trickster1982 10 Posted August 9, 2009 After a busy week & a weekend break with the girlfriend I havent touched ArmA 2 in almost a week & ive just come back here & see the 1.03 patch has been released, so my question is will I gain anything by downloading it,or should I just leave the game on 1.02 seen as it runs pretty much fine on that?I had a brief look in the 1.03 threads & there seems to be a lot of bitching so obviously I dont want to create problems by downloading it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murklor 10 Posted August 9, 2009 Well you can always try it out and reinstall if need me... That's what I'll be doing since 1.03 f**ked up my sound, maybe there's a couple of old servers left :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richieb0y 0 Posted August 9, 2009 After a busy week & a weekend break with the girlfriend I havent touched ArmA 2 in almost a week & ive just come back here & see the 1.03 patch has been released, so my question is will I gain anything by downloading it,or should I just leave the game on 1.02 seen as it runs pretty much fine on that?I had a brief look in the 1.03 threads & there seems to be a lot of bitching so obviously I dont want to create problems by downloading it! Hi you have to check it out for your self i had trouble when i first instal it but i defrag 5 times and put the files in the outer rim of the HDD and now it runs great whit 7 full groups and 4 tanks but the 1.03 also create a couple bugs to but overal its good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
konyo 14 Posted August 9, 2009 Hi you have to check it out for your self i had trouble when i first instal it but i defrag 5 times and put the files in the outer rim of the HDD and now it runs great whit 7 full groups and 4 tanks but the 1.03 also create a couple bugs tobut overal its good What are the bugs in the new 1.03 patch? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randir14 10 Posted August 9, 2009 The only bug I've noticed in 1.03 is sometimes the sound cuts out or gets fuzzy. I think it's worth it to download, especially if you play online. Lag and desyncs seem to be a lot less frequent now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Softt 10 Posted August 9, 2009 If you have Xp steer clear of the patch. If you are running Windows 7 I would d/l it. Before the patch I had terrible stuttering with Windows 7 and now it is gone with a good framerate. On the other hand, I had a good framerate with Xp before the patch with nearly no problems, now with 1.03 I cannot even load into the game without a crash. I built my system about 2 weeks back so both OS are fresh so cluttered Xp is not the problem here. The patch definiatly fuked up something with Windows Xp. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screamingeagles 10 Posted August 9, 2009 much more lag than with 1.02 patch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d3boy2002 10 Posted August 9, 2009 Absolutely. There are some problems that 1.03 introduces (VERY VERY annoying and wierd lag/skipping issue) but it also fixes many things that were not introduced in the changelog such as nightvision. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-GLT-Sarge 10 Posted August 9, 2009 read the Patch 1.03 satisfaction survey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJF 0 Posted August 9, 2009 Is 1.03 worth downloading? I actually have no idea. If you do download it backup your game first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fitzee 7 Posted August 10, 2009 The patch works good for me. But as you've seen some are having issues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarlGustaffa 4 Posted August 10, 2009 What is fixed with night vision? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laqueesha 474 Posted August 10, 2009 In 1.03 is sometimes the sound cuts out or gets fuzzy. I noticed that too with my copy of ArmA 2 after installing the 1.03 patch. Hopefully a fix will be available soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
konyo 14 Posted August 10, 2009 (edited) If you have Xp steer clear of the patch. If you are running Windows 7 I would d/l it. Before the patch I had terrible stuttering with Windows 7 and now it is gone with a good framerate. On the other hand, I had a good framerate with Xp before the patch with nearly no problems, now with 1.03 I cannot even load into the game without a crash. I built my system about 2 weeks back so both OS are fresh so cluttered Xp is not the problem here. The patch definiatly fuked up something with Windows Xp. Okay thanks all for the advice, ill forget that one then tho, as XP user, also just got a rid of my crash problem for patch 1.02, and dont want it come come back again :) Edited August 10, 2009 by konyo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pauliesss 2 Posted August 10, 2009 The only bug I've noticed in 1.03 is sometimes the sound cuts out or gets fuzzy. I think it's worth it to download, especially if you play online. Lag and desyncs seem to be a lot less frequent now.I have the same problem, only with this new patch. Hope it will be fixed in 1.04. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nominesine 0 Posted August 10, 2009 Download. Install. Enjoy. It's even funnier than russian roulette :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoRailgunner 0 Posted August 10, 2009 It depends on your karma. ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 10, 2009 Yeah i have definitely noticed major sound distortion now. If more than 8 people in close range are firing at one given time, the sound just muffles and goes silent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fumbles -SW- 10 Posted August 10, 2009 Might as well go for it and see what you make of it yourself, you've got nothing to lose really, you can always just reinstall 1.02 if you dont like it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cossack8559 10 Posted August 10, 2009 Not worth downloading at all!! i never had a single crash before 1.03... i now crash on average of 23243 times a day! its really taking the fun out of the game for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dark-Light 10 Posted August 10, 2009 Yeah i have definitely noticed major sound distortion now. If more than 8 people in close range are firing at one given time, the sound just muffles and goes silent. I have the same problem, I believe it occurred in Op Flash ages ago with one of its patches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cid_gen_bondorf 0 Posted August 10, 2009 (edited) And if you are lucky enough like me and got the game off Steam. Then you got to download this 134MB patch at the size of 4.5GB. Yes, on Steam the patch is not 134MB but 4.5GB. And best of all You don't have a choice but to download/install the patch. If you disable the option to automatically download the patch. Then the game refuses to start. So my suggestion to you would be to give it a shot. If you don't like what the patch did for you. Then just reinstall the game. As for myself. I would expect that I'll be downloading another 4.5GB patch again in the near future when they update the game again... grrrrr... Edited August 10, 2009 by CID_Gen_Bondorf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trickster1982 10 Posted August 10, 2009 Thanks for the advice, i think il just stick with 1.02 for now as i dont have any game destroying bugs in there & i can run it with decent visuals,i bought a hard copy of the game too so i wont have the steam issue posted above Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kozzy420 21 Posted August 19, 2009 IMO its worth downloading. It fixed some things and started a few issues for some. Worth trying it, if you dont like it, reinstall and just use 1.2. I havnt had a single crash with 1.3 personally. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
