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Arma 3 Alpha - March 5th - 25 Euros

Just rented a server. I'll get it set up in the morning. It's based out of L.A though, so some of you may not like that. I'll post more info soon.
 

Sethos

Banned
Man, I've spent a lot of time tweaking my TrackIR profile and finally, FINALLY I have my personal perfect settings. Just elevates the game to a new level.
 
Man, I've spent a lot of time tweaking my TrackIR profile and finally, FINALLY I have my personal perfect settings. Just elevates the game to a new level.

Please share your profile with me. Just got mine in yesterday and it feels just a bit off. Would love to try out some other peoples profiles.
 

Sethos

Banned
Please share your profile with me. Just got mine in yesterday and it feels just a bit off. Would love to try out some other peoples profiles.

Can't promise that it'll work for you. I find these profile setups very individual. I like smooth action and being able to do wide looks without twisting my neck. Also turned up the lean sensitivity completely so a slight headtilt will give you full lean yet still give you all the range for a gradual lean with a slight tilt.

http://d.pr/f/Tbk8

Can't remember if the profiles contain Motion Control settings but they are 0.4 Speed and 12 Smooth.
 

FACE

Banned
I like how ArmA 3's hegemony on Steam hasn't been challenged, a pretty big feat considering it was released on the same day as Tomb Raider, a game whose marketing budget was probably bigger than A3's budget.
 

DocSeuss

Member
I'm an Insurgency guy myself but these pubs sure are loving Wasteland.

*completely unrelated -- I got a chuckle from this for some reason

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I've always kinda stored Insurgency in my brain alongside Counterstrike, not Arma.
 

Xyber

Member
I don't know why anyone enjoys Wasteland. Arma PVP has always been ass. Only exception is Insurgency because the play-styles for each side are rather different.

PvP actually works pretty good in ArmA 3 compared to previous games. TDM can be quite fun with 10-15 people on mumble. I wouldn't buy it just for PvP, but it is nice to have some variation.
 
Can't promise that it'll work for you. I find these profile setups very individual. I like smooth action and being able to do wide looks without twisting my neck. Also turned up the lean sensitivity completely so a slight headtilt will give you full lean yet still give you all the range for a gradual lean with a slight tilt.

http://d.pr/f/Tbk8

Can't remember if the profiles contain Motion Control settings but they are 0.4 Speed and 12 Smooth.

Your profile is much better than mine. Thank you very much Sethos.
 
Insurgency is damn hard. If I had had more than 45 mins of sleep in the last 24 hours I think I'd be in heaven.

Edit: Neogaf server should be up and running tomorrow. It just got configured. I will most likely be running Insurgency for the time being once I get ahold of the mission files, i'll throw in some other modes from time to time upon request. I'll post more info tomorrow.
 

Sethos

Banned
Christ almighty it's hard to enjoy the game with friends right now. The host FPS tanks so badly, the host can't play. In an area I usually get 60FPS locked in, will drop to sub-10 sometimes when I'm hosting a small mission for two friends. Hope they sort this out soon.

No gameserver hosting for ArmA 3 in Europe either.
 

Orgun

Member
Played a bit of Arma 2 earlier and my god I just can't anymore. The graphics are just eye gouging terrible.

Going back and forth between A3 and A2 quite a lot with ST. The main thing I miss is the different stances and tactical pace. A2s graphics I can live with :)

Actually my main concern is Steam keeping track of how much i'll be playing A3.
 

Sethos

Banned
Me and a friend had the same problem. It isn't even the bump in graphical fidelity that is my main concern, A3 just nails the natural colours and feel so beautifully that A2 looks like an iOS game gone wild in comparison. The lighting makes a lot of game look awful in comparison actually.
 

Jackpot

Banned
Has anyone tested the Rearmed style integration with past content? Basically if I copy over A2's addons folder can I play A2's campaign with A3's movement? What assets work for it?
 

Jburton

Banned
I have 3 Arma 3 Alpha Lite invites to handout, I would rather they went to Arma 2 players but anyone is welcome.

Add me on Steam, my ID is : Jburton






P.s. I still think Arma 2 looks decent, Operation Arrowhead especially.
 

Arcipello

Member
oh would love a key.... been wanting to check out this game and see how well it runs on my new machine :) i know its alpha and all, but still.
 

Sethos

Banned
Holy shit, I think I just found the holy performance grail!

In the main village, I was hitting 30-40FPS when walking around and when the mountains got into view.

Now, locked 60 completely. I can turn around at full speed with no dips and no stuttering as objects load.

Will test it further and make sure it isn't a fluke then I'll come back and share the dirty secret.
 

LiquidMetal14

hide your water-based mammals
Holy shit, I think I just found the holy performance grail!

In the main village, I was hitting 30-40FPS when walking around and when the mountains got into view. I can turn around at full speed with no dips and no stuttering as objects load.

Now, locked 60 completely.

Will test it further and make sure it isn't a fluke then I'll come back and share the dirty secret.

Come now, we don't have all day!
 

FinKL

Member
Insurgency is damn hard. If I had had more than 45 mins of sleep in the last 24 hours I think I'd be in heaven.

Edit: Neogaf server should be up and running tomorrow. It just got configured. I will most likely be running Insurgency for the time being once I get ahold of the mission files, i'll throw in some other modes from time to time upon request. I'll post more info tomorrow.

Can't wait. Been looking to play with some laid back like minded people. Joining random servers are hit or miss.
 

EVIL

Member
Holy shit, I think I just found the holy performance grail!

In the main village, I was hitting 30-40FPS when walking around and when the mountains got into view.

Now, locked 60 completely. I can turn around at full speed with no dips and no stuttering as objects load.

Will test it further and make sure it isn't a fluke then I'll come back and share the dirty secret.

You tease!
 
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