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  1. Posted

    Ain't that the truth. A patch isn't going to fix these people's hardware woes - it might slightly improve it, along with driver revisions, but imho the only way to get a smooth framerate is to purchase absolute top of the line hardware. And even then the campaign will chug at certain points.

    No your totally incorrect. Most of us have top of the line hardware and it makes no difference it still wont run smoothly. So therefore its the games engine which is not optimized causing the performance woes for many.

    And the truth is a patch can and will eventually fix these problems as they did for the original arma 14 patches later, I am just hoping we dont have to wait that long this time around.

  2. Posted

    Amen to that.

    Looking foward to this patch, arma 2 needs a little bit of polish!

    Are you kidding me? A little bit of a polish is an understatement to say the least. And going by the fixes on that list this new patch doesnt seem to be focusing on the biggest problem with their game "PERFORMANCE"

    So many people so many issues and its becoming more and more clear that it's going to take another 12 patches to make this game stable for the majority of us.

  3. Posted

    i got some extra money saved up to upgrade because I've been getting bad performance in Arma II and i was wondering which one i should upgrade, my cpu or gpu?

    My current cpu is: Intel Quad Core Q9300 2.5ghz

    My current gpu is: Nvidia 9800 gt

    Well i would spend the money on a better GPU considering there are better cards out there these days. But seriously you should be able to run arma2 even though i dont know the rest of your specs im tipping its more the game causing you problems than it is your hardware.

    There are people with premium systems still having problems with this game so i would just wait it out and hopefully some more patches will sought out the performance issues.

  4. Posted

    @m5holmez,

    the key here is the fact that BIS is not a "major gaming company" (though I think you are thinking "major games developer". A "gaming company" sounds like a company that employs people to play games all day. Which would be awesome.)

    But regardless of that, Arma2 is pretty much in a similar state to many new games I've played recently. Considering how complex this game is compared to others, I think it was a major feat to have managed to get it into the shape it was at 1.00, especially as it was obviously rushed to the market by Morphicon.

    The game itself is awesome. Let them fix the bugs. Whining doesn't help anyone.

    I understand what your saying and im not saying the game itself is not complex nor am i saying that bis is a major gaming company but the simple fact is they have had experience in making games and they should have learned from there mistakes ie arma.

    All im saying is the public would rather a release that is at least stable on most systems and a sp campaign which can actually be finished and not have to wait for patches to complete a major part of the game for users not familar with arma at all. It may be ok for the percentage of players who have been playing since ofp but not for the newcomers who no nothing about making missions, working the editor etc etc.

    Anways i hope 1.02 fixes the major problems and i hope it can be enjoyed by everyone because as you said the game itself is awesome and i would hate to see it go unoticed.

  5. Posted

    M5holmes, Learn to roll with the punches man, BIS won't stop tweaking, adding and polishing for some time. Better learn to deal, and not on your timeline. (It'll be worth it, though.)

    Hey i dont need to roll with any punches if those punches include me paying for something that is clearly not finished. How would you feel if you bought a cheeseburger only to find that burger has no cheese on it?

    Im not saying i dont like the game i loved arma once it was playable, but it was bis that hyped this game up including the campaign and still they failed to deliver a game that was 100% playable.

    Could you imagine Bethesda or some other major gaming company releasing a big title as incomplete as arma2?? Of course not and if they did fanboys or not they would receive a lot hate for it not to mention loss of profit on there next releases.

  6. Posted · Edited by m5holmez

    I had the impression that the 505 version would be the fixed version? So if its not and the 505 version is 1.01 then arma 2 just like arma was released to the public incomplete.

    Now i say incomplete because the SP campaign can not be finished, you have to skip half of it just to complete it which means the game is not ready for release.

    Apart from the performace issues and bugs the game has potential and is still very addictive but why make people pay for something which is obviously broken? I really hope 1.02 comes like today and can fix the problems which make the game so fustrating to play although considering the game was released with 1.01 i dont like the chances of seeing 1.02 anytime this week.

    Disappointing.

    :butbut: :( :confused:

  7. Posted · Edited by m5holmez

    Hey all,

    I have seen a few threads regarding the badlands but im also experiencing more than 1 issue.

    Currently i have captured 4 towns and im stuck at a cutscene in novy storbor or whatever its called. Once my men take over the town it moves to a cutscene which i cant get out of.

    Razor is talking to some civilians who were caught up in the fight and they start talking about lopotev and the blonde russian, once this scene ends im stuck in a civilian and cant move around properly i have tried everything but i cant get any further has anyone got around this???

