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Post by trog @ 08:53am 18/06/09 | 66 Comments
America's Army 3 has been released! The press release has all the info:
In America's Army 3, Every Detail CountsTM and as a result, the game has more authentic military elements including training, technology, weapons, and audio than any other military game. Built on Unreal Engine 3, AA3 delivers stunningly realistic environments, lighting effects, animations, and team-based experiences so that America's Army players can experience how Soldiers train, live, and advance in the Army. Players are bound by Rules of Engagement (ROE) and gain experience as they navigate challenges in team-based, multiplayer, force-on-force operations. In the game, a player's actions and demonstrated Army values are integral to successful mission accomplishment and affect a player's career progression.
As we mentioned a few months ago it looks like a really cool addition to the series.

Now, unfortunately due to the annoyingly painful way they've changed their distribution model (avid fans of my whining might remember me bitching about it when it was first released), it's not possible for us to mirror this like any other conventional download since the dawn of time, and as such it'll be a little bit harder for Australians to get. We did have the option to become an official America's Army distribution partner, but (for now) we've declined for primarily technical reasons about how their system works.

However, you can download it off Steam. So they haven't made your lives totally miserable if you want to check it out - as long as your ISP has Steam Content Servers, anyway.


Latest Comments
trog
Posted 08:58am 18/6/09
Our steam content server checker thing says its currently on GA and Internode Content Servers
Trauma
Posted 09:33am 18/6/09
Handy info there trog, I played the public beta of AA3 and loved it, just waiting for the release load to ease of a bit to get into it.
euphoria
Posted 11:13am 18/6/09
Hard for Aussies to Get
Steam rawks. I preloaded AA3 days ago.
Midda
Posted 11:16am 18/6/09
I preloaded off Steam last week. I don't know how their own distribution platform works (or doesn't), but I don't see why they even bother making their own platform when Steam is already there.
Trauma
Posted 11:36am 18/6/09
Choice Midda, some ppl are still stuck on the Steam issues from several years ago.
Crakaveli
Posted 12:22pm 18/6/09
Won't download for me from Gamearena. Looks like the server is getting smashed.
Jim
Posted 12:49pm 18/6/09
nope both servers are just kind of snoozing along
trog
Posted 01:03pm 18/6/09
on closer inspection it looks like the servers are not actually doing anything ; I've emailed Valve
Crakaveli
Posted 01:12pm 18/6/09
Has anyone actually played it yet? What's it like?
superFX
Posted 01:23pm 18/6/09
On exams so I'll download it now and play it later. TPG adsl2+ and getting 800kb/s on steam. Not that hard to get I guess.
trog
Posted 01:26pm 18/6/09
On exams so I'll download it now and play it later. TPG adsl2+ and getting 800kb/s on steam. Not that hard to get I guess.
... as long as you're happy to use Steam and absorb associated issues, no
Trauma
Posted 03:30pm 19/6/09
Has anyone actually played it yet? What's it like?


I played the public beta last week, was pretty damn awesome imo, but now that I have the release via steam, it's crashing on launch, kinda disappointing (fixed this, had corrupted install), but a temporary issue, I would still recommend it along with a dose of patience and the knowledge that it's a free game that imho destroys many other AAA games, the bugs wont last, but the gameplay will.

As for steam speeds, I managed 1/4 my connection speed when getting the extra files to unlock/update this morning, no big deal though. there auth servers are getting totally smashed atm though, just waiting it out.

