ArmA Progress Updates

[CameronMcDonald 146]

Neither.

[Balschoiw 0]

Quote[/b] ] i reckon they should have a random script

How should that work with all the different position of windows in houses ?

While we see solid houses with no-glass windows we also see house models in ArmA with glass. I guess those windows will be shootable.

airport building

[paragraphic l 2]

we've allready seen something about glass in buildings in the elevator video didn't we?

guy trew a grenade inside a building, you could hear the glass break (if i remember correct) but I don't recall seeing the glass breaking, but the vid was of an old build

[Maddmatt 1]

we've allready seen something about glass in buildings in the elevator video didn't we?

guy trew a grenade inside a building, you could hear the glass break (if i remember correct) but I don't recall seeing the glass breaking, but the vid was of an old build

How can you hear glass breaking over the sound of a grenade going off?

Personally I don't care about the glass in buildings issue.

[paragraphic l 2]

you heared the glass break when the grenade went in side the building, the grenade went off after

But must say as I didn't ever missed it in OFP, don't think I will miss it in ArmA

[oneoff 0]

on the question of destructables i think it is only a matter of two questions. we have seen the bridge and the falling down of a block.

1. is it turned off in mp/ or just for single player

2. is the animation of bridge hardcoded or an individual .rtm within the pbo of the piece.

i think when arma is out and these questions are answred we can continue this discussion better.

as for the glass well i think it will be there either from bis and if not from the community.

it is already being worked on here.at this page

[telkwa 0]

If there hasn't been an official release yet, why am I seeing a ton of unofficial videos and screenshots over many fan websites? I even seen one website that had a ArmA mod download! Where is all this material coming from? I haven't read about a beta or demo.

[mrj-fin 0]

If there hasn't been an official release yet, why am I seeing a ton of unofficial videos and screenshots over many fan websites? I even seen one website that had a ArmA mod download! Where is all this material coming from? I haven't read about a beta or demo.

Well at first this game is just so popular in this community that a many person wanna spread a word about it´s phenominals features, secondly those persons havent any intrested to others games so they just only looking for this one. And I am sure that u couldn´t find any workable ArmA mods yet.

to forum.

[Metal Heart 0]

If there hasn't been an official release yet, why am I seeing a ton of unofficial videos and screenshots over many fan websites? I even seen one website that had a ArmA mod download! Where is all this material coming from? I haven't read about a beta or demo.

The videos are made from the press demos that have been sent to various gaming magazines and such. They even usually have a note like "promotional demo, does not represent the quality of final game" or something similiar in the videos. It has been said lately that the game is not "gold" yet, meaning it's not ready to be pressed on cds.

[telkwa 0]

I see, probably a few leaked test vids too.

This page looks like two ArmA mods.

http://www.armedassault.org/compone....t_id,43

[Sniperwolf572 758]

Those are OFP mods that are probably moving to ArmA. They are preparing for it, maybe making models in 3DSMax or something.

[telkwa 0]

Ah ok that makes sense. I did read somewhere that stuff made in OFP can be ported over to ArmA without too much difficulty. I've been away from OFP playing America's Army for the past 3 years. It's going to be great getting back to this game. Now if I can only get my AA clan interested in it.

[mickuzy 0]

yeah mods and addons for ArmA are gonna hit the ground running, most likely hours after release i can see addons being released. i dont know of any other games like that.

[OFPDude 0]

I think you will find the mods useless, those pages were created to get the gullible visitors gabbing

I wonder what happened to that OFP2 website

[CameronMcDonald 146]

...I'll give the modmakers at least one day before stuff is released, well, before anything MAJOR is released, in any case. We'll all need to play around to see file formats, config styles, etc etc ad infinitum.

[Maddmatt 1]

I think you will find the mods useless, those pages were created to get the gullible visitors gabbing

I wonder what happened to that OFP2 website

Those are links to websites of mod teams, obviously they haven't got finished mods for ArmA.

[Iron Eddie 0]

Glass windows might be a nice touch, but i wont miss it if it's not there. What i would like to see is glass windows in cars. I know OFP had it, but if you shot out one window, all windows would smash. It would be a nice touch to take out one or two windows.

I don't care for galss in houses really,

I am d'acord with this .... Don't miss glass.

What I do miss is a damage model that causes damage on infantry standing in the danger zone in front of the main gun of a tank or even BFV. There is a lot more coming out of the barrels than just the sabot that can injure dismounted infantry. One thing is the overpressure near a tank firing it's main gun. It should cause some damage and a short blackout with the beeping noise in the ears ...

btw, I ordered ArmA today at amazon ... :-)

The waiting even hurts me physically now... I better go ans sleep until 11/30/2006 ...

[Spoock 3]

4 new screens from czech version ArmA

[stegman 3]

...I'll give the modmakers at least one day before stuff is released, well, before anything MAJOR is released, in any case. We'll all need to play around to see file formats, config styles, etc etc ad infinitum.

Yeah, Garantee that the first few 'mods' wil simply be reskinned tanks and such.

Download Hacker Joes "real m113" or Bungholes "green pickup".

What i am looking forward to are the old islands being ported over, don't know why, just like the originals. BIS can do that surely? you can buy them for VBS...

[Balschoiw 0]

Thx for the screens spoock.

Unfortunally there are no new options in unit-setup screen of editor. I had hoped for segmented AI setups for different scenarios and an actual gear setup screen for AI units

[Sniperwolf572 758]

Thx for the screens spoock.

Unfortunally there are no new options in unit-setup screen of editor. I had hoped for segmented AI setups for different scenarios and an actual gear setup screen for AI units

Actually, "popis" is new, it's labeled "Description" in the GC version, altough, in my language (Bosnian), "Popis" means "List". Might be something useful, or just a place for call sign or something.

[Guest Ti0n3r]

It's no big deal. It'll just add a description to the unit;

[Sniperwolf572 758]

It's no big deal. It'll just add a description to the unit;

http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/2291/blahblahyw7.png

Doubt it, that's what "Name" field is for.

[lwlooz 0]

Most likely or rather hopefully it is a Group-ID or call-sign as already said.

Already in VBS i think. Very Very Very Very useful.

Assignment Screen:

A:"What group is Group 1" B:"Where is Group 1" A:"The last slot"

B:"Oh,you mean Group Pink" A:"Uhm.. nvm, Do you know what that group is?" B:"Uhm.. no,OFP randomly assigns those Group Ids you know" A: "DAAAAMNNN YYYOUUUU BISSSSS!!!!!!!"

At which point you look forward to Armed Assault where one then at least can explain in the briefing what the Callsigns stand for.

Alpha Six = Squad 1,Alpha Red = Helicopter group and so on.

P.S: Elevation-Numbers on the contour-lines *wink wink

[skorpion 0]

Nice screens, specially the one of helicopter pilot