somethin dun goofed
#contact_discussion
torn bloom
jovial mauve
what's happen ?
chrome vine
I'm sure they're aware of the issues and working on them.
woeful kite
errr
fallen wren
xD
trail heart
The aliens are fecking the game
torn bloom
maybe this was the plan
a botched launch
blame it on the aliens
late vortex
What's broken?
minor adder
for more immersion
empty mountain
welp they decided to use bosnian internet to release the update instead of using the super secret Alien Internet Tech from Area 51 that they stolen
cucks
xD
chrome vine
Downgraded? Did they accidentally roll it back to pre-patch or something? @woeful kite
vernal moth
yes
woeful kite
Ye
minor adder
i think they rolled it back to the original release version
chrome vine
Christ what a mess
woeful kite
Do you need to be in regular branch or dev branch?
vernal moth
thousands of people are now downloading 20gb of old GM content :3
torn bloom
just uncheck gm for the time being
the contact download is 9 gbs i think
scenic lantern
shit happens, get over it
minor adder
cant play it anyway for a few days, so until i download it it will all be fixed ^^
woeful kite
My internet is 3mb/s max rn so RIPPP
brazen pilot
I only got 9.3gb update
torn bloom
yeah its around 9 gbs for non gm owners
minor adder
2016
chrome vine
Steam won't let me open the launcher to disable GM so I guess I'm stuck with it
empty mountain
i mean hour
dire thunder
theres only 3 alien types
minor adder
google it
empty mountain
shUT UP YOU VIRGIN
dire thunder
theres practicaly one alien type
brazen pilot
Whoever bought GM I feel bad for you anyways
empty mountain
Spoiling shit
scenic lantern
GUYS!
torn bloom
@chrome vine you can disable GM from steam
scenic lantern
calm down
minor adder
how is 3 alien types a spoiler
dire thunder
i feel this is not worth 31$ but ok
minor adder
atleast we have some aliens
empty mountain
i think the LDF deserved atleast a new helicopter not the hellcat
nova epoch
π½ π¬
empty mountain
LDF should have gotten completely new set of vehicles not an AAF reskin
nova epoch
whut?
small pumice
@minor adder where are the aliens found or what is a classname?
nova epoch
i looked in editor
minor adder
the only new stuff are 3 different guns, the robot types and a tractor
and some clothing
nova epoch
they just facepalm π
pulsar carbon
So what's broken:? π
nova epoch
no ai
minor adder
@small pumice dont know, @dire thunder said there were 3 alien types
small pumice
Ok, I'll keep looking
dire thunder
i have pics
minor adder
he corrected himself and said there ispractically only one alien type
torn bloom
5.7gb out of 9.2gb so close
empty mountain
thank god you can't post pics here
dire thunder
one is called the gravity drone
empty mountain
xD
small pumice
@dire thunder can you give me a classname please
minor adder
like a actual drone?
dire thunder
Extraterestrials
small pumice
cheers
dire thunder
its like a slug thing
empty mountain
i have a question
nova epoch
there is some grav fx
empty mountain
do they look like
minor adder
is it in any faction the aliens?
empty mountain
do they look like the aliens from the First Crysis ???
nova epoch
exter
dire thunder
its like a giant cylindircal thing
empty mountain
xD
dire thunder
that hovers
minor adder
upload the pics oto imgur and post the link here
torn bloom
^
minor adder
so its a static object?
empty mountain
is it like a detailed alien
torn bloom
lets see dem aliens
empty mountain
or just a quick model
minor adder
just upload pics on imgur
empty mountain
are they black and blue like the mother ship ???
dire thunder
imma take pics hold up
empty mountain
take sum pics of dat Alien Booty
pulsar carbon
anybody got any bug reports yet?
torn bloom
2.4 gb left ahhhh
pulsar carbon
lol
silk tide
Figured out where that 20 gigs came from
mossy mauve
Whats with this new update?
minor adder
tf when you react to your own post
woeful kite
Itβs GM
mossy mauve
8GB update
torn bloom
the 20 gb are from GM
silk tide
I was still in dev mode, Another 23gb
minor adder
@mossy mauve a new expansion came out
mossy mauve
Ok
woeful mauve
start launcher unmark GM and start steam download again
silk tide
Might explain why things were missing on my end
minor adder
lets hope theyll be able to revert this stuff
halcyon ingot
is the contact campaign coop?
silk tide
Uncheck GM?
