Cant see the enemy and just die over and over

[The Fury]

I just started the first mission and I just die every time, I take cover in the prone but I just cant see the enemy, All I can see are bullet impacts and then I die.

The enemey are practically invisible on my screen and are almost impossible to shoot at range due to the starting weapon having no scope.

I am playing on a 27" monitor and my settings are pretty much maxed as im running a 7970 Matrix and yet I cant make out the enemy against the rest of the screen, its like trying to shoot the Predator.

Do I need to adjust the settings because at the moment Im just dying over and over to things I cant see at a range my weapon doesnt work over.

[The Fury]

I guess Arma 3 isnt a game, just a pure simulator that feels like hard work and no fun, i just dont enjoy being killed by things I cant locate or barely see or even kill when dropping round after round at the only 3 moving pixels on my screen, mostly wasting ammo by shooting the tree/rock im looking past even though its clearly not in my line of fire.

Maybe its my settings, if i turn off everything I might actually see the enemy but then whats the point in playing if it looks rubbish.

I just dont get Arma 3, it seems its made to punish you and be difficult to use on engage with on purpose.

[Ravenbb]

Maybe you need to change your gaming style, finding the enemy before they find you is a challenge in itself. Cover is your best friend.

[Pèpè Silvia]

Aadjust the dificulty settings if it's too hard. Once the AI see you, don't expect them to just "give up" and wait for you to move before they shoot...you wouldn't just stop shooting at someone because they ran behind a bush or a rock, would you?

And like Raven said, observe your surrounding before charging ahead. When you need to stop to check the map, plan a route, etc., make sure you find cover that will keep you hidden and keep you protected from bullets if they do see you.

Take your time...a simple "survive" type mission can take over an hour in this game if you want to do it right.

[HydroBIGBANG]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3DyRtMkRNI&list=PLQEd6zRLOafX53dmxxugEoVNaJyC307fi&index=8
Maby this will help,a lot of times you wont find yourself fighting enemy solders but fighting the trees and the bushes and the hills and rocks.

[hunne]

ArmA is not about your personal body count, the goal is to stay alive and finish the tasks you where given not necessarily killing everyone or anyone for that matter. I haven´t played for quite some time now because I know even simple sounding tasks can take an hour or longer

[DrededPirateRoberts]

This kid sounds like a COD fan....yeah bro kinda like real life.....no one gunna ♥♥♥♥♥♥ walk up to you and knife you in broad daylight. Much like in real life you make yourself as invisible and small as possible. You dont go running around jumping out of building spinning in a 360 getting head shots. Move slow, use your binoculars, scout ahead. spot your targets, attack them before they attack you, use hit and run, move on the enemy at random. Idk how "far" your talking about but yeah get back to me when we are talking 12000 view distance shooting a target thats moving from 1.3km away with wind.....thats called skill not the BS in fagofduty

[Julius]

Stop sprinting, start looking, and don't expect being able to take 10 shots to the chest while zeroing in on the enemy. This isn't your average brainless 'point and click' game.

To ease things, allow unlimited saves and reduce AI accuracy.

[matthews2012]

Check your map regualy cos if your character or squad spot any enemy they will appear on the map,secondly recon the AO by flanking in cover.

Don't fire full auto at anything that is at distance all this will achieve is giving your position away.
300m is the maximum range for most assault rifles and remember to adjust for bullet drop
at maximum range.

[MaggotAddict21]

Originally posted by DrededPirateRoberts:

This kid sounds like a COD fan....yeah bro kinda like real life.....no one gunna ♥♥♥♥♥♥ walk up to you and knife you in broad daylight. Much like in real life you make yourself as invisible and small as possible. You dont go running around jumping out of building spinning in a 360 getting head shots. Move slow, use your binoculars, scout ahead. spot your targets, attack them before they attack you, use hit and run, move on the enemy at random. Idk how "far" your talking about but yeah get back to me when we are talking 12000 view distance shooting a target thats moving from 1.3km away with wind.....thats called skill not the BS in fagofduty

Just.......shut the f*ck up kid........

[Ben Drinkin]

The AI in this game are known for being almost superhuman in their perception and reflexes

[Pèpè Silvia]

Well done with the NECRO!

Originally posted by rush b no stop:

The AI in this game are known for being almost superhuman in their perception and reflexes

And that's why there's customizable skill and accuracy settings for both friendly\enemy ai...

[Ben Drinkin]

Originally posted by HellGhost:

Hey,

"The enemey are practically invisible on my screen and are almost impossible to shoot"

And :

"i just dont enjoy being killed by things I cant locate or barely see or even kill when dropping round after round at the only 3 moving pixels on my screen, mostly wasting ammo by shooting the tree/rock im looking past even though its clearly not in my line of fire"

These two situations just reminds me the time before I make a script I add into a PBO file and make all AI only go randomly crouch or stay stand when in Combat or Stealth mode.

Now, no more AI go prone all the time when in firefight, I now have real targets and the feeling of "Grass Shooting Simulator" is gone.

The AI can still go prone by command script or Team Leader orders.

But, combined with my reworked balistic protection, so removing CSAT uniforms armor and all the vests and helmets balistic protection, I'm back at the ArmA II times, when one bullet in the head or in the body can kill you.

Please don't necro threads.

[ĐΞΠΠ¡$ ™]

if you dont like AI shooting you that good, go to game difficulty settings, change AI difficulty to custom, and set ai aim to like 10-20%, and try again, i would set skill to 1, so they just dont act like stupid stationary targets, and move aroundm taking cover, but in your case, maybe set it to 0.5. Arma is a hard work indeed, just try over and over, if thats not for you, then you have to drop it, sadly

Also dont forget, you can loot fallen soldier, looking at them and pressing I, some might have assault rifles with optics, binoculars or range finder, so it will help you to spot the enemy better.

[Potatoes4Lyfe]

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[matthews2012]

Do some recon first,and try get some high ground.Equip some thermal range finders.