Getting started

[CybrSlydr 0]

Alright - I just bought ArmA 2 off Sprocket and it's currently downloading.

I played the original OFP and both expansions and also have ArmA 1 - but I never did much with ArmA 1. Never got any mods or even finished the campaign. Started playing other games and never picked up.

So...

What do you wish you knew when you started playing ArmA 2 that you know now?

I did a seach and didn't find any similar threads, so I figured I'd throw one up and see what I got. :)

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I'm assuming the first thing to do is apply the beta patch.

[Graw2Pro 10]

I found the detailed manuals for warfare pretty useful - but I never played arma 1

[grub 10]

Get latest patch.

Browse the mods & addons

Select & download accordingly.

Check you don't need to upgrade PC ;)

Welcome to the greatest Milsim game to date.

http://armedassault.info/

http://www.armaholic.com/

Edited October 16, 2009 by Grub
Links

[CybrSlydr 0]

I'm ok when it comes to hardware - not the best, but it'll do.

Intel x3360 @ 2.8GHz

4GB DDR2 @ 1066

ATi 4870 512MB

Windows 7 Ultimate

[grub 10]

Should be ok.

Check around the forums for some mods and check to see what their about.

Plenty of good maps for editor out now and more to come.

Plenty of info around the forums so search away, and above all have fun;)

Might be interested in this

Edited October 16, 2009 by Grub

[dale0404 5]

Also have an excursion to SWDepot.

We are a new resource site dedicated to the Arma series. You wont get a faster download! :)

Could post a link but its in my sig so I wont! :D

[guiltyspark 10]

forget about singleplayer in its entirety and jump online and start playing domination servers

flagpole gets you into the action

BTW practice with the editor too

[CybrSlydr 0]

Thanks gents - I'll start reading up. :)

[grub 10]

^ yes also good place, seem to have different things to other sites.

[CybrSlydr 0]

Only played for a little bit last night, but wow! This game looks great!! Big improvment in immersion - I loaded up the Village Sweep mission and was stunned by what I saw. Beautiful game! I then got properly wasted trying to take the village. :D

[jw custom 56]

Only played for a little bit last night, but wow! This game looks great!! Big improvment in immersion - I loaded up the Village Sweep mission and was stunned by what I saw. Beautiful game! I then got properly wasted trying to take the village. :D

Do yourself a favor and get the VopSound 2.1 mod, that will bring even more immersion :cool:

[mrcash2009 0]

Check out the soundmods in the mods section too, plus the heli sound mod & vehicles :)

LOL ... I posted this looking at the previous page ^^^^^ :)

[CybrSlydr 0]

I'll check out that sound mod - thanks. :)

[CarlGustaffa 4]

Apparently vo.2 isn't playing or developing anymore, from what I've read elsewhere by another Vo member. Vopsound on its own has a few very annoying bugs (stone, willie pete, arty flares i.e.). And those heli & vehicle mod sounds are far too loud for my personal liking, although the sounds themselves are superb.

Lately I've come to like the SOWmod for better sounds. There are things I like better with this mod, and there are things I like better with Vopsound.

With this in mind, I won't reccommend an apparently abandoned soundmod that contains bugs, when others exist that does a very good job. That being said, the original sounds are pretty damn good compared to how it used to be like, except for a few selected ones that are truly horrible.

[CybrSlydr 0]

I always thought the original OFP had horrible sounds. Just the "chunk" sound of the M16 made me cringe. ArmA 2 stock is a definite improvment over past iterations.

I'll also look into SOW - thanks. :)