Returning player. This as good as arma 2 epoch was ?

[havock]

As the subject says. My friends and I loved the arma2 epoch mod and all that was done with it. Is the arma 3 epoch just as awesome ? 

How's the installation process ? 

Kind of a dumb post. But input would be appreciated.

list your server or a link to it too if you want , I'll check it out. 

[Richie]

I guess it depends what you liked about A2 Epoch, share what was good and bad, we can then say what's changed or what the new equivalent is.

[havock]

Good point lol! 

Well we all loved the vehicles and the mechanics behind them. The building aspect was "fun" too. I ran a server with AI bandits, events and a trade zone that added a lot to it. Blood bags we ran too.

Basically we played it til some update broke the scripts I was running... 

The common stuff like food, water, and zombies are always required. 

What we really didn't like was the pain in the ass of installing it. I remember that being a little frustrating.  

I don't mind low pop servers. So that wouldn't bother us. 

 

Thoughts?

[TheStainlessSteelRat]

Installation is much improved client side, with Arma 3's own in built launcher, I use Steam Workshop to load mods where available and Armaholic.com for most everything else, Arma launcher will now track manually added mods in whatever folder you tell it to. There is a server browser in the launcher which when selecting a server to play will prompt you to load mods required or handle it, (nearly), all for you.

Epoch has an edited range of Arma 3 vehicles and three self made, (Mosquito, jetski, electric motorcycle). With additional mods like CUP all Arma 2 vehicles, weapons and terrains can be added to Epoch to expand that variety.

Whilst Arma 3 Epoch does not have zombies, it has sappers, cultists, militia and phantoms, all providing various challenges to the clone player. It is still required to eat and drink and in fact there are a multitude of health considerations to keep in order and survive.

If you require zombies they are now officially supported by Epoch via an external mod called Ryan's Zombies and Demons.

I think you will find most servers have some form of ai mission system running.

As to hosting and installation, i'll leave that answer to others.

[havock]

Great info! We don't need zombies, it was just another part of the challenge. Though to be honest we pretty much used the bugs to keep them away lol.

thank you very much! 

[TheStainlessSteelRat]

Antagonist avoidance is a big thing in Arma 3 Epoch check out this thread. Hope you test out Epoch and come to find it as rewarding as your time on DayZ Epoch.