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There is a comprehensive list of Steam command line options that may help you here. https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Command_Line_Options Of particular note are the silent, and appstart switches. I believe it is possible to do just about everything including updates without ever entering the client GUI which is probably the most desirable on a server. You may need to introduce Steam to the dedicated server as a non steam app first though.

Has anyone else had this? It's preventing me from getting todays update. [Edit] It seems I have todays release, so please disregard that part. The message is still odd though.

That was the intention. I see there's been a couple of updates in the Dev branch already today. I'll simply switch between them as necessary to keep him on stable.

Late reply I'm afraid due to a hiccup with my account. Thanks for that Chortles, I've now obtained my Supporters edition, and can now see several other possibilities regarding getting my friend kitted out that weren't obvious before. This is exactly the scenario that was hoped for. basically he should be able to play, and more importantly, do some mission editing/mod making while keeping up to date via the sneakernet. As an aside, I also contacted the store support over this, and the response was that it would not be possible. I have done a lot of further research after having the Steam client in hand, and it appears that this setup is indeed possible. For those that are still reluctant, or simply cannot use the full Steam "experience", then finding a friend who can act as a surrogate might be the answer. Activation/verification is still required however, but is quick and painless.

Hi guys, I have a dilemma I'm hoping that you steam experts can help with. I've never subscribed to the Steam ethos since the release of HL2 where I was unable to get online so it was unusable for me. I don't wish to start a debate on the merits or otherwise of the system, and I will be buying A3 supporters imminently, but I do have some questions that need answering. Please excuse my noobishness in this matter. The problem is how the system will work for someone without good access to the internet. Here's the situation: I will be buying Deluxe as a gift for a friend. However, his domestic circumstances mean that he relies on an unreliable 3G connection for the internet, and the Steam model would preclude downloading huge files. I would like to download the content and updates for him, and then sneakernet them to him. From what I can make out, this isn't possible as the files are locked to a specific account. The activation could be done by him naturally, but the downloads would be nigh on impossible. What suggestions do you chaps have in this situation?

Glad you found the root of the problem. The only official Arma II version of XEH is included in CBA. The use of other "hacked" versions will cause unpredictable results. Addon makers - if you need to modify XEH for any reason, please contact the team at Dev Heaven via the issue tracker with your request, so we can either offer advice, or attempt to accommodate your modifications for everyone's benefit.

Perhaps you missed my point. The AI does in fact have trouble with spotting you at first, but once he has, the targeting is too accurate regardless of your visibility. It is after you have been spotted it becomes a problem and not being spotted in the first place. I was around 175m from the target in light ground cover and did not shift position. the AI still obviously knew where to fire even though he could not possibly see me. The incoming fire came through the upper half of the tree, and would suggest he fired from approximately 20m behind the tree which corresponds to his last known position and my elevation.

Grass clutter does appaer to hinder the AI's vision as confirmed by Maruk, and can be proved to work as evidenced in the walk test missions. There is a bug with units aurally detecting slow moving tanks, and this is being addressed in patch 1.03 I understand. Using the nearTargets command and placing markers where the enemy percieves you to be, shows that they can be very inaccurate. Switching to the AI internal camera shows that they will look for you and try to pinpoint your location. This is all very natural and to be expected. Where it does break down is after the AI have detected your location, no amount of hiding will protect you. This can also be see by monitoring a subordinate AI team members internal camera in recruit mode. The target icon will show exactly where they think you are. If they then lay down in long grass, they can still see the target reticle. It might be safe to assume the AI have this ability no matter what the difficulty level, and the displayed target is only for the player. To illistrate this, I cite the following experience: I have been firing at an AI soldier who moved behind a fir tree. I lost sight of him, but he still apparently knew exactly where I was as he fired through the tree foliage with pinpoint automatic fire without trouble. It is this last problem that seems to be at the root of biggest complaints, but is hard to identify during battle. In summary, the AI do find it hard to see your location in clutter, but once they have identified you, there is no hiding regardless of how well you perceive yourself to be hidden. PS. The AI's perception of your location starts at around 100 diameter of your real location at distances greater than 400m, but too quickly narrows to you exact location even in bushes. When hiding in cover and firing at AI they can pinpoint you to within a meter in a very short time. For a player we know the general direction and it takes a little while to pinpoint the shooter. It is the speed of acquisition, and the relatively long knowledge time after that seems wrong for AI. For example as a player we hear incoming fire from the tree line about 200m away but cannot see the shooter. If the shooter stops firing. We still only know the general direction. For the AI, they can pinpoint you far too quickly

Congratulations to all that have slaved away at making CBA come to life, and I hope that it forms the basis for many more contributions. Damn! It was overlooked by me, and maybe as it is such a natural thing, became subliminal. Certainly not wasted code, and I for one look forward to what you come up with for ArmA2.

Very nice, thank you for sharing.

I'm totally blown away by the realistic behaviour the dog exhibits. I watched the video first without sound, so the lack of audible feedback went unnoticed. I love the concept, and I'm very interested how its done. Can the dog be taught the scent of its mark? Good job and I look forward to seeing its release.

This project looks fantastic. I can't wait to try it out. It sounds like a live strategy game. Chess, Risk?

Hi Miles, the melting face bug was one of those problems that affected other units and not the units that caused the problem. This led to wild goose chases and much speculation, so the linked topic may not be as clear as it could be. It is a very obscure bug indeed, and only happens under certain circumstances. The problem was eventually tracked down to a mismatch in names between the model selections (p3d) and the names of skeletetonbones in model.cfg. Eg loboci != lBrow soboci != mBrow poboci != rBrow For most of the time the engine probably uses a previous or parent inheritance, and the problem does not appear. If a sever is started with the -host and -world = empty command line options, every other unit suffers from severe distortion, dubbed as "face melt". The moral of the story is; skeletonbones in model.cfg must match selection names in the model. Cheers Squelch

No you do not need BIS' permission for using our stuff within our own games, as long as it's not for any kind of commercial product. May I ask for some clarification on this? Specifically, there are some animations in Queens Gambit that would like to be used in Vanilla Armed Assault, clearly this isn't a problem when both titles are installed, but does this implied permission allow for the use of QG content in an addon without the user having QG installed? Are ArmA and QG considered the same game in this context? So far this has been avoided simply on the grounds it would breach copyright, but an official word or clarification of this would aid the community as a whole I believe.

Hi all, From memory, OFP had multiple input device support. I was able to use wheel and pedals for vehicles, and joystick for aircraft.(I think multi controller support was included in one of the later patches) The axes ran in parallel (which sometimes caused problems when one controller was not centered) Being able to map all of the relevent functions and controls to the right controller is a gosend, and really adds to the immersion. I believe this is DirectX related, with options for multiple input devices being built in. It's up to the developer whether it's implemented and handled. I wish to register my vote for this to be included in future. Given what I've read about controller setup issues elsewhere on the forums, a comprehensive setup utility, built in, or external would be nice.