Arma 3 Alpha (Beta, full game)

ktulu123 · 21-06-2013 3:30pm

Has Arma 3 wasteland actually got fun? Cause it was really boring when we first started playing it

simon360 · 21-06-2013 3:35pm

ktulu123 wrote: »

Has Arma 3 wasteland actually got fun? Cause it was really boring when we first started playing it

I was playing on the AllInArma wasteland a few months ago and that was fun, only because all of the arma 2 vehicles and weapons.

3wayswitch · 22-06-2013 2:51pm

jumbobreakfast wrote: »

have they tripled the framerates and quadrupled the map size from the alpha?

Framerates are up around 50% for me. Gone from a solid 40fps to a solid 60 fps.

platinums · 22-06-2013 9:07pm

3wayswitch wrote: »

Framerates are up around 50% for me. Gone from a solid 40fps to a solid 60 fps.

My frame rate seems to be capped at 30 fps.
Wonder why that is. Is there a setting..

5uspect · 22-06-2013 9:35pm

platinums wrote: »

My frame rate seems to be capped at 30 fps.
Wonder why that is. Is there a setting..

Vsync.

Not The Real Scarecrow · 22-06-2013 9:43pm

5uspect wrote: »

Vsync.

so does turning vsync off (on most games) improve fram rate?

dreamers75 · 22-06-2013 9:48pm

The new update adds more post processing to the engine.

This is a stunningly beautiful game.

SeantheMan · 22-06-2013 9:53pm

Meatwad wrote: »

so does turning vsync off (on most games) improve fram rate?

Usually yup !

5uspect · 22-06-2013 10:34pm

Meatwad wrote: »

so does turning vsync off (on most games) improve fram rate?

Yes, but at the cost of frame rate stability. So sometimes you will get screen tearing when the frame rate jumps a lot.
On some games enabling vsync can cause input lag. I usually leave it off, unless I can run a game triple buffered at 60p.

kingtiger · 22-06-2013 10:45pm

Ross_Mahon wrote: »

Have two Arma 3 Alpha Lites here if anyone wants one.

Hi Ross

any chance I could get one if available ?

dreamers75 · 22-06-2013 11:35pm

Alpha closes in 2 days.

2 days left to buy the game at its current price

ktulu123 · 23-06-2013 11:47am

Collection of funny/action clips on the first day of Beta. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26fh6B_n0VI

If you liked this I would really appreciate a hand on the Reddit thread below

Reddit: http://redd.it/1gwjcb

dreamers75 · 23-06-2013 6:20pm

Lets get the chopper out of the hangar :pac:

All this needs is benny hill music.

platinums · 23-06-2013 11:40pm

The detail is fawking awesome. Belt animations on the Zafir Rifle.. you can count bullets going in to the very last one.

Laviski · 26-06-2013 9:47am

arma 3 beta is now 34.99

cherryghost · 26-06-2013 9:59am

Can someone explain why I get 60fps on some servers, and about 30 on others? Graphics details are the same, draw distance remains the same. Is there some server side setting that limits client's FPS?

Genghiz Cohen · 26-06-2013 10:02am

Some mods, like Wasteland are very heavy on client-side.
It could be any number of scripts running on your machine.

cherryghost · 26-06-2013 10:13am

It's always Wasteland that's either 30 or 60fps, depending on the server.

Genghiz Cohen · 26-06-2013 10:13am

jumbobreakfast · 26-06-2013 12:09pm

cherryghost wrote: »

It's always Wasteland that's either 30 or 60fps, depending on the server.

There are at least 6 different implementations of Wasteland for arma 3 and each of those have multiple versions.

On top of that, settings can be altered by the server admins themselves. Some admins will reduce the default draw distance which I believe will override your own settings or they add a light mist to reduce draw distance that way.

If cheaters are on the server running hacks, that can also serously impact the server performance due to them doing stuff outside the norms of what the wasteland mod is designed for.

Also, wasteland servers sometimes just need a restart as it is still in development and arma 3 doesnt even have proper dedicated server support as far as I know. I went from 20fps to 55fps on ocuk's wasteland server last night after a server restart, once the server filled it dropped back to 28-45fps.

GoT Wasteland seems to be the most regularly updated version and is based off 404 Wasteland. GoT version 2.2 on Arma 3 stable branch is what I played last night so try looking for that on your server filter and for the "misty" servers look for servers that have "fps fix" in the description although I dont like the mist.

dreamers75 · 27-06-2013 7:11pm

What he said ^^

Mission dictates view distance regardless of what you have set.

MadYaker · 28-06-2013 12:53am

Anyone found any decent wasteland servers?

Jaafa · 28-06-2013 12:14pm

MadYaker wrote: »

Anyone found any decent wasteland servers?

Type CCG into the filter, they're decent servers.

jumbobreakfast · 08-07-2013 6:39pm

Despite what I posted earlier about GoT Wasteland being the most updated, I've noticed that most 404 Wasteland servers tend to have better framerates. I guess that the GoT servers have more going on in them.

Battle eye support is expected in the dev branch this week but I doubt that it will stop the trolls

soft ware · 25-07-2013 5:16pm

Arma 3, even in the beta state an amazing game, get the 'VAS' Virtual Ammo Box and download all the cool mods and characters, its amazing, really realistic looking game too.

MadYaker · 25-07-2013 5:21pm

Is it still cheaters galore?

simon360 · 25-07-2013 5:53pm

MadYaker wrote: »

Is it still cheaters galore?

In the update today Battleye was put in. These are the 3 I liked from the changelog:
Added: BTR-K Kamysh tracked IFV
Added: IFV-6c Panther tracked IFV
Added: BattlEye anti-cheat engine integration

dreamers75 · 25-07-2013 6:53pm

Kamyash is a beast, the panther is gay compared to it.

