New ArmA II Pictures!

[icebreakr 3156]

... stop it guys, you're killing me - I need to live to see A2 :)

[mr reality 0]

The recent pictures of the ponds do look good, but come on guys, do you think they are anything other than eye-candy. You wont be able to go splashing through them in your Abrams, i would hazzard a guess there are no effects with the water other than a texture, which you will pass through.

You guys just get so pumped when you see uber graphics, but you really have no idea how this game will play compared to ArmA.

We've seen all the good looking graphics, we've seen the faction 'heavily scripted' videos, i would like to see actual gameplay and i don't mean those half arsed vids fom some of the recent preview sites. I would like to see how the new command menu is structured and how well the AI behave in combat, and if they can hop over fences and carry wounded comrades and can the AI actually take cover, becasue we've seen none of this yet.

Show me some improvements other than better graphics.

I'm buying this game, there is no doubt about that, so i want to see what i'm getting for my money.

[maddogx 13]

You wont be able to go splashing through them in your Abrams, i would hazzard a guess there are no effects with the water other than a texture, which you will pass through.

You guys just get so pumped when you see uber graphics, but you really have no idea how this game will play compared to ArmA.

You may very well be right, but why be so negative about it? All we have of the water are pics, and they look awesome. So why not enjoy them and wait and see how the water really behaves? It's certainly not impossible that BIS have added actual water volumes that react to bullets and units.

We've seen all the good looking graphics, we've seen the faction 'heavily scripted' videos, i would like to see actual gameplay and i don't mean those half arsed vids fom some of the recent preview sites. I would like to see how the new command menu is structured and how well the AI behave in combat, and if they can hop over fences and carry wounded comrades and can the AI actually take cover, becasue we've seen none of this yet.

Show me some improvements other than better graphics.

No disagreement from me here.

I'm buying this game, there is no doubt about that, so i want to see what i'm getting for my money.

Also, totally agree. I'd like to see some more footage too, but since I (like you) am getting the game regardless, why not be patient and wait till we can try it for ourselves? :)

EDIT: After taking a closer look at the screenshots, one thing is clear: there's a lot more to the water than you think. Look at the way the water is clearer toward the shallow parts of the ponds and more opaque toward the deeper parts. That's definitely a volumetric effect, not just a texture layer above the ground.

Edited May 14, 2009 by MadDogX

[Potatomasher 0]

You guys just get so pumped when you see uber graphics, but you really have no idea how this game will play compared to ArmA.

We've seen all the good looking graphics, we've seen the faction 'heavily scripted' videos, i would like to see actual gameplay and i don't mean those half arsed vids fom some of the recent preview sites.

I agree. If all those previews were based on old builds i think now when the german release is closing (i hope) would be a good time to show some new footage.

[Uziyahu--IDF 0]

I think the grass in the water makes it look realistic. Bodies of water change their level and sometimes the water level rises over grass that has grown.

I say live it alone.

I WOULD like to see an animated texture of rain droplets hitting the surface of the water, though. (Puddles, too.)

[Praelium 0]

I makes it look like a puddle, which I like. Plus the grass helps hides the edges, which is a problem in most other games.

I still think the developers should take out the grass in the deep parts though, which they already said they would.

[ziiip 1]

Proper rain effects wold be enjoyable.

[Sniperwolf572 758]

If you haven't noticed already, Devs have already addressed the grass/underwater foliage debate:

Yes we know that, we will clean it just in deep water and on rocky surface

[Scrub 0]

Mr. Reality, why do you post your problems about gameplay (a moving concept) in the still photo thread? hmmm? lol. I do agree with your points though.

[WOMBAT33R 11]

OMG I just want to go swimming in that water... bloody amazing! Well done BIS. :)

I always thought the original FarCry water was stunning! But this is Kevin "Waterworld Costner."

I so now want this game.

Edited May 16, 2009 by wombateer
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[mr reality 0]

Mr. Reality, why do you post your problems about gameplay (a moving concept) in the still photo thread? hmmm? lol. I do agree with your points though.

Well to be honest, i thought this thread was the latest arma press release, both threads are getting a little clogged up. But i'm not helping by posting slightly negative posts.

To be fair the water is a massive improvement over arma, so that's a tick in the right box.

[Yoma 0]

OMG I just want to go swimming in that water... bloody amazing! Well done BIS. :)

I ways thought the original FarCry water was stunning! But this is Kevin "Waterworld Costner."

I so now want this game.

Lol the water looks nice, but even without it there are a gazillion reasons to buy Arma2.

[M.Andersson(SWE) 4]

Hope they made the engine capable of freezing that water...

Hate to see a free flowing streem/pond in the middle of winter...

[MDVizzy 10]

;1284877']Hope they made the engine capable of freezing that water...

Hate to see a free flowing streem/pond in the middle of winter...

Will there be season cicles maybe?

[Journeyman 0]

The ponds and sea do look great in those shots.

Can I take it that we will still only be having static water though and still no flowing streams or rivers or waterfalls as yet?

I'm not being greedy, just asking! :pray:

[thaFunkster 0]

Wombateer: I totally agree. The water in Far Cry blew my mind, there is nothing I like better than looking at and interacting with realistic water in games.

Havnt played Bioshock, but I gather some of the DX10 water effects were pretty impressive?

[Curious 0]

What variant is this??

[jakerod 254]

That would be the command version I think.

[thaFunkster 0]

Nice pice rikabi.

Notice how the grass blows out from the rotor down wash in that second last pic - friggin awesome!

[max power 21]

I think that happens in ArmA 1 as well.

[ziiip 1]

Yeah it does. :D Btw, cant wait to see them holding the guns properly.:pray:

[thaFunkster 0]

Max: O ok, I skipped Arma, so missed out. Anyway, it looks really impressive in the pic.

[Stimpak_Addict 0]

Foliage being affected by downwash happened in OFP: Elite, also. Anyways, these pictures look great!

[Raptor 10]

some new screenies from gamestar.de:

http://www.gamestar.de/news/pc/action/taktik-shooter/1956166/arma_2_screenshots.html

direct.

http://www.gamestar.de/_misc/galleries/detail.cfm?pk=52911&fk=2008223&pid=6

http://www.gamestar.de/_misc/galleries/detail.cfm?pk=52911&fk=2008222&pid=6

http://www.gamestar.de/_misc/galleries/detail.cfm?pk=52911&fk=2008221&pid=6

[Muzza 0]

Best. Screens. Ever.

Really nice battle happening there.