Psycho78

I'm just starting out, but found myself not doing very well flying the helicopters. I hooked up a PS3 joystick and now I'm MUCH better at flying. My config is: Left stick: Roll left/right, Pitch up/down Right stick: Look around L1 and R1: Rudder Pedals X: Fire O: Switch weapons Triangle: Exit Vehicle I did have to run a special driver to get the PS3 controller to work in WinXP.

Is there any sort of "console" in Arma2? Seems like a likely candidate for a console command.

It's a bit silly, but you can use the + key to speed up time 4x. That helps some.

Don't forget time compression too.

One simple thing to try, try running with a fan blowing on the laptop. That should give you some indication whether it's a heat-related issue. I'd also ensure that your laptop runs at 100% speed when plugged into the wall, I've noticed laptops trying to save power even when plugged in.

Thanks much steelblood, I had a black screen problem too. Windows XP and nVidia GTX 250, for some reason it won't run at 1680x1050 without my monitor going into out of sync mode. Edit again: Well that's weird, after selecting 1280x960 or whatever, then 1650x1080 again, then it works. Off to play (hopefully!)