Boots on the Ground #1 - Dev Q&A

[@TilW]

*For those who are only interested in the Q&A:* 0:40 Why did it take so long for 1.2 to leave Experimental? 1:30 What improvements were made to AI firing behavior? 4:00 How do the new flares affect the game, and how should they be used? 5:05 What considerations were made when adding flares to the game? 6:35 Why are there no hand-held flares, and will they be added in the future? 11:15 What's the deal with the explosive charges added in 1.2? Are there any differences between the US and USSR version? 15:45 What went into the creation of the new indoor reverb sounds? 17:25 What changed about the weapon sound design with 1.2? 20:00 How does the new commanding feature work, and why is it important? 25:00 What went into creating the new projectile flyby sounds? 26:15 What changed about the vehicle hit sounds? 30:20 What do you think is a usually overlooked 1.2 feature?

[@Xyz_xyz712]

And nothing about Ragdoll death animations not looking realistic at all but whatever

[@hellcatdave1]

@@Xyz_xyz712 They look fine and are a huge step up from ArmA 3 regardless....

[@frispy]

And nothing about future of the game...

[@hellcatdave1]

@@frispy Look at the roadmap bozo.

[@frispy]

@@hellcatdave1 The roadmap covers only basic level of things, that would be great to know what's coming next in depth. Also nothing about the AI driving problems and general bugs which game has a lot of.

[@Erigon22]

This is a smart and cool way to get this information out .. well done on this.👍

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

get some ai in this ugly outdated game

[@CebCine]

Cool way to do an interview 👏

[@MuradQuandour]

The most Arma interview

[@colinkennedy939]

It would be awesome to see an official game mode have more than 48 players

[@lowfatmofat2152]

1. We need water transport vanilla. 2. We need combat ops military version everon non civilian resistance. 3. We need the special forces equipment for combat ops. 4. We need mission task automatic completed in game master different options with a text editor. 5. We love the game ❤

[@LyricClock-fo8he]

We would also appreciate the ability to pick up and/or drag casualties and dead teammates

[@Xyz_xyz712]

@@LyricClock-fo8he better Ragdoll physics as well

[@Xyz_xyz712]

@@lowfatmofat2152 better Ragdoll physics as well

[@lemieux-z8933]

For me, no to special forces, I love being the frontline grunt, let's be real, ain't no daily gamer is special forces

[@LyricClock-fo8he]

@@lemieux-z8933 well they may not be special forces but they tend to be special

[@IslandThunder84]

What about the cheaters on official servers? People with no name tags, teleporting across the map, unable to be vote kicked. It's a real problem.

[@w_h_o_d_i_n_i]

Yep exactly, people should be banned if they leave during a vote to kick on their profile. This is what is happening in game, people see their account being voted on and then they leave and come back... Over and over again

[@meuhey]

@@w_h_o_d_i_n_i say klamacz as gamemaster on an official conflict US server last week banning someone they are monitoring officials

[@DorkwingYT]

Is this real? I have 800+ hours and haven't seen a single cheater

[@lowfatmofat2152]

You can see name tags it's the person who switches them off and can't see yours. 🤷

[@glennpeterson1357]

@@DorkwingYTsame

[@infantryblack]

A very well explained and shown update

[@juanban3406]

Would love to be able to give more commands to AI like hold fire or change formations.

[@mr-glizzer3332]

aswell as telling fireteams where to move and what to do.

[@Xyz_xyz712]

@@juanban3406 or looking realistic when they get shot . And not like some early 80s movie

[@packwolf445]

Or to garrison buildings, or change the size of defend markers

[@MemeDogger]

Hopefully this would be added to A4, but I fear for what people are only concerned with regarding all of this PVP crap...

