ARMA REFORGER: THE FUTURE OF MILSIM HAS ARRIVED! New and improved features & thoughts

[@the_christopher]

We have a solid foundation to mod and look to the future of ARMA. I'm optimistic and ready for what comes next!

[@Rohanwoolfe]

Hope to see you on the battlefield some day Chris!

[@KampingKilloch]

Not to mention a convenient button to assign blame to you

[@adamwhite202]

Is moding a game hard and should I learn to code?

[@Krahamus]

@@adamwhite202 It really depends what you want to make, you can start creating simple models using blender, than try modeling something more complicated, adding animations, and eventually learning scripting, when it comes to more complicated things like guns, cars, and mods like ace, yah its hard since you need to know how to code things, model, animate

[@JackRalp96]

@@adamwhite202 entirely depending on what you want to make.

[@LAxemann]

It was (and is) a blast to work on and, although those are our first steps in a new adventure, I hope you all will find joy in Reforger! Also many thanks to Dslyecxi, very nice video. :)

[@dslyecxi]

You're welcome, it's certainly worthy of a ton of praise & highlighting! Thanks for hopping into the sessions as well!

[@KampingKilloch]

Thanks for the wonderful sounds

[@SongOfTheCrane]

Thank you for all your hard work! The soundscape is incredible.

[@WillusKillus]

Keep up the good work gang :D

[@ActionScripter]

Dude you killed it! Excellent work as always.

[@LowerBigfoot]

If Reforger is anything to go by, then Arma has a great future ahead of it!

[@Ferrius]

Coming into the announcement expecting nothing but a date, this is much more than I could hope for. Excellent breakdown, Dsl!

[@Viper1Zero]

Loved getting to play with the guys in ShackTac. Was a pleasure tearing up Soviets with you all. Here’s to the future of Arma.

[@rambo387]

Hi! I wanted to know your opinion on Arma Reforger being cross-platform? Also, will you make any content from reforger? Thanks for reading this:)

[@MrTimmoth]

cant wait to see a jet review from you once the time presents it's self

[@Viper1Zero]

@@rambo387 Yes, and already have a video out with all those thoughts. :)

[@Viper1Zero]

@@MrTimmoth That makes two of us, my man!

[@lilarkor]

Russian BTR stealing washing machines @ 37:41. As realistic as it can be. 10/10. Awesome review. Thank you.

[@-ZETA-]

If THIS is the foundation/test bed that ArmA 4 will eventually rise from, then I think we're gonna be alright.

[@Lithane97]

Honestly, seeing a gaming company develop an intermediary "test" product in order to help them develop their main product sounds like a great idea. Gives them the ability to work in a smaller sandbox and work out kinks and experiment freely, without possibly breaking or negatively affecting the main product. Looks like they've put some stellar work into developing new and great looking features and those graphics are absolutely stunning.

[@Eristtx]

The game - the whole ARMA series and especially Flashpoint - has a hidden layer that only the inhabitants of the former socialist bloc will appreciate - especially Czechoslovakia, but probably also Poland and maybe East Germany. I am always impressed by the atmosphere of the island, the architecture of the buildings, the interior of the houses, the landscape. This is exactly what socialist Czechoslovakia looked like in the 70-90s (and the landscape looks like this more or less today). I grew up in a village in the 90s, so I can see it there. I'll buy the game just to walk around.

[@elmo2you]

As a western expat who moved to the Balkan region, the whole atmosphere always feels so familiar (even today). In fact, I have been driving around the Arma 2/3 landscapes for plenty of hours (in fact, days for certain) without conflict, just because of how much I was in love with the feeling the landscape/atmosphere gave me (surprisingly close to how the real world counterpart makes me feel). What I've seen so far from Reforger, pretty much blown my socks off. I'm unlikely to actually ever/even "play" Reforger; I've got my reasons. But I'll gladly put the money down for buying it, just to support Arma going forwards. Maybe I'll even walk around in it at some point. But even if I don't, I'll buy it anyways.

[@DudokX]

Oh yes, nothing like a game that looks and feels nearly the same as when I looked outside from my window when I was a kid.

