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BeerHunter

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  1. I'm a mature individual , so mature in fact I'm semi-retired.

    I have extensive military experience , having been CO leading the charge of the 17th Lancers at Balaclava...oh wait ..errrr...that was a former life...

    In this life I did serve a while in the KOCR reserves back in the 60's (damn did I just age myself??)

    I've been a member of CoFR since 2002 and played DoD and some CS on my trusty 28.8 dial up until I was able to get high speed out in this rural area just a few years ago.

    I've puttered around in ArmA2 but never took it up seriously.

    Play some WoT but getting a little tired of the sniveling , whining brats that tend to populate the server (not all are like that mind you , just a few , but enough to be annoying).

    I live in Northern Alberta (the true North , Peace country , not Edmonton , city of whiners , who have the nerve to call themselves Northern Albertans :p) and my internet isn't all that great..pings tend to be a wee bit on the high side (according to the ArmA3 server list , most playable are in the 180 - 350 range) with the odd one <100ms

    I'm NOT looking for a virtual pseudo military group , just a group of individuals (a club??) who play casually for fun and don't mind accommodating someone with the reflexes of a cat (CAT D9 in particular).

    So....what's next???


  2. I've been playing around with the Beta in the editor and some of the scenarios.

    I have quit a few settings on Ultra or High and seem to get comfortable frame rate of about 30-35 fps. Everything runs smoothly , no stuttering and the game looks absolutely gorgeous...and this is on an old ATI 4870 1G card!!

    I just ordered an ATI 7770 2G and am starting to wonder if that was really necessary (even if it does come with far Cry 3. :p ).

    I don't know what difference the new card will make..any comments??


  3. My understanding is that ArmA3 is only going to be available through Steam. Fine for those with unlimited band width and constant download speeds > 400 MB/s. I don't.

    I have VERY expensive Internet (Rogers HUB) and basically a 10G cap (flex plan but at 10G the cost would be about $120.00). In my rural area there is no alternative other than a $7,000 80' tower for wireless.

    I have a lap top and a desk top.

    Question: If I install Steam on my desk top to play , when it's time to download ArmA3 or any patches , can I copy the Steam folder onto the lap top and take it into the office (where I have access to unlimited ADSL) to perform the download functions then copy it back onto the desk top.

    Also , if possible to do that , is there a way to simply copy over the updated files rather than the entire Steam folder?

    Or, better still , will there be an alternative way to get the game instead of using Steam?

    Txs


  4. I haven't downloaded the Alpha version (size of file and very limited data usage) but have searched UTube videos for the answers to no avail and did search the forums as well.

    Voice Commands:(this one I did find the answer to using different search criteria)

    Second: One of my complaints (until the introduction of Blastcore) was that bullet impacts etc. were more representative of AirSoft guns rather than high powered weapons. A real 50cal/.222 fired into dirt,sand or water creates a HUGE dust / water cloud compared to the few pebbles that bounce around in ArmA2. Has this been changed?

    Txs


  5. Just read on the TG web site that their Alpha server (ArmA2 CO) has been really busy with more and more Day Z players trying ArmA2 MP and being really impressed with the team work and ordnance available.

    Not saying that they'll give up the Day Z mod , but now they have two MP games to play. Good news for the MP community me thinks.:)


  6. Might but can't see the big deal in a wee bit of code added to the server browser to allow not only searches FOR but to exclude as well. A favorites would be nice too.

    Jeez..these requests have been going on for over a year at least and apparently NOTHING is being done about it...might have to try XFire though it's so much easier to simply use a built in server browser.


  7. I did ask SU to update , true , and unfortunately my game version is now 1.62.95168

    WARNING : This update will modify your existing game installation.

    Rollback to previous version is not possible.

    Upgrading to the final 1.62 patch also may not be possible.

    It is recommended to back up your full installation folder and profile folder first (you can restore those before applying the final patch).

    As always, use at your own risk. Thanks a lot for your support!

    Guess I'm just screwed. Lesson learned. Check forums before allowing SU to update anything BI related.


  8. Made the mistake of updating through Six Updater that installed the latest 1.62 RC since the TG servers installed it.

    THEN I read that this RC MAY not allow you to install the 1.62 patch when it's released and I never had the opportunity to back up my installation folder. Six Updater never asked me if I wanted to install the update , it just went ahead and did it.

    Is my installation screwed now?


  9. The in game one , though functional , has it's faults and no word form developers whether or not they will ever address them.

    So, what's a decent server browser that:

    Allows filters that would filter out (ie all those Day Z servers) or allow specific search filters.

    Allow you to set up a data base of favorites.

    Is there one?


  10. Not too sure if it's a bug , flaw or feature..

    Created 2 battle tank groups and squared them off against each other.

    They did fire main armament but also spent a LOT of time peppering the enemy with small caliber fire as well. Considering battle tanks are designed to deflect tank destroying rounds , I'm wondering what the sense is in peppering it with small arms fire.

    And using tracers to mark targets went out with the discovery of transistors.

    Only reason I can think of is to disrupt communications. All that clanking from .50 Cal bullets would make quit a racket inside a steel shell.


  11. ...because the term "COMBAT RECORD" infers a historical record of combat actions/achievements and hence , possible "rewards" such as ranks,medals and god forbid , unlocks.

    As was stated , because of the very nature of the game , unlocks seem unlikely (except possibly in the campaign) but rank restrictions in MP are feasible.ie not able to use certain assets without a certain rank.

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