Arma 3 - Thirteen Years of Serious Fun - ShackTac 2018 Year In Review

[@the_christopher]

This is, without a doubt, my personal favorite YIR so far. My heart was racing my man.

[@yadjekim]

Hope to see one from you, too.

[@JustAGamerA]

That end of the fiscal year joke, that's premium. That mindset is how my mortar platoon ended up with 3000 rounds to shoot in 2 days. We literally could not break down ammo fast enough to shoot it

[@tagusloki]

Bro you've gotten really fucking good at these.

[@dslyecxi]

Thanks! It's been fun to iterate on them over the years.

[@damoclesecoe7184]

@@dslyecxi I'm so happy to see the YIR make a return. These always make me rewatch old videos to find where the clips come from. Congrats on what will soon be two whole decades of serious fun! ;D

[@Zues120]

I am happy you had taken a break from these. I cant imagine the hours upon hours upon hours of work. It IS good to see this however. And glad you didnt skip a year!

[@FlinnGaidin]

Lying here in bed, it's nearly 4am, with a smile on my face for the last half an hour... I remember 99% of those scenes... Never stop having awesome ShackTac fun, love you guys!

[@foist101]

As much of a pain in the ass these must be to make I am so glad we got this one. Thanks Dslyecxi, and Happy New Year.

[@sccomrex1153]

"Flying over Charlie!" ... "Flying into Charlie..." had me dying not even two minutes into this amazing YIR. Ohh happy new Year Dslyecxi!

[@artinyyk]

I can see why Dslyecxi took a break from releasing "201x in review" videos. The editing in these videos is just insane.

[@Nightwolf323]

Epic, intense, brutal, and hilarious, the perfect YIR! Thank you for the time and effort, it's one to remember.

[@IceTactics]

This had me smiling so huge half the time and mouth agape the other half. My goosebumps factor was at 11 several times. Just amazing. Me and Dare watched this together and were just in awe. Bravo!!

[@Mister-H]

That was a great year of playing. Thanks for the wonderful memories:)

[@SuperBoyboys]

*looks around* "that's a bad guy" *turns on flashlight* "this is a bad guy" "there's bad guys all around us" Not something you want to hear very late... had me rolling though

[@Mantreaus]

Jesus! I just pulled a shitload of hair out of my beard, guess it was time for a close shave anyway. A perfect example of why I keep watching Dslyecxi and all of ShackTac Vids. Happy New Year to you and All of the ShackTac Crew, including your subscribers.

[@slvsoph]

Seriously amazing video! It's exactly what I hoped to see from Arma gameplay - POV and kjhasdfjkh cinematic shots. Fricken fantastic.

[@shbs0819]

Dslyecxi videos got me into Arma2 years ago, and convinced me to join a mil-sim in arma 3 a few years back. Still one of my favorite gaming decisions.

[@yadjekim]

Ya' know, I remember those missions. Great stuff! Thank you, sir.

[@AJudgeFredd]

Ah 2018, a fine vintage.

[@QemeH]

I haven't watched it yet, so maybe this will be obsolete by the time I'm through, but... Please explain why 2018?!?

[@dslyecxi]

kzbin.info/aero/PLQEd6zRLOafWREOnnjKpsvGFyfTMl8jSa

[@Novafro]

@@QemeH Going through some of the comments, it sounds like a combination of time, resources and linear organization. @Dslyecxi I'm guessing you have the backlog of material, just a lack of time to really put it together, and I saw elsewhere you said you like to keep them done in order.

[@Fanatic102nd]

Really solid editing mate. They are getting better every year and they are worth the wait! Keep it up!

[@JackFlicks]

Haha fantastic stuff. What an entertaining compilation! Really well edited! Looking forward to the next one :D

[@JackFlicks]

Oh and Happy New Year! 🥳

[@cerealkillerjigs]

even after 10 years as a sub, i still love the end year reviews. great job.

[@jaymorrison2419]

I am SO HAPPY to see this. The YiR videos had been a highlight of the end o the year for me for a long time.

[@LowerBigfoot]

That was incredible! Well worth the wait!

[@yadjekim]

LBF, are you gonna put up YIR vid, too? Hope so.

[@S8ER]

I’ll be honest I was excited as hell thinking this was a 2020 review. Love the content either way. Keep up the hard work!!

[@austenbin4068]

Some great memories! One of my all time favorites still is "Absolute Madness." An odyssey worthy of Homer! Keep up the incredible work!

[@throngcleaver]

There's awesome, there's fucking awesome, and then there's DSLYECXI AWESOME! You're the best for a reason. I'm glad I got to see this just as 2020 is ending, (in 30 minutes where I am) so I can remember one thing about this year that was great and was memorable. Thanks for all you do!

[@markmuranyi9289]

Awesome, I remember almost all of those clips. Keep up the great work.

