This is probably not a hot take but I loved the campaign and would love to see NATO make a combat and if possible expand on kerrys story I personally feel they can still add to it with the way they left it
I’d like to see more cinematic friendly features. Like more intuitive ways to do UnitCapture and things like that to make it more accessible to people who want to make movies, shorts, music videos etc.
Agreed Viper @4:55 going on a rescue mission if it a group of hostages that worked for like IDAP you will have more empathy for the outcome. The movie Seven comes to mind as any guy in a healthy relationship wouldn't even hesitate to waste a guy who would harm their loved one. And yes...your love of ARMA is one of the bond of getting with your team and having a bond during the mission you play.
@@pillyphilly6973DCO Soldier FSM does that, adds a fair few things like units surrendering and panicing for the ai and is actively being worked on im pretty sure
Your suggestion about the editor is SUPER SIGNIFICANT. I am literally that player who opens Eden, drags/drops custom mods for a temporary scenario that i built in my head. Customize weapons of good guys, bad guys. Customize exact vehicles. Hell sometimes i go the extra mile and retexture some vehicles with custom camo's to make it even more immersive. Then play it out in combination with zeus and AI. Literally this type of sandbox gameplay needs to persist in arma 4.
My wish would be scale modules, from close quarters combat to RTS warfare, and whatever they can put in between. So you have SP/MP module of the size and the type of combat you want to play, and you are able to adjust it.
Along side editor, we NEED detailed equipment manager. Just image, you can 3d edit on the fly, uniforms, patches, weapons, separate torso, legs, feet, hands, head, facial features, pouches vests etc. Great vid Viper as always!
I really only have a single item on my whish list, and that's the particle fx. The one thing that always really broke my immersion in Arma was the crappy particles. They had barely touched them since the original Arma. I know we got mods like Blastcore which I was really grateful for as at least it did something the eleviate that. But I really feel like Arma 4 needs to make big strides with the particles, especially the explosions in order for it to make sense. To be honest the Reforger particles so far are looking promising, but nothing to write home about. Just doesn't feel right to have a realistic military sim with whimpy particles. I mean look at a game like Squad. How much more immersive it is simply due to good particle effects. And they aren't even that advanced. No volumentrics or anything, simple billboarding card animations. But they look great. Especially from and infantry perspective.
You’re not wrong! Particle effects I’m sure are at the forefront of QoL features to be included, and I agree they could use a boost! Reforger’s do look good, and there’s already mods created to enhance them. Ha!
I do, the transition from arma 2 to arma 3 is nothing in comparison to arma reforger to arma 4. it's a very smart move, intuitive, conscious move to make sure it attains the features and modding support necessary to have that longevity you speak of. I can't wait for arma 4. Over 4,000 hrs in arma 3 in the editor lmao ! lets go baby
I am one of those who play mostly in the editor - because I'm honestly a bit scared to play online. My biggest wish for ARMA 4 and I think they did this with reforger, is that it is not dumbed down to accommodate console players. I honestly hate the interface and how things are prebuilt in game, if you deploy a small FOB from a truck. It looks fantastic but it doesn't feel like a Pc game, more like a port to PC.
sorry, replying to myself, but I would also like to see more varied terrains, especially snow and I agree, Naval assets are lacking. Also, as a Brit, I'd like to see a few more multi- national kit as we all have some unique stuff.
Late reply, but you shouldn’t be afraid to play online. Look for noob servers. A lot of people, like myself, prefer the more casual environment that they bring. I am also someone who has spent the majority (300/400hours) in the editor. However, my most memorable moments came from breaking out of my social shell and meeting interesting people while crazy stuff happens on whatever noob server I’m on.
I want an advanced chatGPT like algorithm that can respond to stimuli properly and send reinforcements but basicly, the AI knows it has only 5 helicopters and 2 tanks within a 5 minut reposted time so it can send reinforcements but it has physical limitations (so it can't just spawn the reinforcements on demand when it feels it needs some)
In Arma 3's Eden Editor, there's no built-in feature to automatically place AI units facing the same direction as the editor's view. We have to place the unit and then manually adjust its direction using the attributes menu or by dragging the unit's orientation icon. Some users create custom scripts or use mods to facilitate tasks like this, but the vanilla editor doesn't offer this specific functionality. I also would like to turn script errors off when playing the game.
