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Battlefield 3: Game is out. Autojoin userscript in OP.
Anyone else having issues installing whatever update this morning? I woke up, saw some people saying that repairing their installation downloaded an update, so I figured I'd try it, just to make sure I was up to date for when I play later. Downloaded the update just fine, but it won't install. Origin seems to think BF3 is completely uninstalled at the moment, but when I tell it to install, it just sits there for a minute or two. Then some window flashes on screen for a split second, and it goes back to normal. No installation. Battlelog thinks the game is uninstalled as well.
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KlykaDO you have anySPARE BATTERIES?Registered Userregular
The campaign mission Comrades has, hands down, the absolute best graphics I have ever seen in a game. Who wants maxed out screenshots of it? No spoilers, promise.
Fucking loving the campaign so far. First run is on Hard. Also, running this totally maxed out, 1080p, 50fps average.
I'm hating it so far. Operation Guillotine can fuck its own ass.
Oh man. I died like seven fucking times on that first uphill run. I also failed that QTE and got shivved by my own knife. And got blown up by the tank.
I'm still stuck on the hill. I can't find out where to go and anytime I stick my head out even a little bit I get shot and die.
OK, here's how I did it. There's a M203 grenade launcher on the downhill, just after you vault the wall. Grab it for your secondary, keep the SCAR. When you get to the machine gun nests, you need to head uphill, left. Shoot the nests with the M203, it makes it easier. Prone is your friend. Once you reach those sandbags, there's enemies lining the top left wall and the forward path. You have to
head toward the right, from there it's into the city and fairly straightforward. Are you playing on hard? Cos this game is fucking challenging on Hard.
Vault the wall? I haven't even vaulted a wall yet!
On normal.
You vault the wall at the beginning of the level after using the mortar.
There is literally NO WAY for you to die beforehand cause there are NO ENEMIES.
Oh right, I forgot about that in my rage
So what are you actually dying at?
The soldiers in the water? Shoot them.
The first machine gun nest? Throw a frag in there. (Like they tell you to).
The second machine gun nest? Suppress it so your buddies can throw a frag into it (like they tell you to)
Has anyone run the game with the Nvidia beta drivers and then upgraded to the ones released yesterday? I'm getting pretty good performance with the beta drivers and was wondering if the newest ones really give that much of a boost in performance.
I have never under any circumstance experienced a performance boost when installing new drivers. They always launch them with the ridiculous statement that you can "get up to 30% better performance" which really means nothing (that little "up to" is almost always a givaway of an empty statement). I upgrade my drivers every now and then but that is mostly for stability and compatibility with new releases but never expect anything from it. I have no idea why, but this is a huge pet peeve of mine. Probably because I fell for it when they started with the nonsense back in 2001 or so, every damn time. :rotate:
tldr: GPU drivers should be left untouched if there are no problems.
May I join the 102nd is I am not an active poster? My Battelog name is Cinderblocker
You just posted here, that's pretty active.
Also, again, a message to our EU players:
JOIN THE GLORIOUS "Penny Arcade EU" PLATOON!
I WOULD IF I COULD FROM MY 360.
I demand that the number of stars reflect the correct number of nationalities in the Platoon. Do not disappoint me Klyka!
Oh, and I'll be joining up on Thursday. I have too much stuff at work to try the vpn unlock, it would be like shooting myself in the foot. I assume there will still be slots but please keep one for me otherwise.
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KlykaDO you have anySPARE BATTERIES?Registered Userregular
Has anyone run the game with the Nvidia beta drivers and then upgraded to the ones released yesterday? I'm getting pretty good performance with the beta drivers and was wondering if the newest ones really give that much of a boost in performance.
