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  1. Posted · Edited by mbamg

    Gonna have to disagree with that.

    While this is most likely the most common way it happens, it would be far better for someone to immediately join a closed group and get a much better and deeper understanding of the game in a controlled environment where you don't have idiots and trolls running about ruining most of it. I mean just reading the OPs post makes it quite evident that that's in no way a suitable place for someone to "get a taste of what's possible".

    I'm glad i left the pleb scrub troll public scene midway the beta that is Arma multiplayer, for a much more enjoyable experience that is passworded servers.

    Before my unit set up an anti-hack system on their servers we'd be getting hacks every other day during our public operations. Now we get hacked every once in a few weeks.

    Personally i haven't seen any hacking/griefing on Arma yet but i am new enough to the series, On games like H1Z1 and 7 days to die hackers/griefers can make the game unplayable during certain updates where they absolutely run riot. A solution for personal server owners i have talked too is to ban any IP's from a number of asian/russian countries, one guy in-particular banned any names with Chinese type characters in their steam names, this may seem extreme and a tad racist but he said it cut the hacking down by 95%.

    +1

    Those of you who can understand Chinese should find the Chinese H1Z1 videos on Youtube. Seriously these people are as racist and bigoted as people can get. Obviously they aren't representative of all Chinese people, but it seems there's a certain type of people who gravitate towards these kind of games.

  3. Posted

    Hi guys. Recently, for some reason I've found gameplay on OA to be a lot laggier than on vanilla. Even when I reduce the resolution and turn down my graphics settings to all normal or low it's still less than 20 fps most of the time. I don't even use anistropic filtering or AA, so I'm not sure what's the source of the problem. I have no difficulty maintaining a constant 30 fps in vanilla.

    My specs (it's a laptop):

    Intel Core i3-380M

    ATI Mobility Radeon HD5650M

    4GB of RAM at 1333 Mhz

    Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200 RPM

  6. Posted

    I hope u email sprocket and explains your problem, it could be bad download link on their side. I know i remember the files came out as a small files ~1kb with gibberish numbers and alphabet and it's not executable. But it happens a long time ago and i still cant remember how i solve it yet.

    edit*

    Oh in the meantime, you can try the download link on a different pc and see if you can download the exe file properly. If not they can easily provide you with a different link. But if other pc can download it without any problem, then the issue may lies with your pc.

    Just email them if other pc also encounter the same issue. Hope this will help troubleshooting your problem easier.

    Thanks for your advice. I'll be sure to try it on another PC and contact Sprocket if that doesn't work either.

  7. Posted · Edited by mbamg

    can you try using a different browser, i think i experienced this problem too when trying to download anything at all from the internet a few years back. Try a different browser and dont use download manager. I'm still trying to remember how i fix it tho.

    I've tried Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer browser downloads to no avail. I'm still getting empty files, and it's only with the ArmA 2 install files. Everything else is fine.

  8. Posted

    I've gone into my email inbox and clicked on the link in the purchase confirmation, then clicked on the direct download link. I then click on one of the files listed. Whether I'm using my download manager or browser, the resulting file has no size listed. The same thing happens when I go into Account Maintenance.

  9. Posted · Edited by mbamg

    I'm having this problem with direct downloading the ArmA 2 install files. Every time I'm led to an .html file or an empty file, whether I'm using my browser or download manager to download. I do not have this same problem with the OA files. I'd prefer not to use Sprocket, so can anyone help? This seems like a server distribution problem if anything.

  10. Posted

    I found a solution.

    http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?129168-HOTFIX-resolves-ARMA-2-version-1-11-Wrong-signature-for-file-dta-languagecore-pbo

    After installing this hotfix, I can join every server now without any problems. To mbamg and anybody else with this issue, try installing that hotfix as well to see if it solves your problem.

    I'll get back to you ASAP on that. Right now I can't even find the servers that I couldn't go on.

  11. Posted

    CPU = i3

    GPU = Radeon 6870/GTX 550 Ti

    RAM = 4GB

    ---------- Post added at 03:07 ---------- Previous post was at 01:23 ----------

    Edit: Actually an i5 would be better. Any i5 would do I think

    ...you aren't planning on upgrading your laptop, are you? From what I'm guessing it's a Lenovo Y460?

    A Gateway NV5922h (they still sell it at the Source). Yep, I'm not even considering upgrading this laptop, and I think it'll be a few years before I get a computer that can play ArmA 3 well. Just wanted to get some clarification.

