssd, despite my good management !

 

[O_Smurf]

SITREP:

• WIN - Third and final episode of the campaing will be released on March 20th
• This week for Dev Branchers
• Zeus won't be in this update
• Along with the 3 new vehicles, remade parts of the map (stadium, resort) and objects
• Tech: minor sound improvements, weather sync e preparation for the Steam Brower

Article about it: http://www.arma3.com/news/arma3-campaign-episode-3-available-march-20#.Ux-hRIX6svp

A-164 Wipeout!

 

[Rak]

What's wrong with these designs? An F-16/Su-25 mix? An A-10 with engines and tail from the Deus Ex universe? Are they so desperate to make these aircraft "recognizable"? Because in doing so, they're completely murdering the looks. If you're going for the near-futuristic theme, at least go all the way and actually do your own original designs. Not to mention as an Aerospace engineer the lack of logic in these designs is pissing me off.

I know the answer, it's not the looks, logic or the recognizability they care for. They just want to do these as cheap as possible, and the best way to do that is taking their own models from older games, slapping on an out-of-place looking component and call it "near-futuristic".

The whole ArmA 3, except for the graphics and animations which are pretty much the only fields that showed significant improvement, show how "enthusiastic" BIS truly is for this IP.

 

[Unterscharfuhrer]

might be time to finally install my copy of iron front.
my mates who tried it preferred i44 so we played that, but this is worth checking out.

Spare yourself a dissapointment, nothing has been improved only 3 servers up still horribly lagging, western front dlc even increased the problems!

 

[O_Smurf]

Yak-130 "upgraded" actually:

And the A-10? Well I really like it, but I'm suspect since I love the original one and having it back to Arma is almost like a tribute to the series itself.

Both are all new modelled vehicles and will bring some new functionalities to the game, starting with the working MRDs

 

[Oldih]

The whole ArmA 3, except for the graphics and animations which are pretty much the only fields that showed significant improvement, show how "enthusiastic" BIS truly is for this IP.

Arguably with bit of hindsight applied one can notice similar pattern all the way from OFP. A1 = OFP 1.4, A2 = OFP 1.9, A3 = OFP 1.99 (?)

 

[O_Smurf]

Last campaing episode launch trailer:

Arma 3 - Win Trailer - YouTube

SPOTREP with the changelog: http://dev.arma3.com/spotrep-00021

Game Update: 1.14 (Campaign episode "Win", CAS jets, Tempest truck, Altis upgrade)
SIZE: ~1.8 GB

• Added: Campaign episode

 

[O_Smurf]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xbBFC0U3YA

More on Zeus, basic tutorial on it and tips on how to play as a player and Zeus.

And some eyecandy:

 

[Zakarro]

Original OP Flashpoint was best.


ARMA 3 simply runs like crap and I have a pretty high end PC.


Seems to only use 3 CPU threads and its a very CPU intensive game.

I gave up on it after a week or two.

 

[Unterscharfuhrer]

Original OP Flashpoint was best.


ARMA 3 simply runs like crap and I have a pretty high end PC.


Seems to only use 3 CPU threads and its a very CPU intensive game.

I gave up on it after a week or two.

You can change the start parameters so it use more than only 3 cpu threads!

 

[SiC-Disaster]

I released a new mission a little while ago called 'The Dawn Brings Hope'.
These are some screenshots from it.

This is a direct link to the mission on the Workshop:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=255895160

In it you take control of a 6-man strong fireteam tasked with finding a downed helicopter by following it's smoketrail. As usual with my missions there is voice-acting.


And since I got bored again today, I decided to start another mission.
This one will be called 'Scorpio's Sting', and you'll play as a CSAT squad leader tasked with killing the crew and destroying a Gorgon APC. The meat of the mission will consist of getting away though.

 

[O_Smurf]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXucTitoWHs

15 years of Bohemia Interactive! Many things, a summary of the full article:

• Arma 3 FreeWekend and 40% off on Steam
• DayZ and Take on Mars 15% off. Bohemia usually don't do big nor often sales.
• Arma 2 no-Steam (DVD version, whatever) can now be activated on Steam. Probably related to Gamespy's dead.
• Company Brochure - nice to go along with the video there or just know more about them.
• And finally Arma: Cold War Crisis (or the original Operation Flashpoint) for free! Might not be THE thing but it's the best campaign of the whole series.

Love this image.​

 

[Fedorov]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/288520/

 

[Flogger23m]

Their DLC content is too fragmenting. Some content will be out dated while other more up to par. I wish they would get more serious and focus on some core areas, apply the advances to the old content, wrap it up in some missions, and release as a proper addon.

As I don't care about karts or helicopters in ArmA I won't be playing these DLCs. Unless I get them for free.