general_chat_arma

[urban sluice]

you know Kasseyfox I think your the racist for thinking that people are reffering to all vietnamese people when they refer to the VietCong

It would be funny if Vietnam and other places sued games, movies and books for using actual locations.

[jaunty quiver]

You're uh, perfectly entitled to that thought if you so wish c:

[quiet pine]

!mute @urban sluice 1h cooldown.

[left granite]

Silence!! ò_ó
...
I keel u, @urban sluice!! Ò_Ó
Conservativecoolguy#8175 now has 2 infractions.

[quiet pine]

when I say stop, it's stop.

[elder oxide]

Oh wow @left granite you're alive today :o

[left granite]

[cyan ferry]

Wait did they make the entirety of Vietnam on a map

[jaunty quiver]

They did what

[placid spoke]

And Laos and Cambodia, yes

[quiet pine]

Cam Lao Nam, Cambodia Laos Vietnam

[cyan ferry]

IM GOING BACK TO MY HOMELAND brb spending 20 dollars

[jaunty quiver]

oh that's beautiful, fuck therapy money

[placid spoke]

Hey, you stole my find, Lou

[urban sluice]

Don't tell Vietnam, they might sue

[cyan ferry]

We may just sue you then

[placid spoke]

Well, technically four countries at this point, right? Cambodia, Laos, North and south Vietnam?

[quiet pine]

I own the sueing procedure

I will sue you all

[cyan ferry]

Lou I'm sueing you for using vietnam

[urban sluice]

Lou, you are a bold one.

[quiet pine]

so Nams 😛

[grizzled moss]

Will the team ever experiment with other wars in the future of the series or are you guys keeping everything strictly modern?

For vanilla

[jaunty quiver]

Arma 4 'This is War' - Battle of Waterloo DLC Remix

[urban sluice]

"Strictly Modern" Good Morning Flying Tank, Highly Advanced Plane, and... well the boats didn't get much of an upgrade.

[placid spoke]

What if “modern” people think is 2000s

[jaunty quiver]

technically, we're post-modern now

[quiet pine]

the 80s were 40 years ago

[grizzled moss]

I can’t count Lou tf

[quiet pine]

1

I'm alone

[elder oxide]

I actually prefer current/slightly "futurist" (2035 like arma) warfare
not a big fan of old warfare as the core gameplay

[urban sluice]

I enjoy not having players scream about how amazing their tank is because it is an american Tank, but that it is simply a NATO tank in Arma 3, which no one is going to be over hyped for.

[placid spoke]

I, (please not consider the fact that I'm a part of SOGPF team) honestly don't like oversaturated part of war as an entertaiment, like Western Front of WW2, Vietnam, Middle-East, Anti-terrorism war

[urban sluice]

Considers

[placid spoke]

Thus, one of the reason I like 2035

[jaunty quiver]

I'd be up for Arma: 2077

[placid spoke]

Arma 2142 😳

[urban sluice]

Arma 2408

[jaunty quiver]

'Ma'am, I am the technical'

[elder oxide]

My big wish, if arma 4 ever happens, is bigger town, with bigger housing/batiment
like current houses feels a bit claustrophobic (and i know it's due to performance and stuff)

[jaunty quiver]

Enjoy a fast-paced DLC from the makers of Arma and other Armas, where you are infected by the ghost of Miller (Keanu Reeves),

[urban sluice]

Arma 4 will happen, the new engine will let us have better houses, and it will make doing urban ops even more annoying.

[jaunty quiver]

The issue I find with Urban ops is 'plopping'

mission creators tend to just... throw people around. They don't really know how squads or teams work in urban terrain, so you just get a village where everyone has set up shop in their own house.

It's like a martial operation against very dedicated estate agents at that point

[cyan ferry]

Arma 4 3306

Collaboration with elite dangerous team!

[jaunty quiver]

Revengeance Arma 40k 2077 Sun and Moon (Pluto is a planet edition)

[urban sluice]

Arma 5.

[elder oxide]

I mean like the current Urban environement feels like i can't move in a house properly as a "squad"
plus like i would love to have some big city ops like in theater and stuff

like @-@ imaging having to move through a real size theater in arma

[cyan ferry]

The good thing about making ops for Arma is, I make the story, the story is mine to make and control

[jaunty quiver]

Arma 3 CQC is hard, you gotta learn the 1m rule and everyone's gotta be s l i c k l y oiled.

[elder oxide]

Plus like using a full size rifle in arma doesn't feel punishing in cqc

i guess

[urban sluice]

What do ya mean, using a .50 in close quarters is great.

[cyan ferry]

Ikr, the lynx .50 is the perfect CQC weapon

[jaunty quiver]

I think Sky means it the other way Grey.

[elder oxide]

I think Grey forgot the /s at the end here 👀

[urban sluice]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[cyan ferry]

No I'm serious I clear rooms in Arma with a .50 lynx

[elder oxide]

That's the issue I have, it's not punishing

[urban sluice]

It works until they live the first shot and the bolt action means you need to wait to shoot again

[elder oxide]

And so, SMG aren't really usefull

And lynx doesn't have a bolt

[cyan ferry]

The lynx is a bullpup semi auto 50

[urban sluice]

Okay I am a idiot then don't mind me.

[cyan ferry]

I think the gun is 25 inches?

[jaunty quiver]

I cannot say the thing I wish to, but please assume I did.

[cyan ferry]

bonk

[elder oxide]

[hearty island]

[elder oxide]

Oh kassey btw, graduation went well?

[urban sluice]

Oh hey good to know Dedmen is alive

[hearty island]

[urban sluice]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[grizzled moss]

I heard about this game called Arma 3 you think I should get it?

[placid spoke]

Alivemen

[elder oxide]

@grizzled moss Watch videos and make up your mind

We're all biased here

[urban sluice]

Horrible game, don't buy it

[grizzled moss]

I’m just wondering if anyone here has played it

[hearty island]

[cyan ferry]

what kinda question is this

[urban sluice]

^

[elder oxide]

I mean just shy of 2.700 hours yeah
which is not enough

[cyan ferry]

I mean 1.2k hours worth of story and world building what aboutnit

[elder oxide]

I'm just getting to planes and helicopter, haven't tried tanks yet

[urban sluice]

The combined number of hours played in Arma 1-3 by everyone who owns them probably is more than the current worth of the richest person in the world.

[jaunty quiver]

Yes! She graduated in the top % of her class and looks dope in a sword.

[elder oxide]

in a sword? what @-@

[jaunty quiver]

Sadly it turns out the skeleton pope that all us non-US people were getting really excited about was actually just her platoon plaque / plate. Sad days.
Well with a sword. Adjacent to a sword. The sword is on her side c:

[jaunty quiver]

"I'm doing my part!"

[elder oxide]

What kind of gameplay you do mostly? (Infantry/Helis/Planes/etc..?)

[jaunty quiver]

I'm dirty-boots infantry till I die, I have a chastity card for not leaving the ground and everything, but I've done most roles in my time. RN I mostly do zeusing, training and company level support leadership.

[urban sluice]

Never leave the ground? How do you return to base, driving all the way back?

[jaunty quiver]

...Yes? 😂 Listen we have a budget to stay within, we can't be spending kerosene like that

I had to sell all the blood plasma just to get this IFV!

[elder oxide]

Pfft i walk back home >:|

[urban sluice]

Helicopters were built for transport, dont just let them get dusty at base.

[elder oxide]

walking from kavala to pyrgos

[jaunty quiver]

Incorrect, they were built for loop de loops and my own personal amusement. Transport and CAS are just unwanted side effects of that.

[urban sluice]

Bu-

That doesn't even make any sense!

[elder oxide]

I mean..Is (s)he wrong tho..

[urban sluice]

I'm going to go with to be determined.

[jaunty quiver]

She is right, thankchu.
Back when I was but a corporal, I played with a unit that was armed like a conscript army because our ComSGT refused to let us have things, in case we show up the spec ops crowd. Our PSGT would just be like 'right folks, I'm pretty sure today's ammunition is from eBay, don't get injured because the blood is just watered down red playdough.'

[cyan ferry]

Vehicle based stuff, I.e seducing a stryker

[elder oxide]

So you're more of a mechanized person
I'm still struggling with em
Especially since i'm not allowing myself to go third

[cyan ferry]

I do mechanized or air

[urban sluice]

3rd person is overused

[jaunty quiver]

Mechanized:

• You are orks.
• Waagh.
• Speed, then violence, sometimes at the same time.

[elder oxide]

"Speed"

[cyan ferry]

My mechanized: everyone who has an mg3 turn out of your hatches and start shooting I'm rolling into this airbase

Thank god you can have 3 people turn out at the same time in a stryker

[elder oxide]

I have to admit, sometime in my choppers 3rd pers would have been usefull

But since then i've learned that
well blades are wides XD

[jaunty quiver]

I have developed what I call the 'dynamic' entry system for mechanised squads. First you plough into the enemy element at full speed. Then you disembark. They fall down, and you repeat. Plus points if this is war is playing.

