smallarms NIArms Release Thread

[toadie2k 799]

Is this the latest NIArms core? Hand animations and the Pistol sight textures are in Core.

[khaosmatical 237]

35 minutes ago, road runner said:

Silly question, but did you download the new latest core? It works flawlessly on mine with the latest Core V1.2, best animations seen yet for sidearms.

 

In which case I've done a double screw up and it wasn't the source files. Will download the new core and edit post if it's fixed.

 

*edit* Yes it was a core version issue. I'm just going to make the Seinfeld theme the music for my life so people can anticipate in advance my stupidity that cometh.

[Realthinged 44]

Great update! Will be also AllinOne Pack on Armaholic, Steam or somewhere? I always use all of your weapons.

[toadie2k 799]

Yes, Steam within the next few hours, All in One sometime tomorrow.. Armaholic when I ring up foxhound about it

[Foxone 1044]

Amazing work Toadie!!

[rekkless 240]

Can anyone point out where I can download the AIO? I checked the front page, but I'm not sure if that link is the latest download as there is no date.

I'd rather not armahoilc or steam. If there is an official link that would be great or a Mega.

[Kofeina101 301]

2 hours ago, rekkless said:

Can anyone point out where I can download the AIO? I checked the front page, but I'm not sure if that link is the latest download as there is no date.

I'd rather not armahoilc or steam. If there is an official link that would be great or a Mega.

 

5 hours ago, toadie2k said:

Yes, Steam within the next few hours, All in One sometime tomorrow.. Armaholic when I ring up foxhound about it

 

[snowingjimbob 34]

Really amazing what you've done here Toadie and everyone involved. Love the new pistols you did. Great attention to detail. The little things are what impress me. Really like the new pistol reload animation--how when you pull out the used mag it will be empty if you shot all your rounds or still have some in there if you didn't. Love the animated bolt release on some of the ARs, super slick. And you've done great work with the new AK reload animations too. Good job man

[Spartan0536 189]

Ok since Toadie2k has now cried havoc and let slip those Sig's, here is what you are in for.....

*Special Note: The Geneva Convention never specified the use of or ban thereof expanding ammunition, it was the Hague Convention, to which the USA never signed or ratified. However the USA does follow the guidelines despite this with 1 major caveat, in the 1990's due to the advent of modern terrorism the Geneva Convention approved and acknowledges that USSOCOM (All US Special Operations) have an exclusion to the Hague Convention Parameters providing that they are engaged with forces that are non-standard (ie. Terrorists, Insurgents, and other non-national non-recognized uniformed forces). This allows them the use of any ammunition deemed mission critical including the use of explosive, expanding, fragmenting, bursting, ect... ammunition as the opposing forces are acting outside of Geneva guidelines.


9x19
M882 Ball - US Current mil spec ball, anyone that has shot this can tell you it's good for nothing better than plinking (target practice), if you are out of ammo in your rifle, I suppose it's better than throwing rocks. (Supersonic Loaded)
 

Mk243 Mod 0 - US Current mil spec JHP (yes, this is legitimate, used by USCG and DOD), actually a decent bullet based on the Winchester USA9JHP2 bullet, yes it is that cheap Whitebox Winchester JHP I have more than quadruple checked this, it's an ok round way better than that ball crap, see SPOILER for a picture reference. (Subsonic Loaded)
 

Spoiler

.357 Sig

FMJ-FN - Full Metal Jacket Flat Nose, based on DoubleTap Ammunition FMJ-FN loading, used for reduced ricochet and helps it do better (slightly) against soft targets, not a bad bullet if you need to use FMJ to meet certain restrictions, and .357 Sig's high velocity makes this FMJ considerably deadlier than it's 9mm counterpart. (Supersonic Loaded).

