EdibleExplosives
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That sounds really cool, everything I'm reading in this thread is making me hate that I have to study for the next few days. I'm definitely gonna pick this up as soon as I can.
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DayZ - zombie apocalypse online FFA permadeath survival Arma II mod
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That sounds really cool, everything I'm reading in this thread is making me hate that I have to study for the next few days. I'm definitely gonna pick this up as soon as I can.
Karak
Member
Six updater updates it seamlessly. Or it did for me. Just one click and away.
THe only issue is if you have an older game with your own mods and haven't watched that you installed them perfectly the game will kick you out for having a modified common folder. You really have to watch out on installing in ARMA2 anyway sadly.
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i dont know if its a server thing or what but the zombies we were fighting took almost a full clip to bring down they also crawl after you if you dont finish them off scary stuff
They shouldn't do - unless maybe you're on a hardcore server? Locked first person view etc
cr_blah_blah
Member
I'd probably recommend going that way for people then. Doing it manually seems to be problematic from the searching I had to do when I had issues. I had to manually move over the addons from Arma 2 to OA addons, and I start the game from "Play Arma 2" instead of "Launch Combined Ops" like the tutorials say. It works but it took looking around on how to do it instead of the updater like you used.
Ok im downloading Arma II that I got for free on GreenManGaming and its like 7GBs...but I searched for the expansion "ARMA II Operation Arrowhead" and just read this:
So am I just wasting 7GB of bandwith for nothing? If the expansion doesnt need the base game, why the hell does it say to can get the game + expansion?? Damn it.
So am I just wasting 7GB of bandwith for nothing? If the expansion doesnt need the base game, why the hell does it say to can get the game + expansion?? Damn it.
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
You need both for the mod
Subterranean
Member
I just played about an hour of roaming around and finding guns/food/water. Sounds boring but it was a blast.
What does the chain link mean that pops up to the right of player? And does direct voice chat not work? I tried talking to someone through the direct channel and never got a response.
What does the chain link mean that pops up to the right of player? And does direct voice chat not work? I tried talking to someone through the direct channel and never got a response.
childplease
Banned
Downloading the mod now. Need to check if my version of arma is up to date
indigo-cyclops
Member
Just to be sure, Combined Operations is what I want to purchase from BI? I have it on Steam, but to make things as simple as possible I'm going to pick it up on their store...
Pisuke1983
Member
This mod looks fantastic. I bought Operation Arrowhead from Gamersgate. Now i just have to download the latest patch. Cant wait to play it.
Because it doesn't feature the ArmA II vanilla island, Chernarus - The island which the mod is using.
VibratingDonkey
Member
24.99 well spent.
I suggest getting the not-Steam version, in case that's the problem here.
The chain is for conexion problems.
Desync actually, which isn't a 'problem' happens quite often when there's lots going on, AI gets spawned / activated somewhere on the map, stuff like that.
Yellow is moderate desync, red is severe desync - Then you need to worry.
cr_blah_blah
Member
€24.99 well spent.
I suggest getting the not-Steam version, in case that's the problem here.
You're trying to launch Operation Arrow and not plain Arma 2, correct?
Also, here's the post from the 2nd page about the issue I had with trying to get the Steam version to work but did:
I had to do the same thing. I also have to launch from "Play ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead" instead of "Launch Arma 2: Combined Ops". If I do the launch one a command prompt shows up, disappears, and it never launches.
So move the data from arma 2 addons to OA > expansion > addons
create the @dayz folder in OA (so OA > @dayz > addons > all the unrared files from the site, should be a total of 14)
HotHamWater
Member
7.2GB according to my Steam install.
MickeyKnox
Member
re-download of A2 complete, gonna que up the mod files while I'm at work.
Watched all 6 of the Days Ahead vids, fucking amazing.
Watched all 6 of the Days Ahead vids, fucking amazing.
cr_blah_blah
Member
The servers are 100% full for here in the US =(
PistolPete
Member
Same here. Running the steam version. Tried reinstalling. Twice.... This is getting frustrating
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
is anyone streaming this? or have any good videos besides the 6 day ones that are popular
I hope more comes of this. A lot of B grade mods decide to make a retail game when they fit better as mods but this is one that deserves a full game with its own mechanics not bound to the ArmA 2 engine. The idea is so simple yet so refreshing and is one of those games where the players make it complex.
VibratingDonkey
Member
First two are Arma 2, bottom Arma OA. Arma 2 starts up after I had Steam verify the files, though I still get the second error message. Guess I should try copypasting the other way around.
Just a quick rundown of fast tweaks;
- Use Six Updater. You can use it as a server manager / launcher, you can use it to see when mods are outdated, update them, download a heap of other mods etc. Will also work with ArmA 3.
- Command line parameters ( Can be specified in Six Updater as well, when using it for launching )
First is a custom memory allocator which is included with the game, not used. Has increased stability for some, other see a slight FPS boost and in many cases it might not do anything. It made my game more stable back in the day, solved some low performance on certain areas of certain maps.
Second is removing splash intros.
Third is an empty world at the main menu, faster loading to main menu.
- Want FXAA? ( or SMAA ), In-game AA can be very taxing.
In C:\Users\NAME\Documents\ArmA 2 * there's an ArmA2OA.cfg file, edit it and you'll see FXAA. Change that from "0" to a number between 1 and 17
I'm using 5, feels like a sweet spot.
