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I thought this might interest some of you. Its a zombie survival mod for ARMA II, with all the attendant simulation aspects you would expect; including eating food, drinking water, and something approaching perma-death.

Ok, this looks good.
Reminds me of Stalker, actually.

I've been meaning to pick this up, just another reason.

dogma wrote:I thought this might interest some of you. Its a zombie survival mod for ARMA II, with all the attendant simulation aspects you would expect; including eating food, drinking water, and something approaching perma-death.

Looks like all the characters are WASP men though... no real variation in them.

Then again it is ARMA, so that's what I expect of it.

Melissia wrote:

dogma wrote:I thought this might interest some of you. Its a zombie survival mod for ARMA II, with all the attendant simulation aspects you would expect; including eating food, drinking water, and something approaching perma-death.

Looks like all the characters are WASP men though... no real variation in them.

Then again it is ARMA, so that's what I expect of it.

Just gotta stretch them RP muscles. Embrace it.

Ive been playing this for the last three weeks. There is a lot of tension in this game and not from the zombies, the players are the real threat. You never know who is friend or foe. Most players will kill you for a can a beans without thinking about it.

The player skins have little to do with the game. If you murder enough people your skin changes to a bandit skin and every player knows there is only one way you got the skin....murder.

The real draw of this mod for me is the fact that you start with a little pistol, a couple of cans of beans and some painkillers and thats it. You spend all your time trying to avoid zombies and looting for survival. The map is huge and cars and other vehicles are really rare and usually require you to fix them, it really helps if you have a group for this.

If your going to try this mod for the first time I suggest trying it during the day time as the servers have a real day night cycle.

The mod is still in Alpha and the have been patching it at least three times a week. So they have been adding new stuff and tweaking other on a regular basis

The only real downside to it is now that it has caught the interwebs eye, the servers are really hard to get into due to high player demand. As soon as they add another 50 player server it is full within minutes.

If you own arma 2 you really should try it.

Sounds like a cool game - we need more realistic zombie survival to help us train for the inevitable undead uprising.

Bromsy wrote:

Melissia wrote:

dogma wrote:I thought this might interest some of you. Its a zombie survival mod for ARMA II, with all the attendant simulation aspects you would expect; including eating food, drinking water, and something approaching perma-death.

Looks like all the characters are WASP men though... no real variation in them.

Then again it is ARMA, so that's what I expect of it.

Just gotta stretch them RP muscles. Embrace it.

Oh, that's not the problem.

The problem is that it's kinda boring and samey to look at. Like ARMA itself really.

In your feminist jaded arma hating opinion. Just like every other arma( or any other ) thread I've seen you post in.

Deathshead420 wrote:In your veteran gamer opinion. Just like every other arma thread I've seen you post in (not that I have actually been paying attention mind you)

Fixed that for you.

Deathshead420 wrote:In your feminist jaded arma hating opinion.

ARMA itself is fairly boring outside "clan" play, one of the reasons I find this mod interesting is that it removes a lot of the need for well organized play to get a rewarding experience.

The guys at Giantbomb (awesome website btw) did a lengthy video on this. It does seem very buggy though, being an Alpha and whatnot.

Linky: http://www.giantbomb.com/what-else-is-going-on-arma-ii-day-z/17-5959/

I personally think it has a lot of potential but right now I wouldn't play it till it got more polished. I also agree everyone looking the same is rather boring, and honestly vanilla ARMA sounds rather boring as well.

Halo will be out soon don't worry.


I'm not sure what you mean by looking boring?

Generic modern shooters always are.

As for Halo, there hasn't been a new halo out since Halo 2. No, the ones out on consoles don't count

I wouldn't say ARMA is a generic modern shooter, it doesn't have much in common with CoD or Battlefield. Its major problem is also what is probably its most significant strength; its realism and dependency on teamwork.

dogma pretty much nailed it. I prefer my shooters to fantastical, ARMA's hyper realism is not for me. However a realistic, cooperative type of game would be perfect for a survival experience with or without zombies. It's just that the mod so far needs to be cleaned up some more first.

Just out of curiosity what parts are you waiting to be cleaned up? I thought I would throw these up too, I cant believe how big this mod got in one weeks time. Last week 6 servers all full and now.....

Connection/server problems mostly, which of course might just be coming from my end. I also think there's some optimization that could be done with the UI, and generally speaking: the way information of the world and sitautions you encounter could be relayed to you more elegantly.

I will admit I'm not really an authority on the matter and I need to spend more time with the mod to make more qualified statments.

Arma II actually reminds me more about S.T.A.L.K.E.R than CoD or BF.
A much more boring and uninteresting version of Stalker, that is.

