EMSI from the CSLAMod team has informed us about CSLA patch v2.13 release on the BI Forums. This patch upgrades the current version of CSLA MOD from v2.12 to v2.13.
New content: - added new addons of vehicles Praga V3S in various versions (see Editor's Reference Manual) - added new addons of wooden barricades - added 3 new SP missions: Convoy, In the shadows, Hold position
New feature: Axe - this specific tool/weapon can be transported in the cargo space of vehicles - can be also added to any unit as the secondary weapon - when the axe is available, an new action menu items will appear - now you can select the option to build wooden barricades with 3, 4 or 10 trunks - known bug: building of barricades is now available also on the desert or on the land w/o trees
Fixes and updates: - fixed various strings - fixed issue with identification of factions while using scripts for automatic filling of bunkers - fixed issue with smokeshells - fixed issue with service truck for the AFMC faction - fixed issue with game crashing while using CSLA ammo crates in mission (mainly after load/autoload) - fixed config for magazines of OP-63 (compatibility with A.C.E.) - extended cargo space for backpacks in various vehicles - updated Editor's Reference Manual Credits: Thanks to Bohemia Interactive for the permission to retex vehicle 9P117 Scud-B. Thanks to guys from the Bohemia Gaming Cast (http://www.youtube.com/user/BohemiaGamingCast) for the beta testing.
PS: ... and yes, we are still working on our new SP campaign. Currently contains approx. 23 missions.
Stay tuned for the next update and follow us on our Facebook fan page where you can find a lot of in-game screens, organization of events etc.
Hey all, Well we are still moving forward time for a bit of an update and some eye candy to keep you interested.
Campaign/Missions The mission guys are continuing work on the campaign we can now reveal is called : Operation Copperhead
You are Captain Jack Campbell from the special forces southern highlands command bought in to take charge of Camp Oscar. Survive numerous VC attacks on the SF base and surrounding villages while you retrain the local CIDG forces and build relations with the local populous. Go on recon, rescue and support missions following a progressive original storyline. However, watch out for the hardened NVA forces also entering the AO they will try to oust you to take control of this strategic area as they move down from the north. It's up to you and a specialised team to turn the tide and keep your AO under US control.
Sounds We have also remixed all our weapon sounds to match as closely as possible to the real thing. However , it still gives you that punchy feeling like you actually holding the gun in your hand. Also we are expanding the sound side of things to take you deeper and immerse you in jungle operations of Vietnam. Now you will actually hear the VC and the screams for help from your wounded team mates, plus a few other surprises.
Configs While the config wars continue, Columdrum is winning the battle. However he could use some help there is a lot of little fiddly fixes to be made to get the mod in top shape.
Models As you can see YAC has been hard at work updating and re texturing our weapons. Here's a few WIP pics so far
Islands Also,new maps in the works . Guess where this one is? Thanks to the kind donation by Geloxo and Frosty Bowman we have 2 new islands under construction.
Maxjoiner has informed us about GTA Chernarus II SP Campaign release.
Description: David Stiller the undiscussed king of the crime let alone Boss of the gang "Black Angels" is arrested by the Police thanks to an anonymous tip-off. Interpreting David will have to as first mission escape from the prison island of maximum security of Utes, to then reconquer all Chernarus your territory. To do this one you will have to do varied missions that will return you reputation and money.
Features: - New texture with the repaint scripts. - No addons to use. - New actions. - New vehicles. - New Units. - Minimap on the screen. - Player's health, money and your dangerous level always on the screen - Populated city with civil, police units and vehicles, Rival Gang ecc. - Alternative missions! - Of course in GTA style
Here at games.on.net, we're big fans of ArmA - so when we found Senior Developers Ivan Buchta and Jay Crowe wandering lost in our corridors, we immediately called them in for a chat. Read on for their thoughts on map size, mods, and what they think of DayZ, as well as revised minimum specs for ArmA III. ... GON: Many people felt that ArmA II was somewhat unoptimised and ran slowly on machines that should have been able to handle it. Do you feel that ArmA III will address these issues?
Ivan: Hopefully yes. Of course, we have added new rendering techniques into the engine, which makes it more demanding, but with the computing power an average gaming PC has these days, ArmA III should both look and run well.