  12. Posted

    I would recommend using a download manager to download from BI's servers as opposed to using Sprocket, as I've been able to DL files at my internet plan's max rated speed as opposed to the <1MB/s and dropping that Sprocket seems to do.

  14. Posted

    OS - Vista 7 64-bit

    CPU - i3-380M

    GPU- ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5650M

    RAM - 4GB

    DirectX - 11 (but just barely)

    Guess I'm jumping onto the bandwagon with this one. In ArmA 2, I experience FPS lag in medium settings when smokes are deployed, running at 1080p resolution with 1500 something 3D resolution. I also have to turn down AA, as it's something that my GPU isn't very good with, apparently. If I am to play ArmA 3, running medium settings smoothly is enough for me. What do I need to upgrade in order to achieve that?

  16. Posted

    Yes. Do you have OA installed into the Arma2 directory?

    If not, then running the Arma2CO wont let you run off the arma2oa.exe if your running Arma2 only and OA separately,

    are you running both games separately when you play? Are you just running OA then you would run the arm2oa.exe,

    if its just Arma2 only then its just the Arma2.exe you use.

    Hope Im not mistaking anything.

    Yes I do. The mystery continues...

  18. Posted

    This is what I normally run at least for vanilla:

    =====================================================================

    == E:\Games\Arma2\arma2oa.exe

    == "E:\Games\Arma2\arma2oa.exe" -nosplash -mod=@CBA;@CBA_A2;@CBA_OA

    =====================================================================

    and I have no issues seeing all the servers, so for Combined Ops then you should be running your game from the Arma2oa.exe

    I tried running the game from arma2oa.exe, but I still can't see the ArmA 2 servers.

  20. Posted · Edited by mbamg

    Post your RPt, and use the advanced part when you post use the code, look for the icon like

    this # just highlight the RPT info, and hit # and it will put the rpt into a scrollable format.

    ---------- Post added at 06:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:40 PM ----------

    What version of Battleye do you have?

    as the server may have a latest version and you have a previous version, that could be a possible reason.

    I've already copied and pasted the newest client and server files into the folder, and it still didn't work.

    ---------- Post added at 20:29 ---------- Previous post was at 19:52 ----------

    RPT here (cut it down to most recent one as text is too long):

    =====================================================================
== D:\Games\Bohemia Interactive\ArmA 2\arma2.exe
== "D:\Games\Bohemia Interactive\ArmA 2\arma2.exe" 
=====================================================================
Exe timestamp: 2012/06/17 14:14:40
Current time:  2012/06/17 20:20:31

