New player having a bit of trouble with message speed, could use some help.

[Bashur 10]

Greetings! I've recently purchased this game and have been trying to go through Boot Camp before I dive into Multi-Player and all of that, but the messages that pop up at the top right of the screen go by at blazing speeds!

They're telling me how to control my character and whatnot, but it goes by so quickly I can't tell what it's saying! Is there any way to slow these down, or to even review the popups so I can read them at my own pace?

Thanks!

[forteh 11]

Have you enabled time accelleration? Default keys are '-' and '=' to increase and decrease time accelleration, check your keybindings if youre unsure :)

You might find it worthwhile working through some single player campaigns to get used to the controls and mechanics of the game, Ive been playing for a couple of months now and still not ventured online because I dont think Im fully acclimatised and ready for it :D

[walker 0]

Hi Bashur

Welcome to the ArmA community

I am with forteh on this I think you may have accedentaly engaged single player time acceleration default keys [-] to slow time and [=] to speed up time.

If not well in single player you can always slow time down so you can see things better if they are happening too fast. ;)

Like many other in this community I have answered questions like this so often that I now just copy and paste the answers :)

So here are a bunch of thigs you may find useful

First Off

ArmA II is not like other games it does not stroke your ego. To begin with you will die a lot; this is to be expected but one day you will find your self hunting T90's with a group of friends like stone age man hunting mammoths.

The learning curve is a steep slope built on your own dead bodies and each will in turns smash and frustrate you with both their and your stupidity; as well as the hilarity of those moments. In what other game can loosing badly be as much fun as winning. Fear and death will become your friends, like hiding for literaly hours in a bush while an armored behemoth, that knows you are somewhere in that field, plays squash the likely bush, and yes I have done that; but there a moments in this game when its beauty will haunt you.

Start here:

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA_II_Hints_and_Tips

The ArmA triumvirate. Key things to know:

1) The editor is the place to learn and is probably the greatest things about ArmA as it is the source of thousands upon thousands of hours of new user created content, and is expanding exponetialy. People have played this game engine for a decade, and never played the same game twice, there is not another game that can claim that. ArmA is by its very nature Dynamic. Expect Nothing.

2) The next big thing is MODs no other game even approaches the Game engine for modability, there are thousands of addons the key one you will need is ACE. And ArmA has a suite of tools for making mods the likes of which no other game can boast. Have a look at the Addons and Mods Complete as well as ArmA II editing section of this forum and do not forget that BIS Wiki

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Main_Page

there are also several Mod web sites and news forums:

3) Multiplayer is the final part of the ArmA triumvirate. There is an introductory manual linked on this page of the Forum:

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=93078

I suggest you down load Yoma's addon Synchroniser. It will take most of the geek work out of insuring you have the right addons and that are up to date.

http://dev-heaven.net/projects/list_files/yoma-addonsync2009

Do not expect DM and CTF; they exist and there are masses of PvP missions of those types but unlike other games ArmA is not limited to them, so they tend to get swamped in the mass of other game types. The easiest way to find specific game types is to join a community that specialises in that game mode. This section of the forum deals with finding a community of like minded people to play with:

http://forums.bistudio.com/forumdisplay.php?f=90

But all of us have been homeless ronin at times and just wonder the open public servers. Be aware much of the ArmA community is hidden and locked there are several big communities that do not show up on the Game Spy Browser though most such communities run a public recruiting server as well; those that do not will just run a single server which they may well lock and password on community nights.

This thread deals with some of the many different MP questions people have:

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=79628

Because of ArmA's mission editor and modability peoples imaginations have run riot, most everything you can imagine has or is being created in ArmA. This can be a bit daunting at times but if you can think of something new, that ArmA needs there is an experienced community that can help you realise your dream.

Once again welcome to the ArmA community.

Kind Regards walker

Edited March 1, 2010 by walker

[Deadfast 43]

You can review the latest hint by pressing H (default).

[sparks50 0]

Tasks under your map (M) can provide info as well.

Edited March 4, 2010 by sparks50