Hvymtal 1251 Posted July 7, 2016 It was meant more as a generic European nation, rather than a "pan-European Eurocorps" which unnecessarily duplicates NATO as the EU citizens voted, and something that won't ever happen unless NATO falls apart which even with certain peoples' rhetoric is unlikely. I would use the NATO badge but I couldn't find one in USP that didn't have ISAF written all over it :P. Basically I'd use the EU flag to represent both recurring generic/unnamed EU nations involved with NATO (I actually have a story for my AUG-Woodland guys but I don't want to get into fanfic yet despite this gradually going that direction) as well as a basic stand-in flag for any European nation for which flags/uniforms are not present as well as if my mood swings towards having a guy with a particular gun or a particular mixed gear setup and I can't be bothered to find/make up an analogue. I'm far from a fanfic writer at this point, my stuff is set in Arma as a game, Arma as a universe, military-themed video games in general, and life in the s*** in general without strictly or sometimes even broadly conforming to IRL, arma, halo, fanfic, or anything, but as an excuse to make some futile attempts at humor. My primary influences are Arma of course, 20th-21st century military in general, the internets, Halo, Battlefield, my wide breadth of knowledge relating to the world wars, veterans, my army brother, and my time and experiences with various war video games over the years (especially MAG, god that was a fun game), as well as my own creativity which I'll readily downplay in order to keep my ego in check. For now I'm not trying to make any coherent story or imply anything that's not either obvious, self evident, or just below the waterline so to speak. It's not supposed to be taken too seriously, just here as a self-aware, self-referencing, silly, absurd, funny-because-its-true laugh. If I come off as trying to suggest something beyond the scope of the work in question, I'm probably not trying to suggest anything, like the EU flag on Lt. Blocaz. He is a soldier from Europe, which country, what organization, who cares, at least for now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ineptaphid 6413 Posted July 7, 2016 I know,I know-just a little joke :) Regarding finding a NATO badge without ISAF on it, wasn't there one in the vanilla game? For the task Force Aegis troops? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hvymtal 1251 Posted July 7, 2016 No, that's a Task Force Aegis mission patch unfortunately that I can't really use 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ineptaphid 6413 Posted July 7, 2016 No, that's a Task Force Aegis mission patch unfortunately that I can't really use my mistake :) I am sure I saw a plain NATO patch somewhere-if I find it I'll let you know. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hvymtal 1251 Posted July 14, 2016 OOH! EDGY! HVY DOES COMMUNITY COMMENTARY! SUCH CONTROVERSY, MUCH DRAMA No naming names of course but I think we all know which server/unit I'm referring to. This is based partially on personal experience; there will usually be at least one overreacting admin, though the degree of overreaction has been exaggerated in a futile attempt at comedic effect Any similarities to actual player names (except mine of course) are entirely coincedental #21: "No foul language" push-shove-push-shove-push-shove Hvymtal: *GASP* I CAN BREATHE!!!! Ahhhh. yes I'm back in Arma 3 co-op with its questionable loadouts and pilots who can't land and now newly with Apex a new island and planes you can put a friggin AMV in! Let's get started Hvymtal: What the f***? why can't I use smok *PLOP* e grena... Huh, what the s***, who are you? [uNIT] Admin: WOW TWO RULE VIOLATIONS IN LESS THAN TEN SECONDS! You're a real character aren't'cha? Hvymtal: What? Rule violation? I was in arsenal how the h... *ahem* Which rule did I break? [unit] Admin: HOLY COW HE DIDN'T EVEN READ THE RULES EITHER! Come back when you've learned to read, cupcake! Hvymtal: Wait could you please *KICK* answer my question... Hmm "you were kicked: www,arma3realismunit,com/index/server_rules 1-9" "No foul language, racism, or insults of any type will be tolerated" He couldn't have just said that and given me a warning? Alright... *CONNECTED* K let's try that again 20-ish Minutes Later =DRK= FullMetalJacket: GAAAAAAHHHH XSFade: Son of a, Jacket's down! Hvymtal: Ace this is Side team, we need you over here yesterday, that Kamysh is tearing us apart! [uNIT] Ace: Side this is ace, I'm en route but you'll have to hold out for a few more minutes, main is still not clear of armor Hvymtal: DAMMIT ACE there won't be a side team left to save if you don't get *PLOP* over here now!!!! Huh? What the fu-udge did I do this time? [uNIT] Admin: Don't play games with me, you know which rule you're here for... Hvymtal: What word did I say!?!?!?!??!? [uNIT] Admin: Don't give me that crap, I heard you say "damn" Hvymtal: WHAT? That counts as foul language in an "M" Game!??!?! [uNIT] Admin: ARE YOU QUESTIONING THE RULES? Hvymtal: No, I'm asking for justification on the part of*KICK* da... You have got to be f***ing kidding me *CONNECTED* OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHKAAAYY