Americas Army 3

[Jetboy]

Based on the Unreal 3 engine, releasing on the 17th (US I think)

Up on Steam now for pre-load (its free so its only bandwidth...though 3-4GB worth), if your short on bandwidth then find someone with steam who's grabbed it down as you can just grab the .gcf files and drop them into your Steamapps dir

[Sasquatch]

YES! i was hoping someone would mention this game... I am very much looking forward to it..

[Jetboy]

Just finished pre-loading via Steam, 1.7GB and its ready to go

[Riven]

Just finished pre-loading via Steam, 1.7GB and its ready to go

Really? I didnt see how much I downloaded, but my folder E:\Steam\steamapps\common\america's army 3 is currently 4.1GB!

I'll look into a server if there is enough people interested.

[Jetboy]

Had the bandwidth monitor running for Steam and its listed "total bytes downloaded this session - 1717MB" and the only update I did was AA3
just checked and yep AA3 folder is 4.01GB, may be that once the preload is finished it extracts?

[Sasquatch]

I'm thick!, looked on steam and couldn't find the game can someone please direct me.

[Riven]

I'm thick!, looked on steam and couldn't find the game can someone please direct me.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/13140/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Bold]

I'm thick!, looked on steam and couldn't find the game can someone please direct me.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/13140/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Its on the front page under coming soon for anyone else that cant find it

I've just started downloading, game unlocks in 9 hours. Whose keen to fire it up tomorrow night?

[Sasquatch]

damn it..8 hour wait

[Blenderer]

I preloaded this game the other day and this morning it came up with a message that it was unlocking the game. So.... after it had unlocked itself I started it up and it came up with a box on the screen telling me it was 'Updating America's Army 3' - 'Ready to Play in approximately 2 hours 54 mins'. So I'm guessing that either there is a big update or the server is very busy with all the people currently downloading the update or it's the rest of that 4.1 GB downloading?

[Jetboy]

Finished here with another 1.4GB, funny idea of pre-loading

[Bold]

Conveniently, I'm not at work today, so I'm just trying it out

[Bold]

Well, not a good start so far.. Done the first 2 training missions, both passed with expert ratings and its kicked me back to the training menu and forgotten about them, twice..

Training is much the same as AA 2 so far.

[Bold]

Reading the forums at forums.americasarmy.com it looks like their authentication servers have taken a hammering from all the demand.. hopefully it will work later tonight once all the yanks go to bed..

[johnny2combs]

For those of you who have just DL AA3 or about to have a session, the authentication servers are now currently offline.

[Bold]

Yeah, I just tried to play again, and cant login at all...

Maybe tomorrow night.

[Sasquatch]

I'll be downloading it tomorrow, if I am lucky. I'm keen to have a match for those who are interested.

[Bold]

Looks like they are still having some issues.. Logged in tonight and it has got my expert passes for the first 2 training missions, glad I wasnt wasting my time yesterday , but now when I get expert on all 3 stations in weapons familiarization it gives me a fail, and I cant carry on to the next training....

[Sasquatch]

finally got it... enduro's tonight so no chance of testing yet... will probably have to wait until thursday as nascar tomorrow

[johnny2combs]

Latest AA3 patch out now, fixes quite a lot of issues, specially with the training side.

This from the AA forums

In response to comments from the America's Army community, and based in no small part on their assistance in identifying issues, we're pleased to announce the release of an AA3 patch that addresses many of the issues we've identified.

The patch is available now both through our AA Deploy Client and Steam. So update your game now, and get back to playing America's Army 3! Here’s what’s in the patch:


AA 3.0.3 Fixes/Changes

* Removes Password from AA3Launch.log
* Fix for MBS not working after server travels to a new map
* Fixes TeamReady in Mission Preplanning
* Updated authentication SDK to improve reliability and performance.
* Fix for freezing on training mission load
* Improved performance on loading maps/training missions
* Fixed several small memory leaks
* Fixed performance issue with server that caused it to load UI elements into the server (where they aren't needed) and thus use up additional CPU and memory.
* Modified training authentication so it is more efficient
* Modified AMD negative delta time exception handling so it no longer stops the server or client, just logs the event.
* Fixed admin add player admin
* Fixed admin kicking of players. Now works properly with soldier name and has optional kick by player ID
* Adds new AdminListPlayers to get list of players and their player ID's
* Removes most of the server log spam, especially that tied to missions and mission setup and ROE.
* Fixes several issues related to ROE firing off when player is bleeding, asphyxiating, or falling after being wounded by ROE
* You can now strafe on ladders so you don't get stuck in Pipeline or Obstacle Course. Strafe too far and you fall off, just like AA 2.x
* Modified program startup to clear out any old ATS temporary files.
* Improved scoring messaging support for training missions
* Fixes several scoring issues
* Optimizes more of the authentication code and adds better exception handling in it.
* Adjusts STS (stats) integration to better detect invalid objects to avoid crashes.
* Fixes issues with single player stats not correctly initializing all of the time
* Adds feedback to UI when player purchases training until purchase is complete (says "Purchasing")
* Modifies MBS to track how many players are playing vs. how many players are on the server (player + Spectators) and now MBS browser only shows the number of players (so count won't exceed max players)
* Turns HUD off whenever menu is activated (still an issue with battle planner activation the first time, however)
* Adjusts the close menu logic to always close properly so double menus should no longer happen

[Sasquatch]

-edited for less eye strain-

Sasquatch_NZ is my account name for AA3.

Good game, lots of bugs, but hey its free

A passworded KSR ranked server would be nice. Now to find the time and a night that suits everyone...

[Sasquatch]

3.0.4 has been released on steam

Updates to America's Army 3 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

America's Army 3

* Improved console help
* Added Clan support. Add clan tag in Account Settings. You must change information while in single player mode for now.
* Admin VOIP Improvements
* New "version" console command to see the current version
* Server browser performance improvements
* Fixes joining password protected servers so it no longer selects the server underneath the mouse cursor when clicking on the "Join" button in the password entry dialog.
* Fix for settings menu improperly closing when ESC pressed and leaving the player stuck with no UI and limited control
* Mission generation optimizations
* Fixed issue with logging into game servers that sometimes used another player's soldier profile.
* New TS3 SDK integrated
* Improves how server manages authentication objects
* Fixes issue with players being added to the scoring system not having all of their scoring data written.
* Fixes issue where players not logged into MBS were being logged out if they left the server prior to authenticating
* M320 grenade attaching issue resolved.
* Dedicated server title bar now shows mission and player details
* Fixes the "Waiting for other players" UI so it now appears again.
* Removes some server logging
* Increased communications handling to support when all players use heavy load outs. This may correct many instances where players didn't spawn correctly or get the correct load out.
* Fixes the M320 getting an extra round of ammo
* Fixes the Account Settings password changing not working properly
* Fixes the IRC link not working
* Fixes the displayed mission type (assault/defense/etc.) shown in the battle planner so it displays properly after side-swapping

it's a big one... tried playing though and would appear nz and ozzie servers are really laggy at the moment.

[Bull]

Hows my CD coming along Sas

[Bold]

I'm still keen to fire this up sometime?

Anyone about tonight, say 8pm?

[Sasquatch]

I'm still keen to fire this up sometime?

Anyone about tonight, say 8pm?

You are ON dude!.. there are a couple of Kiwi Honour servers but they are always chocker full... cya on ts in one of the COD channels.