minor adder
yes
torn bloom
yea uncheck gm
minor adder
its the alien dlc
mossy mauve
whats GM
silk tide
Aight, Restarting now
minor adder
contact campaign is singleplayer @halcyon ingot
torn bloom
Global Mobilization
silk tide
Global Mobilistation
minor adder
The creator dlc
silk tide
Yeah 2.9gb now
silk tide
The cold war stuff
mossy mauve
is it the Arma 3 Contact
minor adder
google GM arma 3
mossy mauve
is that the new dl
torn bloom
still no new tweets or videos from BI
mossy mauve
c
minor adder
arma 3 contact is the new one that just came out
sudden light
So uh
minor adder
GM is a dlc that came out in may
sudden light
What the hell is this simcom adapter and how do I put it on
mossy mauve
pegi 16
torn bloom
1 gb left reeee
minor adder
they added a simcom adapter? godamn
sudden light
or something i dunno
torn bloom
something
minor adder
he probably downloading the new update mitch
mossy mauve
how slow is his internet lol
minor adder
no contact spoiler please
minor adder
mitch i got 2mb/s rn
mossy mauve
jeez
torn bloom
i got 7.1 mbs rn
mossy mauve
I thought mine was downloading slow
I got it installed
Doesn't work
at 232 mbps
lol
scenic lantern
||generic contact spoiler: it's da aliens, duh...||
torn bloom
do you live in a data center jesus mitch lmao
mossy mauve
i feel u guys
minor adder
cool no need tobrag
mossy mauve
365 isnt even fast
minor adder
i think hes just connected to nasa internet
torn bloom
nasa computer with nasa wifi
minor adder
woeful kite
I have 3mbs
mossy mauve
bruh
minor adder
Added: Large Alien Entity*
Added: Small Alien Entity*
Added: Alien Network*
mossy mauve
my pc isnt that good
next lark
Congrats BI, people can't complain about floating objects now π
mossy mauve
lol
next lark
Intelligence: 100
silk tide
Update done
torn bloom
ayyy finished
minor adder
v
torn bloom
time to see dem aliens
minor adder
Added: Tin Foil Hat**
silk tide
What could possibly go wrong
minor adder
it looks like the reskinned vehicles can be used b everyone
next lark
Should i start using contact in editor, or is it recommended that i start with the campaign first?
minor adder
Added: MAAWS HEAT 55 round
torn bloom
im starting with the campaign first
torn bloom
editor can wait
lone lark
Then you will gradually discover cool new toys
next lark
Aight
torn bloom
oh yea the mx rifle sounds much better
silk tide
Can't wait
minor adder
Tweaked: Separated siren and beacon light actions for Offroad and Van π
Fixed: Missing red texture for karts most important change
minor adder
finally they fixed that laserdesignator thing Fixed: Laser Designator batteries were not saved with exported Arsenal loadout
mossy mauve
anyone tried the singleplayer campaign yet? i got 45 fps on a 1080 ti, 8700k and 32gb ram lmao .. i'm curious if anyone else is experiencing low fps
minor adder
that was a bug?! Fixed: Weapons were not getting magazines if a unit had no containers in Arsenal
torn bloom
holy cow this menu is sick
woeful kite
https://youtu.be/xeyf4Xf0eYU Arma 3 Launch trailer
minor adder
Fixed: Scopes, suppressors, bipods and lasers in inventory containers resulted in disabled loadouts in arsenal
lone lark
Apparently BI accidentally uploaded GM v1.0 with contact dlc. The extra, 20 gigs is your gm reverting
woeful kite
Came out 2 mins ago
cloud pilot
Yep just came out
minor adder
oh that announcer lmao
slender echo
is it normal that I have 3 separate downloads? 27.6 Gb, 1.7Gb and now another 20.2Gb?
stable vine
yes
Contact base stuff 7.6GB, they broke GM (20GB) then contact optional stuff was released 1.7GB, then GM was fixed 20.2GB
slender echo
thanks π
minor adder
aww, still no view distance slider for zeus π
smoky temple
BI dudes be like ... WOOPSY !!!
minor adder
@lone lark where did you send the pictures to?
lone lark
Imgur or gyazo?
small pumice
I dont see any little green men in units....
minor adder
put it on imgur and send a link here
small pumice
I see an alien drone, yellow ball & a mothership.
tight arrow
my UGV drone trsaight over a APERS mine, no damage! π
torn bloom
we get blank rounds now
nice addition
forest moat
so do I have to download 24gb now?
minor adder
no
forest moat
I restarted steam and it is still downloading 24 gb
minor adder
bi accidentally pushed gm 1.0
stable vine
just disable GM for now maybe
minor adder
yeah disable gm
stable vine
Or maybe they did change the GM keys afterall
minor adder
you can disable it
minor adder
in the dlc section
dire thunder
bro the campagin got me doing warcrimes
minor adder
no spoilers
woeful mauve
did you steal a tractor? π
dire thunder
nah but play like 30 minutes of campagin youll see
woeful mauve
yeah i will after i finished all the hours for the download
minor adder
and im on vacaion so i cant reach my pc
ancient ice
heck yea
neat lichen
Can't login in Warlords
minor adder
onto official servers?
nova epoch
most mods dont work
no problem just a fact
for some reason even small stuff like enhanced movement
gonna do the campain now to see whats up wuth them aliens π½ π¬
digital carbon
Contact shows as "optional" not "default" class of DLC. Does that mean, like with Global Mob, the additional inventory items and such won't just be present in all servers?
unique jetty
what is wrong? https://i.imgur.com/nBpRpHc.png
neat lichen
Can't login into Warlords...only 2 players there and when i try to go in the game don't start
stable vine
@unique jetty you don't have enoch, verify files in steam
unique jetty
@stable vine i have)
tight arrow
so anyone found the alien ship assest in the editor? or a lifeform?
harsh gate
the first 28GB download finished and then the second 21GB download started ... guess core vs contact content π¦
oh nevermind, just read the history, it was a GM mistake
harsh gate
Steam seriously needs faster UK mirrors π¦
stable vine
why not just load from EU π€£
wraith oracle
What's with the low FPS in the contact campaign?