[@adarwinterdror7245]

This is a wonderful video. It gave information that is important to the viewer, the narration is clear and well written and expressed and I hope to hear more from you about reforger. I hope you will cover more mods and improvements from the community regularly.

[@reaverrip9965]

The Legend of Dslyecxi will grow with melee options now.

[@nvader6]

Having watched his clips playing as the Hidden, everyone should be terrified.

[@blckdrgn813]

Legitimately this gives me the same feelings I had as a pFNG when I first joined, the future is bright.

[@thegr81337]

Two big takeaways from this for me were 1. Think of this as more of an in-progress tech demo as opposed to even an alpha version. Good start, but a long road still ahead. 2. Don't expect something to be added to this unless it's *well* better than what's been implemented in previous titles. I like the editing tools, very modern. Reminds me of my time messing around in CryEngine. Overall, really excited. A3 never really gave me the warm fuzzies when playing it that A2 or OA did. But this? This looks promising.

[@CodenameRune]

Exactly this is I think the big takeaway. I doubt the features we see here will be similiar in ArmA 4 even - so seeing what the engine allows us to do is absolutely stunning and wild. I am glad to see such a positive and calm response from many people here, weighing what they are seeing.

[@zoriiginalx7544]

ArmA 2 was much more gritty and grounded than Arma 3 is. I really hope ArmA 4 sticks to the present or cold war and adopts a much more dreary colour palette because Arma 3 (and even this to a certain extent) is too colourful.

[@KampingKilloch]

This was a huge amount of fun to see early on, and I'm incredibly hyped to see it evolve

[@nathanwailes]

Here's a summary I wrote up of (most of) what Dslyecxi said: Improvements: - Animation system improvements that make possible: - Granular control over your posture, your speed of movement, and leaning. - Impact effects are better - Dry reloads vs. tactical reloads have different animations. - You can fire AT from a prone position. - Weapons can have their own animation sets. - You can point. - Getting close to an obstacle will cause your weapon to tuck in. - If you get in the way of a door as it's opening, you'll stop it. - You can hit things with the butt of your gun now (melee). - Crew-served weapons cause your screen to shake now. - The traditional action menu isn't used anymore. Actions show up on the objects that they correspond to. - Vehicles have more-realistic handling. Rolling is much more likely. Driving is more interesting and requires more of your attention to avoid an accident/rollover. You can do 180s using the handbrake. - The map, compass, and flashlight are all items you need to hold to use. The map UI is the same in previous games in that it's a 2D screen overlay rather than being rendered on a 3D in-game model. - Visuals - There's microterrain - There's distant shadows now. This was one of Dslyecxi's most-wanted features. - Distant grass is still not a thing. - Clouds cast shadows on the ground. - 16:26 - He gives a great example of how the distant shadows and lighting effects make it a lot harder to spot units that would be easily spotted in Arma 3. But this is an old problem in multiplayer games: people will turn off those effects to better spot the enemy. - Lights don't bleed through walls anymore. - You can put a flashlight on the ground while it's on. - The lighting at night is one of the most impressive aspects of the visuals. - On sunny days building interiors will look dark to people outdoors, and people indoors will similarly be somewhat blinded by the sun when they first look outside. - Soundscape - Distant gunfire sounds better. - Nearby cracks of gunfire sound better. - Much better VOIP. - Radios have limited range - Direct (non-radio) VOIP has filters applied to sound realistic if the person is nearby or the kind of environment the person is in (in a building, outdoors). - Effects & Destruction - There's more smoke and dust. Smoke collides with the environment to an extent. - UI & Game Master - Artificial Intelligence - The AI can shoot while they move. - They'll move away from bullet impacts (e.g. if you're sniping at them). - They'll do area fire / suppressive fire. - You'll hear them giving orders. - They're not totally accurate. - They seem to see through vegetation like it's not there. - The max AI in multiplayer is around 100(?). - 27:46 - It looks like modders are going to be able to have a lot more control over the AI. - Longevity - It comes with a full suite of modding tools. What I want to see: - Distant grass, or some other way of not revealing someone's position at a distance when they should be concealed. This is a huge deal, it would make a big change to how the game plays. - Better distant terrain textures. - Foliage that impedes movement and is very noisy. - Inclined terrain should slow people down more, stamina should be more nuanced, with the terrain surface type having an effect. Terrain should be an obstacle. - Below-ground trenches, foxholes, and other structures. - The obvious ones: Performance, AI improvements, multiplayer improvements, etc.

