#arma3_troubleshooting | ARMA | Page 127

fringe salmon Dec 22, 2020, 6:55 AM

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reinstall it and or verify files

mortal dock Dec 22, 2020, 7:06 AM

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hey, i was wondering if i could get some help with mods. i installed the rhs mods but when i try to use any of the guns they dont make any sound. everything else appears to work normally.

restive trail Dec 22, 2020, 7:12 AM

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mortal dock hey, i was wondering if i could get some help with mods. i installed the rhs mod...

That's something to ask the RHS guys, as they know their mod better than anyone

bleak bear Dec 22, 2020, 7:12 AM

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fringe salmon reinstall it and or verify files

already did it lots of times

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didn't work

restive trail Dec 22, 2020, 7:13 AM

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Wish I could, have had tons of issues with publisher myself so I know the pain. Haven't had your specific issue myself tho. Restarting Steam or verifying files integrity has worked for me

regal prairie Dec 22, 2020, 8:05 AM

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hi guys any working way to get all the dlc's?
for free i mean

restive trail Dec 22, 2020, 8:21 AM

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Wrong channel, and no

slow abyss Dec 22, 2020, 8:25 AM

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More like wrong server and attitude if you're asking how to pirate dlcs

fringe salmon Dec 22, 2020, 9:36 AM

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getting this error when launching SP Eden Editor missions "z\ace\addons\medical_treatment\data\bandage.p3d: No geometry and no visual shape"

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from my research this only is meant to happen on servers

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but here we are

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although i will say this does not appear to happen with scenarios that are not merged

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i haven't tested it too much

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but maybe the merging tool is just broken

uncut trellis Dec 22, 2020, 11:44 AM

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Your mission has object present that is not loaded in your current mods

hybrid dagger Dec 22, 2020, 11:56 AM

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now im getting a 32 bit error

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man this game doesnt like me

shy pasture Dec 22, 2020, 12:25 PM

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Hi guys, are the User Actions limited to specific keys?
I.e., the Dual Arms mod has the "KeyUp" EH: actionKeys "User16"
So, I'm trying to set the key combination at User Action 16, but seems like most of combinations don't work.
From what I tried only the Space works, but the Space is conflicting with the Action action.
Maybe there is a problem due to localized version (russian)? Or is it the problem with floating numbers?
Because, for example, for the Space the actionKeys "User16" returns [57], but for Shift+Space it returns [7.05888e+008]

plucky venture Dec 22, 2020, 12:35 PM

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steam is bugged i cant unlock achievements can anyone help me

steady hawk Dec 22, 2020, 12:35 PM

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Did you ever read this post?
https://discordapp.com/channels/105462288051380224/141866231362879488/790542205982736394

plucky venture Dec 22, 2020, 12:35 PM

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oh

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no i was afk im stupid

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all of em

steady hawk Dec 22, 2020, 12:36 PM

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How come so?

plucky venture Dec 22, 2020, 12:37 PM

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idk

steady hawk Dec 22, 2020, 12:37 PM

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Did you even tried to launch Arma?

plucky venture Dec 22, 2020, 12:37 PM

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yes

steady hawk Dec 22, 2020, 12:37 PM

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Did you ever struggled to achieve something?

plucky venture Dec 22, 2020, 12:37 PM

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can i send pictures in here

steady hawk Dec 22, 2020, 12:37 PM

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imgur

plucky venture Dec 22, 2020, 12:39 PM

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?

wise barn Dec 22, 2020, 12:39 PM

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imgur is an image hoster service

plucky venture Dec 22, 2020, 12:40 PM

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oh

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i dont know how to use it

wise barn Dec 22, 2020, 12:40 PM

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make a screenshot, upload it to imgur, post the link here

plucky venture Dec 22, 2020, 12:40 PM

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ok thanks

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https://imgur.com/LUNV8nj

steady hawk Dec 22, 2020, 12:41 PM

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Okay so you lied, you achieved one

plucky venture Dec 22, 2020, 12:41 PM

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oh

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i didnt under stand you i thought you meant after i happened

steady hawk Dec 22, 2020, 12:42 PM

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Excuse me?

plucky venture Dec 22, 2020, 12:42 PM

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after the bug first appeared

steady hawk Dec 22, 2020, 12:43 PM

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Those achievements aren't supposed to be unlocked by default

plucky venture Dec 22, 2020, 12:44 PM

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i know

steady hawk Dec 22, 2020, 12:44 PM

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This is War and This is War 2.00 are the “default” achievements, you just need to launch the game

plucky venture Dec 22, 2020, 12:44 PM

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but i tried to to unlock the other ones

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and it says ive done it 1/1 times

steady hawk Dec 22, 2020, 12:45 PM

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...........I just understand what you mean

plucky venture Dec 22, 2020, 12:46 PM

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i havent unlocked the loyalist achievement either and i have 320 hours in the game

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you still here?

steady hawk Dec 22, 2020, 12:50 PM

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I'm not your 24/7 customer support

plucky venture Dec 22, 2020, 12:50 PM

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ok sorry

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you just didnt tell me you left

fringe salmon Dec 22, 2020, 3:18 PM

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uncut trellis Your mission has object present that is not loaded in your current mods

if that was the case the mission would not load at all when i try to enter it

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i can go into the eden editor mission file but i cannot play it

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there is a difference

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also said object is an ACE bandage, and ACE is loaded

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so the observation in the first place is wrong

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unless you know something which i do not

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which is likely

fringe salmon Dec 22, 2020, 3:46 PM

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alright then well after various testing practises

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the problem appears to be with merging scenarios

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and ARMA 3 doesn't really like scenarios that have been merged all too much

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so for now it is currently duct taped together

uncut trellis Dec 22, 2020, 3:57 PM

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what kind of scenarios have you tried to merge?

fringe salmon Dec 22, 2020, 3:58 PM

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US Special forces outpost in syria

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basically

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if i'm switching around mods then i get a blank mission of the same map

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then merge them

uncut trellis Dec 22, 2020, 4:03 PM

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so just some scenario/Eden placed stuff merged into one scenario?

fringe salmon Dec 22, 2020, 4:03 PM

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yes pretty much

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and now i'm having an odd issue where it lets me run the mission once

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but if i go back into the editor, change some stuff, and run it again the mission doesn't load

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i honestly have absolutely no clue what the hell the problem is

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could be my computer

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could be arma being arma

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who knows

gleaming birch Dec 22, 2020, 7:30 PM

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Hi so I was playing arma 3 with a couple buddies of mine... We were using IR Lasers with our NVG's and we're all using the same one. The issue is that I can't see theirs and they can't see mine. Anybody else have this issue? It's pretty annoying

uncut patrol Dec 22, 2020, 8:03 PM

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https://pastebin.com/Q20F771R Why does my game crash?

native iris Dec 22, 2020, 8:12 PM

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For some reason all the fire light sources in my game are constantly flickering, any ideas?

blissful bramble Dec 22, 2020, 9:50 PM

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In isolation, or when the fires are around several other light sources? There's a limit on how many light sources you can have. Some will turn off if there are too many and turn on again when other light sources are culled. It can be increased in graphics settings but there is a maximum limit even on the top setting

vestal patrol Dec 22, 2020, 11:36 PM

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why cant i see my unit emblem in game?

weary sky Dec 22, 2020, 11:39 PM

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only works in multiplayer
uniform must support insignia's
squad.xml and image must be correct (same applies when using units.arma3.com)
unit tag should not contain strange charactes

vestal patrol Dec 22, 2020, 11:39 PM

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wait what is the squad.xml?

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i have the emblem uploaded to arma3.com

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and when I join the unit in-game it doestn show up

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what else do i have to do?

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@weary sky

weary sky Dec 22, 2020, 11:40 PM

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squad.xml is something you can ignore when using units.arma3.com, but those 4 points still apply

wise barn Dec 22, 2020, 11:40 PM

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https://units.arma3.com/ is experimental and does often not work

weary sky Dec 22, 2020, 11:41 PM

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I never had issues with it, unless people did something that broke it (see point 4)

wise barn Dec 22, 2020, 11:42 PM

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it had issues in the past

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maybe it's working atm, idk

vestal patrol Dec 22, 2020, 11:46 PM

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wait what

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i am not talking about the unit tag

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i am talking about the emblem

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the logo

weary sky Dec 22, 2020, 11:47 PM

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if your unit tag has weird characters it's possible that the insignia does not show correctly

wise barn Dec 22, 2020, 11:49 PM

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to clear things up: are you talking about "insignia" or "Clan Tag"?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Unit_Insignia

Arma 3 Unit Insignia

weary sky Dec 22, 2020, 11:53 PM

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I'm in an unit with the tag "UNITAF" (see https://units.arma3.com/unit/unitaf)
When the tag has weird characters (like a slash) than the game will not be able to find the path to the insignia correctly, which is in C:\Users\<MYNAME>\AppData\Local\Arma 3\Units\UNITAF\123456.paa.

So when the tag has a slash it will think it's a sub-directory instead of the regular directory

vestal patrol Dec 22, 2020, 11:56 PM

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insignia

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I am talking about the insignia

weary sky Dec 22, 2020, 11:59 PM

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so...

Are you in a MP environment?
Does the uniform you wear support insignia's? (eg. does it work when using other uniforms)
Is the image correct on units.arma3.com, and does it show in the player list (on the map)?
What is the tag of the unit, or better, the URL of the units.arma3.com page?

wise barn Dec 23, 2020, 12:00 AM

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insignias are not clan tags that are use in units/squad.xml
they are local (mission) / part of a mod
@weary sky

weary sky Dec 23, 2020, 12:00 AM

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in that case it's a config issue 🤷‍♂️

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but more info than "does not work" helps.

wise barn Dec 23, 2020, 12:01 AM

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@vestal patrol
how did you set up the insignia?

weary sky Dec 23, 2020, 12:02 AM

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and based on https://discordapp.com/channels/105462288051380224/141866231362879488/791087635052625930 I would say it's the clan logo

wise barn Dec 23, 2020, 12:02 AM

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is your insignia image n^2 (128x128 / 256x256 / 512x512/ ect)

wise barn Dec 23, 2020, 12:03 AM

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weary sky and based on https://discordapp.com/channels/105462288051380224/1418662313628794...

sending mixed signals 😄

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#arma3_troubleshooting message

native iris Dec 23, 2020, 11:11 AM

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@blissful bramble It was probably that then, although I had maybe like 10 light sources

teal summit Dec 23, 2020, 11:34 AM

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is this a game bug or is my gpu failing? https://youtu.be/4SVjTl186yw

wise barn Dec 23, 2020, 2:21 PM

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most likely a GPU issue. update your drivers and keep an eye on your GPU temperature, specially the junction temp. make sure it's not going above 90°C

candid hull Dec 23, 2020, 4:29 PM

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When I join a server, before I get in it says "BattleEye anti-cheat, to connect you need to agree to the terms," but I can't select agree or decline. I put my cursor over them and nothing happens. I click and nothing happens.

strange field Dec 24, 2020, 1:13 AM

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why do my controlls, video settings and fov get deleted all of a sudden and everything keeps going back to default ??

wise barn Dec 24, 2020, 1:14 AM

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arma, but mostly windows, work in mysterious ways

whole marsh Dec 24, 2020, 1:14 AM

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Hey, can i change arma to launch in 2nd monitor?

wise barn Dec 24, 2020, 1:14 AM

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happens sometimes
(Clownz)

whole marsh Dec 24, 2020, 1:15 AM

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i did forcedAdapterId=0 and it just chooses primary. forcedAdapterId=1 casues exe to ghost, nothing happens.

warm marsh Dec 24, 2020, 3:11 AM

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Whenever I open a module in Zeus, my game locks up. I've tried using ACE ZEN Compat, Achilles, nothing works.

