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Great work. Finally a kickass jet to operate off that Nimitz class carrier. There are some things I think that may be nice to have in future versions. Some skins without the pilot and WSO names on them would be good. Also. I'm hoping more of the functional that was in the ArmA1 Super Hornet addon returns. Things like the kickass programmable JSOWs, selectable loadouts, and more information on the MFDs. With OA now one can add a proper targeting pod with FLIR.

It only creates a shortcut to OA, not CO. I need to get it to run CO in order for some of my addons to work, no idea how though. *I found arma2oa.exe in the Operation Arrowhead directory, the vanilla ArmA2 directory only had arma2.exe.*

I have the steam versions of ArmA2 and OA, and can run CO just fine by right clicking on OA. Yet how can I create a desktop shortcut that will start CO? I can't seem to enable addons from the expansion folder from within the game.

I was wondering if they're any mods for ArmA2:CO that add ejected shell casings from vehicle mounted weapons? I kill for minor immersion details like that, but I haven't had any luck searching. Is this possible with the current engine? Also, any mods that enable you to switch FLIR system colors? Black and white isn't standard on everything. I thought I read about somebody developing such a mod awhile back but I couldn't dig it up. Finally any F-35 mods in the works? As a note, I never intend to sound demanding or anything like that in my posts. I understand there have been some problems between add-on makers and "impatient" individuals who don't seem to realize these guys aren't getting paid for their contributions to this game. Yet with so many different mods out there, it's hard to keep track of what's done, and what's in the works.

We've gotta recreate Red October in the ArmA3 engine.

ArmA2 is still a game that can tax my (now) pretty damn good system, I look forward to being able to play ArmA3 for the 15 seconds before my CPU melts and burns a hole through my case, then the floor. Good news that they are looking to adjust the light system, I really hope the HDR stuff is adjusted so the lighting inside of vehicles or houses isn't so strange.

I just want to add that I got the same bug. Everybody just stands their with their guns pointed but the co-pilot doesn't actually shoot you. Good campaign regardless. What happens once he shoots you? Do they shoot him and then fade to black? Or does he get away with it?

I've got to agree that the light engine needs an overhaul. ArmA2 has some amazing visuals, but when you go into a house or APC, look at the ground, or any number of other things, the effect is just... strange. I suppose it is supposed to simulate your eyes adjusting to the light, but it doesn't come across very realistic. While many games do similar things, I find it rather annoying in ArmA for this reason.

You've really created a sim within a sim here. Inception!

I'm tempted to pick up the two DLCs now that they're on sale, are they worth it? Any servers using the gear they provide online?

Thanks for the advice, I see that unless I get that time machine working I won't be able to run this at a steady 50-60 FPS, but not dipping below 30 or so would be good. I have some sort of OCD thing where lower FPS messing up weapons rate of fire drives me crazy. ATI's counterpart to the GTX-500 series is the 6000 series correct? What's in the 200-300$ range? Also, are Nvidia cards are still running ArmA better than ATI/AMD? My primary case fan died so I replaced it with a newer, better one. That plus the oversized copper heatsink on my CPU means I ought to try to find a higher overclock setting that won't give me any trouble. I'm due for a new HDD, my current 10k RPM drive is almost full. Would either a 15k RPM HDD or a SDD provide a significant benefit for ArmA and other games? I haven't installed or used a SDD before, is there anything special I should know about them? (besides for the fact that they're damn costly)

Well it's time for a computer upgrade for myself. What would it take to run OA on high settings (with a smooth FPS) on a 1920x1200 monitor? Not just empty maps either, large firefights and all of that. I've already got an I7 920 so I probably won't swap that out, but I'm considering everything else.

Excellent work on the Tornado. I may be an American but I've always liked that bird. Supposedly it was briefly considered by the USAF for the SEAD mission. Or maybe they considered it for the ETF program that would lead to the F-15E. Can't remember which.

I thought the M1165 was some sort of command vehicle HMMWV? Arg, too many designations.

Excellent work. I'm one of those people who still complains about the XM2001 Crusader being canceled but I love this. Any chance you will do the M109A6 PIM?

Again I want to thank you for your work on this project. Finally my proper AH-64 fix. If I could melt your work down and inject it into my veins I would.

Great work! Now we need some more carrier based aircraft to go with it.

That isn't the real reason, but yeah not the place for such discussion. Any chance we could see some more load-outs for the F-22A? Different JDAMs for example?

Ignoring the bickering going on, I believe the OP brings up a few good points on things that could be improved. I'm going to have to add a few (game engine related) suggestions of my own. Vegetation optimization. Now I have a pretty good rig but some of the vegetation slows it down considerably. I don't know why but a large firefight in a desert will run fine, yet looking at some shrubs and grass through my ACOG will cause a significant drop. Smoother movement. Though OA has improved over ArmA2 and ArmA1, much of the movement still feels rather "clunky" in my opinion, especially if you don't have a very high FPS. This can make movement in buildings especially awkward. Draw distance adjustment. When I set my view distance to say 2000 meters, I expect to be able to see vehicles at that range or just about that range. However vehicles and many other objects don't appear until they are significantly under the max draw distance. Rate of fire and weapon spread adjustments. It seems to me that weapons like miniguns are much less effective than they should be, a pass from a AH-6 with two M134s firing at 4000 rounds per minute should rip a technical to shreds, yet all too often everybody survives and isn't even suppressed. BIS "featured addon of the week" or addon database. The community of modders is one of ArmA2s strongest assets in my opinion, from new islands to jetpacks, to what looks to be a simulation quality Apache in the works, I think BIS should provide some more encouragement. I would also love to see some multiplayer servers where users can use such addons with other players.

Anytime I try to load the island my game crashes to desktop. I am running 1.1 with the 1.0 units installed. I believe I got the proper buildings and vegetation installed. Anybody else get a similar problem? Oh and will we eventually get that pretty Super Hornet? Now if only it was carrying a full load of napalm canisters.

Now I've got ArmA II on Steam but is there any way you can buy OA, British Forces, and PMC in a package? Or would I have to rebuy ArmA II again.

I really hope the Canadian government doesn't put all of those weapons to the torch. Didn't you guys do that with most of your old C1 rifles?

The M1A1s that fought the first Gulf War may not have been up against the best tanks (T-72B and T-80U) the Russians had to offer, but it still saw more action than the top MBTs of other countries will ever likely see. There is something to be said for being "combat-proven" in large scale operations where both strengths and weaknesses can be seen. I am naturally a bit biased but the M1A2 SEP is still among the world's top MBTs, some designs may outclass it in certain aspects, but nothing has a decisive edge over it. I would like to see a final extensive M1A3 upgrade, as well as design studies for future AFVs. A bit off topic but does anybody know if older variants of the Abrams (M1, M1IP) with the 105mm gun saw combat in Desert Storm? The Army prioritized shipping over the M1A1HA which saw the brunt of the fighting, but I wouldn't be surprised if some older models saw action.

For me it would be, culture, history, and a general hatred of atheism. (9/10 atheists I meet behave like a**holes, no offense to the other 1/10) Regardless I fail to see how knowing aliens being out there would make any reasonable person start shouting "there is no God!" I've long believed that there is other life out there, the universe is just too damn big for us to be it. I fail to see how this conflicts with my belief in God.

Any chance of other variants like the original A-12 or YF-12A and F-12B interceptor? The F-12B would be particularly cool.