cerulean prism
Bruh drones are on ISM frequencies
Now that's pretty funny
Even though he did mention telemetry which makes sense but military tech would use other frequencies
Not complaining, just funny
torn bloom
loving this new campaign
fallen wren
where are those screenshots?
cerulean prism
Enjoying the story so far
dire thunder
this is cool campagin very nice good game nice explosion cool gun sound a
fresh arrow
Is anybody else having a glitch where the guy will bitch at you about the sim com adaptor but you can't put one on your gun?
sonic solstice
i have a problem with contact dlc i want to connect hose in SCBA to the mask but i can't so how to do that ?
stable vine
π€
ancient ice
I mean,He still walks and spints
sprints but it's slowd down
sometimes for like 3 seconds he goes regurarly
gib answer
fallen wren
its called stamina
ancient ice
no,
I don't mean like
Normal Stamina,
I know what stamina is like but He goes slow, whilst still running
and occasionally runs regurarly
stable vine
πΏ
scenic lantern
i need money... do we get it? no
stable vine
the answer is inside
dire thunder
does the sampling laser make 5.56 gun sounds for anyone else
stable vine
just stick your hand in it
stable vine
yes, open the lights
small pumice
Anyone know how to load the Livonia Map? I have tried loading with & without Contact DLC. I cant see the map in the editor list anymore.
ancient ice
@small pumice I think that'd go in #arma3_troubleshooting
anyway rrreal funky hours time
small pumice
ok
digital carbon
scenic lantern
@digital carbon
no links without a description
digital carbon
well, I thought it was going to show it
anyway, that's Livonia from the editor
THIS is my home town
I find that pretty.... O_o
stable vine
wut
scenic lantern
nope, only vets and above have previews
stable vine
relation is?
digital carbon
look at the lake and the river
river is tough to see in the satellite photo because of all the overhanging trees
but it's right there
It's a coincidence, but it's a good one
mossy mauve
okay
im kinda really upset
You guys should have done contact the same way you did apex
Where we can actually use it in multiplayer
:/
violet moth
well there could be a patch made to make it like that.
I think something like that was made for GM
stable vine
It's the same way as apex
violet moth
but yeah
stable vine
stuff for free, except terrain
mossy mauve
no
pulsar stone
Anyone else unable to load saves in Contact?
mossy mauve
I loaded into a zeus and couldnt load any of the contact gear my guy
none of it is usable in Multiplayer
not even the units
stable vine
that's a bug then
left stump
You have to launch ArmA simplyy, and not using the contact play button, right?
stable vine
everything besides the campaign exclusive stuff should be usable
no it's not intentional
mossy mauve
So I didnt enable the dlc I loaded up into the game and tried to load my loadout and simply nothing popped up I had CBRN Suit in a public zeus and couldnt use the gear and as zeus couldnt spawn the contact dlc units
the dlc was technically rendered useless in mulitplayer
I just wanna make sure im not the only one getting this issue
wraith oracle
i genuinely can not find my way around shit in contact
stable vine
did the server have the DLC loaded?
mossy mauve
It was my server so I would think so
stable vine
your stuff is definitely a bug
mossy mauve
Nah I have heard that bug
stable vine
maybe DM homesick, he said to DM him in case of bug
sterile mesa
@fresh arrow Try to run game without CBA (or any mods) for now
tight arrow
is there an entrance to an underground world?
woeful mauve
no
red mesa
hey what's the default binding for mini UGV arm extend forward' can't find it on my settings
woeful mauve
q e and page up down i think
red mesa
ic, ty
knew Q and E from strider but was really going crazy on the forward and back one xD
woeful mauve
π
wraith oracle
The only problem I have with this dlc so far is trying to locate objectives
fresh arrow
@sterile mesa yeah that's probably my issue, thanks for pointing it out
dire thunder
danger zone entered
bro this campagin lowkey kinda scary
ai mods make this fweaky
tight arrow
SIMCOM adpater
peak crag
sonic solstice
i have a question ? where is the support of contact dlc please ?
calm crescent
@peak crag Restart your steam, then hit play Arma 3. Should work
Also pause the rest of your updates or remove them for later
violet moth
what... does the alien entity do?
grizzled crow
Is there a way to switch the main menu back to the original style?
mellow anvil
@violet moth just levitate so far...
fallow mountain
no new soundtracks available in non optional contact content :(
violet moth
dang
snow kiln
Having some trouble with the mission close encounters, not knowing what to do can someone help in PMs?
woeful kite
||The Aliens fire back!||
mossy mauve
@mossy mauve not only I havenβt lost any loadouts I can use saves I made in arsenal when contact mod was on in vanilla arma
So if you have a solid repro make a ticket please
mellow anvil
@woeful kite to the player or just to the "cut-scenes NPCs"?
woeful kite
Well obviously to NPCs bc it would be fatal to the player
mellow anvil
that is just scripted "fire" then... also you are already taking fatal bullets from the levionans so why would it be different from the aliens? Just because they made those scripted weapons explosive doesn't mean they couldn't have given the smaller alien drones lesser weapons.