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It seems to be serverside.

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But then I just mash my keyboard and usually it works/

light gyro Dec 24, 2020, 9:23 PM

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I have laser des batteries for my laser designator and when i click the fire button there isn't a laser

fringe salmon Dec 24, 2020, 10:22 PM

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ive had the status access violation error for about a couple of hours today, tried solving it myself, can't do anything. (ive uninstalled, reinstallled, rebooted my pc, verifyed the files, almost everything ive googled)

lean locust Dec 24, 2020, 11:27 PM

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So I have a mission that spawns AI dynamically via scripts, and it can handle up to about 170-ish units pretty well with consistent ~47 server fps. We also have curators that sometimes add units to the missions while they are running, and it seems so far that server-side fps destabilizes when they start creating units, even if total numbers are within nominal ranges.

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And even with 150 or so units around, server-side fps may drop down to 30 or lower

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Here is a snapshot of the sort of behavior I have been seeing, and its puzzling https://snapshot.raintank.io/dashboard/snapshot/EoYnrHV0KSHEa385XUKcwYuULmNzhdqh

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Obviously the FPSavg is inversely correlated with Units, but not consistently which is the issue

warm marsh Dec 25, 2020, 12:08 AM

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In Laws of War, in The Brother, when I step on a landmine, instead of showing me the thing about landmines, it just sends me to the abort screen.

warm marsh Dec 25, 2020, 2:13 AM

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Ah, now in The Guerilla, I've finished putting the AP mines down and notyhing happens.

gray barn Dec 25, 2020, 5:17 AM

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I set up a dedicated server with a workshop mission, but the server says 0 player slots are available and the server.cfg has 64 available.

midnight ember Dec 25, 2020, 9:34 AM

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#server_admins
Does the mission have actual player slots?

steady hawk Dec 25, 2020, 9:40 AM

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Never mind I was blind

errant crystal Dec 25, 2020, 9:34 PM

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friend loads into server and cant see anything but loading screen but i can see him move. suggestions?

gray flower Dec 25, 2020, 10:02 PM

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Hey My arma 3 FPS is locked around 40 and stutters alot i can tell this is due to my SSD Usage being at 100 (cant pull textures and scripts from the game quick enough due to high demand through the sata, is there any down sides to having mods located through many drives and is it even possible, if so will steam even be able to auto update these mods and detect them normally, thanks in advance, thanks in advance, PS: even without mods

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 12:21 AM

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Yo, every time I open up Arma my PC starts acting like I’m holding up. It only happens with Arma so far.

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 12:24 AM

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my PC starts acting like I’m holding up
we need more than just that

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 12:25 AM

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Fuck I meant alt l, sorry

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It’s acting like I am holding Alt

grim tinsel Dec 26, 2020, 2:11 AM

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@junior quartz If what I said doesnt work, just try unscubscribing from the mods and see if it works then blobdoggoshruggoogly

junior quartz Dec 26, 2020, 2:12 AM

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Well, I paused it an I am able to open ARMA

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So I guess I just need to watch out for workshop and pause downloads.

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Thanks.

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 2:27 AM

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my arma says please exit the game to manage your mods but i dont have arma open

spice spear Dec 26, 2020, 5:55 AM

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My problem is the stamina bar, I set my own difficulty on the server, which allows me to continue using this bar, which allows ACE advanced endurance, and I activate the staminabar in ACE, but every time I load it on the servers. staminabar is hidden but if I turn it on and off in the client settings ace_advanced_fatigue_fadeStaminaBar so the bar will show up and work. Something must read some default value where the stamina bar is hidden but I have no idea what ..

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Any idea ?

dusky hemlock Dec 26, 2020, 8:35 AM

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I can't spawn anything in RHS when I'm in Zeus

weary sky Dec 26, 2020, 8:40 AM

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make sure the Game Master module allows ALL addons, and not only official or addons present in the mission

dusky hemlock Dec 26, 2020, 8:41 AM

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Thanks

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 2:37 PM

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How in the heavens does one host a server

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My server address is correct, the port is correct, yet the other player still cant connect

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maybe distance?

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This is weird

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I dont have the typical address that I saw in an example

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did u choose internet?

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Yea

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hmm odd

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I don't have like, an address?
Game asks me for server name, port, player amount, password, and if i want UPnP
I put server name as 192.168.1.16 as its my literal IP so I can remember it, then the port at 2302, passwork as ILOVEARMA3, players as 20, and UPnP on

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First though - I know giving my ip is risky, but I also know that the ip is just my address on the internet, what are you gonna do? DDoS me?

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unpnp off maybe

warped flax Dec 26, 2020, 2:48 PM

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Hello, I'm getting the error message "bad file 73 p3d not found" pls help

steady hawk Dec 26, 2020, 2:48 PM

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Probably a bad MOD

warped flax Dec 26, 2020, 2:49 PM

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Yeah, none of my mods seem to work

pine kite Dec 26, 2020, 2:52 PM

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@fringe salmon Use Windows Taskmanager to kill any Arma applications running in the background. Something of it didn't close completely.

quaint jewel Dec 26, 2020, 3:01 PM

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@warped flax please send me your latest RPT (Arma logfile)

pine kite Dec 26, 2020, 3:01 PM

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fringe salmon I don't have like, an address? Game asks me for server name, port, player amount...

That IP address is only valid inside your private home network, behind your router. People on the internet cannot use that to connect. Just give it a name, i.e. 'FluffyBoi barracks' or whatever. Port can be standard. But the important part for others to see your server is that the ports for the server are opened in your router. Upnp may do that, but sometimes it is disabled in the router. Manually setting port forward setting in your router and directing them to that IP address you showed works most of the time better. People on the internet only need to enter parts of the server name to find it in the server browser internet tab. (might take a while though to receive and search the list of servers)

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Ports 2302-2306 for UDP protocol is what matters in the port forward settings in the router. Also the firewall in the server computer, likely your computer, needs to be open for those ports as well.

warped flax Dec 26, 2020, 3:56 PM

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Will do

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@quaint jewel will do when I have time, thx

graceful plover Dec 26, 2020, 4:13 PM

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I have an issue with a mod working not working on one server but working on all others

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the server owner says that all the keys are up to date but I still get the key error message

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 5:11 PM

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my arma is saying loading addons and then it crashs

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@pine kite

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?

uncut trellis Dec 26, 2020, 5:32 PM

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Mods in use?

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 5:34 PM

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i have llike 64

uncut trellis Dec 26, 2020, 5:57 PM

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Likely some mod breaking it

pine kite Dec 26, 2020, 7:37 PM

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@fringe salmon Unload halve of the mods, start the game and test if it crashes again. If not, load the other halve of the mods. Does it crash again? Repeat by halving again until you end up with the culprit mod. (Though some mods are likely dependant on others so you may have to be clever about what to include in each cut.)

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 7:39 PM

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i uninstalled and reinstalled arma to see if its that

pine kite Dec 26, 2020, 7:40 PM

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Ok, that may work to check if vanila Arma is corrupt. You can also let Steam check the game with one of the tabs in the properties of Arma in your library.

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Verify game files or something to that effect.

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 7:40 PM

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nope it doesn't work

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its says 0xCFFFFFF - status application_hang

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@pine kite

uncut trellis Dec 26, 2020, 7:44 PM

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did you try starting arma without any mods?

pine kite Dec 26, 2020, 7:44 PM

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Does that happen when you verify the game with Steam, or when you divide-and-conquer the mods?

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 7:44 PM

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yes

uncut trellis Dec 26, 2020, 7:45 PM

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yes to which one?

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 7:46 PM

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uncut trellis did you try starting arma without any mods?

this one

uncut trellis Dec 26, 2020, 7:46 PM

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did that work?

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@fringe salmon

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 7:47 PM

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no

uncut trellis Dec 26, 2020, 7:48 PM

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then your installation or windows or drivers could be broken

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whatever you try next, test arma without mods untill it can start

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then test mods

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 8:09 PM

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it crashed my pc @uncut trellis when i did it

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 8:39 PM

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My Unit Insignia isnt showing up

grim tinsel Dec 26, 2020, 8:55 PM

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oki blobdoggoshruggoogly

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 8:57 PM

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fringe salmon My Unit Insignia isnt showing up

how to ask for help:

what is the problem (in detail)
what have you tried yourself to fix the problem (in detail)

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 8:57 PM

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Thats the thing

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The problem is that my unit insignia isnt showing up at all on units or vehicles

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And looking on the internet hasn't given me anything to try

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 8:58 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Unit_Insignia

Arma 3 Unit Insignia

grim tinsel Dec 26, 2020, 8:58 PM

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Are you using the units website or the other option? @fringe salmon

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 8:59 PM

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Unit website

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 8:59 PM

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website: clan tag

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 8:59 PM

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I've set the insignia

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Like, I've set a custom insignia when I registered it

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 8:59 PM

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clan tag is not insignia

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:00 PM

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When I launch arma, the lancher shows the icon for my unit

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I assumed that was the unit insignia?

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:00 PM

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nope, it's not. that's your clan tag/logo

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:00 PM

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In that case, how do I set an insignia?

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:00 PM

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only works if arma 3 units is "online"

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insignia are arm patches that you can selected in the arsenal

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see the link i've posted

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:01 PM

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Oki

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:02 PM

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clan tags/logos should be applied automatically if you have chosen your unit in the launcher, IF the uniform / vehicle supports it

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:02 PM

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I uh, I'm gonna need more pointers

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:02 PM

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for what?

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insignia?

