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  3. Posted

    The interface, mod/addon installation needs to be a lot less Linux complication and a lot more Windows simplification.

    Say what you want about Windows and Bill gates but he did one thing right

    he hired a bunch of people to take something complicated to the layman

    and got in packaged into something everyone can use.

    Just trying to join servers running mods and addons can be a real nightmare

    trying to figure out what you need and where to get them.

    As much as people want to say the mod/addon download tools available are easy to use

    they're actually pretty messy and unnecessarily complicated and intimidating to someone

    who's never done it before.

    The people who write these things need to stand back and look at it from

    the perpective of someone who doesn't understand these things.

    You don't need a 10 page manual to teach someone to mop a floor

    but thats the problem, the people designing the programs and system

    are doing just that. overcomplicating things.

    Thank god there is someone else out there like me. I've been playing multiplayer games for some time now and this is the first game that has me stumped when it comes to mod/addon download tools. I'm betting this is one of the main reasons the game has not gotten as popular as others.

  4. Posted

    Speaking for myself the mod system is far too complicated. It seems with using mods in other games it's far mosre simple. Just download, click and it self installs. With ARMA2 there's different types of installers with very vague directions on how to use. It seems you can spend eternity browsing the forums trying to figure out Yoma or sixupdater. Jesus, I would give anything for one simple noob thread that gives decent start to finish directions for using the ACE mod on a server (example).

  5. Posted

    I have a suggestion that hopefully will help noobs like me. This thread is helpful but it's over 60 pages in length. Perhaps a locked thread that one optimization master could start, that details each suggestion to get the game to play better.

    It's just seems sometimes what one person says works, another person says doesn't work, and it's hard to keep everything in order. The fricking game has potential, but I'm like most people who get anywhere from 27-33 fps no matter what I do, and my computer is on the high end of power.

    Regards...

  6. Posted

    Did you load Group Link 4 with ArmA 2?

    Putting them into the root folder of ArmA 2 is not enough. :)

    Here is the easy way how to load Group Link 4:

    Download Keygetis ArmA 2 launcher: Here

    Unzip and drag the "ArmA2 Launcher.exe" into your ArmA 2 root folder too.

    Double Click on the "ArmA2 Launcher.exe" to open/start the Launcher.

    Downloaded and installed Arma2 launcher, and when I click on it it says, "ArmaA Executable not found! Select the correct ArmaA execuable." Where do I point the .exe to?

  7. Posted

    @node_runner

    Yes dynamic reinforcement request distances already was requested and i like the idea too.

    Well i will see how i could do that.

    @Gottberg

    Don't worry we all were noobs ( more or less ) back in the day's. :)

    Well simply drag or copy past the "UserConfig" folder into:

    So that it take place in the root folder of ArmA 2.

    That's all. ;)

    Ok, so in my root folder I have the following: addons, battleye, dta, keys, missions, arma2, arma2server, arma2_manual_us, bis, iijl15.dll, readme, uninstall.csv, @GL4, uninstall, and userconfig.

    The two highlited ones are from your mod. Is this correct? I'm not sure what to expect since I just got the game and when i entered into the game there was no Special FX edition splash screen.

    Regards..

  8. Posted

    Ok, downloaded the mod and dropped file in the ARMA 2 root directory along with all the other main files. The mod file is @GL4 My question is about the next part in the install order,

    "Drag the "UserConfig" folder from "@GL4\UserConfig" in your Armed Assault 2 root directory."

    Now I see the UserConfig folder, but don't understand where to drag it. Do I delete the UserConfig folder, or darg it to desktop and then place in back into the ARMA 2 root directory?

    Sorry for the noob question, but my first time placing a mod.

    Regards...

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