ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead discussion thread

[Alwarren 2767]

For some reason OFP campain was, i dunno, it kinda drew me in,you know?

I think the reason why the original OFP campaign was that good is because it was easy to identify with David Armstrong. He was an average guy in military service, just finished his basic training, and gets thrown into a war. He feels and behaves like most of us would, disoriented, overwhelmed by what is happening, horrified by seeing his friends around him die... It made the whole campaign a very personal thing (at least for me), and managed to pull me in completely.

EDIT: Should have read the rest of the thread first :D

Edited June 24, 2010 by Alwarren

[11aTony 0]

Further more, voice acting and cutscenes ware amazing. Voice in ArmA series... well lets just say not so good.

[SteveJA 12]

It definitely had something about it didnt it.

I think another one of the reasons is how (back in the day) it looked so nice and tranquil, a nice place to wage war. If you dont understand me, think back to fry cry 1, i think the only reason i liked it so much was it was a beautiful area, dont get me wrong graphics certianly isn't everything but done in the right fashon and with good map design, you can create a living world (ish).

The problem i think is is with A2 map Cherno-cannot spell-rus is, as beautiful as it looks there are some annoying things that constantly bug me ie, never wanting to go prone because of the grass, and sunny days dont feel like sunny days, whereas in OFP it was like "what a lovely day". i dont know, i might of writen a bunch of shit, in my attempt to explain what i mean but NEVER MIND :p

Alternately it might have been those shit scary BMPs you could hear from about a mile away, making you search the area frantically for a LAW/RPG lol

[Nightrain 10]

It definitely had something about it didnt it.

Alternately it might have been those shit scary BMPs you could hear from about a mile away, making you search the area frantically for a LAW/RPG lol

:eek:

I agree, those things always scared the crap out of me because I knew there was always troops coming along too.

[That guy 10]

For some reason my computer hates .png type pictured. it will load them a little bit then just cross its arms and say " nah ah, im done"

results in me having to hit refresh like 10 times just to see one MFing pic. and even then it probably wont load all the way

[jonneymendoza 10]

Whats your favourite weapons lads? mine has to be the M4 carbine or the classical M16 with the 3 round burst. the M16 for me is great for long range while th M4 carbine is great for CQC.

[SteveJA 12]

:eek:

I agree, those things always scared the crap out of me because I knew there was always troops coming along too.

I know, why was it bmps i was scared of though? tanks didnt bother me as much as the bmps lol. weird hey, i think its because they always timed it so they came at yaou when you had no AT :rolleyes:

Anyways back to OA, With the addition of camera shake i wonder if launching a AT weapon will feel like you are firing a large projectile from your sholder, or if we keep the "Ive failed holding a fart" feeling :D

[jonneymendoza 10]

I think the reason why the original OFP campaign was that good is because it was easy to identify with David Armstrong. He was an average guy in military service, just finished his basic training, and gets thrown into a war. He feels and behaves like most of us would, disoriented, overwhelmed by what is happening, horrified by seeing his friends around him die... It made the whole campaign a very personal thing (at least for me), and managed to pull me in completely.

EDIT: Should have read the rest of the thread first :D

Cant modders make such a diverse and engaging campaign mode? Also, is OA's main campaign mode coop via online?

[maddogx 13]

Cant modders make such a diverse and engaging campaign mode?

In theory anyone can. It just takes huge amounts of work, lots of testing and some excellent voice actors. ;)

Also, is OA's main campaign mode coop via online?

Yes, that's been confirmed.

[A Smed 0]

Whats your favourite weapons lads? mine has to be the M4 carbine or the classical M16 with the 3 round burst. the M16 for me is great for long range while th M4 carbine is great for CQC.

M14/M21/M25/M1A..... in other words all its varients, Lee Enfield Mk1/2/3/4 & M24. :)

[Rommel 2]

I think everyone will enjoy the contents of the last few posts. :)

http://ausarma.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=362&start=40

[turin turambar 0]

I think everyone will enjoy the contents of the last few posts. :)

http://ausarma.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=362&start=40

Ohh yes, i have been one of the lurkers there in the last few hours. :)

Good job Rommel, nice comments and images.

[bad benson 1733]

did anyone else notice that there is some cgtextures stuff used on the Takistan map (see groundtexture). my first guess is that Opteryx is involved cuz he used alot from this site. but maybe not...just a guess.

[nodunit 397]

Cfgtextures? can you shed some light on that?

Looks like the map has vast area's of 'unpopulated' terrain, Chernarus was great but you didn't have to go far to find a road, one of the things I liked about one of the OFP islands (can't remember which) was it's lack of built area's..

And damn I am just in love with the lighting of OA..it's dull by comparison and yet feels far more real than most goes I've seen.. I guess is because it's not all high contrast and fancy bright..much less CGI, colors feel a bit richer too which is amazing because deserts in most games I've played and seen recently look so bland and brownish.

Edited June 24, 2010 by NodUnit

[SWT_Janowich 10]

Opteryx is involved cuz he used alot from this site. but maybe not

Definitely not. I know him. He isn't.

[bad benson 1733]

nice to know he stays true to his views...;)

http://cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=12979&PHPSESSID=7472e71e3e4763e5678267e5428f1429

look at the texture on the right. seems simular to the desert textures on the screens. brightened of course.

it's not so important though. just was intrested if Opx is involved.

[Smurf 12]

I think everyone will enjoy the contents of the last few posts. :)

http://ausarma.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=362&start=40

Thanks! That got me excited again after some answers in the BIS FAQ.

Liked to see a picture of flashlights(never saw before), battle sights (don´t even knew it was in) and manual FCS (may not be real, but make battles more fun).

________

In other hand, all those reviewers (thanks for all who translated them) complain about the game beign too hard, walk to much, "# Not for less patient players".......c´mon..... :raisebrow:

Edited June 24, 2010 by Smurf

[MrStregatto 31]

nice to see some improved sights

:D

[Murklor 10]

I think everyone will enjoy the contents of the last few posts. :)

http://ausarma.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=362&start=40

Lol, in the middle of that page there is a Abrams scope and my initial thought was "wtf, why is there a real picture there?". Of course then you notice the GUI and Arma2 explosion in the picture below, but still :p

[m1n1d0u 29]

rommel one thing , in your back pack list i see a vest ammo pouch can you make a screenshoot please ?

Edited June 24, 2010 by M1n1d0u

[Windexglow 10]

I think everyone will enjoy the contents of the last few posts. :)

http://ausarma.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=362&start=40

Great topic, lots of stuff from page1-6

[A Smed 0]

Rommel able to give us a few screenshots of the M14?

[roberthammer 582]

btw those sights - like Acog TA31F or doctor sight or others are the same ones from ACE1 , because BIS buyed them - i sayed that milion times :rolleyes:

[hamm 10]

btw those sights - like Acog TA31F or doctor sight or others are the same ones from ACE1 , because BIS buyed them - i sayed that milion times :rolleyes:

Thanks for telling us for the millionth time! :cool:

Did anyone contest that?

[A Smed 0]

http://ausarma.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=362&start=50