On exams so I'll download it now and play it later. TPG adsl2+ and getting 800kb/s on steam. Not that hard to get I guess.
... as long as you're happy to use Steam and absorb associated issues, no


Yea I would still like to see the client here on AusGamers, Steam is the next best option though.
Superform
Posted 02:06pm 18/6/09
thanks for the heads up i was waiting for this .. installing on steam now, getting full spead ahead on the download
CHris
Posted 02:27pm 18/6/09
For some reason the game isnt on gamearena servers anymore, meaning it will be metered for me if i get that 1.4gb patch. If they dont add it to gamearena server then i'll have to wait till next month to download that 1.4gb patch since i only got 5gb left for this month.
trog
Posted 02:37pm 18/6/09
For some reason the game isnt on gamearena servers anymore, meaning it will be metered for me if i get that 1.4gb patch. If they dont add it to gamearena server then i'll have to wait till next month to download that 1.4gb patch since i only got 5gb left for this month.
it will prolly be there pretty soon

you should definitely post on the AA forums and ask why they no longer have the standard installers available like they used to... they'll probably give you some spiel about how the new deploy client makes it easier for users to download. They don't get metered bandwidth, basically.
Crakaveli
Posted 03:53pm 18/6/09
Fuck sake, still not on Gamearena.
CHris
Posted 04:18pm 18/6/09
Everyone spam them with support tickets, asking for AA3 to be put on Game Arena, and every other future release for that matter.

https://support.steampowered.com/index.php
Twisted
Posted 04:20pm 18/6/09
Just download it from wherever.
Crakaveli
Posted 04:27pm 18/6/09
No thanks, 4.7 gigs is a bit much for my laughable download limit.
Wild Wizard
Posted 05:24pm 18/6/09
Useless game.

Complete the obstacle course and it says success and when you try and advance it says incomplete.
Trauma
Posted 05:33pm 18/6/09
Useless game.

Complete the obstacle course and it says success and when you try and advance it says incomplete.


The auth servers are under immense strain since everyone is trying to do the same thing at once, when the demand subsides the issue with auth will also, during beta it was flawless, all my training results saved just fine but obviously not even close to the load it's under now.
kappa
Posted 06:00pm 18/6/09
Umm wtf does Steam want to download more files even though I pre-loaded it while it was available on GA? I thought I just needed to unlock?
euphoria
Posted 06:55pm 18/6/09
Bah, I can't log in. Trauma's right, the auth servers must be getting HAMMERED.
Pirroh
Posted 09:36pm 18/6/09
So.. should I wait and download this later?
E.T.
Posted 11:22pm 18/6/09
I'm going to wait until its on the GA server.
Pirroh
Posted 11:50pm 18/6/09
Later it is then. I don't even know how to check what content is on the GA server :(
E.T.
Posted 12:17am 19/6/09
All I did was try and load it. Then double click the item in steam. It brings up a box to show the download progress and where its coming from. My content was coming in off Internode which is no good for me so I paused it and shut down steam.
trog
Posted 09:14am 19/6/09
Later it is then. I don't even know how to check what content is on the GA server :(
see post#2 in this thread
trog
Posted 10:33am 19/6/09
I'm going to wait until its on the GA server.
Valve just told us it should be online now
Trauma
Posted 12:24pm 19/6/09
I thought the load had eased cuz I got my 1st two training scores saved, then it timed out on the 3rd one :(

Apparently they had over 20 million connections yesterday, lol@auth servers.
TiT
Posted 12:43pm 19/6/09
great info trog with the steam content server checker thing

QGL needs some sort WIKI with all these little cool apps and shit

and maybe one on how to post on qgl
Trauma
Posted 02:33pm 19/6/09
Well I did not see this one coming at all... the entire Dev team got fired 1 day after the release. AA3 going 100% in-house at Redstone Arsonal o.O.

http://www.aao30.com/?p=639

Fuck if I know what will happen now, they claim they will be supporting it with fixes/releases in the coming months.
FraktuRe
Posted 02:36pm 19/6/09
qgl has a wiki, tit. ;)
Twisted
Posted 08:56pm 19/6/09
Wow what an epic fucking fail. The whole thing looks like it has gone tits up.
Trauma
Posted 11:05pm 19/6/09
We’d like to thank all of you for your support of America's Army 3. The level of interest since release has been tremendous. As you are aware, there have been many challenges since launch. The vast majority of issues you may have experienced has been a result of the huge demand on our network which has unfortunately impacted training qualification and game server performance.