I'd love to see Arma 4 go full toolbox, like instead of it being a near future or Cold War gone hot scenario, it could have a fair amount of content going from WW2 to Near Future with no real campaign (which could be added and expanded later on with DLC) and they let the community make the missions in the editor. As long as a lot of frameworks and systems are implemented at a base level (UAVs, armour, medical, etc) the community will expand on it. Do I want to make Jagged Alliance style missions? You bet your sweet ass I do
I'm definitely one of those players who has spent the vast majority of my time in the single player editor, it's been a mainstay of the series since OFP and Reforger really misses it. I get that they're holding off because features are still being rolled out but I'm very eager to get it at some point
I agree with everything here. I wish the AI had more lifelike appearances.Cant they trip over rocks? Run up and jump into a wall? Pass small comments as we walk? Grab a friend so they dont fall off a cliff. There are tons of things they could to make the AI more cinematic.
arma 3 was released like 10 years ago. arma 4 probably gonna come in between 2024-2026. AI is totally gonna be 999 trillion times better than the arma 3
What I wish you included in the video, for EDEN, I would like to have the ability to be able to co-op in the Eden Editor for Arma 4. Imagine building a mission with 2-3 of your buddies, it would lessen the workload and doesn't require one of us streaming then handing out mission files between us to do things. That be nice. This is something that ROBLOX does which is cool.
I really hope that Bohemia will implement a good number of features that were introduced to Arma 3 via mods, instead of strictly rely on mods to improve gameplay, even the smallest QoL features. Many games neglect QoL features nowadays and it's really a shame that with so much resources being put to authenticity and realism, the small details (the important ones) are being pushed aside, and then it's really hard to make a request from the devs to develop such details and put them in the base game. I love playing with mods, but many mods can be prevented by simply having them in the base game. Not everything, of course.
Yes, please have female models!!! Arma 2 did it (they even had elderly people). I'd also love Zeus to return. Having a game master control everything and be able to jump in makes missions come alive.
As one of the people who only play Arma 3 in the editor, I would definitely buy Arma 4 if it had the same style of 3den. One of my things I’d love to see is more dynamic AI too, something in line with the top dogs like VCOM, possibly even better
Naval capabilities would be huge. Aircraft carriers destroyers, maybe even subs. Really expand that combined arms gameplay. Let our Naval community really flex
I agree with you that if Arma 4 is to have any success at all, it will need an editor like 3den. That is because even if I honestly think the new enfusion engine is pretty and has potential, I barely play Arma Reforger because I can't really do (in a timely fashion) interesting missions for my buddies and I to play in. The game master mode is quite limited, and building a co-op mission that might have taken 4-6 hours to build in 3den would take me about a full week's work in their developper tool. I don't have that kind of time.
as I've said since arma reforager came out was this: "i hope arma 4 has native support for vr" the amount of people who would improve their lives by working out for a video game. the other thing about vr is that it adds micro movements that would become a nightmare to have to code up key binds for or remember how to get to a certain stance. Pair that with a disconnected gun (aka not locked to your shoulder) and blind fireing/throwing of ordinance will greatly help the player stay alive and in cover while still being an amazing firefight. also a base game melee feature would be cool
Unfortunately I doubt that would ever happen. Don't get me wrong it would be amazing but it's not gonna happen. It's not being designed as a VR game so it's not gonna support it no matter how you mod it. Maybe for aircraft, maybe but the VR you're asking for would require an entire rewrite of the game. And this would involve massively reducing the graphics for a game that big to even be closely playable in VR or for the average PC to run..
I wish the following from Arma 4: 1) Smoother map grid for terrain deformed. 2) Better net-code supporting more than 250+ players. 3) Live object model editing which allows hiding only a part of an object and its hitbox after a scripted event. 4)More hit zones for units and detachable body parts. 5) Out-of-engine AI control for better civilian lives. Ai-generated NPC dialogs. Animals, men, women, and children do daily stuff in the cities.
I don't think they would ditch that style of editor they worked in to A3. Doing so would be a stupid decision to make. My only wish, having an AI voice control system directly implemented from the start.
I definitely hope to see more in the way of futuristic gear be it developers or the modders. Not the far future stuff or more realistic things we see today but… kinda what we see in the likes of Black Ops 2 and the original E3 Ghost Recon Future Soldier. Body armor, weapons, etc etc. I like the standard real world gear like plate carriers and M4s as much as anyone else but it eventually kinda starts blurring. Stuff like the MX rifle and CSAT in general was a nice breath of fresh air in that regard as far as the feel and theme went.
BO2 is a perfect example, honestly. You've got drone helicopters and drone high-altitude bombers, but also your standard QBZ or M1911. Honestly, I wouldn't mind seeing BO2's tech pulled into a milsim like Arma just because it's that cool semi-futuristic part where everything's familiar yet different.
