Arma 3 - Basic Infantry Tips - Dslyecxi's Arma 3 Guides

This is a contracted video I created for BIS, aimed at giving some basic tips about being an infantryman for people new to the series. It was originally released on March 21st, 2013 on the BIS A3 channel.
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[@hazonku]

Legit real world infantryman here. Just have to say that was a pretty damn impressive little video. You pretty much covered most of the important points in only 8 minutes. That's pretty damn good.

[@dslyecxi]

+hazonku - Thanks!

[@The91strecon]

+hazonku You know a military game is realistic when the tactics that win you the game are the same ones theyre teaching you guys down at Benning. No wall running or quickscoping here.

[@reconscout755]

Ditto. As an ex-recon scout, you are concise and accurate (like the bounding over watch explanation. And situational awareness). Good job!

[@rafaelrovira6187]

+Curt Yetman arma cousin? VBS3?

[@silenstrike665]

eh.. I've been in a for a minute, and have never heard of this VR" shit you're talking about.

[@cecilevans9247]

"And once you've identified their (the enemies) position, shoot em! Have your buddy shoot em! Your mom shoot em! The cleaning lady, the dog, everyone can shoot em!"

[@animal1439]

Just bought Arma 3 on the steam sale, rewatching this vid before jumping in for the first time! So excited :D

[@mongrel_97]

have fun dude

[@js1675]

when does the sale end

[@derock78videos5]

same

[@nevulai]

@@derock78videos5 same

[@user-kt3ti9rm1n]

Same

[@johnnyl8487]

I just watched this video as a new ArmA player and I legit thought that this video was made this year thanks to the amazing quality

[@chrismuggleworth1066]

I rarely comment on anything (in cyberspace), but I was impressed with your video- great video/audio aid in a concise package. I think I'll start commenting on things more often. It felt good.

[@CrimeDoesNotPay]

I like your comment and agree you should comment more - you summed it up perfectly.

[@apimyfriend]

1:17 holy shit I saw none of the soldiers

[@STUV101]

That's one of the first lessons you learn in Arma 3 (and in Arma 2), what to look for.

[@timmillsom4457]

Lol it’s harder in real life

[@GeorgeBuzi]

you don't really need to physically see them! it's good enough to know where they might hide

[@NinesRK]

Many years playing Arma 3 and I'm still blind to enemies hiding in the environments and that's the most common reason of my untimely demise.

[@purest_evil]

Now imagine how scary real life battles are

[@MrJust2times]

I LOVE how normal people realize that the Community is very bright and clever. Even from a Soldiers eye

[@Chapel-nn3hb]

This helped me a lot. A few rages inbetween, but my first big battle on KOTH, I was able to hold Tower 4 down and win, got many kills too.

[@tkristians123]

This was an awesome video. You sound like a military instructor giving a speech about this stuff.

[@corinthian313]

EXCELLENT VID! I just got this game today and I havnt even loaded it up yet. Thanks for this series.

[@Acidion]

Excellent video! Thanks for the tips

[@raf.nogueira]

Your videos are better then Arma 3 Tutorial congratulations man from Brazil! your videos need to be on arma 3 oficial tutorial.

[@andi8343]

they are

[@MyConflogulous]

This video just got my sub. Nice job man. Didn't know war games could be so real.

[@nathandines22]

Thank you very much! Really helps when coming back into Arma after a long time lol

[@joeolarte]

I have been watching your Arma vids for half an hour. You convinced me to get it in the first 5 minutes. I never played Arma 2. Only played operationt flashpoint dragon Rising and loved it. I will surely get Arma 3.

[@WarDogTheAwesome]

Well done.... Great guide you're making....

[@Armitage574]

wow makes things look so easy! Nice explanation!

[@23axeman]

Great job as always Dslyecxi.

[@TheWabbitSeason]

I'm glad to see you helping BI introduce new players to ARMA. The steep learning curve, especially for those who have no prior military experience, turned off a lot of players. I've been hooked since OFP.

[@TheStatisticalPizza]

These videos are incredibly helpful and informative. Thank you.

[@geolocate]

Thanks. I take notes from your videos to use when playing ARMA III.

[@callmelawrence9546]

Noob here just started playing the game, Been wanting this game for years. Never used a mouse and key for gaming but getting the hang of it with all the different controls. Began the campaign and learning as I go. Game is difficult in an addictive way. There is so much more I'm expecting to learn. Love the Vids.

[@MikeNL08]

I learned a lot of this video! thanks Dslyecxi

[@jordanwhicker]

Good for you, and good on the devs for realizing what a valuable resource you are for the game. Thinking about picking up my copy today.

[@JimmyBlonde]

Great video, I like the way you explain this stuff.

[@STUV101]

3:10 Well.... I sometimes do....

