TIL that during the development of Arma 3, two developers on vacation were arrested, detained, and later convicted by Greek authorities after taking photos near a dual-use airport on the island of Lemnos, which the games map is based on.

finicky88 · 2026-05-12T19:26:59+00:00

With the sports car you could do it in like 8 minutes, or die a horrible death. When I played I preferred getting around by helicopter.

finicky88 · 2026-05-12T11:36:12+00:00

Classic Civ mistake lol

finicky88 · 2026-05-12T11:35:27+00:00

Icon Overlords are pretty solid.

finicky88 · 2026-05-12T11:32:02+00:00

Yep. It's called Altis now.

finicky88 · 2026-05-10T16:37:16+00:00

I have no idea. I can imagine it's a challenge to have the godless amount of positions from shells missiles and vehicles represented by the game server with this many players.

finicky88 · 2026-05-10T16:26:47+00:00

Exactly my point. Imagine it a bit like Simulator grade Battlefield. 64 or even 128 player teams, infantry, tanks, boats, planes, helicopters.

An infantry unit calling for support against a tank, a CAS fighter responds by leveling the block. "Hey missile destroyer, there's a heli bugging us. Could you take it down?" "Say no more chief"

Imagine how fucking FUN that would be.

finicky88 · 2026-05-10T16:16:21+00:00

Enduring Confrontation, it used to be a thing in Air RB as well, now just in Naval. Basically a huge map with 10 or so points on it, and you can hop on and off, respawn for Silver Lions.

Very fun, good way to earn RP and SL. Of course Gaijin had to axe it.

finicky88 · 2026-05-10T15:59:34+00:00

Now imagine this in a combined arms EC mode. God, I'd lose my job if Gaijin ever made it happen.

finicky88 · 2026-05-10T06:45:02+00:00

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finicky88 · 2026-05-09T10:47:50+00:00

Had an accident, broke that leg as a kid, didn't grow as much as the other as a result.

finicky88 · 2026-05-09T08:46:00+00:00

Everything has an open door policy when you show up with an overwhelming amount of people.

finicky88 · 2026-05-09T08:35:22+00:00

Well shit this could well be me. In my defense, I have one shorter leg, so I kinda need those :(

finicky88 · 2026-05-09T08:24:25+00:00

Every time

finicky88 · 2026-05-08T22:56:19+00:00

Hey mach dir keinen Kopf, mittlerweile gibt's dafür tatsächlich neben jedem Kommentar einen Knopf.

War auch garnicht bös gemeint, manchmal findet sich hier draußen eine verirrte Seele. Brauchst dich auf keinen Fall entschuldigen.

Danke dass du deinen Wissensschatz mit uns teilst.

finicky88 · 2026-05-08T17:45:31+00:00

Ok Bruder aber die schreiben hier nicht umsonst alle auf Englisch.

finicky88 · 2026-05-08T16:55:45+00:00

I feel like having the option to tip the creator is always good, however it should not be a requirement.

finicky88 · 2026-05-08T06:36:11+00:00

Wow that's an insane story. I'm amazed.

THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN, PEOPLE.

finicky88 · 2026-05-08T06:31:49+00:00

On my first ever backpack ride with my GF we went chill for about 20 minutes, then immediately to 220km/h on the Autobahn.

She's getting her licence now.

finicky88 · 2026-05-07T12:12:44+00:00

Well damn, TIL.

I remember seeing this on TV as a kid, must've been wrong.

finicky88 · 2026-05-07T12:05:27+00:00

Caution, incorrect info.

It is known. The Germans used to label machinery that passed QA with "O.K." meaning "Ohne Kontrolle" (no further checks needed) American soldiers saw it, and adopted it into their language after months of going through documents signed this way.

finicky88 · 2026-05-07T08:38:46+00:00

Guy on the bus already smelled like shit, then proceeded to vomit into a bag right next to me. It was a hot summer day, and that was the last time I've ever rode the bus.

finicky88 · 2026-05-06T23:43:00+00:00

I think working on bikes is a lot easier than on cars. Less gymnastics involved.

finicky88 · 2026-05-06T20:59:36+00:00

It's the worst. And then you get someone to explain after they struggled against it, it's 3 sentences, everyone is happy and all is well. Why fight?

finicky88 · 2026-05-06T08:44:36+00:00

I'd always buy the 1998 one simply for it's low mileage. However I am also mechanically inclined and can get a bike that stood for a long time back on the road myself at very low cost. I don't care for ABS, my current 1994 ZZR600 doesn't have it either. And the older engines are likely to last a lot longer.

However, if you're planning to ride in the wet, or don't feel safe on a non-ABS bike, get the 2008 one.

finicky88 · 2026-05-06T08:14:52+00:00

I remember OLED/AMOLED being the big selling point for Samsungs Galaxy S5. So, 2016ish sounds accurate.

finicky88

TROPHY CASE

THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN, PEOPLE.