Kusch Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 Demo Arma 2 available: http://www.fileplanet.com/201807/download/ArmA-2-Demo http://www.gamershell.com/download_47716.shtml http://games.on.net/file/27690/ArmA_II_Demo Give me "flying telephone pole" (SA-2)!
Shaman Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 Downloading :) See you tommorow in the game :P 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer
th3flyboy Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 i'm praying it didnt get delayed or lost in shipment... i ordered it and it's been stuck in the uk counting on day 3 of being stuck, and it's supposed to be here NO LATER than tomorrow.... Current Sims: DCS Black Shark, Falcon 4.0, X-Plane 9, Steel Beasts Pro PE, IL-2 1946, ArmA 2, FSX, Rise of Flight, EECH, Harpoon 3 ANW, CSP
Stickers Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 http://store.steampowered.com/app/33920/ Steam Link for the demo! I just got my full copy yesterday from http://www.gogamer.com/ and I live in Oregon. They are the only people in North America that I know of that have it. I really recommend getting this game if you have: 1. A decent gaming machine 2. TrackIR 3. A love for infantry combat Ive read a lot of crap about the flying in the game on other forums. People need to realize this is primarily an infantry game. But having flying vehicles in it makes it that much more immersive when your on the ground slugging it out. It's so AMAZING when something flys over. The sound is just spot on. You actually feel a little better knowing that you have something thats on your side flying above you. I could go on for days about the stupid details that make this game great for me... Anyways... im ranting. I'm a Black Shark lover, and I recommend this game to all of you guys! :D
crazysundog Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Ha, I've downloaded the demo from 2 different locations, and both are corrupted!! I've had the worst luck getting any program to run lately!
Evilducky Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 does it give you the "Error: Demo failed to launch, X3DAudio1_6.dll was not found" or something like that? If so you just need to update your directX to this one: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2DA43D38-DB71-4C1B-BC6A-9B6652CD92A3&displaylang=en
crazysundog Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 (edited) No, two different errors, CRC is missing file XXXX... Whatever, it's released today in Canada so I'll just buy it! EDIT: Downloading demo through Steam now, 48% done in 10 minutes?! Edited June 26, 2009 by crazysundog
theGozr Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 I made my little corner for Arma2 ;) welcome to join http://www.gozr.net/iocl/viewforum.php?f=41 Fly it like you stole it..
Shaman Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Love the demo :) Waiting for ARMA2 release in Poland 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer
nemises Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 yep, very nice... still the clunky OpFlash interface, but, the game engine itself looks amazing, and runs really well! that goes on my buy list too
diveplane Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) woohoo installing now Edited June 27, 2009 by diveplane https://www.youtube.com/user/diveplane11 DCS Audio Modding.
Kuky Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 I just installed ArmA2 Demo and in my opinion it is very much the same as original ArmA. Yes it does look very pretty but real beatuy should not be skin deep :P I feel the AI is still stupid... what's up with all those trucks going back and forth like flies with no head? In very short time I've seen vehicles ramming eatch other like car accidents... the game is really unplayable for me with AA on and the mouse lag due to all graphics processing is very very noticeable. I had to switch AA off and that Post-process effects off also to give it good playability but... same like ArmA the game itself has no real depth for me in all these Warfare and similar kind off gameplay (again I feel like fly going around with no plan, purpose etc). I am unsure if I'd wanna spend money on it as I have ArmA already and ArmA 2 seems just like a graphical makeover.... but that's just me ;) PC specs: Windows 11 Home | Asus TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D + LC 360 AIO | MSI RTX 5090 LC 360 AIO | 55" Samsung Odyssey Gen 2 | 64GB PC5-48000 DDR5 | 1TB M2 SSD for OS | 2TB M2 SSD for DCS | NZXT C1000 Gold ATX 3.1 1000W | TM Cougar Throttle, Floor Mounted MongoosT-50 Grip on TM Cougar board, MFG Crosswind, Track IR
Kuky Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Oh by the way, the demo would not run for me after I installed it, looking online for similar occurences I found game requires latest DirectX9 files (DuH, I would have thought that if I have DirectX 10.1 as I run Windows 7 that all these DirectX DLL's would be included but obviously not). So quick visit to MS website and download of March 2009 DirectX Redistributable (about 92MB) and it worked. 1h of having quick MP with squad mate and we both were not very impressed. PC specs: Windows 11 Home | Asus TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D + LC 360 AIO | MSI RTX 5090 LC 360 AIO | 55" Samsung Odyssey Gen 2 | 64GB PC5-48000 DDR5 | 1TB M2 SSD for OS | 2TB M2 SSD for DCS | NZXT C1000 Gold ATX 3.1 1000W | TM Cougar Throttle, Floor Mounted MongoosT-50 Grip on TM Cougar board, MFG Crosswind, Track IR
Stickers Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 You can get the full version off of Steam now. The AI can be really retarded sometimes... but I think I love this game because of what it IS capable of.
159th_Viper Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 What tickles me is the Muzzle velocity of the M4A1 in the first mission of the Campaign.....It's probably sitting at about 50m/s.......:music_whistling: See this Clip Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......'
Shaman Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 Well I will play some ARMA2 now, until OPFDR is released :P 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer
crazysundog Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 After a couple hours in the SP demo, I think I can wait for a month or two to buy this. When is the ACE mod coming out? Oh, tried flying the Huey, what a laughable flight model!! I thought i would enjoy being a tranport pilot in MP and just ferrying troops, but this is obviously a 'soldier sim'!
element1108 Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 After a couple hours in the SP demo, I think I can wait for a month or two to buy this. When is the ACE mod coming out? Oh, tried flying the Huey, what a laughable flight model!! I thought i would enjoy being a tranport pilot in MP and just ferrying troops, but this is obviously a 'soldier sim'! I think we'll have to wait for DODOO sim's UH-1 before we can accurately fly huey's :) I don't think flight/drive models for ARMA were ever really something they were striving to be accurate with. It's more about the fact that they get troops from point A to point B. It's all about the infantry and infantry experience. My initial reactions to the game were MEH...but I'm playing it a LOT more now and enjoying it more and more. Online is great, online with buddies is great...assuming you can make it run/play it fine. AI will always suck, that's always going to be an issue with games. I don't buy modern games now to play against AI unless it's for "target practice". Looking forward to seeing what the third party developers will do with it.
Rhino4 Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 As everyone else says, the ai is horrible. Pathfinding is horrible. I'm still going to get this game, but it's definitely going to be an online-only game for me.
bumfire Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 The whole game is horrible ATM, it will get better but its buggy and jerky for me no matter what settings I use, flying is the worst, stutter stutter stutter and my pc surpasses the minimum and even the recommended specs, but it was just like arma when released, buggy and jerky, but it got better and I can only assume that the same will be true for arma2. The newest version of patch 1.02 that adds AA to the mix did help with the stutters, but the previous 1.02 patch made the game a living hell for me, but it will get better judging by previous bohemia experiences.
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