max007

Hi, Please can you help with 2 problems: 1.Why I am no longer able to move any turret left or right (on tanks or armoured vehicles)? I choose the gunner position from the menu and also try manual fire. I have made sure I have not chosen "free look." As infantry I am able to look left and right as normal and my mouse is fine for other software on my PC. 2.Why I get terrible freezes on multiplayer (I have read about the settings needed and have adjusted right down). I have a desktop PC with a first generation 5 year old I7 (930) 4.3 GHZ, with 6Gig RAM and a fairly new graphics card NVIDIA Geforce GTX 960. I have a standard hard disc (Not solid state) and my internet connection speed is 18MBs. I am finding the game unplayable on multiplayer but great on single player. Many thanks, Max

Hi Guys, Please help !!! I was playing Arma2 on my old Athlon PC quite happily until I eventually saved up enough pennies to upgrade. Then my problems began!! I can't play Multiplayer anymore I receive a range of messages before being kicked back to the main server selection page. The most common one is a simple "Session Lost." When I have managed to connect I have been kicked off automatically and even banned on one occasion!. I can't work out if it is Windows 7 (64) causing the problem or does the new 1.5 patch cause the problems? I tried lowering all the settings to medium. I tried reinstalling ARMA2 without the new anti-cheat software and I tried to avoid the 1.5 patch - but my game knew I was hiding something from it and it upgraded on its own!! I updated DirectX and my graphics card drivers. I haven't installed any mods (should I though to be able to play?) and I'm certainly not cheating in any way. I even tried installing on an i7 laptop with 230 card- the same problem! My new PC is an i7 930. Graphics card is an Nvidia 280 (with the latest drivers). I have 6 Gig of RAM. An older game - Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter plays great. I was so pleased to upgrade and now feel very sad! LOL Has anyone else had problems with the 1.5 patch? If I go back to an earlier patch I still won't be able to play online will I as most people seem to be on the latest patch. Please can you help before I pull all my hair out! Thanks guys, Max

Thanks Guys - really grateful !! :) Max

OMG I'm sorry but tonight I was back to not being able to play again :( Suicidesquad.co.uk don't have mods but I was thrown back to the main menu for missing an "Apache" file. Weird as last night I was OK. I then tried a couple of others and after AGES of downloading it then said "You were banned." AGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Have mercy on me!!! What now??? Thanks, PS: Thanks Cogar I went through your really helpful notes about how to id mods and the suicidesquad info as an example to start me off. Your notes worked a treat! ARMA2 is downloading all the ACE stuff as we speak. Please forgive a daft question - where do you advise I can get the mods from (just in case it doesn't do it automatically) please? Like Duala for example or the others? I am really new to this so I'm sorry if the Mods are in an obvious place. Hey my wife says I never look for anything properly - like the ketchup !! Thanks for your patience Cogar and anyone else who helps. Max

Thanks - really appreciate it! :) Max

Hi Cogar, Thanks so much for taking the time to help me - much appreciated! I did what you advised - installed Sync 2009. Not sure what to do with it LOL but will read Help tomorrow. I tried running it before running ARMA2. I also reinstalled Battle eye. Not sue if it was needed but I also used the Windows 7 Compatibility menu to run the game as XP. Then I went to a friendly server/ game: Suicidesquad.co.uk Server 2 and attempted Warfare Lite (Benny) Version 2.060 And...It worked :) !!!!!!! Not sure if Sync was needed for this server but something certainly changed and I joined a game just in time to have Arty dropped all over me (Oh joy!) But thanks! I'm obviously a bit new to this and so I wasn't in the loop about where to find Mods - I guess your utility will help me automatically. Just not sure where to start yet?? Anyway, lets hope it works tomorrow too - you made my day, thanks !! Max

Hi, Love the game - despite the bugs - but the main frustration that is driving me mad is THE MAD LOAD TIMES from a Saved position on Dogs Of War. It can take up to 10 minutes! Usually the load time is only a minute or so, but this mission is driving me nuts. Anyone else experience this? Please can anyone help? Thanks, Max007

Thanks Guys, I got right up to killing the spetsnaz then I returned to base. I made the mistake of trying to build a defense structure and then the game has just CRASHED !!! AGGGGGHHHH!!! OK I'm calm now!! I will have to repeat the whole mission - load times and all. (Still I will be able to keep an eye on my Night Vision Goggles this time! I'm playing on a 3 year old Athlon and thought the game probably needed an i7 Processor? Anyway - I'll give it just one more go (making a cup of coffee and a three course meal while it loads again). Thanks for your advice :) Max