Jay: In terms of the video options, too, we give a lot of power to the players, and - in that sense - invest some trust in them, also.
If they want to play with everything on very high – completely max it out – well, that's up to them. It’s a PC game. Naturally, it is up to us to optimise as much as we can; it’s not an excuse to do a half-assed job. Ultimately, though, it’s about giving players the choices. Our video settings provide the option to throttle things back to find a balance for how you want to play on your hardware.
GON: On that note, can you tell us a bit more about what sort of system spec you're aiming for with ArmA III, and whether or not our readers should begin pricing some system upgrades?
Jay: Sure, at E3 we're releasing a newly revised set of minimum hardware specifications, but I’d be happy to share them with you now.
Minimum Specifications: - OS: Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1 - CPU: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz - GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or ATI Radeon HD 3830 or Intel HD Graphics 3000 with Shader Model 4 and 512 MB VRAM - RAM: 2 GB - HDD: 15 GB free space - DirectX®: 10 ... Read the full interview on games.on.net
Rocket's, BI Developer, unofficial DayZ Zombie RPG has really kicked up a buzz over the last few weeks, with Kotaku describing his DayZ survival mod for Arma2 the "the most interesting thing to happen to PC gaming this year" and the "greatest zombie game of all time", and PC Gamer describing it as one of the most "important things to happen in gaming this year" and "gaming’s best story machine".
But just what is this DayZ thing, anyway? from GameSpy
It's not the lovechild of Jay-Z and Day[9], as I'd thought when I first saw the name flooding my Twitter list. Yeah, I was disappointed too, but in actuality it's even crazier than that. It's an open-world fight for survival, and by "survival" I don't mean "cover system." You'll be scavenging for supplies here, before hunkering down in an abandoned building and clutching your flimsy supplies to your chest, crying yourself to sleep and hoping the zombies won't use your time of rest to feast on you. The mod's big draw is the way it plays with your emotions -- players tend to develop close bonds with their avatars because there's no quickload button here. Death is for real -- and it can even happen at the hands of other players. Who can you trust to team up with and protect you? Who can you trust not to kill you for a can of beans?
The latest DayZ patch, aptly titled "More New Ways To Get Fucked Up", adds all sorts of realism-strengthening goodies, such as illness and a temperature system. You'll need campfires to keep warm, but let's hope they don't draw the attention of any sick, desperate players seeking medicine.
"Arma2 has shot back into the Steam sales charts and has even topped sales for the week and looks set to do that again," says a Bohemia Interactive spokesperson in a press release. People have clearly been buying it again to give DayZ a try -- a quick glance of my Steam friends list at any given moment of the day seems to confirm this.
Have you been playing? What's the longest you've managed to stay alive? Oh man. Hey. Why are you staring at me like that? We can share these antibiotics, you know. There's no need to kill anybody.
Feint has released an updated Sniper Camo Changer v1.6 addon on the BI Forums. Brainbug's Ghillies for a change v 2.0 addon needed.
VERSION 1.6: (5/26/12) = Overhauled most scripts and added new ones = Multiplayer compatible = Added keys to change player camo patterns for better control (Shift + UP or DOWN) = Added "alive" check so AI pattern cycling stops if AI is killed
Robalo_AS has released an updated ASR AI addons v 1.14.1 on the BI Forums. Components : sys_airearming : AI units equip with weapons and ammo on their own and sys_aiskill : AI skills and awareness improvements.
Updated to 1.14.1, maintenance release:
- Improved AI rate of fire - extra burst modes for a few more weapons, with better compatibility with other mods - Improved support for latest Lingor units - Morale boost for lone units when they join other groups (cancels fleeing) - Units occupying buildings spend a bit more time inside them (meant more like fight from there, than a sweep)
R0adki11 has informed us about Nogovan Armed Forces Project release on the BI Forums. This pack replaces Nogovan Light Infantry, Nogovan Paratroopers, Nogovan Crew, Nogovan T55 Pack, Nogovan Armour (T72,Shilka, BMPs), Nogovan Btr40, Nogovan Mig21, Nogovan Mi8, Nogovan Backpacks and Nogovan Rifles Pack addons previously released separately. Along this release is coming an updated Nogovan JAS39 plane addon. Arma 2: Combined Operations needed.
