Arma 2 is One of the worst hungry games everrr...not sure about the first one
Arma and Arma II
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Interesting. Can you run the game with an 8600 gts? It was killing my 8800gt.
Are the gameplay and online community about the same for both games? Would I be better off just getting the first one because of the performance issues and such, or is ArmA II really a much better game?
Originally Posted by takealready The first one runs really well. I own both. The thing is arma II has issues using SLI and crossfire. Many people on the BI Forum have found ways to fully utilise sli/CF. Yes it's a really power hog (and the thing is it's only a Dx9 GAME). The built in benchmark on arma II will help you see improvement in your configs. |
Are the gameplay and online community about the same for both games? Would I be better off just getting the first one because of the performance issues and such, or is ArmA II really a much better game?
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Actually I am looking for Oblivion with assault rifles, and I already played STALKER and Fallout 3. I am hoping this will be my game.
Originally Posted by piercedhippi I can run 2 on my sig rig maxxed out, a really confusing game though if your just looking for a shooter |
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i prefer the in between of both, this is where Operation Flashpoint dragon rising lies. Although there isn't dedicated servers i still have lots of fun playing
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Originally Posted by skarm It's a very complicated game and isn't meant for the regular person who likes shooters. The game has the complexity of a modern flight simulator. |
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Yeah - that's another thing to note. The demo runs quite a bit worse than the actual game...
Originally Posted by Penicilyn The game runs alot better than the demo did for me. I run it on high/very high with 2xAA getting 25-35FPS. There are a lot of tweaks you can do to increase game performance. |
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I don't understand how it was killing your 8800GT. I was able to play the game on my backup rig (that has a socket 939 3800 X2 processor on it overclocked to 2.6 ghz + 2GB GB of DDR ram). The 8000GT is as strong as an angry Rhino (It's a shame that gpu can't be TRI-SLI'ed). I don't understand how you can't play the game. I'm using my 8600 GTS as my main gpu and my 7300 GT as my backup to run all 3 of my monitors when I play arma II.
Yes the community is the same. Matter of fact, by now 60% of the mods made for amra 1 have been ported over to arma II. Also, all the mods made fro flashpoint were ported over to arma 1 and now are ported over to arma II. It's almost like the flashpoint/arma/arma II series is a lego block. That's the main reason the community is so loyal to it. Because we can port over just about anything (we've even ported over arma 1 islands + buildings to arma II).
Stick with ArmaII. We in the flashpoint/arma/arma II community have done alot of mods with arma II. So you won't regret it (just take a look at Armaholic to see all the mods and things being worked on for the game). Also with the A.C.E. Advanced Combat Environment Mod 2 coming out, we all have been pissing on ourselves with anticipation). The ACE mod 1 for Arma 1 changed the game so much, it added so many features that everyone I knew that had arma 1 was playing with the ACE mod.
Originally Posted by Chimeracaust Interesting. Can you run the game with an 8600 gts? It was killing my 8800gt. Are the gameplay and online community about the same for both games? Would I be better off just getting the first one because of the performance issues and such, or is ArmA II really a much better game? |
Yes the community is the same. Matter of fact, by now 60% of the mods made for amra 1 have been ported over to arma II. Also, all the mods made fro flashpoint were ported over to arma 1 and now are ported over to arma II. It's almost like the flashpoint/arma/arma II series is a lego block. That's the main reason the community is so loyal to it. Because we can port over just about anything (we've even ported over arma 1 islands + buildings to arma II).
Stick with ArmaII. We in the flashpoint/arma/arma II community have done alot of mods with arma II. So you won't regret it (just take a look at Armaholic to see all the mods and things being worked on for the game). Also with the A.C.E. Advanced Combat Environment Mod 2 coming out, we all have been pissing on ourselves with anticipation). The ACE mod 1 for Arma 1 changed the game so much, it added so many features that everyone I knew that had arma 1 was playing with the ACE mod.
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Maybe it was just the demo. Or Windows 7? Who knows...
I like what everyone has said here, I pretty much hate COD games, and complex hard to learn games are my specialty (I play eve online!) so I will most def be picking up ArmA II.
Originally Posted by takealready I don't understand how it was killing your 8800GT. I was able to play the game on my backup rig (that has a socket 939 3800 X2 processor on it overclocked to 2.6 ghz + 2GB GB of DDR ram). The 8000GT is as strong as an angry Rhino (It's a shame that gpu can't be TRI-SLI'ed). I don't understand how you can't play the game. I'm using my 8600 GTS as my main gpu and my 7300 GT as my backup to run all 3 of my monitors when I play arma II. Yes the community is the same. Matter of fact, by now 60% of the mods made for amra 1 have been ported over to arma II. Also, all the mods made fro flashpoint were ported over to arma 1 and now are ported over to arma II. It's almost like the flashpoint/arma/arma II series is a lego block. That's the main reason the community is so loyal to it. Because we can port over just about anything (we've even ported over arma 1 islands + buildings to arma II). Stick with ArmaII. We in the flashpoint/arma/arma II community have done alot of mods with arma II. So you won't regret it (just take a look at Armaholic to see all the mods and things being worked on for the game). Also with the A.C.E. Advanced Combat Environment Mod 2 coming out, we all have been pissing on ourselves with anticipation). The ACE mod 1 for Arma 1 changed the game so much, it added so many features that everyone I knew that had arma 1 was playing with the ACE mod. |
I like what everyone has said here, I pretty much hate COD games, and complex hard to learn games are my specialty (I play eve online!) so I will most def be picking up ArmA II.
I got both, and merged them (well, with CAA1 if you will)
I love this.
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I also strapped artillery canons to the C130 and set them so I could sit in them at any time..
I love this.
I also strapped artillery canons to the C130 and set them so I could sit in them at any time..
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It's the demo for sure... ArmA II runs a lot better now that I've switched to Win 7 from Vista. I lol'd at your eve online comment BTW - Just be sure to play through boot camp and maybe the single player a bit and you'll be ahead of most people who hop right into the multiplayer... nothing more annoying online than people taking the helos when they can't fly for crap
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Originally Posted by Chimeracaust Maybe it was just the demo. Or Windows 7? Who knows... I like what everyone has said here, I pretty much hate COD games, and complex hard to learn games are my specialty (I play eve online!) so I will most def be picking up ArmA II. |
yea kinda sucks when that happens. My squad waited at least 15 minutes for a heli to show up, we played on a desert map that takes only 6-8 minutes to get from our base to the other base in a heli, but the guy didn't realize it wasn't a plane.. he flew straight.. :C
we got out of there just as (enemy) backup was rolling into the other side of the town
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we got out of there just as (enemy) backup was rolling into the other side of the town
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