ArmA 2 Hype

schurem · 2011-04-02T05:04:49.000Z

I like the new somcopter project. Looking forward to seeing if it is real or an elaborate april fools’ prank.

TurinTur · 2011-04-02T06:00:44.000Z

The April’s fools was the Take on Helicopters Zombie DLC. Didn’t you see the video?

Dwarden · 2011-04-02T09:47:01.000Z

i see someone already posted the patches but

there is new linux server for 1.59

there is new beta patch 1.59.79600 which is MP compatible

there are some irks tho but they will be solved by packing up next beta

TurinTur · 2011-04-02T11:17:20.000Z

BTW, Dwarven is a Bohemia Interactive developer, so you direct your complaints about how buggy/slow is the game to him, not me :P

edit: 2000 posts in the thread!

schurem · 2011-04-02T12:57:40.000Z

patch aint on steam yet is it?

been playing the hell out of this today, and it shure plays good nowadays. looks awesome as well. i cant fly choppers for shit :(

Zeitgeist · 2011-04-02T13:57:18.000Z

I tried the demo of this today.

Is there really no jump/climb command to get over a tiny fence in this game?

I don’t expect to jump like Super Mario but I think a normal picket fence is conquerable by a human soldier, no?

TurinTur · 2011-04-02T14:38:34.000Z

V key is the climb key. In fact it’s basically there to climb the damn tiny fences!

Marcin · 2011-04-02T15:12:14.000Z

Still plays poorly on my machine in built-up areas :/ Or maybe it’s the SP campaign, I’m not sure. Hmm, maybe it’s my CPU and the large amount of NPCs in play? That would explain why changing video options doesn’t have much impact …

Anyway, great fun out to just tool around the place in helis and tanks. I still have a blast firing up the scenario editor and just plopping down two opposing forces on two ends of a town and telling each to go the other way. If only I could get a script to do that for me it’d be the best Instant Action sort of combined arms skirmish generator ever. :)

caesarbear · 2011-04-02T15:22:42.000Z

Marcin:

If only I could get a script to do that for me it’d be the best Instant Action sort of combined arms skirmish generator ever. :)

Ever try the ambient combat module?

Lh_owon · 2011-04-02T15:43:01.000Z

Marcin:

If only I could get a script to do that for me it’d be the best Instant Action sort of combined arms skirmish generator ever. :)

You also might be interested in Planned Assault. It’s a web-based mission designer where you pick what you want (size/type of forces, objectives) and it will generate the mission for you, with a bunch of cool scripting that makes for an authentic-felling battle. Not quite instant but well worth it as I recall. You can pick what role you play in the battle too.

I might give it another go soon actually.

Zeitgeist · 2011-04-03T01:09:52.000Z

Naeblis:

V key is the climb key. In fact it’s basically there to climb the damn tiny fences!

Ah, so “Step Over” I couldn’t see it yesterday.

You are my hero, thanks!

Alistair · 2011-04-03T07:00:59.000Z

That’s exactly the right implementation of jump - all games should do this unless they’re about superheroes. In Arma it should probably just happen without a keypress, leaving V for Defog SUSAT or something.

belgerog · 2011-04-03T07:36:58.000Z

Alistair:

In Arma it should probably just happen without a keypress, leaving V for Defog SUSAT or something.

lol45

Paladin · 2011-04-03T21:23:41.000Z

Lh'owon:

You also might be interested in Planned Assault. It’s a web-based mission designer where you pick what you want (size/type of forces, objectives) and it will generate the mission for you, with a bunch of cool scripting that makes for an authentic-felling battle. Not quite instant but well worth it as I recall. You can pick what role you play in the battle too.

Does this work for single player only or can you create missions to play cooperatively with others?

caesarbear · 2011-04-03T22:25:08.000Z

Paladin:

Does this work for single player only or can you create missions to play cooperatively with others?

Singleplayer only atm.

flyinj · 2011-04-04T16:20:20.000Z

Does anyone know how to create a shortcut that loads Combined Operations for the Steam version?

I have a no motion blur mod that I have to enter a command line modifier on. Unfortunately, the only way I can load Combined Operations is by right clicking on Operation Arrowhead in my Steam library and picking Combined Operations. Thus, I can’t put in the command line modifier…

caesarbear · 2011-04-04T16:51:32.000Z

Bohemia included the _runA2CO.cmd command line launcher and I believe that’s what it creates when you ask Steam for a shortcut. What the command line launcher does is sniff out where your installs are. The functional part is

"%_STEAMPATH%\steam.exe" -applaunch 33930 "-mod=%_ARMA2PATH%;EXPANSION;ca"

Rename the paths for your system and put that in a shortcut and it should work. Mods go on the end with additional ;s.

TurinTur · 2011-04-12T06:31:37.000Z

A pair of images of the Ofp remake for Arma 2. Just don’t hope for them to finish it until next year

TurinTur · 2011-04-16T02:01:47.000Z

Invasion 1944 2.5 released

Bohemia Interactive Forums

Invasion 1944 v2.5 (CO)

Invasion 1944 - D-Day 2.51 -Requirements- -ARMA2 Combined Operations v1.59 http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/A2OA:_Patch_v1.59 (Combined Operations (CO) =...

(Download links inside. 1.2GB)

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCJEzkLllws

-Content-

Soldiers
United States - 1st & 29th Infantry Division, 5th Ranger Battalion, 82nd & 101st Parachute Infantry Regiment.
United Kingdom - 6th Airborne Division, British Commandos.
Germany - Heer, Heer-Camoflagued, Fallschirmjäger, Schutzstaffel.

With over 30 infantry weapons.

Vehicles
30+ German vehicles - including tanks, recon vehicles and troop carriers.
20+ Allied vehicles - including tanks, recon vehicles, troop carriers and landing craft.

Aircraft
Allied - B-17 Flying Fortress, Douglas C-47A Skytrain, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, P-51D Mustang, Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIa, Spitfire Mk.Ia.
Axis - Bf-109E4, Bf-109F2, Bf-109G6, Ju-52/3mg5e, Ju-87.

Missions
14 MP Missions
9 SP Missions

Soundtrack
An hour of original music by SFG

Other
Ambient Environment objects - ships and aircraft for atmospheric purposes, not actually playable.
Ballistics coding
Weapon Resting
Bayonets (German K98k and M1 Garand only for now)
Prone AT Weapon Firing
Custom Weapon Animations (holding and reloading)
Player wounding system (more improvements to come)
In-game User interface (attaching bayonet, building sandbags, foxholes etc)
Overpressure effect

Paul_cze · 2011-04-16T02:17:51.000Z

wow that look fantastic, thanks for a heads-up.