[@Trextorluck]

There wasn't a single question I would have asked. What about the cheating issue? What is going on with the world entity and why is the border calculation still not fixed. What can we expect from 1.3 Will all the trash test mods get pulled from the workshop. Will we see new enfusion tutorials soon on the main channel? When will the documentation actually be valuable and not outdated with every major update. There are so many questions left

Yes a lot of mods need to be pulled that just crash your server

[@michaelo3599]

We need to be able to save progress. Especially for the casual solo players who just wanna dive in for a few hours and continue the next day

[@Gypsy_Joker_HD]

Please do more of these they're amazing

[@MasonHamby]

Thank you for an amazing game and a dream come true for someone who has always wanted to Milsim but has only had console!

[@tyl3r992]

Love the vid!

[@johnlefue3879]

Thx for going new ways and the information yo! ❤️🍾🖖

[@guts294-v2h]

Please add copy and paste functionality to game master

[@shesstokedd4339]

I love how you guys are communicating with the community but PLEASE GET BETTER PEOPLE TO ASK BETTER QUESTIONS lol like 1. How much more in dept control features can we expect with AI. 2. How do you guys plan to improve AI driving will we be able to control speed and awareness like in previous titles? 3. What are their plans to make civilians feel more alive or behave differently than combatants? 4. When can we expect the LAV-25? 5. How much more interactive will the environments be once the electric system is implemented? LOVE THIS GAME PLAYED EVERYDAY SINCE LAUNCH lol Been playing the series since 2005 (OFP Elite) These are a few of the questions I would ask. The guy is asking questions you have detailed before or not just thought out.

[@stburr91]

I know, every single question was pretty pointless. This feels like it's just a promotional video, rather than a Q&A.

[@Xyz_xyz712]

@@shesstokedd4339 better Ragdoll death animations …. Why the hell is no one bringing that up ? No one thinks AI getting stuck in walls or having their legs go behind their head when they get shot is a problem 😂 I guess . You guys care more about dumb server issues than immersion of the game

[@shesstokedd4339]

@@Xyz_xyz712 because that’s an obvious one so like I said BETTER QUESTIONS

[@Xyz_xyz712]

@@shesstokedd4339 it’s an obvious one yes . But no one mentions it at all . Everyone is always bitching about server issues . And whenever I mention it on their support forums I get no response or my account gets blocked and I gotta. A new one 😂 . Bi can’t take criticism now I guess

[@Tygeradan]

Any plan on adding the possibilty to change voice range like in the Task Force mod ? (low normal high)

[@Just_games_NS]

are there any thoughts on getting a loadout editor so you can use your loadout on every server? Just like in arma 3?

[@vojtisekhovor]

This has been nice interview. Thank you

[@James-uw4it]

Awesome concept, keep it up

[@Ryder737]

I have a suggestion: Arma reforger should display the ID of the person who kicked the person, otherwise someone will abuse it and kick people at will.

[@glennpeterson1357]

Nice! A question for Leon and Andrej. Why can the pin being pulled on a grenade be heard from 30m away. Can this be fixed?

[@vinipgl354]

Awesome!!! Brazil is here!!!

[@kevinsanders7370]

Can’t wait for reforger on ps5❤️

[@kevinsanders7370]

Pls let ps5 have mods too

[@nathanwells4809]

The fact you guys haven’t talked to the LAMBs and VCOM teams about how to make arma ai better is insane

[@colten1825]

they pretty much have LAMBS like behavior now minus the CQC

[@tisiachelikii]

​@@colten1825CQC? Like "Close Quarter Combat" or something?

[@Catkibble]

@@tisiachelikii yeah

[@Xyz_xyz712]

@@colten1825 can barely drive right have the time . The AI will sit there or just randomly jump out when i start an AI battle . Plus ragdoll physics needs hella more work . Doesn’t look real at all when AI get shot

[@bruhism173]

​@@Xyz_xyz712for all the faults I give this game, I've never really noticed or cared about the rag doll, it's funny for jumping out of vehicles tho.

