MissionMaximus

FOV options in Arma 3 I was wondering maybe if they could include an adjustment for FOV in the settings. The reason I asked is because while playing Arma 2 or OA the game makes me sick & nauseous. I don't get that way playing other games like BF3 etc... (I turned off the blur post processing effects because that is a definite headache.) Just hoping maybe something like this will be included or possible because this is my favorite game but like I said the FOV thing just makes me nauseous when playing.

Hey BangTail, I was wondering what you thoughts were about your monitor and how the IPS panel performed with games? The reason I asked, I just ordered the Dell UltraSharp U2711 and was wondering about the response time of 6ms. I read alot of reviews and they said it was not a problem with just a few saying not for gaming. Just wondering about it and would like to know your thoughts on it?

EXACTLY, if you don't like the realism play COD, MOH or any of the other 1000's of games out their now just like it. Games were it takes a whole clip to kill you or where if you get hit like 10-15 times you can run and hide to replenish your health. No thanks, keep the Ultimate Military Simulator ArmA the way it is. My advice to those that agree with this post is if you don't like realism put back ArmA and buy COD instead. ArmA is the only game in my opinion that is fresh and original instead of the 1000's of modern warfare knockoffs out their right now that have gone stail to me. Name another game with the shear scale and substance that ArmA has? Maybe ArmA is too difficult/complicated for some of you that wish it was Semi-Realistic. Hell, it took me a while to get that Arcade FPS tactics out of my blood and I wish to never go back to those hacked console ports again. They have to many games out their as it is that cater to fun/arcade players as yourselves so don't try to change my favorite game because their is none like it. ArmA 3 "The Ultimate Military Semi-Realistic Simulator" just doesn't sound to appealing to me.

Yeah I'm going through the same things you are LoneCrow66 but as I continue to play I'm getting better and better. My 1st problem like you was seeing enemy before they see you but after getting over my furstration and resuming/after short hiatus because of furstration it kinda opens up. You start seeing movement, become alot more PATIENT(it's hard to shake the COD habits) and continue to get more familiar/ better with the game. The AI are super accurate too me but like what was previously stated lower their accuracy but not their skill. That make for alot longer and enjoyable, realistic firefights. PS hey guys when adjusting the enemy precision what is high and what is low scale wise.

That's my biggest problem when turning off all the aids, I don't know where in the hell I'm at or where to go. What I really need is a new GPS different from the game like the garmin I have in my truck to tell my Noob A$$ where to go. You guys are talking about reading the stars and stuff, man I'm no astroligist just give me a dam M16 and point me in the right direction.

He just said he's 13 guys give him a break, sounds like a good kid. It says Mature 17+ on the back of the box and I don't think I would let my kid play it until he was of the proper age. Wait a few more years and you will probably get your hands on ArmA 3 :yay:when your old enough.

Try Snoops 213 link on the page before, page 19.

Just wondering, do we just use 1.0.8 or do we combine and overwrite previous versions up to 1.0.8? Because comparing 1.0.7 and 1.0.8 there is a difference in the 2 files or is that because CBA is no longer needed for version 1.0.8?

I wanna hear from the 10 & under range or is that just how old they act not their actually age? This Game is complicated to a 36 year-old soon to be 37. I can see it now in MP large scale battle riding in the chopper to knock out enemy radar and then suddenly find out it's an 8 year old pilot flying the chopper...oh s$%t. Just kidding guys but if it's true very impressed.

I think it's pretty cool to learn a bit more about all of you guys and were your from.

Can't seem to download, any chance you could give a Filefront download option?

Hey Anders tried downloading latest SOA from the depositfile location provided and my AVG is going crazy with warnings. I allowed download and something like white smoke something...other downloaded and AVG came back up with a security warning so I blocked it and removed it. Using the Free download version btw.

Self-Employed... A/C, Heating, Commercial Refrigeration. Took over the family business after Dad retired with my two older brothers.

36 soon to be 37...going on 12.

I totally agree with the aspect of noobies like myself, 1st getting into ArmA 2 and just being overwhelmed at the sheer scale of the game..it's a little intimadating. Well that and trying to play ArmA like COD or any other FPS, man it's a rude awakening and at 1st frustrating. It's not until you as a noob realizes your playing a Military Simulator and not a COD, MOH FPS that I grasped the sheer awesomeness of it all.