JHP - Jacketed Hollow Point, based on the Hornady Critical Duty LE (pretty much the same as the public Critical Duty, just sold to LE and is FBI approved). This JHP uses what Hornady calls their "FlexLock" design, a very soft plastic "plug" to stop it from getting clogged when going through barriers, due to .357 Sig's high velocity this round is the only one that consistently meets FBI test spec, and it's deadly, one of the most damaging rounds of the new pistols, see the SPOILER for a picture reference. (Supersonic Loaded)

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.40 S&W

MK309 Mod 0 Ball - US Current Mil Spec ball, based on the Federal American Eagle AE40R2. Yes this is for real, again used by USCG and DOD. This is actually a Total Metal Jacket (jacket entirely encapsulates the bullet, not just the front) and it features a flat nose for reduced ricochet, it also helps with soft target performance (slightly). Considerably better than M882 ball in every way, and is a good choice if wanting to meet Hague Convention guidelines. (Supersonic Loaded)

MK308 Mod 0 JHP - US Current Mil Spec JHP, based on the Federal Tactical HST P40HST2. Again yes this is for real, used by USCG and DOD.  This is one of my personal favorite JHP's in just about any handgun caliber, the wound channels these bullets make is just astonishing, and it does well through barriers, it's only real competition is the Hornady Critical Duty LE, this is easily one of the deadliest rounds in the pack, and it packs one hell of a punch. (Supersonic Loaded)
 

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XTP JHP - Civilian loaded Jacketed Hollow Point using the reliable Hornady XTP bullet, ammunition loaded by HPR HyperClean. This round is a follow up to MK308 Mod 0 but it designed for use when noise abatement restrictions dictate the use of special ammunition, see the SPOILER for a picture reference. (Subsonic Loaded)
 

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.45 ACP

M1911 Ball - WW2 to Modern Production Full Metal Jacket round nose, rather limited in performance and it's age shows, but it is Mil Spec as produced by Winchester as per DODIC ordinance reports dictate. (Subsonic Loaded)
 

JHP - Civilian/LE Loaded JHP based on the Federal Tactical HST in +P loading, yep, now this is where .45 ACP gets deadly. This is one of the best rounds to use if it meets your units specific ROE, great for when noise abatement restrictions are in place. See SPOILER for a picture reference. (Subsonic Loaded)
 

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BONUS! H&K 10mm AUTO (Submachine Gun ONLY)
FMJ-FN - Civilian/LE loaded, Based on Buffalo Bore's HEAVY 10mm Auto Full Metal Jacket Flat Nose offering. If you are looking for enhanced lethality from an MP5 but looking to meet Hague restrictions, this is definitely an appealing option to consider. (Supersonic Loaded)

JHP - Civilian/LE loaded, Based on Buffalo Barnes TACTICAL Low Flash & Low Recoil Barnes TAX-XP JHP bullet. This round is the single most devastating round out of all the Pistol caliber JHP's, it's high velocity and weight allows for massive expansion and it still defeats most FBI barriers, if you are not bound by Hague restrictions this round is an easy choice, however this is like walking into a firefight blasting Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture finale, sure you have a cannon but it also sounds like one even with a suppressor, not recommended when noise abatement restrictions are in place. See SPOILER for a picture reference. (Supersonic Loaded)
 

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I have also re-worked and added new bullets for other NIArms Core weapons such as .300 Blackout, 6.8 SPC II, 5.45x39, and 7.62x39, I would take up the entire forum writing this stuff out, if people have questions regarding the changes to these calibers/bullets I will be happy to reply.

[Foxone 1044]

Thanks for the information @Spartan0536, quite an interesting read!

[SuicideCommando 333]

Thanks toadie and everyone else involved in the work or commissioning of these amazing pieces of digital artwork. 

[vagrantauthor 174]

Are there any differences between the last Patreon release of the SIG's and the public release posted in this thread?

[jeza 5416]

Ya'll are wizards! Thanks for the effort, very pretty:

[toadie2k 799]

48 minutes ago, vagrantauthor said:

Are there any differences between the last Patreon release of the SIG's and the public release posted in this thread?

