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Well personally i had the game recently and don't have a headset with mic yet . So having experienced the usual pub servers with "domination" or "domination with revive" full of John Rambos and lone wolf snipers , i decided i had to avoid those servers in multi cause playing this way a simulation like Arma was a pity and gave me little fun (was also repetitive , take out radio tower-clear city- take out radio-clear city etc.. ) , also you can basically do the same offline . Now i only connect to coop servers with max 7-8 guys in it , pick medic , say hello , and follow the leader . I have been rarely disappointed , usually those servers are populated with players who also look for teamwork and realistic approach ( and 99.9% of the time , these guys are kind as well ) , with recon phases , good tactics , people covering each other etc... It's a slower gameplay , but really immersive , you basically behave like your own life was in danger , i really had good times recently despite not having a mic IMHO , if one wants a realistic and immersive experience , one has to be in a squad and have a microphone , i don't have it for the moment , but i plan to get one , will help improve my English as well :)

Wow looks great , i can't wait for this mod , especially since i come from the Red Orchestra community :) Good luck for your work ;)

Good work on the models , will this mod be available soon ?

No it's not fake mate , if you use the Proper buildings low (not the very low version ) , it just changes the LOD models , there are less of them so they load faster for the computer , only a few buildings look low rez , but for the majority of them it looks ok really . The Proper Vegetation low is even better because it's hard to spot the difference from the vanilla trees , plants etc.. and the mod ( small difference , and it still looks good ) . If you want i can post a screenshot when i'm in a city with the mods , it looks good IMHO , good enough to play it really smooth and feel a lot of immersion

What do you mean by "took me out of the game" ? don't understand sorry m8 , English is not my first language Yes , it's impressive really , i also use the trick maxmem=2047 in conjunction with the "proper veg/building" mod . the fps are not higher but very stable like this , the only litttle drops i have is when for instance helis are flying over me or when many AIvehicles enter the city i'm in etc.. , but that's probably because it takes cpu power suddenly , probably nothing to do with video card . The only real problem with these mod is that some servers will reject you Thx for info Kklownboy , this is good to know ;)

Ok , Thank you Ziggy for taking the time to answer , good to know :) Yes Yanquis , it's important for me , because it means that i almost never experience "drops" in fps when i aim in crowded evnvironment , cities or big forest , it makes the game completely smooth . Without the proper mod , i have more or less the same fps , but when i'm in urban context , the fps are not perfectly stable when i turn around zooming or aim suddenly etc.. . Also i barely see any difference of texture quality with these mods

Intel i5@ 3.2ghz , 4 gig ram , radeon 4890 , windows 7 64bits , Mods: Proper vegetation low ; Proper buildings low Resolution : 1920x1080 AA= low ; AF= normal; Textures= high ; video memory = very high ; post process= low ; shadows= high ; object details = normal ; land details = normal Score = 5198 ---------- Post added at 12:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:05 AM ---------- And now with everything Maxed out : all video options to their highest settings , visibility at 10.000m , everything on very high except anti-aliasing on High (as there is no very high ) : The highest image quality Arma2 can offer basically .... resolution is still 1920x1080 : Score = 3196

I got Arma2 a few weeks ago ... since i made a lot of testing to get the absolute best compromise for smoothness with good image quality . The things that really improved my performances were : - a new rig with intel i5@ 3.2ghz and radeon 4890 , installed arma2 on windows7 64bits (flawless, extremely rarely crashes and only with the harvest red campaign ) - the Mod PROPER for vegetation and buildings (game totally smooth now , even in cities or when i aim suddenly and look around ) - "-maxmem=2047" trick - settings at res 1920x1050 : visibility = 2400 meters textures= high , memory= very high , aa=low af= normal ; object details= normal (without Proper mod , i set to low) , terrain details = normal (without Proper mod i set to low ) , post process= low; shadows =high I have 40+-50fps everytime almost everywhere except in main campaign manhattan or big cities with lots of AI activity where my fps are like 30+ but extremely stable (thanks to Proper mods , no "drops" in fps when i aim or look around quickly while zooming in cities or in the woods now , these PROPER vegetation and buildings mods are a must have IMO )

