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[Tilla]

Which is better? Arma 2 or Operation Arrowhead?

OA by a long shot. But most people just buy Combined Operations which is easier to get and pretty reasonably priced, and includes both as one install. OA has everything but the campaign of vanilla ARMA 2, but with addition of the new units, world, and special stuff like the new night operations gear, and overall engine improvements as well IIRC.

[Nilocy]

Which is better? Arma 2 or Operation Arrowhead?

OA by a long shot. But most people just buy Combined Operations which is easier to get and pretty reasonably priced, and includes both as one install. OA has everything but the campaign of vanilla ARMA 2, but with addition of the new units, world, and special stuff like the new night operations gear, and overall engine improvements as well IIRC.

It definitely seems to run better in my case, I can usually achieve about 24 FPS straight with this laptop on low graphics settings, which is good cause I'm used to playing Operation Flashpoint

But yeah, if your going to get anything get Operation Arrowhead, or as I like to call it Operation Armahead.

[Ioric Kittencuddler]

So I got ArmA 2 when it was on sale to promote the release of OA and I just started playing it... Um... is there any way to get rid of the contant blur that makes it look like your character is mildly nearsighted?

[Ozyton]

I think there's a noblur addon, but I play with postprocessing off anyways.

[Ioric Kittencuddler]

Wouldn't that turn off HDR and motion blur, and depth of field effects as well as the bizarre pointless constant blur of everything in the distance ArmA 2 has?

Can you perhaps direct me to this mod?

[Ozyton]

Isn't Depth of Field what makes everything in the distance blurry? *shrug*

BI didn't do HDR and Blur very well anyways so it's better to have it off. As for the addon, last time I tried it was when ARMA2 was -first- released so I don't even know if it still works. I also find most of the motion blur to be pointless anyways, since if you're spinning quickly, for example, things are going to appear blurry to you anyways.

Kegetys Noblur
There's also this addon I found during my search but I haven't tried it.
Oktane Noblur
EDIT: Just found a forum post about the Oktane mod for 1.55 so it might work
Oktane for 1.55

[Ioric Kittencuddler]

Isn't Depth of Field what makes everything in the distance blurry? *shrug*

BI didn't do HDR and Blur very well anyways so it's better to have it off. As for the addon, last time I tried it was when ARMA2 was -first- released so I don't even know if it still works. I also find most of the motion blur to be pointless anyways, since if you're spinning quickly, for example, things are going to appear blurry to you anyways.

Kegetys Noblur
There's also this addon I found during my search but I haven't tried it.
Oktane Noblur
EDIT: Just found a forum post about the Oktane mod for 1.55 so it might work
Oktane for 1.55

When done terribly depth of field effects make everything in the distance blurry.  When done right it focuses on specific area of the screen like making the area outside a scope slightly blurry.  Take Two Worlds as an example of doing it horribly where it basically makes everything beyond 50 feet into a incomprehensible blotches of color.  ARMA does it well in some areas, and not so well in others.  The blur when you get wounded is pretty good.  The constant blur even when you're standing perfectly sill is not so good. 

Anyway, thanks for the links!

[Sir Finkus]

So when are we going to get a game together?

[Fayrik]

The voices killed it for me.  I can understand bad voice acting, but this had the worst stitched-together voices I have EVER heard.

While this may well be old news, and hideously overstates.. I can't help point the fact out that they are stitched together - and for good reason.
Pointing out that ArmA 2 has stitched together voice acting, would be like saying Dwarf Fortress is ruined by the fact everything's just a bunch of tiles slapped togeter like an overly complex game of chess!

So when are we going to get a game together?

Quoted for good question.
I get my super speedy computer up and running tomorrow.. I think. ^{(I hope.)}

I would offer to host a server, but with my connection I can only get about 4 players going at any one time I'm afraid.

[Ozyton]

I could host a server maybe. According to speedtest.net I get about 12mbs upload speed...

Or we could just join one of the PCgamer of RPS event thingies when they host it.

[NewsMuffin]

I'm probably going to get Combined Operations on the first or some time around there.
So if a ECKS BAWCKS mic can work connected to a ECKS BAWCKS controller connected to a computer, I'll have a mic.

[Ozyton]

that sounds kinda convoluted =o

i know you can use the xbox controller with the game, but I dunno if windows will recognize there's a mic plugged in. You can try I guess...

[Sir Finkus]

Anyone decent with the mission editor?  I've messed around with it a little, but I'm not really all that proficient.

[Ozyton]

What is it you need to know, Sir Finkus?

[Sir Finkus]

What is it you need to know, Sir Finkus?

Nothing in particular, I was just wondering if someone could throw something together if we do a game together.