Bombs - don't do this at home

[shadowjack 254]

OK i guess im done playing with explosives. I blow myself up every time. I know the "F" key will cycle through what u have bot what loads them to be thrown. Again today i thought i was firing my handgun and next thing i know away (20m maybe) a concussion grenade. Then, realizing i had tossed it i turn to run and my movements are frozen. Had the thing gone off already? I never heard a sound.

Any tips on using any thrown items or do i just stay away from things that go boon?

[bobstefanio 24]

well the F key cycles through gun modes and thrown Items. Eg. I have myself an M203 on my gun I also have a grenade(frag) and some road flares in my bag. I hit F and up the top right of my screen changes from M4a1 semi to m4a1 full meaning im no longer in semi mode but in full i hit F again and I get m203 now If i click the mouse button the M203 launcher will fire what ever grenade i have in my m203 grenade slot. I hit F again and now it shows Frag Grenade if i press the mouse button it will drop the frag grenade effectively a few meters away if I hold the mouse button it will increase the power of my throw generally you want to aim it at 35-45 degrees off the ground so it goes a nice distance. Finally I press F again and I have my flares selected the same effect as a grenade clicking lobs it holding increase power to throw it. Practice with empty tin cans or flares before moving to live grenades if your having trouble.

[herrjon 478]

Just be sure when you want to intentionally throw a grenade, you angle it and hold down the mouse button to throw it a good distance. ARMA II doesn't pussy foot around with their explosives, they have quite the blast radius. You won't hear it if you get caught in it as you usually take a ton of damage and go deaf and into shock immediately.

For solving your accidentally problem, either always look on your top right screen to see what you're set at, or just carry grenades in your bag until you want to for sure use them.

[slartibartfast (DayZ) 77]

when we were learning how to throw grenades there were two very important points.

right hand = grenade

left hand = pin.

PULL!

look at leftt hand and make sure pin is there(remember this point)

Look at right, make sure that grenade is there.

(hands are interchangeable(grenades and pins are not)

throw grenade

For the game.

press 'F'

make sure that it says the thing that you want to throw/fire(top right hand corner)

press left button.

let left mouse button go.

repeat ad nauseum.

if it says 'throw' and a number that means you have trash.

if it says m67 - guess what you have?

if it says g17...........shoot!

[slyder73 94]

Also remember that *can't recall which Eastern bloc grenade of the two in game* is a detonate on impact as opposed to a timed fuse grenade. If you accidentally throw that one it might land very close to you and will blow up when it hits the ground.