What Addon do you use?

[Jblack 0]

Hey Guys, just wanted to get a quick informal poll, since I can't decide myself. There's a lot of good U.S. infantry addons out there, but which ones do you guys use when playing as standard U.S. inf? Which ones do you find the most realistic or just best looking.

I'm not making this a my addon is better than yours, but a thread to see what people think is the most accurate and realistic depiction of modern day U.S. Army Infantry, so when I make missions I use the right inf.

Here's generally what I am choosing between.

4IB U.S. Infantry - In house units, not available to the public yet, but if you search the forums you can find some pics. Personally what I think the most accurate, what I've been using, but lately been having doubts about realism

Woodland BDU - I know they are going out of service but I found this mod to be excellent.

Cam McDonald - Nuff Said, very nice, however I doubt the realism looking factor

Multicam - Very nice, however I don't know if U.S. Army is actually gonna switch over to this, but if they do then maybe I'd use em, can anybody clarify?

Thanks for all your help, DO NOT FLOOD THIS THREAD WITH BS, i'm trying to get very open honest opinions about uniform realism factors.

[Stewy 1]

Well, I'm not US Army, but I'm a regular viewer at MP.net and for my mind, Cam McD's stuff can't be beat!

I love the 1ID a tiny bit more than the 101st - but they're interchangeable for all of my US missions!

[alext223 0]

Stick with the Cam McDonald stuff, can't really go wrong there. Want a tank battle, go the 1st ID, want infantry, go the 101st.

Simple.

But I still have a soft spot for the woodland stuff, call it a ofp thing.

[william1 0]

Cameron McDonald's replacement and Skaven's Racs replacement

[sdoc 0]

skavens racs v3. i replace us infantry with them for BIS missions.

it's really boring to play only one side or army all of the time, particulary one wich always gives me a subtle feeling to play the bad guys. (this ain't no antiamericanism, but a strong distrust of US armed forces.) skavens racs are also imho the best unit addon so far.

I'm really looking forward to Skavens Russian troops.

It'll be nice to defend a poor former communist country, attacked by an agressive royalist tyranical regime, attacking with old US equipment.

[benxcore 0]

The U.S. Army has actually declined to use the Multicam Units. However.

I've skinned some Special Forces Units and have had them sitting in my addons folder without releasing for a long time.

[vilas 477]

if you present your skin, so I would like to present Topas reskin to woodland from my CWC:

[ebud 18]

Since people are pimping their work, I guess I will too

Des, woodland, CQB and Civi SF's

I still use them all the time.

[Second 0]

I run my ArmA with default units.

I've always have been fond of using the default stuff: OFP's Original BIS units were more to my taste than forexample FFUR's units... Can't say what is the problem with me. Maybe i just prefer minimalism

[Guest Ti0n3r]

ditto Second. Right now I only use vanilla stuff, and it was the same in OFP mostly. I'll start to use addons when the tools are out and we start to see new models and islands though.

[karazy 0]

The U.S. Army has actually declined to use the Multicam Units. However.

I've skinned some Special Forces Units and have had them sitting in my addons folder without releasing for a long time.

Multicam? Do want!

[wika_woo 182]

I use skaven's RAC unit's.

SLX people.

And now just started using Swiss Mod Weapon pack 'coz they own!..

I'm starting to use GROM unit's now too. they look awesome.

[franze 196]

Moving to ArmA A&M:D.

[mr burns 132]

Jonnys Des Marpat guys for Blufor ... but where can i find RACS replacement?

[Guest Ti0n3r]

Jonnys Des Marpat guys for Blufor ... but where can i find RACS replacement?

Check out Skaven's RACS. Best RACS addon so far.

Edit. OK, I misunderstood you

[mr burns 132]

Yeah sure, but i wanted a replacement

[Col. Faulkner 0]

if you present your skin, so I would like to present Topas reskin to woodland from my CWC:

[imghttp://www.vilas.armaholic.net/screens/top_wood.jpg[/img]

 

[Skaven 0]

Well I don't like Skaven's addons they suck big time so I don't use them at all cough cough

But I like Ebud, Cameron, MechStalin and RHS work so they are part of my addons folder

No wait, on second thought, I don't like RHS either, they suck, specially the Marines they are doing now with those horrible AKs Garbage just pure garbage ahaha

Now seriously, I think all addons are really the same, it's all taste really, some guys prefer realism than some prefer beauty to realism than others performance... I really think all addons are equal no matter what.

However my perssonel choices as stated above go to Ebud, Cameron, MechStalin, 6th Sense and RHS work mainely (but not only), although there are lots of stuff on the closet ready to pop out from all sorts of MOD teams and addon makers that will certainly rock the place, but with just some months of ARMA I think things are going well and I'm happy about it

Just my 2 cents

[Commando84 0]

in old ofp i started early with addons, in arma i take it more easy and its mostly cause the addons haven't got that advanced in arma compared to ofp resistance.

so far im using default units for bluefor and opfor units but racs i love the skavens mercs they totally kick butt!

[CameronMcDonald 146]

I don't bother changing the OPFOR, but I can't stand a mixmatch of camos, so naturally I use my own units. And Skaven's RACS stuff is nice when I get tired of choc-chip desert BDU.

[vilas 477]

Col. Faulkner what this picture means ?

US army used black boots

sand boots are used now with Marpat or ACU

if you wanna discrediting me first check if something is true or not, than give opinions like this is weird

pic1

what concerns people using BIS vanila units - BIS made wrong color of boots for ACU, it should have more saturation than in game,

other types of vests are used with ACU, they are ACU pattern or sand-green solid colour MOLLE pattern

such vest as BIS made to US soldiers i haven't seen on any picture, something like woodland pattern, is it exist in real life ?

BIS also gave unreal camo to SLA, most of communist countries used khaki or rain pattern uniforms

[Jblack 0]

ARGGH I Still can't decide, here's a short thread with a pic of the 4IB units in it. From what you can see what's more realistic? Cam Mcdonald's or the 4IB's?

4IB Inf : http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin....=jblack

[MehMan 0]

Col. Faulkner what this picture means ?

US army used black boots

sand boots are used now with Marpat or ACU

The comic is just pointing out that there are almost no BDU's in the US army. He's not jumping out at you.

[CameronMcDonald 146]

ARGGH I Still can't decide, here's a short thread with a pic of the 4IB units in it. From what you can see what's more realistic? Cam Mcdonald's or the 4IB's?

4IB Inf : http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin....=jblack

With all due respect to Frederf's work, allow me to pimp my own addon. It has:

- ACU kneepads, correct IBA MOLLE arrangement, as per real life.

- Milspec unit patches + velco arrangement on the model itself. Note how the 1ID patches are tilted to the front, whereas the 4ID patches are straight up + down, which is incorrect.

- Normal maps to reflect the above, wounds also.

- Darkened ACU which looks a shitload more like ACU does in RL. Instead of fading to white like BIS' ACU (and since the 4ID units are the same brightness as the BIS pattern), mine fade to a greenish-gray, as in RL.

[vilas 477]

yes Cameron, right BIS ACU is too bright

my ACU is also darkened too

BIS made super island, super weapons, but they broke soldiers :/

on the default texture you can see that pattern direction is wrong

the same direction is on trousers and sleeves, but sleeves are turned 90 degrees from pants

so on soldier in game texture on sleeves is 90 degrees turn

i have the same mistake on my darkened version too

but pattern on texture should be turned 90 degrees when BIS was making this game