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Thank you for the reply. I just have never "installed into steam directory" before. So, Is what Ill do, Is look at the directory path on my machine with it in steam, Then on my backup rig, Install INTO the same directory (instead of a default install) as my Main rig with steam arma. Then after the game is installed, Input the CD key, and Steam with recognize it as a legit steam game and update it with the necessary files for the games to communite. If that sounds right, I will do it today. Thank you Mirek, I appreciate you taking the time to clarify!

I have been debating about the upgrade. alot of reports I read say older rigs get a huge performance gain. you notice anything?

I should add, That I did buy AMRA 2co for steam, and thats what I primarily play now..My buddies that used to come over, have not been able to play because Im not paying for ARMA again on a machine I barely use. So If I can in fact use my legally purchased retail copy on steam, I would love to, but the instructions are a bit unclear

wait...Im confused. I have 2 copies of arma CO, and then went ahead and bought the arma for steam. So your saying that I can take one of my copies of my retail disc, and put it on my other machine so that it will be compatible with Steam arma? My biggest problem with ARMA now in relation to steam, is I have a couple machines I used to use for buddies to come over and play ARMA with a group online. After the steam take over, The retail and Steam versions do not communicate and I cannot get them to be in the same server no matter what version I select or anything.

G.I.DAVE, Reporting for Duty. Arma history- Started playing when it was Operation Flashpoint, Then Resistance. Played ARMA heavily, and moved on to ARMA 2 and then CO. I have been with this franchise since its inception. I have not jumped on to AMRA 3 yet for a couple reasons. I want to stay with ARMA 2 for now. Clan/Force history- Played heavily with the old 1stID back around 2007-2009(?). Worked my way up from PFC to warrant Officer to command the air detachment for all training and ops. Had about 15 members under me, and I kept it strong, real, and fun. Ground guys knew they could count on pinpoint, reliabel air assets, in either the CAS or transport role when The Air wing was my baby. When Air assets were not needed in ops, I would lead a Spec ops team if needed. I can lead fireteams, or take on roles such as MG, SAW, or Medic. Willing to work my way up from the bottom, as I understand chain of command, and time of service with members. My strengths are aircraft, rotary and fixed wing. On the ground, I love and excel at stealth operations. I also love to be a bang bang with a group, so of course I would love to fly, but I have no problem humping a rifle covering corners. Strong leadership skills, built through respect of my team and command. When the 1id disbanded, it was a good time for me to take a break. I had 2 kids, that are now in school full time. I had been part of a gaming group where we played every sunday night, so Sunday nights are a given free for me (eastern time) and I understand there will be training and practice days during the week which I can commit to. I also have strong map editing skills, as I was part of the team that built the Ops for the 1ID. We used to host massive coop Ops, with joint efforts from other clans. My handle in the 1ID was G.I.DAVE if anyone here remembers. Teamwork. fun. reliability. Honor of the task force. I take my ARMA seriously, but still want to have fun with like minded players. Currently using Playwith6 as my mod launcher, familiar with ACE and i44. Hope to find a large unit to join, and be an asset for a team. Thanks for your consideration Dave

I just got into this mod, as it popped up on PW6, and its just pure awesome. I made a quick map, put a Group of US soldiers in the woods, and my son and me were watching....all quiet...walking through woods. At 1st I thought the mod was a flop, I turn around and here is this freakin cloaked Pred running full speed at me, It makes "the Predator noise" and I hear a swipe of a blade.... My son and I simultaneously screamed like little bitches... I will be playing with this for some time. Ive read through some posts, and I see mention of Blain's Minigun..but I cannot find any units besides Preds in the Editor. Is the minigun included or is this a separate DL I need? Thanks for a great scare, and a GREAT mod!

Hello, I searched and could not find a question I have answered. When steam offered ARMA CWA for free, I got some buddies into it, and now they want to DL ARMAII CO from steam. My question, I have 2 PCs with retail copies, will my retail stuff be 100% compatible with Steam version? I have been making maps and moderate scripting since OFP, and I have zero experience with the Steam version of CO, but my Steam version of CWA seems just like a retail OFP file structure. Will I still be able to make maps, and them join? Can we join the same domination type servers? Does things like "Play with 6" work with steam version for easy mod input? (friends are noobs and a launcher will help them) Thanks for any input.

Thank you very much! having lots of fun with the guys!