[@ArthuriusG99]

I look forward to more vehicles being added, especially MBTs and as well IFVs. Not sure when new Aircraft will be introduced, it'd be nice to get attack variant helicopters, at some point jets too

[@Aloy892-b8k]

Sadly in the RFI #4, Ivan stated they had no plans of adding MBT or any other attack aircraft to reforger

[@emde2137]

Will you consider to make a Attachment system for the game? First what i think is a transport of a vehicles and supplies, but second is a great modding opportunity in farming and truck system and with your way of making nature in game is a very good solution to make a farm game

[@rolln8ths]

This is sick

[@andi8343]

28:00 that looks so much like real virtuality I think a tripping mechanic is more adequate than still having that jank. I hope arma 4 will be beyond that.

[@anymyo9882]

Dear Arma Devs, why dont you add animated particle effects like we all know from games like Squad, Squad44 (Post Scriptum) or Hell let Loose? Animated particle effects, as well as explosions, bullet impacts, and so on, not only look very realistic, but they also give the player the feeling of truly interacting with the game worlds environment and pushing the immersion to the next level. This would have a very positive impact, especially on firefights. You should really consider this.

[@gabrielebeimler133]

2:30 From player experience the AI does shoot more freely at your general direction, they will even keep shooting at the position when you leave it. But I've never seen AI use flares. They hardly ever use flashlights either. Same goes for players, and i don't see a reason why anyone needs light. You can play with the darkest settings and still see good enough without exposing yourself with light sources. You should dial it back. It worked for Arma 2 and 3, so why the brightness issues on Reforger?

[@gabrielebeimler133]

4:30 It has no impact. The servers have time acceleration for night time so it's already short, there is mostly moon lit nights, like in the video, so you can see almost as clear as day. If you ever have a night time that is overcast it barely gets dark enough to justify using flares and the switching between flares and granades is inconsistent and keeps switching by itself. You are better off shooting at the enemies that are more visible thanks to flash hiders hiding nothing. It's much easier to shoot at the muzzle flash than everything turning white-grey or one colour from the flares.

[@shesstokedd4339]

Intersting All my AI use flares if they have a UGL and their flashlights I have a video on my channel showing this also.

[@StoneyKenobi212]

I cant see shit when its dark like at all. My entire screen is pitch black sure i could changer gamma or brightness but why?

[@ronnytotten9292]

@@StoneyKenobi212 I agree with stoneykenobi, it has to do with your monitor. I can't see much of anything at night and flares are great for assaults

[@gabrielebeimler133]

@@StoneyKenobi212 When i play for example Combat Ops and it's overcast night the first thing i do in the spawn house is turn off the lights because i can see better without. I can see the same thing in videos of the game and i know from other computers that this is not on me. The only possible way for me to get close to this when i rest my head on the desk and look at my monitor from below. Maybe you should adjust your seating position into one more healthy. The brightness balancing has been thrown off last year. Darkness always adjusts to be bright so you can see every detail while brightness is going into the complete opposite extreme where looking out of buildings at daylight creates a literal white wall of light where everything disappears behind. Besides this, i don't have this weird brightness issue in any of my other games. Few of them had the lighting done as well as Arma Reforger did at the beginning except a few, like RoN, but they didn't change when Arma Reforger did. So this is not about personal settings other than maybe your eyesight. However, every time i saw people like you claim that it's "completely dark" in-game i walked with them and they wont even turn on a flashlight while following one of the hiking trails through a forest. Next they start shooting back at enemy NPCs in a line of trees. At the same time, these players also say that it was "too dark before". So which is it? If it was too dark, then how is it still too dark now but somehow also brighter and in their opinion better? I see the same changes as them. So i don't believe you. You just don't like it realistically dark.

[@MARO4X4]

I´m Arma Reforger Streamer

[@dantetheloser7229]

Damn no look into the next update?

[@MrArapahoe]

I do like the idea but Game sound was too loud over voice

[@johnlefue3879]

On which systems you dev guys play the game? What machine specifications you run, looks amazing ❤️🙂

[@JoystickJockie]

these questions are cool and all but i think it would have made better content to have just as many community questions as your obviously scripted ones...... still a cool way to do an interview and show off things in game as you talk about them.