I have never under any circumstance experienced a performance boost when installing new drivers. They always launch them with the ridiculous statement that you can "get up to 30% better performance" which really means nothing (that little "up to" is almost always a givaway of an empty statement). I upgrade my drivers every now and then but that is mostly for stability and compatibility with new releases but never expect anything from it. I have no idea why, but this is a huge pet peeve of mine. Probably because I fell for it when they started with the nonsense back in 2001 or so, every damn time. :rotate:
tldr: GPU drivers should be left untouched if there are no problems.
Eh, if you're playing a new game (especially one as hyped for graphics as BF3) you should update the drivers. The new drivers are more stable than the beta drivers if nothing else.
TTODewbackPuts the drawl in ya'llI think I'm in HellRegistered Userregular
So the final sequence in the single player mission, the antagonist was invisible ..
This was awkward to say the least.
Also
it was exactly like Black Ops single player except present day and no mind control voodoo.
Overall the game play was alright, storyline was mediocre, and the the UAV/Fighter Jet/Everything-but-Miller's-tank vehicle sections sucked.
The environments however looked very nice.
Has anyone run the game with the Nvidia beta drivers and then upgraded to the ones released yesterday? I'm getting pretty good performance with the beta drivers and was wondering if the newest ones really give that much of a boost in performance.
I have never under any circumstance experienced a performance boost when installing new drivers. They always launch them with the ridiculous statement that you can "get up to 30% better performance" which really means nothing (that little "up to" is almost always a givaway of an empty statement). I upgrade my drivers every now and then but that is mostly for stability and compatibility with new releases but never expect anything from it. I have no idea why, but this is a huge pet peeve of mine. Probably because I fell for it when they started with the nonsense back in 2001 or so, every damn time. :rotate:
tldr: GPU drivers should be left untouched if there are no problems.
Eh, if you're playing a new game (especially one as hyped for graphics as BF3) you should update the drivers. The new drivers are more stable than the beta drivers if nothing else.
That was pretty much my whole point and I even made a tldr and everything. No one ever listens to me
HoberShort (also my origin name) checking in. Request to join the 102nd sent last night.
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"Games are made out of smaller games – turtles all the way down, until you hit the game that is so trivial and stupid it isn’t deserving of the name." -Raph Koster
The campaign mission Comrades has, hands down, the absolute best graphics I have ever seen in a game. Who wants maxed out screenshots of it? No spoilers, promise.
Fucking loving the campaign so far. First run is on Hard. Also, running this totally maxed out, 1080p, 50fps average.
I'm hating it so far. Operation Guillotine can fuck its own ass.
Oh man. I died like seven fucking times on that first uphill run. I also failed that QTE and got shivved by my own knife. And got blown up by the tank.
I'm still stuck on the hill. I can't find out where to go and anytime I stick my head out even a little bit I get shot and die.
OK, here's how I did it. There's a M203 grenade launcher on the downhill, just after you vault the wall. Grab it for your secondary, keep the SCAR. When you get to the machine gun nests, you need to head uphill, left. Shoot the nests with the M203, it makes it easier. Prone is your friend. Once you reach those sandbags, there's enemies lining the top left wall and the forward path. You have to
head toward the right, from there it's into the city and fairly straightforward. Are you playing on hard? Cos this game is fucking challenging on Hard.
Vault the wall? I haven't even vaulted a wall yet!
On normal.
You vault the wall at the beginning of the level after using the mortar.
There is literally NO WAY for you to die beforehand cause there are NO ENEMIES.
Oh right, I forgot about that in my rage
So what are you actually dying at?
The soldiers in the water? Shoot them.
The first machine gun nest? Throw a frag in there. (Like they tell you to).
The second machine gun nest? Suppress it so your buddies can throw a frag into it (like they tell you to)
Wow there's a grenade launcher there? That helps a lot. I made it to the edge of the apartment that housed the MG nest... but I died so many times getting there, fuck is that tough. My teammates get slaughtered, though the enemy seems to usually just target me exclusively. And yeah I'm playing on Hard, this is the first really tricky spot I've found.