Arma II actually reminds me more about S.T.A.L.K.E.R

Im starting to think some people on this thread have not played arma 2.

Day z mod might be kinda like stalker, but arma 2 isn't at all like it, other then the fact that they both feature weapons.


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I have a feeling the map Cherneraus is what people are talking about when they say it looks like stalker, because its Russia in the fall. There is much more to Arma2 then just that map.

Deathshead420 wrote:

Arma II actually reminds me more about S.T.A.L.K.E.R

Im starting to think some people on this thread have not played arma 2.

Day z mod might be kinda like stalker, but arma 2 isn't at all like it, other then the fact that they both feature weapons.


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I have a feeling the map Cherneraus is what people are talking about when they say it looks like stalker, because its Russia in the fall. There is much more to Arma2 then just that map.

I have actually played a bit of ARMA II.
It has, like stalker, a fairly open world and a inventory system. It also is primarily from a first world perspective and has an emphasis on realism.
That is what I meant. Other than that...not really like stalker, no.

No matter how pretty games get, I still get annoyed with how they make the hands. I just wonder, WHY!??!?!!? havnt they realized that peoples fingers touch one another, they arnt separated by big gaps like that.


But good gravy that game looks nice.

It looks kinda dull and monotonous, with most of the colors (excepting one picture) blending in together.

Yes, I know that's what all realistic shooters look like. Thus, "generic". No style of its own.



Yes, I'm quite aware that people hate me for disliking the art style. But composition is more than just raw, untempered and uninspired quality.

By generic do you mean realistic? ITV researchers seem to think so at least http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/09/27/itv-documentary-cant-tell-the-difference-between-gaming-and-reality-mistakes-arma-2-for-secret-ira-film/

Surly you can't be complaining that the graphics look realistic?

Palindrome wrote:By generic do you mean realistic? ITV researchers seem to think so at least http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/09/27/itv-documentary-cant-tell-the-difference-between-gaming-and-reality-mistakes-arma-2-for-secret-ira-film/

Surly you can't be complaining that the graphics look realistic?

It appears to have been removed. And just because a bunch of old journalists can't tell the difference between a game and an actual video doesn't make it realistic; it just mean more people should play games.

The game is worth the price just for the editor. No other game has a editor like it.

The mods are another reason the game is great. They have made every unit, gun, plane, helo, tank, car, and time peiod known to man just about. Those screens that i posted, Are just arma 2 and operation arrowhead, no mods.


@ Melissia - You gave Duke Nukem Forever a good review, your veteran gamer opinion is less valid then I thought.

CthuluIsSpy wrote:

Palindrome wrote:By generic do you mean realistic? ITV researchers seem to think so at least http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/09/27/itv-documentary-cant-tell-the-difference-between-gaming-and-reality-mistakes-arma-2-for-secret-ira-film/

Surly you can't be complaining that the graphics look realistic?

It appears to have been removed. And just because a bunch of old journalists can't tell the difference between a game and an actual video doesn't make it realistic; it just mean more people should play games.

Google it, its not hard to find. The fact that a clip (admittedly it was very poor quality) was actually broadcast on a TV documentary as 'real' says quite a lot about the game's aesthetic. Hence calling it 'generic' is rather misleading.

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

Its obvious to a gamer such as myself what it is but some bits do actually look real (like the crashing helicopter at the start).

some bits do actually look real (like the crashing helicopter at the start).

Like when the pilot jumps out and deploys a parachute, from a helicopter.

Deathshead420 wrote:@ Melissia - You gave Duke Nukem Forever a good review

Ah yes, because DNF is such a horrible game compared to ARMA 2, the Attack of the Brown and Grey Vomit Stains (despite the fact that DNF has more gameplay variety, more features, more humor, a more interesting artistic style, more interesting weapons, more interesting villains, boss fights, better level design...).

Attacking DNF just because it's popular to do so? Your "veteran gaming cred" isn't revoked, you were never issued it in the first place.

Palindrome wrote:Surly you can't be complaining that the graphics look realistic?

No.

i'm saying it's boring to look at. It's a samey brown gakstain, visually speaking.

Melissia wrote:I'm saying it's boring to look at. It's a samey brown gakstain, visually speaking.

Yes but that is realistic. For a game such as this it fits perfectly.

Arma 2 is the current top seller on steam, coincidence?


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Deathshead420 wrote:

some bits do actually look real (like the crashing helicopter at the start).

Like when the pilot jumps out and deploys a parachute, from a helicopter.

I said some bits. Besides I am talking about the overall aesthetic, not specific events.