Dont play on PVP servers and you wont have to worry about cheating.

Dcully · 25-07-2013 9:57pm

Anyone played dayz for arma 3 yet?

http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/07/25/dayz-arma-3-the-reason-you-should-play-the-dayz-mod-again/

Laviski · 25-07-2013 11:24pm

Dcully wrote: »

Anyone played dayz for arma 3 yet?

http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/07/25/dayz-arma-3-the-reason-you-should-play-the-dayz-mod-again/

the lads played it a while back, looked great just way to buggy and loads of desync.

ktulu123 · 26-07-2013 12:01am

Dcully wrote: »

Anyone played dayz for arma 3 yet?

http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/07/25/dayz-arma-3-the-reason-you-should-play-the-dayz-mod-again/

Here's what I thought :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqtzfvQ7zFs

simon360 · 26-07-2013 11:22am

I think they have updated it loads now. Gear now saves, you can eat and drink like you would in Arma 2 DayZ (same with bandaging). I played it back in June and it was alright just no one was playing.

Ri_Nollaig · 26-07-2013 11:30am

simon360 wrote: »

I think they have updated it loads now. Gear now saves, you can eat and drink like you would in Arma 2 DayZ (same with bandaging). I played it back in June and it was alright just no one was playing.

an alpha mod on a beta game, you just know you are asking for trouble

Dcully · 26-07-2013 11:46am

According to PC gamer its even more playable than dayz for arma 2.

The bugs may not be fixed, but the games looks, feels, and plays so much better.

They also mention the vastly superior inventory.

Im guessing they speak of an updated version compared to ktulu123 `s video above.

jumbobreakfast · 26-07-2013 2:07pm

How many versions of Dayz is that now?

Wasteland for Arma 3 has matured quite a bit and is good fun if you have a group in Teamspeak, the GoT Wasteland is about to be updated to v2.3 tonight so it might be worth a look.

Another good game type is Capture and Hold which is like Battlefield Conquest with two opposing teams and capture points that they fight over. You can find that listed in one of the drop-down boxes in the server browser filter.

Laviski · 26-07-2013 2:16pm

jumbobreakfast wrote: »

How many versions of Dayz is that now?

Wasteland for Arma 3 has matured quite a bit and is good fun if you have a group in Teamspeak, the GoT Wasteland is about to be updated to v2.3 tonight so it might be worth a look.

Another good game type is Capture and Hold which is like Battlefield Conquest with two opposing teams and capture points that they fight over. You can find that listed in one of the drop-down boxes in the server browser filter.

too many different dayz/wasteland versions out there in total now tbh.

jumbobreakfast · 26-07-2013 2:57pm

Laviski wrote: »

too many different dayz/wasteland versions out there in total now tbh.

Yeah, but it will hopefully settle down when Dayz Standalone comes out and Arma 3 Wasteland has only two main versions now: GoT v2.x and Sa-Matra

ktulu123 · 26-07-2013 2:59pm

Must join you chaps for a session of Arma 3.

synesthesia · 26-07-2013 3:52pm

i'd be tempted to play arma3 dayz ... is there many servers ?

Dave_The_Sheep · 26-07-2013 7:20pm

synesthesia wrote: »

i'd be tempted to play arma3 dayz ... is there many servers ?

More importantly, is there a handy-DayZCommander type installer? I could Google it but...

Laviski · 26-07-2013 7:51pm

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

More importantly, is there a handy-DayZCommander type installer? I could Google it but...

would their be a point in developing a dayz commander for arma 3 since the impending release of the dayz standalone. as once its released you can be guaranteed every dayz server be it arma 2 or arma 3 will be empty. unless your cheap :P

synesthesia · 26-07-2013 8:07pm

man, I see your point but when the hell are they going to release it ??? we are talking about standalone since way too long.

Dave_The_Sheep · 26-07-2013 10:51pm

Laviski wrote: »

would their be a point in developing a dayz commander for arma 3 since the impending release of the dayz standalone. as once its released you can be guaranteed every dayz server be it arma 2 or arma 3 will be empty. unless your cheap :P

While I take your point, and feel mildly stupid for asking, I think you may underestimate the ability of the average gamer to be "cheap". Sure, I have disposable income that I'm very easy to part with after a few cans (as Planetside 2 and Steam can attest to) but a lot aren't. Mind you, they will likely pirate it anyways.

simon360 · 27-07-2013 11:02am

The Zoombies launcher is the easiest way, it downloads and installs the files and you launch through there.

Genghiz Cohen · 27-07-2013 11:25am

I'm not sure that ArmA 2 servers will die out instantly upon the Standalone release.
From what we are seeing there is still a lot of stuff to be added to the Standalone to bring it up to par with the mod.

I'd compare it more to the ArmA 2 -> ArmA 3 Alpha release, an initial rush then once people see how bare it is, they trickle back to the Mod.

MadYaker · 27-07-2013 1:38pm

When it is released theres going to be no vehicles and a fairly small selection of weapons i think so id say Genghiz is right.

dreamers75 · 28-07-2013 12:27am

New version of Domination out today.

I helping GITS with their version and working on sidemissions. Not sure when they releasing it.

ktulu123 · 28-08-2013 3:35am

Altis was released recently on the DEV build of the game. The map is fecking HUGE!! Have played a bit on it, there are not many missions/scenarios out yet to play. We did find this funny one though. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MuA8Ukq7x4

Reddit: http://redd.it/1l8f2b

Cheers!

dreamers75 · 28-08-2013 12:06pm

That map is stunning, so many places to blow up.

max will be happy 165 chapels......

ktulu123 · 28-08-2013 12:09pm

Yep, can't wait for decent missions to start coming out!

Arma 3 Alpha (Beta, full game)

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