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  1. Posted

    I have a 64GB SSD for the system ( I've moved the entire user dir, including hidden dirs to a larger HDD ) and my Arma/TOH installations on another SSD. The PC boots very quickly indeed and everything seems snappy as opposed to sluggish. As far as Arma is concerned, stuttering has more or less disappeared and although I didn't notice an overall increase in FPS, perceived performance is significantly higher.

  2. Posted

    This is the first one of my own i've had a chance to do for awhile. I can't say the lyrics haven't been influenced to some degree by Arma2/3 and what happened in greece recently.

    I hope you enjoy it.

    https://soundcloud.com/al-bongo-shaw/dreamsofakind-mix2

  3. Posted

    But I will not use Steam, not after the experience I made with it some years ago (I wrote about that 2 days ago). In short: A software which removes complete folders on my computer without asking for confirmation is unacceptable. And I don't care if that was a one time screw-up, nor what gone wrong and where. I don't care how solid Steam works now (or not), alone the possibility that I lose data again will not make me deal seriously with Steam again.

    If i'd have let deleted/corrupt files/folders or even trashed filesystems get to me, i'd have stopped using computers years ago. :)

  4. Posted

    I baught a game in the store some 6 months ago and i had to use Steam to run it. When i finished it i thaught i give it to a friend. He called me and said that he couldnt play it as he needed login and pass. Creating a new one and using the game code wasnt enough. It wanted my login/pass.

    Edit: already answered. :). Need faster fingers...

  5. Posted

    I'm fine with Steam. I've used it for over 8 years and yes in the past it's been a clunky pile of poo. Nowdays it doesn't really make any noticable footprint on my machine when running games from it. I've turned all the annoying stuff off, set my library to be my preferred page, sorted.

    I understand the arguments that it prevents trading games. But from my englishcentric POV, nowhere I know will take PC games for trade anyway. Besides I tend to hang on to the games I buy ( yes even FPDR! ).

    And will I see myself wanting to sell my copy Arma3 at any point anyway? I seriously doubt it.

    The arguments against modding are completely irrelevant and I think alot of the anger comes from a misunderstanding of the terms. The license is non exclusive i.e. You can distribute anywhere else as well as Steam. You grant Valve the right to distribute on any media, to create derivative works and credit you. It's no different to a GPL or even ( it seems ) how the modding community works now...more or less.

    For me the advantages of Steam outweigh what are I see as minor negatives. Steam promotes indie games, is a good distribution platform, Steam sales rock, promotes modding. If my drives die for any reason, I simply reinstall Steam, log in and reinstall them. And if it helps to slow down hackers and cheats then that can only be a good thing.

    Roll on Arma3.

  6. Posted

    Be happy then. You won't ever be forced to use the Workshop if you don't want to, Armaholic&co will still be needed. Just like Skyrim has both its Nexus and Workshop.
    But if you do ( and you can both release on Steam and Armaholic&co, because the license you grant Valve is non exclusive ), you'll have a potential audience of 5 million+ who are only a click or two away from your mod.

  7. Posted

    No, it clearly says "following rights, which Valve may exercise or not in its sole discretion"

    Which means that the creator WILL be identified if Valve executes the right to distribute etc. The license you grant Valve is more or less the same as a GPL, which = distribution ( on any media ) and derivative creation as long as creators and contributors are credited.

  8. Posted

    So in other words if, say Wolle, uploaded CWR2 to steamworks, Gabe can just take it, rip it apart, make his own mod RWC3 on it's basis, and start to distribute it, and not even mention Wolle anywhere?

    No, you misunderstand. It clearly says " identify You as the source of the Contribution". It's no different from a standard GPL really.

  11. Posted · Edited by Janxy

    Hi all

    Janxy I do not know where you got your information but Hydrogen produces more energy than Methane which we use to boil kettles and pans in my house.

    I refer you to these Heat of combustion tables:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_of_combustion#Heat_of_combustion_tables

    Those tables show the same info I posted. I think you may be getting weight mixed up with molecular weight, which is a much better unit of equivalence. Hydrogen has a lower energy content per unit volume than the "anes".

    By all measures Hydrogen is a far better chemical fuel storage medium than any other.

    You seem to be assuming I am suggesting the gas is used straight from the gas bags, which is incorrect. You are aware that the gas bag storage I am suggesting is for raw storage?

    Nope, I understood what you meant. I was wondering just how big those gasbags would have to be to provide a sustainable supply from storage to end use.

    Hydrogen seems like a good solution at face value, but once some thought is applied to the problem of production right through to power generation and end use it's quite clear it's a very inefficient fuel.

    Don't get me wrong, i'm all for alternative forms of energy as it's very clear our continued reliance on fossil fuels is a path leading to disaster. Climate change is real, man made or not. There is plenty of information and studies available that support it, despite what the climate sceptics and religious loonies think.

    DMarkwick has the most sensible and probably most efficient idea of localised hydrogen generation. Storage is still a major issue though. Hydrogen forms an explosive mix with air from concentrations of about 4% to 75(ish)% and it goes off with a hell of a bang.

    There are only around 40 H2 cars on lease to the public. It's the Honda FCX. The fuel tank is at 700bars, should be interesting when one crashes or sets on fire.

    I expect the result will be loud and quite catastrophic.

    I wonder if anyone out there in Arma land knows how fast it combusts with resultant shockwave speed etc?

