next patch - us uniforms

[pete10 0]

just a (very fussy) thought. but it would be nice to see the next patch update the US uniforms and armour used. the helmets these guys have look like the old style, where as the new ones in the field today are much smaller. they also have armour around the sholders and groin. modern russian helmets for the bad guys would also be neat. that, and the ability to properly target a laser guided bomb from a cockpit from a decent altitude would make the game just about perfect in my eyes. keep up the great work.

[goodguyswearblack9 0]

I haven't noticed the helmets, but the shoulder and groin armor is usually optional from what I understand.

[pete10 0]

i said it was a very fussy point.

[OldGeezer 0]

Any chance of nude patch in the future? Just for my character though, not the other soldiers (I'm not a sicko or anything like that).

[CameronMcDonald 146]

Nude patch?

Quote[/b] ]Extra US armour, Russian helmets, etc...

I already asked for this waaay back, my friend - so it seems I (or someone else) will be making it myselves, including deltoid protectors/groin pads.

Plus, it's unlikely the SLAgs are gonna have modern Russian pudding-pots, cause they're as poor as it comes. I'm surprised they could afford Ka50s, myself.

[Second 0]

Plus, it's unlikely the SLAgs are gonna have modern Russian pudding-pots, cause they're as poor as it comes. I'm surprised they could afford Ka50s, myself.

The reason why their groundforces don't have much fancy modern stuff is that they spent their budget in high-tech aircrafts... It's realistic thing: Most countries with considerable big army (when compared to population of country) are making quite the same thing. Tip of spear (or PR-units in other words) has high-tech or modern stuff to show to media and rest that are kept in shadows away from media, are equiped with old equipment. Our so called "tractor-brigades" are one good example of thi: can't fight war without them, but not happy to show them either.

I wouldn't be suprised if SLA would still have their units (local militia and such) who uses Equipment from 40s-50s...

[celery 8]

The one thing that would redeem the whole PvP part of the game would be woodland camo for the US troops, officially made by BIS. Almost the whole northern part of the island has to be left unused if you want to have a normal and fair fight between USA and SLA.

[pete10 0]

yeah - anyway - modern US digital cammo and the up to date helmets and armour (eye protection?) would be my main ask. some grips on the M4s would be nice too. one day i suppose.

[CameronMcDonald 146]

yeah - anyway - modern US digital cammo and the up to date helmets and armour (eye protection?) would be my main ask. some grips on the M4s would be nice too. one day i suppose.

Until that day, hopefully this will tide you over.

Quote[/b] ]I wouldn't be suprised if SLA would still have their units (local militia and such) who uses Equipment from 40s-50s...

If you do a quick study, you'll find the SLA (from the 1.07 patch onwards) are actually wearing helmets from WWII.

[KJAM 0]

The one thing that would redeem the whole PvP part of the game would be woodland camo for the US troops, officially made by BIS. Almost the whole northern part of the island has to be left unused if you want to have a normal and fair fight between USA and SLA.

Or Desert Camo for the SLA, You'd think, wouldn't you, that the SLA High command would, considering where they are sending their men to invade, provide suitable uniforms.

[TankCommander 3]

The whole mix of forces ingame are a bit silly imo. I'm no military expert by far, but if US soldiers were sent to protect south Sahrani, wouldn't they all be equipped with desert gear? I mean the tanks are green but the troops are yellow... As well as the aircraft which should or could be desert painted too.

I can maybe see tho why the north is still in green as they are poor and perhaps ordering 2000 new desert uniforms would be too much a hint they were up to something. But all this is just according to the campaign which most peeps don't play.

[celery 8]

The one thing that would redeem the whole PvP part of the game would be woodland camo for the US troops, officially made by BIS. Almost the whole northern part of the island has to be left unused if you want to have a normal and fair fight between USA and SLA.

Or Desert Camo for the SLA, You'd think, wouldn't you, that the SLA High command would, considering where they are sending their men to invade, provide suitable uniforms.