After releasing most of my addons individually, I have decided to group the released content together. As know i have enough to reflect all branches of the Nogovan Armed Forces.
This is the release topic for my Nogovan Armed Forces Project, this a continuation of my Nogovan Armed Forces Project from OFP. The aim of this Project is to create an Armed Forces that is representative of the Nogova Republic* in a Modern World.
*The Nogovan Republic Consists of Nogova, Everon and Malden.
Edit : NAF hotfix released
Ive released a Hotfix tonight which fixes an issue with my rik_rifles addon and also i have released the C130 with some slightly better textures
Edit2 : Updated full Mod release Ive updated the whole mod now so those that have yet to download the mod don't need to worry about the Hotfix, however if you have downloaded the whole mod the hotfix is still avaliable
Together with today's interview about Arma 3's new lighting from BI Developer's Blog , we've got a special bonus video! It's a developer's look a some of the lighting at work, and a sneak peek at some of the forthcoming E3 2012 content!
Next up in our 'Report In!' series, a discussion with one of Bohemia Interactive's veteran artists, a selection of new screens, and a fantastic showcase video have been declassified and are ready for immediate analysis!
We're often asked to let some of our people talk about what it's like to develop a game at Bohemia Interactive (BI). 'Report In!' gives you a more personal perspective on our team, a more detailed look at the way we go about our work, and fresh information about our ongoing projects.
In the spotlight this week is Pavel 'Gugla' Guglava, who's responsible for the overall colour and lighting settings of Arma 3 (A3), and drives much of the research and graphical advancements of the Real Virtuality (RV) engine. Below, we focus upon some of the fantastic advancements to lighting, taking a look at how these new changes improve the overall 'look and feel' of A3, the underlying gameplay, and how everything fits together with engine optimisations. ... Look & Feel How did you begin the task of 'improving lighting' in A3? What does it really mean, anyway?
Gugla: The impulse to improve lighting in the RV engine has been present during all my years in BI. Thanks to some key changes in HDR (High Dynamic Range), we’ve been able to finish most of our 'wishlist' of improvements to lighting, point-lights and even in light-emissive materials. The goal was always clear: make the lighting as realistic as possible.
The HDR improvements chiefly address the improvement of shading in the game environment. High Dynamic Range basically means the brightness of the picture adjusts to the light conditions in the scene, so player can see the surrounding environment in the best quality - neither too dark nor too bright.
Night-time in A3 already feels a lot more engaging, but it's made up by various subtle advancements working together. What, for you, is the one stand-out improvement-in-progress?
Gugla: I have to go with the glorious HDR improvement. Without this, none of the implemented enhancements to lighting and light-emissive materials would even be possible! Vehicles :: Almost all our vehicles now feature improved headlights, taillights, and more...
The new volumetric cloud technology, which we've already seen rolled out with Take On Helicopters, has a big impact upon the feel of any scene. What further enhancements have been made with A3?
Gugla: Clouds are part of the lighting setup. It is possible to continually change their brightness and colour both during the night and day to reflect different lighting conditions. For A3, cloud settings have been adjusted to best match the location (partly a product of the research done in the field) and a performance optimisation. When you're in an early-morning mission, I dare you to take a breath and just enjoy the sunrise.
=KCT=Blackmamba has released an updated Faysh khabur v1.0 terrain on the BI Forums. Arma2 CO -BAF-PMC needed.
Situated in Iraq’s far north, the province of Dahuk is famous for its snowy winters. The border crossing near the town of Zakho is Iraq’s primary border crossing with Turkey. dahuk has also a border gate with Syria known as the Faysh Khabur border gate. The main trading route from Iraq to Turkey runs through Dahuk, this could bring economic gain as cross-border trade increases. Some villages were destroyed or evacuated since 1988 due to insecurity and other problems like poverty and loss of essential resource, for these reasons people migrated from their villages to sub-district centres, living in public buildings or sharing houses with other families. In general, roads are in good condition except some far located villages that are hard to access, especially in winter.