I used to play realism and recently got to play casual again, can you tell?

[cyan ferry]

LMAO I have a perfect meme for that, the m1132 has a plow

I do what's called a nyx realistic, my tactics are half.coordinates but memes

[jaunty quiver]

Tomorrow I have an operation ready to go, I'm gonna see if I can coerce players to ramp over a w40k titan.

'Mechanised' is just a code word for 'Born to be Wild should be Playing'

[west zealot]

Looking for some serious Sim players to squad up in a3 or do wasteland. Pm me if interested. English only don't care about nationality! Mic required

[jaunty quiver]

Wrong chat, you need #looking_for_game

[elder oxide]

"serious sim players"
"wasteland"
what >.> xD

[urban sluice]

Great combo, logic, meet lack of logic

[jaunty quiver]

Firing bolt action: "CHANGING"

Firing bolt action: "CHANGING"

[opal nacelle]

Also Tutorials > Virtual Arsenal, in which you can go around/exit the vehicle (and not get watermarks)

[urban sluice]

and can crash into the ground without dying

[latent glen]

oh ffs

arma 3 is on sale i could have bought it now

[elder oxide]

It always like that ^^'

[latent glen]

i would have saved like $80

[elder oxide]

oh shit :d

[latent glen]

i feel so bad ;(

should i buy cold war germany?

or contact

[elder oxide]

I personally prefer contact
but that's up to you

[urban sluice]

or save money and buy neither

[latent glen]

i mean its on sale now

[urban sluice]

but contact has nice campaign

[cloud cosmos]

yeah boii

[jaunty quiver]

Cold War: It's a nice paid mod, but unless you're a creator or playing with a unit that uses it heavily I personally don't think you'll get much out of it. That said, if you like the era it's a must.
Contact: It's a solid DLC, and you'll get a lot of content out of it.

Both are solid, it's about preference.

[cloud cosmos]

just got the new DLC Praire

[elder oxide]

The SP experience on contact was really nice tbh imo

[cloud cosmos]

never played contact

[elder oxide]

I've been doing every campaign i could lately ^^

[latent glen]

ach schisser ill buy contact then

[jaunty quiver]

If you care about maps, Livonia is like Stratis for Chenarus, and the [map name I've forgotten] is very enjoyably flat and broad. Good for like... Big things. Brain go ouchie. Lorge.

[cloud cosmos]

well before my unit used to play Unsung

[placid spoke]

Wefelingen?

[cloud cosmos]

but now we are mostly modern. The 75th Ranger Regiment

[latent glen]

my wallet is crying after looking at the discounts

[jaunty quiver]

That's the bugger!

[placid spoke]

Global Mobilization - Cold War Bugger

[cloud cosmos]

lmao

[jaunty quiver]

Global Mobilization - Cool Fight Gits

World Zoom - Chilly Battle Twits is my favourite, though

[elder oxide]

Soo uuuh
it's Arma not ArmA

[urban sluice]

Arma costs a single lump of cash and your soul to buy

For about 50,000 hours of gameplay after 2 years if your caught by it

or atleast it seems like people play too much

I have nearly 3000 hours in arma 3 lol

3/50

[cyan ferry]

Is prarie a separate client like contact or no

[elder oxide]

like GM and Contact it's another platform
althought iirc there is compat mod so even people without can play with some that has the dlc

[quiet pine]

get a refund and re-buy it?

[urban sluice]

Valve will never let you get a refund.

[placid spoke]

Never gonna let the price down, gonna let you cry

[latent glen]

too late

i bought it like a month ago but exams suddenly rolled in and the game sat in the dust

[umbral mist]

Are there any scenarios where you do air to ground?

[urban sluice]

Basically every multiplayer server with air vehicles, and some of the showcases.

[umbral mist]

I don't wanna spend 3 weeks working my way up to the a10 tho, i kinda wanna get into it now lol

[urban sluice]

You could join public Zeus servers and see if the Zeus will give you an a10, otherwise play warlords until you can buy it. (If the server lets you buy it)

Very hard to just be given an a10. Kinda powerful, yaknow?

[umbral mist]

I would've just rathered to play a premade scenario where i can pilot and take down targets

like in singleplayer, as i'm training not to be as crap with it

[urban sluice]

Ah, then check the steam workshop?

[umbral mist]

all of the ones i can see have no descriptions or nothing lol

[urban sluice]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[elder oxide]

There is the showcase yea

[eternal edge]

dedmen put him on cooldown, bcos of the vietnam discussion earlier

[quiet pine]

that was me

[urban sluice]

ok

[eternal edge]

*lou

[quiet pine]

*Lou

[dusky valley]

UDP 2302-2306 inbound to your router

[shut nexus]

hello everyone

[thorny dragon]

Anybody wanna play the new Vietnam DLC with me? Looking for some people. (for campaign)

[livid ferry]

hey im new too PC gaming and arma could anyone show me the ropes?

[tranquil bay]

!gettingstarted

[trail zealot]

If you're new to playing Arma, its recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[livid ferry]

thanks appreciate it

[urban sluice]

Anyone else feel like Arma shouldn't be a game that people new to PC gaming should play?

[tranquil bay]

Why not? The ropes are the same: point and shoot. But instead of a controller one got KBM

[craggy crane]

I did...

[mossy mason]

does anyone know why i cant use wasd, k or any keyboard commands like that to move?

[quiet pine]

check your controls

[mossy mason]

yeah they say wasd

[craggy crane]

In what situations can u not move?

[mossy mason]

i just can only use arrow keys, cant reload with r, sprint

[craggy crane]

Weird...

[craggy crane]

Press alt tab and then go back to it

[mossy mason]

still no

i havent touched any controls just got the game installed 20 minutes ago

[craggy crane]

Sorry I gtg

[mossy mason]

ok

[jaunty quiver]

Damn, Stamina got worse while I was away

Try unplugging any other HID you have in, they might be messing. I also found some mods can interfere with controls, if you have those on.

[little galleon]

I should get GM while it's so cheap

if it went this cheap once, is it likely to again, b/c I'd rather not have to get it now?

[late juniper]

hey, new to arma 3,i bought all dlcs, looking to find players to play

[jaunty quiver]

#looking_for_game Lui.

[jaunty quiver]

Arma 3 DLC goes cheaply routinely, but it may be a few months. c:

[urban sluice]

Can anything with Vehicle-in-Vehicle fit an armed UGV Stomper in it?

[little galleon]

yeah, I know it goes cheap but this is the cheapest GM has ever gone, and while I can't really be getting it, if it won't again I should get it

[jaunty quiver]

That's a decision for you personally, you seem clued in.

[little galleon]

mmm
my Unit started using it and I'm fed up with having to use the Comp patch see

[urban sluice]

Don't microwave

[little galleon]

sorry
Hmmm

I hate having to make this decision

[urban sluice]

Best decision when it comes to games is usually the cheapest decision

Saves your money for irl issues

[little galleon]

hmm yeah
of the 22 in my unit, 20 have GM 🤣

[urban sluice]

small unit

[little galleon]

yeah that's active members

[jaunty quiver]

Fox's Guide to Buying Sh*t and other Novelties

1. Can I afford it in a way that's comfortable for my finance? (If not yes, do not buy.)
2. Is it useful to how I play Arma? (If not yes, do not buy.)
3. Buy it.

[urban sluice]

I like that guide, but it seems to lack the point where you regret buying it or have an existential crisis

[jaunty quiver]

For me personally, I never use GM. I also regret nothing and am constantly having an existential crisis so, y'know

[urban sluice]

as life normally is

[little galleon]

personally, our unit is infatuated with it so it'd probably be a good Idea to get it, I just
Eeh
If I get it ima look back and wish I'd have saved it for something else, and if I don't i'll wish I had got it

[jaunty quiver]

Okay, tell you what. Go to your unit and ask them to sell you. If they're so infatuated with it, they can probably tell you exactly what it is that's so good, and you'll either agree or disagree.

[urban sluice]

Hmm.. if either way leads to pain, take the option that leads to pain and more money

[late juniper]

question, in your opinion, what dlcs are nonessential?

[urban sluice]

cDLCs, Tac Ops

[jaunty quiver]

Depends heavily on your playstyle. I'm infantry for example, so Jets, helicopter and tank DLC is useless for me.

[late juniper]

I literally bought all of them without even playing arma 3 before lmao

except art of war and the soundtracks

[little galleon]

see If S.O.G hadn't come out, I'd instantly buy GM, but if I get GM, that makes longer for me to save forSOG

[urban sluice]

damn dude art of war is pretty useful tho

[late juniper]

it doesn't sound like it lmao

art gallery? clothes?