[@slicer5846]

your guides are rly awesome ty mate

[@TheCivilizdKaoz]

awesome Vid dslyecxi! this will help a lot!

[@MrNobody-fk7fc]

These videos are great!

[@TheDeadrabbit777]

Thank you for making an actually useful video.

[@Vaios1981]

Thanks for this.Really helpfull.

[@Avera9eWh1teShark6]

Im a console gamer and I love Dslyeci's ArmA vids. Im too poor to own a high end pc that can run ArmA II / III so this is a substitute.

[@JuniorWA]

That editing... awesome.

[@Baromanthefool]

Fantastic video!

[@Phatforyou]

Let's go!!! More videos like this! good job!

[@evolution3man]

Awesome vid bro , good skill tactics every arma player should know / learn

[@bb3xhrhj]

Your video's are ALLWAYS 10/10. Thanks

[@bagocross08]

Stance adjust. Use CTRL and W and S to change through the nine stances.

[@CrimeDoesNotPay]

I like you - cool voice and helpful tips for even "pro" FPS players

[@ThatGuyFromTV]

Excellent, thanks!

[@chainsawfrankenstein7911]

Were you ever in the military? If not this video is pretty damn good. I was hearing my drill sgt yell all of this while watching.

[@damainelogan8915]

Did anyone else laugh when Dslyecxi said, "And once you've identified their position shoot him. Have your buddy shoot him." around 4:57-5:00 I found this extremely funny I don"t know why.

[@Brandisius]

You're such a cool guy Dslyecxi!

[@MightyMooseKing]

My personal advice on that would be to avoid big open fields in the first place and always stay close to hard cover or concealment, if contact is made you can react with the standart "React to contact Drill" and subsequently induce a flanking/assaulting maneuver using a base of fire as well as a flanking element or in case the situations requires it you could then organize a defensive location. You can read about most of that in several "combat handbooks" and I believe in Dsylecxi's ArmA3 guide.

[@TheCivilizdKaoz]

saw shack tac playing yesterday... wish i could have joined in looked fun :P

[@fpstina]

great vid.

[@N8PlaysGames]

With the latest patch, the RDS is now the primary sight. the default switch is lft-ctrl+right click

[@rownakrajbhar]

Thank you so much

[@Snekul_Xfire11]

Wow man, this video was very informative. I just go into Arma 3 2 days ago by buying the beta. I played a few Arma 2 missions but had no idea what I was doing. I been watching your videos for a few days now and have learned sooo much. I come from battlefield and man this is a whole nother ball game lol. I love it though, love the teamwork, realism, graphics. I'm just having trouble learning the character movements. My question to you is, how do you adjust mouse sensitivity ? Dead zone sucks.

[@themaker74]

great video, for the group of real life players, and yes it does help some if your not in a group of friends or real life players. I would like to play this with people, but from the servers ive joined people just assume that you know the military handbook and dont want to help, alot of your video covers things that explained what to do in a group with real people the AI are just doing the opposite, and none of my friends can handle the arma series so no one to play with for me but the AI, just feel i have wasted my money on this and all the other arma's atm but still support the game for the people who do enjoy it. Thnx for your time on making the video tutorials. First time i saw an arma vid was an entire platoon of players, and i had hoped i could have experienced that. Subscribed and thumbsup

[@nilloc93]

King of the hill servers usually have small groups (4-6 people) running on the teams, just type in side channel that you're looking for a group. Your other option is groups like shaktac who run events with 100+ players, these groups usually have complex joining rules so read up before applying. The 82nd airborne is a more casual arma group but don't do as much as shaktac.

[@mrinsane104]

i know this is a little late it being 3 months when you posted but there is a server called 77th JSOC that always get people arranged into teams. It's always got friendly people in it and is a great server.

[@grognakthebarbarian3028]

Back when KZbin was helpful and not click bait

[@doob23]

Hopefully BIS might add some animations from the SMK mod for Arma 2. It was pretty good, you could urban prone, use walls as cover that you could peek from.....

[@technologystrong5190]

Thanks!

[@MyNameIsBucket]

True. With as much attention they put into different stances, it's a wonder why they didn't just make it a dynamic feature, adjusted with the mouse wheel or something.

[@Joergens1]

YOU are teaching me how to play arma 3 :)

[@cargo_vroom9729]

Wow this is good.

[@PV1230]

Smookie, the modder who made the SMK animations, is doing the animations for arma 3 for BIS

[@oniontrader]

Dslyecxi you sir made me excited about Arma 3. Your videos are amazingly well-made. Kudos man, kudos! Now a question: When Arma 3 comes out, is it possible to join your Shack Tactical crew or is it friends only?