The terrain is based on actual hight and satalite data. and depicts the southern part of dahuk and its main trade route with turkije and sirya. Its a pretty deserted area with some small village's, three bigger towns. At the moment there is a border crossing with sirya. most villages are placed pretty much where they would be in real life some are changed in to industrial area's or Underground factory's, the city's have a fictional layout. The terrain lends itself perfectly for longrange sniper mission's, escape and evade wich would be a hell of a challenge, convoy missions,tank battle's etc etc. The terrain is divided in two, the river Tigris is crossing the entire 400 square kilometer map. There are two bridges to cross it but u can find your way trough shallow water, even with armored vehicles or Make use of amvibious vehicles for troop transport. its up to u.
v1.0 changelog
Fixed: Some Sat/Mask issues. Fixed: Sand texture (Normal/Paralax Map). Fixed: Entrances to Airports (AI Friendly). Fixed: AI issues in city "Fayshkhabur". Fixed: Propably more that i forgot about. Changed: Satallite image (Colot Tweaks). Changed: Map grids. Changed: Terrain around mushorah airbase (desert). Changed: Reya gunde bihar bridge. Changed: Rocks. Changed: Gerbalat. Changed: Ayn Al Faras. Changed: FOB Sykes. Added: Allot more Vegetation. Added: powerplant in Tallkochak. Added: powerplant in Abuwajnam. Added: working Streetlighting.
VanhA has informed us about his co20 @I44 The Cabourg Cauldron MP Mission release on the BI Forums.
Mission intel in short: D-day is proceeding nicely but german activity is noted in village of Cabourg. Clear the village. In your disposal are one sherman tank, one greyhound halftrack and a truck.
Playable units consist of 3 tank crew + 17 infantry units Mission has group respawn with BIS medic modules + healing script by Celery.
CimaleX has informed us about CH-47 Bravo - November updated with Project82 version: 1.2 by Afrographx & Konyo addon release. Requirements: Arma 2
Short description: The only Chinook to make it off the Atlantic Conveyor before an Exocet missile sunk the Cargo Ship along with its Cargo now in a new version with Falklands war livery (thanks to CBFASI for the reference textures) and argentine army chinook, suitable for P82 - Project 82 the Falkland/Malvinas war ported to AII.
IceBreakr has released an updated Island of Lingor v1.4 on the BI Forums.
This lush green environment in a fictional country somewhere near the Equator. Inspiration were countries such as Venezuela & Colombia. ~9 months were spent on research and creation of this world. Reason for the project is that I've been waiting for years for a proper optimised jungle map. With help of great talented man Berghoff that is now (after 9-10 months of hard work) possible to enjoy. We have to understand that vegetation rich map is a whole different matter in BIS engine. PCs that were able to run Duala/Jade Groove on max settings & view distance of 10 km will probably only have sufficient FPS with 1000-4000 meter distance on Lingor. With months of optimisations (especially Berghoff did an amazing feat here) we can now enjoy jungle from air or from a grunt's perspective.
Another inspiration is making of this map is a board game by a genius Stefan Dorra named Amazonas, that I just love. Board game features a nice amazon river and many villages to occupy. Hopefully Lingor scenery is a bit similiar with the river setting. But its much more - explore and I'm sure you will get nice ideas for missions.
Heartpoint of an island is a big town on East named Maruko. Its a town ruled by a dictator that lives in his mansion compound in center of town. It features an army base and a large airport for all kinds of operations. Town is surrounded by jungle on W and South. Road then leads throught it to South and West. Its the main paved road that connects the whole island. Amazon-like river splits the somewhat urban part on North and totally rural on South. South is also the home of ARL rebels. In the West you'll find numerous smaller towns that GAL (Government Army of Lingor) protects due to economic and strategic importance.
Rivers banks are not steep as in many of my older maps and mangrove vegetation covers most of the banks. Only few places are suitable for ship landing, but smaller boats are the main transportation device around here anyway.
Jungles have foot-path trails and couple of farms are situated under thick canopy trees. Not all of the jungle is thick as farmers cut it down, so pilots are able to touch down on many clearings and drop off/pickup troops close to the enemy positions.
