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While it was installing, I received some error about not being able to apply the patch to some .pbo. I just clicked on "retry" and it seems it went ahead with it. The log reads "Update 1.06-1.08\ADDONS\DESERT.PBO.UPD cannot be applied, error xdelta3 returned error code: 1" but I hope the patch got applied properly...

Choppers flying into forests, waypoints not activating... typical scripting issues.

I remember there being some compatibility fixes for the old campaigns yet now that I need them again (reformat) I can't seem to find them. Any links for the correct ones (for 1.96)?

Unless I've gone completely blind, there are no campaign fixes there...

ArmA has a looooong way to go before it reaches OFP's status in playability and fun factor...

I have like a million of things I'd change in ArmA but there's one thing which would help us keyboard+mouse flyers here a lot: add a floating mouse cursor. I need that cursor (just like in OFP) to effectively target something in a chopper. Using the command menu to target is not what you'd call military precision. Anyone else agree?

Noticed today that when have the launcher (only tried the NATO one) on your shoulder and then you use the binoculars (which work nicely with just one hand ) and then you try to change back, it changes to the main weapon and not back to the launcher. Anyone else noticed this?

...yeah you have to aim high to compensate for distance with m136, exactly like the old LAW in OPF Â (which incidentally I was an absolute master with ) Yes but the sights with the old LAW and RPG where much more user friendly as they had a range...

Could someone with an account report it as I'd hate to have yet another account to take care of.

As the title asks, how do I disable the "HDR" brightness change effect? It's annoying me...

A quote from the manual from the Settings/Options section: "HDR quality - High Dynamic Range lighting in ArmA works with lights in real world range to simulate various lighting conditions. It's not recommended to manually change this option."

OFP used to have kinda muffled sounds for the far away events like grenades launched and stuff. Then after some patch that feature was gone and the sounds sounded the same no matter how far away it was. The same is for ArmA, at least for me. Using an Audigy2, btw.

The arm gets in the way when you look upwards while holding a weapon in the alert position? Yes it will do because your character is still aiming it in the direction you're looking, try pressing left CTRL twice to lower the weapon or even drop it, then look around and the arm won't be there to get in the way. You got it backwards. The reason the arm gets in the way is because the head isn't looking high enough. Try it in OFP. Also, my eyes are already adjusting to any light level changes and I can't do anything about it. Do I really need another adjustment on top of that?

wtf? ...... what is wrong in that video? Â Nothing I can see ........... I like the HDR in ArmA, adds some spice to tactics .... dawn attacks can be a WHOLE different story depending if you looking to the west or looking to the east Can't you see how the brightness keeps changing relatively much even though I just move the view just a bit and the overall scenery remains pretty much the same. Not to mention the arm getting in the way If the HDR was as "cleanly" implemented as with some other games, I'd have no problem with it. In fact, it works quite well in the nighttime when you're on foot. I think they need to raise the threshold of the values or something by which HDR is changing the brightness. Also make the changes happen at least twice as slow in the daytime than they are now.

Here, my very own production: VIDEO HERE, PLEASE SAVE AS

sorry a double post (awfully slow here)...

I thought they did...

Is it even real HDR cause the horizon looks like it's just changing the brightness, not the way HDR is supposed to work? FarCry and HL2:E1, to name two, have implemented HDR rather well. Much better than ArmA and they came out long ago...

Why are the control mechanics so different in feel compared to the good old OFP controls? Sure leaning is nice and raising and lowering the weapon but why is does everything else feel so difficult? E.g. The kneel button doesn't return to standing pose when I press it again. Flying a helicopter is like balancing an elephant on a toothpick. In OFP the choppers where a delight to fly; intuitive but you needed some skills to pull off awesome maneuvers. Why didn't the devs just copy-paste the code for the controls? Why change something when it's not broken? Anyone else feel the same? Any tips on how to make the controls the most OFP-like?

The M249 SAW is like a full auto sniper rifle, even when standing. Try it in the editor. The M240 and PK are better in this regard. The PK especially.

I can't seem to find any way to toggle crouch. Anyone wanna point it out to me? I've always taken OFP to be a military combat/soldier sim, not a vehicle simulator. Heck, even the infantry "simulation" is still way off if all you want is pure realism. To me it's always been about the realistic situations, combat scenarios and the fact that you're just a tiny part of a huge war machine...

BIS, just release it though Steam. You'll make more money, no need to print CDs and applying even the smallest updates would be easy. And even if ArmA was released though Steam, it doesn't mean it can't be released though normal channels...

Just release it through Steam and be done with it.

As the topic says, any tweaks? Like something to add to the config files? Anything? Thanks!

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