[@Gutnarm]

frankie got me started with arma2/dayz; you've got me hooked with what could be done there, and pushing forward, in arma3. playing myself, I tend to be horribly bad (news at 8). doesn't stop me from trying though :)

[@randal1470]

Awesome man, thanks! Have a great 2021 Shack, and thanks for all the vids Dslyecxi. 😎👍

[@overlord4663]

this, this right here, is why i love watching ARMA 3 vids, but it's so hard to find ones that really scratch that itch this was a full body massage from God himself and the herald of angels at his beck and call can't wait to see 2019 and 2020 in review, so keep it up man

[@rubinguzman2153]

Amazing review, so much action in combined arms sucha great team to watch over the years

[@xKillerxSmurfx]

I haven’t been keeping with your vids the past couple years, so I am super glad to see this. I hope the next couple years are to follow.

[@ponder109]

I think it's about time to go and rewatch some 2018 content.

[@ControlledPairsGaming]

Absolutely incredible, as always. Bravo, man.

[@Cardonas]

Absolutely great. Always enjoy your YIRs, and this has gotta be one of your best.

[@OiMikey]

Amazing, absolutely loved it!

[@IceTactics]

I'm so excited right now. About to watch party this with friends.

[@flyoyo752]

If it wasn't already 2021 watching this, I'd say it was the best thing I watched in 2020

[@theflyingfool]

Brilliant cinema Dyslecxi! Happy New Year to you and I sincerely hope it's even better!

[@ghostboots]

Fantastic work on a fantastic video

[@bjornulff]

Glad to finally see it, miss ya guys, good luck in 2021.

[@Aliasalpha]

Well worth the wait, top work as always dude

[@iglic]

I happened to be listening to Dire Straits- Brothers in Arms while watching this, it actually went very well together.

[@katarjin]

A new YIR? and crazy good editing? ...count me in!

[@irony6890]

Sensational, Dslyecxi!

[@mckseal]

Damnit, after this 2021 can only be downhill from here. Amazing YIR!

[@kamonegix]

Mh, I got the feeling we are a bit behind.... idk. Happy new year (in review) either way!

[@TheLegendsmith]

I missed these.

[@dslyecxi]

Me too. Always wondered what I would've made had I actually done this one. Now I know.

[@johanponken]

@@dslyecxi This… my brain… ha eh ......... _reboot_

[@Thoreaufare]

What an awesome YIR. Goes to show how amazing Arma can really be.

[@headrockbeats]

For the last two years my desktop background has been a rotating slideshow of several dozen highly-memorable screenshots from ShackTac 2018. They're _all_ represented here. I have no intention of changing my background anytime soon.

[@MarneusB]

Amazing video, thanks for the post!

[@bjornulff]

i'VE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS

[@Doping1234]

Wow, truly impressive, got my heart racing!

[@Pythos_Sapunov]

“oh, Thats a good POINT” i lost it!

[@Whale_stream]

18:30 alright that's pretty fuckin' sick

[@jawwk]

Excellent work Dslyecxi!

[@TaconicST]

💯

[@yadjekim]

Are you gonna do YIR. It's been a minute since I've seen you in any of this year's missions.

[@Soapy87]

Yes.

[@xestiny2067]

Haven't watched yet but instant like.

[@ProspektMir]

Epic as fuck. Expected nothing less! The usage of Mick Gordon in the beginning was perfect.

[@jhagge2]

I miss playing with militant, he's a good dude.

[@Kridian01]

Yeah, *Militant* was the guy you could send in to battle to get shit done. Good leader!

[@constrictingcoco854]

symphony of orchestrated chaos brah

[@johanponken]

15:35 I've seen things you wouldn't believe. I've seen C-beams glittering in the dark, off the shoulder of Orion… 19:14 Slight return.

[@merrick3627]

Let it be known, I was there, at the return of the YIR.

[@ReverendTed]

5:18 "That's a good _point_ ."

[@quadconjures]

holy shit dslyecxi has the quips of a champion

[@FelgasS]

god I missed these

[@Rasbiff]

I liked the part where Chris was yelling.

[@johanponken]

He does have a voice tailor-made for that… :)

[@TimChuma]

Seems like only yesterday I started watching DAYZ videos and now it is 7 years later.

[@Viper1Zero]

When the DOOM kicks in but it’s ArmA 3.

[@skyghazer]

15:38 This is art. Is that a poem or something the dude came on the fly?

[@dslyecxi]

On the fly

[@skyghazer]

Epic, good job

[@elmo2you]

Sincerely, if that wasn't shy of 30 minutes of pure high caliber Arma/ShackTac porn, then I don't know what is. Dare I say even real art in a way. This brought back so many great memories, even as an observer and just a fan of watching ShackTac videos. When I get the question "why do you like that game", this video is going to be my response (for now). To the rather typical "but this is so violent" reaction, my response is always the same: "think of who may just love doing this, without or even instead of chasing this for all the wrong reasons in real life" (I know reality is very different, but good luck explaining that). If anything, besides a load of seriously entertaining fun, I'm convinced that Arma has only reduced rather than encouraged violence. [** climbs down from his soap box **]. Thank you Dslyecxi, for the effort you've put into this. Maybe a tiny bit late, but certainly worth the wait.

