SlipperyJim

I only play MP coop and it only happens after playing Arma. It is like Windows XP gets confused what application window you are trying to click on after playing Arma. It never happened on the recent beta tests. This bug was connected with 1.14. Did they really use the beta code in the 1.18 patch or did they just re-release 1.14 but with the addon changes ;)

Why hasn't BIS made an official announcement about the 1.18 patch? Every time you have announced a beta patch over the last 3+ years you have made separate threads. Here is the final patch, the most important one you have released, and the news is completely buried and tacked onto the end of other threads. What are you hiding? Most people don't even know the patch exists. There are barely any 1.18 servers because of the lack of your effort making it known that it exists. Come on BIS, care a little about your own product. Merry Xmas. :j:

Dwarden, nice try with your link trying to make it look like it is a full thread dedicated to 1.18 but the post you linked to is just tacked onto the end of another existing thread. It can EASILY be missed. There should be a STICKY thread with 1.18 as the title. This is much more than a beta test. It is a possible final patch unless any major problems occur. Perhaps BIS doesn't want anyone to know about it so nothing is discovered? As I already mentioned ALL OF THE BETA TESTS got their own announcements threads and feedback threads.

So far they have released several patches and dedicated server files for Arma 2. Still no word on Arma 1's final patch.

When I am finished playing Arma 1.18 and I exit to desktop I can't click on links in my internet browser. I also can't click on the browser window to shut it down. This non-functioning click button also applies to almost all open Windows (if not all). It isn't a mouse problem specifically but seems like Windows is confused which is the highlighted window. The only way to fix it (beside a total reboot) is to choose "Log OFF" in the START menu and then "Switch User". This gets me back into Windows and working normally. I use to have this problem with 1.14 all the time but I don't think I had it with the beta tests. For some reason it is back with 1.18. Did you guys just repackage 1.14 and release it as 1.18? :butbut: Windows XP Pro SP3 AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ 2GB RAM Nvidia GTS 8800 320mb Retail disk version of Arma bought in Canada.

Perhaps if they hadn't wasted so much time working on the voice communication we would have a much more stable product sooner AND with with proper linux dedicated servers. Once again BIS bites off more than they could chew instead of fixing the mess they already had. Despite all the above grumbling I am happy to see 1.17 and played with it for a few hours the other day. Need more free time to really test it (and more servers with it!). We REALLY need the dedicated servers so we can finally see the rest of the community using all the SAME version.

It is a shame they killed Arma 1 with such poor support. Over 3 years of a split community between patches, and poor dedicated server support. BIS killed Arma 1 so why on earth would we trust them with Arma 2 (or any future game for that matter). Yes they released patches long after most companies drop support for a game but it took them 3 years to do what most developers do in a few months.

What a bunch of clowns. Bankruptcy is in BIS' future if they continue to pee all over their reputation.

Arma 1 is still abandoned. No patch in sight. Thanks BIS.

10 patches that screw up more things than they fix. 10 patches that took 3 years just to get the game to a playable level. If you consider that acceptable than there are many other game companies that would like you to beta test their games for free.

CrispyGamer.com in a review of Arma 2: After abandoning Arma1 and leaving it unfinished they really expect us to buy Arma 2 with reviews like?

I completely disagree. They need to finish Arma 1 before expecting their customers to give them more money. Arma 1 is probably still more bug ridden then Arma 2.

Great support?! Sure they are still working on Arma1 patches but it is 1 year to 6 months in between each patch!

I personally think they have messed up Arma1. I have a problem that sounds like yours. I play for a while and then the game will completely freeze for about 30 seconds. After the freeze the textures are either messed up (strange colours on the screen) or I get a single huge texture that completely fills my screen. A lot of time after this happens when I exit the game my computer acts strange (mouse won't properly click on windows) or sometimes the screen goes completely black. I have to reboot the computer to get things back to normal. This problem only happens with Arma. It happens a lot with 1.14 but less so with 1.16 patch (but it still happens). It isn't an overheat issue. It is a coding issue with Arma. I greatly suspect the follow article has something to do with this bug. I believe the memory technique they describe that was first introduced in the 1.11 patch is the problem: http://www.bistudio.com/developers-blog/breaking-the-32-bit-barrier-3_en.html

BIS just released a patch and the dedicated server files for Arma 2. We have to wait 6 months for a patch. Right now there are more Arma1 owners than Arma2. Come on BIS. Where is the 1.17 patch and our dedicated servers?

