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[ARMA 2] A new thread because we have a server!

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  • Lord YodLord Yod Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Here is a lot more info http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/server.cfg

    I'm not at home right now but when I am I'll hit you up on Steam and we'll see if we can get this sorted out. It looks like you need to upload a server config file with a lot of things predefined. Then we can start uploading missions.

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  • chocoboliciouschocobolicious Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Also loaded both games, and got sixupdater up and running. Guessing I should install ACE at the very least. Wondering if I should be rocking anything else modwise.

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  • Handsome CostanzaHandsome Costanza Ask me about 8bitdo RIP Iwata-sanRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    That was a fun little stretching out event.

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  • ValaenaValaena Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I just picked this up, almost have vanilla installed, then onto OA. I'm going to do the tutorial stuff first some I'm not an asshole, but I would love to play support, medics, evac, heli pilot (either ferrying people, or providing air support), anything like that.

    I look forward to playing with you guys! (great OP, by the way. Convinced me to buy it before I even read half of it)

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  • hailthefishhailthefish Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Yeah, if you're just now trying it for the first time, it might be a while before helo pilot is a non-comedy option. Medic, however, is tons of fun, at least in ACE. Probably not bad in vanilla either.

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  • bastich25bastich25 seattleRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I want to play with PA folk. just got the vanilla version last night.

    Steam ID - bastich25

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  • MafMaf Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Did some tutorial missions (murdered a squad several times in a helicopter, crawled around with broken legs for a while, and destroyed several millions of dollars worth of military assets) with relatively few issues except those to do with the ridiculous complexity of movement available in this game...

    Then I started up single player, and suddenly my guy can't turn left or right without using the "Delete" and "End" keys. If I move my mouse to the right, it only turns my head, but my guy walks comically into the wall. No amount of fudging with the control scheme has corrected this issue. Help?

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  • VoroVoro Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    That sounds like you're stuck in freelook. Is your alt key stuck? Have you tried double tapping it to make sure you're not in freelook? I think alt is the default. You may want to double check that in controls.

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  • MafMaf Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Ah, good call. You have helped to validate my $8 purchase... I was beginning to lose faith there for a minute.

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  • Doctor DetroitDoctor Detroit Not a doctor Tree townRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    So $8 is definitely in my wheelhouse for impulse buying. I think I'll just go with that, and wait on a sale on OA...4th of July, maybe?

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    So $8 is definitely in my wheelhouse for impulse buying. I think I'll just go with that, and wait on a sale on OA...4th of July, maybe?

    To be honest with you, it probably won't be much/any cheaper than it is right now.

    Though, if you wanted to give Vanilla a shot before jumping into an OA purchase, that might be worth waiting for.

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  • FaranguFarangu I am a beardy man With a beardy planRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    So is this happening right now?

    Because I'm almost ready.

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  • ValaenaValaena Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Haha. Holy shit. I'm decent at transport heli. At least in the tutorial. Need some combat experience. But fuck me if I can fly s damn attack copter. Is there any trick to this? Any tips that made it 'click' for you guys?

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  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Yeah, if you're just now trying it for the first time, it might be a while before helo pilot is a non-comedy option. Medic, however, is tons of fun, at least in ACE. Probably not bad in vanilla either.

    I set up my stick and I've been flying helicopters for a good chunk of today. I think I peaked out after about two hours and started to unlearn everything I'd picked up by that point. :D

    They are fun, for sure, but it's gonna take steady hands, steadier nerves and a shit ton of practice.

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  • hailthefishhailthefish Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Yes. Practice practice practice.


    I find I fly about 300% better when I'm practicing offline than when I'm actually flying in a mission. Combination of FPS and nerves, I think.

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  • SatsumomoSatsumomo Rated PG! Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Practice a million times and always remember that gravity and momentum actually affect how your chopper handles. You can and you will stall your chopper.

    Oh! Another good skill to learn is how to land when your engine is shot, or how to fly without a tail rotor! Get a joystick, TrackIR and pedals and then you can be like Liu:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TURH5RatCQ

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  • hailthefishhailthefish Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Yeah, I really want a track IR.

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  • WaldoWaldo Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I remember some wonderful times playing arma 2 after release with PAJoe folks. I was so close to buying OA but then I remembered that my desktop is no longer available and I think this engine would melt my laptop into a brick of plastic-metal.

    But yeah everyone who can play this, buy it, it's worth it.

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  • DrovekDrovek Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Thinking about getting the base game (8$ !) and waiting for Arrowhead for later (no money for that either way.)


    Does this game have something like this?