Ambient civilian population would be a major plus. Backwards compatibility with Arma 3 mods would be cool too, but I realise that this isn’t really possible.
I think one of the main things about Arma 4 is gonna be the fact that communities will not move there quickly until things are rather stable and comparable to Arma 3 in terms of QoL features and just general features. Even more so when you consider communities such as OPTRE/HALO, StarSim/Star Wars/, 40k, and so on, I have a feeling that Arma 3 will remain alive for a considerable amount of time after Arma 4 comes out.
id personality would love to see more not exactly vanilla servers but servers you can just jump into without the need to be in a unit or have 3 lists of mods that's what has healed me of wanting to get online
I had a dream where Arma 4 takes place in the far far future. They have a futuristic holographic museum/memorial where visitors can roleplay as soldiers in WW3, the most destructive war ever, that's where the gameplay takes place.
I’ll add to the tighter formation flying by asking for something more all-encompassing: better control over the spacing of the AI, let me control exactly how far apart they are whether it’s 1m or 100m
Arma 4 will change everything we thought was possible with Arma. I m a true believer! We are going to have 100 plus people playing in a single server and a HUGE PvE battle with smooth FPS and ping. We are going to able to recreate some truly huge battles and conflicts.
Interesting fact about having female characters in ArmA, in ArmA: Redundant Title and ArmA 2, there were female voices and faces, and 2 I believe also had models usable in the editor (correct me on that). However when 3 rolled around, they mentioned how they felt a bit uncomfortable with trying to figure how how to make the uniform system work with possible models, because in the previous games the graphics were low enough you could get away with the same proportions for everybody along with your uniform being one with your character; however, now its 2013 and the detail is noticeable. See the uniform system is basically a model swap, as can be seen with some mods, making it so for male and female characters they would have to worry about 2 different models for all uniforms, and there's already a lot of them with only more added later with the DLCs. Now it seems reforger is taking a different approach to the uniforms, where it fits flat, so maybe we can get female characters again if they can make it so the uniform can dynamically adapt to proportions, so they only need to make 1 model and texture for the uniforms and the game does the rest.
I can definitely agree on female character models, even Arma Cold War Assault and Arma 2 had female civilians. Plus a female warlord sounds pretty badass (fitting for the NAPA faction in fact)
Related to your request for true naval warfare: A fully functional assault ship, can be an LHD, LHA, or whatever else, I want to be able to conduct a full scale amphibious assault on an enemy held beach
Yeah, a proper editor is a must for Arma. I think that in the past year, I've spent 85% of my time in the editor and only 15% playing. :D The game definitely needs better and smoother AI, especially with vehicles and aircraft. Sometimes, even maintaining a simple convoy is hard. :D In terms of the editor, I'd like to see more options to manipulate the world and AIs without scripting. It should be more of an "on/off" style. For example, AI should have options like 'use only main cannon'. It would be great if IEDs had a built-in option to trigger when any faction is chosen within a specific range and etc I'd also appreciate the addition of Ray-Tracing/DLSS options to improve performance.
For me i wish the server hosting would be easier since nothing has worked to make a server to play with my friends and i would like for the tank damage modules to be more indepth than just very basic hitpoints and well naval stuff as discussed in the video would be really cool aswell
I actually wouldn't mind women being in Arma 4. It would actually add to the realism, so why not make it happen? Alright lads, I wanna clarify: When I said I won't mind women being added into Arma 4, I did not say that they should be added as combat units like infantry.
Editor Eden is alpha and omega for me. And thanks to that, I have thousands of hours in Arma 3. But I'm a bit worried if we'll see something like that in Arma 4, when in Arma reforger is missing and there's only Game Master, which is useless to us. I hope that here we will get at least as complete an editor as in Arma 3, including the possibility of scripting.
The game master menu is terrible as well. Anyone that Zeus'd in A3 now goes from a list that shows everything to a menu that is garbage and clunky to deal with.
next time you make a mod list, you should review PLA armored vehicles pack. It adds alot of new vehicles and just recently they added the J-20 in, and i feel like this mod deserves a spotlight
I'll check it out! Though the last time i did the PLA military was WAYYYYYYY OP. Like, aircraft couldnt get hit by missiles AT ALL lol. I was like OK this is propaganda :D
I miss woman and kids in arma 3. Imagine Doing a Patrol in an afghan Village with kids running around playing, woman cooking within the houses, Men in the village's market and all that. It would feel so much more realistic.