[@AmishFan]

Awesome content as always. Just a bit confused about the title.

[@dslyecxi]

The video is a year in review of 2018. Thus the title.

[@alanlawz]

that was epic, nuff said.

[@Rarzee]

I blame you for my crippling virtual bullet addiction

[@johanponken]

Lead poisoning gets on your nerves. _edit_ Even virtual. It's all in your head.

[@disposablehero4911]

A fairy tale starts, "Once Upon A Time". A Shacktac YIR video starts with, "Holy $#@&".

[@Sharjoom]

Your editing skills have gotten very good. How are you storing all these videos?

[@dslyecxi]

On a NAS

[@Sharjoom]

Cool, thanks. I've recently started recording my FS2020 flights and it's eating up my drive space. I can cut their size down if I run them through Premiere Pro, but it's still adding up.

[@sintramdragonis4794]

If you dont get a rush of adrenaline from watching this you might as well be dead.

[@patrick9163]

Been a fan since 2012. Real life JTAC. Give me a holler if you’d like to integrate some real life tactics into your great piloting

[@HarrierInk]

Blasts from the past. Great YIR.

[@DaytonaRider1]

Forest Gump, "It was the best YIR ever.... I didn't want it to end."

[@pkisbest]

Which was the Vietnam esque mission at about 8 mins?

[@dslyecxi]

Absolute Madness

[@pkisbest]

@@dslyecxi Cheers Dsl. Been watching ya vids since 2013. Loving every minute of it.

[@nilloc93]

@@pkisbest clearly not every minute of it since you didn't know the mission :P

[@PawelSroka]

That was pretty awesome

[@p1xl8d]

That was metal af!

[@VVILLIAM2143]

At 8:13 what video is that from?

[@dslyecxi]

Absolute Madness

[@bluebison5173]

Famous last words: "You'll be fine" or alternatively "We'll be fine"

[@Fusselwurmify]

05:44 *mad Crane noises* 😂

[@onezerotwo]

Serious fun.

[@nvader6]

Simulated war is hell.

[@MrBazz420]

where did 2020 go? why is this 2018, just curious did i miss something? thanks! love the videos btw

[@dslyecxi]

I do them in order, the last I did was 2017, thus 2018 is the one I worked on after it as time permitted.

[@MrBazz420]

@@dslyecxi awesome, it was very intense and i loved it. thanks

[@benswanson914]

OH HELL YES

[@stevemcgarrett08]

Wait why is it 2018

[@axelord4ever]

neat

[@RechargingBatteries]

2018?

[@dslyecxi]

Yes.

[@harryjames5388]

Haven't been around in a while, and I want to be wishful, and I hate to bring it up, but isn't it 2020?

[@dslyecxi]

If there's one thing this video has taught me, it's that there are more than a few people that can't add 1 to 2017 and realize that the answer isn't 2020.

[@harryjames5388]

@@dslyecxi hmm if it's like that, the adding isn't the issue, it's the looking at my watch and seeing the date 😂

[@dslyecxi]

fwiw, this is the playlist for my YIR videos: kzbin.info/aero/PLQEd6zRLOafWREOnnjKpsvGFyfTMl8jSa I'm not going to do any out of order, so this is 2018, next is 2019, etc.

[@harryjames5388]

@@dslyecxi roger that mate, long term that leaves you a little buggered tho, right? Unless 2 appear in 1 year or something.

[@dslyecxi]

I'll figure it out.

[@Charles_Bro-son]

There's always an unlimited supply of f-bombs^^

[@HerrJordel]

Wow... It just hit me... Fuck... Im getting old. Rember when arma 2 seemed like the most avanced game in the world

[@samphilx4]

Uhh..2018?

[@dslyecxi]

kzbin.info/aero/PLQEd6zRLOafWREOnnjKpsvGFyfTMl8jSa

[@Harryherbet]

Yasssss

[@BorderKeeper]

Looking at the first minute, did you watch Tenet recently by any chance? kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4uqlKCsp7mLb68

[@dslyecxi]

I did, but that intro was something I made in early 2018. I have an early draft of it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6HbmWN4qbGoo8k

[@BorderKeeper]

@@dslyecxi In that case that is a very good idea. I am also always trying to find ways how to make my videos interesting to viewers beyond our immediate Arma community and this is one works well for that.

[@Kridian01]

Looks over at the dust-covered *TrackIR.* Good times! ArmA just got too clunky for me - had to bail. Guess *Squad* is the new ArmA now?

[@dslyecxi]

Squad is an entirely different game. What we do in Arma, you cannot do in Squad - full stop.