the alien drones have no Ai... so anything coming from them is scripted... and scripted is not firing back... it is "acting" like it is firing back
balmy frigate
keep getting damn spotted on the first mission upon having to sneak to the second site me starting to get angry
violet moth
I am just hoping there is more planned because this was rather anti-climactic
unborn lynx
does anyone know to extend forward on the manipulator arm
i cant find the controls for it
stable vine
q/e I heard
unborn lynx
q and e is only up and down
sterile mesa
Pg up down
unborn lynx
omg why didnt i think of that
sterile mesa
It's in the hint
fallow mountain
Honestly, the sci-fi content should be merged to main branch, it's only 1.7gb
dire thunder
is this whole thing like a 4 hour long $30 dollar campagin
fallow mountain
the music and several other nice assets like the spectrum device are locked behind it
it kinda is when I think bout it @dire thunder
so much of the good stuff is locked behind the 'optional dlc' wall
it leaves a lot of stuff out of multiplayer
:/
fallow mountain
all the more reason they should be on main branch
cause it lets a professional zeus work magic with it, even if it's just a prop
or a mission designer
I noticed loading the game via the contact optional DLC puts you in a menu where you can't even BOOT into multiplayer
that actually kinda sucks tbh
empty mountain
Im stuck on try communicate with the alien task
empty mountain
No not that lol
mossy mauve
@dire thunder 25 and you get new terrain
dire thunder
canada is $34
empty mountain
I need yo transmit signals
dire thunder
play uhh
empty mountain
To provoke another
dire thunder
noiase then music
empty mountain
Im legit stuck lol
mellow anvil
I am four hours into the campaign and have seen the aliens maybe twice...
great "alien" campaign
dire thunder
this feels like a repeat of the original arma 3 campagin
you and a small amount of guys are left
mellow anvil
the best part so far is the soundtrack...
next lark
I'm not gonna spoil anything, but holy crap i got jumpscared on the second mission!
empty mountain
Wait lol i managed to do it somehow
mellow anvil
@next lark Jumpscared by what?
empty mountain
Ammm.
nova crow
I like how the expansion is not out for 4 hours yet, but you're somehow already 4 hours in
agile ginkgo
It is out for 4 hours tho
mellow anvil
was released 12:00 for me, it is 16:32 now
agile ginkgo
^same
mellow anvil
I am doing First Contact - Clues right now
graceful anvil
when will the new Contact assets be added to the vehicle weapons page with the ammunition IDs and etc?
graceful anvil
drifting ginkgo
can someone tell me what the start parameters are to launch enoch and contact?
balmy frigate
will the aliens n shit be brought into vanilla arma i assume not but at least make contact multiplayer in that case i wanna build some epic alien research scenes for my buds to play but cant without the giant alien balls n stuff
stable vine
@drifting ginkgo -mod=contact
stable vine
yes
coarse silo
How do we know what content needs to be downloaded, and which is available to all in the arma update? Like the CBRN Hazmat uniforms etc.
coarse silo
ok simple enough π
balmy frigate
it isnt possible to play contact at all mulitplayer is it
or did i like
miss the butto
n
not the campaign
but like
coarse silo
its the missions that are singleplayer
mellow anvil
Contact Alien Assets on EDEN (pretty broken, also try not to laugh!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8k4nge6Xnw
balmy frigate
let me investigmagate
coarse silo
you can make any content you would like in multiplayer you just wont have the scripted functions that are in the singleplayer
forest moat
you just wont have the scripted functions that are in the singleplayer
which is quite sad by the way, because I don't see any reason to limit that. Modders will have to manually get those scripts and add them, but I heard they may add some into the base game later.
dire thunder
i sad that alien no ai and are useless in editor : (
dire thunder
in base game u cant operate them at all
violet moth
Well honestly it's funny. There was so much hype about this dlc. But honestly GM has got more in store than this.
forest moat
subjective
dire thunder
modders better make des tings work
dire thunder
i hope
mellow anvil
the show is over boys, we can all go home now....
tidal jungle
Gayyyyyyy
wooden scarab
epic, the dlc is now downloadable
dire thunder
this is worth prob like $12
wooden scarab
Why?
dire thunder
for starters the aliens do nothing in editor
empty mountain
Fsss
wooden scarab
But they do in campaign
dire thunder
and the cmapagin is almost exactly like drawdown
wooden scarab
And there is plenty of detail in the dlc
dire thunder
you fight ldf the whole game
wooden scarab
gta 5 was worth 50$'s
dire thunder
gta 5 is fun
wooden scarab
ANd alot of detail gone into the game
Like into specific parts.
I'm pretty sure their prices are reasonable
cloud pilot
Hey uh, can I have some help
woeful kite
Yes
cloud pilot
I canβt seem to communicate with the Alien
I keep playing noise, music but nothing happens
As I proceed to get closer, it shot at me and then suddenly stopped, so I thought it was friendly but it keeps firing
wooden scarab
Try everything.
dire thunder
music works
mossy mauve
Yeah
They should fix that
@cloud pilot It's very fidgety I just was at that you have to keep trying
it's a pain
lone lark
I tried to play music and then mimic the callsign but it just wouldnβt work
dire thunder
say hq to bravo
mossy mauve
lol
lone lark
And then I missed out on the big wazam
Idea is very nice
Just doesnβt work... At all for some reason
mossy mauve
whats the point of having everyone donwload contact dlc
lone lark
The window of possibility is very small Iβd say
mossy mauve
if they cant use it in vanilla?
lone lark
@mossy mauve assets
lone lark
Really?
mossy mauve
from my side so far
lone lark
Oh damn
lone lark
I thought you could use the buildings and such?
mossy mauve
Β―_(γ)_/Β―
lone lark
All the objects
mossy mauve
Idk Ill check that out
but the gear weapons and units
unusable
which is really unnescessay
dire thunder
i feel robbed and destroyed
calm crescent
What are you guys talking about?
