dr_zakharotta

hey all, As I share the love for this game, and for what it boasts of a multitude of units, I would like to offer a chance for community players to participate in a remake machinima of Behind Enemy Lines (gene hackman and owen wilson 2001 film) Since most of the units in the actual movie are already in game, and the A.C.E.2 mod augments missed units and weapons (like the ejection seat from the last scene) it's my distinct pleasure to invite all players who read this to do camera shooting of the scenes of the film with friends one another , We will receive the footage as FRAPS recording per member, shot from an angle he likes, and will edit the sounds and special effects from the movie selectively, to produce Takes. Each take should be related to a part of the movie. We will announce that each week a scene is to be made. so that in 4 weeks the movie will be assembled out of best shots and compiled onto a trailer and a movie on Youtube. All participants of selected movies will have their names listed at the credits.. I know some of you might think, why do it? There are tonnes of videos online on youtube from Arma and Arma 2 with same setting. But we strive for the best of cinematic production, as I happen to know alot of effects and have many friends who would share in the feedback and editing. So you'll probably lose a few MB/Gb on hard disk from Frap-ing, but the outcome shall be tremendous.. **IMPORTANT** All videos upped on rapidshare should not exceed 3 minutes. Format for captured unedited video should be AVI H264 Resolution 640 X 480 **notes on FRAPS** before you record, open fraps and make sure the capture is clocked @ 30fps. We dont want stutter and flickering damaging the footage. Q. where do I get fraps?? A. Fraps is available on THIS site as trial. You should be clocked @ 15 fps, but my advice is buy licence online. For $37 thats giving away a decent meal, or a few mileage from Car Fuel tank/... And it's very compatible with the new systems.. of course some might have the torrent pirated faulty version. Dont bother uploading your video because the watermark will give you away. Also, fraps has a digital watermark which we have programs to verify authenticity. so no foul play please. Also remember to have the final video scanned for viruses before upload on Rapidshare With permission from moderators I wish this thread is Stickied and if improperly placed, you have my most sincere apology and you have discretion of moving it to appropriate forum. Only send me the new thread link @ dr_zakharotta@hotmail.com Technical details on how to: A) record by camera without crosshairs the cameraman (unarmed soldier Online friend presumably) should have his init like You simple add this line to the init field of your unit: Quote: player exec "camera.sqs" You can then press L to get rid of the cross. Also use Quote: player exec "camera.sqs"; showCinemaBorder false to remove the border should want to. The controls for the camera are list as Buldozer in the control options, so you can set it so you use a joystick for extra smooth movement. ARMA CAMERA SQS TUTORIAL HERE You can also use an old pc with capture card as a substitute for fraps( not recommended at all!!!) B) Record in AVI ( I dont know if fraps records in AVI but if all else fails, you can use TVC (trial @ just make sure that settings are for AVI H264 and 640X480 If it crashes upon selection, change decode by internal to the other option and retry.. make sure to leave the converter overnight and not to use it as background converter (would degrade video quality) C) upload to Rapidshare easy.. www.rapidshare.com Browse to file and select it then click upload. Wait till upload finishes, RS will give you a link, you post it here @ this thread. If you are using narrow bandwidth connection leave it overnight or while at school. D) File naming ideally, the files should reflect something about movie name, the scene, the situation like under threat, reminiscing, firefight, takeoff, rescue, etc...., along with the date of capture, and uploader name (player name) a typical title would be for my case BEL2001CarrierSceneTakeoff2642010dr_zakharotta.avi which for those who actually saw the film would be when owen wilson and gabriel macht catapult either when the nato approaches and the cat is cancelled or when the brand new car music scene(actual flight). In which case there is 2 scenes of same location, like the one above, the file name can be altered to reflect: BEL2001CarrierSceneTakoffNATO2642010dr_zakharotta.avi or BEL2001CarrierSceneTakeoffActualdr_zakharotta.avi E)Forum is down, where do I send link to my RS file?? dr_zakharotta@hotmail.com just put your filename @ the title bar on the e-mail I hope you set to sail early, gents, that would be all

Hello, I'm doing a stealth recon mission where I'll start from Khe Sanh as a Seal, use a CRRC to infiltrate Utes at night, wearing a dead civilian clothes, so I can kill two officers inside a fort northeast of Kaminny. Now, I managed to get both officers seated and on TV and laptop but for cinematics purposes, I want both to be active at night, since I want them too busy on the footage that they didnt know what hit them. Any idea on how to animate the laptop screen and if possible insert custom screens or flash video to TV as well. They're both shut in the editor by default, and I dont know how to turn them on. Thanks.

sweet!!! thanks Maddog!!! I LOVE YOU MAN!!!! Would you be kind to tell if I have to create a BI Store account to purchase the alpha? I have steam but don't want to go there. Also, would buying alpha (34 USD) give me access to the full game on release? Mucho gracias!!! EDIT: looks like ARMA III is from steam.

my steam is commandosolo2010. If I buy from BI store, do I have to download alpha from steam? Please reply urgently. I'm itching like an addict here!!!

OK, here are my system specs: Windows 7 Basic 64 bit CPU AMD FX8150 Bulldozer black edition RAM 8 GB GPU nVidia GTX650 Gigabyte HDD 1 TB LAN Will I run it on max or what settings? I also have trackIR4 pro, CH products fighterstick USB, pro throttle USB, pro rudder USB. Is it true the alpha is 20 Gigs of download? Urgent to response knowing I want to participate in Alpha testing.

