Under "ArmA II Hands-on" title, IGN.com has released a short preview of ArmA II by Jason Ocampo on the IGN.com site.
... ArmA came out in the US in 2007, and it felt very much like a sequel to the original Operation Flashpoint to the point that the graphics and the gameplay felt dated. So Bohemia went back to the drawing board and now have ArmA II coming out later this year. ArmA II will introduce vastly upgraded visuals as well as some new features. At the same time, we've been able to play around with ArmA II a bit, and the upgraded graphics are a nice touch. More importantly, this feels like an ArmA game (which basically means it feels like Operation Flashpoint), and that's good news to those who liked the immersive feel of those games. ... The graphics engine is a lot better than before, but ArmA II still wouldn't be classified as a cutting-edge game. The art lacks the sheen of a high-end game. Still, where are excels is at creating huge, believable environments. There's nothing quite like staring across a valley floor and seeing a village in front of you, and cows herding in the fields around it. There are also some great effects, particularly with an extensive use of motion blur and the way your eyes adjust to light after putting on or taking off night vision goggles. Rough edges do exist, though. For example, there's a definite "uncanny valley" effect with the people in the game, as they have dead eyes and stiff movements. Unfortunately, the animations still feel rigid and the stilted way that people talk (they sound just like a computer is piecing together different recorded words to create a sentence) is pretty much unchanged since the original game. Still, there's a good sense of a realistic world here. And the good news is that it ran well at very high detail settings with an 8800GTX, which is practically a mid-range graphics card now.
Dslyecxi has released some breathtaking ArmA 2 screenshots on the BI Forums. Of course, he is using very high end equipment and doesn't tell us anything about his specs.
Since we're on the topic, wanted to chime in here and show some examples of what A2 looks like for me at 'very high' settings.
Games.Tiscali.cz has released new New ArmA II screenshots and a short comment from one redactor.
It looks like he tested the game on a PC having these specs: C2D 3 GHz, 4GB RAM and GF GTX-260 s 896 MB RAM, and tell us that on this PC, ArmA 2 was not running well on High and 1280x1024, and that he had to set lower resolution and normal details and disabled shadows and effects. After this he had 35-40 FPS.
The full review announced in the entry has been delete from Tiscali web site stated ohara, a BI Developer, on the BI Forums :
This preview was not correct, balanced and brake embargo for press, after our urge was deleted from Tiscali.
The Armory The interactive encyclopedia and sandbox mode for all content in the game is back in ARMA 2.
Some of you may have already played around in the Armory in ARMA 1, which was properly introduced in the North American release and consecutive patches for all territories. For those who are not familiar with the concept: the Armory allows you to select any vehicle, weapon and creature in the game and do a number of cool things with those items.
Not feeling very active, but want to see the item in action? Check out a dynamic Scene starring the item you selected. Want to inspect an item up close? Fire up the Viewer and rotate, pan and zoom to your heart’s content. In the end though, there’s nothing more fun than to just play around with the item and it goes without saying that this is possible too. Select an item and Try it out for yourself.
Item selection - Viewer mode
.... The Armory makes testing community content pretty much plug-and-play. With the add-on inserted into the game, the Armory will process it automatically. .... In short the Armory’s goals are: have fun, learn about different types of content, explore community content and hone your skills. The overall gameplay experience is more arcade than the rest of the game, but we feel it’s a nice game mode if you feel like you need a little break from the main game.
Mobility Range - Checkpoint Race
So what’s new? We’ve worked on many new features for the Armory and improved existing content as well. All in all the experience should be more fun than ever. .... New challenges This one was pretty easy to guess: we added new challenges and improved upon old challenges.
Firing Range - Fitness Track
* Steal the Item ... * In Assassination ... * The Kill House .... * The Hunted challenge .... * Other challenges include rapidly stopping your vehicle, performing an inside loop, moving a ship on land and reaching a target position quickly.
BoboCZ has informed the community, on the BI Forum about the release by Tiscali of a YouTube Video featuring known video footing, and a Jan Pražák, PR Manager at Bohemia Interactive, long interview illustrated by interesting ingame scenes. Of course, the interview is in Czech and you need some knowledge about this language, but the pictures are speaking by themselves.
Old Bear note : It will be great to have a translation ...
ArmA 2 offers a few small military boats, along with Chernarussian fishing boats.
Fishing Boat
Simple boat used to catch fish in the sea. According to the international Food and Agriculture Organization there are about 4 million of commercial fishing boats worldwide. This is one of them.