[@HeinzMcDurgen]

This has me legitimately excited about Arma again. Thank you for the excellent breakdown of the pros, cons, and everything in between. The lighting is amazing.

[@PantsuMann]

By far the most indepth review so far. First I was a bit meh, but after watching this you gotta understand what this means for Arma 4. You picked out so many good features that wasn't there or was quite bad in Arma 3. And I instantly fell in love when you mentioned scroll wheel control for movement speed and stance. This is also the first KZbin-video I have watched that properly fits my screen. Cheers!

[@TabiTheCat]

"dont worry theres not like 15 snipers here" -few seconds later "ok theres 3 machine gun nests hidden in this image" XD

[@Colossus01]

OFP was THE game of my childhood and I love that they are returning back to their roots in some ways. Naturally, life caught up with me so I haven't really been actively playing since the start of ArmA 3; but I am definitely going to keep a close eye on all of this, as well as buying ArmA: Reforger and ArmA 4! Thanks for the review, dslyecxi. And thank you for all the years of content you guys at Shacktac have brought us. Hope to see a lot more of it in the coming months!

[@WhiteEagleTube]

It's good to hear that performance seems pretty stable with a lot of players and AI

[@Donut6975]

The new Enfuzion engine addressed the main issue with Arma 3, multi-threading.

[@SpidmaxX]

Actually it's very weird - I got 1070ti and R7 2700x wich is more than recommended specs and FPS are never above 60fps, which is stunning. - i get AVG 40fps with higher specs than recommended - like why? - I got same frames in A3

[@FerricWolf]

Hugely excited to see some tangible progress towards a true and worthy Arma 3 successor! The foundation looks solid, and I really hope they can build upon it exponentially🤞One of my biggest questions though is how does it run on the new engine? Does it finally take advantage of our modern hardware?

[@xSP3CTREx]

Its running pretty well so far, a bit RAM hungry with other apps open pushing into the 10-12gb used range so beware if you are not on 16+ its well balanced on my i9-9900k and 2070 Super, for initial release I'm impressed and excited to see what they can do.

[@FerricWolf]

@@xSP3CTREx Appreciate the input, things sound hopeful at least! 👀 I'd imagine there are still many optimisations that can be made along the way to Arma 4, so I won't judge it fully yet.

[@kitgat]

There are so many wonderful scenarios forming in my mind to take advantage of this new lighting. I'm so taken aback by what a step forward this is, not only for ArmA but the milsim genre as a whole. In my eyes, Reforger's premise is the perfect gift to those who have seen the series evolve and take shape over the years and really puts into perspective how far this series has come since OFP. To say that I am delighted for the future of ArmA would be a gross understatement, and I wouldn't pick any other community to experience it with.

[@karmakh]

This is awesome. If nothing else, this on its own has sold me Arma 4. If this allows the community to transition to the new engine before Arma 4 arrives, it has done it's job.

[@Voron_Aggrav]

Indeed, a brilliant move from Bohemia, using both DayZ and Reforged to work out the teething issues of the engine before making their main title on it,

[@TheBuurPit]

I really appreciate the thoughtful, non reactionary intellect behind all your commentary, Sir. Thanks for this.

[@LosBerkos]

Huh. Did not know Dslyecxi is a noble. Weird.

[@TheEvilWarlordZarcotimas]

It's quite refreshing.

[@Irishtechy]

WOOT! Finally someone worth watching about the new ARMA content.

[@SongOfTheCrane]

So excited what this means for the future of Arma!! Thanks to you and the other Shackers for giving us a peak into the meaty bits of Reforger. :D

[@VindensSaga]

a fair and good review! :) I like this. As someone who has been playing Operation Flashpoint/ArmA since 2002 - I am so hyped and eager to see what the future is bringing!

