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Hi, It seems Sweet FX can improve graphics with Arma 3, however, I didn't manage to make it working on Windows 8.1. I even try to use the link provided in this post : http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?151617-SweetFX-in-Arma-3/page12 but unfortunately, I also doesn't work. Does someone have a solution for Arma 3 working with Windows 8.1 ? Thanks.

Hi, I am using DUWS to play solo campaign http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=21816 Playing with this scenario enables you to spend just little time since you can save your game as you want. It is also generating a quick campaign with easy configurable parameters. It’s a good training and since I have not enough time to play in multiplayer, I found this mission very useful. If you didn’t know it, just try it, you will not regret your time ! You can also subscribe on Steam to this mission. Everything is fine, you can command your squad and also others squad in high command mode. The only thing I miss is that weapons, uniforms and objects are too light (you just have the MX rifles and some others). What I would like to do is to use DUWS with all weapons, uniforms and objects available in other mods. I have a compilation of a lot of mods called CPC-Arma (used by a French Arma community) and it includes all weapons but unfortunately, it seems it is also including some other mods that are interfering with DUWS especially when you want to command your squad or switch to other squad in high command mode. For example, ctrl+tab in not working to switch to high command mode when I am using CPC arma mods. Do you have any idea on how to use more weapons, objects, uniforms, vehicules,…. With DUWS ? May be using ArmaSync could help to add some mods including all these items… Thank you very much for your help ! PS : I posted in another sub forum if an admin can delete my previous post, thanks.

Answering to myself, mods VTS_gesture and weapons_resting were interfering with DUWS. Changing key shortcuts for these mods resolved the problem. Now everything is working fine.

Hi, I am using DUWS to play solo campaign http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=21816 Playing with this scenario enables you to spend just little time since you can save your game as you want. It is also generating a quick campaign with easy configurable parameters. It’s a good training and since I have not enough time to play in multiplayer, I found this mission very useful. If you didn’t know it, just try it, you will not regret your time ! You can also subscribe on Steam to this mission. Everything is fine, you can command your squad and also others squad in high command mode. The only thing I miss is that weapons, uniforms and objects are too light (you just have the MX rifles and some others). What I would like to do is to use DUWS with all weapons, uniforms and objects available in other mods. I have a compilation of a lot of mods called CPC-Arma (used by a French Arma community) and it includes all weapons but unfortunately, it seems it is also including some other mods that are interfering with DUWS especially when you want to command your squad or switch to other squad in high command mode. For example, ctrl+tab in not working to switch to high command mode when I am using CPC arma mods. Do you have any idea on how to use more weapons, objects, uniforms, vehicules,…. With DUWS ? May be using ArmaSync could help to add some mods including all these items… Thank you very much for your help !

Hi, I am trying to confiugure Arma with Nvidia Geforce Experience, it was working first time I launched it but now, I have the message (on Geforce experience) "Unable to retreive all settings..." Do you know how I can do to make GE being able to apply settings on arma 3 automaticaly ? Thanks

You are right, I decided to configure Arma by myself and I won some FPS more ;-)

Happy for you dear fellow ;-)

Hi, After more than 25 years on consoles games and playing FPS on this consoles, maybe I am becoming too old to want to have a true military simulation and I am a bit fed up with basic FPS with no tactics. One of my colleague suggests me to go with Arma 3. Until now, I was using my PC just for hardcore sims like Xplane and Falcon BMS 4.32. I am not interested by using vehiules on Arma but just “infantry mode†and true FPS aspects with tactics. I would like however some advice from your community. 1- I have never played with mouse + keyboard in any FPS, I even don’t know how to do it. I ever used a PAD for FPS. Do you think Mouse and Keyboard are mandatory for Arma 3 and do you think that a 40 years old guy who never played mouse and Keyboard can manage to play this game :) ? 2- If Mouse and keyboard are mandatory which hardware would you recommend ? I was thinking about a Razer Orbweaver for keyboard (easier thant using a classical keyboard I think) and a G602 wireless logitech mouse, what about these articles ? If you have some better hardware it would be very kind of you. 3- I have a track IR 5 for aircraft simulation. Will it be useful in FPS mode (not vehicule mode) ? How will it be combined with the pad or directional keys ? 4- I don’t want to spend a lot of time configuring my hardware, do you think it will be easy to find profiles for Track IR, keyboard and mouses ? 5- I have a core I7 3770K, a GTX 770 4GB, 16 GB RAM 1600 and I am playing on a Dell U2713HM 2560x1440, What can I exepect in quality and frames per seconds ? 6- I am often formatting my Hard disk for cleaning Windows or improving my system, is there a way to save ARma3 or must do all the installation and patches and DLC,… ? Thanks for all your answer and sorry for my newbie questions.

Yes, I have the Warthog and it is fantastic, the best HOTAS I have ever had. I am using it for Falcon BMS and also for Xplane 10 and it is very accurate. I had the chance to find it at 199 Euros in France 2 years ago (it seems it was a mistake from the shop). Sometimes, you can find it at a little more than 200 Euros on Amazon for example when it is on sale. You will not regret your choice, it is very durable and axis have no constraint (optic sensors) like the Cougar Hotas. Target software is very easy to use and very customizable. About my hardware, I don't received yet my G13 (may be on friday). I am ow thinking about mouse and I am thinking more about the Logitech 700s than G502 because it has more buttons and is very ergonomic. Do you have some feedbacks about the G700s ? I read the battery is just lasting 2 days and it can be annoying. Second point, since it is wireless will we have input lag ? However I am just coming to FPS on PC with old reflex so not comparaison with hardcore gamers. What are your point of view about this mouse and its autonomy ? Thanks again and hope to see you soon on the Battelfield (if I can find a newbie company :) )

Hi, So I decided to go with the G13and I bouhgt also Arma 3 today. I just tried the Tartarus (Orbweaver's litte brother) but joystick button was too small. Hope I will not be disappointed bu the G13 and I hope I will find an easy way to configure all my devices : TrackIR, G13, rudder, Keyboard and mouse. It just remains my keyboard and mouse to change. I am thinking about the Logitech G510s and a G502 mouse. I was thinking about the G700s but the battery life is too short. Thanks again for your help.