  12. Posted · Edited by Janxy
    correctid sum spoling

    We do not need massive stores of fuel on land hence we do not have them. So your point is moot PELHAM. For Hydrogen you just store it in cheap reusable gas bags way up in the sky and out at sea, cheap and no risk, even if they catch fire you just replace them. You can tow them to where they are needed at least as fast as an oil tanker does in a Just in Time market, probably quicker if you used UAV methods.

    I don't think that idea would float ( groan ) given that the enthalpy of combustion for hydrogen is −286 kJ/mol.

    Avogadro's law says, a mol of any gas occupies 22.4 liters.

    Approx Energy to boil a kettle = 378 kJ ( 1 liter (roughly 1 kilogram, 2.2 lbs) of cold water at about 10°C (50°F) raised 90°C to its boiling point (100°C or 212°F). The amount of energy = 4.2 × 1000 grams × 90 degrees = 378,000 joules or 378 kJ. )

    Therefore assuming 100% efficiency: mols of hydrogen burnt to boil one kettle = 1.32 mols

    = 29.56 liters

    According to the UK Tea Council, as a nation we guzzle 165m cups of tea and 70m cups of coffee each day so say 200m cups at 1/3 of a liter each or assuming one kettle to 3 cups = 29.56 x 66,67000 = 197076520 litres or approx 197million liters of hydrogen per day, just to keep Britain in brews.

    That's one hell of a gas bag ( insert wife joke here ).

  13. Posted

    Spotter:

    HQ we have contact 10oclock 750m, one table, two chairs, a cow, a table lamp, three desks and a giant chicken.

    HQ:

    Negative, that’s the French who are interior household and office furniture and farm animals, we are looking for exterior furniture and pets, I repeat, exterior furniture and pets only.

    :rolleyes:

    I almost spat my coffee out all over my keyboard. PMSL.

  15. Posted · Edited by Janxy
    added a bit for clarity

    One plus for hydrogen: it doesn't make all that pollution, either during use or misuse.

    Indeed, Hydrogen burned in Oxygen produces Heat + Water. Though as well as the significant problems in production, transport and storage which PELHAM has quite correctly stated, there are several others to take into consideration.

    Hydrogen burns ( mostly ) with an ultraviolet flame, which would make the detection of burning leaks a major problem without specialised equipment and training.

    Also the enthalpy of combustion of Hydrogen is much less than the Hydrocarbons in use today.

    If we take natural gas ( Methane, one of the simplest "anes" ) as an example, it has approx 3 times the enthalpy of combustion than Hydrogen does.

    In a nutshell it would take 3 times the amount of Hydrogen than Methane ( by molecular weight ) to produce the same amount of energy. As you go up the "ane" chain the difference is much greater.

    Our future energy security will be a mixture of renewable, fossil, nuclear and microgeneration ( solar pv, solar thermal, ground/air source heat pumps etc ) which will help mitigate the amount of energy needed to be generated from production nodes and transported.

  16. Posted

    All this points to: Both DR & RR are terrible games no matter if it's called Flashpoint or not, or whenever a few inviduals like it or not because it doesn't change the fact that both games actually failed. It didn't appeal to neither the majority of the Flashpoint fans or the mainstream.

    This ^

    I'm suprised this thread is still active. The forums "over there" are more or less dead and the only ones left are grasping at straws whilst flogging the dead horse. It's bizarre.

    Let it go, it's over.

  18. Posted

    I'll certainly buy A3 and probably all of the DLC.

    I got turned onto ArmaII after playing FPDR and it's one of the couple of games that has permanent residence on my machine.

    The mind boggling scope and complexity of the stock game has kept me coming back to it, time and time again. And if I fancy something different from the stock game then I just need to install any of the astonishing amount of high quality missions, campaigns, islands, mods, addons etc there are.

    I can lose hours just messing around in the editor nevermind acutally "playing" the game. Add to that the great developer support and what is not to like about it.

    Sure it has it's issues, some more frustrating than others, but on the whole it's pretty damn fine. The positives far outweigh the negatives

    I can't think of another game in the military genre that comes anywhere close to meeting the breadth of game/sim experience that ArmaII/OA etc offers.

    All of the pretenders bar none have been weighed, measured and found wanting.

    As A3 has lot's of new funky stuff in addition to whats already there, then for me it's a real no brainer. I know it'll be fun at release, there will be great developer support and within no time a ton of mods and other fun stuff will be appear.

    I'm also looking forward to ToH and Carrier Command ( ah, which reminds me of those halcyon days of the Amiga ) for more or less the same reasons as above.

    I feel i'm a bit to old to be a fanboi, but am I enthusiastic about A3 and it's developers, damn right.

    Oo look, it's lamb for dinner, yummy. :yay:

  21. Posted

    Aha! So it's a conspiracy by bohemia to make us by combined ops! :)

    So at least we know it's not my windows install now then. I'm using the latest x52 pro driver.

    I can't buy combined ops since I already own arma2 but does this mean arrowhead doesn't crash when you adjust joystick sensitivity? In any case this is down to bohemia to fix if they feel like it. I wonder if arma 3 will have better stick and throttle support? The joystick settings should be like any flightsim and include deadzone adjustment. Although mouse and keyboard is an option, I prefer to use HOTAS control because it feels more realistic and when flying it's much easier and allows greater control.

    If you just buy Operation Arrowhead, once installed with Arma2 it becomes Combined Operations :). It's definitely the way to go :).

  25. Posted

    Arma 3 is looking bloody great, and now i've seen the new CC game, it's on my purchase list as well as the former. The gameplay seemed very reminiscent of the original ( ah those heady Amiga days ).

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