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  8. Posted

    I tried many residential buildings and factories with broken windows and the bullets kept hitting imaginary glass and my computer would play the sound of bullet hitting glass. But the window was partly broken. We need a mod that either:

    1- Breaks the whole window for real when shooting through it so bullets can get out.

    OR

    2- Enable the barrel to sneak through the broken space and shoot outside.

    Broken windows are acting like invincible walls when the player shoots through them.

  9. Posted

    Ron was searching the forums to find a mod that would improve gameplay a lot but was surprised to find no mention of the case, at all.

    We can't shoot through broken windows inside buildings!

    ARMA 2 is all about realism, how come this is not taken care of?! It ruins the immersion.

    There are many buildings in Takistan and Zargabad which have broken windows but when I shoot through them I hear the sound of glass shatter (but of course nothing is getting physically shattered) and the bullet does not fly out of the building.

    Can we work on a mod to fix that?

    Cheers.

  10. Posted · Edited by ronferri

    i got a problem loading saved games after installing ACE2. And I mean games saved only after CBA and ACE2 have been activated; not old saved games from vanilla version.

    This happens to all missions while ACE2 and CBA are enabled, whether they are ACE2 compatible or not. Saving in game works fine and I can see the save game file in My documents/Arma 2, but when I try to revert after dying it exits to main menu and says:

    "You cannot play/edit this mission; it is dependent on downloadable content that has been deleted. ca_community_configuration_project_e"

    How come I was playing it in the first place and only after reverting i get this?

    P.S: I have been playing Arma 2 OA for 2 years with no problems and no mods. ACE2 and CBA are the first mods i've tried.

    Thanks.

    UPDATE: I understand that the @CBA_CO needs Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead Beta patch 100697 or higher. I got my Arma 2 OA patched to 1.62 (retail version), is that older or newer than the beta patch 100697? I am kind of confused. This might be the reason I am getting all these CBA warning and error messages when launching the game and when trying to retrieve saved games.

    UPDATE 2: Hopefully this is my solution. I will update with the latest beta patch, add the new command phrase for the beta to the shortcut ( -mod=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion) and see if CBA starts working properly and allow me to load saved games among other things.

  11. Posted · Edited by ronferri

    What RPG round?

    A shaped charge warhead (like the Metis) is most likely just going to punch a big hole straight through whatever it hits. Unless you hit the ammo directly or punched through a fuel bladder then you are probably not going to get an explosion.

    A frag HE warhead is going to throw frag all around and have more heat and concussion effects.

    Eitherway the chopper is probably not going to fly. Just because it didn't blow doesn't mean you didn't render it useless.

    That s an ACE Feature, quite often you will disable vehicels instead of blowing them up, wich is quite realistic. I bet that Hind was too damaged to take off after that hit.

    Cheers!

  12. Posted · Edited by ronferri

    Do you mean a Metis missile? If so, this is an anti-tank missile and the impact results on a helicopter, that you encountered, are quite realistic, actually. Use the satchel charges.

    Look directly at it from up-close > Interaction key > Now you have two options, either attach a clacker that will allow you to detonate using a radio signal (remove safety and detonate - all from the regular action menu), or set a fuse for timed detonation. The length of the fuse determines the time it will take for the charge to detonate. Make sure to Arm the satchel before you leave it (interaction key).

    Thanks Variable.

    The HIND chopper was parked on the ground, what difference does it make it if is a tank or a heli. It is still a vehicle with an engine, fuel, and ammunition. It should explode upon missile impact. Are you sure this is normal in ARMA2 OA with ACE2 ? (yes i meant the metis)

    Hitting it with an rpg-18 after restarting the game actually blew it up so i dont see why a metis wouldn't. maybe a second Metis should have done the trick?

  13. Posted

    Yes i am actually using all ACE core and secondary addons.

    It appears A Noble Cause is an old mission with lots of compatibility issues. I had a better time enjoying ACE2 with Animal Missions, except for these observations:

    1- I made a direct hit to a parked HIND chopper with a METS missile launcher and it did not explode! The hit left a black burnt spot and pushed the heli a few inches on the ground but it did not explode. Seriously? Is there anything i missed?