[@KilroyTheStrange]

Maybe you don't go on Stratis for nature walks... But on a more serious note, great guide, TTP2 was awesome, and I'm glad to see you'll continue teaching new players in ArmA 3.

[@Berkenbeek]

also in the real world, cover is everything bullets dont penetrate concealment is all the rest lolol great vids, helps me get the new things for when ArmA3 releases :)

[@WarrenH85]

Ah this game is gorgeous, cant wait to get myself a decent PC almost there, 7 months of saving up will soon pay off! hahah cant wait!

[@Impcommander]

A great video as always, I was wondering, since it can be quite difficult to get into shacktac, with the high frequency of applications and members. If there was a good quality ArmA community unit that i could join? I've done a bit of research on my own though i'd like some more 1st hand accounts. I'd be looking for something like shacktac, in terms of the "serious-fun" but that doesn't take things to far, as i've seen groups that have paperwork after missions, and that seems sucky. please help

[@ThatGuyFromTV]

I've been watching your vids for playing the game and I've been messing around with the Alpha Lite (Thanks btw!), and I'm finding the vids helpful, but I'm having trouble getting used to the controls, particularly using Z, X, and C for stances. Any tips you could give me (and anyone else with similar problems) for getting used to the controls or rebinding to something easier?

[@c4blew]

Haha, I already saw this on gametrailers some days before...you´re famous now, maybe you should already prepare some autograph pictures! :D

[@manishy1]

Yes, but it depends on your definition of silhouetting. Skylining generally refers to being visible at the top of a structural formation (including terrain), however, silhouetting can include anything that makes you visible in terms of contrast; standing in front of headlights or a bright wall, for example.

[@MyWarBunny]

@Dslyecxi : Did u already get the hands on the new tank that is shown on the "Bohemia Interactiv". I have got the theory that this is the experimental Paladin Atillery Tank.

[@ArtyomBlin7595]

Smoke granade time :) and if you are playing vs people not bots you can use distractions like setchels etc ..... throw a grenade toward enemy and a smoke. it will confuse them and cover you a bit ... or place a setchel get to safe position and when the eplosion occurs run ..... If they are real close you can always keep fighting so you may get one-two of them :)

[@rwallaceiv]

can you tell us about the radio voice program you use? is it team speak with walkie talkie mod? and whats the "transmitting" popup at the bottom of the screen? i would like to have this, can you help?

[@tcvm]

Thanks.

[@superbalzman]

You change scopes when you have two using the / key over your number pad

[@MrGenesisNow]

They only really play inter-community missions, so they are either fighting teams of people within their group, or against the AI. Thats the nice thing about a close-knit and controlled community :)

[@cptkek]

Dslyecxi, do you know whether the AI actually gets 'suppressed' in this, as opposed to Arma 2? I know it somewhat happened in Arma 2, but I know a lot of times where multiple squads would pour fire on an enemy position and the AI would just pop out their AKs and headshot us.

[@BrotherO4]

will you be doing more tips,ticks,tactics vids? i just pick up arma 3 (thanks to the new controls i was able to get into it) but i have much o learn about how to play still

[@Wilson_AI]

Can you do a video on the language of the military? Like, how do you call when you spot a vehicle or a person in the distance. Confirming kills. Just, general speech.

[@yeeerk]

just wanted to say i'm broke and can't afford the game nor a computer to run the game but i subscribed to you anyway that's how interesting this shit is goddamn

[@mightgold1215]

HawtSauze it's been 3 years, u get the game yet?

[@shoof_5839]

HawtSauze it's been 5 years, u get the game yet?

[@warsaw3784]

How do you do the walking animation where your holding the rifle with just one hand

[@Lifeo2o2o2]

Oh they better pay you for this. Good job!

[@stonebridge157]

Dslyecxi, you should really put in a suppressed mode. When you get suppressed by an Auto riflemen, now its nothing, It is like not scary to pop up from cover and fire towards the enemy, but with and suppressed effect, like blurry vision or whatever, would make it more realism and cool.

[@evolgenius1150]

oh bounding overwatch. i always called it leap frogging. Also. I'd like to add that I wish I got into game sooner. You can definitely install and jump in right away. I did the tutorial, some apex stuff, played around in different war scenarios. I avoided this game bc every YT person was like "yOu cAnT juSt bUy anD plAy Arma". They made it sound like you needed to do like, 10 hours of modding and ini tweaking and teamspeak setup, that you had to join a cult, slay a goat, and all this other crap before you could even touch Arma 3 in any way to even play... its not so. I had a harder time finding a playable DayZ server that wasnt a walking zomvie punch simulator than this. Heck deadside was trickier to get into. It was for years, Arma 3 was THE forbidden game. Id like to say to those who are afraid of buying THE HECK YOU CANT. I was making little scenarios in Eden and FLYING JETS on day one, theres so much content omg its def a cool little sandbox that will keep on giving and giving the more you play. Ive been misssing out due to all the soft gate keeping from youtubers. What i think they need to specify, is that you cant just grab Arma 3 and join a large scale milsim full on army LARP operation right out the box. These are scheduled and planned community events, with complicated teamspeak setups and discords but you can sure as heck jump in right away and play multiplayer apex and KoTH and other modes right away, or load in with a few friends and play co op, or just do solo campaign mode stuff.