[urban sluice]

Dude dont dis the suits

[jaunty quiver]

Those suits are a godsend

and don't forget the single-tone backpacks for asymmetric

[urban sluice]

Those suits combined with a custom face of Agent 47 and your a walking Hitman, and
the parade uniforms (or just the hats) make you look like you lead everyone around you.

[jaunty quiver]

In a word: HVT.

[urban sluice]

Although everything in that DLC should be free near the end of the year, right?

[peak linden]

is the taskforce radio website down for anyone rn?

[urban sluice]

It may be
It told me I could not connect but it was in russian

[peak linden]

you got the 1.0 file?

[urban sluice]

Uh, no I do not

could try the TFAR discord

[peak linden]

good idea thanks

[sage condor]

Is units down right now?

[urban sluice]

it may be

[sage condor]

Can't load it, so i assume so.

[urban sluice]

I think someone complained about it yesterday, not sure

[sage condor]

Man, and i just created a new logo

[urban sluice]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[sage condor]

How long does it typically take for it to come back up?

[urban sluice]

I don't use units, so I wouldn't know. Just give it a few hours and try again.

[drowsy pine]

wait so the prairie fire dlc has melee

[craggy crane]

Holllld up, Fr?

[urban sluice]

Yeah it does

It was one of the additions that they wanted to add due to the CQC I believe

[craggy crane]

How “complete” is it

[urban sluice]

You slap people with your gun

[craggy crane]

Is it like max melee, where it’s just a gun with 2 feet range

[drowsy pine]

So pistol whips kind of

[craggy crane]

Literally shoots a projectile, having to reload your hammer etc

[drowsy pine]

or hitting people with the stock

[urban sluice]

Uh, stock I believe

I saw it with an assault rifle, so idk about anything else.

[silver needle]

Anyone know if theres an arma 2 specific server?

[jaunty quiver]

Gripen, you want #end_of_life_arma

[silver needle]

Thanks

[little galleon]

is there a way in zeus to filter units by mod/dlc?

[urban sluice]

without mods? no. It sucks.

ZEN tells you what belongs to what I believe.

[little galleon]

yeah I run ZEN, just be nice to filter by mod

[urban sluice]

I do believe it has a filter bar at the top, that may be a different mod I have though.

[jaunty quiver]

Many mods keep mod names in the classnames, so you can search ML700 and get that mod.

[pallid cypress]

Question, I just started playing ARMA. If the singleplayer campaign works acceptable, does that mean that online mode/community will be as acceptable? 🤔

[jaunty quiver]

Generally, yes, but Arma netcode is like wrangling a viper in a bathtub only to realise the snakes are rising up, you left your AKM at home, and you're in snake country now. If you're getting playable FPS throughout SP, you should manage most public servers, and units are here and there depending on how well optimised the mission creator goes.

[pallid cypress]

oh hell yeah. ✌️😎

[jaunty quiver]

Expect a frame drop, but nothing significant. I get 50FPS on SP, and about 45 on MP, dropping as low as 20 when the Zeus is feeling especially cinematic.

[pallid cypress]

Yeah, I had a sudden freeze two or three times during the two missions, but I think that's due to loading up presets and content.

[jaunty quiver]

Yeeeaaaah, that'll happen, esp. with dynamic simulation.

[pallid cypress]

The game works pretty nice actually, full res and everything. I do want to play Fullscreen instead but because of the fixed small res, it's whatever. I'm playing windowed fullscreen. I have an AMD Athlon X4 645, 8GB RAM and GTX 1050ti. kek

[craggy crane]

If you cap your FPS it’ll run smoother even if it’s not at the highest possible FPS

[jaunty quiver]

You can also do what I did back when I was doing terrible, terrible things to a poor 4GB ram wordprocessor laptop,

And try altering the malloc, which isn't as hard as it sounds but is a dark magic that may cause unexpected results.

[pallid cypress]

Huh, I'll check that out. Same with the cap FPS.

I'm pretty happy that the game runs pretty fair. It's a bit clunky but that's because I'm not used to the controls just yet.

[latent glen]

i kinda regret buying arma

[jaunty quiver]

Oh? Whats up

[latent glen]

lmao the sale made me feel so bad

i spent like $150 and i dont really find it entertaining nowadays

[jaunty quiver]

I getchu, I felt the same way back when

[latent glen]

it also lags like crap so it demotivates me from playing it

[jaunty quiver]

It helps to do things youre not used to. Join a unit, do a new role, try the editor, try a whole new gameplay style. Things like OPTRE and TIOW can massively change how a unit functions, more so than youd imagine.

[latent glen]

optre?

[jaunty quiver]

It might also be time to play my time honoured tradition of 'is Arma done or am I depressed'

The halo mod, iirc.

[latent glen]

lmao

ill have to get back into arma, and force myself to play it once my exams are over

i dont want a 150$ liability

[jaunty quiver]

Arma, for all its flaws, is a really, really wide, deep game.

[latent glen]

true

how do i reduce lag tho @jaunty quiver

[steep meteor]

Lag or low framerate?

[jaunty quiver]

Play on a wired connection, play on servers closer to you, kill anyone else using the router, play with smaller groups, play on a better server, destroy all of the internet except those services vital to the running of Arma 3.

[latent glen]

fps i mean

[steep meteor]

Idk what you are playing on but my laptop runs it just fine if I have the settings on low

[latent glen]

low

[jaunty quiver]

Ah. Higher end tech and playing with your video settings so that its offloaded to the GPU rather than the CPU correctly.

[latent glen]

but it looks ugli

[steep meteor]

Even on low it looks pretty good to me

[jaunty quiver]

CH view distance can claw you back 5fps or so if you're able to choose the modlist you play on.

[steep meteor]

Like Arma isn't meant to be able to look like a fine work of art on most computers and if you want it to then you need a computer that can handle that

[jaunty quiver]

The biggest thing is view distance. Set that down to something appropriate for your playstyle.

[latent glen]

ah so if im a pilot, i turn everything low except view distance?

[steep meteor]

Yeah you can reasonably play with your view distance at 1k except as long range sniper

[jaunty quiver]

Pilots I have no experience with sadly, they tend to have pretty beefy machines to handle the high view distance

[latent glen]

ah shit

so just turn down the settings?

[steep meteor]

You honestly don't need the view distance even as a pilot unless you are doing long range CAS

[jaunty quiver]

Generally a good start. Its mostly common sense, start as low as possible and see what your machine can handle.

[latent glen]

mine is a mix of standard high and ultra, am rocking a gtx 1650

[steep meteor]

And you are complaining about fps...

[jaunty quiver]

Oh, and clean your rig, gamer

[latent glen]

yes

i get drops to like 40 in some places

its hard on my eyes and makes it hard to aim too

[jaunty quiver]

Oh thats just arma

[astral jacinth]

where do i need to aim to drop bombs in the phantom, im finding it hard to find the point where they will go where i want them to go

[steep meteor]

...

I have played at 20 fps before

[urban sluice]

The only thing you need set higher than the lowest setting is PIP and Viewdistance

[latent glen]

what is pip

[urban sluice]

Picture in picture, lets the normally black monitors in vics show something

[astral jacinth]

i was in the showcase for the american stuff in the new dlc and i was running 26fps where i would usually get 50 on altis

[latent glen]

ah

[lone niche]

Hahaha....ha...ha... haaa.... sobbing

[latent glen]

lmao

imma go sleep its like 3.30am

[urban sluice]

Your usually too high in the air to see anything worthwhile, besides, you usually fire a missile at your enemy before ever getting close to them

and a Helicopter is just find spot to land

[jaunty quiver]

Cas helicopters do exist, I saw bigfoot piloting one once

[urban sluice]

True, but even then ones like the Blackfoot and Orca can simply lock onto an object they detect

Unless it is dumbfire, but your not going to have much use with those in my opinion

[steep meteor]

You would be surprised

[urban sluice]

Probably would

[steep meteor]

The only way to really be accurate with them though is to almost dive bomb with the helicopter

[urban sluice]

impossible with the AFM

[opal nacelle]

You can check this out for SP: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2206040060

[urban sluice]

Anyone tryna teach me how to arma 3

[abstract kelp]

i just bought it, need teaching aswell xD

[urban sluice]

wanna join ??

[abstract kelp]

yup

[urban sluice]

We need a gamer to help us :/

[abstract kelp]

that is true

[urban sluice]

im gonna go sit in general voice

[soft whale]

There's Art of the Rotor Blade, with randomly generated waypoints where you either drop off loaded soldiers or destroy targets. That's specifically helicopters though.

[urban sluice]

Ayo any chads tryna show us the way

we in general

[lyric grove]

what server to join to be gamers????

[jaunty quiver]

ROIGHT, lemme see if this works

!gettingstarted

[trail zealot]

If you're new to playing Arma, its recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[jaunty quiver]

@urban sluice @abstract kelp ^
Dinal, I think you're looking for #looking_for_game or maybe #looking_for_unit.

