12-18-2013, 01:41 PM
i think I'll mainly do Arma 3 missions on these islands in the future.
Why? What is the problem with Altis?
Well, Altis is big. The biggest island so far. And that is about the only thing. Size like this is bought at cost. These costs include a larger terrain grid (because the game still cannot do adaptive grids) and slower performance, among other things.
What you get is size. More places, more vistas, more things. However, on Altis, you just get more of the same. More flat plains. More hills. No larger forests. Heck, I think the forests on Stratis are bigger. Altis is too much of the same. Sarahni was much better with the beaches and deserty areas in the south growing more and more high-mountain-forests to the north. It USED its size to actually offer variety. Basing your island off an existing one is all nice, but that is what you get - a single large island with not much variation.
Mind you, the same holds true for most islands in Arma 2. However, the point is, they are smaller and hence have way better performance. I would have hoped the size of Altis would at least pay for variety, but it doesn't.
Why? What is the problem with Altis?
Well, Altis is big. The biggest island so far. And that is about the only thing. Size like this is bought at cost. These costs include a larger terrain grid (because the game still cannot do adaptive grids) and slower performance, among other things.
What you get is size. More places, more vistas, more things. However, on Altis, you just get more of the same. More flat plains. More hills. No larger forests. Heck, I think the forests on Stratis are bigger. Altis is too much of the same. Sarahni was much better with the beaches and deserty areas in the south growing more and more high-mountain-forests to the north. It USED its size to actually offer variety. Basing your island off an existing one is all nice, but that is what you get - a single large island with not much variation.
Mind you, the same holds true for most islands in Arma 2. However, the point is, they are smaller and hence have way better performance. I would have hoped the size of Altis would at least pay for variety, but it doesn't.
I don't need luck, I have ammo.