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:03 PM

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Yea

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:03 PM

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that's all there is

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:03 PM

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The site is up but its all gibberish to a unit newbie like me XD

uncut trellis Dec 26, 2020, 9:03 PM

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👆 👇 👈 👉

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:03 PM

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I could use step by step instructions on how to set one

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:03 PM

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google might have that

uncut trellis Dec 26, 2020, 9:03 PM

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there probably are no such available though

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:03 PM

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no idea

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i have never seen a hand holding step by step guide personally. well... i also never had to looked for one

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:05 PM

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Gonna try reading it carefully and see if that helps

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:06 PM

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aaaaand most important: the image dimension must be n^2 (128x128 / 256x256 / 512x512 / ect)

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(square)

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:06 PM

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Well yeah I get that bit

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Its just actually making and adding it idk how to do

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:07 PM

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there are two options:
include it to a mission, or make it a mod

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what do you prefer?

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:08 PM

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A mission would mean its only available in that mission, a mod would make it available in all missions, yes?

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:08 PM

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copy pasting the insignia to every mission, or just load up your mod?

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:08 PM

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fringe salmon A mission would mean its only available in that mission, a mod would make it ava...

pretty much

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:08 PM

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How do I make it a mod then?

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:09 PM

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that's a bit more complicated. lemme look something up for you.

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actually... gimme like 30min. i'm about to make dinner

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:09 PM

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Jeez arma cant we just have like, an option to upload it in settings? Come on bohemia

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:40 PM

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@uncut trellis thx i got it to work

uncut trellis Dec 26, 2020, 9:44 PM

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👍

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:45 PM

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nvm

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:45 PM

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@fringe salmon
almost done. do you have arma 3 tools downloaded and installed?

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:45 PM

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it doesnt it only works with out the mods @uncut trellis

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How do I do that?

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@fringe salmon A mod is breaking your game

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:47 PM

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fringe salmon How do I do that?

steam shop has the tools

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search for it like a game or server applications

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/233800/Arma_3_Tools/

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:48 PM

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Ah ive already got it

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:48 PM

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noice

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:48 PM

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it says 0xC0000005 - status_access_violation

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Yeah you need to pinpoint the mod thats causing it

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And uninstall it

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Remove all the mods you have apart from ones you really need/want

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Any you don't really use, get rid

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@wise barn what now?

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:56 PM

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gimme some more, i'm prepping a template

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:56 PM

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I assume I need to convert the image I wanna use to a .ppa?

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 9:57 PM

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yes

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 9:57 PM

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Ill do that now

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512x512 okay?

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It failed to convert

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Wait why is the image 512x522? Gimme a sec ill edit it and try again

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Its just crashing now

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:05 PM

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something is wrong with your image then. could be the same reason why it does not show up under units

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:07 PM

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Shows up in units fine, just not as an insignia

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got a rtx 3070 amd 5 3600 16gb ssd running it at 35-40 fps on standard graphics with lower distance, no mods installed

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:08 PM

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use ultra settings

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:08 PM

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that will make it have more fps?

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:09 PM

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@fringe salmon

📎 fluffy_insignias.rar

pine kite Dec 26, 2020, 10:09 PM

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fringe salmon that will make it have more fps?

it will not offload graphical processing to the CPU

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:09 PM

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i'll guide you through once you are ready

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:09 PM

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im getting around 40 now

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its sticking at 40

pine kite Dec 26, 2020, 10:10 PM

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single player mission? or MP? Modded?

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:10 PM

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A good tip is to lower the render distance. You'll never really need more than 3500 as then the stuff gets too small to really see anyway

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mp

pine kite Dec 26, 2020, 10:10 PM

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Then is is likely server performance/bandwidth tied. Normal FPS rating

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:11 PM

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ill try it with another serber

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server

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@wise barn i have the file and extracted it

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:12 PM

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good. did your image convert by now?

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:13 PM

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still a no haha

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:13 PM

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well... that's crucial 😄

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:13 PM

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Hmmm, perhaps.

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:14 PM

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just for testing:
make an image, 256x256, pink background and black text. save it as png and convert it to paa

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we will use this to build the mod, so you know the basics and can go for error hunt later

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(pink = higher visibility when testing)

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:15 PM

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@pine kite what do tou think would be an average fps for my system?

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:16 PM

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@fringe salmon
would you mind moving this to #hardware_vs_arma ?

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:16 PM

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sure

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:16 PM

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thanks

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:20 PM

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@wise barn Any specific file name?

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:20 PM

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for testing insignia_01.paa

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:21 PM

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Failed to convert

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:21 PM

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send me the png please

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via DM. add me

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:22 PM

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You need to add me, won't let me add you

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:22 PM

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ah, right 😄

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strange... i've converted it without issues

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verify your tools please

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@fringe salmon
let's keep the convo here please

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:25 PM

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I was wondering if you could make the white transparent?

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I don't want the white but I dont have money for photoshop XD

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:26 PM

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get gimp 😉

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it's free

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and has a metric 💩 ton of tutorials all over the internet

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but that's something for later

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what did you use to convert the image, and how did you use it?

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:27 PM

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One file failed to verify

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And im using the arma tools

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:28 PM

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ImageToPAA i guess?

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you can drag'n'drop your image to it when open

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@pine kite
moved to #hardware_vs_arma

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:29 PM

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Yea

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Failed again

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Image to ppa crashes after it failed

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:32 PM

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click the folder on the right of ImageToPAA

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:32 PM

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Yep

pine kite Dec 26, 2020, 10:32 PM

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Sorry, didn't notice mieky's reply there yet, have now.

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:32 PM

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drag'n'drop the image (png) to ImageToPAA.exe

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not the GUI one!

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:33 PM

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Insta crash

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WAIT

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Nope it actually did it

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Just didnt say it had

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:33 PM

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it can't crash because no window will be open...

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strange

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closer all tools

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:34 PM

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movrf iy into the mod folder and renamed it to insignia_01

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In the .rar you sent me

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:35 PM

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fringe salmon movrf iy into the mod folder and renamed it to insignia_01

wait, what?

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you moved the png to the insignia folder?

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:35 PM

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I moved the finished file into the mod folder you game me and renamed it to replace the one that was already there

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:36 PM

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so you have a paa file now?

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:36 PM

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YEAH

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Caps

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*Yeah

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:36 PM

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double click it. it should open with texview

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:37 PM

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Yeah I edited the config.cpp to show it too

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Its opened fine in texview

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:37 PM

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ok, so you can verify that the insignia_01.paa is indeed the pink image?

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:38 PM

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fringe salmon Yeah I edited the config.cpp to show it too

uhm... what did you edit??

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:38 PM

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I used the custom image I wanted

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And I edited the name to call it the insignia I wanted

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From "I am a custom insignia" to "Lucy's Queen Wolves"

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Changed nothing else

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:38 PM

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okokok... hold your horses 😄

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you are a bit too fast

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:39 PM

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I know mostly what to do, just not how to get to the stage of doing it XD

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:39 PM

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we start at the top:

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line 3: this will be the name of your PBO file

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:39 PM

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Yep, I've done that

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:40 PM

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good

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:40 PM

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Didnt need to change it as I replaced the one you referenced to in config.cpp to my image

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with the same name

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:40 PM

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ok, so path change needed?

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:41 PM

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Nope

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:41 PM

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good

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:41 PM

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I shall delete insignia_02/03/04 as I only want to upload one

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If I can do that

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:41 PM

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you can leave it for later reference / tests / experiments

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:41 PM

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Gotcha

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Is what we're doing going to show it on vehicles too?

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:43 PM

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i'm not sure. this is primarily an arm patch

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:43 PM

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Okie

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:43 PM

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buuuuut....

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:43 PM

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I'd like it on vehicles too

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:44 PM

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you can try to copy/paste the insignia link to textureVehicle = "";. i don't know if this already works

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:44 PM

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Will it error out if it doesn't?

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Or still work, but only on arm

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:45 PM

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one way to find out 😄

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sooo

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:45 PM

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Shall I add the mod to the launcher?

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:46 PM

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if you are set with the configs, open (i can't believe i'm saying this) addon builder

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:46 PM

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Okay

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:47 PM

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select fluffy_insignias as your source folder
then also a destination folder (preferably where your mods are). name it @tired magnet_insignias

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(sorry for the unintentional ping)

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:48 PM

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Okay, then?

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:48 PM

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hit it!

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pack

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😄

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:48 PM

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slaps computer

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Annnnnnnd its packed

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Successful

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:49 PM

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ok... one last step:

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navigate to your newly build mod folder

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there should be a subfolder now, called addons

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:49 PM

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theres a .pbo.

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:50 PM

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in the addons folder?

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:50 PM

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Nope, it literally just made a pbo

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:50 PM

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hold on a sec

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ah, dangit

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create a subfolder called addons and move the pbo to it

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(there's a reason why i hate addon builder)

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:51 PM

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Done it, and I assume I can just add it now?

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:52 PM

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hooold

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check the READ_ME folder from the rar i've send you

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copy the mod.cpp file to @fluffy_insignias

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:53 PM

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Did it

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:53 PM

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what this file does:
shows your mod logo in game. on the bottom left in the menu

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:53 PM

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Ahhh

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:53 PM

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it also can contain additional info

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:53 PM

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Gotcha

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:54 PM

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now launch the mod and go to the arsenal. check the insignia tab if it'S there

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 10:54 PM

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Okay

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Could take a min, im on a measly hdd

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HAHA IT WORKED

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 10:58 PM

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rules of the internet: pics or it did not happen 😄

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 11:00 PM

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Now to try vehicles

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 11:00 PM

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@fringe salmon
welcome to the deep rabbit hole of arma modding!

next rapids Dec 26, 2020, 11:01 PM

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Could anyone help me test my private server ? Its my first time port forwarding and id like to make sure i got it working correctly blobsweat

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 11:01 PM

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No sign of it on any vehicle

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There are peeps that have put it on vehicles

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 11:06 PM

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lemme check some stuff

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 11:08 PM

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For some reason i reinstalled my arma and in combat i used to run like 60 fps but now 30 in the same terrain 😕

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Check your preferences

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And your settings

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I used to run ultra before the 2.0 update

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Now I run High

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Is it for everybody after the update?

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Not sure, just me

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Me too

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 11:12 PM

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@fringe salmon
oookay...
insignias on cars still don't work, and clantags (arma units website) only works in MP
if you want to test in MP:
in editor, taskbar -> play -> play in multiplayer
then the clantag should appear. it does for me...

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📎 clantag.PNG

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 11:12 PM

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Gotcha

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Nvm then

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Ill work on making it transparent first

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Thanks for your help!

wise barn Dec 26, 2020, 11:17 PM

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you are welcome. and thanks for your soul, it belongs to me now 😄

fringe salmon Dec 26, 2020, 11:17 PM

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Like I had one to begin with

fringe salmon Dec 27, 2020, 1:48 AM

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fringe salmon I used to run ultra before the 2.0 update

Is there any info if there will be a patch or fix in 2.1 or something like that for it?

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No idea, just bought it on steam on the 25th.