[ruby ocean]

Anyone got an idea, i have a dedi but how do i ge tthis DLC implamented?

[pallid cypress]

Communities have better performance, right?

[astral jacinth]

bombing computer in the phantom is so good man

[pallid nest]

im having a constant error that is fucking up my arma, for some reason, whenever steam crashes, so will my game

nothing is wrong with the game, doing as usual, but if steam closes, my game freezes and closes, too

[runic jay]

@urban sluice @jaunty quiver rockets and guns can be devastating on infantry

Usually the problem is finding the target. But elite pilots take out even armored targets

[brisk gazelle]

If the mission is actually good... If you have crap outdated scripting it will run like crap. So optimise the mission.

[pallid cypress]

Gotcha.

[runic jay]

Helis are vulnerable to fire. VTOL seem practically immune

[jaunty quiver]

😂 I never said rockets weren't

[uncut bough]

anyone else cant load into mike force

[keen token]

Someone from south america wants to play coop on Vietnam?

[craggy crane]

The Blackhawk ( ghost hawk?) is pretty much immune to gun fire

From small arms that is

[runic jay]

Somehow i never see them used when the enemy has larger caliber 🤔

[urban sluice]

i strongly disagree source: my main and tail rotors, also my face from the occasional elite CS:GO AI sniper

[runic jay]

Think I've been taken out with well aimed AR like 2-3 times in a pawnee

Last time I played Koth I got lucky with a fast moving little bird, spotted for a couple of seconds between buildings

Hasty volley from zafir and it crashes giving me heli + 3 other kills or so

People have pretty bad ideas about using the helis

[urban sluice]

need to practice pilot skill

[runic jay]

No it's tactics 🤔

[urban sluice]

can I be pilot

[runic jay]

There are time trials

[urban sluice]

thar fine

[crisp briar]

anyone know a good server for beginners?

[runic jay]

Public zeus?

Ranges from awful to great though

Possibly KotH

[urban sluice]

who is admin

[drowsy pine]

your game depends on steam so if steam shuts down so will arma

[drowsy pine]

Codefourgaming is pretty nice

[urban sluice]

Oh great

[drowsy pine]

they have vanilla KOTH and RHS koth

[urban sluice]

Another online only title.

[elder oxide]

no..?

[urban sluice]

Good

[elder oxide]

You have a full on campaign
which will take you a lot of time if you want to % it c:

[plucky citrus]

anyone have some advice bc i just got the game and its really hard?

[whole raptor]

whats the best gamemode

[drowsy pine]

C is bipod and use your teammates as your slaves

[whole raptor]

or server
]

[muted trench]

Hello guys hope you all are having a wonderful day. I haven't bought arma yet and im not sure I should but, I watch youtubers like rimmy play it and it looks so much fun. The problem is that I dont know if I would get a good handle of it and im not sure if I could find the right player base if that makes sense. Im also wondering if I get the game should I get the dls? Also if I get the game what should I expect first going in any tips are welcome. Thank you!

[drowsy pine]

if you get the game dont get the dlcs until you are sure its for you

the vanilla game provides enough of an experience to decide whether or not its right for you

[gaunt mesa]

any assassination units I could join?

[muted trench]

should I also get apex edition or just basic to start off?

[lunar prairie]

apex if you are going to play vanilla but if you plan on playing modded then i would not

[drowsy pine]

Also i need some good milsim units that only have like 20-25 GB modpack max

[tranquil bay]

see #communities_arma3

[muted trench]

If I decide I want to buy arma is there any good clan I can join that welcoming to new player?

[steep meteor]

DRM 👍

[tranquil bay]

read my last message
@muted trench

[muted trench]

thx

[urban sluice]

how to you play the new dlc

I cannot load it uop

[twin kraken]

anyone know if i can join my friend and how i can do it?

[frozen trail]

Anybody know why I can't find yt videos of the tutorials in game? I don't know what I am suppose to do in the autorotation helicopter one where you're supose to land after lose of fuel/power/or something?

[twin kraken]

i could really use some help from someone, me and my friend are very new

[placid spoke]

Pro tip: you can edit your post
It should require you to "maintain altitude" which means you're flying too low

[frozen trail]

I am past that I am the part where it forces engine trouble, then land from it. The crash landing part. I honestly hate the controls for helicopters lol.

Yeah I don't know how to land it when it causes the engine death. The pop up on right isn't much to help with and googling just brings me to non-game tutorial things.

How do I get the UI with guages?

[placid spoke]

It's an Advanced Flight Model feature. No need to enable

[frozen trail]

I got my ground speed near zero but I can't slow descent with accel

welp done with this the thing turned green and I was at 0km before I touched ground still failed lol

Just gonan skip and let others fly helicopters..too annoying in this game especially with only one sensitivity slider

[placid spoke]

That's the hardest part in VR Training. I couldn't pass it without wishing my luck

[frozen trail]

I move my mouse slightly and it just goes weee I am freeeeeeee

[placid spoke]

Flying helicopters isn't even hard tho

[frozen trail]

I guess for you, I find it annoying. Really annoying. Not enjoyable. I suffered just going through the tutorials to get to this one which now I am failing.

I mean I finished the other helicopter stuff in 3 to 5 minutes but mann lol

[placid spoke]

The part itself is ridiculously hard, yet the helicopter mechanics are simple

[keen drift]

guys if somone want this is my server i want some fun and pvp & test my mission Host name: S.O.G Prairie Fire Capture The Flag PVP/Advanched Balistic system no mods required if somone have time welcome

[placid spoke]

@here is disabled for a good reason

No 37000 people

[urban sluice]

whoever wanna show me around arma join general

[mild plover]

arma 4 😳

[steep meteor]

The number of newbies coming in here just asking for voice chat is kinda insane

[craggy crane]

Arma 3 sold like 3 million sales in 2020 iirc

[tranquil bay]

auto detect settings

[tranquil bay]

#info_help_tips has a getting started guide

[tranquil bay]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_4

[mild plover]

[placid spoke]

Because you had no news, there's no news

[tranquil bay]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[mild plover]

[grave remnant]

delete n before mods destroy you

[tranquil bay]

too late. logs have it

[grave remnant]

😔

another one bites the dust..

But auto detecting is really good as a base

honestly just use the presets and then tweak whatever you want however you want to achieve whatever framerate you want

I have lots of settings turned to max and play at 30-40 fps, but if I change my shadow quality at all it would turn to 10-20

[hot condor]

Just a little topic for those of you in the MILSIM community.
How do you personally deal with members who are being unprofessional?

[tranquil bay]

educate them

[hot condor]

pulls out a bat

[tranquil bay]

pff... beginner.
.45 to the knee cap 😉

[hot condor]

Goddammit lol

[tranquil bay]

but seriously, define unprofessional

[livid forum]

unprofessional in milsim communities eyes: u called me sir instead of major ?! even tho we are being fired upon by 20 ppl?!

and u get kicked

[mighty granite]

I can't translate the game into Turkish. Can you help me?

@hereI can't translate the game into Turkish. Can you help me?

[livid forum]

@mighty granite idk if the game has suppourt for turkish language

would u look at that

it does have https://support.bohemia.net/arma-3/steam/68

[mighty granite]

There is a Turkish option but it does not work

[livid forum]

uh oh

post it in #arma3_questions , im sure someone will be able to help

[mighty granite]

?

[placid spoke]

Restart the game so it will apply

[placid spoke]

@mighty granite

[mighty granite]

@placid spoke After selecting the language, I reset the language, but it still does not work

[low fox]

Yo how i pay

[mighty granite]

@placid spoke After selecting the language, I reset the language, but it still does not work

[tranquil bay]

!gettingstarted

[trail zealot]

If you're new to playing Arma, its recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[placid spoke]

Using your card and pay to Steam?

He says pay, not play

[tranquil bay]

nvm, i read "play"

i'm awake for over 24h... forgive me please 😄

[placid spoke]

Hey, what makes you to keep alive overnight

[tranquil bay]

i hate unsolved problems and projects

i'm working on a set of custom warlords missions. and the part where i said: "once this part is done i'm going to bed" was 6 or 7 hours ago and still not done 🤣

[placid spoke]

10 HOURS LATER...

[tranquil bay]

AN ETERNITY LATER...

[late pier]

Is it still worth getting the game if I don't have any friends?

[tranquil bay]

you can make friends along the way while playing arma

[placid spoke]

I don't play multiplayer quite often so I don't find any issue

[livid forum]

Argo: Arma 3's (failed) little brother

[teal fractal]

I have i3 9100f is it okay? Im not gonna play multiplayer only mods

singleplayer

[placid spoke]

Mods can be anything from do nothing to melt your computer, so can't say

[teal fractal]

but without mods? only singleplayer story?

