ARMA 3

Toonces · April 13, 2016, 08:19:36 PM

Man, that Apex looks Niiiice, but that's a spicy meatball at 27 clams. I'm sure I'm going to get it but damn, I wish it was about half that.

Apocalypse 31 · April 13, 2016, 09:35:00 PM

Quote from: Toonces on April 13, 2016, 08:19:36 PM
Man, that Apex looks Niiiice, but that's a spicy meatball at 27 clams. I'm sure I'm going to get it but damn, I wish it was about half that.

It does look nice, but it's going to run like molasses with the current engine.

Jarhead0331 · April 13, 2016, 09:51:55 PM

Quote from: Apocalypse 31 on April 13, 2016, 09:35:00 PM
Quote from: Toonces on April 13, 2016, 08:19:36 PM
Man, that Apex looks Niiiice, but that's a spicy meatball at 27 clams. I'm sure I'm going to get it but damn, I wish it was about half that.

It does look nice, but it's going to run like molasses with the current engine.

What are your system specs? I run ARMA 3 on ultra and it looks amazing and purrs like a kitten.

MengJiao · April 13, 2016, 10:03:59 PM

Quote from: Toonces on April 13, 2016, 08:19:36 PM
Man, that Apex looks Niiiice, but that's a spicy meatball at 27 clams. I'm sure I'm going to get it but damn, I wish it was about half that.

You get some new stuff: an island and some gear. I guess I will consider getting it some time or other.

Apocalypse 31 · April 13, 2016, 10:16:35 PM

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on April 13, 2016, 09:51:55 PM
Quote from: Apocalypse 31 on April 13, 2016, 09:35:00 PM
Quote from: Toonces on April 13, 2016, 08:19:36 PM
Man, that Apex looks Niiiice, but that's a spicy meatball at 27 clams. I'm sure I'm going to get it but damn, I wish it was about half that.

It does look nice, but it's going to run like molasses with the current engine.

What are your system specs? I run ARMA 3 on ultra and it looks amazing and purrs like a kitten.

I run it on Ultra as well. 60fps solid, no issues....in Singleplayer.

Hop into a mp server and its instantly down around 30 fps.

Jarhead0331 · April 14, 2016, 02:08:01 AM

Quote from: MengJiao on April 13, 2016, 10:03:59 PM
Quote from: Toonces on April 13, 2016, 08:19:36 PM
Man, that Apex looks Niiiice, but that's a spicy meatball at 27 clams. I'm sure I'm going to get it but damn, I wish it was about half that.

You get some new stuff: an island and some gear. I guess I will consider getting it some time or other.

It's a whole new campaign, new belligerents, new vehicles, weapons, units, etc. the price seems totally reasonable to me. Insta-buy.

Toonces · April 14, 2016, 06:46:53 AM

^ Yeah, you're right. It does appear to be well worth the money.

ARMA 3 runs smooth as a baby's butt on my rig too. I do get some stuttering when I log onto the KotH servers sometimes, but it usually clears up once the textures(?) load into memory...something like that. Once I've flown over an area it runs much more smoothly.

Not saying you don't have issues Ap31, certainly others complain of bad frame rates as well.

Jarhead0331 · April 14, 2016, 06:53:58 AM

It's an amazing game and an amazing engine that accomplishes so much, where so many others have failed, or better yet, not even tried because of the complexities of pulling it off. I get the frustration of those who have technical problems, but I will never understand how someone could attack this game, or the developers for anything. The game has been super polished since early alpha and has been supported like no other game in recent memory. It is simply one of the greatest digital combat sandboxes ever made, hands down, and there is nothing else like it available. Some people are never satisfied and always expect more...I'm not directing this to Apocalypse31, just a general observation from forums, etc.

Swatter · April 14, 2016, 08:22:40 AM

Plus the modding community is filled with talented coders, artists, and modelers. There are mods like ALiVE that allows you to create true sandbox war zones to suit your tastes. The only thing I am going to knock BI on is the vehicle AI, which is the worst I have ever seen in a game. Did one of the developers bring their 2 year old into work one day and let him code it?

Bardolph · April 14, 2016, 01:41:57 PM

ARMA 3 used to run well enough for me that I racked up 580+ hours, almost entirely in multiplayer. But somewhere along the way after some patch the game became a lag fest for me. Usually right about the time I got into a fight. I haven't played in months as a result.
There is nothing else like it, but the ARMA series has been plagued by performance issues off and on for a very long time.

I thought 3 was a vast improvement over 2. And 3 ran better than 2 on my computer up until it didn't.

Raied · April 14, 2016, 02:28:21 PM

ARMA 3 has ruined all other FPS games for me, I cannot play them anymore, I just do not see the use of play the others while I have great milsim with far superior FPS game in it.

Toonces · April 15, 2016, 06:42:28 AM

In ARMA 2 there was an option to set up a quick mission. I haven't been able to find that option in ARMA 3. Why did they remove that? It was a fun way to get into some fights real quick without having to download a mission.

Jarhead0331 · June 07, 2016, 05:11:47 PM

Tanoa map from Apex DLC released to development branch. Cover me, I'm going in...

also, check this out...

Yskonyn · June 08, 2016, 04:02:44 AM

I have little interest in the Halo mod, but I am wishing you much fun with Tanoa! Is it under NDA or can you post about it?

I have restarted the stock campaign with 1.6. Its a much better experience so far!

Jarhead0331 · June 08, 2016, 05:54:26 AM

Quote from: Yskonyn on June 08, 2016, 04:02:44 AM
I have little interest in the Halo mod, but I am wishing you much fun with Tanoa! Is it under NDA or can you post about it?

I have restarted the stock campaign with 1.6. Its a much better experience so far!

No man! It's released to the development branch, so all you have to do is pre order apex and then subscribe to the development branch and you'll get the map now too.