[@sebastianerro7237]

Better dynamic shadows and HDR would be nice

[@hevalaslankan2454]

Really cool format guys! Do u have any news on the PS5 Version? Sony already let Day Z have MOD's. So stuff like Sony won't let this game on their console doesn't seem right. This game would soak up the entire PS5 FPS community with the right adviserment. The world needs this and u guys are pioners. Lets level up this next gen Consoles to the true entertainment. A friend of mine lend me his xbox after i was digging in reforger content on ytube. I have to give it him back at the end of this month. I own a PS5 and i won't buy a xbox after MS stated that this was their last console... At least let us know how its going on this subject, some say december others say never?!

[@skiffy9833]

love the video! can we please get shotguns soon?

[@claudej8338]

Who's the interviewer ? Edit: Nvm, it's Evan (Marketing & Brand Manager). 06:32

[@Sharparrow81]

One thing I would like too see ai wise would be better reaction to snipers because right now they act like absolute fools

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Wonderful

[@HarryA3G]

Can we just have a normal dev blog that isnt 40 mins long? Or atleast a tl;dr?

[@majorborngusfluunduch8694]

With suppresors coming is there any chance on sneaking in some NVGs to go along with them?

[@meuhey]

NVG only on APCs

[@ronnytotten9292]

Hopefully not.

[@majorborngusfluunduch8694]

@@meuhey Like ones that the crew wear, or is this equipment for the vehicle itself? If its the crew's NVGs then those could still be adapted for Spec Ops use.

[@majorborngusfluunduch8694]

@@ronnytotten9292 Why not?

[@ronnytotten9292]

@@majorborngusfluunduch8694 reason being, gear is heavily abused a d NVGs will nullify night time entirely unless they have realistic gen 1 god awful piss poor performance

[@Shadow_3-1]

1. What can be done about the numerous trolls who vote kick people for absolutely no reason? It gets quite annoying to have some troll that kicks people every single game

[@lowkeyflawlessplays8250]

can this person explain to my server leader why they should at thermal scopes... people think when added its ruining gameplay but i think diff

[@emillime7943]

Boats please even a simple raft would change the game so much

[@ClaytonJeanes]

What about the fact I can't find any servers at all, for over 2 months. No matter my server settings.

[@stevesmith7492]

When will this game integrate the Playstation platform?

[@claudej8338]

"That hole caught fire."... :D

[@TheCob86]

I love this, keep it up! i just need an answer about a problem with official EU servers that keep crashing with more people. This needs to be solved because it becomes a wasteland

[@emillime7943]

600 hours and I love the game so much all I want is to not get disconnected from servers. WCS is my favorite but I get ejected every 10 minutes. I used to be able to play all day without the issue maybe 1 disconnect a day, buts it’s so bad now I can’t play the best game ever bc server issue so sad wa wa

[@harleysmith9614]

Crossplay needs to be an option not mandatory, give consoles the ability for modded servers without Crossplay. The base game is good and I don’t care about mouse vs controller but the fact pc gets babied with visual options an we are stuck at one is wack.

[@LIX56]

We need to put option voting for the leader

[@LIX56]

yes vexause i can tell you after 2300 hours we are more rebels than simulation of army. 😂

[@andi8343]

What was laxemann doing in that heli?

[@LAxemann]

Chillin'

[@styleofender8945]

Sooo. If you can light the night up now, could you make them darker? Seems, that even in the darkest night, you can still navigate without light quite well. Some nights, where you couldnt see the people next to you might be fun.😄

[@meuhey]

they've already fixed that

[@styleofender8945]

@@meuhey They did? Gotta get back to my PC. Cant wait now.

[@ronnytotten9292]

Yea I can't see shit at night but people can still abuse gamma and saturation on their monitors. Only so much you can do

[@gabrielebeimler133]

@@styleofender8945 They didn't fix it, he's lying.