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FreiA French Prometheus UnboundDeadwoodRegistered Userregular
Does anyone want to do some co-op here in a few minutes?
Had a chance to play for about an hour last night on the PC before I crashed. It looks stunning, but man the rubberbanding and lag was TERRIBLE. I don't know if it was the server I was on or what, but I couldn't take one step without taking 2 steps to the right or left. Was anyone else having these problems?
We've got the Dome set to 48 max because 64 is crazy laggy. Doesn't really matter where the server is as long as the pop is below about 50.
Ok cool. I'm assuming that's the PA server? Any additional information I'll need to find it on the server list so I can favorite it?
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
White: 1721-3651-2720
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Fondor_YardsElite Four Member: HydraRegistered Userregular
Is there a way to fix the "Error with your install, please reinstall" error message? Cause reinstall does jack and the officals forums are filling with people with the same unsolved problem.
Secrets, lies, and tragedy. The trifecta.
3DS Code: 5043-2172-1361
Xbone Tag: Salal al Din
Is there a way to fix the "Error with your install, please reinstall" error message? Cause reinstall does jack and the officals forums are filling with people with the same unsolved problem.
I think someone a few pages back noticed that the installer had added a set of weird strings on the .exe. Take a look at that?
Disclaimer: I have no idea if it's true or not but there was a discussion this morning in the thread about it.
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KlykaDO you have anySPARE BATTERIES?Registered Userregular
HAHAHA! INVERTED ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS MEANS NOT INVERTED!
Fuck you too DICE.
THIS. Also, it looks like there's no way to make planes fly correctly while also making looking work right. Why do you hate me DICE? normal ALWAYS means down is down. If you play inverted, that's cool and I don't mean to say you're abnormal, but that's inverted always has been, always will be.
here are the defaults that make sense, try not to fuck it up in BF3 : Viet Nam please:
helicopter -> down is up -> inverted
jets -> down is up -> inverted
UAVs -> down is down -> normal
On foot -> down is down -> normal
ground vehicles -> down is down -> normal
edit: also, where in the hell do I get my day 1 pre-order unlocks? I was to understand there would be flechette rounds and a DAO-12.
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TTODewbackPuts the drawl in ya'llI think I'm in HellRegistered Userregular
I got an email saying that the Physical Warfare Pack is available now. It has a Digital Code on it. dunno if you have to enter it somewhere.
Bless your heart.
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KlykaDO you have anySPARE BATTERIES?Registered Userregular
Is there any way to actually unbind Q as spot/communication? I want to use it as my sprint key but it sprints and opens up the commo rose every time I try it, and I changed the commo key to R.
It takes a bit to get use to, but you can hit left click as soon as you start sprinting to get rid of the comm rose
Just wondering, since I expect I won't get my copy until Thursday, can you sign into battlelog online if you've been playing on a console? Like, you don't need to have an Origin account to use it if you've got the console version?
Is there any way to actually unbind Q as spot/communication? I want to use it as my sprint key but it sprints and opens up the commo rose every time I try it, and I changed the commo key to R.
It takes a bit to get use to, but you can hit left click as soon as you start sprinting to get rid of the comm rose
I think if you go to your keybinds setting -> Common there should be the mapping for spot/comm. Click on it and hold esc to unbind the key.
Pretty sure that worked for me when I was rebinding keys.
3DS FC: 3050-8986-0512
PSN: technical_ta
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KlykaDO you have anySPARE BATTERIES?Registered Userregular
So I'm attempting to apply to the 102nd, and there is no confirmation that you've applied? I clicked the button, nothing happened, no splash page, nothing. I have no idea if it has worked or not, but Battlelog has been really spotty so far, so I dunno if it just means I haven't actually applied.
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8 hours till I can play this... ugh.
So what are you actually dying at?
The soldiers in the water? Shoot them.
The first machine gun nest? Throw a frag in there. (Like they tell you to).