[@JaredAF]

Holy shit the first game to model the M16 burst correctly. I remember no one believing me when I told them about this in SOI. Happens extremely easily with the low cyclic rate of a dirty M16A4 with blanks. But then again we weren't supposed to be using burst :)

[@FolfiWolfie]

Honnestly hearing the news in school instantly boosted my day from a low to a high!

[@J4p032]

Congratulations about this honest review!! I hope BI success and make our dreams continue. I will try to put my little push in it. MANNN we have TRACKIR SINCE BEGINING!! Incredible!! The only thing I miss a lot is this: Side extend positions, change hand of weapon, Roll on ground, and the lose of axis to control lean with pedals or steer the car with mouse (cannot talk about joystick to flight as we still do not have them) The AI features will come later, but I hope the 5000m limit view will be changed to allow planes in future. In ARMA3 was not good with 10000m. For the rest of things it is a pleasure to receive this gift without any announce previously. THANKS A LOT!!

[@mckseal]

I got goosebumps from this. The future for Arma suddenly looks so bright - especially for those of us who've been to busy to keep up with development. This is seriously amazing, smooth and beautiful.

[@CheeseyCHV]

Risking to sound over excited, but as a long time ArmA fanboy, I was never before so close to climax, just from watching a video about a game. Thank you Dslyecxi for being there for us, all those years, with such in depth content work and passion.

[@jakesomethingorother4676]

I think being on console will be a good thing for this one. They lack any real milsim/tac shooter experience, especially on this level. Not to mention, it simply makes ArmA as a series more accessible and brings in a whole new audience. I view it as more of a console game, honestly, but a good experience nonetheless. And for 30 bucks? Yeah, might need some work, but it's good I think. Oh, and since these are updated assets, and furthermore there's the ability to interact with vehicles- I'm not sure it's too unrealistic to expect more vehicles (with internals) in the future. Imagine PiP tank gunning.

[@metformin3154]

Tank interiors is something im really looking forward to see, as games lack the claustrophobic aspect of being shot at in a big metal box.

[@kevinaldrichFL]

I always find it hard to believe that you don't have more subscribers. You are without a doubt, the best Arma narrator there is. Love all your work!

[@MrMaidenHell]

Nailed it! Things change, its only natural, but I'm impressed by what I've seen so far. It may be a long road to Arma 4, but given what I experienced today, I think things are on the right path. Excellent content as always Dslyecxi! Thank You!

[@bulpa5211]

Incredibly excited for this next chapter in the ARMA series, and the implications it will have for future games. Can't wait to try it out myself!

[@apieceofcake2532]

Finally got to finish this and I am filled with excitement for what else may come. This is a massive big step for the Arma series and I feel like a real breath of fresh air. The potentials for this and whatever else follows is gonna be awesome, I hope we’re able to take every advantage of it. Thanks for the detailed vid!

[@timothysmith7364]

This video is fantastic. I was initially disappointed with the amount of content and lack of a mission editor (notwithstanding I knew it was a MP testbed) but your video has changed my opinion. I'm really glad of the work that they have put into this game and for the future of Arma 4. :)

[@daanimus]

Excellent breakdown. Glad the developer is taking the necessary time to do it right. For us as spectators, it's like your war movies just got way bigger budgets. Awesome to see Karmakut in your ranks a bit, too!

[@HGHsChannel]

I was really impressed booting up the workbench. Very happy to see a proper fully fledged modding tool!

[@IceTactics]

I think your intro to this explained Reforger's significance and purpose perfectly. Loving this, and looking forward to some Reforger content!

[@Void304]

Reforger makes 100% more sense if you look at it as less a standalone game and more of a stepping off point for ArmA 4. Those of us who have played and loved ArmA 3 since forever are pretty stunned by all of the "quality of life" improvements Bohemia has crammed into it, and the number of these will, of course, continue to grow as time passes. It was also pretty cool to see familiar names like Kevbo and Dslyecxi in the gameplay footage next to other "famous" people like OperatorDrewski and Karmakut.