You can use all the assets, say for the aliens portion.
mossy mauve
not really
dire thunder
i expetced to be able to zeus and use editor not play 7 campagin missions
mossy mauve
campaign is good
calm crescent
You can use everything but the alien stuff.
mossy mauve
omfg
that radar is fidgety
I broke on the first mission for me
Nah mate
I couldnt use my loadouts
It*
I grabbed all the medkits and it wouldnβt update my objective
I love the dlc
The map is cool but thatβs about it
besides the fact
I cant use the gear in vanilla
calm crescent
YOU CAN
calm crescent
THE ZUES SERVERS ARE PROBABLY NOT UPDATED YET
mossy mauve
They stated that in the sandbox trailer
calm crescent
Yes, you can't use the scripted portions
mossy mauve
Every server is broken right now cause of the update
mossy mauve
Not just zues
dire thunder
on god mass effect opposition has cooler aliens
mossy mauve
What do the aliens even look like
dire thunder
ive given up with the campagin its designed to take as long as possible to stop me from getting a refund
so idk
mossy mauve
I gave up on the first mission
forest moat
what do you mean by broken? do you use optional contact stuff on server?
cuz my server is fine without it
mossy mauve
No servers are up except official ones
calm crescent
There talking about the official servers I believe.
mossy mauve
And those are bad
oKAY
Why does zeus have to now approve the loadouts
like we cant load our classes
calm crescent
What are you talking about?
mossy mauve
So if the gear isnt in the box
you cant load it
what are the controls for the drone in the mission?
theres no way to move the camera forward to continue
mossy mauve
thanks, couldnt even find that shit in controls
Yeah no I cant load my loadouts in zeus anymore
yikes
dire thunder
aa
calm crescent
It didn't "break" it means a lot of people haven't updated yet
My server hasn't been updated, as I haven't gotten around to updating it yet
mossy mauve
No it broke
mighty olive
Needing help with the campaign mission 3-4 wonβt say what for spoilers if youβve completed it dm me.
cloud pilot
@mossy mauve Alien Entities frequency or Alien Comms frequency
mighty olive
Ah my campaign glitched
forest moat
in building or prop?
supple mesa
ok im scanning logs but aparently im scanning the wrong thing ?
stable vine
!purgeban @cobalt bridge 7d abusive language, bigotry
coarse ridgeBOT
*fires them railguns at @cobalt bridge* Γ_Γ
cerulean prism
f
mossy mauve
i got stuck on grab a medkit on the first mission so
cursive token
nevermind got it
rigid creek
Can anyone help I am stuck at the part where you send squad delta false orders but after identifying the squad I dont know what to do?
mossy mauve
Send them east
rigid creek
How?
rigid creek
I have it up aiming at the radio operator and I hold F and nothing happens?
urban sand
when you aim with a right mouse, there should be a menu with spectrum
then when you hold F (or other key you use to switch from semi to auto fire) it should open the sound bank
it'll be under HQ tab
minor adder
im on vacation with only my shitty laptop rn, but ill still download arma 3 and playit
high end nvidia 660m
a blazing fast i5-4210m cpu at incredible 2.60 ghz
massive 8 gbs of ram
incredible sshd drive
and at the incredibly fast download speed of 1.2 mb/s and drive speed of up to 2 mb/s it will only take about 13 hours to download arma 3, and that doesnt include GM or the contact dlc
and im sure it will be fun at about 2 fps
but ill play it anyways, and once im home i can play it properly
minor adder
was the sarcasm not clearly recognizable from the "high end nvidia 660m" and blazing fast i5-4210m"
minor adder
i mean nasa got nothing on this laptop
lets just hope it doesnt randomly bluescreen again
sudden light
Okay so spoilers and I need help
||I have completed the finding eddie objective but the mission has not complete. Is it the only main objective?||
minor adder
and everybody will hate me where im staying for completely crippling the wifi here
torn bloom
This campaign is one hell of a rollercoaster jesus
bright forge
@sudden light it is not.
chrome vine
I'm stuck on the ||second attempt to contact the probe. I'm transmitting at it, but it's just switching frequencies and not doing anything else.|| Does anyone know what I have to do? (Just the action I have to take, not the consequences)
violet pumice
anyone else having problems with the mission 3 drone not completing task to go forward and backward with arm?
chrome vine
I assume you have actually done that? (Using the ranging up/down controls)
chrome vine
Reload from save?
violet pumice
have restarted mission twice already
empty mountain
i passed the whole thing >:[
still kinda shit that russia didint get their own reskined vehicles
red mesa
@chrome vine from what I understood they sometimes switch to 2 different freqs at the same time or even 3, while one of them didn't do anything by transmitting, the other 2 are like options, if you pick the wrong one it will just loop
wooden scarab
Where is multiplayer?