[placid spoke]

Should work. I have rather outdated (Ryzen 7 1700) CPU but almost always runs in 30+ FPS. Also #hardware_vs_arma has a lot of computer experts

[teal fractal]

oh ok

[tepid willow]

hey guys morning that new dlc prairie fire looks interesting good job bohemia 👍🏻 🤓

[placid spoke]

Also scenarios can be anything from do nothing to melt your computer, as well

SOGPF is not made by Bohemia but third-party developer Savage Game Design

[tepid willow]

@placid spokeah ok 👍🏻 but looks very cool

[placid spoke]

Cheers. I took a part of it

[teal fractal]

oh jeez arma 3 is on sale for 10$

[cold snow]

Searching friends to play occasionally i prefer dutch. Or has anybody tips where/how to find people. Thanks

@urban sluice arma is solo also playable and very good. Online is also cool and good. You also can chat with teamplayers but is more time consuming while in action. There are open online world were you dont need to talk if you are doing missions talking is important in my opinion. The game is for the sale price a good deal and believe me it is it worth

[livid forum]

#looking_for_unit #looking_for_game

[teal fractal]

I give my dad money he buys me it

[placid spoke]

Depends on a good match you mean. It could be anything depends on the perspective

[lone niche]

You can have good fun at two people, just depends on what exactly you're playing, and how you're playing it.

[livid forum]

i can play with ya

[urban sluice]

Is the campaign werf?

[livid forum]

idc if u got a mic or not

just know how to walk and shoot

[teal fractal]

I actually bought arma 3 back in december 2020 but ended up refunding it since Im having poor fps

[urban sluice]

You guy, I'm running it on a mid-2010 iMac
yours is DEFINITELY better

[livid forum]

bahahahhahahahha i have worse

do u challenge me to show my shit specs?

[urban sluice]

it's a GTX
mine's fucking ATI
even the company doesn't exist anymore

I'm running it at a happy 30-40 at 1080p

[teal fractal]

its not that bad

[urban sluice]

I could scale down to 900p and and fiddle with the draw distance to get 60, but eh

hmu, I'm new here too

yo okay how good are the co-op experiences tho

[placid spoke]

Hey news, let us introduce our Dad! Dad, you there?

[livid forum]

those get laggy af. Also they need modpacks that are mostly over 50 gb big. that is if u wana be in one of them u see on yt

[quiet pine]

Yup!

[livid forum]

Yea no joke. most go over 75 GB

[placid spoke]

You can find (almost) vanilla server/community if you struggle to find

[livid forum]

and get laggy due to the amount of ppl, vehicles , etc.

APO is a good small one with a small modpack

APO has zeused 2 hour ops everyday. some extend further

Also most milsim communities want u to have a mic.

i mean serious milsims. ik some that dont need that

[left island]

Does anyone know if KillAllTheThings from Reddit uses discord?

[livid forum]

we got 1 hour ops with 10 nato ppl and still its a full out conflict against AI

want me to inv u to it

[urban sluice]

@placid spoke who da dad

[livid forum]

lou

[urban sluice]

who da lou

[livid forum]

@quiet pine

[bright flume]

Yeah he uses it: @crystal bone IIRC (Sry for the ping )

[urban sluice]

alright, niceu

how many times have they made a hel-lou joke in this server?

[placid spoke]

Hel-Lou? Helluva lot!

[quiet pine]

I welcome people by spelling my first name

[zinc osprey]

hello

[left island]

Thank you Julius!

[bright flume]

No problem! 👍

[sacred cypress]

lfg group

[bright flume]

#looking_for_unit #community_units Are you best chances I think.

[urban sluice]

who knew a person could be named Louisiana and Montana at the same time

[quiet pine]

Beware, as Lou is arm strong

[urban sluice]

I'm Lou-sing this battle, shit

[lone niche]

...but that guy's name was David.

[austere aspen]

are there any ww2 servers?

[torpid willow]

hey guys I just found arma 3 on the steam page would you recommend to buy the game?

wait is arma 3 only available on windows?

[placid spoke]

To recommend the game, I'd have to ask the perspective you look for

No, Mac has only outdated port

[torpid willow]

Ah

Mainly been looking to play the game for milsim

[placid spoke]

Did you ever played similar game/genre, and found interesting?

[torpid willow]

I have never played any games like this before

[placid spoke]

Fair. I think you'll find some joy if you can hop into the game well

[lofty stratus]

hello guys can anyone tell me how to draw lines on the map?

am in boot camp and whenever i try to draw a line it disppears after i release the ctrl + mouse click

can anyone help please?

[placid spoke]

Bootcamp, the part you need to find AAFs right? Just double click, not draw line

[urban sluice]

👍

[sharp ferry]

hey guys, how hard is arma 3 to run?

[placid spoke]

In what sense?

[sharp ferry]

computing, I suppose.

[placid spoke]

Of course computer can run Arma 3 well than yourself, I guess?

[sharp ferry]

What?

I'm just asking how demanding the hardware specs are lol

[placid spoke]

Listen, we only can throw back a vague answer for vague question

[sharp ferry]

Okay, is the game more CPU heavy or GPU heavy?

[placid spoke]

CPU. Better to head to #hardware_vs_arma , there should have a better knowledge

[sharp ferry]

alright. glad to hear it's more cpu-heavy.

[placid spoke]

Arma 3 has a trait that won't GPU so hard. Neither for CPU

[royal kayak]

when you realize you already added the feature you just opened a merge request for years ago
(improving arma3 unix launcher, for those 5 linux and mac users out there :p)
https://i.imgur.com/RC3iLmM.png

[urban sluice]

alright damn, I just finished Blackfoot Down and this game really doesn't do the whole holding hands thing (except the little hint boxes)

[trim nexus]

just got this game

what should i do

[urban sluice]

When will units.com leave beta?

[sharp ferry]

"enemy man" is my new favorite line from a video game

[opal nacelle]

For what it's worth, the hint boxes are (usually if not always) entries from the Field Manual available in the pause menu

[opal nacelle]

!gettingstarted

[trail zealot]

If you're new to playing Arma, its recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[urban sluice]

pogggg

Got arma 3

[quiet pine]

w00p w00p - welcome aboard cannon fodder soldier!

[urban sluice]

downloading it rn

[sleek frost]

ya'll think the ultimate edition is worth it?

[opal nacelle]

Depends on whether you're interested in SP or are strictly a MP person, and whether you think you'll ever play on servers that use the DLC contents or just play with a group that sticks to using base game+mods only

[sleek frost]

I kinda wanna play SP

Since my WiFi is expected to downgrade significantly\

[knotty shale]

what is a much played and very small community map? size can be smaller as stratis but should be useable for vehicles.

[opal nacelle]

Hopefully not before your somewhere-from-30-to-40 GB download of the game finishes...

The Ultimate Edition may be worthwhile, insofar as there's no 'MP only' DLC for Arma 3... almost every DLC comes with at least one SP missions or a campaign, there's one (Tac-Ops Mission Pack) that is only SP missions, and even the Apex DLC's co-op campaign may be played solo

albeit I've been told that if you play that solo you won't get AI teammates

[sleek frost]

dw I can download games of 30 GB in an hour and Space isn't a problem

Plus its on sale for 50 bucks which can come in handy

Ight I guess Im buying the ultimate edition

[opal nacelle]

Be advised that that edition does not include the recent-albeit-small (mostly cosmetics) Art of War DLC, the Soundtrack, or any of the Creator DLCs

[placid spoke]

If I was you, it could be the best 50 bucks. I still regreting that I couldn't buy Arma 3 Supporter's Edition back when 2013 tho

[sleek frost]

I just got rlly bored with Call of Duty so I wanna try something more new

[opal nacelle]

Considering that Supporter Edition doesn't include the CDLCs, the Ultimate Edition is as close as it gets

[placid spoke]

True

[opal nacelle]

Quick note: Creator DLC (CDLC) = Specific content creators got to have their work be officially published as Steam DLCs and get about a third of the proceeds (35% developers, 35% the publisher, 30% Valve)

[quick steppe]

How to save a controls layout. I just cant seem to find a way. Can anyone help on this pls?

[opal nacelle]

For example, if you like Arma 3 and have money left over before the sale discount ends on Thursday, May 13th, then for a change of pace you could pick up Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany for $7.81 USD and play 'late '70s to early '90s European armies'

[sleek frost]

oo

[opal nacelle]

Heck the sale is in honor of a Vietnam War-themed CDLC having released on Thursday

[sleek frost]

damn

How big u think ultimate edition is

[sharp ferry]

Do I have to restart every time I die in the "warfare" scenario in Arma 2?