I'm not too far away at 36..37 next month. I started with a Intellivision as my first gaming rig, my how times have changed. I've always been intrigued by the Military and everything about it. I'm an HVAC and Comercial Refrigeration man running the family business with 2 older brothers after Dad retired. Also, I'm single and with the discovery of ArmA it looks as though it will stay that way for a while.:) I am either working, playing ArmA Combined Ops with all DLC of course or watching the Military Channel trying to get more tips.

ArmA 2 Voices were very bad but OA, BAF, PMC is much improved.

Sounds like a A.A. meeting in here (ArmAholic Anonymous). My name is Mission Maximus and I'm an ArmAholic.

I cannot stand the blur either, it makes me sick...literally. I turned off PP effects in game and in Nvidia control panel under ArmA2 & OA program settings put Ambient Occlusion to Quality.

tpM I love your Ace SM and I believe it to be excellent. It is my preferred Soundmod to use even though I do not use Ace. Thanks for the hard work.

Thanks Sith, I am glad you cleared that up. I thought that was true when in-game I would put the zoom-lock on another key and play like that everything looked like it would in real-life (or to me anyway) to where I was and the object I was looking at. When you stand face to face to a AI character without the zoom, it seemed he was alot further away but with RMB held he was at the correct distance.

One of the reasons I think Arma is not more popular. ADVERTISING, I had never heard of it before, until I was fed up with the arcadey FPS shooters and did a yahoo search one day. So I did a search of Real-Simulation type shooters and OF Dragon Rising came up. I looked at OF Dragon Rising on Steam to get the demo and under it were they recommended other games I might like based on what I was looking at and one of the games shown was Arma. So I started to also look at Arma. I downloaded both demo's OF and Arma2, well that was a no-brainer after playing both demo's so I purchased Arma2 and let's just say it was one of my greatest discoveries (Christopher Columbus Like). This is the game I have been waiting for my whole life (A FPS based on Realism) and I never even knew it existed. So I thank OP Dragon Rising for bringing me to Arma2, funny how things workout sometimes.

Well, before I got my 1st 580gtx I was running (2) 260gtx's in SLI and on Very High Preference default with the only changes in 1920x1200 resolution and 1920x1200 3D resolution, default Video Memory. I got an 23 average fps with a minimal 7 average fps with the (2) 260's in SLI and with the same settings and (1) 580gtx I got a 71 fps average. Remember this was default Very High Preference with the only changes in 3D resolution and Video Memory. So you could say it made a big difference with my system just with one 580gtx although at a steep price. But hey I am a single man work hard for my money, save my money and love PC gaming and especially love Arma. PS the second 580gtx I purchased from Bestbuy online with BestBuy Card with 18 months interest free as long as you make monthly payments can't beat that. Have it paid off in a couple months without gulping down $500 all at once like from New Egg. The 1st one was from New Egg who I also love. Now with (2) 580gtx's in SLI no problem with everything on Very High and I mean Everything.

Hey guys, thought I would post some benchmarks with my system now up and running. Ran the benchmark 3 times then took the average of each. Antec 902 Game Case Asus Rampage II Gene Motherboard I7 920 overclocked to 3.8 Noctua NH-U12P cpu cooler 6gb of Corsair Dominator running Triple Channel (2)580Gtx's in SLI 300gb Velociraptor 80gb Intel X-25 SSD just for Arma 24" Acer LCD Monitor 850 Thermaltake Black Widow PSU 1st test: 3600viewdistance Very High:quality Pref. Interface: 1920 x 1200 3D resolution: 1920 x 1200 Textures: Very high Video Mem.: Default Anistropic: Very High AntiAlaising: Very High Terrain: Very High Objects: Very High Shadows: Very High HDR Quality: Very High PostProcessing: Very High Vsync: Disabled OA Benchmark> 67.5 average in-game benchmark 41 min. 121.2 max. 67.5 avg.-----in Fraps benchmark Ran same identical test with a 10,000 max view distance with all settings the same except the terrain which automatically switches to high anything over 6,500. OA Benchmark>45 average in-game benchmark 28 min. 62 max. 45 average--------in Fraps benchmark

Thanks Leon for your advice and knowledge. I know a little but clearly not as much as yourself and others. You said that going to the 1155 chips makes the second PCIx slot to a x8 in SLI. With my current setup the second PCIx slot is still a 16x in SLI correct? Thanks again for some info and knowledge and I do believe I'll wait for Intel to release their latest socket boards and processors.