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Post by felony on Dec 22, 2006 18:53:22 GMT -5
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Post by felony on Dec 22, 2006 23:10:46 GMT -5
I'm now on my 4th attempt to successfully DL and install this Demo. The first three were failures with missing files or something. One link that gave me 2 DL failures I removed. Not the least bit amusing considering this is a 45 minute DL.
ADDED: Finally got it. It was an error on MY part due to my misunderstanding of the Vista DL engine. Installed.
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Post by felony on Dec 23, 2006 19:14:57 GMT -5
This is what I really like about ArmA...full player mod support for everything from different uniforms, like this Greek army, to sound files, flames, wildlife etc. Nice.
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Post by =SS=Rompus on Dec 23, 2006 23:58:54 GMT -5
Is it true the MP is only Co-op vs AI? I heard this somewhere. If so, I'm not really interested.
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Post by felony on Dec 24, 2006 9:23:42 GMT -5
Not true at all.
It's up to a 60-player server (30 each side).
Most of the servers I've been trying out are not dedicated with the demo, but servers set up and ran by players on their own pc. I tried a couple of 8/8 peeps serving and it ran fine.
I saw gameplay of COOP, TEAM, CTF and a couple others.
When I tried playing against the AI...well, lets just say they're no noobs, as they killed me easily each time. Best run I could get was killing 6 of them before they got me. And that's after 10 games and after their machinegunner took my legs out from under me and I had to crawl everywhere bleeding to death to get the last few before I died.
It's a tough game, and a BIG learning curve, but that's a plus as it'll keep out the arcade_QuakeWars_bf2Vanilla players.
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Post by =SS=Rompus on Dec 24, 2006 12:11:53 GMT -5
Cool, then I may give it a download.
Any word on when the retail release may be?
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Post by felony on Dec 24, 2006 12:25:40 GMT -5
Haven't heard Rompus..couple months here? I think.
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Post by (3FJ) Jager Armin on Dec 24, 2006 19:14:43 GMT -5
I keep getting some dll error.
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Post by =SS=Rompus on Dec 24, 2006 20:39:21 GMT -5
Seems like others that have had that error had to update Direct X.
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Post by felony on Dec 25, 2006 10:32:29 GMT -5
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Post by (3FJ) Hauptman Reissmann on Dec 26, 2006 16:57:55 GMT -5
Not all that impressed so far. Game is fairly choppy for me and doesn't look all that great even on the highest settings. I think I would actually play BF2 over this.
Still just a demo though so I will hold final judgements until the final is released but I am pretty sure playing this demo just made my "must buy" list a little shorter.
I will try it a few more times though before I delete it.
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Post by (3FJ)Gefreiter Richter on Dec 26, 2006 17:46:04 GMT -5
Its simply Operation Flashpoint, part deux
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Post by felony on Dec 26, 2006 17:47:58 GMT -5
Reiss I've heard that all the "choppiness" and lag, etc are in the demo but I'm reading on forums it's not in the full release.
I agree with you. I've made a few attempts to play it all on low settings and I'm not having any luck. The whole server join thing is a screwed mess, and right now there's some serious mp issue where peeps are constantly dying as soon as they spawn. Happened to me over and over.
I'm holding on for MOHA right now, and I'll give BIA mp a whirl. So far, ARMA isn't getting the love from me.
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