[@gabrielebeimler133]

@@ronnytotten9292 I would have to change my monitor settings just for Arma Reforger every time it's getting night time, into bizarre extremes with my brightness and saturation where it becomes unusable outside of the game for Arma Reforger to even start to look normal and dark, and only for the short time that night time is active. This is nonsense. Nobody does it. At the same time the brightness during day is also exaggerated where looking outside at day will create a white wall of light. This is not about monitor settings, the game is cooked.

[@старшийсержант-л7ш]

any Arma 4 news ???

[@lightningevo5429]

Can we please get a real anti troll system?

[@VNNY-ni3ew]

Arma 3 and Reforger on PS5 please

[@Niallistical]

Why is the 21:9 aspect ratio, or ultrawide have a narrow verticle fov and will we get a slider for it. Arma 3 is perfection for Ultrawide. Arma reforger is terrible.

[@EDcase1]

Hmm not very impressive AI reaction with all the moving around so close behind him 13:29 and later. Certainly looks a lot better than Operation Flashpoint 😁

[@majorborngusfluunduch8694]

That wasn't AI. It was a GM. Notice how the other guy tried to roleplay throwing a rock to distract him like in a Ubisoft game. The AI have pretty sharp hearing. Sneaking around them is really difficult without a dark night and good concealment. Can't quite play Metal Gear Solid in this game just yet.

[@EDcase1]

@@majorborngusfluunduch8694 Ah cool thanks 👍

[@callum4796]

Please fix the game crashing

[@StevenSeagul783]

20:35 classic US player lol

[@AliAlsa3edy]

Arma at is play ps4 yes or No

[@minhducdev]

Nice sound

[@chuma]

Arma Reforger for PS5! ♥

[@lowfatmofat2152]

😂 Noooooooooo

[@chuma]

@@lowfatmofat2152 yes we need more player base

[@stevesmith7492]

​@lowfatmofat2152 yes! It would bring more people to play against. I know a lot of Playstation gamers going crazy to play this game.

[@xLONER18x]

Until Sony relaxes its stance on 3rd party assets in mods, Reforger on Playstation will be Vanilla only.

[@stevesmith7492]

@@xLONER18x well that sucks. How do we get them to change their mind?

[@matka5130]

[@LEEROY_UK]

Can you guys make the red dot sight less dark it is hard to see through it

[@majorborngusfluunduch8694]

@@LEEROY_UK That's realistic though.

[@Sakaton01]

@@majorborngusfluunduch8694 So realistically they removed them before going into deep forest? And they have zero contrast so you cannot tell what's grass and whats enemy? Also no way to look into dark window because everything is black? With ironsights i have none of those issues i mentioned.

[@majorborngusfluunduch8694]

@@Sakaton01 I'm not having the issues you are. They are just a slight bit tinted, to where using them at night is a little tough, but nothing like what you're describing.

[@ARGAR_GAMES]

I only joined TAW to fly jets!

[@StoneyKenobi212]

Zshhkk Zshhkk than it goes Boom

[@MidwestSurvivalCompany]

Cool interview but where are the real questions? These sound like questions they just want to answer. What’s up with hackers in official? Why is the development rate on reforger SLOWER then games like Squad and AMRA 3 ? Why does a 10 year old game get priority over this ? When will we get AI features like arma 3. Example AI flying, simple patrolling routes. Etc. For a game largely made from the modding community why do you guys keep messing up the game with updates that takes away The best mods?

[@DJHazzard]

why did you not use Gamma Vision on Night ? makes the night to Day !

[@lowfatmofat2152]

Why would you do that it makes no sense 🤷

[@ronnytotten9292]

Cheating eliminates fun.

[@harmless27]

I am begging for the official servers to either use the north or south everon map variation if they have to stay at 48 players for stability, or increase the player counts. 48 players for the entirety of everon is just not enough for such a massive map. The dream would be randomized play areas that use smaller parts of the map and jump around every session.

