ARMA 3 officially announced

[Thr0tt]

Really ? Im english and live here and they certainly failed to convince me of their authenticity or acting skills. The constant use of expletives also is not something I enjoyed and was seemingly forced.

[theshadowcult]

Originally Posted by Dwarden

they were actors, with proper accents and from correct UK region ...

my post was more in response to your comment about an american trying to tell you how to do a uk accent. Not myself saying the Arma 2 accents were bad.

[Dwarden]

Originally Posted by Thr0tt

Really ? Im english and live here and they certainly failed to convince me of their authenticity or acting skills. The constant use of expletives also is not something I enjoyed and was seemingly forced.

which of BAF voices isn't UK enough ...
also sorry if we not used accent for every of dozens accents

[demo]

Voice acting didnt bother me and I liked the AI communication in game play. "Enemy, far, 9 o'clock". "Five, is down, medic". What more do I need?

[aop]

So how does it run compared to ArmAII?

[theshadowcult]

lol

[kkevin666]

Originally Posted by aop

So how does it run compared to ArmAII?

Ahhh the $64,000 dollar question.
Like a crippled salt ridden slug with a broken back would be my guess.

[Dwarden]

Originally Posted by aop

So how does it run compared to ArmAII?

the DX9 renderer is in some stuff still faster than DX11 one but we working on it ...

if anyone want send me new uber hardware then i can test much faster

[acroig]

Originally Posted by Dwarden

if anyone want send me new uber hardware then i can test much faster

Seriously? You're runnig top end gear right there, just get the game done already!

[kkevin666]

Originally Posted by Dwarden

the DX9 renderer is in some stuff still faster than DX11 one but we working on it ...

if anyone want send me new uber hardware then i can test much faster

Optimising for the 95% of your customers without uber high end rigs might get you more sales and respect first.

[Dwarden]

there are news and screenshots:

http://www.bistudio.com/english/comp...arma-3-in-2012

[demo]

ArmA3 will support PhysX, yeh?

[lumpyhed]

I hope those arms move on the steering wheel this time
Has there been any internal discussion regarding stereoscopic support?

[Dwarden]

Originally Posted by demo

ArmA3 will support PhysX, yeh?

yes, most likely v3

[Dwarden]

Originally Posted by lumpyhed

I hope those arms move on the steering wheel this time
Has there been any internal discussion regarding stereoscopic support?

yes arms move correctly with the wheels, like if you drive

in OA 1.61 beta we introduced even some improvement for mouse controlled vehicles so not just keyboard but also mouse can be used (for these who dont have controller / wheel etc)

and stereo shall work fine as it's DX11 renderer

[acroig]

Originally Posted by Dwarden

there are news and screenshots:

Looks great, thanks.

[Justinakach0ppa]

Originally Posted by Dwarden

yes arms move correctly with the wheels, like if you drive

in OA 1.61 beta we introduced even some improvement for mouse controlled vehicles so not just keyboard but also mouse can be used (for these who dont have controller / wheel etc)

and stereo shall work fine as it's DX11 renderer

Oh man I want it now...so badly.

[aop]

Just a question:
Will the plot be "black'n'white" evil Iranians vs good Israelis or is it more complex?

[Woodstock]

Originally Posted by aop

Just a question:
Will the plot be "black'n'white" evil Iranians vs good Israelis or is it more complex?

In the first Arma it was pretty well acknowledged that you were essentially working to crush a popular revolution in order to reinstall the U.S puppet dictator.
There was also a point in the game (albeit a buggy one which didn't really work) where you were supposed to make a moral decision on whether to disobey your orders or let the dictator's forces massacre a bunch of political prisoners.
So it definitely wasn't "black and white". I didn't pay any attention to the main campaign in Arma 2 so can't comment on that one.

[Danny Nissan]

Awesome screens ^_^ I just hope the game doesnt require 3 7970s to get 60fps xD

[mavman]

I have learned not to trust screenshots when it comes to ARMA. Yeah, it looks damn good, but if it plays like poop, I don't care if it looks pretty.

[john2]

Originally Posted by Dwarden

yes, most likely v3

Definitely go with the v3 Dwarden. It has great multi-thread support

[Qb2k5]

Originally Posted by mavman

I have learned not to trust screenshots when it comes to ARMA. Yeah, it looks damn good, but if it plays like poop, I don't care if it looks pretty.

Same.

From all the Bohemia games I've played since OFP1 (2001) it seems they all lacked two things:

Polish and good system performance.

Every game I purchased from them all felt like alpha software with game breaking bugs; like scripting errors and terrible AI path finding that cost you missions. In all the Arma games I played I have to drive the vehicles myself because the AI doesn't know how to stay on the road or decides to take weird paths when I give it an order to drive somewhere. Its funny how after 13 years when you are commanding a vehicle the AI driver still knocks over road signs and trees when struggling to stay on the road. I'm surprised and shake my head that the lead director hasn't fixed this issue. The other problems resort with bad voice acting, terrible facial animations that look like they were taken from a bad 1999 game. Yes great graphics but terrible facial animations?