There are no bridges due to AI bugs (they can't handle well the crossings), but couple of shallow passings enable you to cross the river. At least where there is no rain when rivers like to flood.
v1.4 - V2 signatures for all island files - rebuilt and upgraded two research bases up on North - a lot of terrain steep slopes fixed (tnx to J-Guid) - latest brg_africa package included with new working lingor 1.338 key (v2) - fixed path near airport terminal fountains - docks & crane Maruko height fix (tnx short_German) - further improvement to satellite image, especially with hills - removal of road vegetation Corazon SW (tnx themaster303) - removal of road vegetation near Racetrack (tnx Ei8ght) - fence post in the guard house removed (tnx short_German). - dirtroad 059040 plants removed (tnx short_German). - fixed entry to Rent-A-JG2 hangar - smoother terrain near hangar and south end of Sargento runway - flattened terrain a bit near 049023 - fixed some rough edges around Mt. Toris - a bit of smoothing in Plantiera S beach area - improved E coastal region near Maruko and its beach on NE - smoothening of Fernando castle hill - fixed racing track, removed vegetation, put gravel to parking place - cut down grass around bank parking places - smoothed south end of Pista runway - fixed bank RPT error, changedarmor value - fixed hangar object (can be opened/closed) - made NW passage compatible for AI - Calamar skyscraper neighbourhood fixes - northern bridge to Dressen fixed for AI - compound 060017 grass removal / road smoothing - fixed placement for gas station near Vidora (tnx RP-mods) - added a new gas station in Tucos and at Motodrom (tnx RP-mods) - enlarged entrance to sawmill in San Arulco (32-45) (tnx RP-mods) - enlarged entrance to factory in SE part of Villon (tnx RP-mods) - fixed size of hut on end part of NE bridge, entrance now big enough (tnx Flax) - moved landing assist lights not to obstruct AI using road anymore (tnx Flax) - removed bush from the road south above Puntella Resort (tnx Flax) - fixed asphalt at entrance & parking Villa Florencia - small pond stays on road to oil rigs, not a bug - added two parking lots for Hotel Calamar - grass fixes Motodrom Rapido - added new street lamps - removed cranes from an obsolete shipyard near Victorin - added a street access to Villa Luna - added a small asphalt section to a factory in SE Maruko - added two concrete blocks to W Maruko residental areas
CimaleX has submitted this new about P82 - Project 82 Falklands/Malvinas war Minimod launch and is asking the community for help, support and time.
Hi to all the community ! Last month in a forum thread I was discussing that 30 years after the Falklands/Malvinas conflict (2nd April 1982 - 14th June 1982) no one seemed to be interested in a dedicated mod for ArmAII, no dedicated mods were available, curiously the addons related to that conflict have been made for other mods; basically because after Ofp in the FLK closed, many of those great addons were shared to some modders, but no one related to the south atlantic conflict. I asked first 1982 Ofp in the FLK and to MLV Mod if they were interested in this project, after I received a positive feedback I decided to begin a project to port some of the addons into ArmA2 in a Mini-mod.
"Project 1982 - the Falklands/Malvinas war to A2" starts officially, with the aim to make a Mini-mod until A3 is out, to rise the interest for this issue and then make an official team for A3. Doing a mini-mod by a single person is a difficult task, so I asked help to some artist to make a few addons (basically troops, that due to the different skeleton from A1 to A2 have to be rebuilt) and to retexture/rearrange some of the already existing stuff ported to A2 (eg some vehicles, aicraft, choppers etc...)
I received direct and indirect support from various artists (like CBFASI, LoRo, Konyo, Vilas, Pedagne Mod-ASZ, Trouble, GossamerSolid and others) who accepted to give me their effort in developing the Project. The aim is to have a basic amount of weapons (based on Vilas West Pack), troops, vehicles and aircraft, while for the island/terrain I chose the good (but still incomplete - lack of objects) Falklands test 40x40 km terrain made by Bushlurker. Several MP and SP missions were developed for A1 and await the new addons to revive with new Mini-mod.
There's no timetable at the moment as I don't want to press anyone involved with the project (and again I have to thank all the artists/modders involved for donating their already limited freetime) but soon as this presentation is out, the first addon should be ready for release.
If anyone of the community wish give us support and time, please contact me via PM.
"Dedicated to all servicemen of both countries who served and lost their lives in the South Atlantic conflict" By CimaleX
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