Zedfragg

Just thought I'd update. I've been trying to get a playable FPS in ArmA for a very long time. I've been through multiple hardware setups since ArmA was released. From a Athlon XP 3200+, Athlon 64 3800+ to my current. From a Geforce 6200, Geforce 6800, Geforce 7600, Geforce 8600 to my Geforce 9800GTX+. Various brands/speeds/sizes of ram. And I've never had a playable framerate until now. With my current setup. Athlon X2 6000+ @ 3.1ghz 2GB Corsair TwinX XMS PC2-8600 @ 1066mhz XFX Geforce 9800GTX+ 512mb Corsair 650w PSU Those are the major changes. Everything very high, vsync enabled rarely drops below 60fps. Without vsync hits anywhere between 60 to 90fps. My views on this game have not changed however, still shoddy made, there was potential with this game after OFP but it's a pity I spent years just trying to play the damn game. Bring on OFP2 Codemasters! Don't get me wrong I didn't come here to flame my main reason was to fill people in on what worked best for me. Also check out the Windows 7 Beta. Runs...Like a DREAM, Vista is a long lost OS that no one should be using. However Windows 7 is a decent OS and knocks even XP out of the water especially with DX11 seeming to help speed up DX10 games (pity ArmA ain't DX10 enabled although thats probably a good thing) There it is. Good luck gentlemen.

You shouldn't have to worry about MODS being released for a game... I play both PC and Xbox titles and I gotta say I may have completed RS:Vegas and owned it but the multiplayer never gets old... As for ArmA...I found myself hacked by constant issues with compatiblitys and i have a new machine... I love arma don't get me wrong...But at release there wasn't enough improvment for me to say "YES...The new OFP!!!..." Instead i said "....F*** this, I'm getting a 360" In my opinion ArmA wasn't even EQUAL to OFP.... -Flawed graphics -Flawed textures -Flawed performance -Flawed damage models -Unoptimized game code (Memory leaks and un-required gamecode staying loaded-and yes i know what i'm doing ) -Unstable network code (on release) It had a few improvements -It didn't have starforce (UK) -um....i know there are more improvements but i'm tired. And i mainly got a x360 so i could play online with my bro and don't you start moaning about the 5 quid a month i know its a ripoff but its worth it to have a quality game online with me bro. And yes ok you can't get mods for games...which is a pain in the backside. But...at least you don't have to worry about anything when playing online with 360's... Well other than constant fear of the "ring of death" or other console destorying issues like it just blowing up (it is made by microsoft after all...its probs been programmed to kill me in my sleep lol) There are some performance issues in some games and if theres so much as a grain of dust on some games (AKA TES:Oblivion) the frame rate rips to about 15fps. But i've never encounted a problem otherwise and theres more choice of games on the console. Easier way to put it is this... PC = total realistic tactical combat Consoles = Choice of so many different types of games it becomes accessable to everyone...even my girlfriend!! lol So how bout we call of the PC vs console war and just say its even lol Zed

Personally I've played ArmedAssault... I've supported BIS from all way back to OFP, I've loved OFP as much as I could and I must admit I was fairly disappointed when they brought out a console version. But some people I know actually enjoyed that game even though they had the pc version. When ArmA was released I will admit I thought it was a huge mistake it was released way too early etc but I grew to love it. Even with its HUGE performance issues on my GF7600... I had some highly enjoyable moments on it. And I'll be honest i'm highly excited about an X360 release, because if you think about it you'll see. It'll bring in much needed money to BI and more people will hear about armed assault etc. Not only that but I'm both a PC and 360 player and i'd love to get it on a console because i could play my brother who just plain can't use a keyboard and mouse...(He is old and stuck in his ways since the age of the Master System...29 is quite old :P) And for people like him who could rather sit in a nice comfy sofa and play it on a console without all the damn performance issues we PC gamers have its a great thing (as long as BI actually focus on optimizing the damn game for once) as for people saying "Oh but if they bring out a console game they might not focus fully on the PC version" They didn't do such a hot job on ArmA...With full focus... It could hardly be worse than ArmA's first release 1.0v could it?? (Yes most problems are sorted now i know before the flames start) In the end...ArmA2 on pc will be awesome... ArmA2 on 360 will be just as great! Just without the addons... And hey they might actually make a GOOD SINGLE PLAYER campaign! I miss OFP:R's campaign Anways look at it like this It ain't going to do anyone harm it being released on multiplatform. So don't complain and be happy, and just pray it won't be delayed as many times as ArmA and will be of better first release quality. Zed

Im just going to post to say FLAME TO YOU ALLL MWAHAHAHAH And now on topic i would like to see a sort of damage based score system for CTi/TDM etc... That'd be good for leagues and clan torneys As for metal heart I didn't say I play to win i said some.. You just seemed to have a problem with others wanting a little more from the scoring system... Why don't they all just go play BF2?...Because Armed Assault is better there now shush biatch befo i set ma hoe on yo ass ....And..Stuff lol

I was going to post a reply but if i do i'll end up looking like snakes damn shadow lol or worse his sidekick lol

What the hell?? Are you some kind of nutjob? Discipline of fire? Go join the real army ffs. ITS A GAME...GAME... Stop thinking of your own selfish needs mate. Some people play games to win! Personally I like teamwork and playing coops as best I can. But like Snake I like to see my score so I can have a laugh about it with friends...thats friends you might not have many with that attitude...you probably just have "War Buddys"... For all of you that say score system is fine or should be removed yadayada... Why not have multiple options so your own selfish needs are catered for as well as people that like things done a different way? As Snake said these ideas will never get put to motion by BI but it really grinds my biscuits that there are so many selfish people out there.... Zed