I know Bohemia isn't a large team and doesn't have 100 million plus to splurge on development like the BF3 and COD dev team, but if they want to reach a much higher level of their install base they need to make it a top priority to get the game to work out of the box without having to resort to game fixes that take months to even years to fix. Most gamers will move on if the game sucks and doesn't work when they first fire it up.

Don't get me wrong there's no other military simulator as good as the Arma franchise that I love when it works but I hope Bohemia makes changes to their broken engine in Arma3. As a matter of fact I no longer pay full price for their games anymore. Ever since Armed Assault 1 I lost faith in them. Now I wait until I can get their games for half the price with steam and amazon sales. Atleast by that time they would have some decent patches that bring the game up to speed.

[Justinakach0ppa]

Originally Posted by Qb2k5

Same.

From all the Bohemia games I've played since OFP1 (2001) it seems they all lacked two things:

Polish and good system performance.

Every game I purchased from them all felt like alpha software with game breaking bugs; like scripting errors and terrible AI path finding that cost you missions. In all the Arma games I played I have to drive the vehicles myself because the AI doesn't know how to stay on the road or decides to take weird paths when I give it an order to drive somewhere. Its funny how after 13 years when you are commanding a vehicle the AI driver still knocks over road signs and trees when struggling to stay on the road. I'm surprised and shake my head that the lead director hasn't fixed this issue. The other problems resort with bad voice acting, terrible facial animations that look like they were taken from a bad 1999 game. Yes great graphics but terrible facial animations?

I know Bohemia isn't a large team and doesn't have 100 million plus to splurge on development like the BF3 and COD dev team, but if they want to reach a much higher level of their install base they need to make it a top priority to get the game to work out of the box without having to resort to game fixes that take months to even years to fix. Most gamers will move on if the game sucks and doesn't work when they first fire it up.

Don't get me wrong there's no other military simulator as good as the Arma franchise that I love when it works but I hope Bohemia makes changes to their broken engine in Arma3. As a matter of fact I no longer pay full price for their games anymore. Ever since Armed Assault 1 I lost faith in them. Now I wait until I can get their games for half the price with steam and amazon sales. Atleast by that time they would have some decent patches that bring the game up to speed.

Also even though the games are quite expansive and you can generally expect it to be quite a system hog, I still think the games tend to be very unoptimised even on the high end rigs it can cause problems which normally take a while to patch.

[Dwarden]

The other problems resort with bad voice acting, terrible facial animations that look like they were taken from a bad 1999 game. Yes great graphics but terrible facial animations?

which game had facial animations in 1999 and especially dynamic to played voiceover like in OFP/ARMA (lipsync hint hint)

... oh well ... some people tend to criticize w/o clue ...

[Qb2k5]

Originally Posted by Dwarden

which game had facial animations in 1999 and especially dynamic to played voiceover like in OFP/ARMA (lipsync hint hint)

... oh well ... some people tend to criticize w/o clue ...

Don't get me wrong Dwarden. The Arma experience can't be compared to any other army shooter. Hell even the original Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six 3 were no where close to what you guys make.

OFP in 2001 was way ahead of everything back then and still is to current shooters (COD, MOA).

[Justinakach0ppa]

Originally Posted by Dwarden

which game had facial animations in 1999 and especially dynamic to played voiceover like in OFP/ARMA (lipsync hint hint)

... oh well ... some people tend to criticize w/o clue ...

This I agree with, but the current game`s voiceover`s were quite lackluster.

I love Arma it is without a doubt my favourite fps and I have spent many hours of my life in the universe you guys have created.

But I do feel like if you can optimise the game better and improve your voicework and try and get it as bug free as possible, you could really make a major impact with your fans and also could convert people who do not really play Arma also.

[Dwarden]

i agree some of the voice-overs were weak

but then still some people claimed that these british in BAF don't sound enough british
for BAF we even hired correct british (various) actors including exact 'origin' and tone ... (dead or alive selection process)

[theshadowcult]

Originally Posted by Dwarden

i agree some of the voice-overs were weak

but then still some people claimed that these british in BAF don't sound enough british
for BAF we even hired correct british (various) actors including exact 'origin' and tone ... (dead or alive selection process)

It's because people don't expect real voices of real people, but hollywood movie accents instead.

[Justinakach0ppa]

Originally Posted by Dwarden

i agree some of the voice-overs were weak

but then still some people claimed that these british in BAF don't sound enough british
for BAF we even hired correct british (various) actors including exact 'origin' and tone ... (dead or alive selection process)

I think the BAF was actually a strong point to be honest, its some of the other voice work that let it down, I do not expect unrealistic over the top bruce willis style actor work here, just something with a little "energy" if that makes any sense?

For example some of the voice work seemed robotic as if there was no emotion involved, you know as well as I do going into a situation where you are getting fired upon you will be stressed and have a heavy state of anxiety attached no matter how professional you are.

That`s the only thing that was missing, not overblown hollywood style emotion, just normal human emotions that feel real, because for a game that in every other area feels like a real war this is the only thing I would want to really improve.

I just want Arma to succeed and I hope you do not feel insulted by me saying this, I just want the best for the franchise as it is my favourite in the fps genre.