ArmA Progress Updates

[Placebo 29]

The new animations will be one of the last things added into the game so don't be surprised if you don't see them for sometime

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[brataccas 0]

hehe the VBS1 pk was in that vid good sign its early days still

did anyone spot the seagull?

[Spoock 3]

The new animations will be one of the last things added into the game so don't be surprised if you don't see them for sometime

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really? I am interrogative

I hold fingers for real animations with more positions for LAW/RPG, crawl with guns and others

[smiley nick 51]

From what i saw the most exciting features to look forward to in Arm A are the terrain aspects and also the lighting and JIP, other than that its just good old ofp, which bis stated a while back.

Did anyone notice the swaying palm tree?

And is it just me, or do the radio coms sound like a Air traffic controller from FS 2004?

Smiley

[Guest Ti0n3r]

Omfg... That video... I can't say anything else.. Omfg...

Oh btw, I hope they'll include the models seen in that video. I just love them.

[maxqubit 1]

A lot of progress in ArmA (imho) has to do with the immersion. Seagulls, waves, etc. Very important stuff and for me much more important than that the game is 100% technically correct.

Some guys go like, 'did you notice the seagull' or whatever. Funny thing is that you don't notice it bacause it is so natural. If OFPE is an indication, ArmA will be very immersive.

[Heatseeker 0]

Argh, im never around when something huge happens .

Downloading now, woo 60% already ofp.info is always there . Cant wait to watch this .

[berghoff 11]

Well its not next-gen like some ppl are expecting but improvement enough to see old OFP gameplay with much updated details likek promised. And theres one thing VBS1 (basicly OFP aswell with maxed out gfx and realistic combat missions) doesn't have and that are the new effects (HDR, shadows, normalmapping etc.). The terrain and trees look very nice and so does the viewdistance.

[Stendac 0]

Papa Bear: "Listen up, alpha squad. We need to cover the village now. Get yourselves into position. Out."

You're right. The exact same line from the Combined Arms mission. Does that mean that this is the new version of that old mission? Or is it that they have not recorded the new lines yet since the video is old?

[Heatseeker 0]

I watched it twice now and i dont know... i have mixed feelings about it, i thought Hellfish was exagerating a little but i understand his post now. It feels very 1985, both Russian and west units, very generic game stuff. I see russian soldiers parachuting out of a hind at 100M altitude in my future simulator .

Gameplay seems completely unchanged for the most, rushing tanks, the interface, rifle clipping/shaking in the player hands. I mean there is an effort to improve the graphics but more than that i expected gameplay and a.i. improvements. I dont see it.

I like the new models, the new radio chatter , that crashing AH6 looks great, but the wow factor is missing, this footage sugests the game is still in a very rough shape. I also noticed the old sound files from 1985 campaign and that weird remix of one of flashpoints sound themes . Modern new setting?

I see good and bad things in the video but overall there is something about Arma that doesnt feel wright, i dont know...

[NeMeSiS 11]

Why are those guys who were parachuting out of the hind wearing blue hats?

AFAIK it was the same in OFP:E and its just weird, who is going to wear a blue hat in a combat zone?  

[maxqubit 1]

... but the wow factor is missing ...

Having expectations mean NO wow factor. The wow factor (if any) will be in the surprise, and you only can be surprised by things you do not expect;)

As in 'Wow, i didn't expect it to be this good/bad'

[bravo 6 0]

nice video..

i think they could made a better video by the way..

what i didnt like:

<ul>- i didnt like the animations color.. its too "fake", they look like plastic dolls..?

-the radio chat.. when comunications end.. i dont like the sound.

hope they change this

keep up the good work BIS  

[Guest Ti0n3r]

When I think about it.. The only thing I'm worried about now is that the old Flashpoint campaigns and islands might not be included in ArmA after all.

Looks like I'll have to convert them myself..

[hardrock 1]

Well, to be honest, I expected a lot more, so close before the release.

The video looks just like good ol' OFP, the only difference you can notice are the shaders and the environment. The radio messages sound the same, the optics are mostly the same, the explosions are just as flat as in OFP, units pop out of vehicles even worse than in OFP (it seems to me) which was even better solved by Mafia which came out together with OFP. I find it horrible that you can switch soldiers during the game, originally I thought that you've only got the possibility to choose your role before the game starts. The music is the same as in OFP. The unit handling inside houses looks as in OFP, I can't notice any AI improvements in the video.