Minor, There's two typo corrections and the DLC icon was baked in. Otherwise it's 1:1

[SuicideCommando 333]

I think that pic jeza posted says it all. Again, awesome work toadie. 

[Guest]

The Armaholic mirror has been updated with the new version:

NIArms Core v1.2

[torndeco 128]

Might be nice if you could upload the AIO to steam for server owners. Alot easier to add than 17+ addons & making sure they are to update
Regardless love the work

[deathwatch4 89]

34 minutes ago, torndeco said:

Might be nice if you could upload the AIO to steam for server owners. Alot easier to add than 17+ addons & making sure they are to update
Regardless love the work

I'm inclined to agree. I know there's custom made packs for the NIArsenal stuff, but I'd prefer it having the Toadie stamp of approval ya know?

[rekkless 240]

20 hours ago, Kofeina101 said:

Yes, Steam within the next few hours, All in One sometime tomorrow.. Armaholic when I ring up foxhound about it

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Yeah cheers, I can read you know. I was merely asking for the all in one to uploaded to the main website so server owners and those of us who use ArmA sync could download the AIO and make our repos. As you can see on main link for the AIO there are no dates on the releases.So I can't tell if V7 is the current build or the previous build.

http://credmo.updatedtuesdays.com/tier1/products/niarms-complete-pack-for-arma3/

[torndeco 128]

v7 is the previous build.
v8 should be new build 

You can look at the timestamps at http://www.toadie.updatedtuesdays.com/PubSharbse/Mods/

edit: Don't forget to look at filesize, currently it looks like there as upload that was stopped. Filesize is to small

[Spartan0536 189]

Ok so I figured I would report in here before some people end up noticing...

There are some errors with the ballistics, the code gets really messy in those configs and you start to see things and mess up....

Some of the ballistic values are not correct, I am working with Toadie2K to evaluate what changes need to be made to remedy this, NO ETA given on a fix at this time. Not all of the ballistics are affected just a few, when I have more details I will let you know.

[rekkless 240]

12 minutes ago, torndeco said:

v7 is the previous build.
v8 should be new build 

You can look at the timestamps at http://www.toadie.updatedtuesdays.com/PubSharbse/Mods/

 

Thanks for that I'll wait until the website gets updated then. Cheers.

[afevis 26]

Just checking, there was no hlc_ace3_compat_AK.pbo in the AK pack. Is that no longer needed?

 

Also there seems to have been an issue with the uploaded version of the V8 all in one on your FTP, the size is only 314MB on the FTP; there's only core.pbo, ACR.pbo, and AK.pbo, and it errors out on extraction (tried redownloading it on 3 different systems.)

[bolo861 166]

RHS compat for M14 seams to doesn t work as intended. I can use rhs 7.62x51 magazines in NIArms M14s but I can t use hlc mags in RHS M14.

 

Regards.

[toadie2k 799]

 

Flash update-

So there were two critical typos in AK and AR15 Packs that I missed, and they're not the innocent kind, so I've pushed out new versions of both. If you downloaded the previous versions, I recommend the switch

AK pack V2.22

AR15 Pack V1.96

Critically fixes the RPK12 muzzleflash/animation issue, and a specific 300 Blackout issues.

6 hours ago, afevis said:

Just checking, there was no hlc_ace3_compat_AK.pbo in the AK pack. Is that no longer needed?

 

Also there seems to have been an issue with the uploaded version of the V8 all in one on your FTP, the size is only 314MB on the FTP; there's only core.pbo, ACR.pbo, and AK.pbo, and it errors out on extraction (tried redownloading it on 3 different systems.)

 

No longer needed.

Also, still uploading it. Patience.

6 hours ago, bolo861 said:

RHS compat for M14 seams to doesn t work as intended. I can use rhs 7.62x51 magazines in NIArms M14s but I can t use hlc mags in RHS M14.

 

Regards.

Yep thats a thing. I missed, but it's a compat, so it's low priority.