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Welcome to SAMLaunch.com!

Webmaster Ross — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:10:33 +0000

Welcome to SAMLaunch.com, your source for modern combat simulation news!

Every registered user is a Contributer, which means that (pending a simple review), you can post your own news items!

Please go to the About page for Submission Guidelines and a posting tutorial video. These guidelines will be updated in the future, please check back often.

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ArmA2 – ACE 2 – v1.0 released

Webmaster Ross — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:35:01 +0000

(editor note: I had to remove a lot of the announcement info for space reasons, so please read the full post referenced at the end of this post)

How to Download/Install A.C.E. (We welcome mirrors for the 7z’s!)

Bug reporting, feature suggestions, feedback. What information do we need?

Roadmap (Plans, schedules)

Wiki Documentation

All features of ACE and ACEX are documented with descriptions and possibly with usage information!
Update Schedule
Goals and Scope

What is A.C.E. and what is it not

A.C.E. for ArmA 2 is a full conversion mod and is based on A.C.E. for ArmA 1, which was based on WGL for OFP.
The WGL and A.C.E 1 roots were "When realism matters". And with A.C.E. 2 it is no different.
We try to keep a balance between realism and gameplay. We try not to sacrifice either in name of the other.
We try to please as many as possible, but it is simply impossible to please all.
Please feel free to give constructive feedback on our choices.

The Package

The A.C.E. Package for ArmA 2, at this time, consists out of 5 building blocks:

CBA and ACE are a requirement, while ACEX, ACEX_SM and ACEX_PLA are optional expansion packs.
This way, we hope to support our users who have requested smaller mod size, and ability to concentrate on their type of units/vehicles/weapons for countries they like to play with/against.

Thanks!

Our thanks goes to everyone involved in our Mod, from Developers to Testers, Contributors to Supporters, PR to Hosters, and Programmer- and Docu-wizards.
Special thanks goes out to our Lead Developer, Rocko, who has devoted most (if not all :p) of his free time and dedication to the mod’s development.

Installer, Updater, Patcher

There have been significant changes to the way we distribute our Mod.
Due to the ever growing sizes of content, and thus installers and updates, we have switched to a realtime patching system, called rSync, which is the core tool of the "Six Updater" Suite.
The software, once installed, can be used to install, update, maintain and repair managed modfolders.
It uses smart technologies to minimize the amount of data that needs to be downloaded, and is a very lightweight and fast protocol.

The technology has been in use for several months by the ACE team, and individual testers aswell as communities.
Documentation will be provided, and support delivered where possible.

Our milestone releases will be available in easy mirrorable 7z files, to minimize the stress on the rsync system, and give people casual means to download the initial install.

More Info
Updater Server Portal (incl stats)

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ArmA2 – Fast Sea Frame (FSF-1)

Webmaster Ross — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:02:21 +0000

Beta 1 (for ArmAII)
by Gnat

…. something a little different.

** Features **
- Walkable decks
- Lash down Choppers onto deck
- 2 RHIBs attach and detach
- Railings can be stepped over

- READ README (and in Download) for details.
- Again, not what I would call ArmAII quality, but its the best I can do with time.

DOWNLOADS
Fast Sea Frame – Beta 1 – Mar 10
FILEFRONT

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Falcon – Red Viper – BFM

Webmaster Ross — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:01:02 +0000

THIS IS A STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL CREATED TO LEARN HOW TO ENGAGE AND ACHIEVE BASIC FIGHTERS MANEUVERS IN A F-16C, BASED ON THE FALCON 4.0 MANUAL.

Part I:

Part II:

Part III:

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Falcon – F16 F4.0+RV HQ Missle Threat Reaction

ARMA 2 – Full HD ingame trailer (Nov 08)

Webmaster Ross — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:29:07 +0000

	ARMA 2 – Full HD ingame trailer (Nov 08) We had to re-upload this video trailer due to a requirements of ESRB agency (rating descriptor added). First ARMA 2 ingame trailer in HD, originaly released in November 2008.	From: ARMA2official Views: 67934 38 ratings
	Time: 04:32	More in Gaming

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Arma2: Arma2TS teamspeak integration

Webmaster Ross — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:50:26 +0000

Sulu_03 writes:

Hello everybody!