let's do something a bit more out of the way About 15 minutes later -USMC-Pvt. Snowflake: Yup, I just spotted them, looks like a reinforced squad of skinnies with a technical, no cover, about 25 meters south-west of the radio tower. Should be easy pickings. No friendlies nearby so fire at will Hvymtal: Calibrated... Shot times 8 *THOK, THOK, THOK, THOK* aaand... Splash -USMC-Pvt. Snowflake: Yeah that's most of them down, including the techhie gunner Hvymtal: Yeah I'll load smoke to give the demo team cover while they blow that crap up *PLOP* Hvymtal: .... [uNIT] Admin: YOU JUST DON'T LEARN DO YOU? How many frickin times do I have to do this before you stop Hvymtal: I said crap. Crap is a curse word now? [uNIT] Admin: AGAIN!?!?!? TO MY FACE!!?? Hvymtal: ... [uNIT] ADMIN: ANSWER MY QUESTION!! Hvymtal: *Stands up* Nah, instead I'll do to you what you do to me when I ask questions *BANG*. Asshole *DISCONNECTED* Hvymtal: You know, you'd think that in a game where the lowest age rating is 16 because of foul language, there wouldn't be servers with no foul language rules. I mean, And for the record I said "Dammit" not "Damn it" :D 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hvymtal 1251 Posted July 21, 2016 #22: I Want My Money One day in Georgetown Caporal: Sir, for the last time, you cannot go into the docks, now please back away. Worker: That's a load of crap, I work here! Just what the hell is going on anyways!? Caporal: Sir, there is an incident at the docks which forced us to evacuate it, we are under strict orders- Worker: Orders, schmorders, my boss will kill me if I'm la- naaaaaNAAAAAAnaaaaaNAAAAAAnaaaaaNAAAAA Caporal: Now do you understand sir? I can and will arrest you if you do not back away NOW! The Mastiff pulls up to the makeshift barricade. The Groupe D'Intervention gets out and walks to the incident commander Lead: What is the situation, sir? Capitaine: About 15 minutes ago, an unidentified man, apparently elderly-sounding, armed with a hunting rifle entered the government building at the docks over there and started ordering everyone to get down. We have no information on a motive or a solid hostage count, though we are fairly certain he is acting alone Breacher: Has he fired his weapon? Caproal-Chef: Only once or twice into the air when we first showed up, none further. Medic: Any known injuries? Has he tried to communicate? Capitaine: No injuries we know of, and he hasn't made any attempts at coherent communication, only yelling at us from the third floor balcony Premier Classe: I think I heard him say something about the government, and something that sounded like "tension"? Sierra: How would you describe his mental state thus far? Captiaine: Well he doesn't appear to be mentally stable, occasionally shouting loudly at us or the hostages, though he seems to have kept decent firearms safety. 40: ROE, sir? Capitaine: Weapons tight, do not enagage with firearms unless he shoots first, again, shoots Sierra sets up on the next crane back, 40 moves the mastiff forwards with the team in tow. Working on the assumption that the subject is acting alone, they move directly to the 3rd floor ON THE GROUND NOW! DROP YOUR WEAPON! ON YOUR KNEES! Subject: I AIN'T DOIN S*** TIL I GET MY *POW* UGHHH!!! 40 loads another baton round as Breacher and Gunner strip him of his mask and weapon and quick-tie. Medic looks into the next room and starts tying the hostages and checking for injuries Lead: What's your name Subject: F***ING GOVERNMENT PIGS Gunner: WHAT IS YOUR NAME? Subject: Pierre Gouestloewe Lead: TOC, run the name "Pierre Gouestloewe" for me Breacher: Why did you do it? Pierre: SCREW YOU TOC: "Pierre Gouestloewe," 72 years, 183 centimeters, brown hair, green eyes? Lead: Affirm TOC: Not much history, recently had his pension revoked during the Operation Closet proceedings (corruption investigation involving Horizon Plantation Union kickbacks to government officials in exchange for deregulation of the rice industry) Lead: Sir, were you a member of the HPU? Pierre: Of course, what the hell else am I going to do out east? Lead: Monseiur Gouestloewe, does this have anything to do with your pension? Pierre: Damn straight! You f***ing government pricks haven't paid in months! 40: You realize that it was cancelled because of the HPU scandal? Pierre: So what? I want my money you assholes! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ineptaphid 6413 Posted July 21, 2016 And number 21 is why i never have and never will play on any kind of large server :) For me, Arma3 is a singleplayer game and sometimes very occasionally enjoyed with one or two close friends.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jarrad96 1940 Posted July 21, 2016 How is #21 a thing? That's utterly insane if it happen's with any sort of regularity- Spent about 2500 H in A3 MP of some form- I've seen a bunch of units kick for racism or actual abuse (or drug use) but never for occasional profanity, particularly when it's in combat. EDIT- I know there's a patch pack somewhere that has a simple NATO flag in it somewhere, I'll see if I can find it for you. