Armed Assault

AI_Dispersion:
Simulates aiming difficulty for AI by restoring the AI shooting dispersion that was removed in 1.09b. Makes AIs less accurate based on the type of weapon used and the AI skill.

Anims:
Animations of low crouched running and AT launcher lying.

ArmA_Voices:
Sound definitions for all of the ArmA voices and sounds for SLX_Shout.

Cloud:
New smoke, fire, and other cloudlets for effects.

EngineStart:
Makes vehicles have a startup sequence. Player vehicles are stopped while the engine starts.

FindCover:
Functions for AIs to find cover, move to a position and remember what they were doing before, and return to their previous task.

GL3:
Group Link 3 adds several features:

Group Link:
Scans through all groups and detects when they are in combat, then calculates what they should do based on the strength of their forces. Groups share information about enemies and about each other to get a better idea of the size of the friendly and enemy forces.

Suppressive fire:
The AIs will try to suppress the enemy by shooting at the last position the enemy was seen at. When people get shot at they can be suppressed depending on accuracy, damage potential, and rate of fire.

Maneuvers:
The AIs will decide what manuvers to use based on the general situation. They can decide whether to use bounding overwatch to attack, or to take cover and defend, or to fall back. If the AIs decide that their forces are not strong enough then they will try to call for reinforcements.

KEGspect:
Kegety's spectator script built in to MP.

Loading(screen):
Replaces the loading screens with the SLX loading screen.

LoadingBlank:
Makes the loading screens blank.

Loadout:
Changes people's loadouts for SLX.

Melee:
Knives, shovels and other melee weapons. Makes zombies attack automatically.

Misc:
General replacements/changes to content. Changed vehicle headlights, street light lamps, clouds, and skies.

Mod:
Some changes to the HUDs to remove the ammo counter.

ModPeople:
Changes and fixes some things for people. More hit sounds and changed volume of footstep sounds. Changed zombies settings to have deep breathing and hit sounds, they are a little stronger and are called "zulu." Changed civilian FSM so they don't jump out of their cars all the time. Changed namesounds, threat levels, and added armor for peope that have armor. Stealthier SF.

T72:
Fixes T72s so they can shoot at aircraft when using NonWonderDog's tank addon.

ModVehicles:
Changes to vehicles to make them more correct.

ModWeapons:
Changes to weapons to make them more correct.

ModWeapons_Sounds:
SLX sounds, can be removed.

NWDFixes:
Fix for tank armor for NWD tank addon.

People:
Example people addons.

ReloadShout:
Shouting when reloading.

Shot Effects:
Adds effects for shots:
Arming distance for RPGs and launched grenades.
Effect for launched smoke grenades, and makes AIs reload regular grenades after firing.
Smoke grenade view blocker that moves with wind.
Hand grenade effects: Throw shout, "Frag out!" Shouting when an armed grenade lands nearby. Throwing away nearby grenades.
Shooting placed satchel charges or land mines will detonate them. AI will shoot enemy satchel charges and land mines if they see them. Hiding the explosives behind or under something helps. It also takes time to spot them so putting explosives after a blind turn can make the AIs run into them before they see them.
Tank crews turn out when the commander machine gun is fired.
When shot at AIs will try to use evasive moves to get out of the line of fire and get to cover.
Shot effects:
Shock dust.
MP and vehicle gun smoke.
Launcher backblast.
Spent casings when vehicles fire.
Barrel smoke/steam when firing.
Supersonic vapor trail trace.
Tracers with lights.
Rocket direction deviation.
Tracers and explosives can set things on fire.
Tracers and unarmed grenades and rockets ricochet.

Shout:
Sets up voices and talk function for other SLX addons.

Vehicles Effects:
Adds effects for vehicle damage:
Aircraft crash effects for crashing into water and high speed aircraft crash into the ground.
Weapon damage can damage a vehicle's weapons making them inoperable.
Helicopter instability when rotors are damaged. Helicopter blades also tear apart on the ground when they crash.
Engines can catch on fire.
Temporary engine failure.
Fuel leak effect. Dripping fuel when on the ground and a spray of fuel in the air.
Tail rotor failure effects.
Glass break effects.
Tire blowout effects.
Headlight break effects.


Vehicle Smoke:
Adds smoke grenade launchers for vehicles.

Wind:
Sets wind variable for other SLX addons.

Wounds:
Adds effects when people get injured:
Some blood spray from large wounds.
People can take more damage.
People will bleed from injuries. The bleeding can be bandaged. Bandaging yourself reduces bleeding by 50% each time. Bleeding is stopped when another person helps. Trying to bandage near an AI will get them to help you. AIs will wait until they are out of sight of the enemy to bandage themselves.
People sometimes fall down when hit. Falling on back, falling to sit, and falling forward.
People can sometimes get stunned and can't move for a while when winded or knocked out.
When people can't stand or are critically wounded then they can be dragged. AIs will automatically try to help get someone to cover when they can.
Critical wounding:
People fall down screaming and unable to move.
Wounded people can still throw grenades so be careful.
They can be given first aid to try to get them able to move. (Can be disabled with "SLX_NoFirstAid=1;") They still need medical help after they are able to move.
When wounded enemies are fixed up they can be taken captive.
Captives:
Captives keep their hands on their head.
Captives can be told to follow or stop.
When stopped they can be sent to the rear to remove them from the area if the area needs to be cleared of all people on their side. (To set off triggers that detect the presence of their side.)