[@TacticalBaguette]

Just got Arma 3 and Apex dlc on sale and after the tutorials to figure everything out for the first time it definitely isn't that bad. I've already messed around in the editor and zeus

[@PzAz04Maus]

Dslyecxi, could you amend the about section of this vid to include a link to the article "Evolution of a Firefight?" I'd much appreciate the gesture if you could since I had some trouble trying to search for it.

[@evolgenius1150]

i just pocked this up on sale today ($30 for all DLC on Steam). I'm excited. I play games like HLL, PostScriptim, Squad etc but this game looks intimidating AF which is why I havent bought it untill now. I have trouble playing DayZ and Rust. Arma seems to me like another game where getting into a game, managing mods, and figuring out what to do, spending 2 hours walking around clueless will be the newbie experience.

[@ArmAMajor]

You really should make a video about how to control an AI team Dslyecxi. There sooo many people that don't have a clue about how to do that properly.

[@aseticelite]

is body armor being improved in A3, like in VBS2? From what I've seen in your alfa videos, most targets go down in 1 shot; even when shot to their chests (where the body armor is supposed to be the toughest)

[@symian125]

Hey Dslyecxi I was wondering when you use a joystick because I have heard that you use mouse and keyboard when flying Little Birds.

[@joeabbott1890]

I know the basics of military stuff like speech, types of fire etc. but are the controls for the game generally difficult

[@PV1230]

a good start might be the "Arma 3 - Alpha Squads and Fanpages" subform at Bohemia's forums.

[@WarrenH85]

Just wondering, can you customize your character model?

[@TheEpicUnicorn3]

I think he means what if you buy the game now while it is in Alpha will you get the full version as well.

[@Variehn]

That being said, do you have any update on the developers that got detained recently? Or is that old news?

[@Variehn]

Good to hear. How dare they take pictures while on a tour!

[@MrLongLeggedMackDaddy]

nice :D

[@kyleduderings]

nice

[@oOOlivierful]

Hey Dslyecxi, i have a question for you !!! Is the full release of Arma 3 is going to run on 4 cores or on 1 1/2 core (on a quadcore) with 30% gpu usage. This is probably the best tactical fps right now but any FPS that runs multiplayer less than 60fps on high end PCs is pretty BAD in 2013... What are they going to do with this issue and do you know anything that can help me achieve better performance ?

[@BertoBoyGaming]

How do you do the sitting stancfe

[@ShitBagSPC]

Can you make a video about urban combat or MOUT?

[@tommypitre9873]

I would just like to add a little detail to the situation of awareness. First of all, (I don't know if it's like this in arma 3, but in arma 2 it was) when you tell your platoon "safe", they will automaticaly adopt a column formation and they will walk on your steps, which means that they will use the exact same path that you have used (they really "follow" you.) It mays seem a little bit useless, but you will see why it is important : When they are "aware", "on alert", they will adopt the formation you wanted in the menu 8, but they won't keep the formation: whenever you will turn left, right or go back, it will ruin you formation. You can only go foward with this formation. Basically, if you use a line formation and take a sharp left, it wil seem like a column formation. With time, your team will readopt the right formation depending on where you're going. Uderstand that this is a great disadventage if you have to turn while on patrol as it bunches up your men, giving an oportunity to the enemy. For "danger" and "stealth" it is the same thing but you shouldn’t have to worry too much as if you get contact your soldiers were already on alert, expecting contact to happen at any moment and taking cover or consealment.

[@713bigounce]

That's only for ArmA 2 and when you play with AIs on your team lol

[@Razzzzzy]

thanks and can you post all your mods ur using its really realistic , are u using some ai mod?

[@909damianblood]

Im new to PC FPS. I've played COD and BF3 on Ps3. For me its really hard to get used to the keyboard commands. Is this game able to use a controller like the 360 remote?

[@Ryolitt]

Is the AI in ArmA 3 to be "trusted" when it comes to concealment? What I mean by that; is the AI made so that they will spot you less easily if you are concealed ( depending on what you hide inside/behind ) If I remember correctly, this was not the case in ArmA 2

[@MsBloodyFox]

Dslyecxi I have a question say I was ambushed and my hole squad was killed but I lived and to get to cover I have to cross a very big and open field that has no cover am i fucked or can I survive?