I would like to introduce an addon that Le Culto and Johnson of the Blackwater France team have made:

The A2T!
www.blackwater.fr/arma2ts.zip

————- What is it ?

It is an addon that allows Arma 2 to communicate with Teamspeak 3 to simulate realistic communications.

————- Here is the features list :

3D sound with everybody around you (friendly and ennemy)

Management of the power of voice (wishpering, talking, yelling)

Radio communications

short range and long range device
management of 300000 frequencies
realistic radio use (transmitting OR receiving, not both in the same time)

Possibilities of electronic warfare

goniometer
possibilities of scanning frequencies

————- What you need :

1) Arma 2
2) Teamspeak 3 client for windows (64bits or 32bits)
3) ACE mod (for long range radio device)
4) A little patience to configure the 3 keys needed

www.blackwater.fr

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Arma2 – Caterpillar D7 Series

Webmaster Ross — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:44:11 +0000

Aloha, and again some addons:

First some pictures:

Then a Video:

Dozillar – WIP Video

And now the text:

This little neat addon adds five (5) new Bulldozers to ArmA2. Three of them are the CAT D7H in different paintings and two of them are the CAT D7G Uparmored Version in two different paintings.
The caterpillars are actually capable of moving large objects like wrecks, cars and non-static stuff. Additionally the bulldozer-blade can be raised and lowered for better working with stuff.
Maybe even ACE2 would like to/be able to put some more funcionality into this addon. I’d appreciate it very much.

If you’re kinda fond of the "attachTo" command: Things can be attached to the front blade using the memory-point "BladePOS".

Classnames:
Code:

Vehicles: MBG_D7H_Civ MBG_D7H_GRN MBG_D7H_DES MBG_D7G_GRN MBG_D7G_DES
Items: MBG_FreeBacon

Credits go to www.cgtextures.com as I was using large amounts of it’s textures. Additional Credits go to XT-19 and Freshman for helping me with the WIP-Video.

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Falcon – F16 F4.0+RV HQ Missle Threat Reaction

Webmaster Ross — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:18:57 +0000

THIS IS A STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL CREATED TO LEARN HOW TO USE YOUR THREAT WARNING SYSTEM IN A F16C, BASED ON THE FALCON 4.0 MANUAL.

Part I:

Part II:

Part III:

Part IV:

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Arma2 – JTD Flies

Webmaster Ross — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:22:51 +0000

Adds flies to dead bodies. After between 2-5 minutes, flies will begin to gather around a body, increasing in density each 15 minutes or so, up to a maximum fly density. You can tell *very roughly* how long a body has been dead, and coupled with a suitable blood addon that simulates blood splatter (there are a few, ACE2 and SLX for example), you can perhaps work out what, where and even when something happened, in a very general and rough way

Also, it might allow you to find a body among severe clutter when you’re looking for one, for example when you’re out of ammo or something

*edit*
Forgot to mention -- there will be no flies if it rains OR if fog value exceeds 0.75.

Armed-Assault.de mirror
Download link.

Couple vids:

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Arma2 – BD1’s Combat Ambience

Webmaster Ross — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:14:20 +0000

Hello all,

Some of you will have experienced some of the combat ambience sounds I have created from various sources and used in my missions, with comments like "that distant artillery just scared the living hell out of me..."

So I have decided to release these to you all. When making a mission…ambience is one of the most important factors and I feel many forget the impact that sight (or lack of), sounds, etc, have on our gaming experiences.

So please find attached 4 sounds for your enjoyment:
Distantmortars
Combat1
Jetflyby
airraidsiren

< SNIP (see full post for more details) >

Here is the download:
http://www.4shared.com/file/21494442…tAmbience.html

Armaholic mirror:
- BD1’s Combat Ambience

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