[@traviesun3049]

Haven't played arma in so long, but I'm glad to see it's your video that introduces the new game that is going to drag me back in!

[@KCUROV]

Been modding this game for years, and have several neat projects under my belt. Knowing the limitations of Arma, and then seeing those short clips of the Enfusion editor have me massively hyped. There's already so much that can be done so easily with it, when with previous titles, it'd take days. Excellent video!

[@seven_sixtwo]

I'm so happy for the studio and looking forward to the great gameplay it will have, and oh my god, I am so in love with the little creeks and rivers, they look so good and cozy!

[@halliwedge]

The mod tools alone are actually insane. I can't wait for the documentation so we can see what incredible things the community make. Outstanding stuff BI. Out. Standing.

[@BigDawgCleveland]

Absolutely a MUST buy for any Arma player!!!!

[@FlinnGaidin]

This looks phenomenal! I'm reminded of how seeing and playing Operation Flashpoint for the first time felt like back in the day...but Reforger is building on those foundations to give us something 1000 times better. Thanks for this in depth view into the future of ArmA! And 31:17... 😏 Now I just need to get a new GPU to replace my 10-11 year old, dying GTX550 TI...or maybe just the whole PC 😆

[@JonBons]

Lets go! I'm excited for the future of the series in the coming years!

[@AFOKHAOS]

Excellent video man! A wonderfully detailed summary of the incredible new changes and features. The future is incredibly exciting. One big extra thing to add for those unaware is that gear has gotten waaay more depth! More clothing slots such as jackets, trousers and boots now being separate. But also that webbing is made up of individual pouches and can be customised! They also are individual storage containers! No more need for thousands of different uniform and vest variations! (Save for some pre made ones for easy use.) If the system is kept (which Im sure it will!) It means things like fully customisable plate carriers can be a thing (either modded or if ARMA 4s setting is modern) or adding things like bandoleers that actually function. Hopefully we will see a UI akin to Ground Branch's customisation system.

[@predartem]

Haha, I see what you did there at 31:16 lol. Nice one!

[@4ukk]

ahahaha🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dieselhead7961]

I am extremely excited to see the evolution of flight in Reforger/Arma 4. Your videos gave me a love of combat flying for Arma 3 and I can't wait to do it again in the new engine.

[@Nillers]

I've said this time and time again, but I'm so very hopeful for the future of Arma. We have a long ways to go on this journey, but I can't wait to look back on today in a year and smile at how much has changed.

[@kxngmars6527]

God damn, the lighting, Especially with torches and being able to clip the torch to yourself or hold it in your hand (attach one to your weapon at some point). The vehicle physics seem leagues better. The audio, especially at distances is night and day. And, no more god damned scroll wheel. I'M FREE! You also just reminded me. Surprisingly the occlusion improvements stood out to me. Like smashing the window and having the rain come through. I noticed it conforms around tree branches and everything much better too, as well as when it's hitting angles with wind. Nice little touch.

[@Roflmonster25]

Looking at ArmA 3's Alpha versus now is night and day, ArmA 3 has come a long way. I can only imagine what incredible things are in development for ArmA 4, especially with the new features we've seen so far. To think Reforger is but a taste... and hell, the modding scene? I can hardly contain my excitement. Also 🦀🦀SCROLL MENU IS DEAD🦀🦀 Thanks for the great showcase, Dslyecxi.

[@multitimmytiger2]

1. Hear it exists 2. Buy it 3. Watch "is it worth buying"-videos while downloading

[@JayEmSea]

Amazing! I can't wait to see where this goes. Feels like Arma is finally creeping towards a level that will finally do justice to the scenarios and battles you show to us.

[@adrianlindsay3194]

Of all of the things I'm happy to see is a modernized full suite for modders with docs. This is an often overlooked but critical component. Here's hoping it carries forward into ARMA4.

[@RabidGamer1932]

Helping that Algorithm. Great to see some real quality content for the game.

[@jaymorrison2419]

This is looking like a massive step up. Been watching since Arma 2 videos days, and I don’t think I have heard you so excited in a long time.

