ArmA II

[Calneon]

I think this is gonna be my 'end of exam' treat when it comes out on the 19th of June. I never played the original but i've been reading and it sounds really great. Get ready for some copy paste spam!

http://i41.tinypic.com/2ztcyrs.jpg

Release Date: 19/06/2009

Official Website Link (http://www.arma2.com/)
Official Forums Link (http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?;act=SC;c=9)

Weapons Lists (http://www.arma2.com/weaponry_en.html)
Vehicle Lists (http://www.arma2.com/vehicles_en.html)

Minimum System Requirements:

* Windows XP / Vista
* Dual-Core CPU
* 512 MB Ram
* Graphics card with 256 MB-VRam and Shader Model 3.0 support

Recommended System Requirements

* Windows XP / Vista
* Quad-Core CPU
* 1 GB Ram
* Graphics card with 512 MB-VRam and Shader Model 3.0 support

[Mr.Big]

i tried the first one, imo it sucked badly because it was 2 real for me, i got shot once and i died instantly i never saw the guys lol :P, hopefully this one will be better

[Calneon]

i tried the first one, imo it sucked badly because it was 2 real for me, i got shot once and i died instantly i never saw the guys lol :P, hopefully this one will be better
Well I do know that it's a very realistic game, and even though I didn't play the first one, i think i'll like it. You need to act carefully and tactically to make sure you don't get shot. I guess if you don't like military sims then this isn't for you. I read somewhere that the engine they use is the same as the engine the military uses for training purposes.

[Target]

Although games like this can be fun, they are really annoying and require a lot of patients as use sneak around and carefully advance on enemies, I remember the first rainbow six game where you got shot once and died maybe twice if you where really lucky :P

[D_K_Head]

"14 unique aircraft including 2 UAVs and 13 helicopters"...


2+13 = FAIL!

[Vicious Horizon]

WOW. Those minimum system requirements aren't too demanding o.o My old rig could support that, if I gave it a dual-core...

Or am I just imagining things O.O

[Trigger]

WOW. Those minimum system requirements aren't too demanding o.o My old rig could support that, if I gave it a dual-core...

Or am I just imagining things O.O

Yes probably if you wanted it to look like a peice of shit. :o

Ive got the first and it is very realistic for a game, getting sniped and killed by things you cant see is very annoying till you stop treating it like a cod game then it gets rather good when you go into it more tacticly with a group of people

[Calneon]

"14 unique aircraft including 2 UAVs and 13 helicopters"...


2+13 = FAIL!
I noticed that :D.

VC - minimum specs are usually what you need to run the game at lowest settings at 5 FPS. I wouldn't consider that playable :).

[Vicious Horizon]

Fair point Phant.

And Trig, I try to play most games as realistically as I can, which is why I'm shit at most of them, so ArmA is sort of an answer to my prayers.

[VoX]

And Trig, I try to play most games as realistically as I can, which is why I'm shit at most of them, so ArmA is sort of an answer to my prayers.

Have you not noticed me going on about Project Reality for the past year or so?


Last ArmA was messed, was tempted to get it but heard soooo many tales of how it was poorly made eg bolts didn't flip back when you fired an AK, and the AI was only accurate to within 10m and had a habit of just going prone in the middle of a field.


Nevertheless, I shall most likely buy ArmA2 and be the CAS Pilot for ATK :p.

[Calneon]

Arma 2 got 83% in PCG, but i've been reading that reviewers were reviewing a beta version which is why they were marking it down for AI bugs.

[Trigger]

Arma wasnt messed up, true it hard some issues but a game of that scale will always have, compared to PR its miles ahead if not centurys in the scale and depth.
On the rumour about gun models there some of the most realistic that can be seen in any game :p

Times that with Mods and some of the creations people have got its a great game, i look forward to Arma2

Plus the fact that i have my own creation of an SAS soldier with the help of my friend and weaponry which numerous people are using makes it pretty cool :D

[Colonel Mitch]

"14 unique aircraft including 2 UAVs and 13 helicopters"...


2+13 = FAIL!

I thought that but technically the way its written it means 14 aircraft, incuding 2 UAV's. Also, 13 helicpoters.

[D_K_Head]

bah, where's the fun in mocking that?

[Vicious Horizon]

I have VoX, but I don't have BF2, and it doesn't work. XD

[D_K_Head]

It wouldn't work if you don't have it...

Anyway, for those who are getting it, what sort of loadout would you be using? (vehicles optional)

[Vicious Horizon]

I'd definately be a pilot, seeing as that's what I am on most games with aerial vehicles in, especially helos.

And DK recommends something like a P90 as a weapons =D

[Calneon]

I've never played the first so I don't really know how loadouts work, but i'd like to be a sniper sitting on the hills with my binoculars waiting for the perfect shot. Either that or a shotgun and loads of stun nades/gas nades.

[VoX]

I'd be a pilot, either CAS (Ground attack) or a dog fighter.

