Editing arma 2 files

[xenomta 128]

Basically a user from this forum messaged me saying he could get Arma 2 working on my PC ( its quite bad ) saying he could lower the settings. I said ok and he wanted 5 euros pay so I paid him and he wanted my arma2 operation arrowhead folder from my registery, i gave him the .reg file and he's doing it now.

My question is, will battleye ban me for editing the files?

And can I ask whether you guys think I've been scammed?

[h3retic 224]

maaaan

by giving him the reg file, u might have just told him the cd key ure playing under

for all i know, and i do know a lot about optimizing arma 2, there is nothing in the registry that is supposed to affect performance

edit: unless that by saying the .reg file u mean the files found in C:\Users\[name of user]\Documents\ArmA 2. These are not .reg but .cfg files then and u can indeed get better performance by changing some stuff in the .cfg files (also called config files)

Edited August 30, 2012 by h3retic

[xenomta 128]

I thought of that, is this where it has the key?

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bohemia Interactive Studio\ArmA 2 OA]

"main"="c:\\program files (x86)\\steam\\steamapps\\common\\arma 2 operation arrowhead"

"DATA"="c:\\program files (x86)\\steam\\steamapps\\common\\arma 2 operation arrowhead\\Expansion"

"KEY"=hex: << here?

Because if so, I removed it before I sent it to him >:)

[h3retic 224]

i can actually help u with optimization for free

and its not that hard, in fact u can do it on ur own, just need to follow some guidelines (which u can find online, just google optimize arma 2)

[boneboys 7988]

System Spec's please, I'll give you a hand for free.

[h3retic 224]

here s one: http://pastebin.com/F7Q8Ne2i

[boneboys 7988]

Not too promising if this is your set up...

CPU: Pentium® Dual-Core CPU T4300 @ 2.10GhZ

Video card: Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

The guide posted above is a good starting point.

[symptom 185]

Yikes....never give out files that contain your registry key!!

[xenomta 128]

Ah I see, thanks for the help guys. I've asked him to send back teh money, hopefull he does ;/

[guidez 180]

[h3retic 224]

mmmm that video is only partially right

the guy just puts everything on normal/low

in arma 2 options, anything set to lower than normal makes the game use CPUto compute the graphics, anything high and above actually uses ur GPU, isntead. that being said, it is best to balance the workload between cpu and gpu, thus getting the best performance. Ex: i used to be getting 40 fps (with a beasty pc, arma 2 badly optimized for the new shit), after doing things here and there, editing my config files, drivers options, profiles and bla bla bla im at 80-90 on the fields, 70 in forests and round 40-50 in cities. thats the power of optimizing for u

Edited August 30, 2012 by h3retic