Setavai

a little extra info on why setting everything to low will result in a decrease in fps instead of an increase, because this might sound weird to some people,

This game is very demanding of your CPU, most of the stuff get handled by it,

when a setting is set to low, the game makes the CPU perform those tasks, meaning it will ask even more from your CPU, while your GPU is just idling, not doing much of the work,

once those settings are set at or above the high preset, the game will ask the GPU to do them instead, meaning your CPU will perform all its normal tasks, and your GPU actually helping out, and doing stuff.

For the average pc, its better to split up that workload between your GPU and CPU, therefor some settings when set to high will actually result in a higher fps.

11 hours ago, ewanc said:

You trying to make me spend more money on my pc

 

looks like someone shat on your fans tho :P

i believe those are noctua fans, theyre actually really high quality, even though their older versions are all that weird brown color :P

they have newer ones that are in like black + red and such though, definitely worth looking at if you're thinking of buying new fans for your pc imho

I've shot at an ifrits HMG's wheel yesterday with an m320,

after a full mag of 7 shots i failed at taking out a wheel.. should probably also look at that, rather then just focusing on the rockets.. cause i feel like its much more difficult to take out / cripple or shoot someone out of them then it used to be..

or maybe the m320 just sucks now which is also a possibility since i actually never use it :P

I think part of the issue here is that Hunters/striders/ifrits are still available as if they havent been buffed,

i'd say making them harder to obtain would eventually balance it out abit more, since they are buffed quite abit now

also some vehicles now have stuff like the protection cages, and deltawolf brought this up when we were playing earlier, but it would be nice to have a trader where you can attach such components to your vehicles so that (once they work properly) you can survive a rocket and the dynamic protection cage gets used up, you can make your way to a trader and replace it again

12 hours ago, ewanc said:

As mentioned in another thread, heres a share your setup thread.

 

I would post mine, but i dont have a decent photo :( 

so what you're really saying is you have too much garbage laying around on your desk to quickly take a picture and show us? :P

also might want to add that reserved slots arent required, they are optional,

you can get in the server without one by waiting for the playercount to go below 60, since only the last 5 slots are reserved,

if you join while theres only 59 players or less on the server, you should be able to connect just fine

20 hours ago, suicidecupcake said:

set looks good

 

although i appreciate the compliment, i think we're supposed to comment on the logo, not my appearances :P

thanks guys, i saw a missed opportunity with the logo and figured i'd have a go at it, guess it turned out alright ^_^

first time i actually see the no grass thing, and wow.. thats disgusting..

nice vid either way, always fun seeing my teammates do stupid things then get shot for it :P 

Like @Shiv_P said, arma sinks you into the ground at larger distances, to emulate being obscured by grass,

and its alot more then just a visual effect thats an annoyance for the following reasons:

1. for close range, the grass can be a good emergency cover, say you're alone, and 3 people walk up to you, with nowhere to hide, you decide to just stay prone in the grass, since that grass is there for everyone, regardless of video settings, theres a chance they wont notice you and you can get away from there or better yet, find the right moment to strike and kill them.

2. for long range, a sniper is looking at you from far away, theres no cover, so your only 2 options are to run, serpentine, and hope he doesnt hit or.. find the tallest grass you can find and go prone, (assuming you dont have some stupid backpack sticking out), i personally had numerous situations where going prone in tall grass obscured me enough for an enemy sniper to completely lose sight of me, leaving him to fire blindly at the ground, doubting where he last saw me more and more with every shot he takes, eventually giving up or allowing my teammates to take him out..

disable grass does more then just block your sight.. it can also block you from your opponents sight.. and disabling it will make it impossible to hide from close range, and impossible to know if you're hidden from long range..

why punish the people that spent time and effort learning how to use this mechanic to their favor, when its a very clever mechanic that the arma engine does quite well at a minimum fps cost..

this game has much more potential then a simple shooter game.. why make it one?