Hello all, Just recently Steam gave away Arma Cold war assault. (OFP) I've been playing OFP since release, all forms, Xbox, ARMA 1, 2, and 3. Now all my gaming buddies have this new ARMA cold war. I need to know, what addons and islands, and such are compatible? -is there a resource to get new stuff? most of the old sites I used to use are dead, or all dedicated to the newer ARMAs -Do Addons like BAS rangers and such still work? Any help telling me the changes would be much appreciated, or things to watch for, or know. I make maps, and plan on having a lot of fun with the guys. they LOVED it. Thanks!!

Thank you so much sir, looking at it now! ---------- Post added at 11:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:59 PM ---------- OK, is it safe to say, that when I read anything that says "Flashpoint 2" that they are talking about ARMA:Cold war assault, and not the Dragon rising game, right? ---------- Post added at 11:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:26 PM ---------- This addon here, from your link, is this the "final" version of BAS rangers I should use? http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=6162 Thank you again for all the help and links! ---------- Post added at 11:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:32 PM ---------- wait.. this is probably the best one, correct? http://operationflashpoint.filefront.com/file/Ballistic_Addon_Studios_Complete_Pack;70484 ---------- Post added at 11:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:36 PM ---------- Yes...a lot is coming back to me now. I think FFR or something was the cool effect addon that had the good tracers and such? Is that correct?

GOT IT! thanks soo much for your help!

ok sweet! thanks for the reply! I searched and found your script here http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=84854&highlight=editor+based+spawn looked at the mission and I noticed that the names of the groups "first third ETC" and the triggers are set or ONCE. SO to use this like I want with enemys continuously spawning (with a delay of course) I could copy and past exactly what you have on the sample mission, put what you have in the units init lines in MY units lines, and make the trigger fields bigger right? Set them to repeatedly and put like 50 in each of the time boxxes for a delay? Gee...this is a great way to do this without typing all the units out in fields ands such..I can just CREATE the units I want to respawn, and put your text in there, the script in the folder, and BAM..its done right? If I put in the garbage collector will it clean up the bodys? dosent seem to do so.. Thanks sooo much ---------- Post added at 06:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:17 PM ---------- Played even more with it. I amazed sometimes at what you guys figure out. Makes me feel REAL dumb thinking how brilliant some are to figure this stuff out.AND to have the patience to help guys like me. THANKS again I took your "first group" backpack trigger and set it to repeat, but the units did not repeat, then I noticed in some of the units you have "repeat" and "Once" in some, but I didnt notice the ones that have repeat..spawn again when I went to the backpack. what is the difference? If I were to Copy one of the triggers/units you made for my map which one would work to always respwan a group, say every 30 seconds or one minute? And what you said above about..LOOP..event handler...Remove group...sounds GREAT...but im a salesman and carpenter guy..some of this, in my eyes is similar to tech used in getting satalites in orbit. Not that im dumb..I just dont know all the language I guess...and ..well..mabye Im a dumb ass I dunno ;) your test map sure does make for a nice little skirmish...very cool

Hello. My eyes and brain are fired from searchin through all the pages and hoping someone can help. not sure if what imn reading here will do what I want, or if what I want is even poossible.. Here is what I want to do. I want a simple map, for me and my buddy to play on. We use CAA addons with OG arma maps. We want to have a "defend" mission and time to see how long we can last and have the threat od running out of ammo and such. So simply I need to be able to SPAWN groups of insurgents, We would like regular, and weapons groups, to repeatedly spawn and attack our position. we want a ton. I made a map with mover 400 insurgents and it chugs the performance. So if the squad is destroyed it would be great id they disappeared as well. Like I said..simple..spawn a groups of insurgents, regs and weapons groups, have them charge and attack our position, and have them disappear when they are destroyed. Most everything I read seems like its more complex than im needing or im not fluent in the scripting language. I know how to put a script into my folder, and I usually copy N paste the esecute in the init. Im not lazy...ive searched, and im posting to see if anyone would like to help me. I think what im trying to do is a little more simple than most of what i read in some posts. Help is greatly appreciated.

bump!

Still playing with this one. I have alot of searchlights on the carrier, and im wondering if there is a way to make the markers at a higher altitude, so the lights look up higher...any thoughts? Is there a way to make the markers higher, or make the searchlights look at a game logic? Thanks again..

