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With 1.07 ive lost a few fps, and now im getting the texture/lod errors that everyone else seems to have got rid of. I'm going to reset windows virtual memory allocation as suggested on other threads to see if this improves anything. Im a bit dissapointed as im one of the only 7900GS users with a performance decrease. Still at least i dont have an 8***

A slightly harsh reply. I only wanted to know your performance with 1.05. Thanks anyway (I didnt think the performance of the game was 'trivial'!

Do you think its worth downloading and installing the euro 1.05 patch, there are so many threads about how the patch makes the game run slower for some people. I know the next release is probably still months away, so should i hold out till then? Also, can BIS confirm that the next patch will have some sort of performance optimization, or is the performance in 1.05 the new benchmark?

Hi can anyone help with this problem. I get an error something along the lines of 'cannot create vertex shader' when trying to start arma 1.04 with the sound only mod.

I just thought id ask everbody, what are your thoughts on the game so far? And i mean generally, are you dissapointed with the game or blown away by it? This probably applies more to those who were massive fans of OFP and OFPR. My Opinion: So far Arma is impressive but not as immersive as last generation OFP. BI seemed to have failed to include some little bits of detail that made OFP so realistic and engrossing, such as being able to shoot out street lights and puncturing tyres, and to be honest vanilla OFP sound is better than Arma sound. I of course love the new graphics though! As for the setting, well sahrani is ok i suppose. Its certainly very different, and calls for a different type of combat, but to be honest i prefer the old everon/Malden style setting, which is probably why i like north sahrani best. However to biggest thing that Arma has brought is urban combat! Which is totally different and varies the game alot. Shame that the campaign is nowhere near as good as OFP, or as long. Some of the missions in Arma have a real 'arcade' feel to them, such as when one man is asked to blow up a bridge and then take out several tanks with At rounds. Doesnt seem as authentic or well thought through as OFP to me. I would have prefered if the game had been marketed and released as an extension to OFP.

Just in response to this topic I would like that this tip HAS WORKED on my PC. By disabling the pagefile the game seems to use just the RAM for the game and for me it has improved loading speeds (particularly starting the game) and in game fps. I have now been able to bump back up some graphics settings and play at a level i can enjoy. Although its still not quite where i hoped it might be, its much better. Such an odd game for performance issues.....

When i first played ArmA, I was quite upset. I felt alot of the atmsophere has gone from the game. There is something about malden, everon and nogova that seems very real. perhaps, it is as previously suggested - its because they were based on real locations. To be honest, i dont like the sahrani setting, i do prefer green shrubery and dark woods like OFP. The big towns are nice, but the ai doesnt really work in urban battles. In OFP theres a real feeling of isolation and quietness. When some sort of island tool comes out for ArmA ill be straight onto making OFP style islands again.

Whats the maximum resolution it can create transitions for?. I tried 1024x1024 and the actual transitions it made were 512x512.

how do you do your transitions?

I having problems with the pal2pac.dll. I make my own custom textures and up until a while ago visitor worked fine creating my texture transitions. However, now everytime I try 'surface fill' or 'texture fill' I get the xp message 'this programs needs to close' and when I look at the details it says the module to blame is pal2pac.dll. Even if I restart it over and over again it doesnt work. Anyone else had this problem? ANY suggestions PLEASE?