Development Blog & Reveals

[moricky 210]

Everyone is trying to get in quick to get their name in the credits.

http://www.pha-media.com/digital-pr-blog/files/2011/12/obama-computer-featured.jpg

His copy was delivered personally ;) https://mobile.twitter.com/KarelMoricky/status/309017367625752577 #vip

Edited March 5, 2013 by Moricky

[JwHs 1]

His copy was delivered personally ;) https://mobile.twitter.com/KarelMoricky/status/309017367625752577 #vip

Pic your playing multplayer game with Obama or didn't happen.

[CK3 10]

Game is great :D

[boedha 10]

Yeah...it's fantastic and great performance too at release!!!

[McLupo 118]

@Moricky

Got the supporters version :cool:

Thanks for that game - i´m out of words...

Regards

McLupo

Edited March 6, 2013 by McLupo
missed the thread

[purepassion 22]

@Moricky

Got the supporters version :cool:

Thanks for that game - i´m out of words...

Regards

McLupo

Hehe seeing a McLupo out of words is a really rare sight :)

[Alo Keen 7]

The foliage, visuals, animations (well, most of them), fluiditiy, performance... I was blown away :D

[purepassion 22]

I don't know if it has been noted, but you can actually lower your handgun now! :)

Edited March 6, 2013 by PurePassion
lower, the word is lower

[ScratcH1 10]

I don't know if it has been noted, but you can actually holster your handgun now! :)

I was trying this earlier today and looked it up the controls but couldn't find anything. How do you do that??

[purepassion 22]

I was trying this earlier today and looked it up the controls but couldn't find anything. How do you do that??

oh damn that's a bad case of loose translation! :D I meant lowering as in double tap ctrl. My bad! :o

[ScratcH1 10]

oh damn that's a bad case of loose translation! :D I meant lowering as in double tap ctrl. My bad! :o

Damnit, I was hoping it would be possible because I wanted some "civilians" to carry a pistol but holstered/hidden :)

[purepassion 22]

Hey, check out the

, created in cooperation with Dslyecxi.

It gives us some more detailed shots of new content and is very nice to watch and listen to :) I spotted a

as well. The flare particle effects you can see at 6:57 are superb!

Hallelujah, the Ghillie Suit looks like everything I ever dreamt of! Proper burlap stripes mixed with natural vegetation, combined with a facemask :icon_twisted:

Also massive kudos for initiating this series! It's perfect for showing it around in your friendship group or just generally interested people and explaining them what Arma is about and offers them! :)

Edited March 7, 2013 by PurePassion

[Maio 293]

Hey, check out the

, created in cooperation with Dslyecxi.

It gives us some more detailed shots of new content and is very nice to watch and listen to :) I spotted a

as well. The flare particle affects you can see at 6:57 are superb!

Hallelujah, the Ghillie Suit looks like everything I ever dreamt of! Proper burlap stripes mixed with natural vegetation, combined with a facemask :icon_twisted:

Also massive kudos for initiating this series! It's perfect for showing it around in your friendship group or just generally interested people and explaining them what Arma is about and offers them! :)

Indeed, I hope the series get's picked up by major gaming sites so the masses can get a fell of the series spirit as well.

[antoineflemming 14]

Hey, check out the

, created in cooperation with Dslyecxi.

It gives us some more detailed shots of new content and is very nice to watch and listen to :) I spotted a

as well. The flare particle affects you can see at 6:57 are superb!

Hallelujah, the Ghillie Suit looks like everything I ever dreamt of! Proper burlap stripes mixed with natural vegetation, combined with a facemask :icon_twisted:

Also massive kudos for initiating this series! It's perfect for showing it around in your friendship group or just generally interested people and explaining them what Arma is about and offers them! :)

The ghillie suit textures are already in the game. And I think the ghillie suit has hiddenSelections if I'm correct.

[purepassion 22]

Hey guys, opt in the alpha "development beta" branch, recieve the latest update and take a look at the shadows!

Looks like Arma has jittered and blurred shadows! :)

Take a look!

They even have a nice DoF-like effect to it. There are some issues such as small shadow spots being rendered with a black dot inside and it looks jittery on low settings, however I seem to able to run them on "high" now.

Here is a comparison: This is from before with "Ultra" shadow settings and this is after, on "High" shadow settings.

[Nicholas 5]

Awesome! Thanks for the information PurePassion!

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The blurriness is affected by the shadow visibility slider.

[chrisb 196]

Hey guys, opt in the alpha "development beta" branch, recieve the latest update and take a look at the shadows!

Looks like Arma has jittered and blurred shadows! :)

Take a look!

They even have a nice DoF-like effect to it. There are some issues such as small shadow spots being rendered with a black dot inside and it looks jittery on low settings, however I seem to able to run them on "high" now.

Here is a comparison: This is from before with "Ultra" shadow settings and this is after, on "High" shadow settings.

O.k pretty new to Steam, where do you go to opt into the beta's for A3..

[purepassion 22]

O.k pretty new to Steam, where do you go to opt into the beta's for A3..

Take a look at Nicholas signature ;)

oh but be aware, it seems like people are having incompatibility issues with MP

[chrisb 196]

Take a look at Nicholas signature ;)

oh but be aware, it seems like people are having incompatibility issues with MP

Thanks..:D

Didn't have my glasses on..:o

I'm not playing mp on A3..

Edit: Job done, thanks Nicholas & PurePassion..

Edited March 11, 2013 by ChrisB

[nodunit 397]

Hey guys, opt in the alpha "development beta" branch, recieve the latest update and take a look at the shadows!.

Look as though it still has a few oddities but a daaaamn sight better than the soft shadows we had before, and much more natural than the sharp. Looove it.

I hope that it will be optional for interior LOD's too though since right now the driver LOD of the pickup still uses sharp shadows, and curiously the hunter still only has the sharp shadow.

Odder still is that some props still have sharp shadows such as power poles.

Edited March 11, 2013 by NodUnit

[Mr. Charles 22]

Doesn't help much when the development build fucks up everyone else in MP and makes them spawn as a seagull :P

[KorroBravin 1]

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/085/444/1282786204310.jpg?1318992465

Look as though it still has a few oddities but a daaaamn sight better than the soft shadows we had before, and much more natural than the sharp. Looove it.

I hope that it will be optional for interior LOD's too though since right now the driver LOD of the pickup still uses sharp shadows, and curiously the hunter still only has the sharp shadow.

Odder still is that some props still have sharp shadows such as power poles.

It seems that some objects are still using (such as players and vehicles) geometry shadows rather than the newer ones (geometry-shadows are more CPU intensive too if I am not mistaken, but the others are more GPU intense)

[purepassion 22]

Perhaps it's related to missing configuration? Btw, have you noted any changes in the LOD transition/levels? I seem to get more low res lods being rendered.

[RSF TheCapulet 59]

Shadow quality set to ultra with a shadow distance of 80m seems to be the sweet spot, IMO. I really wish we had seperate adjustments for shadow resolution and shadow distance. I've got FPS to spare, let me use them, BI!!!

[BobcatBob 10]

That + a grass draw distance slider....