dire thunder
gone
chrome vine
I don't think that's true
when you say multiplayer, do you mean BI-made Contact unique multiplayer missions other than Combat Patrol, Warlords, and Zeus? Because there just aren't any of those.
wooden scarab
Coop multiplayer.
chrome vine
BI hasn't made any (and to be clear, that was never advertised for Contact). But as with any other assets and maps, players can make their own co-op missions.
mossy mauve
The dlc feels like a $5 dlc tbh
wooden scarab
-lawyer wants to know your location-
mossy mauve
the extra terrestrials dont work for online so
its bassically just a drops of a few new vehicles, russians, some new weapons, and a really nice map
chrome vine
It's very similar to Apex for a similar price (and a much better SP campaign)
I'm not sure why that means it's worth less than Apex
wooden scarab
apex does have plenty of detail, like contact
empty mountain
true
wooden scarab
But the thing that made apex epic, is multiplayer.
empty mountain
but it had more vehicles
chrome vine
What exactly was fantastic about Apex's multiplayer that isn't present in Contact?
Apex Protocol? The co-op campaign that was kind of a bad idea?
A new map? We've got that. New factions, vehicles, and weapons? We've got that. What do you think is missing?
wooden scarab
Obviously multiplayer.
empty mountain
if they added new vehicles for the LDF instead of reskined AAF vehicles
and Full Russian Faction instead of just Spetsnaz
it would be worth the money
chrome vine
90% of the assets added in Contact are usable in multiplayer. The only ones that aren't really MP-usable is the alien stuff, and there was a massive resistance to that being in the game at all, let alone MP, so I'd say they made the right call.
wooden scarab
Don't you need to enable dlc to use it?
chrome vine
Literally the only thing "missing" from multiplayer is an Apex Protocol-like campaign. Apex Protocol was a bad idea, and instead of that we got a fantastic SP campaign.
No, no you do not
wooden scarab
Oh.
chrome vine
The Contact optional component only includes the alien stuff and singleplayer. Everything else is part of the platform update.
wooden scarab
Interesting.
chrome vine
The vehicles and gear have restrictions the same as Apex equipment, but you're not locked out of missions using them and you don't have to enable the optional component to play missions that use them.
chrome vine
Obviously the map requires Contact ownership to play on, but it's still not part of the optional component.
cerulean prism
The EW shit should be in non-contact game as well tbqh
empty mountain
The drone hacking is pretty good tbh
chrome vine
EWAR isn't in the base game because it's a heavily scripted kludge that probably wouldn't work outside of the campaign missions
but I expect our intrepid modders and missionmakers are working to replicate it as we speak
forest moat
why would it not work???
chrome vine
Have you seen Arma scripting?
forest moat
Heavy scripts do work. There are some cases where heavy scripting can interfere with some core functionality, in that case it's only up to you to use it or not.
also it won't work in MP, but in SP it will work.
for MP support code would have to be updated
honestly everything that works in campaign can work wherever you want
empty mountain
I saw LDF use the gryphon in the SP and there is no LDF jet at all :/
chrome vine
It depends on how it's implemented
if it has to be added to a mission individually, rather than being added to the vehicle configs, then they can't really add it to the base game by default
torn bloom
Considering that the gryphon was viewed from below and high up, bi could've just of used the grey version of the gryphon instead
forest moat
it can be added as a module, but I believe they didnt have time
empty mountain
Same with the shikra
chrome vine
Also bear in mind that the EWAR system is the same system as used for story-specific stuff, so the way it's implemented may not be entirely automatable.
forest moat
I dont really mind, can review and write my own with mp support. What I do mind though is that static alien assets were locked behind dlc for no reason
chrome vine
The reason was all the people who are very angry about having their Realistic Military Simulator "contaminated" with scifi
forest moat
why would you lock glowing ball, rocks and those wierd rope-like things behind it, there is no magic in them
who forces them to use it? what are you talking about
chrome vine
Have you seen how many people complained about the SP campaign existing even though it's totally optional?
There were already people mad about Arma 3 being set in 2035 and this is just making them angrier
forest moat
that is irrelevant to the case I bring
chrome vine
I personally would like to use the alien assets but this is why BI has quarantined them
chrome vine
I promise you they would be angrier if the alien stuff was in the base game. And BI has decided to please them.
You said there's no reason; that is the reason. Argue with BI, not me.
forest moat
why? they don't cost much space, the whole optional stuff is like 1.7 gb, and assets are like max 1 gb
empty mountain
Im happy so far with the dlc but these small issues are quite bothering
chrome vine
It isn't about the space. It's about the people who are very angry about aliens and never want to have to acknowledge they exist.
forest moat
I think you're missing the point but nevermind
chrome vine
This is literally one of the reasons BI has given for doing this, to keep "unusual content" away from the "realism" part of Arma
forest moat
by the way most of the alien stuff doesn't look much alien.