To users who applied the latest Beta patches ( You can still play online with beta patches, there's backwards compatibility )
There's new AA options in here:
Beta patches can be downloaded from here; http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php They are installed in a separate folder with a separate .exe, so in case you run into problems, just launch the standard .exe instead.
- SLI / Crossfire users, try messing around with frames rendered ahead / flip queue, 1 is the target number. Some people have reported a massive performance boost / much smoother game at this setting. Worth a try if you're on a dual GPU setup and it feels sluggish. Also check out "GPU_DetectedFramesAhead" & "GPU_MaxFramesAhead" in the .cfg as mentioned above.
Hope someone can use it.
- Use Six Updater. You can use it as a server manager / launcher, you can use it to see when mods are outdated, update them, download a heap of other mods etc. Will also work with ArmA 3.
- Command line parameters ( Can be specified in Six Updater as well, when using it for launching )
First is a custom memory allocator which is included with the game, not used. Has increased stability for some, other see a slight FPS boost and in many cases it might not do anything. It made my game more stable back in the day, solved some low performance on certain areas of certain maps.
Second is removing splash intros.
Third is an empty world at the main menu, faster loading to main menu.
- Want FXAA? ( or SMAA ), In-game AA can be very taxing.
In C:\Users\NAME\Documents\ArmA 2 * there's an ArmA2OA.cfg file, edit it and you'll see FXAA. Change that from "0" to a number between 1 and 17
I'm using 5, feels like a sweet spot.
To users who applied the latest Beta patches ( You can still play online with beta patches, there's backwards compatibility )
There's new AA options in here:
Beta patches can be downloaded from here; http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php They are installed in a separate folder with a separate .exe, so in case you run into problems, just launch the standard .exe instead.
- SLI / Crossfire users, try messing around with frames rendered ahead / flip queue, 1 is the target number. Some people have reported a massive performance boost / much smoother game at this setting. Worth a try if you're on a dual GPU setup and it feels sluggish. Also check out "GPU_DetectedFramesAhead" & "GPU_MaxFramesAhead" in the .cfg as mentioned above.
Hope someone can use it.
cr_blah_blah
Member
I ran out of ammo ontop of a building and tried to carefully jump down the roofs to get to the ground to make a run for it. I broke my bones, collapsed and was eaten my zombies =(
This is amazing, I'm not a pc gamer but I've been watching long videos of people playing on youtube since yesterday, and they're so compelling, specially when people have mics and behave realistically.
Just started this one and will probably watch all parts, fun so far, the guy is really into it lol
cr_blah_blah
Member
Night time is crazy when it's storming. I've only played at night so far and this is my very first time with daylight so actually being able to see things is really interesting now.
Taco_Human
Member
I would love to try this out but I don't have the cash for it at the moment.
Got it working eventually. Verified the game cache of both games and for some reason OA was missing 2GB worth of files and it worked fine after that.
Subterranean
Member
Just got done playing a night game and it was intense!
I saw a guy throwing flares around the top of a building so I head up that way and climb up to say hello. We proceed to shoot the shit and trade some items when we decide that we should go check out the church near by. We get some useful items out of the church and on our way out we get shot by a bandit sitting outside of the church that heard us inside and was just waiting for us to come out. The funny thing is I saw the bandit and screamed over the mic to my new friend to watch out, but the bandit popped him and me in the matter of seconds.
I saw a guy throwing flares around the top of a building so I head up that way and climb up to say hello. We proceed to shoot the shit and trade some items when we decide that we should go check out the church near by. We get some useful items out of the church and on our way out we get shot by a bandit sitting outside of the church that heard us inside and was just waiting for us to come out. The funny thing is I saw the bandit and screamed over the mic to my new friend to watch out, but the bandit popped him and me in the matter of seconds.
indigo-cyclops
Member
How do you install this anyway?
Once I get this up and installed, I'm going to try and log-on. We really need to get a consensus on which GAF members are playing so we can coordinate groups to play with, I'm scared to go in alone
Once I get this up and installed, I'm going to try and log-on. We really need to get a consensus on which GAF members are playing so we can coordinate groups to play with, I'm scared to go in alone
HotHamWater
Member
Alright, I'm going to pull the trigger on the Steam version of OA and see if I can get it working with my retail Arma 2.
I'll let you guys know if I do, and if not I'll just rebuy Arma 2 on Steam as well.
I forgot to ask earlier, are there many EU servers up at the moment, or will I just have to connect to an American one and suffer a not great ping until it's further along?
I'll let you guys know if I do, and if not I'll just rebuy Arma 2 on Steam as well.
I forgot to ask earlier, are there many EU servers up at the moment, or will I just have to connect to an American one and suffer a not great ping until it's further along?
I had this same problem yesterday. I think I solved it by reinstalling battleye. I also copied the Battleye folder from the arma 2 location to the OA location.
You can get the battleye dlls from the guide here:
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthre...-Failed-quot&p=1700827&viewfull=1#post1700827
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthre...-Failed-quot&p=1700827&viewfull=1#post1700827
legacyzero
Banned
So what happens if you die? how do you respawn? Or what is the process after that? Some random asshole just shot me in the back, now all I see is a green hour glass.
Hit escape for the options screen, press abort to return to the lobby screen. Then enter the server again to create a new character.
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