[opal nacelle]

To be on the same side I'll say ~41 GB, which is the size that Steam tells me for my own Arma 3 installation

[opal nacelle]

Maybe someone here can answer, but otherwise try #end_of_life_arma... that's the channel for all of the pre-Arma 3 games

[sharp ferry]

Ok

[hearty island]

[opal nacelle]

In addition to the Ultimate Edition's ~41 GB, if you're interested in either the aforementioned Global Mobilization (GM) or S.O.G. Prairie Fire (SOGPF or PF) DLCs, those will add ~25-27 GB each

[quick steppe]

I just installed the game(Ultimate edition). Steam wanted 60.8 Gigs including GM DLC which i purchased now. Total game size came about 148 Gigs due to mods and stuff

[opal nacelle]

27 GB is how much my download of the GM Compatibility Data came out to

For anyone wondering what I'm referring to by 'Compatibility Data'... most of the DLC assets are downloaded as part of the base game download, but not those from GM and PF. Therefore:```- Compatibility Data allows players who wish to participate in multiplayer content containing S.O.G. Prairie Fire DLC assets (vehicles, weapons, etc.) without the need to buy it. It uses the same server key as the DLC.

• It also allows players to preview and try out DLC assets in the Arma 3 Virtual Arsenal.```Source: PF's Compatibility Data page on Steam Workshop

[proud imp]

I got Apex DLC boi

[urban sluice]

I'm confused - are the DLCs basically standalone campaigns and some extra vehicles?

[opal nacelle]

Bohemia Interactive's DLCs or the CDLCs I've just described?

[urban sluice]

standalone campaign*, I'm guessing Contact doesn't count xD

[opal nacelle]

Oh yeah, Contact is different from the previous ones

[urban sluice]

what's a cdlc now

feels like I'm learning programming languages all over again

[opal nacelle]

CDLC = Creator DLC

[urban sluice]

oh
well
I'm asking about everything

[lofty stratus]

i got it thank you

[urban sluice]

I know there's a charity DLC and some vehicle DLCs, are the rest campaigns?

[opal nacelle]

There's also the Marksmen 'guns pack' DLC (long-range rifles and heavier-caliber machine guns)

while Apex and Contact DLCs each have guns, vehicles, a campaign, and a new terrain

Tac-Ops Mission Pack is seven missions across three 'operations' (one three missions long, the other two are two missions each) found in the Campaigns menu

all of these are meant for the base game's near-future setting

whereas Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany and S.O.G. Prairie Fire each contain guns, vehicles, troops (e.g. uniforms, vests, helmets, accessories), map assets, terrains, and campaigns, all befitting their own respective settings

Does that help explain things?

[urban sluice]

A lot, actually. Thanks.

[urban sluice]

Wouldn't this be technically pay-to-win on PvP servers?

[urban sluice]

Do I have to buy the DLCs to use the maps in the mission editor?

[placid spoke]

Yes

[urban sluice]

poxchamp

[quiet pine]

bless you
here, a tissue

[placid spoke]

Sounds like we had an issue

[quiet pine]

only if we sue

[hollow cedar]

guten tag

[quiet pine]

tag! you're it

[hollow cedar]

how are u guys doing

[quiet pine]

very fine, thanks! it's Saturday 🙂

[hollow cedar]

guten tag means good day

[quiet pine]

Ja, I know 😉

[hollow cedar]

undercover german

[placid spoke]

In French? 😳

[quiet pine]

worst than that: their neighbour

[placid spoke]

Oh wait, you're in Mnisek now, right?

[quiet pine]

yes sir, guarding Edita (or the other way around, IDK)

[hollow cedar]

poland,france,switzerland,austria?

[quiet pine]

🥖

[hollow cedar]

ah yes le baguette

we have a restaurant called baguettino in our city and its so good

its baguettes with meat,salad,sauce in it

[hearty island]

[hollow cedar]

u can choose what meat u want

[quiet pine]

shame we don't have an #offtopic_food channel really

[hollow cedar]

theres: köfte,fish,chicken,etc

[placid spoke]

#offood_topic

[hollow cedar]

köfte is a turkish meat like burgers

[hearty island]

I vote for the creation of #offtopic_food

[placid spoke]

Daaaaamn

[hollow cedar]

no image perms damn

[placid spoke]

Why you post it in 0 AM right here

[hollow cedar]

yes that

[placid spoke]

Sthap

[hearty island]

[quiet pine]

@hollow cedar (please no link without description ^^ #rules)

[hollow cedar]

that is köfte, also ok

the ai in campaign is very not so smart

[quiet pine]

also stop offtopic!

[placid spoke]

nou!

[quiet pine]

😋

[hollow cedar]

breakfast?

[quiet pine]

that was last week, an omelette with leftovers (including smoked duck meat)

[hollow cedar]

actually not bcuz its 17:05

[hearty island]

You gotta stay well fed while playing Arma

(bringing this topic back to on-topic Arma :D)

[hollow cedar]

yis

[wild kiln]

Hello fellas

[regal otter]

im looking for a group to do some milsim raids with i am new to arma

[hollow cedar]

i think that goes to #communities_arma3

[regal otter]

thanks

[wild kiln]

I’m new here hoping to try out arma 3 for the first time tonight

[hollow cedar]

correct me if im wrong

[proud imp]

Arma 3 is so funy

[hearty island]

group advertisements in #communities_arma3, asking to find a group in #looking_for_unit

[hollow cedar]

Ah

Isn’t arma polish

Or is it Greek

[hearty island]

what u mean, the name or the company making it? 🙃

[hollow cedar]

Company

[hearty island]

Czech

[lone niche]

...is this man looking for a trigger...?

[hollow cedar]

Oh that’s very nice

But why did Czech republic bury a mig 21

u can find it on google

[lone niche]

It wasn't that good of a plane, so... you know. Just look up the interviews of the pilots, asking about differences between the Fishbed and the Gripens. The burial was a matter of time.

[hollow cedar]

I mean the mig 21 is a nice plane

[hearty island]

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/cf/d5/97/cfd597959d6414677666e2133953269e--mole-cartoon-characters.jpg

[lone niche]

Krteček?

[jaunty quiver]

Eh, it's fairly
Mig-dle of the road.

[lone niche]

Alright, I don't understand the connection, which probably means I should take my leave. I got... stuff to test in the game, after all.

[quiet pine]

yes

[sharp ferry]

What the hell? How am I able to run Arma 3 better than Arma 2?!

[quiet pine]

Arma 3 downloaded moar "Optimisation"\® with it

[sharp ferry]

The editor is freaking awesome by the way

Looks like a dang game engine

[thin sky]

Does anyone know a mod that makes helicopters less explody when they hit the ground?

[elder oxide]

I was about to say Ace but it's the opposite with the cookoff

[thin sky]

yeah :/

I even tried Freestyles Crash Landing but that doesnt work either.

[opal nacelle]

That was definitely a criticism of the MGs... not so much the rifles from what I understand? For example, the ASP-1 Kir is basically 'the VSS Vintorez if it were a .50-cal' but the price of that is the most bullet drop of any personal weapon in Arma 3... making it extremely range dependent

Two other rifles from that DLC are the Mk-I EMR and the Mk14, both of which are also in 7.62 x 51 mm just like the base game's Mk18 ABR (the Mk14 is basically a lighter Mk18 minus the side rails and with more recoil, while the Mk-I EMR is heavier than either but more accurate)

[sharp ferry]

Is there a way to place individual props in the editor instead of taking them from the presets?

[opal nacelle]

For what it's worth, relative to the base game machine guns the DLC machine guns have a 'M249 vs. M60' dynamic

[formal hollow]

Gotta keep in mind that both MMGs and the majority of Marksmen DLC's rifles are extremely heavy by Arma standards, so they aren't very "OP" in the competitive sense. The problem is that PvP gamemodes like KotH have perks that nullify its drawbacks completely.

[opal nacelle]

with said perks being not part of vanilla gameplay

In the vanilla game there's 'inertia' to the weapons which affects both how quickly you can turn with them and how quickly the sights realign when doing so

so those plus carrying capacity/sprint duration are the advantages of carrying lighter/shorter weapons in Arma 3

[sleek frost]

I just spent 40 bucks for ultimate, I hope that was my cash well spent

[heady crow]

ARma 3 is the best game I've ever played lmfao should be worth it

[sleek frost]

i mean if u have an 8 year old game remain relevant it better be good

[opal nacelle]

For some people it's due to the sheer range of modding/content creation and thus 'don't like the vanilla stuff? make your own'

[heady crow]

Indeed.

[opal nacelle]

such as the King of the Hill (KOTH) mode that drebin052 mentioned above

[heady crow]

It has infinite replay. It's the only reason I have over 1k hours in it now (Rookie numbers compared to people)

I've seen people with over 16,000 hours on the game

[sleek frost]

I just wanna have a mil-sim experience

[opal nacelle]

which not only has 'full range of vehicles' and 'Infantry (plus transport vehicle)' versions like Battlefield games but also versions for 'contemporary US vs. Russia gear' (RHS), WWII (Iron Front), and now Vietnam War (PF)

depends on your definition of milsim

[heady crow]

I just bought the vietnam DLC I expect that to add another 1k hours maybe less of replay

[opal nacelle]

for example, 'hurry up and wait' is certainly one definition... in case anyone remembers that satire article about 'MW2 but more realistic'

[sleek frost]

I just wanna break into houses, room to room tbh haha

[heady crow]

you def will want mods.