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But they definitely changed SOMETHING graphical or optimisation wise in 2.0

wise barn Dec 27, 2020, 1:49 AM

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release numbers are 2.02 / 2.04 / 2.06 / ect

fringe salmon Dec 27, 2020, 1:49 AM

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Probably offloaded a lot of rendering off the CPU

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Making the GPU get slapped more but the CPU less

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Balancing it out a bit

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I cant really see the difference but i was running better in the previous version, like higher fps and lower temperatures.

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I'd assume it's definitely offloading something from CPU into GPU

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Welp i hope for the best. Goodnight everyone...

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tbh it has made overall performance better - even while sacrificing gpu settings. I've noticed it be more stable on larger missions/maps

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Possibly offloading terrain generation and stuff to the GPU

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For example - elite dangerous using the gpu for terrain

umbral mango Dec 27, 2020, 2:58 AM

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Interesting subject

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It could also be that changes evident on Livonia have been ported to other maps

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I noticed that Livonia does a fair bit of chunking of terrian earlier, which the other terrains dont seem to do... but i havent played in a couple months

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This could be a sign that Livonia was running something else than other maps for testing... or not, im just guessing

quaint jewel Dec 27, 2020, 3:05 AM

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Nothing on the 2.00 changelist that would cause such a performance degradation.
The full changelog is online afterall

opaque needle Dec 27, 2020, 3:21 AM

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I don't see anything when on the slotting screen no player list or slots. I've restarted, uninstalled arma and mods multiple times, and deleted all profile data. anyone know what the issue might be

umbral mango Dec 27, 2020, 3:42 AM

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@opaque needle there are no player/playable units in the mission

opaque needle Dec 27, 2020, 3:43 AM

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Yes there are. My friends are currently playing it

strong apex Dec 27, 2020, 12:23 PM

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Lately I've had 2 strange freezes during longer MP games, the kind of I've never had problem with before (playing this game 4+ years).

The game screen will freeze in a MP game, usually when firing or an explosion happens. I can still hear sound, and move the mouse, but the screen no longer refreshes and is either stuck on the last frame or just black.

The only solution is to force close the game.

Any thoughts? Could it be a driver issue?

fringe salmon Dec 27, 2020, 12:59 PM

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Possibly GPU?

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Is it overclocked at all?

white horizon Dec 27, 2020, 3:14 PM

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Why my mods are dowloading again when i haved them already instaled?

pine kite Dec 27, 2020, 3:22 PM

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One of them may have updated recently. And Steam can't keep their administration of your mods in order some times. Should be a Steam guide in Arma 3 section on how to avoid/resolve that.

white horizon Dec 27, 2020, 3:44 PM

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Oh ok. Ty

halcyon belfry Dec 27, 2020, 3:59 PM

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I need support on in-game missions. Can anyone help?

grim tinsel Dec 27, 2020, 4:00 PM

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Only if you ask your question ablobderpy

halcyon belfry Dec 27, 2020, 4:03 PM

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Although I have captured the region in the "last straw" mission, the mission seems incomplete. artificial intelligence bots are heading for a completely different place. I can take a screenshot.

stable elbow Dec 27, 2020, 5:26 PM

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Hey i just logged in today and it says all my mods are missing on my arma 3 but they are still installed and are my harddrive

wise barn Dec 27, 2020, 5:38 PM

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@stable elbow
usual steam hickup...

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let it do it's thing

stable elbow Dec 27, 2020, 5:58 PM

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So i have to re download everything?

pine kite Dec 27, 2020, 6:07 PM

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@stable elbow Steam discussion thread on how to fix it: https://steamcommunity.com/app/107410/discussions/1/135510194254064583/

untold temple Dec 27, 2020, 9:28 PM

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My entire unit is getting access rights violations, error code 0xc00005 and I've tried pretty much everything I could think of to fix it but no luck, can anyone help?

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this is what my rpt ends with

Fault address:  040488E7 00:040488E7 Unknown module
file:     ChristmasOp2ev1 (__CUR_MP)
world:    tem_vinjesvingenc
Prev. code bytes: 2B D0 48 8B 46 40 48 0F AF CA 49 2B C9 49 03 CE
Fault code bytes: 8B 0C 88 89 0F 48 8B 46 40 48 63 4E 58 48 0F AF
=======================================================
note: Minidump has been generated into the file
 C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Arma 3\Arma3_x64_2020-12-27_22-39-38.mdmp```

wise barn Dec 27, 2020, 9:34 PM

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My entire unit
my guess: mod issue then

untold temple Dec 27, 2020, 9:35 PM

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any way to narrow it down to which mod?

wise barn Dec 27, 2020, 9:35 PM

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sure:

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split all in half. run one half, then the other. take the half that is causing issues and cut that also in half. repeat

untold temple Dec 27, 2020, 9:36 PM

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I see. Thanks for the info, I'll try and see if that fixes it

fringe salmon Dec 27, 2020, 11:47 PM

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I was messing with settings, what setting was enables the grey bars on the sides. It was definateley something in video settings https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/765292110248149093/792901206048899082/dsadsadsadasasd.jpg

fringe salmon Dec 28, 2020, 5:18 AM

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Is there anyway I can save my custom identity for multiplayer gameplay? I have a custom face I am using from the mod "TCGM military warpaints" but whenever I begin playing the game in mp, my face resorts back to a default version.

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I can stream my game to show you in full detail what I mean

wise barn Dec 28, 2020, 5:27 AM

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@fringe salmon
if it's part of a mod, not much you can do.
try this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHFSjlANGx8

fringe salmon Dec 28, 2020, 5:28 AM

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awesome! thanks for the help.

fringe salmon Dec 28, 2020, 12:27 PM

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So steam shows my ARMA as being uninstalled while I have the game on my drive

uncut trellis Dec 28, 2020, 12:35 PM

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steam bugs sometimes like that

grim tinsel Dec 28, 2020, 12:36 PM

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^ should find the files if you just install it into the same location

fringe salmon Dec 28, 2020, 12:53 PM

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Let's hope that that works, since I have a mod to release tomorrow (hopefully)

fringe salmon Dec 28, 2020, 1:36 PM

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So... DL'd the game

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but it's trying to DL the mods

fringe salmon Dec 28, 2020, 2:29 PM

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my game wants not start idk what the prob is

near hollow Dec 28, 2020, 2:37 PM

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hey all i cant update my mod on steam the publisher keeps bringing up this error
https://prnt.sc/wbk1fi

im on stable build.

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steam error code 10
busy - called method busy - action not taken

uncut trellis Dec 28, 2020, 2:47 PM

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@fringe salmon so far you have not really given any information to go on with, what do you do and what happens? You sart Steam? Have Arma 3 Installed? You hit play? Does the launcher open? what do you do then? what happens? any error messages?

fringe salmon Dec 28, 2020, 2:48 PM

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i do all it says its not anewsers i do all should i try reinstal?

uncut trellis Dec 28, 2020, 2:50 PM

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what does not answer?

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the launcher or the game?

fringe salmon Dec 28, 2020, 2:50 PM

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i can´t launch the game i can launch the launcher not the game

uncut trellis Dec 28, 2020, 2:51 PM

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is there error message or does it just freeze?

fringe salmon Dec 28, 2020, 2:51 PM

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the error message is the game can´t anewser

uncut trellis Dec 28, 2020, 2:52 PM

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try verifying the game files on steam

fringe salmon Dec 28, 2020, 2:52 PM

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how?

uncut trellis Dec 28, 2020, 2:52 PM

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https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2037-QEUH-3335

Verify Integrity of Game Files - How To's - Knowledge Base - Steam ...

Article "Verify Integrity of Game Files"

fringe salmon Dec 28, 2020, 2:52 PM

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i didn´t click links can u just say how

uncut trellis Dec 28, 2020, 2:52 PM

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no

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but you can also google

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"steam verify game files"

fringe salmon Dec 28, 2020, 2:53 PM

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okay

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okay

uncut trellis Dec 28, 2020, 2:53 PM

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other than that I dont have any other ideas

fringe salmon Dec 28, 2020, 2:54 PM

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okay

fringe salmon Dec 28, 2020, 6:29 PM

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@uncut trellis 'twas official. His steam had managed to somehow break itself into the oblivion. After a full reinstall of his game and steam, the launcher is working, he has his mods, and we're in a server

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Turns out he said it wasn't a steam version because when he clicked the short-cut it didn't open steam. Plonk.

grim tinsel Dec 28, 2020, 6:32 PM

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heh

uncut trellis Dec 28, 2020, 7:02 PM

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🙈

fallen shale Dec 28, 2020, 7:36 PM

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@quaint jewel Yo I was sent over here by a friend of yours, preacher

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Arma hasnt been working in over a month and we have tried literally everything

quaint jewel Dec 28, 2020, 7:37 PM

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Don't known a preacher

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But if you just post your problem maybe someone can help you

fallen shale Dec 28, 2020, 7:38 PM

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good times, alright will do

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So everytime I try to launch arma (whether from steam or shortcut) it will run for a sec then just reset, and act like it never launched. I never get an error code or anything like that. I've checked file integrity, reinstalled (3 times, going on 4 now), launched in safe mode, checked drivers (also rolled back old ones), attempted to launch the launcher manually, and so on and so on

quaint jewel Dec 28, 2020, 7:43 PM

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Arma creating a logfile in localappdata? Check that

fallen shale Dec 28, 2020, 7:43 PM

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never did

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as in it never created one

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Also checked individual mods as well to make sure it wasnt a workshop issue

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reinstalling rn so I'll know more then but considering its the 4th time, I dont expect a change

quaint jewel Dec 28, 2020, 7:48 PM

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Uff

fringe salmon Dec 28, 2020, 7:57 PM

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quaint jewel Nothing on the 2.00 changelist that would cause such a performance degradation. ...

