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  1. I've had that happen in MP a couple of times, but I've just built a brand new system and I attributed it to problems with that. What are your specs?
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    Apex Weapon Feedback

    I'm not sure what you're referring to, but just in case - he wasn't talking about magazine refilling, he meant that the actual SPAR mag models don't have any rounds in them.
  3. Hi, I just put together a brand new system, and I'm having some performance issues. My specs are: ASUS Z170-A I7 6700k 4ghz GTX 970 16gb HyperX DDR4 2666mhz Samsung 850 EVO 1TB Windows 7 home premium Overall FPS is fine. With vsync off I get around 70-80 most of the time. But every so often I experience short freezes, where FPS will drop to something like 20, then go back up after a second. There doesn't seem to be any particular pattern to it. A couple of times in MP I've had very bad FPS drops where it will go down to about 10fps, then it might correct itself if I do something like open the options menu then come back out. Has anyone had similar issues? Does it sound CPU or GPU related? After some googling, I tried turning off C-states in BIOS but that didn't help. The CPU is lightly overclocked to 4.2ghz. Probably unrelated information, but: The SSD still had all my data from my previous PC, including Windows which is now in a 'Windows.old' folder. Windows was reinstalled. Nvidia Shadowplay does not allow me to record video while playing A3 (a red strike through the icon). Another issue I had even on my old system is that if I play a mission that has very bad FPS with alot of stuff going on, the next mission I play will also have bad FPS unless I restart Arma. I suspect this is GPU-related because the GTX 970 was carried over from my old PC.
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    Arma 3 - APEX - NEWS and SPECULATIONS

    "Showcase End Game, End Game Moddergat, End Game Balavu, Master Tanoa Zeus and of course the "Apex Protocol" co-op campaign"
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    Apex Gear Feedback

    The NATO units in the game are the US army. They would wear their own flag, even if they did have a separate NATO patch kind of like CTRG. Also, there is now a 'no flag' variant of one of the plate carriers.
  6. I'm about to upgrade, mainly for Tanoa, and I had the following parts picked out: ASUS Z97 pro gamer motherboard i7 4790k 4ghz HyperX 16gb 1866mhz DDR3 I already have a GTX 980 and a Samsung SSD that I will continue to use (I only got these a few months ago so have no desire to upgrade them now). But now I'm wondering if it's worth going for a Z170 build like fingolfin above, for example ASUS Z170 pro MB (I don't know the difference between the various MBs) i7 6700k 4ghz HyperX 16gb 2400mhz DDR4 Would I see much performance gain between the z97 and z170 builds? Is it worth it, if only to have a newer setup? From what I can see, the extra cost would only be around £30. I don't know a great deal about the different chipsets or what is compatible, etc. I'd like to hear some thoughts on it. For example, I've seen many people saying that even the difference from 4770 to 4790 isn't worth it. I should also mention that I have a Corsair 850w PSU and a Titan Fenrir CPU cooler that are about five years old. I'm not sure if the cooler would be compatible with a newer board.
  7. Can anyone confirm that a number of Tanoa buildings are no longer appearing on the map screen?
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    LOD Discussion

    Does "LODs of models" mean things other than vegetation? Because grass is still popping in like nobody's business. I can't really say if trees are any better because it was the grass that caught my attention more than anything else. Buildings seem alot better though, if it's not my imagination.
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    Apex Weapon Feedback

    Perhaps the 416 was a pre-existing model that BIS purchased from some external artist. Presumably their weapon modellers already know the proportions and dimensions that are required for the in-game characters, so that could explain why the 416 doesn't 'fit' properly. I wouldn't worry about it though, they'll probably fix it. Which is why I find it really weird that they have an armpatch now, but that's for another thread.
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    Audio Tweaking (dev branch)

    Agreed - this also has the affect that many weapons of the same caliber don't sound anything alike. That's one of the reasons I do like the AK samples - the AK12 and AKM don't sound drastically different. Compare that to the MX and Katiba for example; two 6.5 rifles that couldn't sound more different. The Katiba is very bassy (too much, I think), and the MX sounds like someone slamming a screen door.
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    Disappointed with lack of Interactability on Tanoa

    Takistan buildings all had quite a few furniture objects.
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    Apex Gear Feedback