Things like glowing ball and rope-like things can fit different themes
thing is props don't affect the game, while other stuff that is in optional dlc can break some functionality and mods
- it is paywalled
chrome vine
I don't care enough to keep going with this. This is how it is, I've told you why it is how it is. If you don't think that's a good enough reason, go send angry emails to BI or something. I'm out.
forest moat
so now because you claim there are a few unhappy people we shall not be able to use assets?
that is not the reason, you're wrong on this. Those people would be unhappy and they are unhappy anyway, in both cases.
"omg they have added a glowing ball into the editor, muh milsim is dead"
dire thunder
keln is right hahaha
sly arch
Anyone here finished the fist contact campaign yet? Im struggling with a part where you have to try and talk to one of the aliens
amber solar
Just donβt use the alien assets in your mission if you are not a fan of them. Imo the 1.7gb should of been merged with the base game.
forest moat
There are some stuff that can't be merged, like some functions and changed core functionality(custom map, custom loading screen). But keeping assets under the paywall makes 0 sense.
fallow mountain
^
violet moth
Is there anything you can do in eden regarding EW
fallow mountain
I can't believe something like the spectrum device and the entire contact soundtrack is literally unavailable if contact isn't loaded
amber solar
Agreed @forest moat
fallow mountain
even if it's just cosmetic props, it's good for milsim roleplay :/
devout seal
violet moth
Are drones still affected against the jammer? Is there a module or script to allow you to command enemy forces to go another direction using the SD?
ah
that would be nice.
well as long as it is going to be getting some potential new stuff later on then this is nice.
fallow mountain
I think the strangest thing to me is that like
I could understand doing the optional wall thing if the content was like, 4gb+
but it's really not that big, aha
enabling it so it over-rides scripts so the campaign works? I can understand that part
velvet grotto
Something you guys want to know: https://twitter.com/EpsilonCmty/status/1154563202216161280
fallow mountain
@velvet grotto not sure what you mean
I mean yeah, it's stating what we have been for a while
violet pumice
when should we expect for them to send out a fix for this?
quick fjord
There is a difference between the platform and the content in this DLC
versed delta
Contact campaign has bee good so far
quick fjord
The Platform stuff is available even without the DLC active, the alien and super natural stuff is only available with the DLC active.
LDF and such are part of the Platform update
If I'd still be in the Game I'd be able to provide a screenshot of the DLC Drop down menu in the editor. Contact has two entires. One with and one without (Platform) behind it
In the one without the (Plattform) behind it is all the Alien Stuff
Spoiler
||Which is really not a lot....I'm a bit disappointed||
hallow timber
||Is one of the frequencies intentional?||
next lark
Wait, so i spent 160 NOK on just the alien stuff and campaign?
calm crescent
You need contact DLC to use the LDF and russian gear and guns
odd hatch
anyone know what to do in the Contact SP mission Close encounters where Rodwell has to communicate through microwaves? im stuck there.
red mesa
the freqs the alien transmits on will loop if you keep chosing the same ones, just see if there are several of them coming from the same entity and remember which freq it was, if you get it back then pick the one you didn't on the first time
otherwise you'll be stuck on an endless loop or "pattern" if you wanna call it that way
not always the strongest signal btw
young epoch
Just finished the Contact Campaign and it was great.
For those of you who run into "the rather confusing part", here is a guide:
|| When you aim the device at the alien, do not get too close. If the blue circle fills your peripherals it will not work (if you start doing the intergalactic shuffle-stop-dance, back up until you don't. Make sure you pick out the main frequency. This is the stronges of the 3-6 that you will encounter. Note that some say Alien Comms? and some say Alien (something else). The idea is like a code lock. The key is the comms, which has a distinct sound. The Alien Communicating to you has the dolphin sound. So do this: Alien Radio >> Strongest Dolphin >> New Dolphin >> Alien Radio >> newest Dolphin. That won't work for all. It's a fun and interesting puzzle. You know you are doing it wrong when the same frequency pattern happens. Play around with it. ||
red mesa
enable it on launcher maybe
young epoch
go to DLC tab, have the optional stuff enabled for the campaign
restart steam and arma 3, that may be the issue
and you are not using a 3rd party launcher?
red mesa
did you update arma 3 today?
cause else it will appear as listed on purchases but not on launcher
as it was launched today
then go update
young epoch
no, it's most likely a runtime thing
young epoch
"The only play I can see it is in my DLC installed section on Steam"
I may be tired and confused, but i think you are looking for it in the wrong place. The DLC tab is in the launcher, not steam
red mesa
nah
young epoch
nope
when you launch the game, does the launcher appear for you?
have you set the game to launch externally to the launcher application?
young epoch
under the news tab, there should be dlc.
yeah
that's where it appears
the downloaded content for the campaign is 1.7gb of optional content
hey glob mob isnt bad
then it's your arma launcher run time
then why bu- nevermind
okay
so
restart arma/PC
faster than advanced trouble shooting
did you leave the game open for a while?
oh
red mesa
nah
young epoch
like did you open the launcher before 19.00 BST / 13.00 EDT and not close out of it?