    OpFlash

    Because it needs something like that...
    I loved OpFlash's theme.

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  • Lord YodLord Yod Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    hey anyone with OA get on vent and play with us

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  • Handsome CostanzaHandsome Costanza Ask me about 8bitdo RIP Iwata-sanRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Drovek wrote: »
    Thinking about getting the base game (8$ !) and waiting for Arrowhead for later (no money for that either way.)


    Does this game have something like this?

    OpFlash

    Because it needs something like that...
    I loved OpFlash's theme.

    It's made by the same people. It's pretty much a next generation version of Op flash.. With not nearly as good of a story.


    It's much closer to Opflash than that shitty dragons rising cash in game that came out last year.

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  • bastich25bastich25 seattleRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    just purchased OA, i'll be able to play tomorrow

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  • FaranguFarangu I am a beardy man With a beardy planRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    So before I play anymore online, I will finish the tutorial! And properly configure Vent!

    Apologies.

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  • MorrandirMorrandir Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I picked up Combined Operations, since I'm rather fond of these more realistic games. Problem is my internet's kinda slow, so it'll probably be a day or two before I can even start the game to poke at the tutorial, let alone actually play online. :(

    Still, it looks quite fun.

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  • ThendashThendash Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Farangu wrote: »
    So before I play anymore online, I will finish the tutorial! And properly configure Vent!

    Apologies.

    I don't think and apologies are necessary, it was kind of lame you could be on vent and hear what we were saying but oh well, once you get vent working it'll be great to have another person to play with.

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    would have joined you guys earlier, but we sort of had a tornado warning and my power was flickering so I dropped for awhile

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  • ArthilArthil Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Got Combined Operations, should be ready to go in a few hours. What exactly is the ACE thing people speak of, sounds like it adds things but do I need it to play with you guys online?

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  • SatsumomoSatsumomo Rated PG! Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    ACE2 adds tons of new features, such as bullet penetration, wind, new weapons, vehicles, a more realistic health system, effects, sounds and so on.

    It makes ARMA2 10x as awesome.

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  • ArthilArthil Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    But will I need it to play multi-player, is what I'm asking.

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  • SatsumomoSatsumomo Rated PG! Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Oh, no, only on servers that require it, which most of the time will say ACE2 in their description in the server browser.

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  • Stabbity StyleStabbity Style He/Him | Warning: Mothership Reporting Kennewick, WARegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Well, I had a great time tonight doing missions with you guys. Can't wait to get back to it tomorrow.

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  • ArthilArthil Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Alright gonna figure the server isn't using it then since it's not in the OP.

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Here's a breakdown of me playing the prologue portion of Harvest Red

    Team: Enemies!
    me: Where?
    T:Target down
    m:What

    scroll to firefight outside of town
    *dies*
    *dies*
    *teammate dies*
    Me: Oh it was this way the entire time

    Now that I am in the mission proper, I keep dying because I will get a certain point in the game and when I call for a ride, the helicopter pilot will do something stupid and crash. Can I/How to make interim saves!

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  • RykeRyke Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Looks like i'm going to have to take a break from DCS:A-10C and play some ARMA with you boys again.

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  • Sir CarcassSir Carcass I have been shown the end of my world Round Rock, TXRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I see a lot of people mentioning helicopters, but no airplanes. Are they used much?

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  • PolloDiabloPolloDiablo Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I see a lot of people mentioning helicopters, but no airplanes. Are they used much?

    A little. Most of the time, there are only one or two planes. At the same time, there will usually be a dozen helicopters. They have a better damage model in game, too. They can take damage to engine or rotors, stuff like that, while an airplane will just explode.

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  • chocoboliciouschocobolicious Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Getting this to run has proven to be more annoying than initially thought. Arma II is not cooperating and spewing out an error about a bad serial on setup or something. Oh well, google-fu time.

    Edit: Well, I got that figured out. Steam forum had an answer at the top. Now my character seems to be stuck in perma sprint, and my mouse sensitivity is so high that I do 360s trying to edge a bit to the side. This game, it apparently loves me.

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  • JJJJ DailyStormer Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Eh, can't handle the jank in trying to get this to run. Combined Ops won't run. I get an error launching regular ARMA 2. OA runs fine. I'll come back to it in a few months or so.

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  • MegaPureiboiMegaPureiboi Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Well just bought and downloading now. Should be able to get through the tutorial stuff at work tonight and hope to join you guys this weekend.

    My steam account name is Kemlo.

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  • ArthilArthil Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    So we got the server set-up?

    Found some odd bugs in the campaign, which caused me to have to redo the first mission a few times.

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