Potatomasher

Please tell me what's your secret of optimizing the PC setup in a way that gives such a good performance on low end CPU like yours ? :D I'm really struggling here trying everything i know and best so far is normal details 1280 x 1024 running with average 10-20 fps. Empty game world run at 40-70 fps, but with AI in it really stutters.

Oh ok. I was just wondering. Thanks for the quick answer and clearing this matter. No need for patch then. :D

They are doing it for Arma 2 too. The patch that adds that option is released at the same time as 505 release.

Arma mark score 1516 Res - 1280 x 1024 Texture Detail - Normal Anisotropic Filtering - Normal Terrain Detail - Normal Objects Detail - Normal Shadow Detail - Normal PostProcess Effects- Very High Specs below. ASUS A8N SLI-SE S939 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 2,2GHz 3Gb DDR PNY Geforce 9800 GT 120 ATA HD Win 7 x64 RC1 I need to have little chat with my wife about upgrading my crappy rig...

I wonder where's the final 1.01 patch. Maruk said early next week. Now it's mid week already. I just desperately wait for patches that might give a performance boost. I quitted playing the campaign because it turned to be a complete slide show. And if i put everything on low it looks so ugly that i'm not touching it. Almost old OFP can look better at times. I can run Arma very high/high settings with acceptable fps (20-40) but this games performance is nowhere near that even though this doesn't look "that" good. It should run better i think. Update: Just tried training mission again with normal detail levels and it performed very well 20-50 fps. There are AI soldiers & vehicles there too. Why it runs so much better than the campaign. Even on quick missions i got better performance than in campaign missions. Why is that ?

Hahahah. Awesome work. You perverts. :D

I use 1280 x 1024 res and everything in options normal. Then i get 20 fps on campaign. Could be 10 fps more to be ok. Now it's too sluggish. Hopefully patch will give that extra boost sometime. In training missions without much AI units the fps was much better and i used high settings, but in campaign i had to lower all to normal. AI really kills the performance like in Arma. Roaming in the streets of the capital city Cherno...something is a slide show. I haven't yet installed the patch. Just get up from the bed. Too bad i have to go to couple of days trip with my wife & kids so i won't be playing anymore this weekend. Specs below.

Yes, obviously i meant first person played games.

Exactly. :)

I understand the use of term Ultimate military simulator perfectly. Can anyone name better warfare simulator than Arma2. I doubt it. There just isn't any competition. Now as we know the OFP:DR will be "consolified" pos.

I've had great time playing the campaign. Dialog is best in BI games so far. Curse words increases immersion greatly. :D Lot's of F words here & there. Also the missions itself are very interesting with lot's of different objectives and not the usual go there and shoot the hell out of everything. I dare to say it's so far even better than CWC. I don't know what kind of super AI some people expected. I think it's way better than in OFP or Arma. I got shot multiple times in CQB if i rushed. AI runs a lot and tries to flank you. I don't remember this to happen in OFP or Arma. Also i like that this time the AI don't kill you instantly every time, they miss fire a lot compared to Arma. Though they were stupid as always when i flanked them. They didn't notice me even when i stand in couple of meters away behind them. I just shot them in the back. Never know what hit them :D Also your own team mates move very efficiently using cover and different routes or opposite streets. Though i have to say i'm kind of guy who just loves to play good immersive SP campaign. I don't spend my time wanking the editor or try to find bugs on purpose. I just enjoy playing good missions & campaigns and sometimes play MP coop.

First impressions after couple of training tasks. I love it ! :D I bought OFP & Arma the day they were released and now this. So i'm pretty addicted to BI simulations. This feels like a proper sequel to OFP and not gfx and terrain update that Arma was. + This time the camera shakes realistically when running. Also gear you carry makes awesomely realistic noise. + Sounds are much better than OFP and Arma. + Gfx and terrain style is much more realistic. Maybe because it looks a lot more the same like we have here in scandinavia in country side too. + Performance is superb. Runs as good as Arma with much more better gfx. + HALO jumps. I know i will be jumping a lot when playing this. Feels great. + Music is ok this time and doesn't get to my nerves like in Arma. Oh god i hated every song in that. - Don't know any yet, because like i said i only tried couple of training tasks. And it's somehow a lot more easier to find good things than bad. Guess i'm different. ;)

Damned. I got CRC errors from Peter games. Luckily the download manager noticed that when i started it again and i don't have to download everything. Just 1 hour more. Update: I canceled the re-download and tried the installer again and it worked now. Don't know why it said with the first try that weapons.pbo was corrupted.

Strange. I bought Arma2 yesterday from P.Games and got the email with cd-keys and download links as soon as i hit the pay button. Used pay pal account.

Come on, i'm still downloading A2 and you release new missions. :) What else you have ready for Arma2. CWR mod. :D Thanks a lot Wolle.

Thanx OChristie. Downloading as we speak. Just got home from work and this nice surprise waited me.

OChristie Where did you downloaded. Metaboli or Peter games ?

Yeah those North Koreans have pretty hostile attitude now there. Don't know what their problem is... Sorry for OT.

I think fishegg meant that it's better to have a game without editor than game at all...

It's the same with every game. You can't really notice every little details, bugs or features in such a short time. It takes couple of days gaming before you know is the game success or not.

Considering the fact that BI is the only developing studio in the world that makes so realistic warfare simulators it is spectacular i bet.

No surprise there mate. Release date is friday. ;) Though it isn't confirmed yet will it be downloadable even then...

Ok. Then i have missed some of those vids.

Please use spoilers. :cool:

I don't get why many of you post about gamestar everyday. It isn't exactly big and famous site like Gamespot or IGN. Who cares about rankings, previews & reviews of Arma 2 there. I just don't get it. Forget it.