The second machine gun nest? Suppress it so your buddies can throw a frag into it (like they tell you to)
You just posted here, that's pretty active.
Also, again, a message to our EU players:
JOIN THE GLORIOUS "Penny Arcade EU" PLATOON!
Conquest Metro can seriously go DIAF. All I can hear is rockets.
I love Kharg cos I like to go Recon hunting with my knife up in that huge expanse of hills.
EDIT: Also fuck yeah gun club. Starting off with an M1911, plus the Suppressed and Tactical variants. Awesome.
I have never under any circumstance experienced a performance boost when installing new drivers. They always launch them with the ridiculous statement that you can "get up to 30% better performance" which really means nothing (that little "up to" is almost always a givaway of an empty statement). I upgrade my drivers every now and then but that is mostly for stability and compatibility with new releases but never expect anything from it. I have no idea why, but this is a huge pet peeve of mine. Probably because I fell for it when they started with the nonsense back in 2001 or so, every damn time. :rotate:
tldr: GPU drivers should be left untouched if there are no problems.
I WOULD IF I COULD FROM MY 360.
I demand that the number of stars reflect the correct number of nationalities in the Platoon. Do not disappoint me Klyka!
Oh, and I'll be joining up on Thursday. I have too much stuff at work to try the vpn unlock, it would be like shooting myself in the foot. I assume there will still be slots but please keep one for me otherwise.
Master Race ONLY.
Eh, if you're playing a new game (especially one as hyped for graphics as BF3) you should update the drivers. The new drivers are more stable than the beta drivers if nothing else.
Console peasants:
Zwei Hände - Ein Pad.
This was awkward to say the least.
Also
The environments however looked very nice.
That was pretty much my whole point and I even made a tldr and everything. No one ever listens to me
Wow there's a grenade launcher there? That helps a lot. I made it to the edge of the apartment that housed the MG nest... but I died so many times getting there, fuck is that tough. My teammates get slaughtered, though the enemy seems to usually just target me exclusively. And yeah I'm playing on Hard, this is the first really tricky spot I've found.
Ok cool. I'm assuming that's the PA server? Any additional information I'll need to find it on the server list so I can favorite it?
White: 1721-3651-2720
3DS Code: 5043-2172-1361
Xbone Tag: Salal al Din
I think someone a few pages back noticed that the installer had added a set of weird strings on the .exe. Take a look at that?
Disclaimer: I have no idea if it's true or not but there was a discussion this morning in the thread about it.
Log into Battlelog, search for the platoon and apply.
THIS. Also, it looks like there's no way to make planes fly correctly while also making looking work right. Why do you hate me DICE?
normal ALWAYS means down is down. If you play inverted, that's cool and I don't mean to say you're abnormal, but that's inverted always has been, always will be.
here are the defaults that make sense, try not to fuck it up in BF3 : Viet Nam please:
helicopter -> down is up -> inverted
jets -> down is up -> inverted
UAVs -> down is down -> normal
On foot -> down is down -> normal
ground vehicles -> down is down -> normal
edit: also, where in the hell do I get my day 1 pre-order unlocks? I was to understand there would be flechette rounds and a DAO-12.
enter it in Origin.
Then again, this wouldn't be a DICE game any other way.
It takes a bit to get use to, but you can hit left click as soon as you start sprinting to get rid of the comm rose
I think if you go to your keybinds setting -> Common there should be the mapping for spot/comm. Click on it and hold esc to unbind the key.
Pretty sure that worked for me when I was rebinding keys.
PSN: technical_ta
I....didn't even try it...
EDIT: No "ENEMY BOAT SPOTTED" command afaik, which is disappointing as hell.
Ha, man I remember them saying it and then beta experience took over and I just forgot.
hop in CWIS, free kills
Name is Khildith on there too.
Seems DICE reduced gun damage by up to 30% on some guns.
Do you have links I can read this? I want to lessen my surprise when I use UMP45 in few hours.