ARMA II

[GlimmerMan]

Hey all, since the release is relatively soon I'd create a didicated Arma2 thread.

 

Website: http://www.arma2.com

 

I'll try and update it as more come.

 

There are a heap HD videos on it.

 

USMC:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pobLy-Wh5nc

 

Citizens:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpc-FPMdA00

 

ChDKZ Faction:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvhsu6W_d0k

 

CDF Faction:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3FIm7nIBts

 

Here are some nice screenies for now:

 

 

 

 

 

some new screenies were released today:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 27, 2009 by GlimmerMan

[GlimmerMan]

This is from a blog update a little while ago and gives an idea of the vegetation in the game:

http://www.bistudio.com/developers-blog/ar...gress-2_en.html

 

 

And a couple more screenies

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 27, 2009 by GlimmerMan

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[psycho_terror]

hope they make this game what the first one should have been.

 

i would have enjoyed it a lot more had the copy protection not repeatedly ruined my game, prompting me to return it.

[Timmy94]

Looks good

[GlimmerMan]

UPDATE RUSH!!!

 

(pretty amazing)

 

Weaponry

 

Vehicles

 

Chernarus

 

 

North-Eastern Chernarus is a hilly area with rocky coastlines; the biggest hilltops reach over 700 m above sea level, covered by temperate forests. The environment is still relatively untouched

from logging and mining. The biggest cities and industry are concentrated on the southern coast. There are mostly smaller villages inland, situated in deep valleys, hidden in forested

ridges or on elevated plateaus with lush meadows.

 

First settlements date back to 5th Century B.C. When the valleys of the Burnaja and Svetlaya rivers were inhabited by Skyth tribes and nomads, who later formed the Takmyr and Karzeg nations. The center of modern Chernarus had been founded in the delta of the Burnaya River and on the coast, divided from the Zagorie region which was under the supremacy of a Moscow Principate by the Black Mountains ridge. The local Slavic population constantly had to fight off the raiders from the southwest so it was traditionally bound with Russia, but always kept its independence. In the 12th Century it was controlled by dukes, in the 13th century it was united by Taras Kozub. The Kozub dynasty ruled until 1631, when Chernarus joined the Russian empire. After the revolution in 1917 Chernarus became an autonomic federal republic, after the demise of the USSR in 1991 it gained independence.

 

Features:

 

* 225 km2 of real world data

* 1 million 3D objects

* 350 kilometers of roads

* 50 towns and villages

* 2 dams and numerous small lakes and ponds

* Certain hilltops reach an altitude of over 700m

* Almost 100km2 of forests

* Urban areas contain ports, factories

* Military installations including large airfield

* Direction and distance signs accompanying road network

* Civilian population and wildlife

 

 

Old sights

 

 

Chernarus has lots of old castle ruins, keeps and fortresses, which were built at the turn of the 11th and 12th century by Duke Kozlov, for the means of protecting important roads and grounds, which were often attacked from the sea and by northern neighbors. The Pik Kozlova above the Chernogorsk city is named after this duke, who is considered a founder of the first Chernarussian state. On the peak above the city there used to stand a warning post which protected the local provinces from pirate raids. This rocky peak is a favorite lookout point nowadays.

 

The majority of the structures of that time were made of wood, only the ruins of Rog keep and the famous Devil's Castle are preserved to this day. The Devil's Castle received its name many years later, perhaps sometime during the end of the 13th century. After the fall of Kozlov's Principate at the beginning of the 13th century, the fortress system fell apart; fortresses that weren't burned down were taken apart stone by stone, as needed for the structure of surrounding estates, or for different purposes.

 

The former Kozlovo Castle, now called the Devil's Castle, was supposedly inhabited by the yeoman Jakub Čert (Devil) from Gorka. His bandit campaigns started here at the castle. He enlarged the keep of the castle, using the loot from these raids and the castle holds his name to this day. According to legend, the Devil's Castle was burned down during the zagorian Karzeg's rebellion, Jakub Čert burned in the castle's main tower after he refused to surrender to Ataman Simurg. Only burned walls remain of the castle, haunted to this day by the spirit of Ivan Kozlov. Whatever the truth is, Devil's Castle is one of the most remarkable architectural sights in Chernarus and it became a rewarding destination for tourists.

 

 

Military Zones

 

 

 

Shortly after WWII, the small Red Army airport in the Northern province, designated for parachute training, expanded and gradually evolved into an air base with large military surroundings. In the border mountains there are a few former bases. After the regaining of independence, the Chernarussian Army took over these military bases.

 

At present, there is a lack of funds needed for security and maintenance; the condition of these bases has become even worse because of fighting between the regular army and rebel units who were using a number of these bases as their foot-holds. Visiting the former military areas isn't forbidden, but due to large numbers of unexploded ordnance as well as the decayed conditions of the buildings it is not recommended.

 

[GlimmerMan]

Nature

 

 

Despite the industrialization and the devastation of the coast, the Northern Province is proud of its untouched wild nature and idyllic agriculture countryside. Mostly because of the highland character of the North East part of the country, this was unsuitable for either industrial production or for collective agriculture.

 

A large part of the northern area is covered by coniferous or mixed forests, known as the Black forests because of their depth and inviolateness. The unique moors on the table-side Dičina on the south of the Vybor is also worth mentioning. In the scientific view the area around the Blunt rocks is very precious: rock formations with the remains of a glacial lake from ice age times. The southern part of the Northern Province suffered through thoughtless construction, so that the original coastal fauna and flora can only be found sporadically, mostly aside the mainland. The best known such place is the Skalist

[GlimmerMan]

Inhabited areas

 

 

The biggest city and the administrative center of the Chernarussian Northern Province is Chernogorsk. What was originally a small fisherman's village quickly grew into a city thanks to the intensive industrialization of the Chernarussian Autonomic Republic, which began in the 50's of the previous century. Chernogorsk has always been a harbor town, once connected to northern trade routes, now a place through which the raw materials flow to Elektrozavodsk.

 

By the decision of the Soviet Union's government, not only Chernogorsk, but also other fairly undeveloped cities of the Northern Province were supposed to change to the symbol of industrial advancement. The price for urbanization and industrialization was the environmental damage of the coastal areas. The local village population was rooted out and forced to live an urban life, or moved to the northern Kolkhozs. This fact reflects not only in the fast-engineered infrastructure and generic apartment block style housing developments, but also in the architectural spirit of socialistic realism. The dominants of the cities then aren't the historical centers, but industrial zones, lime-kiln and the buildings of long abandoned factories.

 

[GlimmerMan]

Misc Screens

 

These are not official screens nor are they on the highest settings, they were taken by a beta tester with a Q9450, GTX285, 4GB RAM and XP

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 5, 2009 by GlimmerMan

[Bosco]

Impressive screenshots