ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead & Reinforcements, version 1.59 - Patch released

The Nags Head
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http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=116862

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

An original version of Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead 1.50-1.58 or Arma 2: Reinforcements.

HOW TO INSTALL THE PATCH

  • Run the patch exe to apply the patch setup automatically.

  • It will install all content of the patch to the folder with your Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead installation.

  • Please note that it is not possible to rollback to a previous version after the installation of this patch, only a full reinstall of the game is possible, if you want to keep your previous version you may want to backup the entire game installation folder before applying this patch.

  • NOTE: This patch will also update your:

  • ARMA 2 1.05 to 1.09.

  • ARMA 2 BAF 1.00 to 1.02 if necessary.

  • ARMA 2 PMC 1.00 to 1.01 if necessary.

VERSION 1.58 and 1.59 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Significantly improved convoy and driving AI behaviour

  • Numerous combat AI enhancements and fixes

  • Enhanced vegetation rendering

  • Improved commanding interface

  • Several MP security fixes

  • Tweaked speed of transition animations

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VERSION 1.58 and 1.59 HIGHLIGHTS

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  • Significantly improved convoy and driving AI behaviour

  • Numerous combat AI enhancements and fixes

  • Enhanced vegetation rendering

  • Improved commanding interface

  • Several MP security fixes

  • Tweaked speed of transition animations

Version 1.58-1.59 Changelog

Engine

* Fixed: Su-34 crashed after take off when player was a gunner ([url=http://dev-heaven.net/issues/18371]http://dev-heaven.net/issues/18371[/url]) 

* Optimized: Improved FPS in some scenes when looking through scope into forest. 

* Fixed: Crash after UI navigation Options > Audio Options > Auto adjust > Cancel 

* Improved: Quick commanding menu now allows to order multiple units to engage or fire at the same time. 

* Fixed: regularCheck no longer done for players not fully ingame to prevent timeouts during the mission loading. 

* Changed: Manual vectoring control in autohover mode with analogue throttle using Flaps actions. 

* Fixed: Helicopter did not take off when engine was off and enemies nearby. 

* Improved: Faster Signature checks on server side. 

* Improved: Only first AI unit in each formation reports its position on Report Status.

Version 1.57-1.58 Changelog

Engine

* Changed: First click on a target from quick commanding menu now issues Target instead of Attack, second click issues Engage.

* Improved: VerifySignatures entry in server.cfg can contain the required version of signatures.

* Improved: Stronger signature checking.

* New: Ctrl+F1..Ctrl+F5 assigns unit to team red/green/blue/yellow/white.

* Changed: Shift-F1..Shift-F5 select corresponding color team (red/green/blue/yellow/white)

* Fixed: Mv22 did not take off when spawned on the ground ([url=http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=1852614&postcount=103]http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=1852614&postcount=103[/url])

* Fixed: AI no longer sees through fog better than player. ([url=http://dev-heaven.net/issues/12178]http://dev-heaven.net/issues/12178[/url])

* Fixed: weather changes done in the vehicle init line considered when checking AI visibility on the mission start.

* Improved: Init scripts time limit increased from 3 ms to 100 ms.

* Optimized: setViewDistance is no longer slow when used to reduce view distance.

* Changed: Yellow server no longer listed at the bottom of the server list.

* Fixed: Signatures GameSpy key truncated to at most 200 Bytes. Too long list has caused other GS keys were not available due to overflow.

* Improved: Convoys now passing crossroads a bit faster.

* Improved: Road obstacle avoidance improved.

* Improved: Alt-F4 exits the game only in UI screens (including pause and map)

* Fixed: AI unable to traverse some roads when in combat.

* Fixed: Loading of some world was very slow unless -exThreads=0 was used.

* Fixed: Bug in TCMalloc which might be causing Out of memory ([url=http://dev-heaven.net/issues/16099]http://dev-heaven.net/issues/16099[/url])

* Fixed: AI subordinates moving in convoy now leaving roads less frequently.

* Changed: Bounding overwatch movement now respects formation order.

* Fixed: Formations broken when in danger ([url=http://dev-heaven.net/issues/16862]http://dev-heaven.net/issues/16862[/url])

* Fixed: Game is no longer checking files on W: drive during startup.

* Improved: AI using cover at house corners more often.

* Fixed: Prevent server crash on many malformed incoming network messages.

* Improved: Vegetation rendering using AToC (require antialiasing enabled)

* New: Player can command AI to move into a specific cover.

* Improved: AI helicopter no longer attempting to land into a wind under 1.5 m/s.

* Fixed: Non-existing files attempted to be open for procedural textures ([url=http://dev-heaven.net/issues/13864]http://dev-heaven.net/issues/13864[/url])

* Improved: AI now always moves without covering when given move command by a player ([url=http://dev-heaven.net/issues/16504]http://dev-heaven.net/issues/16504[/url]).

* Improved: AI now always moves without covering when boarding a vehicle.

* Fixed: Helicopter flying too low when approaching a landing spot.

* Improved: AI keeping formation a bit more strictly while in combat.

* Fixed: AI units not following player in combat. ([url=http://dev-heaven.net/issues/16353]http://dev-heaven.net/issues/16353[/url])

* Fixed: Fire command was not working on non-enemy targets.

* Fixed: Av-8 sometimes performed long series of full rolls when disengaging from a target.

