sickboy 13 Posted December 7, 2009 (edited) A.C.E. Mod for ArmA 2, Official Announcement! It has been nearly 1 year, since the A.C.E. Advanced Combat Environment Mod, for ArmA 1, was released. Since that release, we have been constantly working on our Mod, to improve it, expand it, and fix the things we could. In the meantime, ArmA 2 has been released for about 6 months, and our attention has been on the mod for ArmA 2, for at least that long. Today we would like to announce our Public Beta Release. We intend to keep updating our Mod on a daily basis in this Public Beta stage. We do this to get as much feedback and bug reports as possible, as soon as possible, and provide everyone the latest code to test. This means the development will be ongoing, new improvements and additions will arrive as we go What is A.C.E. and what is it not A.C.E. for ArmA 2 is a full conversion mod and is based on A.C.E. for ArmA 1, which was based on WGL for OFP. The WGL roots were "When realism matters". We lifted this already a little bit with A.C.E. 1. And with A.C.E. 2 it is no different. We try to keep a balance between realism and gameplay. We try not to sacrifice either in name of the other. We try to please as many as possible, but it is simply impossible to please all. Please feel free to give constructive feedback on our choices. The Package The A.C.E. Package for ArmA 2, at this time, consists out of 4 building blocks: CBA: Community Base Addons ACE: Core ACEX: eXtras ACEX_SM: SoundMod (Overriding default ArmA sounds) CBA and ACE are a requirement, while ACEX and ACEX_SM are optional expansion packs. This way, we hope to support our users who have requested smaller mod size, and ability to concentrate on their type of units/vehicles/weapons for countries they like to play with/against. Status Much of the Mod has been rewritten / optimized, and we have based our workflow and tools on CBA methods. Biki Documentation Frequently Asked Questions Previous ACE2 Discussion Thread ACE Features ACEX Features Youtube ACE2 Channel Compatibility We strive to keep our addons/mods as compatible as possible with others. Sometimes this is not possible, or there were specific reasons why we had to go some way. Please feel free to supply feedback on any compatibility issue you might encounter. Thanks! Our thanks goes to everyone involved in our Mod, from Developers to Testers, Contributors to Supporters, PR to Hosters, and Programmer- and Docu-wizards. Special thanks goes out to our Lead Developer, Rocko, who has devoted most (if not all :p) of his free time and dedication to the mod's development. Installer, Updater, Patcher There have been significant changes to the way we distribute our Mod. Due to the ever growing sizes of content, and thus installers and updates, we have switched to a realtime patching system, called rSync, which is the core tool of the "Six Updater" Suite. The software, once installed, can be used to install, update, maintain and repair managed modfolders. It uses smart technologies to minimize the amount of data that needs to be downloaded, and is a very lightweight and fast protocol. The technology has been in use for several months by the ACE team, and individual testers aswell as communities. Documentation will be provided, and support delivered where possible. Our milestone releases will be available in easy mirrorable 7z files, to minimize the stress on the rsync system, and give people casual means to download the initial install. More Info Updater Server Portal (incl stats) QuickInstall Check out the video! or use the so called "Lazy Method". Mirrors On the BIKI Downloads, Installation, Documentation and Bug/Issue reporting Dev-Heaven.net A.C.E. Project Edited December 25, 2009 by Sickboy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inkompetent 0 Posted December 7, 2009 (edited) First! And whooohooooooo! :D ArmA2 is becoming what should be! Christmas sure is early! Edited December 7, 2009 by Inkompetent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scubaman3D 0 Posted December 7, 2009 Thanks sickboy for your tireless work on this so far...and the many tireless nights we still have left :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkfenix100 0 Posted December 7, 2009 Great work i would like to thank the whole team of ace you have done a wonderful job :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pauldarrington 9 Posted December 7, 2009 GOOOOOOOD JOB! thank you guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoRailgunner 0 Posted December 7, 2009 Waiting for the mirror sites... to get ACE2 and ACEX in 7z package. Btw is there a cooperation with Yoma so people wont need more than one synchronizer tool to update all the things they like or need? :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon C 0 Posted December 7, 2009 *Listens carefully* What's that noise I hear off in the distance, getting closer and closer? *Listens again* Oh, it's the hordes of people racing to DL the mod. :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eJay 1 Posted December 7, 2009 Speechless moment! I'm going to kitchen for bottle of champaigne! Thx guys for your efforts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tisse 0 Posted December 7, 2009 I don't get this slx updater thing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TRexian 0 Posted December 7, 2009 hehe This is going to set back several personal development projects while I test this/see how it rocks! :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manzilla 1 Posted December 7, 2009 Yay!!! Thanks to all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robalo 465 Posted December 7, 2009 Thank you very much ACE team for this early Christmas present. You rock! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fincuan 0 Posted December 7, 2009 Excellent, thank you ACE team! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ahmedjbh 0 Posted December 7, 2009 (edited) the instructions for the updater dont seem to correspond to my screen. I have no updater folder (xp), also have error about a .yml file? Step 1: Starting the updater¶ * Run the Six Updater launcher from StartMenu/Desktop. o Vista/7 UAC users: Please run the application "As Administrator" (Right click) o Please make sure you are not running multiple instances of the applications! Stop all other instances first. * Enter "1" and press Enter. (This will also update the application, when updates are available) * The application should update required libraries, then start and should keep running, your browser should auto open the updater site after a while. o If it doesn't please try surfing to: http://localhost:16333 or http://127.0.0.1:16333 * You should automatically login as admin. Incase this doesn't happen, please login on the site! right side, "login". Default username and password are: admin I press 1, then enter, no brower appears, and i try the two pages, and neither work. Any tips guys? Edited December 7, 2009 by ahmedjbh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sickboy 13 Posted December 7, 2009 (edited) I unlocked the @ACE and @ACEX modfolders in the updater software! Have fun people! (The mods become available after you clicked on "Main" once or follow the "Synchronization" instructions) No milestone-release download mirrors in sight yet though :O Edited December 7, 2009 by Sickboy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tisse 0 Posted December 7, 2009 They should make a step by step with pictures. Or a video on youtube how to do it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clawhammer 10 Posted December 7, 2009 Great work guys :-) Thanks for your work making arma2 much much better!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hollow point 1 Posted December 7, 2009 That updater goes way over my head. will we be able to just download the files??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sickboy 13 Posted December 7, 2009 They should make a step by step with pictures. Or a video on youtube how to do it!Yea, let me know when you find 'they', and ill include it in our docs :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PuFu 4600 Posted December 7, 2009 Yoma Addon Synk solution provided by Kellys-Heroes Auto Config URL http://www.kellys-heroes.eu/updater/Arma2ACE-Repository/Arma2ACE-Repo.7z Yoma home-page Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clawhammer 10 Posted December 7, 2009 That updater goes way over my head. will we be able to just download the files??? Yes, but you must wait until the mirrors are up! Infantry * US Army (2009) * US Army SF Can i have some screens on that units? Iam @ Work i cannont test it xD Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tisse 0 Posted December 7, 2009 Yea, let me know when you find 'they', and ill include it in our docs :) Well i tought you wanted people to try your amazing work. At the moment i just don't understand how you use the SIX system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