Well it starts happening for all of my friends when we play with mods in singleplayer and normally

pine kite Dec 28, 2020, 7:57 PM

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Maybe a long shot, but Arma does need Visual C++ Redistributable Packages 2013 . Steam should install that but maybe it got corrupted. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784

fallen shale Dec 28, 2020, 7:58 PM

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^^^dont know if youre talking to me, but already did this

pine kite Dec 28, 2020, 7:58 PM

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I was

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Maybe Windows Eventviewer application log can tell more what happened when it started but failed.

fallen shale Dec 28, 2020, 8:01 PM

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idk, imma wait for arma to finish installing, and if (when) it continues I'll let you guys know, but as of rn I honestly have no clue

fallen shale Dec 28, 2020, 10:16 PM

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alright, everything is reinstalled and its still doing it

wise barn Dec 28, 2020, 10:17 PM

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Shot in the dark: reinstall vcredist 2013 and directX

fallen shale Dec 28, 2020, 10:18 PM

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did both before and same issue happened

uncut trellis Dec 28, 2020, 10:21 PM

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video drivers up to date?

fallen shale Dec 28, 2020, 10:21 PM

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yea

uncut trellis Dec 28, 2020, 10:21 PM

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all fancy extra features turned off in gpu settings panel

fallen shale Dec 28, 2020, 10:22 PM

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yea, I also tried rolling back to older drivers

wise barn Dec 28, 2020, 10:37 PM

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That's a tough nut to crack

fallen shale Dec 28, 2020, 10:37 PM

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I took a short vid of what happens if anyone wants it

wise barn Dec 28, 2020, 10:37 PM

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Link it here so people can see it and might have an idea

fallen shale Dec 28, 2020, 10:38 PM

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I was gonna upload but I cant

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want to dm? or?

uncut trellis Dec 28, 2020, 10:38 PM

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youtube or some such and link here

wise barn Dec 28, 2020, 10:38 PM

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No DM, sorry. Use YouTube or another hoster

fallen shale Dec 28, 2020, 10:38 PM

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kk

wise barn Dec 28, 2020, 10:39 PM

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The idea is, to have it available for others also

fallen shale Dec 28, 2020, 10:39 PM

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I gotcha

wise barn Dec 28, 2020, 10:39 PM

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But I'm heading for bed. Whoever has an idea will respond

fallen shale Dec 28, 2020, 10:40 PM

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ok

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1EEpwyO-2c

uncut trellis Dec 28, 2020, 10:44 PM

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so even the launcher does not start?

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have you tried from the actual exe in the installation folder?

fallen shale Dec 28, 2020, 10:45 PM

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yea

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doesnt work

mortal verge Dec 29, 2020, 1:47 AM

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Strange

fallen shale Dec 29, 2020, 1:51 AM

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my boy

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 3:27 AM

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Hey I've got a problem where once I die and I respawn, I retained the VA loadout that I had before I was killed. The problem is that when I start the mission, I have a different unique loadout that I selected and I want the players to start back with that particular set once they respawn and not with the loadout after they use VA. Does anyone know the init script for this? Thanks

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I can stream my game to further clarify myself in case anyone is confused with what I mean

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lol

wise barn Dec 29, 2020, 4:27 AM

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@fringe salmon
A lot of useful information can be found here
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn

Arma 3 Respawn

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You can use onPlayerRespawn to call for the initial loadout for example

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 4:37 AM

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awesome! much appreciated

finite vortex Dec 29, 2020, 7:23 AM

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i need help with an arma warlord server is glitched

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we cant select the sectors we need to select to win the game

zinc vessel Dec 29, 2020, 11:21 AM

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Hello
I have buy the game, i doawnload content for join a server put i go a error
Its : session lost ... not found

steady hawk Dec 29, 2020, 11:37 AM

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What was not found

zinc vessel Dec 29, 2020, 11:49 AM

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A file sorry i cant send pic here

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:/

steady hawk Dec 29, 2020, 11:52 AM

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imgur, or simply you just need to transcript

zinc vessel Dec 29, 2020, 11:54 AM

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ok thank

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https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2020/53/2/1609242869-20201229125412-1.jpg

steady hawk Dec 29, 2020, 11:55 AM

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...Seems really fishy MOD

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If you have to join into the server by some reason, contact to an admin. Otherwise, try other vanilla server (aka official servers). I don't think the server you're going to join is something legit...

zinc vessel Dec 29, 2020, 11:57 AM

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oh ok

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Thank you

outer granite Dec 29, 2020, 12:23 PM

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excuse me everybody , i connect server all the time card interface , can't enter game task hall is how return a responsibility.

weary sky Dec 29, 2020, 2:35 PM

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I just downloaded several mods, and https://steamstat.us/ is also not reporting any issues.
Make sure you have closed the game and launcher, there's enough room on your disk and the downloads are not queued.

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 4:45 PM

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Yeah so i found out if you play with mods then you lose a lot of fps in gunfights

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but in vanilla its fine

marble comet Dec 29, 2020, 4:58 PM

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Hello guys, maybe anyone of you can help me out, i forced several forums but noone can help me out.
My problem is, i want to play exile, i downloaded all the mods needed for joining the server but there is that failure message if i want to connect https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1664609089637666125/D732547D32EB0B4EB8FB4838C99A57D6AB9C05FE/

I tried to unsubscribe all mods, reinstall them, reinstall arma but nothing changed, still that god damn failure message.

desert isle Dec 29, 2020, 5:15 PM

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Verify the integrity of your game (Arma) files within Steam. Repair CBA with the launcher under Mods.

marble comet Dec 29, 2020, 5:27 PM

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I have tried it but still the same failure message

desert isle Dec 29, 2020, 5:51 PM

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#channel_invites_list Exile is the last Discord listed. Best to ask them. CBA works normally for non-exile users.

wary owl Dec 29, 2020, 6:27 PM

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how do i resolve this isssue with the server?

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

remote cloud Dec 29, 2020, 6:35 PM

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All of a sudden, I'm getting this box in the middle of my screen.. It trasnsparent but when the light changes I can see it.. Any ideas of why or how to fix?.. First time playing contact, so I'm not sure if it's an issue whith the DLC or what

pine kite Dec 29, 2020, 6:46 PM

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fallen shale So everytime I try to launch arma (whether from steam or shortcut) it will run f...

You can find logs of the Arma 3 launcher in C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arma 3 Launcher\Logs If you look at the exact timestamp you may be able to find more specifically what might go wrong. It contains multiple files for logs.

pine kite Dec 29, 2020, 6:51 PM

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remote cloud All of a sudden, I'm getting this box in the middle of my screen.. It trasnspare...

Screenshot? Upload it to an image hoster site and put the link here.

quaint jewel Dec 29, 2020, 6:52 PM

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wary owl how do i resolve this isssue with the server? ``` You cannot play/edit this miss...

Load the mod that you are missing

wary owl Dec 29, 2020, 6:54 PM

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I had to remove an entire mod. It was in my launcher, loaded in the modpack. Me aswell as my friends had it, but there were no slots appearing. As i said, it only works after i removed an entire mod.

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 7:19 PM

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I got this game today. Went to launch and saw this 0xC0000135 - STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND. Can someone help?

brave hawk Dec 29, 2020, 7:21 PM

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fringe salmon I got this game today. Went to launch and saw this 0xC0000135 - STATUS_DLL_NOT_F...

see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Unusual_process_exit#0xC0000135_-_STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 7:21 PM

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k\

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 7:25 PM

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brave hawk see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Unusual_process_exit#0xC0000135_-...

still doesnt work

brave hawk Dec 29, 2020, 7:26 PM

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fringe salmon still doesnt work

you have done all this in 5 minutes?

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 7:26 PM

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brave hawk you have done all this in 5 minutes?

i have tried this before\

brave hawk Dec 29, 2020, 7:26 PM

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all of this? 🤔

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 7:26 PM

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i was on this same link this morning

brave hawk Dec 29, 2020, 7:27 PM

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ah well. try running your game as administrator?

quaint jewel Dec 29, 2020, 7:28 PM

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wary owl I had to remove an entire mod. It was in my launcher, loaded in the modpack. Me ...

No slots == server missing mod

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 7:33 PM

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brave hawk ah well. try running your game as administrator?

how

brave hawk Dec 29, 2020, 7:34 PM

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fringe salmon how

right-click on the exe → run as administrator

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 7:34 PM

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ok

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wait

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how

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what exe

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@brave hawk

brave hawk Dec 29, 2020, 7:38 PM

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pokemon.exe 🙄

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arma3_x64.exe if you want to run the 64b version @fringe salmon

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 7:38 PM

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ok

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wehre can i find that?

brave hawk Dec 29, 2020, 7:40 PM

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in the Arma directory…

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which is where you installed Arma.

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 7:40 PM

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k

brave hawk Dec 29, 2020, 7:40 PM

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in Steam, Game → Properties → Local files → Show

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(or right-click → manage → browse local files)

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 7:42 PM

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i restrated my pc and it fixed

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thanks mr lou

gloomy mango Dec 29, 2020, 8:05 PM

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I'm getting 35 fps on a gtx 1650

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is there something weird here

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I tuned the settings to standard

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same fps

pine kite Dec 29, 2020, 8:22 PM

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single player or multiplayer mission? What mission? If the later, on which server? It matters much. With graphical settings to autodetect, picture-in-picture disabled and reduced object visiability ranges you should get the best performance attainable.

gritty crypt Dec 29, 2020, 8:33 PM

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Is there any way to read a .bidmp crash log? Or is that Bohemia secret sauce?

Trying to debug a mod and figure out why it's causing a status access violation.

gloomy mango Dec 29, 2020, 8:33 PM

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But I'm on a gtx 1650. I maxed out Doom Eternal with stable 60-70 fps. I even got 60 fps on Cyberpunk on medium

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Both multiplayer and single player

marble comet Dec 29, 2020, 8:36 PM

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@desert isle thank u

wise barn Dec 29, 2020, 8:36 PM

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Arma can not be compared to other games FPS wise. 1650 and 35 FPS seems good

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Use autodetection, reduce view distance and disable PiP

gloomy mango Dec 29, 2020, 8:39 PM

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Well, I'm also getting mostly constant 60 FPS on DayZ

wise barn Dec 29, 2020, 8:39 PM

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Possible, but it is what it is in Arma

gloomy mango Dec 29, 2020, 8:39 PM

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On... mostly high and extreme

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I'm on regular here with 30 fps

desert isle Dec 29, 2020, 8:40 PM

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Arma is a "tractor". Some maybe faster and some slower, but at the end of the day, it will still be a "tractor".

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 8:40 PM

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The server plays a bigger part in multiplayer fps than your gpu will

gloomy mango Dec 29, 2020, 8:40 PM

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Single player too. Same fps

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 8:40 PM

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If you get a certain fps in single player that's the max you will ever get

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You will only go lower in multiplayer

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What cpu are you running

gloomy mango Dec 29, 2020, 8:41 PM

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9th gen i7 can't check it right now

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 8:41 PM

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Ram?

gloomy mango Dec 29, 2020, 8:41 PM

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16 GB

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It's a machine for node backend lol

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 8:42 PM

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Is it a multi thread cpu

gloomy mango Dec 29, 2020, 8:43 PM

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Yeah think 16 cores or more

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 8:43 PM

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8c/16t?

gloomy mango Dec 29, 2020, 8:43 PM

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Yes

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 8:43 PM

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Try going to your parameters in the launcher and enabling multi threading

wise barn Dec 29, 2020, 8:43 PM

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@gloomy mango
For reference: my setup is an OC i5-9600k to 5GHz, RX 5700XT and 32GB of 3000MHz CL16 RAM.
I get FPS from 50-80 depending on the mission and the server, player count, ect

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 8:43 PM

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That caused a lot of problems for me with my ryzen 5 3600

wise barn Dec 29, 2020, 8:44 PM

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More cores have no impact. It's the single core clock that counts

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Also RAM timing and speed

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 8:45 PM

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Yes but my game would actually freeze my pc til I enabled multi threading in the parameters

gloomy mango Dec 29, 2020, 8:45 PM

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Turbo boost to 4.8 or something like that

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 8:45 PM

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After that everything was fine

gloomy mango Dec 29, 2020, 8:45 PM

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It's ddr4 something

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 8:45 PM

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I run a 6c/12t and enabling multi threading in parameters is what made Arma run for me

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You might have to try it. If it doesn't work turn it back off

gloomy mango Dec 29, 2020, 8:46 PM

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wise barn <@605374853347803141> For reference: my setup is an OC i5-9600k to 5GHz, RX 5700...