    I'm sorry, but you have severely missed the point. The issue is not that the NATO and CSAT pacific factions use the same uniforms, weapons and gear as their Mediterranean counterparts. Of course they would. It's that they're the same units we've been playing with for the last three years. Apex is an expansion, and should have contained brand new uniforms, vests, helmets and weapons for at least two brand new factions. I also can't believe you wasted so many words rationalizing the re-use of years-old assets in terms of real-world considerations, as if realism was BIS's reason for doing it.
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    Audio Tweaking (dev branch)

    Personally I like the sounds for the AKs, but yeah, the CMR is weird. The SPAR is too quiet and sounds more like an MP5 or something. It lacks the sharpness of something like the CAR-95, which I also think is pretty good.
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    Tanoa discussion (Dev-Branch)

    Yes, and also the sound seems to be coming from all around you rather than in the direction of the coast.
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    Apex Gear Feedback

    They're different, it's the first thing I checked after seeing them :lol: I don't have anything bad to say about Viper, I think they're the best thing about Apex so far, and their quality puts everything else to shame (especially CTRG, who are presumably the main characters, but only get old hand-me-down uniforms). And I very much appreciate that BIS included arid hex versions of their stuff. Also, since there have been some inevitable complaints about Viper's helmet, I think it would be great if they had a non-stealth helmet based on that model. Basically the same helmet but without the face part. That would have the dual benefit of pleasing people who like Viper but don't like the full helmet, and also provide a viable alternative to those who don't like the normal CSAT helmet very much. For example:
  16. I'm really liking the new tracks I've heard so far. Makes a change from the usual main theme remixes (having said that, the Apex Remix is pretty great).
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    Apex Gear Feedback

    I suppose it's because it's such an old model. I'm guessing about 5 years old, maybe more. The NATO and CSAT uniform and gear textures looked dated even in the alpha. For Apex, the textures of the 'new' tropical gear should have been up to 2016 standards. Frankly it's the least that should have been done, considering the amount of reskins that we're getting in this expansion. Someone said it earlier; there's really only one brand new character set - that is, with a completely original uniform, helmet and vest/backpack - and that's Viper. Everything else is reskinned or chopped & changed. I didn't expect there would be many new CSAT gear assets, but I had hoped for at least a new regular CSAT helmet or vest. I had however fully expected a new NATO faction, even if it was only just one new uniform, vest and helmet model. This is an expansion after all, and I was looking forward to a fresh gameplay experience. At the moment, we've got the same NATO and CSAT units we've been playing with for three years. A hasty coat of paint (and I mean that quite literally in terms of how the NATO camo looks) doesn't make the units feel new.
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    Arma 3 - APEX - NEWS and SPECULATIONS

    Yeah, except hosted co-op is unplayable on dev branch right now because of recurring bug, so if they want co-op feedback from the campaign they'll have to fix that first.
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    Apex Weapon Feedback

    That looks like the GL is sucking the round into it like a vaccuum cleaner. And yeah, sorry, but that animation is really half-assing it I take it back, I was sure I'd seen a picture somewhere of that GL loading like a 203. Must have been something else. Mea culpa.
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    Apex Gear Feedback

    Pre-alpha, CSAT was Iran, complete with Iranian flags. After the Lemnos incident, they became simply 'OPFOR', then CSAT. Since then, they've always just been CSAT, there has never been any mention of them being Iranian. The Chinese CSAT will probably also just be CSAT. As for their portrayal being fair - BIS campaigns have never really exhibited any nuance when it comes to whatever the OPFOR faction is. They're always just evil for basically no reason.
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    Arma 3 - APEX - NEWS and SPECULATIONS

    Lack of vehicles? There are plenty of brand new vehicles. If there's a lack of anything it's new uniforms and gear (infantry units). There isn't going to be any SURPRISE RELEASE!!!!!11 of new vehicle variants. Personally I'd be annoyed that they used resources on that instead of new uniforms.
  22. That's it in a nutshell. That's why 1985 was such a good setting; all you had was a rifle with iron sights. It's much more of a challenge. Personally, I don't even feel right about using any of the Marksman DLC weapons. Feels like cheating to me.
  23. No, it happens for me as well. 7 seconds, I have Arma installed on SSD.
  24. So, the East Wind campaign episodes were staged on Dev branch for testing about a week prior to their release. Presumably the new co-op campaign will be, too. In that case, there's only about two weeks to fix this recurring MP bug that is making hosted co-op play impossible on dev branch!
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    Arma 3 - APEX - NEWS and SPECULATIONS

    Yes you can see it in Arsenal :)
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