Version 1.11.86734
graphics:  D3D9, Device: AMD Radeon HD 6500M/5600/5700 Series, Driver:aticfx32.dll 8.17.10.1077
resolution:  1560x872x32
Addons:
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 CA_Animals2_Cow in ca\animals2\cow\, CABuildings2 in ca\buildings2\
 CAStructures_IndPipe1_todo_delete in ca\buildings2\ind_pipeline\indpipe1\
 Ind_SiloVelke in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_silovelke\
 Chernarus in ca\chernarus\, CA_Dubbing in ca\dubbing\
 CA_Modules_DynO in ca\modules\dyno\, CASounds_Missions in ca\soundmissions\
 CAStructuresHouse_A_Office02 in ca\structures\house\a_office02\
 CAStructures_Proxy_BuildingParts in ca\structures\proxy_buildingparts\
 CAStructuresHouse_Church_02 in ca\structures\house\church_02\
 CAWeapons_2b14_82mm_Mortar in ca\weapons\podnos_2b14_82mm\
 CAWheeled2_HMMWV_BASE in ca\wheeled2\hmmwv\, CA_AIR2_Su25 in ca\air2\su25\
 CABuildingParts in ca\buildings2\buildingparts\
 CA_Missions_SecOps in ca\missions\som\
 CA_Missions_FirstAidSystem in ca\modules\fa\, CA_Modules_ZoRA in ca\modules\zora\
 pond_test in ca\structures\pond\
 CAStructuresLand_Nav_Boathouse in ca\structures\nav_boathouse\
 CAStructuresHouse_Church_03 in ca\structures\house\church_03\
 CAStructuresHouse_Church_05R in ca\structures\house\church_05r\
 CAWater2_LHD in ca\water2\lhd\, CAWheeled2_GAZ39371 in ca\wheeled2\gaz39371\
 CAWheeled2_Ikarus in ca\wheeled2\ikarus\
 CAHouseBlock_A in ca\buildings2\houseblocks\houseblock_a\
 Ind_Pec in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_pec\
 CAMisc_fix_Ch2 in ca\misc_fix\ch2\
 CA_Missions_BattlefieldClearance in ca\modules\bc\
 CA_Missions_GarbageCollector in ca\modules\garbage_collector\
 CA_Modules_Marta in ca\modules\marta\
 CAStructuresHouse_A_FuelStation in ca\structures\house\a_fuelstation\
 CAStructures_Rail in ca\structures\rail\
 CAStructuresHouse_A_Hospital in ca\structures\house\a_hospital\
 CAWeapons_AmmoBoxes in ca\weapons\ammoboxes\
 CAWeapons2_HuntingRifle in ca\weapons2\huntingrifle\
 CAWheeled_Pickup in ca\wheeled\datsun_armed\
 CAWheeled2_M998A2_Avenger in ca\wheeled2\hmmwv\m998a2_avenger\
 CAWheeled2_MTVR in ca\wheeled2\mtvr\
 CA_Animals2_Dogs_Pastor in ca\animals2\dogs\pastor\
 CAHouseBlock_B in ca\buildings2\houseblocks\houseblock_b\
 Farm_WTower in ca\buildings2\farm_wtower\, CARoads2Dam in ca\roads2\dam\
 CASounds in ca\sounds\, CAStructures_Proxy_Ruins in ca\structures\proxy_ruins\
 CAStructures_Mil in ca\structures\mil\
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 CAStructuresHouse_Shed_Ind in ca\structures\shed_ind\
 Ind_SawMill in ca\structures\ind_sawmill\
 CAStructuresLand_Ind_Stack_Big in ca\structures\ind\
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 CAWeapons_VSS_vintorez in ca\weapons\vss_vintorez\
 CAWeapons_ZU23 in ca\weapons\zu23\
 CAWeapons_Metis_AT_13 in ca\weapons\metis_at_13\
 CAWeapons_bizon in ca\weapons\bizon\
 CAWeapons_Warfare_weapons in ca\weapons\static\
 CAWheeled2_LADA in ca\wheeled2\lada\, CAWheeled2_BTR90 in ca\wheeled2\btr90\
 CA_Animals2_Rabbit in ca\animals2\rabbit\
 CA_Animals2_Anim_Config in ca\animals2\animconfig\
 Rail_House_01 in ca\buildings2\rail_house_01\
 CAHouseBlock_C in ca\buildings2\houseblocks\houseblock_c\
 Ind_Workshop01 in ca\buildings2\ind_workshop01\, CACharacters2 in ca\characters2\
 CA_Modules_Coin in ca\modules\coin\, CARoads2Bridge in ca\roads2\bridge\
 CASigns2 in ca\signs2\, CAStructures_A_BuildingWIP in ca\structures\a_buildingwip\
 CAStructuresLand_A_MunicipalOffice in ca\structures\a_municipaloffice\
 CAStructures_Castle in ca\structures\castle\
 CATracked2_2S6M_Tunguska in ca\tracked2\2s6m_tunguska\
 CATracked2_T34 in ca\tracked2\t34\, CAWater2_Fregata in ca\water2\fregata\
 CAWheeled in ca\wheeled\, Arma2_Ka52 in ca\air2\ka52\
 CAAir2_ChukarTarget in ca\air2\chukar\
 CAHouseBlock_D in ca\buildings2\houseblocks\houseblock_d\
 Barn_Metal in ca\buildings2\barn_metal\
