unknown03

Thanks everyone for your responses! I will definitely check out the suggested missions. Two missions that I have tried recently are Overthrow and Antistasi (the latter being frustratingly difficult) as well. I look forward to trying out your missions, HeroesandvillainsOS. Especially if you plan on making more "vanilla" versions!

Can you recommend any specific Alive campaigns? Trying to find them is confusing for me, as I don't really know what I'm looking for. I would like to try the missions by HerosandVillansOS, but the mod requirements are too much for me and my 1mbps connection.

It's annoying, but any time you are not playing on a TacBF server/game mode/mission, you need to disable the mod or that will happen.

Definitely JSRS for me when it comes to most of the sounds.

The fact that there is no "Tactical Battlefield esque direction" at all in Arma makes play styles not as wide and open as you just said, doesn't it? Your statement is completely contradictory. DOH! And yes, it DOES need that direction - because it's the only game mode that hardly anyone plays BECAUSE of the lack of direction. There is a reason that PvP is a joke in the Arma series: No standardization.

Seems really interesting. If there is PvP, it begs the question whether or not there is 3rd person "wall hacks" enabled by default and if the Game Master can surround a player with objects that they can't get around for trolling purposes (or spawn an enemy squadron right on top of me). I was really hoping that this would be a true PvP mode that Arma desperately needs, such as what Tactical Battlefield is doing (Please tell me that there will be Standardization of PvP in this Zeus DLC so we don't have to find a hardcore King of the Hill server): http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?169645-Tactical-Battlefield-A-PvP-Modification

Forgive me, but I still don't really understand what this Zeus DLC actually is. Is it just a 3d editor or an actual MP game mode where everyone can spawn tank AI wherever they want and shoot lightning bolts at me?

Exactly. Frankly I think it's absurd that BI would even try to mystify this reveal by making an announcement of an announcement. Unless it's ACTUALLY better than Conquest mode and a co-op campaign combined (to dream BIGGER), then they need to just come out with it when its ready to launch. But to BI, having wonky animal AI seems to be the bestest thing evar - so my expectations are quite low. Now don't get me wrong. I love BI. But with this announcement of an announcement to DREAM BIGGER than CONQUEST MODE AND Co-op campaign....it just reminds me of those people who say "WOWOWOWOW!!! WE PAY THE HIGHEST PRICES FOR G-G-G-G-GOOOOOOLD!!" and when you take something to them you find out that they are only paying you 35% of melt. And if they actually reveal that it is a MP mode where you defend a flag from attackers and lightning strikes help you out then I'm seriously going to be pissed. Because that's neither bigger than Conquest mode nor better than co-op campaign.

Right now a US server has some people joining up for TacBF, it seems...It's definitely my cup of tea for PvP:

A countdown to massive disappointment. 14 more hours to go :)

I would REALLY like to be able to use the Turret on the Greyhawk. Right now the stupid AI keeps flying in circles and wont stay still to lase a target from the turret. Damn thing starts doing figure 8's.

"Oh a pistol huh? THIS SHOULD BE EASY!" Check out 22:32 to hear me get taken out....saw him at the last second :/

Yeah, I understand where they are coming from, but games only give you two senses to utilize: Sight and sound. Having members of your squad have an outline translates the video game world to the real world efficiently. For instance, you KNOW the people in your squad and can identify them in real life just by the back of their head. Not so much in a video game world. Anyways, hopefully this generates more interest in this mod :D

TacBF screws up singleplayer by taking away your weapons so I had it disabled and my SP mods enabled when I took that picture. I always look to see if there are any servers going before re enabling TacBF and disabling my SP mods. I finally got to play on an EU server and had a ball, even though there was a lot of rubber banding and died more times than I can count :D What exactly happens when you enable the wind detection? Do you have to do any more adjustments or is it automatic? A suggestion, if I may. Members of your immediate squad should have that octagon outline like in vanilla. I couldn't keep with them when a lot of my teammates were around in all the confusion.

Thanks for the advice. I'll load up PWS and see if that helps find more servers.