Armchair_Hero

I have the same configuration. I installed Arma AO patch 1.05 and at the end the patch automatically updated Arma version 1.07 to version 1.08 and BAF to version 1.01.

I have done the first steps in the mission editing and despite a documentation which is sometimes chaotic (and which is so often true for open source) i solved many problems. Scripting is nice but without the knowledge of a programming language the learning curve is very steep, esp. when you have to deal with examples before Arma2 (like in Mr Murrays Editing Guide which is here outdated.) But there is a little problem i have still found no solution. When the mission starts the game shows always my profile name but not the name i wanted for the player character. Any ideas ? Thanks. ---------- Post added at 01:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:32 PM ---------- It is a two step task. 1. Description.ext Create an identiy here. 2. Editor Init line of unit (player character) player setIdentity "Smith"; http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setIdentity

I agree. The problem with "kill the American" is very misleading and the only weakness in a very good campaign.

Yes, simply because a lot of problems we have IRL are caused by wishfull thinking and politcal correctness which is one of the worst diseases because such a behaviour has a tendency to destroy any logical discussion. The disaster in Afghanistan is in the end caused by the same problems despite of many error in the little detail. To prevent any discrimination Bohemia should also add some female soldiers and handicapped persons.

The orginal OFP campaigns are simply the best, masterpieces like a very good novel. Harvest Red could be much more interesting and showed a little bit of the old brillance but was too short and story could have been told much better. A little a wasted opportunity. Operation Arrowhead is the weakest link. A weak story and in my opinion more a collection of single missions. Ok, there are some themes which will be the background for many missions but the main characters have no chance to gain real personality. And for my taste the background story in Takistan is too political correct. It based on the same on the same terrible wishfull thinking which has led the western countries in the Afghanistan fiasco.

It is not patched. I have the same problem in 1.07.

I do not see any problems. I haven even installed 1.07 before installed OA and OA comes with patch 1.06 but OA recognized the newer patch.

I have not read all post only the first but i have no problem to pay for quality content. Such a strategy is now fairly common and from my experience (with other titles) it enhances the product.

I liked the campaigns in OPF much better. There were much more intense and they told a better story. But Arma 2 is on the technical part the real "successor" and offers much more possibilities. I remember on stories when some gamers killed their own driver in OPF because he did some erratic things (to say the least ...). In Arma 2 it looks a little bit better.

I have used a launcher (SMAW) and all the others attacked in a LAV-25. BTW NAPA has no AT weapon and driving a LAV in their camp clears the object easily. I used the same dirty tactic in the forest but here you have drive the LAV yourself.

jeffroland has shown the right way (i had no artillery and no boomerang). I have found the same solution but i have noticed that same distance is very "relative". Killing the BMP was not the problem but the T72 is in the camp and every time i have killed then tank i was killed 2 seconds later because the guys have found me immediately in the forest, in the grass and against the sun and even when 80% of my body were protected by a rock. I have finally only survied because the APC made a direct attack, i killed the T72 from the side and the camper had to deal with the APC.

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA_II_Hints_and_Tips Scroll a little bit down you will find thre manual for Steam customers (and many other interesting items).

Thanks. I have read about the artillery problems but that is something what i would not consider as game breaker.

I know there are several threads about the mission but i do not want read them because they have too much spoiler info. My only question is if there is a chance to complete the mission or is the mission again effected by bugs (like Razor 2 - "Bardak-too-early-capturing").