PBX
The PBX is a Combat Rubber Craft very similar to the CRRC in design. It is intended to be used for maritime raids and infiltration, as well as riverine operations. RHIB (Mk19)
The Naval Special Warfare Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) is a fast, high-buoyancy all weather boat designed to transport a fully equipped team of eight men and three crew members. It is also fully transportable by C-130 Hercules. This one is equipped with an Mk 19, 40 mm grenade luncher.
Private small boat
Many Chernarussians own small private boats, which are mostly used for fishing and recreation. Treacherous currents and hidden rocks make these vessels perfect for navigation along the Chernarussian coastline.
Civilians prefer to use the sturdy and easy to maintain Eastern European make car that they're familiar with, whether it is their personal family car, or the wood-hauling truck they use for work. Sadly due to the horrible conditions of the local roads most cars native to Chernarus are in poor condition.
Urban Cars
Want to haul some wood to your cottage, drive your spouse to a shop in Chernogorsk or sneak through checkpoints with several bottles of vodka stashed in a cardboard box? Either use a car of your choice or take a bus. If you see the white-yellow car behind you, put the pedal to the metal!
Cargo Transport
No matter what needs to be transported, the trucks can do it all: gravel, lemonade, guerillas or weapons.
Other
If you need to travel light, use a mountain bike! Tired of pedalling or in urgent need to escape the bad guys? Ride the motorbike!
No military simulator is complete without a hangar full of planes for the gamer to fly around in! Most fixed-wing aircraft in the game are state-of-the art jet fighters or attack planes, armed with cannons, laser-guided bombs, iron bombs, unguided rockets and guided missiles. Some planes are capable of Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL).
A-10
The A-10 Thinderbolt is a single-seat twin-engine straight-wing jet aircraft used by US Armed Forces. The aircraft is designed to provide close air support for ground forces by attacking tanks and armored vehicles. It is armed with a dual Hydra rocket system, dual AIM-9 air-to-air guided missile platforms, four AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground tactical missile launchers, three Mark 82 low-drag general-purpose bombs and with a 30 mm gatling cannon.
AV-8B (Fighter)
The AV-8B Harrier is a single-seat attack aircraft that provides powerful air support for the Marines. The AV-8B can perform Short/Vertical Take-Off or Landing (S/VTOL) making it ideal for improvised airfields and carrier launches. It is armed with a dual Hydra rocket system, dual AIM-9 air-to-air guided missile platforms, six Mark 82 low-drag general-purpose bombs and with a 25 mm cannon.
C-130J
The C-130J “Super Hercules“ is an American tactical airlifter. This four-engine turbo-prop military transport aircraft is capable of transporting up to 92 passengers or up to 33 tons of cargo. The C-130J with a range of more that 5.000 km and maximum speed of 671 kph is considered to be most important transport aircraft worldwide.
F-35B
The F-35 Lightning is a single-seat single-engine stealth-capable military multirole strike fighter. It is capable of providing close air support, tactical bombing or air combat missions. The F-35B is the Short-TakeOff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant of F-35 prototype. It is armed with two guided bomb units, dual AIM-9 air-to-air guided missile platforms, and with a 25 mm cannon.
MQ-9
The MQ-9 Reaper is a combat ready unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). It is the first purpose-designed hunter-killer UAV designed for long endurance high altitude surveillance. The MQ-9 is capable of carrying 14 AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles as well as two GBU-12 Paveway laser-guided bombs.
MV-22
The V-22 Osprey is a multi-mission tilt-rotor military transport aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing (STOL) abilities. It is designed to operate in a similar capacity to conventional helicopters but with the long range and high speed performance of a turboprop cruiser. The V-22 is able to reach speeds of 509 kph and can transport up to 32 passengers or up to 7 tons of cargo.
Pchela-1T
The Pchela-1T is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed in Russia. Its primary uses are surveillance and observation or target designation.
Su-34 (Fighter)
The Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) is a Russian-made two-seat fighter-bomber and strike aircraft. As with many modern bombers the pilots sit side by side. The Su-34 is equiped with GSh-30-1 30 mm cannon, six Kh-29 air-to-surface missile systems, four AA-11air-to-air missile platforms, and two S8 air-to-surface missile platforms.
Su-39
The Su-25 (NATO designation: Frogfoot) is a combat aircraft designed for Close Air Support and Anti-Tank missions. The Su-25T is able to withstand heavy enemy fire thanks to its very robust armored construction. The Su-39 (also designated as Su-25TM) is a 2nd generation Su-25T featuring better survivability and improved navigation and weapon systems.
The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an unguided rocket artillery system. It is a very mobile unit well suited for the 'shoot-and-scoot' tactic. The system is capable of firing guided or unguided projectiles to distances of 42 km; or ballistic missiles to distances of 300 km.
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