The feedback that we have received from the AA3 community has been invaluable in our efforts to improve player performance. The America's Army Team is working to resolve the problems and to bring you a solution as quickly as possible.

We are dedicated to providing continuous improvements throughout the life of the game and our first course of action will be to release a patch that addresses some of these issues so that you can enjoy the game over the weekend. Once the patch is available, your AA3 game will be automatically updated through Steam or the Deploy Client.

We thank you for your continued support of AA3 and look forward to seeing you on your next mission. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please send us an email at aacm@americasarmy.com


Posted on the AA3 forums a short while ago, wait and see I guess.

http://forum.americasarmy.com/viewtopic.php?t=298054&page=1
HyperJ
Posted 12:35am 20/6/09
2 random crashes already, not even managed to get some gameplay....
Superform
Posted 06:58am 20/6/09
cant get past basic training.. wont save my scores :(
Twisted
Posted 09:46am 20/6/09
Some kind of patch seems to have been released. Another DL this morning.

Nope...still doesn't work. Has anyone been able to successfully link their AA 2.0 account with their 3.0 account?

last edited by Twisted at 09:46:08 20/Jun/09
TiT
Posted 09:47am 20/6/09
yeh same done my basic training but it wont save :(
Crakaveli
Posted 11:14am 20/6/09
I still can't even get into a training mission. fail
Tollaz0r!
Posted 11:16am 20/6/09
heh, you would think that the American Army could spare a few $'s out of their Billions to buy some good servers and network goodness.
Mephz
Posted 01:36pm 20/6/09
Don't even bother, I managed to get -all- the basic training stuff saved, including a specialisation.

There's only Yank servers, and lo and behold, once you're on a server, it still says you don't have the proficiency to use anything but the m16a4 with iron sights anyway.

Gameplay, despite supposedly having an 80ping (not bloody likely), seems like its absolute dogballs shit, most people on the server were complaining it was terrible compared to previous AA's....

I didn't play the previous ones, but i'll be uninstalling this anyway, its shit.

[edit] Local content removed.

last edited by Mephz at 13:36:16 20/Jun/09
Trauma
Posted 02:22pm 20/6/09
Don't even bother, I managed to get -all- the basic training stuff saved, including a specialisation.

There's only Yank servers, and lo and behold, once you're on a server, it still says you don't have the proficiency to use anything but the m16a4 with iron sights anyway.

Gameplay, despite supposedly having an 80ping (not bloody likely), seems like its absolute dogballs shit, most people on the server were complaining it was terrible compared to previous AA's....

I didn't play the previous ones, but i'll be uninstalling this anyway, its shit.

[edit] Local content removed.last edited by Mephz at 13:36:16 20/Jun/09


The patch has fixed auth for me, got all my training done, 1st server I joined did not recognise my raining also, but I had the foresight to just rejoin, got all my weapons/nades/IFAK then, the pings displayed are wrong for some reason, it's about 2-3x whats shown, and yea, atm it's all US servers, GA had one up but I could not join it (before the patch), no idea why.

Overall, the patch helped ALOT. Once we get some local servers it will be sweet as, west coast US servers are playable... just.
Twisted
Posted 03:52pm 20/6/09
Such a shame to go from the awesomeness that was AA2.0 to this...
Trauma
Posted 04:17pm 20/6/09
Give it time, the gamplay is alot better, just a rough start... really rough start lol.
Superform
Posted 04:20pm 20/6/09
the patch helped save the first basic training..but wont go past that..

also i was trying to adjust mouse settings in the training mission.. there is no way to resume the mission.. its fucking smelly ball bags

i guess you get what you pay for :)
Superform
Posted 04:30pm 21/6/09
i gave up on this game.. after finnally connecting to a server.. i couldnt get a spot cause the join team didnt work.. 2 ppl got into a team before me.. i uninstalled - looked like a 10y/o game anyway
Trauma
Posted 04:47pm 21/6/09
You were in the stupid spectate list.
Tollaz0r!
Posted 05:51pm 21/6/09
This game is a bit dodgy.
No Aussie servers makes baby Jesus cry. Also the calculations for your/the servers ping is just plain wrong.
Trauma
Posted 08:40pm 21/6/09
There are some aussie servers up, it's just no showing them in the server list for some reason, but search around in the aus AA community and you will find the IP's, I hear that some of the aussie servers will soon be official servers, should fix that.

