Nvidia 191.07 arma2 performance increase

[Nvidia 191.07 arma2 performance increase]

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

[Receiving / Not!]

You could try the latest beta or wait for the 1.04 patch which is imminent - the latest betas fixed this entirely on the machine I was experiencing it (have two with separate ARMA2 installs for LAN).

[help with 64bit vista & windows7]

Right click on your Arma2 shortcut and select 'Properties'. In the box 'Target' you will see the path to the executable eg. "F:\ARMA2\Bohemia Interactive\arma2.exe". Just type a single space and then -winxp after the closed quote - so, on my machine:

"F:\ARMA2\Bohemia Interactive\arma2.exe" -winxp

[Newest beta sorts receiving bug?]

Odd - we played six hours co-op LAN last night with the 59025 beta and not a single occurrence of the receiving bug (when previously it was every 20 mins with 1.03).

[So Im out on Patrol and.........]

LOL ... that's great :-)

[LAN with another computer in my house]

Yeah, I have two purchased copies, one on each machine here at home for LAN play.

[Newest beta sorts receiving bug?]

I built a 2nd machine this week for LAN play when buddies visit - Q9550, 4gb RAM, GTX285, 500Gb HD, 600watt PSU, Vista 64bit etc.

My friend and I played MP Arma2 (I bought a 2nd copy today) with him on the new machine and he was plagued with the receiving bug constantly until we installed the latest beta (58899) and since then, not a single recurrence. Now, either we were very lucky or the beta has sorted the issue but I figured it would be good to let others know our experience.

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[Error Message on starting]

It will regen a new one on the next start up.

[Has anyone with a GTX285 or other Nvidia Card gotten rid of tearing?]

Texture flickering, yes, tearing, no. No offence but word your question correctly next time ;-)

[Has anyone with a GTX285 or other Nvidia Card gotten rid of tearing?]

Hmm ... I haven't had any vsync/tearing issues with ARMA2 with my GTX285. I have vysnc forced in the Nvidia control panel for both general and a specific ARMA2 profile that I created.

[How to activate Commander View?]

Press the . key on the numpad ....

[Geforce 285/2G - wrong video ram detection]

This is what I get with the same spec card:

localVRAM=2130771968;

nonlocalVRAM=1341747200;

No idea if these figures are correct. For me, the game runs fine with everything set to high except for post-processing which I turn off. I average between 30fps and 50fps most of the time ... running a Q9550 o'c to 3.3ghz, 4gb DDR2 800mhz RAM slightly underclocked on Vista 32bit. Nvidia 186.18 drivers installed. If i go to very high it's a slideshow ... so i don't :-)

["do you want to take this mission"... how do i accept ?]

Press spacebar, scroll to communications at the bottom of the menu and work your way thru the SpecOps item to Accept.

[Maybe a new video card will help ALL of my problems, Suggestions?]

You might want to wait. As others mentioned, you might not get much return in terms of FPS from upgrading. I went from a 8800GTX w/786meg to a GX285 w/2gig (running on a Q9550 o'c to 3.3ghz and 4gig RAM) and gained only a few FPS at best. Other games, however, saw a huge leap in FPS.

[Combat scenario buggy?]

I get the chopper not departing issue, too, but also mission triggers don't occur eg. escort friendly team - when i get to the team, nothing happens, they just stay prone and fail to move on.

[Congratulations and thanks]

Well said. Arma2 has exceeded my expectations, even if it does need some performance tweaking. I bought a GX285 to replace my 8800GTX the day after I bought Arma2 and it runs beautifully, everything on very high (including FSAA) but PP turned off and the immersion is amazing ... I seem to spend hours in there, lost in a world of completing missions and just looking around in awe. Haven't felt this way since I played the original OpFlash (I skipped Arma1 due to intolerable bugginess). Shame my TrackIR died ... guess I will need to spring for another one :-)