[@FourthLast]

Honestly there's some borderline photorealistic scenes showed during the visual showcase of this video. Absolutely amazing.

[@Quensi130]

Glad to see a nice, genuine discussion of it. So many reviews on steam and text-based sites are being rediculously negative and completely ignoring the fact that Bohemia never claimed this war ARMA4

[@Swisshost]

Really good and deep showcase, thanks.

[@bluesman260971]

Waits patiently with extra popcorn for some low level yanking and banking by Dslyecxi in a Little bird over the visually breathtaking terrain

[@agarestretiak8925]

I'm very excited about this and the promise it holds for ArmA in the future. Can't wait to get stuck in and really experience the improvements. :D

[@flare242]

This is the best overview of Reforger features & changes from A3 i've seen on YT so far! Thanks!

[@JoeDuke12]

Honestly the incredible performance gains and mod tool alone justify the price already. Everything else highlighted in this video is just extra hype on top for me. Thanks for laying it all out, really answered all of my questions, including ones I didn't know I had.

[@silentghoust]

I think one of the most exciting things is the fact vehicle magazines are now inventory items. This brings massive interaction and an in-depth need for vehicles. Like, imagine being able to have proper artillery battery crews who need to manually load shells each time. Or airborne pylon systems that can be swapped out in a much more cooperative manner.

[@lexingtonbrython1897]

This looks absolutely incredible. Can't wait to get it once my leisure budget is refilled. Modding tools look like you're in the Unity game engine, which is an amazing sign compared to SQF scripting. And the Action Menu is dead, as icing on the cake.

[@NavidIsANoob]

Showcasing how distant shadows assist in hiding those machine gun nests is very well done and makes this a proper review that everyone should watch.

[@onezerotwo]

wow they've done a great job with this! Arma 3.5 looking great! Thanks Dslyecxi!

[@Woulffman]

Well done. Thanks for the video. Can't wait for ARMA REFORGER to evolve!

[@LunyNephilem]

I'm just imagining illumination flares with that lighting system... there's so much potential shown here that I'm very keen to see where it all goes.

[@shixxor]

Thank you so much for this in-depth video. This convinced me that i'll be playing Arma 4 for years the moment it comes out.

[@NubbyEvo]

Thanks for putting this up, it would've taken me forever to do as deep a dive as you did on Reforger. I'm still trying figure out all the key binds. :P

[@johjoh9270]

Feeding the mounted HMG from inventory makes me wonder if we'll be able to feed belts to gunner, either mounted or LMG, like, attach a fresh belt to expiring one This is such a huge step for not only Arma, but any release that uses this engine from now on, cause this is a whole new world of possiblilites and I feel so sad that am already seeing negative comments in other videos / steam reviews from people who do not understand what Arma reforger is

[@justdakotamusic]

I'm so excited to see your cinematics during ShackTac operations within Reforger. This is fantastic stuff.

[@Ethan_Golph]

Honestly when i saw the world editor, my jaw dropped. Being able to modify the terrain to however I see fit, add building, furniture has been my wettest dream for arma 3. Can't wait for the future for when Arma 4 will stand on his own. The modding and mapping scene will be wild !

[@ninjasocks1048]

My hope in the series is reforged. I really want to take a crack at those mod tools, especially the AI stuff.

[@gaflyer6895]

Ive been playing ARMA 3 on the trailerpark server for years now. You sold me at around 16:40; the details look amazing!

[@ryanpayne7707]

"...You can fire AT from prone. Finally." I've only seen that in ONE game up to this point and that was one of the old Navy SEALs games.

[@Cosm1c_69]

I watched some reviews of this game but yours is most in deepth review. Props for that and solid thumb UP ;)

[@MaunoKoivistoOfficial]

Fantastic video. Great to see that that deep, thoughtful content like this is rewarded by the algorithm.