Ammo crates and medium sized static weapons can also be dragged.
Dragging people and objects also works in vehicles. The driver needs to be able to see the action in the menu when getting in, or be looking in the direction of the action when getting in. Then when in the vehicle they can look in the direction of the person to see the action and use it to move the person into the vehicle. The vehicle needs an open seat to take someone.
After dragging a dead person for a while they can be burried.
When killed at high velocity from an explosion people will be torn apart. Sometimes they will catch on fire from an explosion.
Killing wounded people or captives has a penalty.
Psychological effects when people can see the person that hits them. They see flashes and flinch and scream when hit.
They will take cover when hit by an unknown enemy.
When someone is killed while driving a vehicle the vehicle will keep driving for a short distance.
When AIs are drowning in shallow water they will stand up.
Dropped weapons:
People will sometimes drop their weapon when hit in the arms.
When dead people are damaged completely they will drop their secondary weapon so it can be shot.
Dropped weapons can be picked up, and can be damaged and destroyed by shooting them or from the action menu.

XMS:
Example weapons addon.

######### Frequently Asked Questions\Comments #########

What does the radio do?

It only needs to be in a group to call for long ranged backup groups over 300 meters.


Why do grenadiers shoot smoke grenades on the first grenade shot?

This is intentional, the first loaded round in the grenade launchers is a smoke grenade. The smoke grenade is supposed to be fired by the more experienced people to give the squad a better idea of where the enemy is upon contact. The smoke also creates concealment which should block the enemies view more because it is closer to them. By giving concealment the smoke gives the squad more time to get behind cover. The only problem is that the magazine name is not shown in the top left display so you don't know what kind of grenade you have loaded, just remember that grenadiers always have a smoke grenade loaded first. You can load a regular grenade with the action menu.

Why do squad leaders always shoot tracers?

Squad leaders have tracer magazines that are loaded first. When the squad leader fires a tracer round the rest of the squad can see where the squad leader wants them to shoot. Squad leaders also have regular magazines that you can load using the action menu.

Reloading the M136 switches to the put down animation:

This is to simulate dropping a disposable launcher tube and taking out another one. The M136 is fired from a disposable launcher tube that is thrown away after being fired.

Silenced weapons aren't effective enough:

SD magazines have slower bullets that make less sound but do less damage. Most people that are equipped with silenced weapons also have regular magazines with faster bullets that do more damage that you can load using the action menu.

Headshots aren't always instantly fatal:

This happens because sometimes hits graze off when they don't hit directly and armor helmets can make this more likey to happen.

When the binoculars or laser designator are selected they get brought up but the optics don't appear:

The binocular and laser designator optics are toggleable now. Press the optics button to toggle looking through the optics. You can also walk forward with the binoculars by using the evasive forward move, then use it again to stop moving.

How do I change stances (go prone/stand) with a launcher?
From crouching with a launcher, press sprint forward to stand, or sprint back to go prone. From standing, press sprint back to crouch. From prone, press evasive forward to go to crouch.

######### Installation #########

To install SLX Mod:
Copy the @SLX folder to your ArmA directory where your ARMA.exe is located. Then double click the "Start SLX.bat" file.

To install extra content:
Run the .bat files after extracting SLX to the ArmA folder. CA installer installs the Kegetys MP spectator script starter. Weapons installer installs SLX muzzle flashes.

To install updates:
Extract the update content on top of the existing content, then use the installer.

To edit the shortcut command line:
Find or make a shorcut to ArmA and right click it then select properties. Find the line that says "Target:" and has something like this:
"C:\ArmA\ARMA.EXE"

Then add -mod=@SLX on the end so it looks like this:
"C:\ArmA\ARMA.EXE" -mod=@SLX

Remember to keep the quotation marks in the same position. Then click apply and OK. You can also run other mods and disable the spash screen like this:

"C:\ArmA\ARMA.EXE" -nosplash -mod=@Addons;@SLX

Also remember that content in mods listed after the first mod will be used over the previous ones, so other installed replacement packs or configs cannot be used together.

Contact info:
You can contact me by PM on the Flashpoint1985.com forums as "Solus" or send e-mail to: md-k at pacbell dot net

Disclaimer and license:
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. This is an unofficial addon, and is in no way connected with Bohemia Interactive or Codemasters. The maker of this software is not responsible for any harm that comes to anything resulting in the use of this software. All SLX releases are provided "as is" with no warranty or guarantee of support of any kind. All content in this addon made by SLX may be modified and used in any way with or without credit, except for parts that are under other licenses. SLX_ModWeapons is under the BIS models license. All content copyright by it's respective author(s).

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