Hello all,
Quite new here, but I thought I would pass on some advice on how you could improve the overall smoothness of ARMA 2.
I found on a google search that it's possible to load most of the big texture files into RAM, so that they are not constantly being streamed from the hard drive (which causes stuttering frame rates). I tried this with success.
My frame rate did not improve or drop (stays about 30 fps no matter what the scene), but it does not stutter and is smooth as silk. I have to say it does add something to the quality of the gameplay. My FPS is steady even in those heavily wooded areas :)
Another interesting point is that I believe ARMA 2 is coded for a 32 bit, so therefore won't use anything above 4 GB of RAM. So if you have 8 GB, there is 4 GB available for storing textures if you use a RAMDisk (which transfers data at around 5.5 Gb/sec!). Somebody correct me if I am wrong - is this the same if it runs on a 64 bit system?
It's worth a shot and not that difficult to set up. Worked for me.
Google "ARMA 2 RAMDisk" I hope it helps...
