Operation Flashpoint is an old (2001) military sim with an enormous amount of free addons! Being old, the graphics are obviously lacking when compared to newer games, but it sure is enjoyable! With the mission editor and 3rd party addons, it is actually possible to simulate almost any military conflict that has ever occured!
These shots

(brightness increased)

show a line of Su-33 Flankers, a Bundeswehr CH-53G, and a Vietnam-era Bell UH-1D.







Enjoy, and as always...thanks for looking!

-SeanTK 

Hey i got ArmA and if you are considering buying it don't! They are bringing out ArmA 2 very soon and that is much much much better than arma and flashpoint, ArmA 1 is still really good though.

ArmA 2 will be way better, OFP2 will be a crap heap, like MOH but crap

Layne SimViator, I'm not quite sure why you are thinking that OFP2 will be crap, since there is still very little info available...but to avoid a confrontation, we'll just agree to disagree on this matter.

Sovien, yes OFP, (and ArmA), is extremely realistic in most respects.....it just takes getting used to....happened to all of us when we started out. 

Have a nice weekend everyone!
-SeanTK

I don't expect to see ARMA2 until next year. They originally said April of this year and have allready moved it back to fourth quarter. The reason most people don't have high hopes for Operation Flashoint 2 is that it is being designed by a totally diffrent group of programers. Ubisoft own the right to the name Operation Flashpoint even though Bohemian Interactive desighned it. They are also the designers of ArmA (Armed Assult in Europe) Atari has just realeased ARMA Gold (a couple of weeks ago) with the add on Queens Gambit included.  I would not hesitate to buy it as there is least another solid year of playing it before ARMA2 is ready. Ubisoft is trying to have OFP2 on store shelves before ARMA2 and that always leads to a rushed project in my book.

There is a new mod called ECS that is by far the best mod to comeout for ARMA. Check out http://www.armedassault.info/ for almost all available mods. Check out what ECS does here http://www.ecsteam.online.fr/index.php?watch=intro

A couple of things to make this game run better for people who are having problems....  Make sure you go into your video card settings and force Vsync off. It is automatically turned on in the game. I got a 50 percent frame rate increase by turning that off and my texture quality down to performance.

The next thing you need to do is go into the arma config and turn the AI down to about 3.5 versus 7.5. Makes them shoot much more like untrained 3rd world soldiers than the games original AI that will snipe you from 700 yards with an AK in the forehead.

My favorite place to learn about ARMA is SIMHQ there ARMA forum is here http://www.simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=100&page=1 They also have the best server going.

If you have it and have not tried it in a while you should update to the newest beta 1.11 . A ton a fixes and much smoother gameplay with the settings I posted above.

And last but not least www.gettacticaldammit.com is a great place to learn alittle about the tactics in the game.

No V-22s = you aren't getting An-225's money!

I thought I would download the demo for Armed Assault, but when I install and try to run it, the screen goes blank for a minute or so, and then this is what I get:

Any ideas?

Video Driver issue most likely. What card are you using? Check for any version updates. Also, check out the FAQ at the ArmA website to see if there are any "known" video driver issues with certain cards.


EDIT: Opp, just saw your sig. >.< Still would advise checking your driver version and the website.