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Why does this happen anyway? this only started with Arma1. Flashpoint was fine, the Gunner always pointed to the 12 o clock of the hulls position.

why do you care so much about how OTHER people like to play the game? Just play the hardcore way you like and be happy that BIS gave us the ability to turn these things on and off based on our preference. If this game was how you and some others wanted, barely any one would play it. That's the point you realism "forcers" seem to miss.

Hmm no offence, but lots of snake oil tips there. Some of those suggestions will make he game run worse for many people. EG high priority. A lot of them will do nothing at all. They definitely wont do anything to make your GPU get more work on a CPU bogged down server in an MP mission.

Any chance of some comparison screens? Cheers!

Seems to be a popular reason for slamming good ideas these days; "no-one should be allowed the benefits that Feature X can give because it makes some thing that is currently complicated easier for everyone, and for some reason this complication also makes a few people feel special. And adopting the better method would some how make the game less fun", eh? Very odd logic to apply toward good suggestions made for game your a fan of... +1 to the suggestion. I mean why not? Surely more ability to communicate in game more easily is a good thing?

Great physics vids, hopefully it will be in in Arma3.

...you can just turn off virtual cross-hairs. If servers have it on (Virtual Sight) it is because they want it that way, not beacuse they forgot or are stupid.

Excellent map, thank you!

Wow, this pissed me off the first day I played Arma1 demo lol Only took a few years, thanks! Maybe we can have the rest of the Target system back to the way it was in OFP? :P

I don't think you will find any previous driver that has notably better performance than what is currently available.

heh heh almost forgot about this one :). Cheers for blowing the dust off :D

I pretty sure the TAW Domination servers use this.

Has anyone ever given any thought on this? I think people have suggested giving away User created content with patches before, but my suggestion is just high quality user made maps. Giving away user content like soldier packs or vehicle addons etc would be messy. But an island would be different and very useful to the community. Some of these maps are fantastic (good enough to rival BiS's own creations) and don't get played or used nearly as much as they should online due to the fact they are a mod that everyone has to get. The default maps are just easier to pick up and play for most people. Giving away a map like SmokeDog3[PARA]'s Sangin Province Hellmand or IceBreakrs' Isla Duala would give a major refreshing boost to multiplayer. If one of these maps (or other high quality map) where given away with a patch there would be a flurry of new missions made for them for use to play online. What of the author you ask? I'm not a content creator for Arma, but I have made content for other games before and I know that I would be stoked if a developer decided to give my creations away with a patch for everyone to enjoy. I'm guessing people like IceBreakr etc would not mind? Maybe they would..but I don't see why, it's not like BiS would be making a profit from them. People have suggested releasing DLC with user content before, but the legal and monetary mine fields are many. With this simple concept of just an Island given away with a patch release, all these complications are gone. Anyway what do you think?

Well, I wasn't asking you anyway. And if that is your response then you pretty much confirm that your main reason for responding is just to argue or be obtuse. It's pretty obvious more people would use a user made island if it was given out with a patch. What argument did I "bring myself"? I brought the argument that more people would play it online if it was given away with a patch? Ok Err..I guess I did, what exactly are you getting at here?

Eh? You even agree its a valid idea! What "hassle" will it cause you or any one? It appears to be more hassle now with people having to go and download it, that's why there are bugger all missions online on user made maps So you don't agree that if a great Island was released with a patch for everyone, more people would use it online?

I have had this since I can remember. I always guessed that the client could not exceed the FPS of the server, that's what it feels like anyway.

Well done..finally some valid reasons explaining why this might be difficult..was that so hard? Your right, I don't create content so I don't understand all the ins and outs of what might be required. But you still don't work for Bis and still don't really know how hard it would be for them or what resources would required. My poll was not to get gamers telling me what (they think) is and what is not possible, but to see if the community would like to have a user made map included with a patch. So why not answer in that light? Imagine BiS asked the same question, would you tell them it wasn't possible? All I wanted to know is who would be interested and I can't see why anyone wouldn't. I thought this would be more an injection of an idea into the community for people to consider who hadn't thought of it before. And maybe to show BIS how much interest there would be in such a thing...let them worry about the technical problems. But you are all to quick to tell why it wont work or give some other nonsensical reason why you for some reason don't want every one to enjoy new content...for free.

Do you know what I am suggesting? Or do you just scan the thread title and presume the rest? Have you ever played on a quality Island like Duala? I did not say:" Hey guys lets add loads of random mods to new patches..would'nt that be sweet?..." No, I agree that would be terrible, and your statement above ^ is why. That's why I suggested ONE HIGH QUALITY MAP And I doubt it would be as much difficulty as you make out...Its a high quality finished map I am suggesting ( in case no-one has realised that by now...). If a BiS comes in here and say it would be too much work then fine, but your not BiS and really have no clue how hard it would be for them...So why not support a good idea until other wise?