I am starting this topic as a result of a discussion in the 1.14 patch feedback thread. I want to apologize in advance for my lack of knowledge about Arma mapping and scripting. Please don't let this thread "evolve" into a discussion about how much some of you hate Evolution. Thanks in advance. First of all has anyone else noticed that Evolution based maps seem to crash a lot more with the 1.14 patch? As a long time player of Evolution I have never seen so many servers crashing as with the latest patch. Now servers only seem to last 20 minutes to an hour on average before the server crashes and resets. With previous versions of Arma you could generally play for hours before having any sort of problems. I once played for 12 hours straight with the 1.08 patch before I called it a night. Is anyone else noticing a lot of Evolution crashes with 1.14? Could a change in the 1.14 patch cause scripting errors that would crash Evolution? Do we need the Evolution based maps to be modified to be fully 1.14 compatible? The other option is that changes with the 1.14 patch causes problems with many addons and when clients join with these addons activated the server crashes. Thanks for your time.

Really so when should I expect my refund for Arma 1 and a cheque for being a beta tester. I don't feel like upgrading my computer just so I can play Arma 2. I want to play the game I paid for. Your reply is a prime example of fanboyism run wild. Unfortunately the moderators here support such behavior.

If BIS would stop worrying about Arma2 sales for a moment and actually finish the beta patch (and released the linux dedicated server) then there might actually be more Arma 1 players. Not gonna buy Arma 2 until they fix Arma 1. How can you trust them to fix Arma 2 and not just move onto the next game?

Just wanted to say after testing that 1.16 is so much better for me and I can't wait for you guys to release the Linux dedicated server so the community can melt back together. 1.14 was a complete disaster and had 3 major bugs in it that prevent my enjoyment of Arma. In my view 1.16 is how Arma should have been from the beginning (and really wished we didn't have to wait so many years to get it). Please, don't keep us waiting. There are so few 1.16 servers. We need to bury 1.14 and forget that it ever happened.

It is really hard to test how well Arma runs in coop because there are only about 7 servers with 1.16 running and almost all of them require different addons (how many versions of Ace are there?). We REALLY need the Linux dedicated server released as a beta at the same time.

First of all thanks very much for the beta patch! Always happy to see BIS improving Arma 1. I give you full credit for sticking with the product unlike UBI or EA. I will be downloading the beta patch soon but wanted to express the following concerns: 1) Yes it is fantastic that we are still getting patched but the patches have taken a very long time to arrive. Yes, of course the community is happy to see patches but half the time it seems like you guys are fixing things from previous patches. I would have much preferred you guys fixing content rather than trying to add more features like the voice communication. Wasted energy when all everyone really wants is a bug free game. 2) Half of the community is still waiting on a linux dedicated server. Half of the servers are running 1.14 which is a disaster for me.

I still think this is a BIS problem since I don't get the graphic corruption on any other game. This only started when they released the patch with the new memory management features. 1.14 had too many new additions that completely bypassed the beta process.

I have the exact same problem as the original poster. Â I have a 8800 GTS 320 meg and I am on XP with 2GB RAM Dual Core AMD. - It definitely is not an overheat issue. Â I have my vid card fan at 100% when I play arma, and the temperature does not rise more than a couple degrees over my idle temp. Â I play in a nice air conditioned space. - This problem does not happen with any other game. The problem started for me when BIS announced their new memory management technique in Arma. Â I suspect it is related to that. Â If I temporarily change resolutions in a game it forces Arma to reload the textures/shaders and the graphics return to looking normal. If I am on a Battleye server the texture reload process causes me to get kicked because it reports that game stopped responding.

Placebo, you may not like the post from a business and Public Relations standpoint but does it make it any less factually correct and a valid point? BIS went through a year long public beta test and then included a new untested feature at the last minute and called the patch a final. I love Arma even with all it's bugs but if you are going to give people warnings like you did for my last post then I don't want to be part of a community that is run with such an iron fist. Â Do you have such little faith in your own product that you feel a need to silence people for speaking the truth? Yes, yes, I am sure you will say I was being a troll by posting something unrelated in this thread. Would you have reacted any different if I had started a completely new thread to discuss the matter? You or one of the other moderators would have closed it within 5 minutes. Best of luck with Arma2.

Woops, adding it to the public beta test instead of just releasing it into the wild might have helped.