    2- How do I trigger a satchel charge after placing it?

  14. Posted · Edited by ronferri

    Thanks for the confirmation, Rudy. That is weird since A Noble Cause claims to be fully supporting ACE2 which is a core requirement for the campaign.

    Can you, or anyone of you guys, please recommend a SP mission or campaign that is compatible with ACE2 so i can finally test the features of this mod without bugs and hassles? Where the medic does his job and heals and the AI can find their path along a 500m waypoint?

    I have no other mods installed.

    Many thanks.

    EDIT: Tonci87, as i mentioned a couple of posts earlier, I extracted @ACE2 folders to my main game folder, placed userconfig file in its right place and then launched the game WITHOUT adding commands to the shortcut. The mods got automatically listed in the Expansions menu in game, so i selected all of them (CBA and the 5 ACE2 mods) and enabled them, and restarted the game. It reloaded with ACE2 active: new logo, new ACE2 Options menu, new menus during gameplay, and all the new features and sounds....they are all there.

    Except for:

    1- the medic bug, he won't heal. Squad mates wont use their first aid items as well/no option to force them use that.

    2- path finding is horrible, AI acts extremely stupid and it's time consuming.

    This is the mission I am playing: A Noble Cause

    If anyone knows a more compatible ACE2 mission/campaign please let me know.

  15. Posted

    But the medic is broken after i installed ACE2. He is not healing people anymore and the AI are not using their first aid items in their backpacks when injured. I don't think that's how it's meant to be.

    And....the path finding of units has become horrible and really annoying while playing A Noble Cause with ACE2; I can't issue a "Regroup" order without them telling me "Where are you" even if I am 100m away.

    Either this campaign is scripted really badly, or I need to tweak ACE2 configs, or this mod is way too much overrated.

  16. Posted · Edited by ronferri

    I think i was playing a mission that was not compatible with ACE2. It was called Warzone: Continuing Hope.

    I downloaded a campaign from Armaholic which was designed with ACE2, called : A Noble Cause and this is what I noticed, please let me know if it's normal.

    1- The sniper shots were extremely parabolic over a 1km distance, coupled with travel delay time. I had to aim up high so the bullet would go on a concave trajectory, just like a medieval cannon shot, and reach the target one click away (around 1,000m). Yes, I did use : Shift+V to adjust for elevation but still the parabolic trajectory AND the bullet delay were significant. If this is a normal feature for the sake of realism, then fair enough.

    2- I had to use my human brains to get that far away shot right after several attempts, whereas the sniper AI in my squad kept missing by at least 250m (target is 1000m away) and he never corrected his aim in the dozen or so shots he took afterwards. I was just watching him. Can't he adjust for elevation like I did?

    3- Several squad mates got injured but the medic got stuck on the heal order; he stood by them doing nothing. What about the bandages, epinephrin and morphine in their backpacks, how do i make them apply them on themselves?

    Thanks again.

  17. Posted · Edited by ronferri

    Hello,

    I was surprised at what happened today.

    I have Operation Arrowhead standalone and patched to the latest version 1.62.

    It is the first time i download and install ACE2 core, the latest stable versions as seen on the website yesterday, i extracted the main @CBA and @ACE folders to my standalone ARMA2 OA folder and extracted the userconfig file to its right location. Then, without adding anything to the command line to any shortcut i just launched the main EXE of ARMA 2 OA and was surprised to see CBA and ACE already listed on my expansions menu in game. So I enabled them and restarted the game and ACE was active...as the new logo would tell.

    Is this normal?

    Gameplay issues:

    #1: Massive FPS drop in game,

    #2: the Javelin missile launcher is very clunky to use and has a weird and cropped out viewing angle when using its optics,

    #3: the fire fights are much longer now with almost no immediate hits at all. My squad only takes injuries during a 10min firefight, no deaths, and I only kill the enemy AI when i snipe them. Otherwise the firefight will keep on going until the ammo runs out. AIs are not killing each other.

    Is this normal with the ACE2 core mod?

    Many thanks for any feedback.

    Ron

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