[@HazBofficial]

Thank you for such a grounded and reflective take on the current state of reforger. You mirror much of my own thoughts when it comes to the potential it offers our awesome Arma community and potential newcomers to the franchise. Really enjoyed your thoughts and general take on it good sir. 👍

[@uuuuNB]

Holy shit if this is the foundation of Arma 4, then it has the potential to be the biggest BIS success so far! The editor tools alone could spawn completely new experiences (imagine the horror games that will come out) and genres of games, the potential is seemingly near limitless! Not sure if I'm gonna buy Reforger, but I'm certainly gonna get Arma 4 once it comes out. However I might get Reforger just to play around with the new editor tools and familiarize myself with the improved scripting language. I wonder if the BIS and user creations in Reforger will be compatible when Arma 4 when it comes out? That would be so sick as that would mean Arma 4 could start out with a good head start when it comes to content! That would actually be a sick business move, as it means the content creation to Arma 4 is basically partially outsourced to the community even before the game is released! I don't even view that as lazy or a bad thing to do - to the contrary I see it as a genius move to enhance cooperation with the community and playerbase to create precisely the experience(s) the community wants from the game. I have endless praise for every development studio that is so incredibly mod/user-creation friendly as BIS - it is a totally win-win situation and a no brainer.

[@TheWinters1979]

thanks, gave me a good impression of what reforger is and propably gonna be. Good video quality as always

[@jtj33322]

Well said. I am very excited for the future of Arma. Anyone that complains about this does not see the bigger picture. I see the bigger picture and It will deliver 😉 Cheers

[@boarnoah]

Excellent work, highlights a lot of small details that weren't immediately obvious which add up to such great potential.

[@ponder109]

Thank you for showing this, i had no idea this was a thing. Having played arma (off and on) for the last 10 years or so has been a blast, and seeing this... I want to get back into it. Now... Time to convince some friends aswell. :P

[@ookiemand]

As for the gras in the distance, on could have a shader that 'draws' waving dots/lines on distant green patches to simulate moving gras. And off cause the OPF solution to lower the models in the distance into the green gras. Or drawing only gras nearby players and objects in the distance , and use the above mentioned shader for the gras on the surfaces in between. Looks like a great start, love the new light!

[@wetnreckless5150]

Great video. As a long time fan and player of the ArmA series, this video gave me great insight to what ArmA will become.

[@crazyjak56]

I'm interested but what worries me is not whether or nor reforger is technically up to it, but what advantages there are to having reforger when arma 4 comes out

[@whitehorsemilitia]

It depends when Arma 4 is due to release, it could be a year or two so this is a good interim between Arma 3 and Arma 4

[@JanB1605]

Thank you very much for this assessment! From what I read in the comments on Steam on Arma: Reforger, many people didn't watch the Stream by the devs or didn't know what they're getting. They thought they'll get an Arma 4, instead of exactly what you stated (and what I expected): a platform showcase. They showcase the platform they will develop Arma 4 on, show it's capabilities, give players and modders the ability to check out the new features and maybe already prepare mods for when Arma 4 will come out. Hell, they can already mod the shit out of Reforger.

[@synchc]

I've been playing BIS since the OFP demo but gave up soon after ARMA 3 release, frustrated with the lack of advancements in critical areas. I honestly never thought I'd play another BIS game and I probably won't be buying Reforger but it gives me huge optimism for ARMA 4; seeing Reforger gameplay gives me the same buzz I got playing that first OFP demo and I'm sure anyone old enough to remember that feeling will agree that's a very special accomplishment. You took your sweet time BIS but well done and good luck for the future!

[@originalpastaman5470]

One last thing: Press F for scroll wheel. We hated you, but you also brought us many funny memories as well.

[@ghost2031]

Good Video Dslyecxi, can't wait for mods to come out for this thing.

[@MentatEmulator]

The future is looking bright! Your efforts to explain what this new game is and isn't are much appreciated.

[@dennislongbeard9412]

Great video, im so excited to see where this go, cant wait to see more content to this (like helicopters, jets, tanks and boats), and cant wait for Arma 4 ;)

[@SiskoSvK]

I used to have a gaming rig where i played Arma 2 ACE long time ago. I switched to Xbox because I'm just too busy and I just want to sit on the couch, put headphones on and play. If this means Arma is going to consoles, I'm supper excited!

[@CallMehTOMMEH]

Beautifully filmed, edited and articulated, as always!