that was the launch window
red mesa
actually the launch button will say launch with dlc and mods when you take both contact and mods
young epoch
well now i'm just having a struggle thonk
i really dont think your mods could be doing it
red mesa
they don't mess with it, I got in with a trackIR mod when playing contact
young epoch
yup
red mesa
yeah
bright forge
I just finished contact
mossy mauve
Campaign is pretty decent, fact that its sold as a out of this world dlc makes everything look bad though
candid rune
Crazy great campaign but I still have a few questions:
- ||So what DID cause that GBU to drop in the first mission?||
- ||What was that device you picked up from the Russian helicopter in mission 4?||
- ||Why was Miller's headshot pic on a target in mission 5? XD||
rose belfry
Hey, can someone explain to me what the utility of each respirator ? i don't understand it
hollow maple
@candid rune ||Because everything is Miller's fault?||
earnest glen
I keep jamming and the frequencies just keep changing indefinitely and wont leave
fallen wren
Miller is the Alien
dire thunder
apparently it dropped far away due to gravity be askew
rose belfry
Soooo sad, i was thinking to get civilian scuba for life server aha
brave lintel
campaigns so good, im still only bout halfway through and its amazing
dire thunder
im just sad theres no multiplayer : (
brave lintel
i wonder how hard it would be for them to just add drone hacking/jamming into default arma, would be fun
amber crane
weird question, but does anyone know the name of the Tchaikovsky piece that you can play with the spectrum device?
surreal pulsar
woeful kite
where do you find the ship?
do you mean editor or campaign
and drone operation is not a contact thing
fallow mountain
@surreal pulsar don't exist fam
can't use it in multiplayer at all
all the alien stuff is scripted for SP only as well, the campaign anyway
polar grove
mission 3, i cant move with the mini ugv or i forgot something?
dense perch
Are you not able to fly the alien ships around? π€
stable vine
no
ancient ice
Arma 3 contact's
Singeplayer is........
Walking around forest with Spectrum devicee
mortal fractal
and fighting multiple factions, using the spectrum device to deceive enemies, ambushing vehicles, piecing together the story, investigating wrecks, sneaking into bases, salvaging equipment, etc.
I actually don't think I've done much walking. I've been driving most the time. Granted I'm only halfway through I guess
unique talon
is there no alien stuff in the editor?
mortal fractal
If you go into "Play Contact" mode I believe there is
unique talon
hm ok
but can I use this stuff for multiplayer campaigns then?
well never mind, it automatically disables mods
so the contact dlc is basically useless
mortal fractal
Not in the least bit. You get the best terrain BI has ever made!
And you get, what has so far been a great campaign!
unique talon
there are many similar terrains in the workshop
mortal fractal
but none as good
unique talon
yeah but I dont really care about sp campaigns
unique talon
yeah only in the play contact mode
woeful kite
you can control them with a uav terminal but its really buggy
unique talon
which disables all mods
woeful kite
in the editor
mortal fractal
and you get LDF, Looters, Spetsnaz, etc.
unique talon
I made my own Spetsnaz troops about a year ago
you dont really need contact for this
mortal fractal
You don't really need any DLC or expansion for anything really
but I guess don't buy it then
mortal fractal
yeah not even close to the same thing
missing out on that sweet sweet Livonia terrain though if you don't
unique talon
I already have it btw
mortal fractal
Oh. Might as well use Livonia then when you get a chance
unique talon
but I thought you will be able to play some awesome alien themed multiplayer scenarios
woeful kite
||what are you supposed to do in mission 4 with the alien ||
||i just blasted music and got closer but it didnt do anything till i shot it and died ||
mortal fractal
they never mentioned alien MP scenarios. But it's still possible they could add the alien stuff to the base game at some point I guess too
mortal fractal
One of my favorites so far
random latch
i cannot for the life of me see any smoke at point montana.
mortal fractal
amazing terrain with a good campaign and some new units to help round it out
random latch
if i walk that way, i end up out of bounds and game ends
also, sidenote, will always love an RDA reference, jakerod
mortal fractal
Yeah he's awesome! I was just watching some early Stargate SG-1 today
unique talon
yeah but disabling mods for a dlc in such a game is just stupid
arma without mods is just boring as hell
mortal fractal
I disagree with that. I only have like one mod. Didn't use any in Armed Assault and only had one for Arma 2. And I think if they didn't disable mods a lot of them would be broken by all the stuff they had to overwrite
but I need to get to sleep. You all have a great day/night!
random latch
I managed to finally sweep the rangefinder across the right spot.
there is no purple smoke....
analog harbor
So, does anyone else have a really low FPS in the campaign ?
like, the entire first mission is around 15 FPS
i7 7700k, GTX-1070, 16GB DDR4
though, my FPS seems to suck overal.. i see people with the same hardware get way higher FPS using the YAAB benchmark
ancient ice
Where to find Alien root tips
topaz delta
One is south west and the other is north north east of the van
topaz delta
From the middle of the circle
topaz delta
Ok
harsh gate
Are people really speed running the campaign? I personally prefer to go slow, spread the missions out over a few days or more to extend the experience :/
mossy mauve
streamers for sure
ancient ice
@harsh gate Some people want to make walktroughs.
Personally I'm taking things slow myself but finished 3 chapters yesterday
Now the Hardest forrr me is finding
the ALIEN ROOT TIPS
stable pollen
mossy mauve
anyone know how to get past the "Communicate with Alient Entity"
I have been blasting random signals at it for like an hour and it us just bursting at me
there are like 3 different ones, i blast some music or drone hack on one and it goes to another, then that one goes away and nothing is happening