Dead3yez has written a simple guide in
our forums to help you squeeze out the best performance and visual quality of your Arma 2 game.
The suggestions made are mainly aimed for gamers that are currently experiencing low frame rates in the game and how to improve them without having to look like pac-man.
Quote Dead3yez :
In my opinion to be able to play a game it needs to be smooth, yet still have a nice visual appearance, having your graphics set to high is nice but if your PC is stuttering in MP then it's not a very good idea. To get the best out of the game you must find what suits you best performance:appearance wise. In order to get better performance you have to sacrifice the looks, performance is important because it makes the game easier to play, especially in MP where you will find when you're getting kills easier. Some of you may be experiencing problems because your system isn't exactly spec, to help you increase your performance issues I have some suggestions which you may want to choose. Others may be playing with a high FPS already with settings pretty high, but they may be able to squeeze out higher settings without loss in performance.
Not all these options do apply to users with low end systems, but also with high ends too. Most of these suggestions are very basic, but should increase your gameplay experiences very much if applied correctly. I can say that I have taken some of these following steps and Arma2 runs much more smoothly than at first, with not too much quality loss. Either way, if you're struggling to get a good performance as I have here are those simple steps to improve it...
To read more about adjusting your graphics settings and improving your system performance or if you have any suggestions visit the
forum topic.
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self blowjob mate ? ^^
May i just say that you have managed to get Arma 2 down to BF2 graphics, hahaha good on you mate how embarasing
Yep, but I get 60fps even in multiplayer.
Honestly, I'd much rather have my Very High settings at 1920x1200 and 30-40 FPS than make the game look like BF2 with improved textures at 60FPS
I second that. But I guess it depends on _how_ you play ArmA 2 - a fast DM game would require higher fps to be enjoyable while in a full scale co-op mission you could get away with 25-30 fps. Generally speaking of course
The guy is only trying to help people with low/medium end computers get the the most from the game and all some people can do is decry him for it and in quite an arrogant manner too.
Yeah, shame on you guys coming up with such snide remarks.
We appreciate your efforts Dead3yez.
Having only an 8800GTX I may have to lower my settings somewhat although it runs ArmA1 quite well (in my opinion)
Cheers
At least he's showing us what it's looking like at a lower rez.... I for one appreciate it considering Im forgoing a PC upgrade as Im currently saving hard for a new Jag. So I wonder what my Core2Duo 2.4Ghz with 2GB of memory and a ATI X1900XTX will do for Arma2? Arma1 runs pretty well with some careful tweaks and even though I got a few grand saved up, im not tempted just yet to dip into my car fund to buy a stonking sh*thot PC. Thanks for the post Dead3yez and I will wait until the 19th June and try it out for myself.
Thanks Deadeyes, I have been looking for some performance tweeks since my low end system is having a hard time with ArmA. I've done a lot of work with the settings and I'm now at a spot that looks good but sacrifices performance occasionally. I will try your tips later. By the way, Deadeyes was told to write this as a news article so no arrogance necessary.
Thanx for tips
Spend $160 bucks and get a nVidia 260 or equivalent ATI card. Huge boost from a 1900xtx
^ That's what I did. I'll be replacing my 9800 GT very soon...
Also, thanks for the link to that Advanced System Care app. I bought a display Gateway FX4710 from Bestbuy since it was the last one they had left, and it was filled with crap. It's so good to get rid of all of those viruses gotten by people using the display unit.
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