ZackTactical34

Nevermind, I figured it out myself.

Let me provide a little background about myself. I have logged approximately 150 hours in Arma 2 CO since late last year. I had the opportunity to play all the classic A2 mods: ACE, ASR, Celle, I44, and many more. However, recently I had been testing A3 and realized how much more it offers, in terms of modularity, editing, and simulation (though ACE should really consider adding advanced artillery, which was a great feature in ACE2). Anyways, I would love to learn the new and improved ACE3, and I was hoping someone with experience could help me out. As I said, I already understand how ACE2 works, so ACE3 shouldn’t be too hard of a transition.

Mods Used: CBA_A3, CUP Weapons, CUP Units, CUP Vehicles, Jbad, LYTHIUM, CUP Terrains-Core, CUP Terrains-Maps, ReColor, ASR AI3, RHSAFRF, RHSUSAF, RHSGREF

US MILITARY PATROL (Part 2) Mods Used: CBA_A3, CUP Weapons, CUP Units, CUP Vehicles, Jbad, LYTHIUM, CUP Terrains-Core, CUP Terrains-Maps, ReColor, ASR AI3, RHSAFRF, RHSUSAF, RHSGREF

US MILITARY PATROL (Part 1) Mods Used: CBA_A3, CUP Weapons, CUP Units, CUP Vehicles, Jbad, LYTHIUM, CUP Terrains-Core, CUP Terrains-Maps, ReColor, ASR AI3, RHSAFRF, RHSUSAF, RHSGREF

I have a question on the concept of Rifleman's Rule. Simply, it has to do with aiming lower when shooting uphill or downhill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifleman's_rule Would this apply to other projectiles like rockets and missiles? From what I understand, Arma has a decent ballistics system (obviously with ACE it is even better).

Are we also going to ignore the fact that this could potentially increase troll abuse? They could improve their RPG skills on flying hummingbirds.

What works for only 1.63 stable?

Why, so trolls can learn to abuse something else? Note: I am not referring to you but to people who enjoy trolling online.

Honestly, the only non-combat civilian missions I can think of revolve around things that could occur in normal everyday life. So, it would have to deal with personal or vehicle adventures. While I am not aware of any existing missions or mods, here is a list of ideas I've thought of that deal with each category (And shouldn’t be that hard to create): By Foot: -Lost: Place your character on a random part of the map and find your way back home (Need Map Tools) -Scuba Diving: Take a swim and look for buried treasure or item of interest -Where’s Waldo: Spawn 100 AI and try to find a specific person (i.e. White Shirt & Red Hat) -Skydiving: Open the parachute at the lowest possible altitude. By Vehicle: -Cargo Transport: As a truck driver (or helicopter pilot), it's your responsibility to deliver everything on time without any accidents -Emergency: Your friend took a fall and is severely wounded. Rush him to a hospital within a specified time (Need Time Limit and Car) -Air Rescue: Hikers are trapped on a remote location. Find them and bring them home -Plane/Helicopter: Enjoy the scenic route by flying at dawn or when the sun sets -Boat Ride: Ride the waves and dominate the sea -Tow Ride: Someone’s car broke down and they need some help -Motorcycle / Sports Car: Go 100MPH down a winding road (Best results on Mountainous/Wooded terrain) -Stuntman: Drive your vehicle off a cliff and try to stick the landing...or even survive Well, I hope this helped. I’ve found that doing some of the things I listed can actually help to better learn the terrain and can be quite enjoyable.

I just hope that the new update doesn't break the community mods. That would be a disappointment.

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Thanks for the response Nab. I've created those large-scale missions before in the past and they can be a ton of fun. It can feel like a modern Napoleonic War with two opposing platoons facing each other.

Is it necessary to have a headless client for single player if I'm getting at least 70 FPS? I have an I7 7700K and a GTX 1070. Would I see any noticeable improvement in the AI (And yes I am already aware of AI mods)? Thanks in advance.

Thanks for clarifying Chris! I primarily use Arma 2 OA, but I wanted my question to get some exposure on the forums (i.e. Arma 3 Section).

Mods: CBA_A3, RHSAFRF RHSUSAF, RHSGREF, LYTHIUM, Jbad, ASR AI3

I agree. Arma 3 is already an exceptional game, but it would be even better if this were sorted out.

Thanks for the detailed response. If it means anything, I actually did go many pages back looking over a good chunk of the posts. Also, although it was only this past summer when i actually got Arma 3, I followed it quite extensively before 1.60, which means I know what the game looked like before the update. Back to my original post, while I was going over the comments, I saw someone mention how Lythium looked excellent. So, I tried it out and it does in fact look superior. RHS models, IMHO, look much better. Even a vanilla(Nato) soldier made me think at one point of pre 1.60 visuals. The only possible drawback, which I'm going to test further, is that the shadows were a tad dark for me personally sometimes. Maybe I have to adjust the settings. But, interior lighting on soldiers was better. IMO, even ghillie suits looked better on this map.

Thanks Joostsidy! If I hadn't gone back and fully informed myself, I never would have known what Lythium offered. I mean the map is incredible! Here are a couple screenshots using RHS mods, Lythium, & Jbad:

Note taken.

Just a tip if you guys haven't tried it yet, lower your sharpening to 15.

I don't know how helpful this is, but when I play Arma 2 OA, using Ace2 and ASR, I noticed that the AI would sometimes use Binoculars if they detected the enemy off in the distance. Maybe a script needs to be added to the core game where AI pull out their binoculars if they detect enemy troops from at least 400m.

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I took out the picture comparison since the colors can be reworked via a Recolor Mod(though I think the colors can be changed with an option in the game itself).