What are your graphical settings

quaint jewel Dec 29, 2020, 8:46 PM

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gritty crypt Is there any way to read a .bidmp crash log? Or is that Bohemia secret sauce? ...

The information for that is in the mdmp, not the bidmp. If it's a Arma crash, no you cannot read that.
If you have crashes, just report them on the feedback tracker.

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 8:48 PM

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@gloomy mango your hardware is plenty for Arma. Your problem has to be a setting somewhere

wise barn Dec 29, 2020, 8:48 PM

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gloomy mango What are your graphical settings

Ultra on 1440p (autodetection)

fallen shale Dec 29, 2020, 8:48 PM

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Alright I finally got a log to generate

gritty crypt Dec 29, 2020, 8:49 PM

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@quaint jewel It's a crash related to a specific mod, I don't think it's an Arma issue but a mod issue. Where would I find the mdmp? I'm only seeing rpt and bidmp

quaint jewel Dec 29, 2020, 8:49 PM

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Every Arma crash is a Arma issue

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The mdmp is next to RPT and bidmp

gritty crypt Dec 29, 2020, 8:50 PM

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Strange, I don't have one

quaint jewel Dec 29, 2020, 8:50 PM

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Unless something failed when generating the dump, in which case you're doomed

gritty crypt Dec 29, 2020, 8:50 PM

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rip

wise barn Dec 29, 2020, 8:51 PM

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gloomy mango What are your graphical settings

Actually it's 7680x1440p (triple screen setup)
Anyway, heading for bed. Good luck

gloomy mango Dec 29, 2020, 8:51 PM

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Thanks

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Both of you

red inlet Dec 29, 2020, 8:58 PM

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yo, was acex created for only up to 3 HCs in mind? i've tried adding a fourth one but the script im using that shows me transfered units doesnt seem to show any units on the 4th HC after transfers complete

fallen shale Dec 29, 2020, 9:08 PM

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What am I supposed to do with this log?

fringe salmon Dec 29, 2020, 9:36 PM

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Yeah so i did some testing and if me and my friends start any mod up or even one mod we get lower fps but when we play vanilla then we get a lot of fps

rancid fractal Dec 29, 2020, 11:32 PM

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I cannot do anything anyone, I’m trying to load in a game (any game mode and it always give me like a battleye error like query timeout, I nuked battleye and reinstalled it

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I have been trying to play for the last 2 hours

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It load for like 3 mins into the game loading screen and then it happens

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Help pls

uncut trellis Dec 29, 2020, 11:41 PM

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does the game start when you just hit play (without any mods if you have any)

rancid fractal Dec 29, 2020, 11:45 PM

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Uh hold on ima have to check but if I load into a game it’s just blocks at loading mission and then It says battleye crashed or somethings like that

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Ok so when I press play, I see battleye loading, and then the arma 3 logo pops up and “initializing mods”

uncut trellis Dec 29, 2020, 11:50 PM

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does it go through into the main menu?

rancid fractal Dec 29, 2020, 11:50 PM

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Yeah after all that it does

uncut trellis Dec 29, 2020, 11:51 PM

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ok so can you start a singleplayer game?

rancid fractal Dec 29, 2020, 11:51 PM

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Idk, I’m gonna have to try, just to let you know I’m new to arma

uncut trellis Dec 29, 2020, 11:51 PM

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thats alright

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did you try to just jump into multiplayer rightaway?

desert isle Dec 29, 2020, 11:52 PM

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Rule #1: Never start a new game with mods.

rancid fractal Dec 29, 2020, 11:52 PM

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I mean I got arma 3, 2 days ago

rancid fractal Dec 29, 2020, 11:52 PM

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desert isle Rule #1: Never start a new game with mods.

Didn’t download mods except for koth

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@uncut trellis yes, I can go on single player

uncut trellis Dec 29, 2020, 11:54 PM

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alright then next up find a official BI server on the server browser and try to join that

rancid fractal Dec 29, 2020, 11:55 PM

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BI?

desert isle Dec 29, 2020, 11:56 PM

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Bohemia Interactive

rancid fractal Dec 29, 2020, 11:56 PM

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Ahh kk

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Yes I can go into an official server

uncut trellis Dec 29, 2020, 11:59 PM

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then it sounds like everything is working

rancid fractal Dec 29, 2020, 11:59 PM

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but why didn’t multi working

uncut trellis Dec 29, 2020, 11:59 PM

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possibly the server you tried to join refused the connection

rancid fractal Dec 29, 2020, 11:59 PM

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I mean I tried to join multiple servers...

uncut trellis Dec 29, 2020, 11:59 PM

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use the launchers server browser to join servers

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as it tells you if you need mods for the server

rancid fractal Dec 30, 2020, 12:00 AM

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yeah, il do that but everything worked yesterday or this morning

zealous wyvern Dec 30, 2020, 12:03 AM

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Alright lads, just got the game and it freezes mid game, I've only tried single player and it crashes a lot.

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Sometimes it freezes and I have to hard reboot

rancid fractal Dec 30, 2020, 12:04 AM

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Have you tried to putting the graphics to low?

desert isle Dec 30, 2020, 12:05 AM

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Don't do that

rancid fractal Dec 30, 2020, 12:05 AM

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I mean I did that and solved those

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but I’m not an expert

zealous wyvern Dec 30, 2020, 12:06 AM

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Nah I have the graphics as they are in game, I will try to change some things I guess

desert isle Dec 30, 2020, 12:06 AM

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Thats a bad thing to do in Arma. Autodetect always, then disable PiP and view distance

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Shifting it to low pretty much drops the entire load onto your CPU. Arma isn't like other games.

uncut trellis Dec 30, 2020, 12:07 AM

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if you have usb headset try diconnecting that

zealous wyvern Dec 30, 2020, 12:08 AM

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@desert isle Thanks for the tips I'll give it a go

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I have no headset connected

uncut trellis Dec 30, 2020, 12:08 AM

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any USB sound device?

desert isle Dec 30, 2020, 12:08 AM

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even a USB dongle

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if its not a 3.5mm, it will (most likely) cause issues

zealous wyvern Dec 30, 2020, 12:09 AM

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NOPE just my XBOX controller and my G29 are pluged in to USB ports

zealous wyvern Dec 30, 2020, 12:25 AM

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I adjusted my graphics and so far so good, I’ll keep me fingers crossed 🤞

uncut trellis Dec 30, 2020, 12:26 AM

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could then be gpu overheating

zealous wyvern Dec 30, 2020, 12:27 AM

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Bugger just as I finished posting that the game froze as I’m getting out of the helicopter in the very first campaign mission it’s been like this all day can’t go five minutes without the game freezing up on me after every cut scene fuck it I’m done with this game

uncut trellis Dec 30, 2020, 12:27 AM

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have you cleaned up you fans?

zealous wyvern Dec 30, 2020, 12:27 AM

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My PC is in very good condition to be honest

uncut trellis Dec 30, 2020, 12:27 AM

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have you checked the temps while you play?

zealous wyvern Dec 30, 2020, 12:27 AM

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Nah

rancid fractal Dec 30, 2020, 1:05 AM

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Might my problem be a connection problem?

zealous wyvern Dec 30, 2020, 4:10 AM

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I got the game sorted but now I'm just getting merkt like crazy, but a really fun game. And thanks lads for the tips and help. Cheers

gloomy mango Dec 30, 2020, 4:40 PM

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My settings were on low and I was getting like 30 fps @zealous wyvern

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Now I'm on auto(and it's either high or ultra) and I'm getting 70-80

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running fullscreen windowed I'm getting like 60

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but proper fullscreen and it's 70

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dunno why

fallen shale Dec 30, 2020, 4:48 PM

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So update on my issue, after much trial and error, I managed to get the game to start without the launcher, however after loading the game to make sure everything is ok and then exiting, I still cant get the launcher to come up

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so cant manage mods or anything

digital grail Dec 30, 2020, 7:01 PM

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when i launch the game, i get an error saying Arma 3 has exited in an unussual manner

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exit code 0xC0000135 - STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND

grim tinsel Dec 30, 2020, 7:20 PM

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try verifying the game files @digital grail

fringe salmon Dec 30, 2020, 7:21 PM

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gloomy mango My settings were on low and I was getting like 30 fps <@!599465332788428800>

Well same here, i get 60 fps in a desert and 80fps on low but i used to run around 50 fps on ultra in a large town battle but now as i said my games is running like a turd for no reason after the update

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and i'm pretty sure for a lot of my friends there is a performance issue and some other issues because on the last update arma was a perfect game and with no crashes

uncut trellis Dec 30, 2020, 7:25 PM

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could also be gpu and windows updates that mess things up

fringe salmon Dec 30, 2020, 7:34 PM

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uncut trellis could also be gpu and windows updates that mess things up

Yes! Me and my friends started witnessing these things around the windows update and its slapping our gpu for no reason

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and when i mean ultra graphics i used to ramp everything to max because i felt kind of greedy lol

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Because i downloaded a replica of berlin

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and i fought there while raiding the theater (Ww2)

uncut trellis Dec 30, 2020, 7:37 PM

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mods can severly impact performance

digital grail Dec 30, 2020, 7:53 PM

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@grim tinsel its now working, had to reinstall direct x

grim tinsel Dec 30, 2020, 7:54 PM

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bingyay Good to hear its working, have fun with the game

fringe salmon Dec 30, 2020, 8:11 PM

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uncut trellis mods can severly impact performance

i know, i used not a lot of mods but rn if i even turn on 1 mod

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our games f*** up

rotund current Dec 30, 2020, 8:35 PM

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help this is what i see https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/791404228048060457/793940404655226880/unknown.png

quaint jewel Dec 30, 2020, 8:36 PM

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Please read what it says in the message

forest ember Dec 30, 2020, 11:01 PM

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What is the reason for FPS dipping significantly when I unholster my gun using the ACE keybind (0)? The FPS drop was from ~70 to ~24... so it was a very big drop. I asked other people in the server and no-one else had that issue. I was using a modded gun which I have used before with no problems. As soon as I holster the weapon, the frame rate returns to normal.

gleaming terrace Dec 30, 2020, 11:32 PM

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Hello my Arma 3 tools is unable to launch the Publisher if I start the Publisher with its exe by hand I can see it in my Task list for a few moments after which it then disappears again. I have already Repaired the files, Re downloaded Tools both did nothing. Can somebody help me with this?