 CA_Missions_Armory2 in ca\missions\armory\, CA_Missions in ca\missions\
 missions_ew in ca\missions_ew\
 CAStructures_IndPipe1 in ca\structures\ind_pipeline\indpipe1\
 CAStructuresHouse_a_stationhouse in ca\structures\house\a_stationhouse\
 CAStructuresInd_Quarry in ca\structures\ind_quarry\
 CAweapons_m107 in ca\weapons\m107\, CAWeapons_M1014 in ca\weapons\m1014\
 CAWheeled2_LAV25 in ca\wheeled2\lav25\, CAWheeled2_Kamaz in ca\wheeled2\kamaz\
 CAWheeled3_TT650 in ca\wheeled3\tt650\, CAAir in ca\air\, HALO_Test in ca\air2\halo\
 CA_Anims in ca\anims\, Ind_Tank in ca\buildings2\ind_tank\
 Farm_Cowshed in ca\buildings2\farm_cowshed\
 Shed_wooden in ca\buildings2\shed_wooden\
 ind_silomale in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_silomale\
 Ind_Dopravnik in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_dopravnik\
 CA_Heads in ca\characters\heads\, CALanguage_missions in ca\languagemissions\
 CAMisc_fix_A2FREE in ca\misc_fix\a2free\, CAMisc_fix_Str in ca\misc_fix\str\
 BI_SRRS in ca\modules\srrs\, CA_Modules_UAV in ca\modules\uav\
 CA_Missions_AlternativeInjurySimulation in ca\modules\ais\
 CAStructuresHouse_rail_station_big in ca\structures\rail\rail_station_big\
 CAStructures in ca\structures\, CATracked2_BMP3 in ca\tracked2\bmp3\
 Warfare2 in ca\warfare2\, CAWater2_seafox in ca\water2\seafox\
 CAWheeled2_VWGolf in ca\wheeled2\vwgolf\, CAWheeled2_MMT in ca\wheeled2\mmt\
 CAAnimals in ca\animals\, CA_Animals2_Dogs_Fin in ca\animals2\dogs\fin\
 Misc_WaterStation in ca\buildings2\misc_waterstation\
 CATEC in ca\buildings2\buildingparts\signs\tec\
 A_GeneralStore_01 in ca\buildings2\a_generalstore_01\, CA_Editor in ca\editor\
 CA_Missions_Templates_SecOps in ca\missions\templates\secops.west\
 CA_Modules_Silvie in ca\modules\silvie\, CARocks2 in ca\rocks2\
 CAStructuresShed_Small in ca\structures\shed\shed_small\
 CAStructuresHouse_HouseBT in ca\structures\house\housebt\, CAUI in ca\ui\
 Utes in ca\utes\, CAWeapons in ca\weapons\, CAWeapons2 in ca\weapons2\
 CAAir2 in ca\air2\, CAAir3_Su34 in ca\air3\su34\
 CA_Anims_Wmn in ca\anims\characters\config\wmn\
 A_Crane_02 in ca\buildings2\a_crane_02\
 CABuildings2_Misc_Cargo in ca\buildings2\misc_cargo\
 CACharacters in ca\characters\
 CAStructuresHouse_HouseV in ca\structures\house\housev\, CAFonts in ca\uifonts\
 CAWheeled2_V3S in ca\wheeled2\v3s\, CAWheeled3_M1030 in ca\wheeled3\m1030\
 CAAir2_MV22 in ca\air2\mv22\, CAAir3 in ca\air3\
 CA_Animals2_Chicken in ca\animals2\birds\chicken\, CA_Animals2 in ca\animals2\
 CA_Anims_Sdr in ca\anims\characters\config\sdr\
 Misc_PowerStation in ca\buildings2\misc_powerstation\
 CABuildingParts_Signs in ca\buildings2\buildingparts\signs\
 IndPipe2 in ca\buildings2\ind_pipeline\indpipe2\
 Ind_Expedice in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_expedice\
 Ind_Vysypka in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_vysypka\, CAMisc in ca\misc\
 CAMisc_fix_air in ca\misc_fix\air\, CA_Modules_clouds in ca\modules\clouds\
 CA_Modules_Alice in ca\modules\alice\, CA_Modules_Animals in ca\modules\animals\
 CAWheeled_Offroad in ca\wheeled\hilux_armed\, CAAir2_F35B in ca\air2\f35b\
 CAAir2_Pchela1T in ca\air2\pchela1t\, CA_Animals2_Sheep in ca\animals2\sheep\
 CA_Animals2_Dogs in ca\animals2\dogs\, Ind_Garage01 in ca\buildings2\ind_garage01\
 CAData in Ca\, CA_Dubbing_Counterattack in ca\dubbing\counterattack\
 CALanguage in ca\language\, CA_Modules_ARTY in ca\modules\arty\
 CARoads2 in ca\roads2\, A_TVTower in ca\structures\a_tvtower\
 CAStructuresHouse in ca\structures\house\, CAWater in ca\water\
 CAWater2_Destroyer in ca\water2\destroyer\, CAWater2 in ca\water2\
 CAWeapons2_SMAW in ca\weapons2\smaw\
 CA_Animals2_WildBoar in ca\animals2\wildboar\
 CA_Anims_Char in ca\anims\characters\config\
 Shed_small in ca\buildings2\shed_small\
 CABuildings2_A_Pub in ca\buildings2\a_pub\, WarfareBuildings in ca\misc3\wf\
 CA_Modules_Functions in ca\modules\functions\