[opal nacelle]

the aforementioned KOTH will allow that in a competitive (team vs. team) environment

[heady crow]

oh yeah KOTH is good for that

[sleek frost]

can u make AI battles tho

[opal nacelle]

albeit this game's engine and handling 'densely packed built-up areas'... not the greatest combination 😬

[heady crow]

Yes. In zues

[opal nacelle]

and AI can be further upgraded via modding

[heady crow]

Yep using VCOM-AI. Also please install a sound mod.

[opal nacelle]

or LAMBS_Danger.fsm (which is compatible with VCOM)

[heady crow]

If your old enough you should look for a mil-sim group those are good fun.

[opal nacelle]

both are 'AI behavior' mods that allow the AI a wider more range of tactics (e.g. according to the uploader of LAMBS, the AI is now able to view buildings and structures as part of the tactical terrain)

[opal nacelle]

they first gotta figure out whether the game's a keeper though

[heady crow]

True. But if they do.

[heady crow]

Yeah plus I would recommend gaining some skills with planes/helis and basic infantry before you join one

[opal nacelle]

that's but the first step... figuring out what they like is the next

[sleek frost]

hmm

how complicated are vehicle controls tho

[opal nacelle]

not so hard IMO... but that's a subjective view

[heady crow]

Nothing compared to DCS

[opal nacelle]

oh my gosh yes it's closer to Battlefield than to DCS

[lone niche]

Never ever compare ArmA to DCS in terms of flying.

[opal nacelle]

e.g. in Arma 3 jet takeoff is 'get in, throttle up, flaps down if the runway isn't long enough and you could use the increased lift, pull back on the stick once your speed is high enough, press the gear up/down key, and you're set'

[heady crow]

I only mentioned it because he said "hard"

[opal nacelle]

whereas DCS has 'here's how to start up the jet' videos

[lone niche]

"Here's how to do a basic start up in five minutes, and you're running barebones" but yes 😄

[urban sluice]

Can you save custom comps as zeus?

[sleek frost]

Bruh I've only ever played CoD and Rising Storm lmao might not be the best driver

[heady crow]

Driving is very easy

[urban sluice]

tankfully russian tanks are made to be driven drunk. Try that.

[opal nacelle]

There's as many as thirteen singleplayer missions that can help you try different aspects of gameplay, with the A-164 Wipeout attack jet having one of them

[sleek frost]

oo nice

[opal nacelle]

That one is Main Menu > Singleplayer > Showcases > Fixed-Wings

[sleek frost]

is there like a fire range

like i remember rising storm having a shooting range where u can test out different classes and all weapons and support

[opal nacelle]

Three methods of 'shooting range':

1. Main Menu > Tutorials > Virtual Arsenal (click the garage icon for vehicles)
2. Download a 'shooting range mission' off of the Steam Workshop or elsewhere, and play it using whatever instructions are provided
3. Build your own via Main Menu > Editor (or Main Menu > Singleplayer > Editor)

For example, here's a not-quite-shooting-gallery (some enemies will fire back) for aircraft: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2206040060

[sleek frost]

ooo

Do u get to customize ur soldier or does that depend on the server

[opal nacelle]

depends on the server and the specific scenario/game mode

[sleek frost]

how abt the vanilla

[opal nacelle]

Usually you can change most outfit stuff other than your uniform by looting opposing force members' bodies

with the Old Man scenario (Apex DLC required) being an exception in letting you do so with uniforms

[sleek frost]

whats the best beginner server you guys recommend

[quiet pine]

singleplayer 😉

[trail zealot]

If you're new to playing Arma, its recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[opal nacelle]

Hence my recommendation of Showcase: Fixed-Wings + LM CO 1-8 CAAS, the latter of which can also be played solo

[heady crow]

Man the trailer for the new DLC is actually awesome

[opal nacelle]

The former is a scripted mission with a set aircraft and several tutorial pop-ups along the way, while the latter is more 'set the parameters yourself and try it out with different aircraft'

[sleek frost]

I guess the Ultimate edition oughta keep me occupied

[quiet pine]

ooooooh yes.

[sleek frost]

Oh is there a progression system or is everything just given to you (attachments gear etc.)\

[heady crow]

Unless its a server

[opal nacelle]

DEPENDS ON THE MISSION/SERVER... but in vanilla there is no progression system, you get whatever you start with or can find/loot

[quiet pine]

it is not COD
this game is such a sandbox that you can play a soldier lying down in a ditch for 4 hours… or shoot at each others in a Deathmatch with cow-mounted MGs

[heady crow]

That is a perfect explanation

[torpid willow]

Guessing I cant play online servers on a mac?

[heady crow]

can A mac even run arma?

I'm not sure the current specs of them.

[quiet pine]

only with other mac/linux, as their version is behind.

[sleek frost]

aight im sold

[opal nacelle]

If it helps, know that DayZ -- and, depending on who you believe, the survival genre -- began as an Arma 2 mod 😉

[sleek frost]

damn

[torpid willow]

dammit my pc sometimes cant connect to online servers sadly may not be able to play this game

[opal nacelle]

and the battle royale genre has roots in Arma modding as well

[sleek frost]

if it werent for my nice wifi this download wouldve lasted until tomorrow

[opal nacelle]

e.g. PUBG began as an Arma 3 custom game mode before the developer went on to make a standalone game as well

[urban sluice]

To change to third person view it's enter and num, but what is num?

[opal nacelle]

Enter on the number pad... if you don't have one on your keyboard, rebind it to something else

[urban sluice]

Ah thanks

[formal flume]

are a bunch of servers down rn because of the updates?

[opal nacelle]

Only if they're updating to support the new CDLC... that launched days ago, and the game update was days before that

[formal flume]

yeah jw because all of the =BMR= Insurgency servers are down rn

[urban sluice]

hi so in my server.cfg for my dedi server i have put a password in but when the server loads up it doesn't ask for a password

[quiet fractal]

hey i have a question im new and im using this scope that has 2 sights how do i switch between them

[sleek frost]

alright arma downloaded

[opal nacelle]

The default keybinds are LCtrl+Sec. Mouse Btn. (often right-click) or . on the number pad...

[quiet fractal]

@opal nacelle much apreciated

[opal nacelle]

if you want to change them, they're Optics Mode under the Weapons category of the controls

[quiet fractal]

awsome thanks

[sleek frost]

time to waste spend 1000 hours of my life in a community driven game

[urban sluice]

Well you sold your soul when you bought the game.

[sleek frost]

well i do need friends

and nobody in my friend group buys games

[urban sluice]

Plenty of free games on steam.

[drowsy pine]

anyone know some good PiP scop emods

[drowsy pine]

I started with public zeus but got tired of that and moved to codefourgaming

[worthy canyon]

RHS koth is pog

[drowsy pine]

definitely

does roidrage give everybody 100K to start off with

also anyone know good milsim units that only have roughly 20-30 gb of mods

[cursive lotus]

shoud i buy S.O.G.

the DLC

[urban sluice]

Try out the Unsung Mod, if you like the mod, then try out the DLC. No point in getting the mod if you don't like the era.

[mental juniper]

ignore this i just need the link

!gettingstarted

[trail zealot]

If you're new to playing Arma, its recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[cursive lotus]

i love the era i just saw some bad reviews

[urban sluice]

Then watch some youtube videos on it, talk to people who have it, and see from there. Reviews are usually not the best way to decide.

[opal nacelle]

Alternate answer: If you have 25+ GB of free storage space, there's a Compatibility Data download

[urban sluice]

Or do the Chortles method.

[opal nacelle]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2477276806

[cursive lotus]

whats this?

[mental juniper]

gives you the cdlc stuff but with the normal dlc restrictions

[opal nacelle]

It's a Steam Workshop item which contains all of the vehicles, guns, etc., using the same server key as the DLC, so that you can try-before-you-buy just like with Bohemia Interactive's own DLCs

[cursive lotus]

can i play with freinds on it?

do the first misson?

[opal nacelle]

No, because if you're talking about the co-op campaign it'll be set on the DLC terrain which remains behind the paywall

just like Apex and Contact's campaigns are set on their respective terrains

[cursive lotus]

ok

[opal nacelle]

this is more of a 'have a shootout with guns and vehicles of the period on Altis' thing

with Virtual Arsenal and Editor access

[cursive lotus]

ok will any one join me an my friend? run some of the missons later?

ima buy it

[opal nacelle]

don't download the above then

and expect a larger-than-25 GB download

[wispy belfry]

just got the game what should i do?