:) My brother lives in Canada (Montreal ) , it's a nice and very beautiful country with open minded people and cosmopolitan population (i add this , cause someone said in previous page he was afraid of immigrants ) , but the wages are slightly lower than in France (but goods , house bills also slightly less expensive ) and the country has its own problems like any European country . But grass is always greener far away for some .. :) The Czechs didn't not "give up to EU "pressure" " , if they wanted to be out of Europe , they could ... if they still want out of Europe they can ... .. If they stay in Europe , it's because they see their interest in it , there is no other reason (their parliament is ready to ratify and their economy also relies on exports ) , Czechs like other EU members have benefited from Europe until now . The story about fall of Communism and Germans potentially claiming back their land is understandable , but it has nothing to do with the European project really ,and could be addressed very easily with EU laws if it's a major concern for the Czechs and Polish ... If anything , Europe can protect the citizens from wars and conflicts on the continent and make it easier to find agreements between neighbours , it's its vocation . Except maybe if you prefer to have an Europe with nationalistic countries in the future , for example in case of economic crisis , but then things could get more serious , but ok , to each his opinion .

Yeah , good post Jack , i also really URGE anyone who has performance issues to try the PROPER Vegetation and the PROPER Building Mod . It really changes a lot to my ArmA2 experience , i recently bought a new rig with Intel i5 overclocked to 3.2ghz and a Radeon 4890 , i could have decent performances on high settings and 1980x1050 rez although they were always some little lags(when you zoom/aim or look around you while zooming in a big city or forest ) and fps below 30 in the cities (which is unnaceptable for me ) . But with these mods , it makes it completely smooth in urban environments , when you suddenly aim/zoom and twist around , there is not a single lag anymore when you suddenly aim in environment like big cities or forest , even at very high settings , i can't believe it . I tried it in the single mission "counter-attack " (when you attack Elektrozavodsk as a Russian soldier ) and also in other urban sceneries and forest , and it's awesome now Really , these mods made by PROPER should be in a official BI patch or at least put as a sticky or something , cause for me it changed a lot my experience , now i can finally play on very high settings without a single lag or the slightest concern about FPS and smoothness (it's not that my FPS increased , it did only marginally , but what improved is that the fps is always stable now whatever i do and wherever i am , very smooth ) , it can be quite useful for people who just bought the game to know quickly about these mods , i wish i knew about those before , thank you Jack for posting this . I also use maxmem=2047 , but i don't know if it really makes a difference , i just let it and it's fine

Yes , i understand this perfectly mate IMHO , politicians in UK are afraid to submit the vote to the people , because they know what would be the answer . The press in general (not only Ruppert Murdoch press )in the UK is quite europhobe as well which has quite an influence on public's opinion . The few times they inform people about Europe , it is to highlight negative things But your governement has ratified Lisbon because they have access to informations and value issues that most common people do not realize or cannot properly evaluate its complex implications . I agree it's condescending but also true IMHO . things considered as a progress in some countries like death penalty abolition , women abortion , free contraception (condoms, pills ) etc.. were never popular in their time and if there was a referendum on it , people would've voted no . If you made a referendum in USA whether they should get into WWI , they would have never come . So IMHO referendum is an important democratic tool , but not necessarily the best one to take the wiser decisions for one country or society although it's probably preferable to choose something wrong but something which a majority agrees with rather than something divisive and misunderstood by too many people I hope the UK will get their referendum because it is dangerous if the people is against such a fundamental and historical development for the UK and such a great people deserve a democratic say . I also think that everyone that wants to get out from the EU should do it now before we carry on because afterwards it will be too late , and it's never good to have an union with reluctant members . Lisbon treaty has made it easier for members to get out .

