Arma 2 Huge Battle 1700 AI!!!
Well here it is, the BIG one. I absolutely raped my pc during this one, if there is a single cpu on the planet that was running faster than mine i’d be surprised! I encountered 5 blue screens of death, 4 fatal errors, and about 15 system restarts as i tried to overclock my cpu to its limits.
Eventually i got it clocked to 4.6ghz!!! The performance increase was pretty much double it was before. I had to get ice in plastic bags and cover my cpu, plus about 8 fans, just to try and keep it cool lol. Too bad it was the hottest day in britain all year, my room was 40 degrees! I think the longest i managed to keep my pc running for was 1 hour before a crash, as soon as i had the clip recorded i clocker her back down to a safe 3.7ghz 
Overclocking the graphics card wasn’t really an issue, i had no fps gain or loss between low and high settings, so its very obvious this game is way way way more cpu intense than it is gpu.
As far as the video goes, here we have an overall of approx 1700 AI units across the map. I couldnt put them all close together as my pc would get about 2fps with so many units within visual distance. I listened to your comments so i have put much more focus into infantry and actual fighting.
The battle is dominated by artillery fire and infantry squads, along with a few tanks helis and planes, all of which didnt last long! The mission consisted of approx 700-800 american AI units attacking a huge frontline that spanned across alot of the map. There was no objective or victory tiggers involved, it was just a pure fight to the death.
Unfortunately the americans got slaughtered, but it was good fun The reason i survived so easy was because i activated an initialization field that meant the AI totally ignored me, so i could not die. Please remember this video is purely a demonstartion of just how far you can push arma 2’s engine.
System specs on my channel.
Enjoy!
P.S:
My system was literally on the brink of death in this video. Until i get alot of major upgrades there is no hope on i will run any more AI in a single battle than this, its insanity and i can’t believe i didn’t blow my cpu up!!!
Edit:
There is no night vision goggles for a reason, i originally was making this mission at daytime but it’s nowhere near as epic. At night time, although you may complain you can’t see, the atmosphere is so good.
If you watch, i did use NV goggles at the end to show what the battlefield looked like in the aftermath
Edit:
If your wondering why the video looks a little faded, its because i increased the brightness so you could see a little better
Duration : 0:5:20
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June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
so kickass
so kickass
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
play games worth …
play games worth playing, that they dont make for pc.
eat marshmellows
etc
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
editor
editor
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
lol get Liquid …
lol get Liquid Nitrogen Cooler things mate =D
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
I live in London …
I live in London lol, it was 30 outside, but i had my pc running full blast so things got pretty heated xD
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
In the description …
In the description it says “Too bad it was the hottest day in britain all year, my room was 40 degrees! “.
Where the bloody do you live?!?!!? In Mnachester the hottest it has been all year is 30 degrees! =D
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
wow this is like …
wow this is like WW2 al over again dangit
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Sound is terrible, …
Sound is terrible, but nice smoke effects!
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Agreed, FUUUUU that …
Agreed, FUUUUU that looks almost too real
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
FUUUUUUUCK!
FUUUUUUUCK!
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Freakin’ awesome! …
Freakin’ awesome! Good optimization from BI
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
how do you set up …
how do you set up things like this?
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
sorry for the reply …
sorry for the reply, i just read it and i dont know why youtube made it come out like that, must be that bug thats been going around, anyway basically yes you can run it on a quad, the more cores the better
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
GO GO GO BUFFALO !
GO GO GO BUFFALO !
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
What’s going to get …
What’s going to get you more fps increase? He has a dual core which can handle the game fine. His GPU is what’s realy lacking processing
power. Sure a quad core cpu would help but that would be the second thing I upgrade.
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
incorrect. …
incorrect. Especially with this many AI, the game is CPU bound. He even mentions this in the details D: D:
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
well i have it and …
well i have it and yes i t does, quiet well as well as its designed to run on goverment 8 core cell processors so i guess it can work on a quad also
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
does anyone know if …
does anyone know if this game makes use of 4 cores?
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Ordered it in the …
Ordered it in the mail in 3-5 days Cant wait.
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
This vid made me …
This vid made me run to gamestation !!!, currently installing it as i type.
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
If you’re into anal …
If you’re into anal probing, a console will be just the thing you need.
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
The opening scene …
Can’t wait to get arma2 and make a cool movie 
The opening scene was epic
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Your main setback …
Your main setback is your GPU, they are relatively cheap nowadays. A 4850 can be had for $80 brand new.
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Come on guys, …
Come on guys, consoles are great. If for some reason you have 1 table leg missing a bit, you can put your console underneath to steady the table. Or, if you need a door held open, console every time. Cat crying outside? A console smashing next to it will shift it. Want a young child to do the washing up? Give him a console to stand on. So, all this slagging of consoles isn’t fair, they do have their uses. Imagine what we’d be like without an arse!?! Same with consoles, a place to release .
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
“It wont have max …
“It wont have max view distance”
That’s not neccessarily true, FUEL had a draw distance of 40km on PS3.