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[wika_woo 182]

.... That if you press CTR + O in the map selection screen you get the famous 2D editor :)

 

Thought i'd put that here...

[Greenfist 1863]

... that explosives can kill bees. 

 

Please think of the insects before pulling the pin.

[Grumpy Old Man 3546]

...  that you can sneak up on enemies that didn't spot you, as long as you use the slow walk keybind.

 

This works even better if you go prone. You could sneak up to within 3-5m of a hostile unit.

[Greenfist 1863]

Oh man I hoped this would turn into a fun thread about lesser-known facts of Arma.

Like

... that AI units can easily spot you in the dark if you walk under a streetlight.

 

or

... that your dead teammates can still be useful by shielding you from bullets and explosions.

[Tankbuster 1746]

3 minutes ago, Greenfist said:

Oh man I hoped this would turn into a fun thread about lesser-known facts of Arma.

Like

... that AI units can easily spot you in the dark if you walk under a streetlight.

 

or

... that your dead teammates can still be useful by shielding you from bullets and explosions.

AND you can rest your weapon on them to stabilise it.

[Tankbuster 1746]

 

This rock formation, in the middle of the Pyrgos Gulf (halfway between Makronisi Island and Faronaki village) , has a notch in it that nearly has the sun shining through it at sunrise.

 

 

Seen here with in Splendid Camera with Aperture turned up.

 

[Greenfist 1863]

37 minutes ago, Tankbuster said:

 

This rock formation, in the middle of the Pyrgos Gulf (halfway between Makronisi Island and Faronaki village) , has a notch in it that nearly has the sun shining through it at sunrise.

 

Wow, that I didn't know! Even though I thought I already knew every nook and cranny of Altis.

It doesn't seem to be unintentional either, because it lines up pretty perfectly on summer solstice morning when the sun rises closes to north.

And if you draw a line through it to the mainland, you'll find..... nothing! Maybe there's another rock for the sunset and there's a buried treasure where the lines intersect...

 

Did you know that on Tanoa there's small rock formations shaped like letters with a small arrow. When follow them they spell the word Trpaslik, which is a nickname for one of the developers.

[Tankbuster 1746]

1 minute ago, Greenfist said:

Wow, that I didn't know! Even though I thought I already knew every nook and cranny of Altis.

It doesn't seem to be unintentional either, because it lines up pretty perfectly on summer solstice morning when the sun rises closes to north.

And if you draw a line through it to the mainland, you'll find..... nothing! Maybe there's another rock for the sunset and there's a buried treasure where the lines intersect...

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If I'm honest, I discovered this some time ago. It does line up better on the summer solstice, but there's nowhere on land where you can stand and actually see the sun through that notch. I haven't tried sunset.

[Rich_R 1087]

Planning a night mission? Arma 3's Eden Editor has a chart which details the moon's phases for easy reference!

[fn_Quiksilver 1636]

you can mount a flashlight to Titan MPRL launcher

[wika_woo 182]

On 23/09/2017 at 7:45 PM, Tankbuster said:

 

This rock formation, in the middle of the Pyrgos Gulf (halfway between Makronisi Island and Faronaki village) , has a notch in it that nearly has the sun shining through it at sunrise.

 

Nice try, i found this in island stratis just south.. Using 2D editor

 

 

 

 

 

 

[joostsidy 685]

Most base areas in Arma look derelict and abandoned with grass and weeds growing all over the place.

 

Did you know you can freshen up your base areas by adding Grass Cutter objects (under /Props/Signs/Helpers) to remove this grass?