Flanker562 Arma 3 WIP Thread

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Okay, looks like the M468 will be next week, not this week. If it shows up tomorrow, I need to go through it and set it up (it's just one LOD right now, and in the config, which I'll have to remove before I upload on Sunday) for use in the game. It has some basic named selections and so on, but otherwise it's been in the files for the Weapons Pack for years, just never touched, if you like data mining and all that of files that didn't need to be bothered. Anyway, that'll come out, then we'll go from there when that's complete.

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Okay now that the mods are out and populating servers and the like, I worked on some of the CompM4s, adding a rear lens in the first-person view, which I should have done when I was eyeballing it the whole time. So anyway, the updates will show up next week. I got a better looking ACOG model from TurboSquid, so it will hopefully work out (I hope anyway) for the Weapon Pack. I don't have much else scheduled other than what people come up with as usual, but so far just two mods with tweaking will be updated next Sunday:

- Flanker562 Weapon Pack
- Flanker562 Helicopter Pack

I may work on some more missions throughout the week, but it is projected to be a light week this time, who knows.

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Okay after some mission use, and just testing, the M119A3, the Light Howitzer Containers have been more accurizzed, with the dispersion lower than it is currently. So what it means is that it'll be more accurate, the equivalent of the M4 Scorcher, so that should alleviate some unit issues with the mods, so Sunday:

- Flanker562 Weapon Pack
- Flanker562 Helicopter Pack
- Flanker562 M119A3
- Flanker562 Cherokee Containers

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Looks like the ACOG I bought is a bust. It's not mapped, and I truly don't like that. I don't like the inability to just put together something that should already be set up, or the fact that the import process nuked the mapping somehow. There was a warning in Object Builder about a texture, and that could be the issue why it's not mapped. I did some testing of the M119A3 level arty, and it seems more accurate than before, so players using it during my Pilot missions (where it's used) should appreciate the improved accuracy. C.Eagle turned me on to the Aegis GitHub, so might find some gems in there to add and such. Right now, I think my ACOGs are okay. They could be better, but yeah, it stings when models don't come textured. It saves a headache when converting them. Maybe if it were imported into Blender, it might work, but I doubt it.

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C.Eagle showed me some resources online from the Aegis mod. I didn't find the ACOG they have (must not be too excited to share that, though they do have the textures for it) for the mod, but I found this nifty little sight. The only issue is that you can't, as of this post, use the Kolimator RVMAT to highlight the reticule, which seems weird considering that the Holosights have a modeled reticule, may take from that given that it looks about the same as one, just different. Anyway, the work is probably done by Grave, so all credit is his, or whoever did the sight (Called the "ROS Sight" since I don't know the actual name of the optic from the mod) I decided to incorporate it into the Weapon Pack at least, and full credit will be given.

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Well apparently all this time my optics in the Weapon Pack have been messed up, particularly the red dot sights. I found the right RVMAT and fixed all of the red dots in the mod (as well as the ones in the Helicopter Pack), so that wil happen this Sunday. Also, I enabled the 40mm grenades able to be used by the vanilla grenade launchers, as well as 3GL magazines (3 per magazine), using the Wells system now. Tomorrow or Thursday after my doctor's appointment I'll work on some IR flashlights, apparently you can set tham to IR lights if you config it right, and Aegis had the code so I'll use that for some of the flashlights in my Weapon Pack as an additional system. Also tomorrow is my bithday, I'll be turning 50 if you're curious, so I don't know what I'll do tomorrow, but maybe a lot of playing A3 or DCS, I haven't figured it out after having to do a necessary errand though.

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Well I didn't do much for my birthday, and frankly that was something I needed to do: Nothing. it was kinda dull but looking back at yesterday it was quite fulfilling and needless to say got through it. Now I did code (but did not test) the IR flashlight that the Aegis mod produced, so I did test it before typing this, and it's a nifty little thing, so I'll try and incorporate the IR system into other flashlights if possible, and see how players like this. It's only downside is that it lights up the barrel due to the cone settings, but overall it does work as intended, so the lights will show up this Sunday.

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So right now nothing has come to mind for mods, and I think maybe that it'll be an easy week. Since I'm not recording that much, I can take a breather with mods too. But there isn't much going on so I think I'm good, at least for today. I may create a sniper unit for the Task Force 562, been thinking about that, but it won't be much different from the stock one, maybe an MXM variant, or something like that, since SOCOM is moving toward the 6.5mm platform. I may just move a rifle from the Weapons Pack, but I don't want to turn the Helicopter Pack into a Weapons Pack, Task Force 562 was just a config, and nothing special, just "customers" (in TF160 parlance) for the operators anyway, and it would keep things easier if I did that instead of incorporating a rifle and the logistics of adding a new weapon to the pack. I may be able to incorporate the M468 into the Weapons Pack this week, and then move on to more projects as well.

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Okay did a little work last night. I want to sort of buildup the Task Force 562 units slightly, just for mission support. Only two missions will support the two new units for that faction (Spotter Ghillie, and Sniper Ghillie), but again for anybody else it may be a good start or unit for another mission where you actually use my units. Good thing is that it's just a config entry, the factions (other than some items), is strictly stock stuff among the various DLCs and such that have already come out. I'm not trying to force people to use them, but if you so choose then that's on you. I have every DLC owned, so it's not much to do and worry about too much. Anyway, I also updated the Persian Islamic Front units, just added some housekeeping config stuff and such, but for Sunday:

- Flanker562 PIF
- Flanker562 Weapons Pack
- Flanker562 Helicopter Pack

Not much in the way of updates, just some tweaks to the RVMATs for the Holo and Aimpoint sights, as I used the wrong one again, now fixed. For sure.

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Well, as you probably noticed, not much is going on this week. It was kinda busy for me, which is a turn for the normal, I guess, but busier than normal anyway. Anyways, I tweaked the recoil values on the suppressors for the Weapons Pack and the two Suppressors in the Helicopter Pack for TF562. They should reduce felt recoil more, and for the Weapons Pack, emphasis on recoil reduction is focused on the prone firing position (more body mass counteracting recoil, more stable, etc.), so when you're prone, you have less recoil. Some of the suppressors weren't touched, for they had decent values, and reflected a more knowledgeable approach (mainly the ones I got from Warlord554 so many years ago) to coefficients and the like. I do want to look into whether a suppressor helps with range, but that's for later, after I post.

Suppressors don't increase range, so no I won't be tweaking that.

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The only thing on the horizon for mods is the M468. I checked and confirmed that the mags are good, or magazine for it anyway. The modeler showed me some WIP pics, and it looks good. He's detailing it, so maybe this week (no promises), he'll get it to me. More or less, I haven't found much via gameplay (which is just how I find issues, using the stuff) or from anybody so far. Even though the current set was uploaded this morning, my time. As for what's on the horizon, I don't have many ideas for this week. Maybe look at some ACOG models from Arma and see if they're okay enough for this game, as, believe it or not, I do think of quality most of the time. I may try TurboSquid again, but I'm not sure yet.

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I have to redo the texturing on the flash hider, but overall this is the "Desert" version of the M468, better seen in tan and such since the default texture is essentially black, thanks to ADuke. Overall, the weapon works, and kills as needed (usually one to two shots depending on body armor or where you aim), and has a basic non-proxy magazine, since there's only one magazine for the weapon anyway. I tried to use another hand anim, but apparently the base has to have the anim present, and while not optimal, it is okay for the weapon. I need to figure out how to do RVMATs, as apparently my tutorial was deleted (I thought since I didn't have the necessary tools, that I didn't need that file) due to some lack of support, which is coming back to me as I type this post.