What the hell is wrong with you people, is it purely just to nay say? This is win win for everyone, but all you can do is moan and think up stupid responses to shoot a good idea down, like; "People shouldn't be so lazy." - Not everyone who plays Arma visits all the mod sites all the time. AND AGAIN - you know that if everyone has it, it will be used more...am I talking to myself here? "I have no hard disk space" - face palm "Don't Force it on people"... what? are you for real? Did you complain when Bis Forced us to have the A10 in Arma1? "Too much work for Bis" - please...the work would be minimal and it would be positive for the community etc, give recognition to great work. But oh yeah, it's more fun to nay say.. "Responsibility for BIS" Believe me, we are well used to putting up with bugs in Arma. Chances are a high quality user map would have less bugs than the official ones. Besides it's ONE high quality map.... But go ahead and twist my words so you can moan, be negative and shoot down my idea. All they have to do is have a disclaimer ffs. Is it a prerequisite of being an Arma fan to shoot your self in to foot and fail to see the big picture? This has to be THE most negative bunch of game fans I have ever had the misfortune to share a community with. All I can think is that you guys find it more fun to be stereo typical Internet nay sayers to make your self feel better or some thing. Not one of you has given a valid reason why this would not be great for every one. But fine, you all made your point. I should have predicted this community would be more interested in stamping on a good idea than embracing some thing nice for everyone in last months of Amra2s life. How can you not see the benefit/ enjoyment this would bring to many people (and the game and company you so feverishly support)...damn most game communities are only to grateful at the prospect of free content for everyone, but not here...oh no. I give up.

You mean the TWO maps? Nobody ever uses the other ones online. They are too small. The reason no one you play with uses mods is beacuse it's a hassle.. that's why it would be great to have everyone get it (an Island) officially, that's the point. I can't believe you would really be against this beacuse of file size? really? You know Arma 3 is going to take up lots of space right? Are you going to bother with that? If Bis release more DLC for OA will you not get it because of disk space? I just don't get it, how can you be against the possibility of more content on the basis of how much disk space it will take up, or the extra couple of minutes it might take to download? I just cant get my head around that logic. Being a fan and player of PC games, it's just how things are...Things get better -> File size gets bigger....so... Boycott any advance because of that? How small is your hard disk anyway?

But the idea is to get everyone on the same page. What is the harm in getting great content to all users? It's easy to be flippant and say, "they can just open their browser and download it". But it's pretty obvious if every one was given the content in a patch lots of servers would immediately adopt and run missions on that new map. I also find that a lot of servers that run different islands also run other mods which just makes it even more awkward to get on the server and play. Also, I'm not talking about about any mods, I mean specifically and only Islands of high standard. You cant honestly say Duala is not a well polished map? Maybe you don't like desert maps etc but that's no reason to spite the community :) Also, why would the patch be 5gb? I only suggested that 1 map would be added per patch and both I suggested are less than 450mb... Don't think of this idea as a present, or nice bonus in the patch for us...Rather, think of it as a means to get more variety on-line instead of Chernarus of Takistan. I know people can just download them, but again, it's pretty obvious to realise that more people will make use of them if everyone has it! And why not give some props to the creator by acknowledging there excellent and hard work by including it for the whole community to appreciate and enjoy? I know I put up a poll and asked for peoples opinions, so I should just take what I get and shut up. But the negativity and short-sightedness of a portion of this community is a bit annoying some times. Ever hear the expression "cut off your nose to spite your face?" ? :) The fact is, there are all these fantastic maps out there that no one ever uses online because they are addons you have to download - if the where added officially (requiring little work from BIS, unlike requesting new tools..) we would have more maps for everyone to play online. - I can't see what is not to like about that.

The only advice I can give is that i run a similar set up, 2 PCs on a LAN behind 1 external IP address and it works ok. Some times 1 PC will connect, the other will try to join the same server and get a "Connecting Failed" error message. When this happens I just restart the DSL modem and it works. I have not had to open any ports or change NAT settings etc.

Isnt this caused by having ATOC enabled? Go to your Arma2.cfg and change ATOC to 0

I have seen the same thing, mainly on Takistan.

I had the exact same symptoms before from a GFX card that was clogged with dust and reaching 105 degrees, every time it hit that temp the gpu would throttle back (causing the game to freeze for a moment) until it cooled down a bit. Also, Arma most likely heats your GPU more than any other game you have. When i had the above problem, Arma was the only one to cause it. Company of heroes, Crysis etc all ran fine. Its well worth checking your GPU temps while playing