The only significant changes are that the bridge destruction looks nicer and that helicopters seem to fire at soldiers.

That's it . . . for basically five years of development?

[Heatseeker 0]

... but the wow factor is missing ...

Having expectations mean NO wow factor. The wow factor (if any) will be in the surprise, and you only can be surprised by things you do not expect;)

As in 'Wow, i didn't expect it to be this good/bad'

Yeah Max but overall arma isnt wowing, i read and saw everything about it and im confused atm, OPF CWC wowed, RES wowed, vbs really wowed, 5 years later arma is .

Im starting to feel that Independance Lost would have been a better game/sim concept, Armed Assault is uh..i dont know, overall... confusing, maybe a better engine but the theme, game and concept is weird .

I like some of what i see but in many ways i have to agree with Hellfish.

[berghoff 11]

That's it . . . for basically five years of development?

Lets not forget they split up the team and OFP:E, the large project "Game2" and a small team.

[Jezz 0]

i have bitten my tongue but cant do it anymore

I hope to god that this is a VERY early build as currently there appears to be no major improvement other than graphics

lets start with ai there appears to be 0 improvement

going prone out in the open is not finding cover.

twiddle dum and twiddle dee here are far to busy talking to bother with war going on around them and only reluctantly decide to join in once a few bullets whizz past centimeters from there ears.

cccccccccchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggeeeee, how the hell did they get so close

oh i think i left cooker on i better run home ignoring that man lieing down 10 feet to my right pointing a gun me.

We could go hide in the corn fields but lets run straight at the enemy tank and say hello im sure its friendly.

Let see the AI is so far blind,deaf and incredibly dumb appearing to have kept all the poor traits from the orignal ofp (lets go prone and be killed instead of finding cover)

[Jezz 0]

next lets look at tanks

zig zag zig zag dam that fly inside the cockpit is anoying the driver.

in there appears to be no improvment here either the ai still cant drive smoothly at all. The current idiot hit points damage system appear to be alive and well(damage critical level reached

and boom everyone is dead) which is bad considering from the strat this has been on of the most critised parts ofp tank modeling. There also appears to no suspension which is pretty bad considering it has been an addon and for the same reason i wouldnt be suprised if recoil is not in also. tank also appear to have there current super agilty able to instantly turn on dime if needs be. Tank ai again appear to leave much to be desired.

now things in general

can i say yuck bring back the note book and old map

computer idea appealed to me more also

why does the law still have a scope

doesnt the blackhawk have two doors allowing people to get out? these guys look like a snipers dream leave 1 by 1

[Guest Ti0n3r]

Two words: Early build.

Oh, and about the AI; It's much better in Ofp Elite (if you use Veteran mode, wich they didnt use in the video)

[Radnik 18]

...damn

Does anyone remebers the differences between OpF:demo and OpF 1.0?

if not, i think the demo is still around internet for sure, so do so and compare it with OpF 1.0 and you`ll see what i mean. Even there there are dig differences and not to say the trailers vs. 1.0

There are few things not by my measurements but..hey did anyone noticed soldiers hands (read:manicure , see picture below) ?...sure any of us will during some mission, specialy in coop, stare in vehicle and wach the exit/enter animation, i mean they are not perfect, but i would like to see no bouncing vehicles when hit more then that exit/enter thing.

oh my...T-72

[berghoff 11]

Here are more screenies from vid:

here

[maxqubit 1]

Well Heatseeker, what ArmA probably will do for you is posing the question 'How the hell will i find back the gaming pleasure i used to have?' ... everybody will meet this point sooner or later regarding games or whatever. (You could always hope for a new super game sometime in the future to fullfill your expectations, well, be my guest;)

Question of life mate, not easy (speaking from experience;)

[Jezz 0]

and i thought the old ofp had iffy lighting at times

everything just seems to bright and shiny looks cartoony to me

not the best idea ever i have feeling this has been done to allow the player to make up for ai short comings

why do we appear to be fighting soviet vdv in what is meant to be a modern setting

If this had been 6 mounths ago i would not have been worried but the problems i am seeing are not just simple fixes many of them especially the AI/tanks would require a significant reworking. Maybe it was to much to hope that bis would actully fix and add somethings other than shiny graphics.

[FW200 0]

I'm wondering why the US Army has the latest of stuff in the video... and the enemy are in 1980s Soviet gear.. time warp?