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 4:25 AM

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gloomy mango dunno why

Because Arma isn't like any other game 😂 it just kinda does what it wants whether it makes sense or not

steady hawk Dec 31, 2020, 4:56 AM

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Because Arma handles itself in more CPU capacity when GPU is not working so much

whole marsh Dec 31, 2020, 5:57 AM

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arma 3 wtf.. i have 2 issues. 1. Arma 3 is unplayable when i have 2 monitors on (it runs fine but all actions are duplicated making random stuff happen on 2nd monitor, and i cannot make it run on secondary display as well). 2. I use razer mouse and i have hypershift set up (when i press mouse 4 i can control volume with mouse wheel and mute with scroll wheel) and i changed profile to disable this controls but they still randomly activate (pressing scroll wheel alone causes sound mute).

whole marsh Dec 31, 2020, 7:25 AM

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nvm solved issue 2. volume2 settings.

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 8:20 AM

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yep, found out CPU is definitely my bottleneck

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it's not 16 threads but 12 threads/ 6 cores. it's an i7-9750H

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anyway, this laptop is so cheap and the specs are still incredible

whole marsh Dec 31, 2020, 9:20 AM

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gloomy mango it's not 16 threads but 12 threads/ 6 cores. it's an i7-9750H

how i7 9 gen is bottleneck? im pretty sure it will be your laptop gpu falling behind. or actually both

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:26 AM

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cuz the gtx 1650 is used in even newer gens, that's why

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and cuz I've tested it against a Desktop i7(not mine), which is quite faster single core wise. And that Desktop got worse performance in Cyberpunk than my gtx 1650

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so it must be the CPU

whole marsh Dec 31, 2020, 9:31 AM

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oh wait.. i thought you meant arma. than maybe. but any other game is mostly gpu demanding

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so no, its not cpu

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idk what that desktop config was. but games like that want gpu mostly

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you can play cyberpunk with i7 4gen. good luck playing cyberpunk with old gpu

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:32 AM

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well, no it was just an example

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Arma is a very CPU intensive game or so my temps say

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so the CPU is obviously the bottleneck

whole marsh Dec 31, 2020, 9:33 AM

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arma is 50/50

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:33 AM

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@gloomy mango laptops usually have cooling issues on high performance CPUs, and they're usually clocked as high as they can go

whole marsh Dec 31, 2020, 9:34 AM

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and that too ^

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:34 AM

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yeah, my gpu is a bit throttled too

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:34 AM

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So seeing temps so high they thermal throttle is very normal, as long as they don't go below their base clocm

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:34 AM

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I've got shit cooling

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thankfully Arma doesn't raise my temps too much

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:35 AM

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As long as they don't throttle below their base clock your cooling is doing its job, but that doesn't mean you can't apply some better thermal paste and clean them out once in a while

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:36 AM

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well, it's one of those don't open the backcover or your warranty's void type of thing. also even if I wanted...everything except one ram slot is soldered. At least I can also change the SSD(thankfully it's not a MacBook for once lol), but the base SSD is still soldered

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:36 AM

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May even get better temps from it as the usual laptop thermal paste turns rock solid after a few years and doesn't do much anymore, a good pee-sized blob of Arctic MX or Thermal Grizzly (maybe not even that, just whatever you have on hand will do) should give you nicer temps

whole marsh Dec 31, 2020, 9:37 AM

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gloomy mango well, it's one of those don't open the backcover or your warranty's void type o...

what kind of crappy laptop is that? most laptops can be opened without warranty void

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:37 AM

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And, even on soldered laptops, their cooling is usually able to be unscrewed, and unless you bought it from PC World you're fine after 3 years anyway

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I mean if it's under warranty and you have concerns about heat, claim on that warranty, it's like, their job

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:38 AM

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that's how most warranties are here,it's Eastern Europe, after all

whole marsh Dec 31, 2020, 9:38 AM

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eastern europe here, nope

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what laptop is that

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:39 AM

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I'm western europe and I've taken apart laptops and replaced hard drives and the warranty place hasn't even noticed

whole marsh Dec 31, 2020, 9:39 AM

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i've taken whole laptops apart

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:40 AM

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well, where do you get your stuff from ? If it's Amazon, I didn't get it from there

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It's an ASUS x571gt

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4l47

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:40 AM

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They don't usually keep track of that stuff, I believe legally warranties are only validly void if what you have done has directly ducked the laptop

whole marsh Dec 31, 2020, 9:40 AM

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asus laptop 🤮

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:41 AM

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Heh my old asus was a good boj

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But that came out in 2005

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I currently run a Toshiba C-850-D-1GL

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Imported from Ireland

whole marsh Dec 31, 2020, 9:42 AM

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i dislike asus a lot. and i never use amazon

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:42 AM

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yeah, I might be completely wrong. This is what it says on my Mac warranty, but the back is glued I think

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:42 AM

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They legally can't glue the back

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It's the right to repair thing

whole marsh Dec 31, 2020, 9:42 AM

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fringe salmon They legally can't glue the back

LOL apple can do what they want

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:42 AM

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Yeah, no

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:42 AM

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wait, it's not glued ?

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never opened it since I can't shit, it's an Air

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:43 AM

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Not even apple can do that stuff

whole marsh Dec 31, 2020, 9:43 AM

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fringe salmon Yeah, no

yeah, yes. apple is violating so many rules here. dont even get me started

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:43 AM

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You'll be missing a screw somewhere

whole marsh Dec 31, 2020, 9:43 AM

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fringe salmon Not even apple can do that stuff

explain how apple laptops have 1 year warranty in europe

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:43 AM

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Every mac series to come out have been teared down on Linus Tech Tips, if they were glued, we'd know.

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:44 AM

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well, all the components are glued

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ssd, and the rest are soldered

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:44 AM

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And apple laptops have a 1 year warranty because that's when the new series comes out so if you break yours you either repair it yourself as best you can or buy the new one

whole marsh Dec 31, 2020, 9:45 AM

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fringe salmon And apple laptops have a 1 year warranty because that's when the new series come...

you dont get it. its against the law of EU to have electronics with less than 2 year warranty

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:45 AM

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I ran a Macbook Pro 8.1 13 inch late 2011 model for about 8 years

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6 years with a broken fan

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Apple wanted to charge me an arm and a leg for a replacement fan

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When the fan managed to break after I went on holiday for a week and didn't use it

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:46 AM

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I still have a macbook air 2014, it runs way faster than any 6 year old laptop I have. My slightly newer macbook air is not even that faster

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:46 AM

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Came back home, fan was grinding on its metal shroud

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Apple were like "old laptop, nah m8, you're done, get a new one"

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Threw it away this year.

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Just gave up after it stopped charging

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I mean don't get me wrong, apple have their heads so far up their own asses nowadays

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But they can't break the law

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Even my Macbook came with a 2 year warranty when I got it - as it bloody should've. Thing was 3 grand for a 3rd gen i5 and an Intel HD 3000.

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:49 AM

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wuuut ? They break like half the laws in the EU

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:49 AM

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I'm in the EU

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Well,

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Not anymote

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Brexit.

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The bloody thing couldn't even run arma FOR 3 GRAND

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Back then 3 grand would've got you like, an i7 and a decent Radeon/Nvidia and 16gb of RAM

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:50 AM

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They still don't even use USB C, which might even become mandatory. iCloud is also really, really shady and I bet there are quite a few GDPR laws broken with iCloud

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:50 AM

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USB C isn't already mandatory?

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I thought it was

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:51 AM

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I'm not sure tbh. But they certainly don't follow that

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I'm a bit out of the loop

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:51 AM

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Anyway, I bet you for a fact today's MacBook (x86 - not their M1) cannot play Arma as well as a windows computer of the same price.

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I bet it can't even do it as well as MY desktop. Which is 2013 with a couple upgrades to RAM and GPU

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i3-3220, R9 280x and 8GB of RAM, and I bet you I can outperform even the current gen x86 MacBooks

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I get a nice 120fps in Arma at high settings, but I'm RAM bottlenecked

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70% CPU, 60% GPU, 100% RAM

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8GB is minimum spec but yikes, it's really the bottom of the barrel

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:54 AM

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128gb in 2020, irreplaceable lol

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my mac made made me real mental about external ssds lol

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:55 AM

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I've only got two DIM slots

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4GB RAM is like, €10 per stick. 8GB RAM is like €40 or more per stick

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:56 AM

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wait, ddr3 you mean ?

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:56 AM

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Yeah

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:56 AM

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still cheap lol

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:56 AM

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3rd Gen i3

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Like it can handle any more than DDR3

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It's a Dell motherboard in a custom case (I hated the case it came with, way too small, didn't give my gpu enough airflow)

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Im upgrading to an i5-4950k

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New motherboard too

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:58 AM

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here 4gb ram is like 40euros and 8gb ram 40-60euros.

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:58 AM

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As soon as I can find one, that is

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 9:59 AM

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I saw this somewhere, but the upgrade from older gens to Sky Lake is incredible. It's like the breakthrough in this monotony of 10% more performance. I'd recommend 6th gen +

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 9:59 AM

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I have like, €200 budget

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So a 4th gen is mostly all I'm gonna manage, but god do I need it

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Going from an i3 stock with not even a turbo to an i5 of the next gen with turbo boost AND overclocking

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 10:01 AM

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yeah, here sky lake is as expensive as coffee lake lol. I'd suggest Ryzen though, they're so cheap

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 10:02 AM

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I need Intel's QSV technology

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 10:02 AM

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you could go: brand new motherboard+ used cpu

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 10:03 AM

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I'm going refurb mobo and used cpu

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 10:04 AM

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an i5 6600k here is like 120 euros

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 10:05 AM

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Yeah and I need a new case too

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An i5 4690k here is like, €170

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 10:06 AM

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some even come with a mother board(lol)

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I meant used

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 10:06 AM

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Yeah, me too

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eBay

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 10:08 AM

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oh, yeah. Saw used 2014 macbooks in good condition for 600$ . For 600$ you could get a 2017 pro in a perfect condition here. I don't even wanna start talking about the Dell XPS series

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yeah, you don't have any local apps ? Like OLX or Craigslist

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 10:10 AM

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Honestly, I trust eBay more

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At least most places accept returns or have multiple

gloomy mango Dec 31, 2020, 10:11 AM

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well...yeah. we use pawn shops here for that, they've got a nice warranty. I guess you're more into reconditioned stuff

earnest heart Dec 31, 2020, 1:07 PM

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Re: laptop CPUs: a 9th-gen i7 should still be able to be undervolted if you have a BIOS/firmware that still allows it

pine kite Dec 31, 2020, 1:20 PM

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Ehm, this is less about troubleshooting Arma issues and more about #offtopic_hardware

fringe salmon Dec 31, 2020, 1:41 PM

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uncut trellis mods can severly impact performance

Oh yeah and when i run GTA V with NVE (Graphics mod) on max graphics with shit ton of mods i run 65 fps

grim tinsel Dec 31, 2020, 4:25 PM

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fringe salmon Oh yeah and when i run GTA V with NVE (Graphics mod) on max graphics with shit t...

blobdoggoshruggoogly different games, different engines,..., cant really be compared

real spire Dec 31, 2020, 4:47 PM

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Can someone help me figure out the best way to free up storage?

wise barn Dec 31, 2020, 4:48 PM

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it used to be format c:\

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today: delete unneeded stuff

pine kite Dec 31, 2020, 4:50 PM

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Or Remove-partition in the Powershell age.