    Also during the badlands how on earth do you buy units and send them to the other high command squads under your power? I can see the option to send units under communication when i select a squad but when i select it nothing comes up???

    This game is awesome but omg so fustrating i had to skip most of manhatten due to the major issues which i dont have to repeat. I wish they actually had a proper beta testing phase instead of letting us actually spend money to test out there flawed campaign.

  8. Posted

    My problem is that I can not get my own men to move. I order the other units in high comand mode and set waypoint for myself but my own men stand on the same spot. Can anyone please explain this for me?

    And yes, I have a legal version.

    Can you get the high command units to move? Im sure your pressing left ctrl + space to change back to your men?

    If you want to set waypoints for your own squad switch back to them.

  9. Posted

    Hi there,

    I'd like to know if there's any way to modify the amount of money you have for building units/bases in singleplayer campaign missions.

    Thx in advance.

    I would also like to know the answer to this, im in the badlands and i cant conquer the 2 main towns because i dont have enough firepower. My high command squads have taken a beating and for some reason i cant send more units to them??

    I have unpbo'd the campaign but i cant find where to edit the money.

  10. Posted

    My specs are in my sig.

    I wrote this to the other thread, but i think this is very important fact to notice by BIS so i put it here aswell.

    In forests or fields where there are no buildings near i got 20+ fps even with very high/high settings, but as soon as there is buildings near my fps drops to unplayable. 5-15 fps. Even when i put everything to low i got similar fps under 20

    I have now tried everything from the day i bought Arma2 and now i'm pretty sure the game needs optimizing a lot. Otherwise low details should have impact on performance. Now it doesn't.

    Well even in the cities i have a playable framerate, it does drop but not to the extent that its unplayable. Your system should be running it fine maybe its windows 7 but i doubt it. Then i again i only tested it breifly on my old machine it was a saved game in the campaign near gorka, i went into town and it was stable even after a few chedaki's engaged us :)

    Hopefully the patch coming with the 505 version will fix most issues.

  11. Posted

    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.

    What system are you running? First of all have a read of this it really helped although i ran a higher fillrate http://www.armaholic.com/forums.php?m=posts&p=54369#54369

    Then try this disable motion blur and bloom http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=5851

    Also if your running a single core CPU with at least 3.0ghz if its a good one try overclocking it will defintely help, just make sure you have suitable cooling and dont go overboard.

  12. Posted

    This thread contains SPOILERS, do not read on if you don't want spoilers spoilt.

    So I'm on the mission near the start of the campaign where I have to go and find Lopotev after Miles is killed, and Starforce 21 is at my disposal... But how do I get it to actually take me anywhere? My squad and I are sitting in the chopper, the engine is on full blast, and we're ready to go... But how do I choose where it will drop us off?

    Get in the chopper and order your men in aswell, once every1 is seated go to communications, request support, then when you see transport active go into the map and choose your destination.

  13. Posted

    AMD Anthalon 4600+ 2.4 ghz Dual Core 64x2 upgraded from 2 to 4 gig, upgraded from Nvidia 7900OS to Nvidia 9800 GT 1gig ddr3 went from really crappy fps (below 20's) on Low an very low to consistant 250-30..spikes to 40ish with new components on normal. view distance lower 2000+

    Its funny though, I ran arma 2 on my old machine which is a P4 3.0ghz single core OC to 3.6ghz, 2GB ram, 9600GT 512mb Asus, 500watt PSU running Vista 32bit and on medium to high settings i can run it with almost little to no lag. Apart from some very annoying bugs it ran fine. :confused:

  14. Posted

    Hi all,

    I was playing Harvest Red mission in solo campaign and in the mission phase where you need to find Lopotev in a grey warehouse locted in the center of a complex, I can't fing anyone in the map... Can you just tell me where is that grey warehouse !? And where to find my contact.

    Thanks.

    DD.

    I also cant find lopotev, I move to the waypoint in front of the hangers and kill everyone surrounding the hangers but i cant find lopotev or this warehouse? Anyone have any ideas??

  15. Posted

    Much writing about FADE lately.

    Are we even allowed to call it that? I thought it 'belonged' to CM?

    It did belong to CM i think others tried the same sort of method aswell and also failed. I dont know why everyone is saying its FADE causing the inaccuracy its not even used anymore lol.

    I purchased arma 2 online and i have noticed that most weapons are innacurate while standing or crouching although prone seems to be quite accurate. Other than that the game is still buggy and needs a few more patches.

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