ARMA Series (I, II, III) - v. Are there mines in this thread? - Games

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Damnit Sheepay I wanted to do the thread I had found some good map drawings too.

With the Laws of War DLC coming out soon on the non-dev build... There [I]are[/I] mines in this thread for the foreseeable future.

[QUOTE=Sheepaay;52564937][t]http://i.imgur.com/t0Ian4m.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] My legacy will live on My soul can now rest [I]Goodbye boys, I will always be with you[/I]

Laws of War is [I]really[/I] well done, I can tell that much already from playing about an hour of the campaign and the showcases.

I'm kind of surprised they didn't include a bomb disposal bot or a EOD bomb suit. [IMG]http://soldiersystems.net/blog1/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0880.jpeg[/IMG] Also what would also be nice is mine clearing equipment for vehicles like plows, rollers, flails, or line charges.

[QUOTE=Bbarnes005;52565188]I'm kind of surprised they didn't include a bomb disposal bot or a EOD bomb suit. [IMG]http://soldiersystems.net/blog1/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0880.jpeg[/IMG] Also what would also be nice is mine clearing equipment for vehicles like dozer blades, rollers, flails, or line charges.[/QUOTE] They did include an EOD vest, but it just looks like a generic heavy plated vest and not a full suit like you'd expect (and want). Also no helmet to go with it, they just use PASGT's with construction safety goggles...

[QUOTE=Trainbike;52565211]They did include an EOD vest, but it just looks like a generic heavy plated vest and not a full suit like you'd expect (and want). Also no helmet to go with it, they just use PASGT's with construction safety goggles...[/QUOTE] Wouldn't be Arma if everyone wasn't horrendeously underprepared.

[QUOTE=Thomo;52565486]It's kind of insulting if you were that IDAP guy and you were given all that gear to "protect" you from a mine exploding whilst defusing. An EOD suit isn't going to help if a large AT mine or IED went off at less than 1 meter but construction goggles is just an insult.[/QUOTE] The goggles have a purpose though. Protects your eyes from that horrible mine dust.

[QUOTE=Trainbike;52565211]They did include an EOD vest, but it just looks like a generic heavy plated vest and not a full suit like you'd expect (and want). Also no helmet to go with it, they just use PASGT's with construction safety goggles...[/QUOTE] Demining is usually done with just a heavier vest instead. You can barely move around/keep cool in a full EOD suit, let alone work for days on a minefield, and the extra protection doesn't really matter when you are only dealing with smallish AP mines. Although they all wear proper visors on their helmets, which is pretty important. [t]http://i1.wp.com/roadsandkingdoms.com/uploads/2015/09/TheWorldHasForgottenUs_MichaelBiach-9281.jpg?resize=720%2C396&zoom=2&quality=75&strip=all[/t] (pic related, NGO in Bosnia) edit: BIS said they wanted a visor, but it was causing too many clipping and rendering issues

Good point actually, that's really obvious in hindsight. But it still would have been nice to have a full suit, maybe for NATO / CSAT.

Playing a persistent WW2 ALiVE mission. [video]https://youtu.be/xkOhZmemRdM[/video]

[url]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1108560854[/url] Already amazing mods are coming out that add to the new dlc.

[QUOTE=Kecske;52565642]Demining is usually done with just a heavier vest instead. You can barely move around/keep cool in a full EOD suit, let alone work for days on a minefield, and the extra protection doesn't really matter when you are only dealing with smallish AP mines. Although they all wear proper visors on their helmets, which is pretty important. [t]http://i1.wp.com/roadsandkingdoms.com/uploads/2015/09/TheWorldHasForgottenUs_MichaelBiach-9281.jpg?resize=720%2C396&zoom=2&quality=75&strip=all[/t] (pic related, NGO in Bosnia)[/QUOTE] Of course. You need mobility in a minefield. However, in a scenario where you had to defuse a planted bomb or a weapon by hand(eg. a terrorist car bomb), you'd go in there with a full EOD suit ideally I'd hope. Then again, I don't think Bohemia accounted for explosives other than minefields.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/2WoXu6m.jpg[/IMG] This TvT is coming soon to a dedicated server near you, as soon as the Discord bot is fixed. We can run it after the main op tomorrow if desired. APEX required.

[video=youtube;fH29_lNMQ1g]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH29_lNMQ1g[/video] Teaser I guess?

Demining drone OP as fuck. Mobility-kills any wheeled vehicle and kills all infantry in an at least 15m radius of impact :v:

Now I know what it feels like to be called in on a target to drop a bomb and find out that you ended up hitting a civilian because of it.

Medic is fun. Youse need to stop getting shot though, I ran out of bandages and blood bags like 5-10m before we completed >:V

[QUOTE=Lv100Garchomp;52569452]Now I know what it feels like to be called in on a target to drop a bomb and find out that you ended up hitting a civilian because of it.[/QUOTE] Shit happens.

[twitch]DelightfulEmpathicHawkGingerPower[/twitch]

[QUOTE=Lv100Garchomp;52569452]Now I know what it feels like to be called in on a target to drop a bomb and find out that you ended up hitting a civilian because of it.[/QUOTE] We all watched that civvie specifically duck and cover underneath the target truck, all I thought as I held the laser on the thing was "welp, I was explicitly told to allow this" :v: I'd feel worse if you got your controls locked or something afterward because of it.

here's the raw footage from my pov [url]https://www.twitch.tv/videos/166758358[/url] excuse the ~10 minutes of nothingness after the briefing, game kicked me for not having advanced ballistics installed even though i checked swifty before starting up arma, so i had to recheck it.

[QUOTE=Destroyox;52569534]Shit happens.[/QUOTE] Local american authorizes bombing of civilian targets :v:

[video=youtube;bISBm6ZIgdo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bISBm6ZIgdo[/video] ;_;

[QUOTE=kaukassus;52569669][video=youtube;bISBm6ZIgdo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bISBm6ZIgdo[/video] ;_;[/QUOTE] First you flatten him and then steal his baby. [twitch]DependableGleamingArmadilloTriHard[/twitch] Oh yeah, your baby got pushed out the helicopter.

I feel more bad about letting zez convince me on throwing the baby out of the helicopter than I do about the civilian collateral damage.

sounds like some typical destroyox revisionism

[QUOTE=Zezibesh;52570073]sounds like some typical destroyox revisionism[/QUOTE] You said you'd jump out of the helo with him but you didn't! How could you make me a baby killer you monster?!

[I]Based on true [U]good to decent to bad to awful[/U] landings and helicopter crew talk/handling experience [/I] [t]http://i.imgur.com/M5NYVXE.png[/t] [B] ALSO[/B] [t]http://i.imgur.com/mVAxcn8.png[/t] It was interesting to say the least. [sp]Fucking fuel injector wheels.[/sp]