Is it true with the G13 joystick we can only move in just 4 directions with the joystick and not 8 directions like with a classical analogic stick ?

With pleasure, as soon as I will purchase it and configure it I will write some words about it, unless I will choose the Orbweavera the end :) :) :) But I feel confident since having all hardware logitech will also be easier (keyboard G105, mouse G502 and G13)

I was ready for the orbweaver but I read a lot (especially) on Amazon about glue going out on the palm rest and some quality issues about it. On the other hand, some G13 users are using it since 4 years without issue. I just hope the G13 will be erginomic and the joystick will be fine for movement. I will let you know.

Thanks harzach, I will add you as soon as I will purchase arma (next week end) See you soon ;-)

Thanks Harzach for your feedback and since you tried all 3 gamepad, I think I will go for the Orbweaver since the nostromo is not yet available. May be I will ask for your profile if you agree. Last question about the joystick for Orbweaver, is it accurate and precise and is it not too small like some people said. I have some doubts about this joy like the space bar. Since I only love simulations, I think I will just play with Arma until new simulations will come. ;-)

Here is a comparaison between the G13 and the Orbweaver. It seems G13 can have up to 8 keymaps. I didn't think about modifying speed by keys, it is very annoying. Analog stick would help very much in this case. What is making me afraid about the G13 is its ergonomy, I don't know if it is producing a lot of pressure on carpal tunnelon the wrist and the second thing is tha tI don't know if joystick can be controlled easily since ba just have the side of the thumb on it and not the entire bottom of the thumb like with the Orbweaver, however, the Orb joystick is not analog. We need some feedback from other people using the G13 and Orbweaver to compare them with Arma.

For keyboard, I think I will take the Logitech G105 : http://gaming.logitech.com/fr-fr/product/g105-gaming-keyboard However, I think I will also take a gamepad, definitely moving with WASD is not for me. I read about the G13 and it sems to have a lot of options whereas the Orbweaver seems to be more confortable with its joystick (just under the thumb). Do you have some feedbacks about the G13 and its joystick (is it better than the Orbweaver one ?) It seems you have to use the side of your thumb to move the joystich which seems less confortable than with the Orbweaver. And the g13 is also analogic which can be better for moving. Thanks.

Thanks, I tought is was taking more CPU use. For changing my mouse and keyboard (I have a 10 years old 350 Logitech), I am thinking about this one (1st at Amazon) http://www.amazon.fr/Catz-CYBORG-Clavier-AZERTY-Gaming/dp/B000ZNXYJ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397927886&sr=8-1&keywords=cyborg and for mouse : http://www.amazon.fr/Logitech-G602-Souris-Optique-Gamer/dp/B00ESVLW0O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397927967&sr=8-1&keywords=g+602 or http://www.amazon.fr/Logitech-G502-Proteus-Core-Souris-Gaming/dp/B00IGS9LU8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1397927989&sr=8-3&keywords=proteus thanks

Hi, Thanks for all your answers,i couldn't think that so much people could take care of newbies starting on PC FPS :) @Eduzumaki, I am From France, thank you for proposing, I will write you by MP. @Harzach, I have a Saitek rudder for Xplane and BMS, good idea if we can use it for modifying positions. I understand that the DPAD of the Orbweaver is just a DPAD :( I am thinkingabout using such a device because my keyboard is too oldand suffering from USB disconnections. I have to change it at all. I saw the Logitech G13 which has an analog Joystick, can it be used with Arma and what are your feedback for G13 comparing to the Orbweaver. The G13 seems cheaper and with more buttons and one positif point is that it can use the same configuration software like for the mouse. Having razer device + Logitech device will need to launch more softwares running at background and will take more ressources. Do you have some advices for tutorials ? Thanks again, you convinced me that I will go for Arma !

Thanks for all your replies !! Yes, I have an SSD (Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB) and I can't imagine working without it ! I am always using Outlook so I hope I will manage to perform with Arma ;-) I wanted to use the Razer Orbweaver with Arma since it has a small joystick to move instead of using WASD keys which are difficult for me, I prefered to move with something like a PAD instead of keyboard keys. We are really using all the keyboards keys ? I Though with just 20 keys we could have all key functions. Is it possible to integrate a Squad when playing online even if we are a newbie ? I am affraid I am so bad I will never find some people to play with :) Is it possible to find some people from the same country and same level when playing online ? Since I m french, beginning on Arma and with not my mother tongue, it will be complicated. Thanks again for all you responses ! I think I will order soon Arma 3. There are 2 versions, basic version and delux version (just 5 euros more).

I tried to use Facetrack noir but unfortunaltely, it doesn't provide accuracy like a true trackIR but be aware not taking the track clip pro which is very easy to break (mine lasted just 5 days)

Hi, do you think 4GB memory is enough for Arma 3 in 2560x1440 ? thanks