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hvymtal 1251 Posted July 22, 2016 No naming names since the RIPFVSS was heavily exaggerated, and apart from that specific rule they are still an excellent community. It's just mind-boggling to me that a PEGI 16 ESRB M game can have groups with rules like that. And @intep that's what makes arma so great it can be everything from a military toybox to a pretty realistic combined arms combat simulator (though VBS beats it as it should) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hvymtal 1251 Posted July 22, 2016 BONUS Sir, you do realize the difficulty of driving a boat on land, right? I do love Delta Hawk's USMM, the 8-point cap in dark navy works so great for a gendarmerie theme, mixing the military and police together, and I can't wait for his new BDUs 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ineptaphid 6413 Posted July 22, 2016 BONUS Sir, you do realize the difficulty of driving a boat on land, right? I do love Delta Hawk's USMM, the 8-point cap in dark navy works so great for a gendarmerie theme, mixing the military and police together, and I can't wait for his new BDUs I like that guys style-they told him he couldn't drive a boat on the road, but he tried it anyway. He's a real go-getter ;) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hvymtal 1251 Posted July 29, 2016 OMG HE'S TWO DAYS LATE OMG OMG IS HE DEAD OMGGGGGGGGGGG Well, I'm fairly sure I am not dead, and I am also fairly sure I had way too much fun replaying Empire At War and way to little sleep to attempt anything that requires creative thought. I will be doing next week's on the usual day provided I can come up with something #23: How Far We Get Sto: Jesus, Joker, how long does it take to fill a f***ing canteen? Joker: Come on Sto, can't a guy just take a moment to drink a little water? Swimmer: Not on our schedule we can't Joker: mrrgmrmmmmrrmmr Sto: Alright, Swimmer? Swimmer refills his canteens in the lake Joker: Hey swimmer, why do you still use AKs? Swimmer: It's what I was trained on and what I prefer Joker: Come on, gotta have some specific reasons Sto goes to refill his water bladder Swimmer: I guess part of it is down to the reliability and durability, and my personal experiences with 7.62x39 Joker: Hmm, that's interesting, because I've got a couple AKs at home, and they just haven't been holding up at all (shows pictures, markings). Which is weird since my BCM here is lasting very well... Swimmer: Well, part of the issue with that is the particular brands you went for while popular are actually not very good. It's like the difference between Bravo and Radical; you get an Izmash or and FB like my fankensteined Kbk/104 here and it'll last forever compared to that Century Arms kalash there Joker: Fair enough I guess, but for reliability calling that thing sealed up is a bit fanciful, I mean really, take that thing to Verdun and it probably wouldn't last too long before you Swimmer: I will absolutely grant the AR the advantage in mud reliability but I think you may be selling it a bit short, because it's fought everywhere from the Sahara to Vietnam and if it has maintained its reliability reputation for so long then I would still gladly bring it to Verdun. Besides, you need to clean the AR way more to keep it reliable and you can't really do that under continuous shelling... Sto finishes filling and walks to the jeep. He finds Medic and Rommel consciously talking about anything but Brexit Sto: Alright guys, let's get going Medic: Took long enough Sto: You can blame Joker for that Wüs: Speaking of him... Sto: I figured we would get going and see how far we get until they realize that their AR-AK conversation has sapped their situational awareness Medic: Sto you bastard, I love you :D Nickname origins (because I felt like it) Sto: Short for Stoïque; as one of his comrades says "Je ne savais pas Français pourrait être un salaud sans cœur" (I didn't know any Frenchman could be such a heartless bastard) Joker: Given by his drill instructor for saying "is that you John Wayne, is this me" under his breath during the first speech in barracks. The instructor was not amused. Swimmer: He can out drink anybody in both his TF Atlas and JW GROM platoons. As one comrade puts it: "He'll drink you till you're both swimming in booze, and when you give up he'll always say 'aww, I was just getting started'." Wüs: Short for Wüstenfuchs, Desert Fox AKA General Erwin Rommel, as both are often recklessly aggressive in combat but apply it in such a manner that they always come out on top Medic: He think's it's just because he is the medic, but when he was still in infantry one of his comrades who happened to be a gamer compared some of his supposedly more delicate procedures to the questionable surgical credentials of the Team Fortress 2 medic. He's quite good most of the time, just pray he doesn't have to perform combat surgery on that nasty AK wound Terrain: Panthera Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hvymtal 1251 Posted August 4, 2016 Ha, I bet you thought this was an actual comic Well, no, the boredom has set in and I am now officially burned out on arma 3 for a while. I probably won't be doing many more of these for INSERT AMOUT OF TIME HERE. Oh well, at least no man's sky will be coming out in a few days from now :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
