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Jarhead0331

Quote from: endfire79 on February 21, 2015, 08:04:37 AM
Are the perks part of a mod or scenario?

Maybe I should start with arma2 or OFP Red dragon rising

I wouldn't start with arma 2 over arma 3. Arma 3 is a drastic improvement from a technical perspective. OFP is a totally different game. Not bad, but very different.
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Shelldrake

Quote from: endfire79 on February 21, 2015, 08:04:37 AM
Are the perks part of a mod or scenario?

Maybe I should start with arma2 or OFP Red dragon rising

OFP can be had for very few $ and is certainly worth checking out. As JH said, different from Arma2 and 3 but I had (and am having) fun with it.
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Asid

Quote from: endfire79 on February 21, 2015, 08:04:37 AM
Are the perks part of a mod or scenario?

Maybe I should start with arma2 or OFP Red dragon rising

Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising (steam key)

http://www.simplycdkeys.com/steam/operation-flashpoint-dragon-rising

£0.49p

Operation Flashpoint MULTIPLIER reality group (COMMUNITY)
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/OPMRG




Operation Flashpoint Red River

http://www.simplycdkeys.com/steam/operation-flashpoint-red-river (steam key)

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endfire79

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Rats, I just purchased it on Steam before seeing this.  Thanks anyways though, I'll google for key sales next time
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Shelldrake

Quote from: endfire79 on February 21, 2015, 11:42:47 AM
Rats, I just purchased it on Steam before seeing this.  Thanks anyways though, I'll google for key sales next time

Endfire,
If you picked up OFP Dragon Rising check out this link for mods and additional scenarios.

http://sar.n1bus.eu/

Here is a link to an overhaul mod.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/ofdragon-rising-singleplayer-overhaul-mod
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endfire79

Roger that, thanks Shell!
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Bardolph

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Quote from: endfire79 on February 21, 2015, 08:04:37 AM
Are the perks part of a mod or scenario?

Maybe I should start with arma2 or OFP Red dragon rising

Yes, the perks being discussed here are part of the King of the Hill mod. They are not part of "vanilla" ARMA. KoTH uses a leveling system to earn access to better gear/vehicles and "money" (which is just another point system, you cannot transfer it to other players for example) to keep people from spamming tanks and jets for the most part. You earn points for kills, and for being in the defined area of operations. Teams earn points towards winning the round by having more people in that area of operations.
The mod is designed to provide pretty much continuous action with little to no downtime and succeeds at doing so. From that perspective the points/levels thing makes sense. If you didn't have some sort of filter,  given free choice of equipment 98% of the players would be in a jet, tank or using a 50 cal sniper rifle and nothing else. As it stands, you see plenty of guys playing filling basic grunt roles. Heck, at level 45 I'm still usually toting a rifle on foot. I haven't played Battlefield since BF 1942 nor Call of Duty since the first one so I wouldn't know if they use similar systems.  I do know the ARMA co-op Invade and Annex mod uses a similar system based on levels, for much the same reasons. Any mod that doesn't use predefined forces and loadouts and is open to the public is going to need something similar or you end up with the aforementioned tanks, jets and snipers scenario every time.

There are lots of other mods out there. The two most popular are probably Day Z and the variations on ARMA Life, which seems to be some sort of cops and robbers roleplaying thing and makes up about 80% of the online server list.  The supercool, milsim types tend to play in small private sessions. They tend to use a lot of mods, and every little group has a different set of mods they use. Like I mentioned earlier I would love to play more mission style stuff, but my availability makes it difficult to join most of those groups as they tend to want regular commitment to their game sessions and I can't do that. There are a couple groups out there that run milsim style missions that are open to the public and only use a few mods. I keep meaning to give those a try.

Any way, ARMA is a hell of a toybox. Mods make it even more so. WW2, Vietnam, modern and futuristic stuff is all out there in some mod or other. It is still kind of clunky, getting decent performance in multiplayer is tough, and you will occasionally be killed stepping off a 2 foot high wall (assuming you were even able to get up there in the first place) but there is nothing out there that compares in scope and size.

Cheers!

undercovergeek

is it easy to fing KotH servers or are they invite only/be part of a clan setups?

Toonces

They're easy to find; you just click multiplayer and a list of the servers will come up.  I think last look there were something like 300+ servers online.  The KotH servers only have so many public slots so sometimes you can't get in because all of the slots are full.  No big deal, I just come back later.  There are many other servers for different types of play.

I should have been more clear on the perks stuff.  That is only for that particular server like Bardolph said, and for the reasons he stated.  Other than buying an ammo perk to carry more ammo I mostly spend my money on helicopters to ferry people into and out of the fighting zone.  It's a pretty good time!
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undercovergeek

so you buy the chopper and then fly it yourself?

i never thought of ARMA been used in this way - sounds great

Toonces

#25
Yes.

The way it works is there are three teams (Blufor, Opfor, Independent).  Each spawns at a separate base, kind of like the points of a triangle, and at the center is the contested area, typically about 2.5km away.  As you spawn into your base you have to travel to the combat area.  So as you earn money, somebody usually buys a helicopter or vehicle and then everyone hops on and gets ferried to the combat zone.  If you are on a helo you can jump off at altitude and parachute in.  Or the helo can land and drop you off.

The other team can buy rocket launchers, AAA, armed helos or jets and shoot you down being ferried in.  So this little ecosystem of vehicles eventually builds up.









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undercovergeek

lol, i know JH hates the thought, but man COD with ARMA realism and ARMA graphics???   :D  :smitten:

jomni

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Quote from: undercovergeek on February 21, 2015, 03:57:31 PM
so you buy the chopper and then fly it yourself?

i never thought of ARMA been used in this way - sounds great

There are many 3rd party scenarios with this mechanic.  Especially those dynamic missions /campaigns.  Can be single player as well.  Look for DUWS, Whole Lotta Stratis, Whole Lotta Altis.  It's not really just COD. It's got base building as well and support unit purchase (extra squads, tanks, etc.).  Like Command and Conquer as well. LOL!  We hate traditional FPS and RTS but put them in ARMA then it becomes golden.  There are also survival games like DayZ but no zombies, it's called Wasteland.  A lot of unique 3rd party gems.

Bardolph

Quoteis it easy to fing KotH servers or are they invite only/be part of a clan setups?

Try either of the two addresses below. Open your Steam server browser (right click on the Steam icon in your systray) and add these two addresses in the Favorites tab. They are both 1st person only servers, so no out of body experiences  :crazy2:


US #2 HC
66.151.244.233:2312

CA #2 HC
74.91.123.206:2322

WYBaugh

Talked myself into Arma 3 (already own 2 but never really played much) and I'm very impressed with 3!  Made it through the tutorials and started the campaign and realize, I really, really suck at this.  I'm talking I had to retry the second mission 12 times before making it to the next save point. 

My main problem is not being able to spot the enemies.  I'm playing on everything noob level and still find myself being peppered by the unseen ai while I'm crouching behind the tree/rock/etc.  Is there a way for me to improve sighting that I'm overlooking?