[Trigger]

Loadout wise?

Being heavily British biased it would be:

http://world.guns.ru/assault/sa80-l85a2_ubgl.jpg

Or

http://www.hkpro.com/image/g3-g36.jpg

Or if im feeling like an american

http://www.defendingthetruth.com/members/tadpole256-albums-interesting-picture494-barrett-50-cal.jpg

oh and if i can haz one of these itll be appreciated
http://www.blackfive.net/photos/uncategorized/2009/02/22/10_f22_raptor.jpg
I better stop there, or itll be loadsa pages. btw p90 hardly practical, its not css
Points for people who can name the guns :D

[VoX]

http://world.guns.ru/assault/sa80-l85a2_ubgl.jpg

SA80 With UBGL


http://www.hkpro.com/image/g3-g36.jpg

G3 and a G36


http://www.defendingthetruth.com/members/tadpole256-albums-interesting-picture494-barrett-50-cal.jpg

Barret .50cal.


I can has points?

[Trigger]

Yes you can but there easy ones :D

[VoX]

Try me with some harder ones :p. (No sexual pun intended)

[Vicious Horizon]

P90 is nothing like it is on CSS in real life, and ArmA is going for realism.

The Project-90 (P90) Is an anti-personnell (sp?) weapon suited for vehicle operators and pilots, it is also used in anti-terrorist units as a compact weapon.

I like weapons =)

(Notice how I have not said "gun", as that is incorrect. Guns shoot cars off the side of boats.)

@VoX:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/XM8_-_Final_Version.JPG/800px-XM8_-_Final_Version.JPG

And no cheating.

One of my personal favourite rifles =D

[VoX]

XM8, easy.


Worth checking THIS (http://www.realitymod.com/forum/f11-off-topic-discussion/60614-arma-2-a.html) thread. A bloke on PR forums bought ArmA II and is basically reporting stuff he likes/doesn't like.

[Chazlene]

Oh my God there's no five-seven, this is gonna be tricky to decide my loadout...

I'd probably go for the G36 assault rifle, a personal favourite.

[Vicious Horizon]

Heh, you bastard VoX, seeing as it was cancelled I thought you wouldn't get it D:

Cheers for the link

@Chaz: NO FIVE-SEVEN? Shit.. That gun was awesome on CSS xD

[VoX]

Yes, as we all know CSS is a highly realistic game that portrays a weapon's capabilities and features accurately...

[D_K_Head]

If there is any choice in the matter. I will be using a sniper rifle. I do not care if it's a mission involving no outdoors whatsoever. be it indoors office. Duststorm, or bunnyhopping fragfest. I WILL be using a sniper rifle. Any questions?

[Bloo]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Active_Denial_System_Humvee.jpg

I'd like one of these please, basically that thing on the top of the Humvee... fires microwave at a crowd of people, heating up the water in their skin and causing agonising, agonising... agony. Its non-lethal as well!

But mostly because its nicknamed the "pain ray".

[Calneon]

XM8, easy.


Worth checking THIS (http://www.realitymod.com/forum/f11-off-topic-discussion/60614-arma-2-a.html) thread. A bloke on PR forums bought ArmA II and is basically reporting stuff he likes/doesn't like.
You could tell it was an XM8 by hovering over the image :). Thanks for the link too, very interesting.

[Calneon]

Good video showing the mortar in action, draw distance is awesome and love those illumination rounds!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCBjsVVY9EI&eurl=http%3A%2F%2F

[Vicious Horizon]

Just in case VoX aimed that comment at me, I was trying to get that across, saying the P90 is nothing like it is in CSS.

Have you seen the "ITS A BIGFOOT" video for ArmA II yet? xD It's a bloke in a ghillie suit

aaaand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olEt30pd6o0&feature=related

[Calneon]

Haha the bigfoot one was so funny. Graphics looked really nice in that video too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqJPcRDaiaM

[Trigger]

I love the running movement effects, really nice.

Though i reckon id have to replace my broken graphics card to play it :p

[Calneon]

I love the running movement effects, really nice.

Though i reckon id have to replace my broken graphics card to play it :p
I'll probably need a bigger HD too, mine's running dangerously low on free space :(.

[D_K_Head]

I demand video demonstrating the long range scoped weaponry!

[Calneon]

I demand video demonstrating the long range scoped weaponry!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQqXhtnstOU

[D_K_Head]

...i'm getting arma 2...

[Vicious Horizon]

Ace o.o

[VoX]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KK6Fo3Y0AU

:D.

[Bloo]

Wait your head can move independently of your gun? That is without a doubt the coolest feature in the whole game. :p

[VoX]

Was like that im ArmA I lol.

[voxfree A.K.A tom]

this looks so awsome but i think my poor pc will impolad on itself....... lol

[Calneon]

Just finished my last exam and ordered this from Play.com. Won't come tomorrow but hopefully on monday/tuesday.