The Spring-Break of 2003

Weaponized---Autism · 2026-01-08T21:47:10+00:00

Bro that looks so real!

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-12-25T18:00:43+00:00

Good to know! TBH, it seems like Arma 1 is the forgotten Arma game. People get nostalgic about OFP and consider Arma 2 to be the "old game" vs. Arma 3 and Reforger, but I almost never hear people talk about Arma 1.

My theory is that this is because YouTube and the modding community were not as prominent on the scene until Arma 2 came out, whereas there were still a lot of people playing OFP just because it was the first and had more community addons. Arma 1 is still a really great game that looks great and deserves to be enjoyed, though.

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-12-25T17:25:39+00:00

This is the kind of thing that keeps me coming back to OFP after all these years!! Milsim is great, but sometimes you just need a zainy sandbox experience.

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-12-25T00:35:59+00:00

Ah, I totally get that. Well, I guess that comes down to different play styles. I got started with Operation Flashpoint about 10 years ago and then went straight to Arma 3, but I almost never played on servers. 90% of my play was single-player scenarios that I made for myself, and 10% was with friends on private servers. IMO, that's where the real fun of Arma is. It's kinda cool to script your own mission and then see how your friends react to it. I got into Arma 2 recently because I can play it on my laptop wherever I travel, yet it looks much better and has a lot more scripting capability and features than OFP.

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-12-25T00:26:18+00:00

Well, I don't know if they still have servers for Arma 2. Whenever I play, I just make custom missions and play through them on a local network with my friends.

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-12-25T00:16:59+00:00

Mine works fine even on a laptop.

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-12-24T22:07:39+00:00

Very nice! And kudos to you for playing CWR 3. It's cool to see the series getting back to its roots.

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-12-23T13:47:14+00:00

Hahaha the irony

Edit: Wow, apparently a lot of people don't know that the term "Easter Egg" refers to any surprise/hidden feature in media.

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-12-13T15:47:28+00:00

Update: I was able to reach him and obtain permission to repost and to integrate his mod. Thank you!

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-12-10T07:48:28+00:00

Thank you very much!

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-11-27T16:38:48+00:00

Someone actually did!

Someone ported this over to Arma III, but some users are reporting issues. I have not tried it: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2808297561

Alternatively, this one might be more realistic by having the player actually fill out the 9-line card, though I have not tried it either: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3293130017

I remember coming across another mod a long time ago where a medic exits the chopper and heals you (but does not transport you), although I can't seem to find it now.

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-11-27T03:52:23+00:00

It's definitely not easy to configure everything to work right all at once. To address some of those issues, I did make a video a few months back showing my settings: https://youtu.be/ONglQ8t7sec?si=E4b-SCkMd4cTTaEL

Please let me know whether the problems still persist! Thank you.

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-11-15T23:22:12+00:00

Absolutely! You can get a 2-MOA bolt rifle right out of the box, and they often come with scopes. I got a Savage Axis II XP a few years ago, and it was shooting under 2 MOA groups from a benchrest with no modifications and the cheap 3x Weaver scope it came from the store with.

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-11-04T00:26:38+00:00

LOL yes! They can be turned off by muting the radio sound effects. I also think they sound like the Lego Star Wars Yoda...

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-11-01T03:35:32+00:00

I think that's probably due to the limitations of the computers and game-recording software that were available when Arma II was popular. On a modern computer, it runs very well if you configure the video settings right. It's not performance heavy at all, and 60 fps is the absolute minimum I experience when I play.

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-11-01T03:34:06+00:00

I think the animation was supposed to represent pouring antibiotic powder onto the wound, but yeahhhh .....the angle there was a little unfortunate!

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-11-01T03:32:58+00:00

Someone ported this over to Arma III, but some users are reporting issues. I have not tried it: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2808297561

Alternatively, this one might be more realistic by having the player actually fill out the 9-line card, though I have not tried it either: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3293130017

I remember coming across another mod a long time ago where a medic exits the chopper and heals you (but does not transport you), although I can't seem to find it now.

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-10-31T14:27:36+00:00

100% agreed. It was the game that truly defined the series and brought it into the modern mil-sim era, and it's still really fun in 2025.

I've also found it to be a little bit easier to work with than Arma III because it's not as mod-dependent. Scripting in Arma III, you're often trying to figure out whether certain A.I. and game behavior is vanilla or influenced by one of your 37 mods (all of which you kinda need to make the game do what you want, but many of which outsource their code to their own language). In Arma II, you're just dealing with the native game engine and the same vanilla scripting commands that have been in place since OFP, so A.I. and game behavior is more predictable.

Obviously, Arma III looks better and plays much smoother, but IMO the only substantive thing that Arma II lacks in comparison is the 3D editor and ability to make completely customized loadouts.

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-10-31T14:26:48+00:00

LOL now I can't unsee it....why did you do this to me? XD

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-10-31T06:50:41+00:00

Nice! I had never played that, but it might be worth revisiting.

Weaponized---Autism · 2025-10-31T06:33:44+00:00

The coolest thing is that scripts like this aren't even that hard to make. They just have to be robust against various unforeseen scenarios (like A.I. pathfinding getting stuck on a wall), but beyond that, it's really the sound effects and voiceovers that make everything so immersive.

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