WHOA!!! Yep..that was it..I was putting it in wrong place. Thank you SO MUCH for the help all. This script is KILLER..it does exactly what I wanted, and adds a great level of realism to my stealth map..highly recommended

Could you explain more? I just dont understand what you mean about game logics, and dowatch

Hello Trying to get this to work. I copied and pasted exactly whats in your text, created two generic markers named M1, M2 for the light to target back and fourth, But when I try to run the map (Preview as its still a user mission and I havent saved as a mulitplayer mission yet), I get "Script Searchlightscan.sqs not found" and the lights dont move. Now I did put the "searchlightscan.sqs" into my User mission folder, that I found in my documents. I think im doing something silly or just dumb....any help? Verteran player from OFP days, just new to scripting events and such in maps.. Thanks

Your statement about fixxed wing "at OFP vanilla level is right on" Im a lil let down here, as flare launchers and ecm pods wouldent be that hard, as the community has it done already. Another thing that I think needs work is the turn radius of AA missiles. Ive sat in a tunguska or avenger, and hit a jet flying top speed almost right on top of me. In reality thats an almost impossible AA shot, where you would wait for correct parameters of the missle before you would fire. Hell, Even a sidewinder can be fired from max range 40 degrees off the nose, at a target coming at you,(cant even SEE the exhaust) and the missile just turns and kills the target. Ecm Pods...and Flares NEED to be patched in, and AA missiles need a little more skill to use. The same could be said about Mavericks and Hellfires. This stuff is way too easy, or incredibly hard to effectivly deploy sometimes. The fixxed wing part of this game is my fav. My group that I play with USE the laser designator, and we use the aircraft for support of ground troops. Noone want an a10 to just destroy everything on the battle field, but the reality is they probably could. The flight model and missle system is like a GIANT leap backwards...and it seems unchanged from OFP. pretty big phail there. Even the Mk82s on the harrier are soo easy that bombing in a close support plane can be done by anyone....I want it HARD to do this..I want only the best guys to be "trusted" to fly fixxed wing because they trained with it, precticed, and bought a stick. This is worse than BF2. Ill still play it..but I dont like it. And I play All trhe good newer flight sims..This one has the weakest flight play. As for someone to say "well..this game is about infantry" I would disagree, Its about the modern battlefield, and JETS DOMINATE now...this game has made jets soo succeptable that they cant be deployed against the AI...

thanks, the MP cache was were it was..thanks all!

Hello, all. In OFP If I remeber right, when you played a User made map, you automatically had it. Then wasnt it it Res when you had to pull the map from one folder to another to save it? Can anyone help me figure out how to save maps I like (specifically coop maps people make) to play in the future on my own? Thanks! Dave

Hello all. first off. I would like to congradulate BIS on producing the FINEST military game known to human kind. I have been playing OFP since its release, RES, ARMA and now the ARMA II demo. I have a pretty good dual core system and it runs fanstastic. I need a little help if anyone can help me. I have been making maps for years, and I am a little baffled at this one. In the STEAM Demo, when I am in the mission wizard to create a sieze map, I can create a way point, but when I click on it to edit it, I can change parameters, but I cant CLOSE that, and save the way point. The only thing I can do Is hit escape, and it will just make the waypoint a "move" waypoint. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks all Dave

hmmm. I know what you guys are saying about "unfinished" game and all. That said, I have been playing this game since OFP was released. I KNOW what to expect. I KNOW the shortcomings. Im not a programmer, but I can appreciate that there must be a hell of alot going on to make this game do what it does. I keep on signing on everytime they come out with a new one, fully knowing what im buying, and that there WILL BE patches coming. This is still the best coop, military sim you can buy right now, and ever. When dragon rising comes out, I will buy it, just cause it has the OFP name on it. if its better than arma than that will be competition, which is always good for the consumer. When I bought OFP on the release day, I didnt know what I was getting into..Everytime I bought AFTER OFP, I KNEW what I was getting into, and so did anyone who bought it that played a previous version. If you just bought this game and never played the others, I can understand the frustration. Either walk out now and go play call of duty, or suck it up, and hang out..it will be rewarding. Im NOT a fanboy here, I just love this game. There are things that bother me too. I have a damn good rig, and I dont get the performance I was expecting. But I still choose to play. I DO think a "good gesture" on behalf of the devs, would be to release a sweet expansion, with tons of awesome addons, all for free!! ;) Dont hurt to try does it? lol Keep up the good work guys. I still love these games, and patiently (EAGER AS HELL) awaiting the next patch...

A Guy online just told me to drag it from my "Cache" folder, but I forgot to ask him where that is...documants n settings or somethin?

ok..thats kinda what I thought.Thanks man Is there any way to make a unit like a chopper, move to, and load the unit with the mission editor in the demo? I guess I should know, Like I said, I been makin maps since OFP and everything is the same. I was just wondering if they changed it, and I wasnt seeing to hit a button or something. O well...It HAS to be THE best demo made for PC gaming, the closest rival would be Battlefield 2. That was a great demo. Cant wait til best buy gets it....cant wait..