I'm sorry Baff , but Germany is the biggest net contributor . In 2008 , it's Sweden who was the biggest contributor to EU budget . Your country has an industry and agriculture , but not large ones , it's not a big exporting country for other EU members , your economy is based on Finance and Services since Thatcher which is your strong point, London is the first financial place in Europe if not the world just behind New York . What the EU gain from the UK is of course important for her , but the EU doesn't " Need" British money to survive , your money essentially helps less developped countries of the EU to get to standard and is important for the EU budget but not necessary . Most Europeans (i talk about the people , not governments ) would prefer the British to stay in the EU because we are all Europeans historically Also , what you call a threat isn't a threat , it's a fact that in the current conjuncture of the the world economy , a UK alone would be less profitable than a UK within the Eurozone with its advantages , the big corporations and interests in the UK that are pushing for staying in the EU do it for this reason (economical interest ) , the financial crisis would have been much worse for you if you were outside the Eurozone , it's some British analysts who said that , i don't invent it . If you vote out of the EU , Europe will not make war or punish you , it's not true to say this , it's simply that being out of an organization is logically losing the priviledges of being in it ... As for the comparison with Norway , it's not founded in logic .. Norway is a country with huge natural reserves (gas) and very small population .. Norway is the most expensive country in the world to live in .. they can afford it because they are not numerous and their country is rich , they have very few poor people .. it's a Totally different situation in the UK , a large country (infrastructures to finance etc) with large population (public spending) and large ambitions (army to finance etc) and a large debt by inhabitant ... ok here i can only disagree respectfully , when you say something is corrupt , in this case , the whole EU , this is wildly exagerated , yes there is some money mis-spent , some high wages of MP ( but as we saw there was the scandal in UK MP expenses , so it's not a disease of the EU only ) and technocrats , there things that need to be addressed in the EU of course , there are some excesses and it is always possible to spend the money in a more effective and fair way but when something seems wrong , the best way is to fix it , you can criticize it all day , it won't fix by itself . You cannot build such a transnational organization with everything spot on in the first attempt .. it's logical there are always things to improve , conflict of interests etc.. , not just in the EU , but also in your , mine or any country . It doesn't mean the project is doomed to failure IMO . The people that change European laws (not UK laws ) are also elected by British citizens , yes it happens some are Germans or non-British if you will . But European laws that are deemed unpractical or unnacceptable by your parliament can be removed , it's not like it is a Diktat of Brussel and that you lose your sovereignity . Here i totally agree with you . Giving the British people the right to have a word on this is important . Even if there is the risk that the answer of the voters will essentially be a sanction of the governement's policy , rather than an educated (or the best ) answer about all the implications (political , economical , strategical , historical , social etc...) for the country to stay or not to stay in the EU . We saw this when the Dutch and French got to vote , they sanctionned their government .. yet when they are regularly polled by newspapers , majority of Dutch and French are pro-European and see it as a potentially positive project for the long term future . For the moment and for the majority of the members , EU will be exactly that ... an union of independant nation states .. Federalist are those who want even more integration , i think Germany's current governement looks positively at the federalist project , but there is a very long way to go to achieve this , not many countries of the EU want this yet ... But i understand your concern , when you see that there will be a president of the EU , EU foreign policy MP etc... but this does not mean it will be a federal state any time soon , it does mean that the EU in its current form is ungovernable and needed some tools to count more as a political entity . A Political entity that is still an union of sovereign states who can object or reject anything the EU votes potentially . EU since the 80s , then Masstricht , then Nice , then Lisbon has always thrived for more integration and always aimed to be a political entity , one must be really naive to sign Maastricht and still think EU is only about trade ... i mean yea , in the 70's when you were the "sick man of Europe" , you were happy to get the benefits of being in the EEC , but now that you "think" you are in a better situation , you don't want to pay for anyone anymore ... Well fair enough .. we understand UK never embraced Europe basically .. but it's difficult to say EU isn't popular in continental Europe , it is .. There is no threat of poverty , there is a reality that the EU is the most powerful economical power in the world with the USA and the first place for trade and business . If you are part of it , it's obvious that you are more powerful economically and politically than if you are not , difficult to argue with this . But i want to stress that i perfectly understand your desire to stay totally uninvolved in the EU and being out of it , i'm not arguing against this , but merely pointing that it's not a very convincing argument that the BNP and UKIP use when they say "oh , i slept at night in the 1970's , but then i woke up this morning in 2009 and suddenly found EU is not only about business , we've been robbed etc.. " , i mean come on ... this is taking people for fools , British MP since 25 years know perfectly well what was the aim and vocation of the EU . If you want the EU to be only about business , then we can still create different levels of membership ... this would enable those who want to go further (like we did for the Euro currency which is a great success .. ) to do it . Ok here , i really felt like aggressivity and hard nationalist tone tainted by a sort of fear that EU wants to crush you at all costs or something , there's no threat really , there is a risk of isolation and economical decline on the long term , its not the EU threatening anything , it's up to you to evaluate properly the benefits and disadvantages of being part of the UE and then choose your destiny , there won't be "retaliations" against UK if you vote out of the EU , it's the sovereign choice of a free country , besides EU has no interests whatsoever to alienate Britain . No one will use sanctions against you or force you to stay ... Yes , EU would prefer UK part of EU because of : Influence , Trade place , Joint first army of Europe in budget and numbers (with France ) , Nuclear power , Historical bound with other Europeans (values , laws etc.. , differences are minor ..) BUT , UK outside the EU is not a existential problem for the EU , it will make EU institutions evolve at a faster pace , negative on the short term would be that EU would gain less income , so would not be able to be as generous as it is now with the other less developped members . EU would have less credibility militarily , politically and economically on the short-medium term without Britain , that's for sure , but it would still work , and on the long term , 50 years or more , things will be very different , economical matters evolve EXTREMELY fast nowadays and the EU would still remain a very powerful economical and political entity with or without the UK . Ok here i respect your opinion , although there is much to say about it (would be too long ) , but i respect it I understand this , the same applies for countries like Germany or France who also have glorious history , comparable economical ties with various countries and prosperity potential for the future (less public debt , big industry , auto sufficient for food , better infrastructures like transports , health etc.. . But you see that's the whole idea of the European project , make of Europe which was an area of war and hostile competition into an area of peace and mutual prosperity . Sure it requires a bit of solidarity , patience and optimism , if you think only about short term profit and feel threatened , it's understandable that the EU is less appealing . But the world is changing very quickly and the big interests pushing for Europe in the UK have all well understood this . Personally , UK in or out in the Europe is of no real importance from the point of view of a continental EU citizen (although as an anglophile i would prefer them in because of the cultural and symbolic aspect ) , what is really important for me is that we know the answer very quickly for we can move on and improve that EU , make it more democratic , make it fairer and closer to the concerns of the citizens , make it stronger ... and i know that it will not happen in my lifetime , because such projects take a long time to build , EU is very young , Rome wasn't build in a day although the comparison is bad since it's not an empire but a functionnal and prosperous union that we want to build . cheers ;)

