Arma 3 - APEX - NEWS and SPECULATIONS

[chortles 263]

Indeed, we also need an M2 or GL version :)

Late reply, but the use of a bar going across for the roll cage arguably means that the weapon would be fixed forward wouldn't it? A forward passenger mounted weapon is more likely (and was done in OA/BAF).

[CaptainAzimuth 714]

I couldn't seriously imagine an armed version of essentially what appears to be a Jeep that had sex with a Mini-Cooper.

[corellian_storm 20]

Seems unclear to me: this a BI asset being put in Apex, or is it a modder project to be released after Apex?

Either way, looks awesome. Especially like the black one. Thoughtful to make it American XD

[mistyronin 1181]

Seems unclear to me: this a BI asset being put in Apex, or is it a modder project to be released after Apex?

Well, the " Civilian off-road vehicle for [/size]Arma 3 upcoming expansion " seems to make it quite clear... it's a model created for APEX, paid by BI.

 

I couldn't seriously imagine an armed version of essentially what appears to be a Jeep that had sex with a Mini-Cooper.

Indeed, that has never been seen before...

Never seen anything like that in a game like, let's say Far Cry 3 (the left one has a M2 and a shield)  :P 

http://youtu.be/RQXPz4Q8lX0?t=869

[HitmanTwoActual 188]

Whoops, sorry for the repost y'all! I guess I am late to the party

[Zygzak191 52]

I think that we'll see return of Nemo instead of heavy artillery, it can be mounted on a boat so it would fit archipelago setting. It can shoot up to 10km, so it would be sufficient for Tanoa I think.

[CaptainAzimuth 714]

I think that we'll see return of Nemo instead of heavy artillery, it can be mounted on a boat so it would fit archipelago setting. It can shoot up to 10km, so it would be sufficient for Tanoa I think.

It would make sense. Also think about Jungle warfare. It's literally hell, and even if you have decent intel teams and recon, it's still hard as hell to locate positions in heavily forested area's such as jungles. Even mortars become less effective, and a game of Battleship. Shoot and hope to hit something. Laser designation also get harder to use because of foliage.

[chortles 263]

Indeed, that has never been seen before...

 

Sooooo the new LSV category? :P

[CaptainAzimuth 714]

Well, the " Civilian off-road vehicle for [/size]Arma 3 upcoming expansion " seems to make it quite clear... it's a model created for APEX, paid by BI.

 

Indeed, that has never been seen before...

http://www.armyrecognition.com/images/stories/north_america/united_states/wheeled_armoured/jeep_j8_jgms_light_patrol_vehicle/Jeep_J8_Chrysler_JGMS_light_patrol_vehicle_government_military_army_sales_jgms_wheeled_light_tactical_united_states_640.jpg

http://www.jgms.com/resource/medium/f35684f3dee841fb8a723f67262433ec.JPG

http://cj3b.info/Photos/Poster/J8Guns.jpg

Never seen anything like that in a game like, let's say Far Cry 3 (the left one has a M2 and a shield)  :P 

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/farcry/images/8/8e/468px-Scavenger_Vehicle.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20121214050715

http://youtu.be/RQXPz4Q8lX0?t=869[/size]

You win. XD

[Maio 293]

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Much appreciated :) 

[drebin052 323]

Said expansion has meanwhile passed an internal Alpha milestone for the Sandbox. That means the assets are being finalized towards Beta, with Levels Of Detail, detailed textures, etc. They are being prepared for encoding, animations and sounds. Milestones are also a good time for our team to align priorities, dependencies, resources and the overall progress. Special snapshot evaluation sessions let us identify bottlenecks and solve issues that arise from the complexity of multi-studio development. We were once again energized by your feedback to some of the recent changes, so the team is working harder than ever to deliver Apex. 

https://dev.arma3.com/post/sitrep-00151

 

Looks like Tanoa will probably be hitting the dev-branch sooner rather than later.

[Guest]

They're working on 1.58 for now, and Apex will not be released before 1.60.

Which mean a new update cycle, dev -> RC -> release, after the one we're in now, and before the one for Apex.

not that soon, IMHO.

 

 

--Edit :

 

Anything else is for 1.60 or Apex itself.

So 1.60 != Apex

[mistyronin 1181]

They're working on 1.58 for now, and Apex will not be released before 1.60.

Which mean a new update cycle, dev -> RC -> release, after the one we're in now, and before the one for Apex.

not that soon, IMHO.

I'm afraid you confuse the content of the RC and the content in the dev branch.

First, BI tends to release an update per month hence it was pretty clear that Apex wouldn't be the 1.60.