 CAStructuresBarn_W in ca\structures\barn_w\
 CAStructures_Wall in ca\structures\wall\
 CAStructures_Railway in ca\structures\rail\railway\, CATracked in ca\tracked\
 CAWeapons_Saiga12K in ca\weapons\saiga12k\
 CAWheeled2_HMMWV_Ambulance in ca\wheeled2\hmmwv\m997a2_ambulance\
 CAA10 in ca\a10\, CAAir2_MQ9PredatorB in ca\air2\mq9predatorb\
 A_statue in ca\buildings2\a_statue\
 Ind_Mlyn in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_mlyn\
 CAData_ParticleEffects in Ca\data\particleeffects\, CAMisc2 in ca\misc2\
 CA_HighCommand in ca\modules\hc\, CA_Modules in ca\modules\
 CA_Missions_AmbientCombat in ca\modules\ambient_combat\
 CAStructures_Nav_pier in ca\structures\nav_pier\
 CAStructures_Ruins in ca\structures\ruins\
 CATracked2_us_m270mlrs in ca\tracked2\us_m270mlrs\, CATracked2 in ca\tracked2\
 Warfare2Vehicles in ca\warfare2vehicles\, CAweapons_ksvk in ca\weapons\ksvk\
 CAWeapons2_RPG18 in ca\weapons2\rpg18\, CAWheeled2 in ca\wheeled2\
 CAWheeled2_M1114_Armored in ca\wheeled2\hmmwv\m1114_armored\
 CAWheeled2_TowingTractor in ca\wheeled2\towingtractor\, CA_AH64D in ca\ah64\
 Church_01 in ca\buildings2\church_01\, HouseRuins in ca\buildings2\houseruins\
 Ind_Shed_01 in ca\buildings2\ind_shed_01\
 Ind_MalyKomin in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_malykomin\
 CAMisc3 in ca\misc3\, CAMisc_fix in ca\misc_fix\
 CAMisc_fix_Weap in ca\misc_fix\weap\, CA_HC_Sounds in ca\missions\data\sounds\
 CAMusic in ca\music\
 CAStructures_Misc_Powerlines in ca\structures\misc_powerlines\
 CAStructures_Nav in ca\structures\nav\
 CAWater2_fishing_boat in ca\water2\fishing_boat\
 CAWeapons_M252_81mm_Mortar in ca\weapons\m252_81mm_mortar\
 CAWeapons_Kord in ca\weapons\kord\, CAWeapons_Colt1911 in ca\weapons\colt1911\
 CAWheeled3 in ca\wheeled3\, CA_CruiseMissile in ca\air2\cruisemissile\
 CA_Animals2_Goat in ca\animals2\goat\, CABuildings in ca\buildings\
 Ind_Shed_02 in ca\buildings2\ind_shed_02\
 CA_Modules_StratLayer in ca\modules\strat_layer\
 CAStructures_A_CraneCon in ca\structures\a_cranecon\
 CAStructuresHouse_A_Office01 in ca\structures\house\a_office01\
 CATracked2_AAV in ca\tracked2\aav\, CAWater2_smallboat_1 in ca\water2\small_boat\
 CAWeapons_DMR in ca\weapons\dmr\, CAWeapons_AK in ca\weapons\ak\
Mods: CA
Distribution: 1466
Warning: looped for animation: ca\wheeled\data\anim\uaz_cargo01_v0.rtm differs (looped now 0)! MoveName: kia_uaz_cargo02
Warning: looped for animation: ca\wheeled\data\anim\uaz_cargo01_v0.rtm differs (looped now 1)! MoveName: uaz_cargo02

  21. Posted

    Myke;2173917']Probably not' date=' interpreting his post:

    What irritates me is this:

    Are you saying that your A2 has version 1.10? Latest official patch is 1.11. Please check this and report back what version exactly you have.[/quote']

    Sorry for not making it clear enough. The installation was for v1.10. I had to update it to v1.11 using the CO patch. I mean that I couldn't even test the servers before patching because I couldn't access any of the servers running v1.10.

    So what color is the circle for you next to the servers you are trying to join?

    Green.

  23. Posted · Edited by mbamg

    Bought and DL'd directly from BIStudios (no Steam), no mods

    Problem seems to be ArmA 2 only, not OA expansion

    Cannot confirm whether ArmA 2 can connect at v1.10 (non-patched version), as no compatible servers are found.

    Tried running as administrator - did not work.

    Thought problem was with BattleEye, but found that some BattleEye servers could be accessed.

    Pasted newest BattleEye client and server files into appropriate folder - did not work.

    Uninstalled OA and its BattleEye per some other forum's recommendation - did not work.

    Frustrating because ArmA 2 Free worked fine with these servers.

    Any suggestions/ideas? Should I post the RPT?

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