I am totally with Snake on his opinion, You get aload of people saying "Blah Blah your playing the wrong game if you want points blah blah" GET REAL... There ain't no reason why it can't be both ways! Games are for everyone...If you want the point system to disappear wait for WGL if its released or don't press "I". The people who said the original poster was "Stupid" you need to get a life and think of others. Its not all about you, and you made your self look like a dippy git didn't ya! Â Morale of the story? Games can and should be for everyone... From BF2, AA, WoW, OFP, Halo whatever even new comers to the PC gaming world... And like snake said most people that play this figure out rambo-ish-ness don't last to long so they play as a team and get used to it, they find the depth of the game fun... If not they stop playing... So to all you asses that say the original poster is stupid... GET a life and get real...This game ain't just for you BIATCH... Zed

martinovic Not a bad idea on the ranks BUT, It should be an optional thing. And to be honest i see it being abused way too much, Maybe a "Squads System" like BF2 would be in a good order but an option to "execute" would be over the top because what we must all remember are 50% of gamers are normally asses for at least 2 hours out of every 10 hours play lol wanna know what i mean by that play CSS or BF2.... All teamkills... Execute would be an option that'd kill multiplayer. But the choice to kick out of your squad into the "unassigned" bin would be a nice choice. Personally OFP's system was perfectly fine, Groups with a Group leader...Can't go wrong with "SIMPLE" structures

Jumping is the LAST thing ArmA needs, if it did have jumping that'd kill the whole game in my opinion. Americas Army still have bunny hoppers in the game just they couldn't do it for as long as in counter-strike. And if there was jumping in ArmA there would also be a certain extent of bunny hopping in which i would NEVER play with humans on that game lol, Besides you'll be playing as Army...... And i'd wanna meet the soldier that can jump with a pack on...

Just curious but from what i hear the publisher or lack there of could be a problem. If by november there ain't a publisher on the table what are the chances of self-published and sold onilne (think steam...but no crappy client and fast downloads.) i mean something along the lines of. You buy an account Each account logs in to the site and downloads the game off the fileserver... to play the game you regsiter your game ID/KEY you get when you buy it online with gamespy thus no piracy either... If its done in a certain way (the way im thinking) piracy is impossible to a 90% margin without the use of CD protection aka Starforce etc and the game gets released! And so you don't have to download the game everytime you format have the game downloadable in CD IMG format... And the money it makes can go towards development of Game 2! But who knows.... All i know is arma looks wonderful like my dreams come true and i just hope it gets the attention from the public and the publishers it deserves! (First ArmA game will be CTi with Friends Beer and a Cigar....) **EDIT** And the 200+ players thing ain't such a bad idea and if there was an external program like TeamSpeak2 what allowed you to change channel with the Numpad it'd be like an actual radio...Comms would be easier with leaders of each team being able to tap into other team leaders comms unit and having a "Tactical Discussion" although to be honest the people i'd be playing with it'd be about....15 people TOPS just coops and CTIs lol)

Ok at least SOME success.... With Drivers 66.93 all seems sweet, I've done two tests. MFCTi coop (hosting) no addons. MFCTi coop (hosting) w/ Y2K3. Now Normal resistance runs sweet, 30 FPS avg and the lowest it dropped was 14 for about 2 seconds. As for Y2K3 i guess you know the anwser...all hell broke loose my pc stood up and beat the crap outta me.... 8FPS avg 5FPS lowest... Although my opinion Y2K3 wasn't meant for CTI anyways it'd be a ridiculous strain on any computer... So all in all its running fair now and as this is the only game i play anyways i can keep these old drivers installed. Now im happy until ArmA comes out IF it comes out (Thinks of Armed Assault CTI with friends and beer ) Thanks for the help man

Ok i forgot to try the driver idea thanks mate Im actually going to go through as many as the drivers as i can ill post up the best Game performance driver i can find for future people with problems

Right hello, im a long time ofp player (since 2002) I started playing on a: Athlon XP 1600 (1.5ghz) Nforce Chipset Motherboard 1024MB 3200pc Ram SB Live 5.1 GeForce 4 MX440 128mb And i ran OFP PERFECTLY at 30 frames in a normal mission and at LEAST 20FPS in a MFCTi in a worst case situation maybe 15FPS.... Now... My current pc is a: Athlon XP 3200+ (2.2ghz) VIA Chipset motherboard 1024mb 3200pc ram GeForce 6200 256mb SB live etc and im lucky to pull off 15FPS in an MFCTi at the start of the game...and that rapidly drops to 5FPS and lower... Now i've tried many things to get it running. I've lowered all settings as low as poss (Textures etc) I've tried the Visual Quality to a min, The Frame Rate slider up to full lower res etc nothing helps. Im about to muck about with the Geo Sets but just in before does anyone have ANY idea why it runs so slow on new hardware? Or is it just my bad luck? I've seen alot of older PC's running at 20/35FPS in rough situations and mine decides to crawl along at turtle speed lol. Before anyone asks. No damaged clusters on my HDD No damaged memory in my Graphics card No damage to GPU/CPU No damage to RAM (1 Stick 1024) Any replys will be wonderful as this has to be my #1 game of ALL time. I hope BI get a publisher soon.... Although i don't see why they don't just host ArmA on their site for Å30 and $30...They'll make more money an soon as Publishers see that its actually selling they'd SNAP it up. THANKS! Zedfragg