The official ARMA 2 Thread, Watch these Videos and join the Hype!

TBONEU said:
Hey all,

I just found this helpful site benchmarking the latest video cards. ARMA 2 is a beast!
Link to PCGames Hardware

Does this make the game "future proof" since your future hardware will eventually handle it?
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In that benchmark they have fillrate at 150 % which means it renders at 1.5 x times the res that is displayed on the screen, a form of supersampling AA you could say.
 
I made some benchmarkings with the rig in my sig.

All fps counts are averages from looking at sparse screens and busy screens.
Take everything with a grain of salt....I just jotted down the numbers I got and averaged them, I was not being super precise or anything. Its not science etc.

All settings MAX with 200 % Fillrate optimizer and Visibility set at 10,000
2560x1600: 10 fps (frequently below)
1920x1200: 13 fps
1680x1050: 14 fps

All settings HIGH with 100 % Fillrate optimizer and Visibility set at 2,000
2560x1600: 24 fps
1920x1200: 26 fps
1680x1050: 27 fps

All settings NORMAL with 100 % Fillrate optimizer and Visibility set at 2,000
2560x1600: 30 fps
1920x1200: 34 fps
1680x1050: 35 fps

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-Intel Core2 Q9550 @ 2.83GHz, 8192MB ram
-ATI 4870x2, Dell 30'' 3008WFP (2560x1600)
-TrackIR 5 Pro, Saitek X52 Pro, Logitech G25
-Sidewinder X8 mouse, Xbox 360 Controller
 
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DennisK4 said:
In that benchmark they have fillrate at 150 % which means it renders at 1.5 x times the res that is displayed on the screen, a form of supersampling AA you could say.
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Yeah, I believe your right. The setting they used was too high. I read their comment section and it seems they didn't do it right.
 
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i really want to play this game, but probably going to be a few more patches until then:(
 
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Took those, the game is beautiful.
 
Atech said:
Sure you are meaning Operation Flashpoint?:
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And not some later game? :D

Video of the original for comparions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm7gsqF8HPQ
Arma 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4NBuWuVRrA
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Yes I do mean operation flashpoint.

My point is that Arma 2 is a nice game if you're in a jet 2km above the ground going at 500mph, or in a jeep looking at a village from 200m away, as soon as you get near anything it looks pretty lame by todays standards. Dynamic LOD isn't anything new.

Bleh anyways yeah it looks alright, I'd hardly say beautiful, I hope the gameplay is solid because I'm tempted to get it nevertheless.
 
PrincessFrosty said:
Yes I do mean operation flashpoint.

My point is that Arma 2 is a nice game if you're in a jet 2km above the ground going at 500mph, or in a jeep looking at a village from 200m away, as soon as you get near anything it looks pretty lame by todays standards. Dynamic LOD isn't anything new.

Bleh anyways yeah it looks alright, I'd hardly say beautiful, I hope the gameplay is solid because I'm tempted to get it nevertheless.
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O' realy ? :rolleyes:

Screenshot by Jonelo

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PrincessFrosty said:
My point is that Arma 2 is a nice game if you're in a jet 2km above the ground going at 500mph, or in a jeep looking at a village from 200m away, as soon as you get near anything it looks pretty lame by todays standards.
Bleh anyways yeah it looks alright, I'd hardly say beautiful
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What ever you smoking, i want that shit! :D
 
woo some high res ground texture amazing :rolleyes:

Funny how most of the screenshots lack up close shots of buildings and interiors or anything thats not just 100's of flat sprite based vegetation. I can't say I'm impressed, the most impressive thing about this game is that it looks like it's not consolised all to hell.
 
PrincessFrosty said:
woo some high res ground texture amazing :rolleyes:

Funny how most of the screenshots lack up close shots of buildings and interiors or anything thats not just 100's of flat sprite based vegetation. I can't say I'm impressed, the most impressive thing about this game is that it looks like it's not consolised all to hell.
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Kind sir or madam may I divert your attention to these moving pictures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy_osU-eA8s&NR=1
 
Any MP videos?

Is MP sucks I won't buy. That's the most important thing in a game for me.
 
PrincessFrosty said:
woo some high res ground texture amazing :rolleyes:

Funny how most of the screenshots lack up close shots of buildings and interiors or anything thats not just 100's of flat sprite based vegetation. I can't say I'm impressed, the most impressive thing about this game is that it looks like it's not consolised all to hell.
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Yeah, the graphics totally blow. For better IQ, go buy a real gun and run around on an island shooting at the local military. :rolleyes:
 
PrincessFrosty said:
I can't say I'm impressed, the most impressive thing about this game is that it looks like it's not consolised all to hell.
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No one is trying to impress you (except DennisK4) either you like it or you don't, if you don't you move on and forget about the game, easy and simple. This thread is about Arma 2, not about bitching and whining...
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AMD_Gamer said:
this is the problem I am having http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoozjv-hvgg&feature=player_embedded

notice when you zoom in textures change.
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Umm, is your PCI-e on 8x or lower? That's what happens when there is not enough bandwidth between video card and the rest of the system.
What are the specs of your system?
 
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Vlad_13 said:
Umm, is your PCI-e on 8x or lower? That's what happens when there is not enough bandwidth between video card and the rest of the system.
What are the specs of your system?
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this is my system, every game runs fine. Arma 2 runs fine as far as FPS is concerned but this texture problem is bugging me, that video was not taken by me and i have a thread over at the Arma2 forums on the subject.

Antec 900
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Heatsink With LGA1366 Adapter kit
EVGA 9800GX2
EVGA 8800GS( Dedicated PhysX)
BFG Tech ES SERIES ES-800 800W PSU
Lite-On 20x LH-20A1L DVD Drive
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB ( Storage Drive)
OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) ( OS/Boot drive )
Sound Blaster Xfi Xtreme Gamer fatality edition PCI sound card
Windows 7 Release Candidate
 
Why is the screenshot of the old lady posted in here 17 times?

Otherwise nice screenshots, can't wait till friday.
 
Sorry by the old lady-zombi :D . Maybe some there are in the thread , I see already some of my screens in the thread :p

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I kind of hate to ask this question, but what kind of DRM and/or copy protection is used in the US DVD retail release and the Steam version(apart from Steam itself) of Arma 2? Does it have online authentication for single player? Do you need to be authenticated for LAN games?
 
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