Actually you win from it economically ( and it is not the daily mail saying this , it's the British analysts themselves ) and politically (TBH i've never seen the UK as a really independent country from the US foreign policy these last 30 years like say Russia or France is ... UK rarely says "no" them .. ) key countries like China , Russia , India , Brazil etc.. will negociate and take important decisions with the largest economical zones and political entities which are USA and EU in priority .. You are probably right , but it is the same for the other rich european countries like Germany or France or Sweden etc.. , they pay more than what they receive , Europe is also about solidarity . Indeed there are some concessions to make to help other countries of the zone to modernize , but the UK wins by far by being in it and trying to make the EU better , more democratic , transparent etc.. rather than voting out of it and become isolated . UK can lead the EU and help improve it .. it's not your ennemy , we are your friends ... it's not an union of submission but an active union where you play a leading role and defend your values and promote your interests , UK will not lose its independance by being in the EU , it's an union of sovereign states , federalists are a minority in Europe For your trade , for your influence , and more importantly , for your future as a leading nation ( in 50+ years ) and not a lackey too weak to oppose the big players on the international scene . One must remember Europe is very young , our money Euro is only a few years old , we don't even have a constitution yet , everything is to be done to better it , it's much easier to criticize it though , but one day will come where it will be a model of development , prosperity , and a stable political player . All the talks about "eurocrats" and "european soviet union" are not sound even if they can correspond to some realities of the current EU , there are many things wrong , but as an european i expect my British neighbours and other Europeans to work together to change this and improve it for the better Ok , this is the progaganda of the europhobe newspapers in the UK.. there is no way Gerrmans will vote to change your national law , there are competences of the EU in some areas , but the EU is rich of its differences , the UK government is sovereign and supreme in most areas of the Law , and even if there is a EU law that upsets the population or government of any member of the EU , this law can be rejected by your parliament . By the way , people voting EU law are also from the UK (as a member ) . With the Lisbon treaty , it makes it easier to get out of the EU . Anyway , i know for certain that most europeans don't really care if UK wants to stay in or out of the EU , if you want out then fine , do what you want (and good luck economically out of the eurozone .. ) , what is annoying people is if you stay in the Europe , but without the heart .. like staying and trying to undermine it , delay decisions , slow the processes etc.. be a sort of virus of Europe , this could seriously annoy other Europeans , i mean it is already is with Cameron trying to suggest Klaus to delay the Czech ratification for months until he can access power in the UK .. By the way , you are not the biggest net contributor , you are second slightly ahead of France and behind Germany , but in total spendng (not net spending ) you are third .

Yep i do , Alex kid was built in for the sega master system II i remember , my first video game when i was 9 :) but i was always playing the game "soccer" , with the national anthems , that one was a blast back then , first football game ithink (on console cause on amstrad cpc there was one probably ) :)