Is this intel solid for older versions? using version 1.60. He is the last thing remaining and its very infuriating that I cannot locate him. Main camp I schwhacked with UAV (which got toast btw) and the rest with chopper after killing Maddox for whistling dixxie. Oh, and Shaftoe dies in Manhattan due to un-natural causes....

OK.. OK.... About the bus stops and time travel, the manual states I can use bus stops to fast travel to a location, but is this applicable to campaign? Thanks a zillion!!

It's just unbearable anymore. I have AMD FX8150, GTX650 2GB, and the following happens: 1- I go to Gorka, meet with Father Fyodor, don't take his cache. 2- I go to Novy Sobor, meet with Michael (the man) and get the main base location 3- I go to Khelm, my squad mates (AI) spot the detonation man, kill him, but Liv's house is not demolished. After all this I enter HMMW and proceed to main base, to find my screen having the film grain effect, and the experience is just ruined. How do I disable this thing. I want to keep post process, but cancel film grainness effect. Oh, also another bug, is the UAV thermal (N) bug. When I switch to BHOT and right click to exit, I get a negative film HUD and screen. Sometimes, UAV shows normal CMOS/CCD daylight colors and other times FLIR. Is this a bug? Last, map tools: I saw people drawing lines. What are the keyboard keys to put tools and lines and objects on map? Double clicking puts the X circle denoting position. A shift and click puts a donut. Anyone could tell use for donut? Thanks in advance

fair enough. Is 'show of force' implemented in Arma 2? I'm trying to understand how AI reacts to fire, and I notice they'll perform always the 'basic' drill, then either flank or head-on with near impunity. By show of force, I mean firing from a big gun like SAW, does it ward AI off an area for example? Reason I ask is assassination missions. I constantly find marks inside tents or in vehicles, and need to circle around just to get others away from me for a clean shot, yet since I'm early in armory, I play with M16/ Corpsman, and the sniper seems like the best alternative for specific engagement (under limits of course).

thanks beagle. I guess I'll go ahead and hardball Harvest Red then... EDIT: about the map tools, what can you tell me? I saw folks online drawing lines and such. Is it possible in single player?

beagle, thanks but I was talking like selectively removing the effect, keeping the blur. I'm playing DVD version of Arma 2. I have OA, but want to get basics with A2 first. the newer patches, do they address this issue?

Could someone post the steps in text for creating a UnitCaprture and UnitPlay script? We need it fast!!!

could you post a guide for a Kindergarten student.. :D like me :D

1- Hostage holdup animation 2- C-130 Skyhook pickup system or variant with script to execute towing in of the balloon and the hoist. 3- Silent Hunter 5 styled water effects on goggles, specially with Navy Divers. 4- Conducting underwater harpooning of enemy divers, maybe acquire their oxygen tanks, or masks.. (too much for the crew I know, bear with me). 5- underwater sunken vessels, maybe WW2 submarines, or merchant men (handelschiffe)

Hey friends, I wonder if it's possible to create CQB halls for training as an object. I want to create a multistory carpark, or a villa, or a hacienda, or a killhouse, something urban to practice CQB. I know Arma 2 is all about military, but CQB is also military (police predominantly but..). Is it possible to create an object out of scratch? What software should I use? what is the format to export? How to do it? I tried a makeshift 3D pileup, but wasnt satisfied, so I want to make a kosher (sorta speak) CQB hall for CQB training. I apologize if this is in the wrong section.

brilliant work that, I say. Could you post how you did it?

Thank you!

Dear friends, I have combined operations DVD, and I want to know if Arma 2 requires the previous patches to be all downloaded and applied in their order to the latest patch, or I can install the game and the latest patch only? Game--> Patch 1.51 --> 1.52--> .53-->.54-->.55 .........--> .59?-->Play (A) Game--> Patch 1.59 --> Play (B) A or B?

if this is subsim/ED/BIS kylania, I'll say AHOY ME MATEY!! I agree with the above confessing I'm a gamer, not an orthodox simmer. Nevertheless, I sometimes resort to simming and editing when I have inspiration. So the part of not catering gamers I dont approve. I think BIS could add an option for arcade mode gaming, like ED for instance.

You guys left nothing for the poor souls like me. On the spot. I agree that swapping uniforms is a great idea. a time limit for detection, a MCQ for positive ID is also a good argument. But how about adding holstering option instead of just standing down? It is a Mil-sim afterall.

Thank you for representing our army.

Ok, a quick search about UAV gyroscope , gyro stabilization, came up with nothing. I will not discuss it over here or the other thread, but I just want to give you a heads up for I have Arma 2 + OA and I really was pissed that A2 had no gyro stabilization of SPI.

Remington 700 SWS

24 years haar >:)

Hello, Our intelligence got reliable report of Talal Bu Hamza landing at an airstrip in Zarkabad. He's wanted for numerous IED attacks on US and NATO convoys and patrols throughout Takistani provinces. This is his file and this is our failed assasination attempt: CYtLRmXBSk8 Now its upto a ex-recon man, named John Clarke, to infiltrate Zarkapad , get this guy or kill him, stop his work, gather intel on unknown associates, and get out. Also, there is a rogue Officer to be eliminated inside the base Northeast the town. This is a map of the mission but it's still in the early forms. I havent published it yet, hence the prefix [W.I.P.] , regular or extra crispy? If you're interested in providing voice overs for intel and real-time orders, pm me. Let me know what you guys think. :bounce3: ---------- Post added at 01:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:11 PM ---------- am I in the wrong section? C'mon guys say something?!!