You want to know why you should play Arma2 with us? Because we have awesome helo pilots that's why! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MBtVLXia8w
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Good games last night. I especially enjoyed the night map (coop) that we were playing when we first started. I've gotta say that Operation Arrowhead looks phenomenal definitely a huge improvement over the base game. Sadly i'm going to be out of town until Sunday but you better believe that when I get back I'll be all over the vent channel looking for more coop. what do you guys think of the ace2 and acre mods? I'm probably going to be installing those after I get back on Sunday.
ACE2 is pretty awesome. There are some components that can be a bit irksome (battery fetish), but it's still an overall improvement. I haven't played with ACRE much, there are exciting possibilities there, though.
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Handsome CostanzaAsk me about 8bitdoRIP Iwata-sanRegistered Userregular
edited April 2011
Hey guys remember when I shot that chopper down with an unguided missile.
In other news, I took about 500 screenshots of our co-op shenanigans and will be posting them as soon as I edit them in a respectable fashion.
In the last pic, the black sedan on the right makes it look like we're protecting the president or somebody important. But really, that's right before we did the back flip. :P
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DrakeEdgelord TrashBelow the ecliptic plane.Registered Userregular
edited April 2011
I am starting to actually figure out what I need to work on the most for my heli pilot skills. Patience. There is no need to approach the LZ at 150 KMH. Also, I think dropping the sensitivity on my X and Y axis may be a good idea. I think the biggest problem I have right now is small movements are causing me to over-control these things in a big way. At first it was fun, all whipping the things around, but now that I'm actually trying to complete objectives, the shit is annoying.
I did manage to complete a Taxi Challenge in the Armory with one of those Little Bird choppers (I forget the correct designation; MilSim FAIL), those things are a lot of fun to fly.
MH6s (that's the littlebird with the benches) are amazing.
With the bigger helos you have to worry way, way more about inertia. The littlebird is small enough and light enough that you can maneuver really easily without it yanking you around too much. It's not very forgiving about hard landings, though, something I find myself reminded of pretty much half the time I fly.
Gravity and inertia actually exists in the game, hence why it isn't simple to fly!
Though... oddly I can't fly a helo for SHIT in Bad Company 2, but I can handle it okay in this game. That video might show me flipping the entire squad right backwards into the ground, but previously I'd gotten me and a couple of others to the area just fine. At night.
Picked up the regular version of this on the steam sale, though I missed the cutoff for picking up the rest of it. The campaign missions are something else once you get full command; I may end up grabbing OA after I have enough fun in this sandbox.
Not to sound a dummy, but how do I join the chat? I have no idea how to use steam. =( This is honestly the first time I've ever tried to play a game multiplayer through it.
Not to sound a dummy, but how do I join the chat? I have no idea how to use steam. =( This is honestly the first time I've ever tried to play a game multiplayer through it.
They mean chat for the P. A. Joe steam group, you can find it by going to community and searching for it. Joining chat will be available on the page.
Not to sound a dummy, but how do I join the chat? I have no idea how to use steam. =( This is honestly the first time I've ever tried to play a game multiplayer through it.
Through the steam client out of game: Community > Search (upper right) > P. A. Joe > Select "P. A. Joe (PAJ)" from the list > Click "Enter chat room" in the Actions box to the right.
In-game should be similar, but I can't check at the moment.
Single-Player question: So, there is this mission where they task you with hunting down this one guy and give you access to a helo ride...
...how the heck do you command that properly!? I mean, I know I can point it somewhere on the map and have it try to land but, so far... the results aren't promising.
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Handsome CostanzaAsk me about 8bitdoRIP Iwata-sanRegistered Userregular
edited April 2011
Apparently just because there is a learning curve to Arma that doesn't exclude the typical super annoying low intelligence riff raff you'd find on any given Xblive night.
Even still. like an unguided rocket striking the unprotected hull of a hind, I bested them with a witty array of classic diss lines such as: You mad? You mad now dogg? and my personal favorite " I bet you mad, look how mad u is". They didn't stand a chance.
edit the one I hit em up with hard though was "Microsoft called they said that one of their black ops lobbies is missing two douchebros'
Single-Player question: So, there is this mission where they task you with hunting down this one guy and give you access to a helo ride...
...how the heck do you command that properly!? I mean, I know I can point it somewhere on the map and have it try to land but, so far... the results aren't promising.
Open up your map once you and your team is inside, then mouse over the location where you want to go and call for transport. He'll move there and land at the nearest clearing, which might be a good bit away, so be ready to walk even with helo transport.
Unless you meant "How do I make him not slam into trees or gently coast down while under heavy fire," in which case all I can tell you is to try and drop further out, or just "borrow" a humvee from the base you start in.
Unless you meant "How do I make him not slam into trees or gently coast down while under heavy fire," in which case all I can tell you is to try and drop further out, or just "borrow" a humvee from the base you start in.
Mostly the former there... Asked him to land and then he tried to touchdown in a place so damn full of trees. That was the first time (we utterly crashed.) Second time it tried to land in the middle of the road, but still managed to screw up the chopper (managed to land in one piece, but it wouldn't start up again and pilots ran away.)