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There are tools like Windirstat or TreeSize(Free) to analyse which folders take up most of the space on your disk. Whether or not you should delete that folder is another mater if you want to keep your system working correctly.

quaint jewel Dec 31, 2020, 5:00 PM

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Or WizTree

forest ember Jan 1, 2021, 1:28 AM

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I have an issue regarding an FPS drop by 40+ when pulling out my primary weapon. I start at around 80 and end up always at 30 FPS (which I think might be a coincidence). After reading on the forums, someone suggested that it is due to the fact that the sight is a PIP sight. Why would a PIP sight drop my FPS to exactly 30 FPS?

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Note that this is a modded gun. I have tried other guns from different mods such as CUP and RHS. It results in the same drop in frame rate which indicates it must not have something to do with the guns/mods themselves.

fringe salmon Jan 1, 2021, 1:31 AM

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forest ember Note that this is a modded gun. I have tried other guns from different mods such...

Well Arma has been a bi*** lately for an unconfirmed reason

forest ember Jan 1, 2021, 1:31 AM

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Other people in the exact same server haven’t had this issue though.

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It is just me

quaint jewel Jan 1, 2021, 1:34 AM

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"to exactly 30fps" it wouldnt

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Coincidence prolly

nova minnow Jan 1, 2021, 1:58 AM

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I can't really see the CCIP. I think my HUD isn't positioned correctly.

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I would post a screenshot but I cannot in this chat.

plucky citrus Jan 1, 2021, 3:39 AM

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my friend can no longer see my non-dedicated server or DCC to it no matter what we try. I'm using UPNP and I've nuked windows firewall entirely (temporarily out of desperation) but no dice

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I've tried manually adding the ports to my router firewall, will update

plucky citrus Jan 1, 2021, 4:05 AM

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no work, I have verified the game

hoary jetty Jan 1, 2021, 4:06 AM

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How well do you trust this friend

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I’ll explain what I’m doing

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I pretty much only play with this one friend and either make a server for just me and him or do a 3rd party server

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So

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I use this 3rd party app called Hamachi

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It tricks your computers into thinking they are in an LAN together, and u can see them online through LAN

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But it gives your freind complete access to your LAN

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Which he could hack? So I’ve heard

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Don’t quote me on that tho

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You can get up to 5 people in a Hamachi server for free, any more than 5 it’ll cost u

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@plucky citrus

plucky citrus Jan 1, 2021, 4:11 AM

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he could only really hack if you run exploitable services, which I do, but I run up to date secure versions of him. worst case scenario, he gets into the samba server and sees some of our vacation photo backups.

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I'll take a look at that.

hoary jetty Jan 1, 2021, 4:13 AM

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There’s another one called Radmin VPN... but I don’t know a lot about that one, but I’ve heard it’s faster? Idk

plucky citrus Jan 1, 2021, 4:14 AM

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change of plans, I changed absolutely nothing and it showed up.

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didn't even get hamachi installed

hoary jetty Jan 1, 2021, 4:15 AM

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Lol

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Ok

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Have fun

left pumice Jan 1, 2021, 9:18 AM

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why i cant join any server there always message "you were kicked off the game battleye game restart required arma 3"

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can someone solve this?

steady hawk Jan 1, 2021, 10:06 AM

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Enable BattlEye

pine kite Jan 1, 2021, 10:50 AM

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nova minnow I would post a screenshot but I cannot in this chat.

You can upload the screenshot to a site like imgur.com and post the link here.

summer basin Jan 1, 2021, 7:28 PM

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/785588802369749032/794647935895339089/20210101_142707.jpg

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whenever my friend joins BLUEFOR this happens

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OPFOR doesn't do this however

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the gamemode is NMD sandbox on Tanoa

wise barn Jan 1, 2021, 7:29 PM

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and what's the issue?

summer basin Jan 1, 2021, 7:29 PM

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he cannot load

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it stays there permanently

fallen shale Jan 1, 2021, 8:42 PM

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Nothing is still working for my game, launcher will still not come up, but I can launch the game manually, which doesnt help considering I need to manage mods and such

forest ember Jan 1, 2021, 8:54 PM

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quaint jewel "to exactly 30fps" it wouldnt

After testing it again, it’s always between 28 and 30 FPS. No higher and no lower. Do you think it is something to do with the PIP scope? I’ve got all settings on Ultra but the view distance on default.

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I just can’t understand how pulling out the gun drops my FPS by about 40 and it doesn’t affect anyone else in the server.

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I don’t think I’ve ever had this issue before.

quaint jewel Jan 1, 2021, 9:02 PM

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You can just turn off PIP and see how fps changes

forest ember Jan 1, 2021, 9:03 PM

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👍 I will try this and see

quaint jewel Jan 1, 2021, 9:03 PM

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There was a old PIP scope script in BWA3 that terribly dropped your fps because it was badly written

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But that was fixed atleast a year or two ago

forest ember Jan 1, 2021, 9:42 PM

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Disabling PIP unfortunately didn't do anything. This time, the FPS dropped from 90 to 14... This is also in single player as opposed to previously multiplayer.

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No units/objects are loaded in other than myself and Altis.

quaint jewel Jan 1, 2021, 9:44 PM

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What mod is the scope from

forest ember Jan 1, 2021, 9:45 PM

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RCO (PIP) from ACE3

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I noticed that switching to another scope (non PIP) resolves the issue. I've been using RCO (PIP) for a very long time now without issues.

quaint jewel Jan 1, 2021, 9:51 PM

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ACE3 maybe had the same PIP bug. It conflicted with BWA3s bad implementation.
Maybe some other mod you have that also has some bad script

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But that issue has been resolved for like 2 years. So weird to see it reappear

forest ember Jan 1, 2021, 9:52 PM

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I tried MOS (PIP) also from ACE3. This scope doesn't give me issues.

quaint jewel Jan 1, 2021, 9:52 PM

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CowboyThink

forest ember Jan 1, 2021, 9:52 PM

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It seems to be just RCO (PIP)...

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That is probably why no-one else in the server had issues with FPS - they didn't use RCO (PIP).

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I'm going to try this with only the ACE3 mod and see what results I get.

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There are a lot of mods in the preset so it could be, like you said, another mod has a bad script.

forest ember Jan 1, 2021, 9:58 PM

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quaint jewel ACE3 maybe had the same PIP bug. It conflicted with BWA3s bad implementation. Ma...

I can confirm that with ACE, on it's own, repeats the same frame rate drop.

quaint jewel Jan 1, 2021, 10:00 PM

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See if someone else can reproduce it, if yes. Can make a ticket on ACE github

forest ember Jan 1, 2021, 10:01 PM

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Thanks for your help

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I got a friend to test it and he was able to repeat the same issue.

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I'll make a ticket

fallen shale Jan 2, 2021, 12:03 AM

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What do I do with the log now that I got it?

weary sky Jan 2, 2021, 12:05 AM

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read it and check for errors or other problems

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or put it on pastebin or similar, and send the link here with an explanation of the issue you have

fallen shale Jan 2, 2021, 12:06 AM

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I have no idea...because this issue that Ive had for 4 months....the launcher just started

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wtf

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this game sometimes

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I had the log open, and then opened arma and it actually launched

fringe salmon Jan 2, 2021, 2:07 AM

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Okay so, just installed arma 3 on my laptop.

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Launcher works

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Game works

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But only if OneDrive is running.

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If I shut down OneDrive I get the error "The Cloud File Provider is not Running."

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The files that arma save and the directories that it saves to are not OneDrive reliant.

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Any ideas? This means that I can only run Arma 3 when OneDrive is open AND connected to the internet in order to refresh files.

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Yet it's sat here telling me it's downloading files from OneDrive - that don't exist.

grim tinsel Jan 2, 2021, 2:10 AM

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fringe salmon If I shut down OneDrive I get the error "The Cloud File Provider is not Running....

I think I saw someone mention that recently, try discord search

fringe salmon Jan 2, 2021, 2:10 AM

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Either way - how on earth do I stop this so called "OneDrive dependency" so I can play offline? Like, the whole reason I put it on my laptop to begin with

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Yeah I've checked, but I use OneDrive for college and need it on here.

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I need a solution that doesn't involve me removing OneDrive or changing it's locations

weary sky Jan 2, 2021, 2:12 AM

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OneDrive locks the files when not connected to the cloud, meaning Arma can't access them.
So your solutions are:

don't use OneDrive
change OneDrive folder (not Documents folder)
be connected to OneDrive when playing Arma 3

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answer: not

fringe salmon Jan 2, 2021, 2:12 AM

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This isn't even lowest setting and it's at 720p this is SCARY

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I will photo evidence if you wish.

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Okay so it's settled more around 27-29 now

weary sky Jan 2, 2021, 2:13 AM

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Arma 3 is not build for old hardware or laptops

fringe salmon Jan 2, 2021, 2:13 AM

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I'm in the menus, but my i3 3110m and HD 4000 doesn't even get 10 at this res and settings

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I will send you screenshots I stg XD

weary sky Jan 2, 2021, 2:14 AM

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I know you'll have bad FPS with that hardware

fringe salmon Jan 2, 2021, 2:14 AM

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Do you want the screenshot or not because trust me, this is 20+ fps easy

weary sky Jan 2, 2021, 2:15 AM

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I don't need a screenshot, which is 1 FPS anyway 🤣

fringe salmon Jan 2, 2021, 2:15 AM

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I am as confused as you are - also, fps counter in the settings menu

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My fps drops by 10 when I take a screenshot so I'll take a photo too

weary sky Jan 2, 2021, 2:16 AM

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I would already be happy it runs at all

fringe salmon Jan 2, 2021, 2:16 AM

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Bruh lemme do some testing here

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I do not for the life of me know how this is working but it is

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Do I dare turn my mods on?

static vector Jan 2, 2021, 3:46 AM

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I need help