The more the merrier, but I think that US wood camo is a priority. The game misses the whole concealment part when you can see yellow uniforms deep in a forest without trouble, and SLA's camouflage is superior in most places where there would be battles in South Sahrani as the desert covers only a small part of it, the rest is semi-dry vegetation.

[Yeb 0]

Us army does not use anymore BDU or DCU (or rarely), it has been replaced by the ACU which is meant to fit to the majority of the environements (desert/forest/urban/etc...), the problem of the acu made by BIS is it's too white, hence, it does not fit nowhere and over all, break the immersion.

Give a try to CameronMcDonald's acu and make a comparison in the editor between bis acu and his, especially in a forrest environement.

[CameronMcDonald 146]

Yeah, you still get a little bit of glowage when it's 12 noon, but for the most part my ACU is darkened quite a bit, and this makes the US troops look more foliage green at distance (which is what ACU intended) as opposed to the BIS ACU, which fades out to a very conspicuous white.

[pete10 0]

surely if it's a semi-realistic sim, u have 2 your uniforms up to date. new grey digital cammo for us soldiers would be neat.

[CameronMcDonald 146]

Quote[/b] ]surely if it's a semi-realistic sim, u have 2 your uniforms up to date. new grey digital cammo for us soldiers would be neat.

Dude, for the 3rd time, have you downloaded my ACU yet?

Hurry up and grab it already (linky in my sig).

[Second 0]

Quote[/b] ]I wouldn't be suprised if SLA would still have their units (local militia and such) who uses Equipment from 40s-50s...

If you do a quick study, you'll find the SLA (from the 1.07 patch onwards) are actually wearing helmets from WWII.

Yes it seems so. Just recently installed 1.08 over 1.05 and helmet seems to have changed to different. I though that it was XAM-mod that changed it, but it seems to be ArmA's default helmet.

Waiting for AK47s, SKSs or something other (before-revolution) hardware to appear to configs in comming patches

[jtec 0]

Id rather see bug fixes then have textures and models changed. After all when o2 is released (come on BIA we want o2 ) all your dreams of what you want in game can come true. Really cant wait for o2

[dm 9]

(come on BIA we want o2 )

BIS

[Teliko 0]

We've got great ACU, BDU and DCU addons anyway already, so to be honest that time spent making new content is a waste which could be improving AI, performance or fixing bugs...

[Marines 0]

Plus, it's unlikely the SLAgs are gonna have modern Russian pudding-pots, cause they're as poor as it comes. I'm surprised they could afford Ka50s, myself.

Pfft! I've been thinking the exact same thing. They can certainly afford the KA-50 and the Su-34, but they can't pave tarmac for an airfield!

[Yeb 0]

I'm surprised they could afford Ka50s, myself.

I did not notice that before Marines's post but l think you can remove the plural S .

[Guggy 0]

I'm surprised they could afford Ka50s, myself.

I did not notice that before Marines's post but l think you can remove the plural S .

Nope, on that tank platoon mission in the campaign there is a flight of four KA50's that overfly your group. In 1.07 you could easily take out 2 of the 4 by firing your Commander's .50 cal into their bellies as they flew over the pass, and alot of the time the OTHER two would just fly away as fast as they could. But at times they'd come back and throw in a lil' haymaker via a Vikhr, and a tragedy ensued Its entirely possible you see more KA50's in the course of the campaign, I purposefully avoided the "Long Wolf" missions.

I read a reference to FOUR airports/landing areas that are on Sahrani, though I've only found two myself. Grass/rough fields would have been more suitable for a Su25 (or good lord, a Su39), but it was not to be!

EDIT: Btw, you really SHOULD check out the ACU troops in Cameron's sig. I just got them today myself!

[frederf 0]

Or the 3ID units by Frederf.

http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin....t=63777

[Frantic 0]

we dont need Addons, cause then only a few can play the maps using this Addons.

We need only one model on BLUFOR or RACS side with a BDU uniform and a desert camo for the OPFOR side made by BIS.

Then every new ArmA player can play the maps and dont has to download Addons before he plays first time multiplayer.