Second, in the past, they have released content in the dev branch intended for the DLCs, even few months before the release of the DLC and it's RC (so, there were different monthly updates in between).

For instance they released the Complex Helo flying system to the Dev in August, and then the Helo DLC in November.

Same with the Eden editor that was in the Dev last fall and only made it to the standard / RC at the end of winter.

Well even the new visual update is another example, as it has been released now in the dev, even if its meant to be finished by the 1.60.

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Said that BI tends to release content to the dev branch when it's in a beta stage in order to get proper and wide testing and feedback. BUT they only release it in the RC the week (or weeks) before the imminent release in the standard branch.

[infrareddimming 195]

Right now there's a model of a destroyed van in Arma III, but it has no functional counterpart. Was it scrapped due to time constraints and if so, will it make an appearance in the APEX expansion?

[CaptainAzimuth 714]

Right now there's a model of a destroyed van in Arma III, but it has no functional counterpart. Was it scrapped due to time constraints and if so, will it make an appearance in the APEX expansion?

I hope so. Why? For the sole reason of BI maybe having a better looking van to be honest. There's better designs than that out there, i think it could look much better.

[mistyronin 1181]

It's a really pretty model, I always wondered why hasn't it finished yet. Let's hope that if it's not for the expansion, maybe for a future DLC.

[infrareddimming 195]

It really is a nice model and we could definitely use some more civilian vehicles in Arma.

[graemeshute 218]

Firing from VW Microbus...splendid

[Guest]

http://i.imgur.com/7edyxH6.gifv

left clic-> display controls -> stop the video -> go back to the beginning.

You can see a mountain (hill? volcano?) in the distance.

It seems that there is a HUGE distance of water between the islands.

Maybe comparable to Pyrgos Gulf.

[road runner 4344]

http://i.imgur.com/7edyxH6.gifv

left clic-> display controls -> stop the video -> go back to the beginning.

You can see a mountain (hill? volcano?) in the distance.

It seems that there is a HUGE distance of water between the islands.

Maybe comparable to Pyrgos Gulf.

Looks more like vegetation than water.

[FoxFort 341]

Looks like my cheap laptop will not be able to run this smoothly, so no need to buy Apex DLC :D 
Can you make a free demo of Aplex in order to test performance, or like benchmark option to test it, after you release it?

[teabagginpeople 398]

Looks like my cheap laptop will not be able to run this smoothly, so no need to buy Apex DLC :D 

Can you make a free demo of Aplex in order to test performance, or like benchmark option to test it, after you release it?

Haha what on earth gave you that idea?

People are really jumping the gun. There have been many "Dev branch" iterations that didn't run smoothly. Many or did yall just forget?? It is a Dev branch testing.

There was a release last year had some stuttering. Nothing to do with apex. It even made It to stable and bis hotfix that quick as.

The devs themselves have said more than once now and even had to reiterate it that this is a Dev branch it's not a reflection of apex . My point made above.

[R0adki11 3949]

Looks like my cheap laptop will not be able to run this smoothly, so no need to buy Apex DLC :D 

Can you make a free demo of Aplex in order to test performance, or like benchmark option to test it, after you release it?

 

 

Haha what on earth gave you that idea?

People are really jumping the gun. There have been many "Dev branch" iterations that didn't run smoothly. Many or did yall just forget?? It is a Dev branch testing.

There was a release last year had some stuttering. Nothing to do with apex. It even made It to stable and bis hotfix that quick as.

The devs themselves have said more than once now and even had to reiterate it that this is a Dev branch it's not a reflection of apex . My point made above.

The dev branch is called the dev branch for the reason it is an area for development, it will not be a reflection of apex as its not released

[CaptainAzimuth 714]

Looks like my cheap laptop will not be able to run this smoothly, so no need to buy Apex DLC :D 

Can you make a free demo of Aplex in order to test performance, or like benchmark option to test it, after you release it?

AKA. Dev Branch testing? However, this will require you to own the Expansion anyways so, nvm. GG

 

In regards to the comment suggesting there's lots of water between the islands, it's not actually that much. Because there's a large forest down through that valley past the town before we see the water and THEN the islands in the distance, i would have to guess it's about the same amount of water between say, these islands, here.

 

[FoxFort 341]

Since some of you don't read. I wrote after release which means, final product ready for end users. Yes there is Dev Branch, since I didn't bought Apex, I can't test it. And guys, don't automatically pressume that every A3 player is jumping to preorder and buy DLCs. Maybe when you release it, give like two days trial. 

EDIT: Damn that scenery is nice, screw war, I want to go there and swim, be sure to make models of women in bikinis ;)