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4890 maybe, but you'll be seriously limited with that Q6600 at stock clocks.
 
for what it's worth, with the full game i haven't encountered any of the bugs being talked about in this thread. i completed basic training with no problems, and am through the first few campaign missions. who's to say if i'll encounter them as i get further into the game, but as of right now it's smooth sailing. it almost sounds like the demo has more bugs than the full game.

the usual stuff is there however: clunky controls, poor performance, enemies being called out through hills, enemy AI can spot you quickly, trigger points are a little wonky, etc. i played ARMA1 so i was expecting some of this. the game is definitely not for everyone. it has a lot of flaws but also has some of the most rewarding gameplay you'll ever come across. IMO the good easily outweighs the bad, but opinions will differ.
 
Corporal79 said:
With the machine in my signature, will stepping up to a 4870 allow me to max this out or close to it at 1680x1050?
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SoFGR said:
4890 maybe, but you'll be seriously limited with that Q6600 at stock clocks.
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you won't be able to run the game at max settings, even with a 4890 (unless you can tolerate framerate in the teens). like SoFGR said you're Q6600 is your limiting hardware. i also agree with Bigbacon, this game feels very fluid at 30+fps.
 
New patch:

We decided to release an updated patch 1.02 build 58134, please visit
http://www.arma2.com/support/updates...4.html?lang=en

for more information about the patch and available download options.


Few notes:

* our main reason to release an updated 1.02 version is newly implemented full support for anti-aliasing in this build that we believe increases visual quality significantly without any major performance impact

* this patch is compatible with all previously released versions (1.00, 1.01 and 1.02)

* all versions 1.02 remain compatible in multiplayer and also savegames from various versions 1.02 are compatible so the transition process to this updated version 1.02, build 58134 should be as seamless as possible for all users

Change log for build 58134 from the previous patch 1.02:

* Fixed localVRAM detection on Vista x64 systems with 8 GB RAM and more
* Enabled MSAA in Video options
* Fixed possible crash in Radio target reporting for NULL target
* Fixed DOF always enabled on game start.
* Added safeguard againg frequent reset into RequestFlushMemory as well.
* Improved Cannot create surface Rpt messages.
* Relaxed reset recovery conditions to that "profylactic" reset happens less often.
* HC command - enabled page selection
* Commandline parameter -netlog available in retail version again
* Editor fix: modules info serialization
* Fix: weapon fire effects in MP
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SoFGR said:
4890 maybe, but you'll be seriously limited with that Q6600 at stock clocks.
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Porter_ said:
you won't be able to run the game at max settings, even with a 4890 (unless you can tolerate framerate in the teens). like SoFGR said you're Q6600 is your limiting hardware. i also agree with Bigbacon, this game feels very fluid at 30+fps.
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without dumping the money into an i7 build, what would you suggest? 4870 + new cpu?
 
dezertrat said:
There are some great deals on 4890's right now, and you should be able to OC the 6600 quite easily.
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this really is your best bet, without going to an i7 build. you still won't be able to max the game out. i'm still toying with going to an i7, but i'm having a difficult time justifying the cost. when it's all said and done i probably will just keep truckin along with my Q6600.

FYI, with my Q6600 @ 3.2, Windows 7 64bit, i get no lower than 30 fps (frequently 50+) in wooded areas and small towns and 20-30 fps in large towns. that's with an oc'd GTX285. i'll test out my 4870 this weekend, but i have a feeling the performance will be identical...at least it was under Vista between the two cards.
 
Runs pretty nice on my desktop, maxed out. It playable for the pace of the game, but I haven't gotten into anything hairy yet so I don't know how the FPS will hold up. Xfire, as in the messenger, is not supported yet and I also couldn't find anyone to kill on the TDM servers I visited, kept getting found though:(

Can't wait for the weekend to spend some quality time with either the game or the demo if the game didn't arrive here yet.
 
natej315 said:
i try playing the demo and i get this error message

i tried reinstalling and got the same message

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I got the same error in XP...help???
 
Google the file and see what it does?
Also try to check file integrity.
 
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Performance is horrid on my machine with the demo, granted it's older, C2D T9300, 4GB, Sli'd 8800GTXm' on my XPS m1780 Laptop. It's just not playable at all for me.

What are the nvidia folks using for drivers?
 