- Eden-style 2D/3D editor. - Two versions of each map. One with cities and infrastructures partiallly or totally destroyed and other undamaged, but with destroyable assets. - Add human/animal tracking modules, with units/animals damaging plants bushes, grass and branches while escaping, leaving footprints, wheelprints, blood stains, etc. - Add dangerous wild animals (land, marine and fluvial). - Include male and female characters, with different body shapes and sizes. - User-friendly camera placing and handling for cinematics. - User-friendly template for briefings, and mission presentation tools.
One feature that would be really cool would be implementation of ChatGPT type systems for AI, similar to that in the Matrix Awakens so you can chat with AI dynamically. It would probably turn out as just a gimmick, but I think it would spice up AI interaction and roleplay a ton.
Arma 4 is going to happen, at least I have high hopes. Seeing the popularity of Arma2, the Arma3 and the continuing support Arma4 has. I personally have over 6000 hours in Arma3, half of that time has been spent in the editor and playing on my server. Lastly I hope women in combat become a reality in Arma4.
I think most of my playtime at this point is setting up little scenarious in the 3den editor and playing them. If the editor didnt exist i probably wouldn't still be playing.
I would add: -HAVING BETTER AI and command mechanics (i know there are mods, but that's mainly because the vanilla one SUCKS). -The possibility of playing all the official campaigns that come out IN COOP. I've played the main campaigns since Operation Flashpoint 1, and i'm currently playing the one from Arma 3. Specially those 2, i think they have a very awesome development; a good story and universe; and great missions (apart from the broken scripts). And it would be AMAZING to be able to play them with at least another person (that would be the perfect substitute for the poor AI). From being able to do dynamic suppression and flanking; to be able to destroy a tank whenever you need to, fast, without pressing a list of command keys; to be able to efficiently drive/shoot/command a tank, helicopter or plane, and keep formation; to be able to get inside a city and do CQB without waiting on your lost partners. Even doing a lot more efficient ambushes and guerrilla tactics, or grabbing enemies supplies (The East Wind or OF Resistance). And even some of the lonely missions (for example, escape prison in OF 1). (I could do some of the missions in Operation Flashpoint 1 in coop thanks to a mod, and that's just a much more grateful experience.)
Agreed I love arms for its community as well as mods, but my biggest problem with arma is the lack of the ability to jump 😂, other than a graphics update, along with a pre installment of ACE as well as a tutorial on the game, such as a more intuitive version of how to create say a basic mission. As well as Better command and control systems to allow easier use of the system as well as creating squads. Better flight controls such as helicopters power cutting out whenever you’re trying to land. Vehicle damage systems such as on aircraft’s where you could get engine damage as well as increased survibabiility
Confirmation bias has to be astronomical if you think 90% of arma players only play in the editor lmao. Im willing to bet 90% of arma players dont even know how to work the Eden editor
They don’t necessarily need to know how it works to use/enjoy it considering how monstrous of a tool it is. I’ve also polled my community, and while they’re not every player of course, an overwhelming amount of people (in the thousands) said they spend their time SP/Editor. But we’ll see how it ends up. Doesn’t change my mind about needing a offline 3D editor.
To include aircraft carriers in a meaningful way you would need a map hundreds of thousands of square kilometers. Certainly corvettes, frigates, destroyers, and maybe even LHDs would be workable. I would like to see decent convoys. Mine always end up wondering all over the map to get around each other and then getting stuck. Better AI.
If Arma 4 has a campaing it absolutely needs to be available in coop, let's not kid ourselves most people playing arma play it for the interactions with multiple players. I mean look at SOG prairie fire's campaing, the storyline is just the vietnam war itself but it's still a banger because you can do cool SOG shit with your buddies.
Not only females but a variety of size, body shapes and mane we even animations is needed. I mean have you seen Cities Skylines 2 they even have different body shapes now 🤯
I have such high hopes for Arma 4. I am just so scared that it will be bad or we will be burned like we have (not by Bohemia) so many times before. Arma Reforger, despite my best effort, has helped cement those fears. I worry because I love Arma 3 and I want Arma 4 to do just as well if not better than Arma 3 has done. When I buy Arma 4 I want to have all the features that were promised there at launch, not in a month or in a year, you know? I dunno maybe my expectations are just too high but how can they not be after playing Arma 3 right? It is far from a perfect game but it is still one of my favorites
I still haven't played III yet, only a heavily modded II. What it does have, is females. Not only civilians, but a few combatants as well, with female voices. It definitely helps the realism during hostage created missions.