I mean, I completely love the idea, but the game isn't helping itself here...
I've got both ARMA and ARMA 2 here, the former with Queen's Gambit. Is it worth playing the former (primarily in SP), or should I just move on to the latter?
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"Nothing is gonna save us forever but a lot of things can save us today." - Night in the Woods
Anyone think it's no coincidence that ArmA 2 and Operation Arrowhead went on sale with the new Operation Flashpoint game coming in June?
Eh, it's not the first time the ArmA games have gone on sale. The team responsible for the original OFP moved on to make ArmA. Dragon Rising played like ass and unless Codemasters has decided that it's serious about recapturing the magic of Flashpoint, I really don't see it as a threat. A2 singleplayer may be questionable at times, but multiplayer with ACE2 has been some of the most fun I've had with computer gaming.
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Resident 8bitdo expert.
Resident hybrid/flap cover expert.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MBtVLXia8w
Join P.A. Joe! You'll do BACK FLIPS in HELICOPTERS!
I assume its because you are trying to join with regular ARMA 2. They are running the server as Combined Ops.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/Kemlo
I should be able to join in later tonight
Steam: Kemlo
In other news, I took about 500 screenshots of our co-op shenanigans and will be posting them as soon as I edit them in a respectable fashion.
edit: heres three rough examples
http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/595810025162357029/0DCE29C40F3A15F8B3C9CD108F03B413CC354B87/
http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/595810025162358330/B01C80DC1B1D31EAD31AEFCF38D8902EB2470A0C/
http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/595810025162348814/53559D775F837421F33BE81AD80BEE248BC09ECA/
Resident 8bitdo expert.
Resident hybrid/flap cover expert.
I did manage to complete a Taxi Challenge in the Armory with one of those Little Bird choppers (I forget the correct designation; MilSim FAIL), those things are a lot of fun to fly.
With the bigger helos you have to worry way, way more about inertia. The littlebird is small enough and light enough that you can maneuver really easily without it yanking you around too much. It's not very forgiving about hard landings, though, something I find myself reminded of pretty much half the time I fly.
Though... oddly I can't fly a helo for SHIT in Bad Company 2, but I can handle it okay in this game. That video might show me flipping the entire squad right backwards into the ground, but previously I'd gotten me and a couple of others to the area just fine. At night.
That only happens half the time when I fly in Arma.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/Evigilant
Just picked this up after watching a few vids. Looks pretty cool and I still remember the original OFP.
PSN: LucidStar_BC
Also, OA is so much fun, you should get it.
join the group chat and ask for an invite
Whereas in the tutorial I just kept jarring the damn thing, landing too hard... >.>
can I get an invite as well.
They mean chat for the P. A. Joe steam group, you can find it by going to community and searching for it. Joining chat will be available on the page.
Through the steam client out of game: Community > Search (upper right) > P. A. Joe > Select "P. A. Joe (PAJ)" from the list > Click "Enter chat room" in the Actions box to the right.
In-game should be similar, but I can't check at the moment.
...how the heck do you command that properly!? I mean, I know I can point it somewhere on the map and have it try to land but, so far... the results aren't promising.
Even still. like an unguided rocket striking the unprotected hull of a hind, I bested them with a witty array of classic diss lines such as: You mad? You mad now dogg? and my personal favorite " I bet you mad, look how mad u is". They didn't stand a chance.
edit the one I hit em up with hard though was "Microsoft called they said that one of their black ops lobbies is missing two douchebros'
Resident 8bitdo expert.
Resident hybrid/flap cover expert.
Open up your map once you and your team is inside, then mouse over the location where you want to go and call for transport. He'll move there and land at the nearest clearing, which might be a good bit away, so be ready to walk even with helo transport.
Unless you meant "How do I make him not slam into trees or gently coast down while under heavy fire," in which case all I can tell you is to try and drop further out, or just "borrow" a humvee from the base you start in.
http://www.tipninjas.com
Mostly the former there... Asked him to land and then he tried to touchdown in a place so damn full of trees. That was the first time (we utterly crashed.) Second time it tried to land in the middle of the road, but still managed to screw up the chopper (managed to land in one piece, but it wouldn't start up again and pilots ran away.)
I mean, I completely love the idea, but the game isn't helping itself here...
"Nothing is gonna save us forever but a lot of things can save us today." - Night in the Woods
I heard Queen's Gambit was subpar, but I haven't played it or Arma 1 for myself, so...
Eh, it's not the first time the ArmA games have gone on sale. The team responsible for the original OFP moved on to make ArmA. Dragon Rising played like ass and unless Codemasters has decided that it's serious about recapturing the magic of Flashpoint, I really don't see it as a threat. A2 singleplayer may be questionable at times, but multiplayer with ACE2 has been some of the most fun I've had with computer gaming.
First mission, take 1: Entire squad mowed down 30 seconds after landing. Some vehicle with a machine gun on the left flank gunning us down.
Take 2: That vehicle is now... friendly? We move up, lose all but three guys, don't have enough to take the last area.
Take 3: Just one guy down, and this time an Abrams decided to clear the way for us. Mission done.