Vader said:
Performance is horrid on my machine with the demo, granted it's older, C2D T9300, 4GB, Sli'd 8800GTXm' on my XPS m1780 Laptop. It's just not playable at all for me.

What are the nvidia folks using for drivers?
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I'm using the latest ones for Win 7 186.18. Make damn sure you turn off Ambient Occlusion, AA and AF on Auto, and Max prerendered frames to 8 (apparently it helps but I didnt notice a huge difference).

I'm playing at 1920x1200 lowest settings / 7-8k view distance. Q6600 @ 3.2 GTX285. Situational Awareness and playability are more important to me than shadows and AA.
 
next-Jin said:
I'm using the latest ones for Win 7 186.18. Make damn sure you turn off Ambient Occlusion, AA and AF on Auto, and Max prerendered frames to 8 (apparently it helps but I didnt notice a huge difference).

I'm playing at 1920x1200 lowest settings / 7-8k view distance. Q6600 @ 3.2 GTX285. Situational Awareness and playability are more important to me than shadows and AA.
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Whats your fps because i have the same specs. And when you mean low, how low?
 
next-Jin said:
I'm using the latest ones for Win 7 186.18. Make damn sure you turn off Ambient Occlusion, AA and AF on Auto, and Max prerendered frames to 8 (apparently it helps but I didnt notice a huge difference).

I'm playing at 1920x1200 lowest settings / 7-8k view distance. Q6600 @ 3.2 GTX285. Situational Awareness and playability are more important to me than shadows and AA.
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Are these settings in the Arma 2 video options? I ask because I don't remember seeing AO and pre frames in the demo, and my Arma 2 is just now downloading.
 
Brahmzy said:
Anybody know if this new patch is available for the Steam version yet? As in, if I go home and download the game at lunch today, will I be able to have AA tonight?
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Yes, according to the Steam forum from one of Bohemias techs it is included in the Steam release.
 
Ender1183 said:
Whats your fps because i have the same specs. And when you mean low, how low?
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i have the same specs too (sig not updated). i run on normal settings (medium) and i get 30-50 fps in wooded areas and small villages, 20-30 in large towns. it's very playable at these settings, but in large towns it does bog down a bit. i believe our Q6600's are holding us back. this is in Win 7, i got terrible performance in Vista.
 
it's a great game. now we just need someone to organize an [A]RMA2 game night :D
 
Ahhh damnit I feel cheated, I went to bed late - hoping to preload it on Steam then I just wake up and it's released 6 hours early.
 
I'm in for a [H] arma server, or at least an arma night. :)

I've got a vent server we can use as well as long as we keep it under 50 people. :D
 
I'm playing the demo and overall it seems like a decent game. However, I've got a couple little nagging issues that are bugging me:

1 - Is there a way to remap/change the mouse wheel mapping for zooming in and out of a map? Using MW Down for in and vice-versa for out feels backwards. I've checked the in-game options, but don't see it in there.

2 - Is there a way for me to re-arm/re-supply at the crates without my character going prone? At first I thought I had accidentally mapped the same key to 2 commands, but this happens even with default settings.

Thanks.
 
SoFGR said:
most ppl here need to get rid of their e-penis and understand that high/very settings in this game are for "future hardware" only !! heck i even play with terrain detail set to very low in order to remove grass and post proscessing effects disabled so there's no HDR DoF and motion blur to restrain my already bad visibility due to crappy AA support ( i got that disabled too since it can't get rid of all jaggies no matter the setting )

Here's my settings http://img524.imageshack.us/i/armasettings.jpg/ http://img395.imageshack.us/i/benchmark.jpg/ ok I agree it looks like crap with all those jaggies (this is not 1999 anymore), but there are many deeper flaws in this game that make want to unistall the demo and go back to original OFP or ArmA 1 with cold war rearmed mod
Specs : E6600 @ 3.3ghz EVGA 192 @ 676 / 1158 / 1457 182.50 forceware 4gigs of DDR2 XP SP2
Eagle156 has totally nailed it for me http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1034280922&postcount=649
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Update : i just tried the same settings at 1280*960 with video memory set to very high and antialiasing set to normal instead of disabled, MUCH BETTER, for some reason "default" video memory settings lowers my perfomance to about 30%, yes this not a typo, if i use default instead of very high i'll get 50-60fps in bootcamp instead of 80-90 !!!!