[tranquil bay]

!gettingstarted

[trail zealot]

If you're new to playing Arma, its recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[opal nacelle]

Singleplayer before multiplayer because that way you can avoid questions like how do I change what sight I'm looking through mid-match/mid-mission

[wispy belfry]

k thank you @opal nacelle

[opal nacelle]

or why does my sniper-rifle-and-rocket-launcher character keep wheezing and running out of sprint

or worst of all what's the grenade key

[opal nacelle]

Besides the SP contents described at that link, there's also user-made training missions on the Steam Workshop and wherever else Arma 3 missions are hosted (Armaholic.com being one example)

[neat raft]

it took me nearly 100 hours to know that grenades are literally useless

and smoke is too. Except colored smoke for landings and such

[opal nacelle]

For example, if you want to practice with specific aircraft (PO-30 Orca helicopter, Mi-48 Kajman attack helicopter, and A-164 Wipeout) in on-rails scripted missions, there's Singleplayer > Showcases > Helicopters, Gunships, and Fixed-Wings respectively... plus Tutorials > VR Training > Helicopters - Weapons for the AH-99 Blackfoot

If you want something more freeform where you pick your aircraft and various options, then fly whatever objectives get (semi-randomly) assigned: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2206040060

[formal hollow]

Ah yes. The glorious i'm-about-to-mass-murder-my-allies 'G' key.

"Was just trying to grab a weapon from the box" key.

[opal nacelle]

Arma 3 base game or the CDLC?

Oh, no settings come to mind as far as 'tweak before playing'... for performance, usually the game's autodetect will suffice

That said, you can tweak some graphics settings for the sake of your framerate: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Performance_Optimisation

for example, do you really need to be able to see 6 km out if all you have is a MXC carbine with an effective range < 0.5 km

Here's something you can use for benchmarking whatever settings you pick: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=375092418

but not too low, lest more of the load be moved from the GPU to the CPU which is already burdened as it is

if you have more specific hardware questions, there's #hardware_vs_arma

btw, gameplay reminder: concealment =/= cover

In-game server browser or the Launcher?

What search parameters did you try?

[sage bluff]

hi fellas, just a quick heads up someone from this server @urban sluice contacted me saying that he accidentaly reported me on steam for fraud, this is a classic steam scam (see link) https://blog.malwarebytes.com/scams/2021/03/steam-users-dont-fall-for-the-i-accidentally-reported-you-scam/#:~:text=Scammers link back to legitimate,thing as an illegal item.&text=Steam Support doesn't do this anymore.

oh hey you too @loud dawn?

[keen stump]

yeah he messaged me too

I blocked him and then he blocked me, sadly I can't fuck with him now after unblocking :(

[sage bluff]

same here xD, did he also tell you to contact Mattie!#5252 ?

[keen stump]

nah I blocked him before that

steam would never ban you over 1 report let alone without proof that it was you so gg obvious scam

[craggy crane]

@quiet pine

[quiet pine]

send screenshot through dm@keen stump @sage bluff

@loud dawn

[sage bluff]

will do

[keen stump]

done

[hollow scaffold]

im new to arma

[quiet pine]

gone, thanks

[quiet pine]

hi new to arma, I'm dad!

[hollow scaffold]

did you get the milk

[quiet pine]

yes! in the fridge by now

[hollow scaffold]

why did it take you 19 years to get the milk

[quiet pine]

…I was missing cigarettes

[craggy crane]

Was it at least chocolate milk?

[vale valley]

don't trust anyone contacting you on discord via DM claiming to be official/support staff of >insert any service which revolve around money<

[loud dawn]

@quiet pine what do you want me to do?

[craggy crane]

Lou has reflexes of a mongoose, he already took care of it

[vale valley]

DM spam scambots are all around the place, we ban them as fast as we can but more lurk in shadows

[craggy crane]

I wouldn’t ever want to go above 200

[loud dawn]

On arma 3 you alway get 60 of ping xD

[craggy crane]

Wow, I thought mine was bad, I avg around 150

[quiet pine]

and unfortunately keep on joining

[craggy crane]

Ddoss?

Uhh.... Idk man, try to shoot below 200 ping tho

Press play

[quiet pine]

language

[craggy crane]

You have to select a position

Ok cool, what was wrong?

[quiet pine]

you just got Arma'ed\©

[sacred furnace]

Bought arma, I'm almost an hour into this and I haven't been able to play properly.

[craggy crane]

Check out #info_help_tips

[sacred furnace]

All the servers are either full, password locked or dlc'd xdd

I think I'm gonna just refund the game, lol. It looks and sounds cool, but I shouldn't have to go around websites and shit just to "Start" playing

[urban sluice]

hello anyone german?

[craggy crane]

Genetically I think I’m half

[urban sluice]

@craggy cranedo you can speak it?

[craggy crane]

Not at all

[urban sluice]

@craggy craneok

[craggy crane]

I think snail means fast or something tho... right?

[spare hornet]

should i get arma 3 rn?

[mental juniper]

Ye

[spare hornet]

i joined to ask the community lol

is there an in game voice chat for playing with randoms?

[mental juniper]

Ye

[wispy belfry]

just downloaded some mods

[quiet pine]

it's different from Call of Battlefield on that aspect yes 😉

[spare hornet]

wait lol im installing the game rn, anyone wanna help tell me how it works?

[mental juniper]

!gettingstarted

[trail zealot]

If you're new to playing Arma, its recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[frozen spruce]

SOG refuses to do anything other than freeze

[thin sable]

please head on to #arma3_troubleshooting and explain in detail what you are doing and what happens. screenshot any error messages etc if you get one

[frozen spruce]

No it literally gives no error or anything

Literally just opens but no buttons work and it blackscreens

[spare hornet]

whoever just joined the VC scared the shit out of me

[quiet pine]

Voice Chat or Viet Cong 👀 😄

[opal nacelle]

Besides what Lou Montana said about being different from Call of Battlefield... gonna suggest singleplayer before multiplayer, if only because that way you can learn things like 'what's the grenade key' before it becomes a problem 😉

plus there's a variety of singleplayer content, both for learning the (vanilla, as in unmodded) game mechanics and because you might like the story in its own right

[sleek frost]

Im using the eden editor now, is there a way for planes to engage ground targets they usually only seem to flyover

[opal nacelle]

plus multiplayer is extremely varied because of how the overwhelming majority is custom game modes, so less chance of running into/learning something that won't carry over onto a different server

[opal nacelle]

are you looking for the aircraft AI to engage 'on the fly' (no pun intended) or are you trying a 'call in air support' thing?

[sleek frost]

On the fly Im mostly just using the editor to make AI battles and I wanna try see a plane do a strafe/bombing run by themselves

[quiet pine]

It has to know about enemies, unless engaged planes may miss footmobiles

[sleek frost]

Maybe I'll try put anti air

[quiet pine]

then no more plane 8D

[storm jungle]

I bought the game on a whim and am excited to play >.>

[sleek frost]

Make sure nobody accidentally reports you lmfao

[runic jay]

@sleek frost you may get more results with helicopter gunships

[urban sluice]

Hmu if you need some help w the game 🤙 I’ve been playing for 4-5 years

[sleek frost]

yeah works well

[runic jay]

Vehicles in general are not hugely aggressive, MG and AC is ok, tank cannons they seem rather useless

also what I found with my experiments in zeus, planes like to crash into hills if you place them low 😄

[sage rampart]

hey is someone able to help with setting up a LAN server? ive been trying with my buddy for 2.5 hrs

if so pls @ me

[undone prairie]

Lan should be working without any form of setup if your on the same network, your friend should be able to join u.

[sage rampart]

im on a virtual LAN

Radmin, but we are going to try another like hamachi...

[undone prairie]

Got no experience with virtual LAN. You can host a dedicated server and just open some ports?

[sage rampart]

my buddy cant see my server when i host.... do i have to open up ports on my router even while hosting LAN?

yeah ok ill try that... forgot pass to my router and didnt rlly wanna reset it lol

[undone prairie]

With normal LAN no.. With a virtual one i have no clue.

[sage rampart]

virtual should work exact same as normal

[urban sluice]

What’s the point of using a virtual lan

[sage rampart]

wdym

[steel kite]

Lets take this to #arma3_troubleshooting or #server_admins 😉

[urban sluice]

Just host it properly

[little smelt]

im new to the game can someone help me out

[opal nacelle]

#arma3_questions or #arma3_troubleshooting are the usual first destinations, possibly others depending on your issue

if you just need to learn the game... check this out

!gettingstarted

[trail zealot]

If you're new to playing Arma, its recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[craggy crane]

Well, my router can’t... so I HAVE to, it’s not that I don’t know how to host it “properly” I just literally can’t

[plucky hawk]

stay clear of rotors in the new cDLC

https://youtu.be/iHEAZPrcGqA