[@Xyz_xyz712]

@@harmless27 yawn ….. Ragdoll death animations need heavy work it doesn’t look realistic at all . Can BI actually focus on the PVE part of the game for once and stop listening to all PVP shit for once . Sick of people only complaining about server issues acting like that’s the only issue with this game

[@ZYTALIX]

Arma Reforger has incredible potential, but there are a few key features still missing: a "Hold Breath" option, instant map access (right now it's a delayed fade), an improved waypoint system, and a small map similar to those in Arma 3 or DayZ (if you equip a GPS). With these additions, the player count could triple or even more. We are so close to making this game exceptional, and these changes would make a significant difference. Please, developers, consider implementing them! Players can still enjoy milsim servers, but missing out on arcade servers and their popularity is a missed opportunity. You don't have to play on an arcade server, but developers should allow full customization so that arcade servers can enable or disable features as needed. More players mean more revenue for Arma 4.

[@ZYTALIX]

@@Eddo2122 hs

[@R3B3LC4PTA1N]

GPS in 89? They were widespread and holding your breath isn't realistic, exhaling is what you do.

[@ZYTALIX]

@@R3B3LC4PTA1N Is you weird? I said arcade.

[@Credit627]

just read the map, it's not that hard.

[@DarioMalagigi]

add the communication rose (f1) for the players that don't speak fluent english like in BF2

[@Frikadellio]

Pls add aiming deadzone like in arma 3

[@danut05]

4

[@SHAUN-lg8kq]

There should be a rank progression with loadouts so you don't have everyone running around using grenade launchers and snipers and would stop everyone hoarding arsenal at start of matches

[@uncledavid1132]

You mean like with Ironbeards mod?

[@MemeDogger]

Why is everyone turning this game into a PVP one? Could you like... MAYBE FUCKING NOT?! I don't care if PVP is an *option* but at this rate, it's becoming the center of the Game's existence 💀

[@camointhecity]

Imagine this game with MRE, hunger and thirst affecting cardio and weapon stability. Would be an extra level of challenges!!!

[@ronnytotten9292]

I would love this but most wouldn't. They have field kitchen assets for US and USSR as well as Mres and some food item assets. Would love to have that especially in a SP/Coop mode

[@camointhecity]

@@ronnytotten9292 they could do itlike Arma 3, this could come as a community DLC, then it opens doors for DayZ 2 developments based on what the community wants. I think it would be an aweeeeeeesome challenge to have to eat and drink during combat

[@KoreanLandGiant]

Bohemia is the best gaming company in the world.

[@YTit69]

Where is Door breaching feature?!?!?! With destroy door as in PUBG Where is melee (MOCAP Melee & Takedowns) feature?! Kol9yN already did proof of concept and you have it in DayZ Where is backblast from RPG?!?!?

[@shesstokedd4339]

There is Melee and bayonets

[@ronnytotten9292]

Yea melee isn't great.. more important things to focus on though

[@twizznaut5375]

Great video idea, but god the questions that were being asked sucked. Get someone else to ask the questions next time.

[@bruhism173]

Entire server is killing eachother and in chaos, not 1 kick, I run someone over trying escape that hell and Im banned instantly for 1479 minutes, Yall tweakers.

[@SgtNickFury]

2o plus year old 3d engine, ROFL. While everyone else in the world is using Unreal 5.4. This is why parent company dumped it years ago, it is crap.

[@James-uw4it]

@SgtNickFury have you used Unreal Engine 5? In my opinion UE is too bloated for a AAA game. To reduce RAM usage, they'd need to overhaul core components like the Actor class and StaticMeshComponent. The World Partition system also isn’t great and might need a rewrite, similar to what CD Projekt Red is doing. The only real advantage I see is that vendors can easily get started with UE since they’re already familiar with it. However, I'm not sure how much Bohemia is outsourcing. I'm glad they are using Enfusion.

[@JohnDoe32789]

I wish the main servers did not have Ai it ruins the experience for me. now I only play on modded servers, Thank god for modded servers!

[@lucasbarros1986]

thats amazing. really interesting way to tell us players about this stuff 🤌