The way you move is totally revamped, feels natural instead of clunky as it has since OFP. Underwater capability. Real physics for vehicles instead of whatever-the-hell-THAT-was that has been in use since OFP 12 years ago. Voices sound almost real instead of old robo-voice "Oh no...4...is down!"
Lots of other little things.



The Jedi Master

I always hated being squad leader and above trying to give orders etc..has this been made easier\simpler than before (alot of the time my men died before I could do anything with them anyway). Also I hated high command and every time a campaign to to that point I packed it in..is high command still in the game? is it in the alpha?

I like the new graphics and that movement is more fluid. Not a big fan of the futuristic gear of the RedFor, though.

I was almost floored to find out that I can have my mortars configured as support assets (i.e. not organic to my squad) with just a few clicks in the editor. I also was able to configure a heli transport support using the same type of modules thingy.

Does anybody know how to have the OPFOR to actually fire the mortars when they have the support modules configured for such a thing?

Cheers,

Can you explain how you did that JC? I haven't been able to get chopper support or mortar support to work without them straight up just being in my squad.

Sure, buddy. Give me a couple of hours until I get out of the office.

Here it goes, redpiano ...


This is the setup in the editor. A "spotter" two men team (actually a couple of riflemen, you can use a squad or whatever), with the leader as a player.

The team leader/player is linked/synchronized (can't remember the exact word, sorry) to a "Support Requester" module (east from the player, modules have a blue non-filled circular icon).

The "Support Requester" module is linked/synchronized with two modules:

- To the northeast from the player, a "Support Provider: Helicopter Transport" module. In turn, the "Support Provider: Helicopter Transport" module is synchronized/linked to a helicopter

- To the southeast from the player, a "Support Provider: Artillery" module. In turn, the "Support Provider: Artillery" module is synchronized/linked to two mortars




These are the settings of the "Support Requester" module. Note that you can choose how many instances of support are available to the requester/player.



During gameplay, to access your support assets you need to go to the communications menu ( ~ key) and from there is straightforward to carry on. You can target your mortars using the 3D view or the map. You will be asked how many rounds you want on target.



Have fun!

The helicopter transport works in a similar way, but the helicopter will apparently land not precisely where you asked. It will land in the nearest visible or invisible helipad. These invisible helipads are available in the editor.

The modules mentioned above are located in Modules> Category> Supports

Thanks for that JC.

Also getting back into playing with the editor.

Very rusty with it, so almost learning from scratch again.

Cheers!

Awesome, thank you JC.

It doesn't look like it's in the alpha. There are no high command modules in the editor.

Thanks...well played the Inf showcase a few times..one time I took out about 6 men which was great for me. Died each time though before I got into the village, being abit impatient. Game runs great on High for my system and looks good aswell. Runs much better than Arma 2 ever did.

Loved it. My hopes are high for this version esp on the single player side of things.

Game looks great, and as a lot of other people said, feels much better. BUT, the AI still sees you through cover!

Yes, the AI needs some tweaking, I think. SectionEight hosted an MP session lat night and the AI in the mission we played was ridiculously accurate. Single round, straight through the melon every time. Twice, I got sniped out of an AH-9 flying at 180+ kph.

Still lots of fun though.

First impression . . . I'm impressed. I can see myself collecting some single-player missions in the future and easily getting my $30 worth, perhaps even before final release.

There are already hackers appearing in public servers.

How does everyone feel about the explosion effects? That is one gripe I have right now. Everything looks a bit too much like a gasoline-rich fireball. In reality, most munition explosions are a quick bright flash with a ton of smoke after. Thoughts?

Wow, I went to the bug reporting system to report some stuff and it's completely flooded with idiotic reports by idiots, people who need technical support, and stupid requests for stupid worthless features.

Some choice bugs:
"No bullet drop"
"Cant run and shoot in the same time."


Is it really worth my time to report issues amongst >3,000 stupid reports that can't be reproduced? Perhaps I'm too used to the bug reporting systems from Debian GNU/Linux and other open source software...

I feel sorry for the BIS guy who has to process them.

Yeah I notices some "requests" on the BIS forums,polls even.
Looking for jumping,
Takedowns,
Glowing orbs above your head to distinguish side to name just a few.
Hopefully these don't get included in the final release.
Mick.

I think takedowns would be interesting, I mean there's nothing to do at close range whatsoever, even just a melee weapon would be nice.

I'm hoping that BIS's response to requests for jumping etc will be, look this is the only game these guys have left of this ilk, you want all those things then go play the hundreds of games that do those things.

BIS really shouldn't water down ARMA, it'd be a tragedy.