Tried to run the timedemo again, average was 61fps but my maxfps got nearly doubled, i even saw 110 fps in some areas !!! :D i guess i'll give the missions another go, but still those changes/addition in gameplay have really turned off, i mean c'mon, one hit and you're unable to use sight ? every soldier is capable of giving first aid wtf ? and the new SALUTE report system is gay " enemy marksman to our left far " ffs where's the old system ? like " 9' o clock sniper 200 " i wanted an upgraded OFP not this mess
 
bit-tech review 9/10: http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/pc/2009/06/26/arma-ii-review/1

some interesting parts:
Unless you do own one of the aforementioned imaginary graphics cards and a 5GHz Core i9 CPU then you just won't be able to run Arma II smoothly at a high resolution at maximum detail settings. It is worth pointing out though that Arma II is one of the few games that really benefits from a quad-core CPU and a powerful graphics card - put that in your pipe and smoke it Nvidia!
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Bohemia Interactive has a history of supporting it's games with patches and free downloadable content for several years after release, and we have no reason to expect Arma II to be any different.
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Conclusion
Given the shortage of hardcore PC-only games these days it's refreshing to see an independent developer such as Bohemia Interactive striving to achieve such a lofty goal - that of a fully immersive military simulator playable on a standard (albeit powerful) PC, not a supercomputer. One can well imagine the technical and gameplay compromises that would have had to been made if Arma II was a multi-platform title for both PC and consoles. As it is, the game struggles to run at a decent frame and uses pretty much every keyboard combination you can think of.

Ultimately, while Arma II isn't the most realistic tank or flight simulator, these elements are of secondary importance compared to the infantry warfare gameplay. What's more, I can't remember the last time a company released a proper tank or flight sim on the PC, let alone one that simulated combined-arms warfare.

Yes, Arma II still has a fair number of bugs, yes it runs like a one legged drunken horse from time to time but no game, civilian or military has come this close to simulating the terrifying, vulnerable world of the modern infantryman. Poor bloody infantry indeed.
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zamardii said:
Well, I tried ARMA 2 after all the hype here and I have to say i'm really dissapointed. The game is incredibly broken. When I do the First Aid Training and I put the guy on my shoulders and carry him, he literally slowly slides down my body onto the ground. The whole body glitches through my body. I also can not move when I pick him up. When he slides through me, I am stuck in that spot..
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I have completed the basic training in the game and also in the demo several times without any problem ;), very strange



The last part of the basic training



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Porter_ said:
this really is your best bet, without going to an i7 build. you still won't be able to max the game out. i'm still toying with going to an i7, but i'm having a difficult time justifying the cost. when it's all said and done i probably will just keep truckin along with my Q6600.
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At least with this game. It is not worth it.
It still runs like shit.

This is on a fresh install of Windows 7 build 7234.
Everything runs smooth as butter, but Arma 2 runs like doodoo.
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I'll install fraps again and give it another go.
 
Ron FTL said:
At least with this game. It is not worth it.
It still runs like shit.

This is on a fresh install of Windows 7 build 7234.
Everything runs smooth as butter, but Arma 2 runs like doodoo.
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I'll install fraps again and give it another go.
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thanks for the info, although i'm surprised to hear that. make sure to post back with your results once you install fraps. there have been several tests done with i7's using the ARMAII Mark program, but i haven't read a lot of actual in-game performance. it would be interesting to know how your performance is in-game, in a large city.
 
try my settings guys

terrain detail very low ( grass is for nubs :p )
view distance 2000m
shadows = normal
post prosessing effects disabled ( so you can get rid of HDR depth of field and motion blur )
anisotropic figltering = high ( that equals to 8x )
antialiasing normal = ( that equals to 4x, no real difference between 4x and 8x in this game even in small resolutions )
texture detail = high
object detail = high
video memory = very high

If you still have problems throw your vista CD or your cpu out of the window :p

edit :I've run the benchmark level again, this time with shadows on high ( they look MUCH better than they do on medium setting, my mistake ) got 56fps instead of 61, still good :)
 
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The last part of that reveiw nails it:
Yes, Arma II still has a fair number of bugs, yes it runs like a one legged drunken horse from time to time but no game, civilian or military has come this close to simulating the terrifying, vulnerable world of the modern infantryman. Poor bloody infantry indeed.
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If you don't like things that are close to reality...go play CoD :p
 
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