And yea pings are about 1/3 what they really are, kinda lame.
Tollaz0r!
Posted 10:55pm 21/6/09
Well, let up with the IP address, I know of the GA test server at 203.46.105.60:21000 but it is currently borked.
E.T.
Posted 11:04pm 21/6/09
Im very dissapointed at how buggy this thing is. It should not have been released in this state. Want a POS. I hope it gets fixed somehow. Not sure how long though now the dev team have been axed.
Reverend
Posted 11:10pm 21/6/09
^ Thats not good to hear E.T. so i think i might give this a miss for a while.
E.T.
Posted 11:22pm 21/6/09
man, its just so frustrating. You go try and check or change a control setting or anyting else in the menu's and you have to quit the mission your in because the dev team forgot to allow a way to turn of the stupid fukin menu. Did they even test this thing at all? No wonder they got sacked.
Trauma
Posted 12:08am 22/6/09
JAV: Operational
118.127.11.116

Imperial Bushmen: Operational
202.125.36.107

AussieGamers: Unknown
119.63.206.20

GameArena Test Server: Not working last I tried
203.46.105.60:21000

AAF: Unknown
202.125.38.19

Just try out those IP's see how you go, some may be down from time to time.

To get in open console and type "open xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" you might need to add the port, default AA3 port is 8777, try with and without port if you have issues.
ksinoe
Posted 01:58pm 22/6/09
Hey, can someone help me please! trying to play multiplayer AA3 however I keep crashing everytime it finishes loading up the server.

I remember in old AA2 with the punkbuster update, but then it sitll let me in server and update there.

My system specifications are:
RAM 2048MB
Geforce 9500GT
4000+ dualcore AMD 64 X2

I have latest drivers for everything, and mostly all high spec games I can run, BIA:HH, Alone in the Dark5, Dead Space, Red Alert 3

Someone with information can you please help me!

Thankyou in advanced;

ksinoe
Twisted
Posted 02:31pm 22/6/09
AA3 is a piece of crap. Stick to AA2...
SnotOne
Posted 02:53pm 22/6/09
Doesnt look good so ill have another look later down the track.
Trauma
Posted 05:33pm 22/6/09
lol AA2 wont be supported much if at all.
Twisted
Posted 06:16pm 22/6/09
As opposed to the awesome support of AA3...
Trauma
Posted 08:23pm 22/6/09
I mean the game itself, the launch sucked huge sweaty balls, but the game play is good, better than AA2 imo.
Superform
Posted 02:22pm 23/6/09
but way wosre then say.. cs 1.5
duck19655
Posted 03:46pm 25/6/09
bugga me i donloaded it from the Beta test and now the AA3 deploy installer wont let me in well a fine bunch of yankas they are anyway happy gamming all HOOAH.
E.T.
Posted 12:39pm 04/7/09
WFM, there is a patch been released which addresses a bucket load of issues. Steam is Dling it now so I'll see ho wit goes.

EDIT: Its still buggy as all shit. I cant get the HUD to show, cant get Anti Aliasing to work and if you hit escape to get to the settings menu while in game, you cant escape from the menus rendering you unable to play. Ahhhh fuck.

last edited by E.T. at 12:39:48 04/Jul/09
step
Posted 09:10pm 04/7/09
and if you hit escape to get to the settings menu while in game, you cant escape from the menus rendering you unable to play.
Yep, had that and just uninstalled the game. How the hell did that pass testing is beyond me.
Twisted
Posted 11:03pm 04/7/09
Game finally uninstalled. I really did try to give this one a chance because AA1 and 2 were so awesome....but this is just so poor. I will never try AA again even if they manage to fix this massive cock up.
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