* Fixed: Improved airplane terrain avoidance when attacking. ([url=http://dev-heaven.net/issues/16219]http://dev-heaven.net/issues/16219[/url])

* Fixed: Possible ServerCommand abuse by non-admin attackers.

* Fixed: lip-sync in EW campaign and in MP while client using VON.

* Fixed: AI units sometimes walking in circles ([url=http://dev-heaven.net/issues/16081]http://dev-heaven.net/issues/16081[/url])

* Fix: Flooding of RPT file by "Cannot find Object" and similar messages after client disconnection.

* FIX: Engine crash with diag_log versus %  r. 76245 - Replicated fix 73479 (fixed crash when no clutter shape)

* Fixed: More reliable VRAM detection on Vista/Win7 (using DXGI). ([url=http://dev-heaven.net/issues/16163]http://dev-heaven.net/issues/16163[/url])

* Fixed: Units created by CreateUnit have had empty identity.

* Improved: AI helis able to fly a bit faster.

* Fixed: AI piloting a heli with a player as a gunner did not attempt to autorotate.

* Reduced lod switching in dense (forest, town) scenes.

* Fixed: Flood in RPT file caused by lines like "Object 2:200 (type Type_268) not found."

* Fixed: Fake server monitor line after client connects.

Data

* Changed: speed of some animations and turning speeds.

ARMA2 1.08-1.09 Changelog

* Fixed: I2 - mission is not failling before the takeoff.

* Fixed: C1,I1 - SD pistol mags were missing.

* Fixed: C5 - high command icons were not loaded.

* Fixed: C6 - task waypoint for transport important POW is fixed.

* Fixed: C3 - smuggler not shooting.

* Fixed: C2 - Pepan is not at the pump.

* Fixed: I1 - Shilka too strong.

* Fixed: I1 - Razor is hunting down one enemy on whole chernarus.

* Fixed: minor fixes in (CZ/RU) dubbing protocol.

This patch will also (supposidly) work with STEAM users, although it’s been recommended to WAIT until the STEAM platform updates you automatically.

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Are we doing this?

Brian /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width=“20” height=“20” />

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DO NOT INSTALL IT or Harlow brings his sledgehammer.

I think we get all new tools (game update, ACE, ACRE) before new campaign, but these have to be tested first.

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I’ve updated the Private Servers (#1 & #2) with the latest ‘Official’ BIS Patch, so I would probably say yes (seeing that the STEAM users will get auto-updated in any case; once its pushed out onto the STEAM platform).

I have yet to check if it’ll cause any issues with ACRE/ACE etc (I suspect we’ll have to update the ‘@Jayarma2lib’ mod) but we’ll get to that hurdle as and when.

[Added after posting]

After installing the patch and running the game; if asked if you want to update ‘@Jayarma2lib’, just select ‘YES’!

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Yep - it’s a green light. BIS patching is always notorious - need to go with the flow on it.

At least it’s not a Wednesday or Sunday /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width=“20” height=“20” />

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Great! Are we going to update ACRE too? I’m thinking here about 1.2.6.317.

edit:

I joined our server right after patching, no problems. ACE is working, hard to say about ACRE.

  • Optimized: Improved FPS in some scenes when looking through scope into forest.

^ This working for me in opposite way :expressionless:

New animation speeds aren’t that bad, I even risk saying I like them /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width=“20” height=“20” />

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I believe we’re not updating just yet as there is some behind-the-scenes work that needs to be completed (moving to a new addonsync system as the old one can’t be maintained - I’ll work with Harlow on getting something setup soon’ish’)

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Is BIS trying to tell us they fixed the AI doesnt drive over bridges’ bug that has been festering our games for a decade??

If so, im throwing out a well deserved ‘Hallelujah, finally!!’.

Patch exceuted, Jay2 updated, game running fine/tested.

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I’ve been updating to make sure everything is sorted for tomorrows Ex. But can not log onto Private Server 1 or 2. As it is is running v1.59. I am told that steam has not updated from 1.57.

Is it difficult to push one of the servers back to v1.57 … for testing to see if the game works (ie ACRE, YOMA etc)?

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[quote]I’ve been updating to make sure everything is sorted for tomorrows Ex. But can not log onto Private Server 1 or 2. As it is is running v1.59. I am told that steam has not updated from 1.57.

Is it difficult to push one of the servers back to v1.57 … for testing to see if the game works (ie ACRE, YOMA etc)?

[/quote]

Wouldn’t be that easier for you to instal patch manually?

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Look mate, I know that we are supposed to be using alternative energy sources, but I think Electricity is a much better option than old fashioned Steam power!!

Brian /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width=“20” height=“20” />

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I thought STEAM would have updated by now myself, which just adds another annoyance to my list of issues with BIS and STEAM - WTF can’t they just get it right 1st time - They really make the game AND STEAM look BAD!

Anyway, am drunk and annoyed (as I logged on to see if STEAM would update ARMA - Looks like I’ll have to manually patch the game tomorrow if it doesn’t auto-update)

WHAT A PLALAVA!

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I will NOT install the patch manually.

That should teach us to wait with updating our server until the steam patch is released.

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That’s your call Fuchs.

Just like it was our call to do it this way because in the past the Steam patch followed (shit, sometimes it preceeded) the patch release by a day, two at the very most.

It takes time to patch a server and to make sure everythings working properly in mods and missions.

But you know what - I bet if we had waited there’d be complaints about that as well.

Especially if it got to close to Sunday Op or Wednesday Op or whatever.

Live with it!