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Dr_Eyeball · 14th December 2006, 10:39 AM

Argh! My ArmA mail-out with BuyArmA.com was missed, so now I'm just getting a refund instead. I downloaded the full German version yesterday anyway, so now I'm ready for MP.

I tried Coop on OGN with about 15-20 players. The AI players were a little bit laggy and hard to shoot with their jaggy movements, which seemed to only occur each time I took a shot - like a correction. In the 2nd round it just crashed half way through.

I tried CTI by myself. It still uses the AI. Not sure how it all works yet.
- It sometimes spawns me without a weapon even though I thought I selected one.
- Not sure how the 'hiring' works. I hired 2 BMP's (only choice) but they ran out of fuel in 30 seconds. Couldn't find a fuel depot, unless there's a fuel truck around somewhere.

I like the auto mission downloads. That should be good. The sound is proving to be an obstacle for good game play. You can't clearly tell where sounds are coming from, which is a problem for snipers and vehicles.

I wish the server joining screen would show real ping values - not sure if 2 block or 3 blocks is better? The filtering doesn't seem to work fully. Filtering for a ping of 100 still includes servers up to 300 overseas. Creating a server doesn't have many on-screen options either. Can't specify a duration.

You probably need TeamSpeak to properly coordinate things.

14th December 2006, 10:39 AM	#23 (permalink)
Dr_Eyeball Elite Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Queensland, Aust Posts: 2,064	Argh! My ArmA mail-out with BuyArmA.com was missed, so now I'm just getting a refund instead. I downloaded the full German version yesterday anyway, so now I'm ready for MP. I tried Coop on OGN with about 15-20 players. The AI players were a little bit laggy and hard to shoot with their jaggy movements, which seemed to only occur each time I took a shot - like a correction. In the 2nd round it just crashed half way through. I tried CTI by myself. It still uses the AI. Not sure how it all works yet. - It sometimes spawns me without a weapon even though I thought I selected one. - Not sure how the 'hiring' works. I hired 2 BMP's (only choice) but they ran out of fuel in 30 seconds. Couldn't find a fuel depot, unless there's a fuel truck around somewhere. I like the auto mission downloads. That should be good. The sound is proving to be an obstacle for good game play. You can't clearly tell where sounds are coming from, which is a problem for snipers and vehicles. I wish the server joining screen would show real ping values - not sure if 2 block or 3 blocks is better? The filtering doesn't seem to work fully. Filtering for a ping of 100 still includes servers up to 300 overseas. Creating a server doesn't have many on-screen options either. Can't specify a duration. You probably need TeamSpeak to properly coordinate things. Last edited by Dr_Eyeball; 14th December 2006 at 10:48 AM.