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#3836643 - 09/14/13 01:31 AM ArmA 3 is unplayable.  
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nope

I am going to have to wait until they release all those fixes monday.

I get massive frame drop to 0 even in single player. Plus I am getting the famous flickering sky.

You would think my running the .pbo's from RAMDISK would negate that frame drop, but I see tons of other people saying the same thing in the forums.


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#3836666 - 09/14/13 02:49 AM Re: ArmA 3 is unplayable. [Re: Punisher5555]  
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Not trying to make excuses but I don't think it's the game, there's just no way that it would run that bad on your system (many others with similar systems run it fine).

Are you sure your drivers is up to date?

#3836697 - 09/14/13 04:21 AM Re: ArmA 3 is unplayable. [Re: Punisher5555]  
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Please use a heading like "ARMA 3 is unplayable for me" instead; ARMA 3 has been available since Alpha, and the current version is VERY well tested and runs great for most users. It is not fair to blame this on the game. I know it is frustrating when one experiences issues with a title, but it has most likely something to do with your drivers and/or hardware, or something on your system hogging resources.

Your hardware specs look fine. If I were you with that setup, I would start with the video driver for that Zotac video card; see if the manufacturer recommends a specific version, or that you are running the latest.

Good luck.

#3836700 - 09/14/13 04:30 AM Re: ArmA 3 is unplayable. [Re: Punisher5555]  
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Has worked great for me the entire time, though keep all drivers updated. I agree it's not the game, but some of the older hardware and/or drivers. I know it's not what the OP would want to hear, but I've been with it since early beta and have run it all maximized. Anyway, best of luck with either updating drivers or your hardware.


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#3836701 - 09/14/13 04:32 AM Re: ArmA 3 is unplayable. [Re: Punisher5555]  
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How about trying without the RAM disk. Maybe there's something not quite working right. Otherwise the hardware should be ok.


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#3836710 - 09/14/13 05:23 AM Re: ArmA 3 is unplayable. [Re: Punisher5555]  
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It works fine for me. Although I got it to drop to slideshow frame rates after throwing all of my smoke grenades one after the other. By the time it was good and smokey, it was chugging pretty badly.

Other than that, or in a mission with an excessive amount of units, I get a pretty steady 30fps.

All in singleplayer BTW.


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#3836712 - 09/14/13 05:28 AM Re: ArmA 3 is unplayable. [Re: Punisher5555]  
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I'd have to guess it's some kind of hardware or driver issue.

For what it's worth, my old ATi HD3650 512MB card has given me playable performance on low settings at 1024x768 since the Alpha, through now. And my ATi Catalyst drivers are more than 1 year old, v12.6. I pretty much never update them.

I will say this... Arma3 does seem to "stream" data constantly during the game. Just looking in a new direction seems to make it start loading stuff off that way and I notice a barely perceptable "chug", whether anything loaded is visible or not. I'm using a standard HDD. Maybe as RSharpe mentions... the RAM disk could be an issue?

This chugging as data loads may not even be noticeable for guys with more than 2GB of system memory, like I have.


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#3836717 - 09/14/13 06:00 AM Re: ArmA 3 is unplayable. [Re: Punisher5555]  
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Works fine for me.


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#3836738 - 09/14/13 08:17 AM Re: ArmA 3 is unplayable. [Re: Punisher5555]  
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Have you asked Steam to check the integrity of your install? Could be a corrupt, missing, duplicated and/or residual file causing the issue.

#3836785 - 09/14/13 12:13 PM Re: ArmA 3 is unplayable. [Re: adlabs6]  
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The chugging data loads will happen to everyone, because that's simple how the game is designed. The only other thing I can think of is that maybe setting AA levels and texture details lower. Depending on what resolution you're playing at, you may be hitting a video RAM bottleneck, if you're playing at 5760 x 1080 across all of your monitors. Try a single monitor setup and see how that runs.

Back in the day I was able to run 5760x1200 on a pair of 3GB GTX 580s, but I use a 2560x1600 monitor instead now. I think ARMA3 may use more video memory than ARMA2.


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#3836790 - 09/14/13 12:24 PM Re: ArmA 3 is unplayable. [Re: Punisher5555]  
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I am going to try a reinstall of it. Maybe being on the that devbranch during the beta and then them going back to the stable for the release screwed something up.


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#3836807 - 09/14/13 12:58 PM Re: ArmA 3 is unplayable. [Re: Punisher5555]  
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Last night 15-20 (approx.) of us, played Arma3 MP online, using the Altis map for over 3 hours. The Frame rates were fine through out. It proves to me anyways, that Arma 3 does work in MP and is very playable. Lots of people are having very real problems I'm sure, but they are some sort of configuration problems.

#3836822 - 09/14/13 02:17 PM Re: ArmA 3 is unplayable. [Re: Punisher5555]  
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It's got to be some sort of driver issue, I have a 3770K, Zotac 680 2GB, 16 GB of ram, running at 1920X1080, and have everything set to ultra. I played with the group last night and didn't even have a hitch in the graphics, hopefully a reinstall will solve your issues.

#3836928 - 09/14/13 06:22 PM Re: ArmA 3 is unplayable. [Re: Punisher5555]  
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Got it working by doing the verifying Steam thing.


3 Samsung 27" LED Monitors powered by a Zotac 4GB 680GTX. Set at PCI Gen3. 5760 x 1080 resolution.
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TrackIR4
zboard merc keyboard
Saitek X-52 stick/throttle/pedals
Logitech MOMO racing wheel/pedals
Razer Deathadder 3500 black mouse
Sony receiver for 5.1 surround sound. 5 speakers and powered sub-woofer.
#3836933 - 09/14/13 06:34 PM Re: ArmA 3 is unplayable. [Re: Punisher5555]  
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Originally Posted By: Punisher5555
nope

I am going to have to wait until they release all those fixes monday.

I get massive frame drop to 0 even in single player. Plus I am getting the famous flickering sky.

You would think my running the .pbo's from RAMDISK would negate that frame drop, but I see tons of other people saying the same thing in the forums.


good to hear you got it fixed.

Last edited by Patrocles; 09/14/13 06:45 PM.

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#3836966 - 09/14/13 08:10 PM Re: ArmA 3 is unplayable. [Re: Punisher5555]  
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Arma 3 is playable! Hurrah!


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