Maddmatt

Doesn't look like the patch modifies any effects. It doesn't touch ca.pbo which is where they are.

With the latest patch the game isn't really buggy IMO. It was quite bad at 1.00 but it's much better now. AI is much better than ArmA. Still dumb at times but overall very good, they know how to fight properly in urban areas, finally. Combat is much more fun than the previous BIS games. There are a lot more bullets flying by and hitting the scenery thanks to AI using suppression.

More RAM does not mean more FPS, it doesn't work that way. Unless you have too little, which could case freezes and bad FPS. The game has some more memory to load things in so you might have some faster load times and less chance of seeing objects that are not fully loaded. The game itself can't use more than 2GB since it's a 32-bit program. So past 3GB total RAM in your PC wont benefit it at all unless you run other programs in the background. If you want a major performance improvement, replace that graphics card! The 9500 sounds like it would be terrible for ArmA 2.

I would recommend a better graphics card. The GTS 240 sounds like a budget one, and probably wont run ArmA 2 that well. Maybe go for the GTS250. Otherwise you could go for the ATI cards: HD 4850 or HD 4870. I'd recommend something with 1GB of VRAM. Also, I see that comes with Windows Vista. You might want to wait a bit so you can get Windows 7. For RAM, maybe you can get 2 x 2GB for about the same price.

This: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=73356 :)

How long does it take from when you start the game until the glitches show up? I recently got a new PC with the same card, so far I haven't had any issues. Running with nearly every setting at "Very High" and the game was running great for the hour or two of gameplay I tried. I'm still running the Cat 9.5 drivers that were on the disc. When my internet connection is working propwerly I'll consider trying newer ones. Win7 64-bit, running the ArmA 2 beta patch.

Several times when caught in the open I managed to get the enemy to lose sight of me using the grass. As soon as I get shot at, I hit the dirt and roll to the side. Some bullets impact at the spot where I was standing. Then I fire back, roll, repeat. Seems to work, but of course only if there is a bit of distance between you and the enemy. It makes for some interesting fire fights. Hopefully BIS will get it working against players soon so we can pull the same trick against people.

You realise you could include those missing objects in your addon? ArmA 1 content wouldn't fit on the ArmA 2 DVD. Dunno why you seem to get all upset because they didn't include a bunch of content that they aren't using for you, especially since you could easily include it yourself. Also, ArmA 2 does have a water object for lakes, you can see it used on Chernarus. Anyway, the island is looking good. As for being stuck with Visitor 3 when Visitor 4 is out, well yea that sucks. Maybe we'll get it some day...

It works against the AI, but not for humans (yet). It's been explained by the devs before. IMO, it's good to turn it on for coop missions but off for PvP until BIS gets it working against players.

With the vegetation tweak (available here), it even runs well on my really old PC :D Yes, the one with the Geforce 7800GT 256MB. I think anyone with an older PC should give that a go. Hopefully MP servers with sig checking will start allowing it.

If they were, it would be regenerating health and you wouldn't die in one shot. COD fans don't usually enjoy 'tactical' games where you have to lead a team. It's more complex than COD/BF2, but less than ArmA 2. A perfect spot for them.

Style of cutscenes has little to do with the market in this case. US version of ArmA has a similar style, as well as the Rahmadi Conflict campaign in the QG campaign :rolleyes: I'd say the game is going for the gap between COD/BF2 and ArmA 2.

Don't think RAM will help, with that PC you wont be using the higher texture detail settings anyway. I have a PC that is a bit weaker than yours, and I decided it's time to replace it.

Look under the hooker's skirt and you'll get your answer :butbut:

You guys should both use CBA (XEH is part of it). Otherwise your stuff wont be compatible with other mods. Edit: Never mind :o

I'm using Avast on Win 7 Pro 64-bit. Seems to work fine :)

Agreed. Still, it at least looks better than previous screenshots and footage, and I no longer think it looks 'bad'. The main focus seems to be consoles anyway, and the consoles can't handle the level of detail that modern PC's can. With the short time left until release, I don't think the release version will look any different.

It is. I think it's just people not running the beta patch properly. Check the main menu when the game is running to see the build number. I just checked again with the latest beta with white, red and green smoke shells as well as tank smoke screens. Worked perfectly.

http://www.legionofspartans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4369 (This link was posted by Eble a couple pages back) The screenshots there actually look pretty good, much better than previous ones. They are probably from the PC version since they show higher resolution textures (still same low poly models though). After seeing that I'd say the game actually has some pretty decent graphics. Still not showing the same level of detail as ArmA 2 (especially lower polygon count and lower object density). But it finally looks like an up-to-date game :) Nice to see a Codemasters game finally demonstrate some more realistic looking textures and colours. I wonder if the community feedback encouraged this. Smoke from the burning vehicles is looking very good, although the fire needs work. I'm glad to see this since I'll be getting a new PC soon and I might get this game. Still concerned for the gameplay so I will approach with caution, but I'm starting to like what I see in the graphics. Edit: Hmm, what happened to the noise filter? Gone I hope.

I disagree because OA does not include ArmA 2 content. I'd rather get both. At 1.03 ArmA 2 doesn't have serious problems, except for what seems like compatibility issues with certain people's systems. OA should still be a while away. Plenty of time to enjoy A2 until it comes out. At the moment I'm playing ArmA 2 on this: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800 (2GHZ dual core) 2GB DDR400 Geforce 7800GT 256MB (I'm sure some will find this hard to believe) Runs mostly smooth on low settings, although drops below 20 in dense vegetation when I look at trees/bushes. I'll be running it on something much more powerful soon, probably nest week. It's still enjoyable on this rubbish PC though :D

But you can't expect an intelligent reply to a stupid comment. Anyway, who cares. Buggy or not, DR isn't living up to the hype IMO - I thought Codemasters could do better. I still want to try a demo at least though. Release is getting close. A local store says October 15th.

I also noticed the sound bug. Guess it was introduced when they fixed some other sound issues. I see a stream of tracers, but only hear a single shot. Same as my experience.

Well if you enjoyed the demo then I don't see why not. I'm also stuck running it on low settings for now, I still enjoy it but I'm not touching the campaign or playing it very often until I get a new PC.

I just tested in 1.03.58899 and they work fine here. Lasts for 1 minute. Are you actually using the beta shortcut to run the game?

Exactly. The terminology in the game is correct. :j: