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Sounds very good.
I would just request the feature that there is no crosshair - at all! Not even a dot! As if one always has a sniper in hand, because a crosshair is not realistic, a soldier can never keep aim in a certain area.
Additionally if possible make the aim, when not aiming through sight, to not necessarily be in the centre, there needs to be a dispersion area. This will prevent people shooting without aiming through sight, as in reality, shooting without aim is highly inaccurate - the way it's supposed to be

Good luck!

Just decided to drop by and leave my opinion.

I don't exactly know in which version I started, but I believe it was around 2005 and it was literally god sent - I'll explain...

The only computers we had in our household were Macs and while these computers were elegant and awesome, they had barely any games written for them. So when a friend of ours showed me this Free, Multiplayer, FPS with MAC compatibility I was totally blown away! Just like all the other kids spent days playing AA since it was literally the only game I could play, but I still loved it, especially due to realism and a more tactical approach rather than the reflex fast Counter Strike

When the servers were shut down I was totally heartbroken and moreover AA3 totally lost the great concept of the game

A few years ago I somehow discovered Assist, but it's not the same anymore - not entirely sure why, maybe we just got too old for sheeet? 
Or maybe the fun was in discovering something new, whereas now everyone here is a veteran and knows the drill, but back in the days everything was new.
I don't know if there was much ghosting back in the day (don't think Skype existed yet), but it was quite fun scanning cameras of main viewpoints and looking at enemy position - something which Assist denies, perhaps it's fair but still

Dunno, maybe it's just me, but even most modern games don't appeal to me much anymore, they all look like poorly redrawn copies and no originality.
Ah I miss the Golden Age (2000-2010) with America's Army, Need for Speed, Grand Theft Auto, Ronaldinho, the world seemed more peaceful and at least I wasn't bothered much about the future...

So i will post a few of those that i have been using. There is nothing wrong with what i'm posting and the older players should already have them so why not give to the newest also?

Higher FPS:
Type "pb_sleep 500" into the console without the " " for a slight fps boost.
It makes pb only work every 500 miliseconds instead of pb default of every 20 miliseconds.
Most users see 5-15fps boost from using command on most maps. When you type pb_sleep 500, type p_writecfg so you don't have to type pb_sleep 500 everytime you join a server.

Ingame GUI Settings:
Audio
Audio Mode: H/W + 3D.
Low Sound Detail: Unchecked.
System Driver: Checked.
System Beep: Checked.

Input
Auto Slope: Unchecked.
Invert Mouse: Unchecked.
Mouse Smoothing: Checked.
Reduce Mouse Lag: Checked.

Game
Auto Switch From Grenade: Checked.
Toggle Lean: Unchecked.
Walk Zoom: Checked.
Dynamic Netspeed: Checked.
Preload All Player Skins: Checked (will increase load times into server but worth it).

Optional Armyops.ini Settings:
[Engine.GameEngine]
CacheSizeMegs=512

[ALAudio.ALAudioSubsystem]
UseEAX=False
Use3DSound=True
UseDefaultDriver=True
Channels=128
SoundVolume=1.000000 ( Up to a 2.00000)

[D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice]
UsePrecaching=True
UseTrilinear=True
DesiredRefreshRate=90 *set this to same as monitor refresh rate in hrz, if you dont know , dont touch.
UseVSync=True *set this to true only if you did the step above.

Standart Binds:
R=reload | teamsay Realoading Cover Me! | ReportIn
J=fixjam | teamsay Fixing Jam Cover Me! | ReportIn
2=GrenadeFrag | teamsay NADING! | ReportIn
3=GrenadeSmoke | teamsay SMOKING! | ReportIn
4=GrenadeFlash | teamsay FLASHING! | ReportIn
5=GrenadeIncendiary | teamsay Fire Coming! | ReportIn

NumPad1=contrast 0.75 | gamma 1.5 | brightness 1
NumPad2=contrast 0.8 | gamma 0.8 | brightness 1
NumPad3=contrast 1 | gamma 1 | brightness 0.15
NumPad4=contrast 2 | gamma 1.3 | brightness 0.8
NumPad5=contrast 0.5 | gamma 1.1 | brightness 1
NumPad6=contrast 1 | gamma 0.9 | brightness 0.8
(to quick change when you get outside, etc...)

Medic= CommoShout | CommoSendMessage 32 | CommoRadio | CommoSendMessage 99
Fragout = CommoShout | CommoSendMessage 28 | CommoRadio | CommoSendMessage 99

Should one still follow these guidelines, even with current version of Assist?

Could anyone also advise me on Sound Settings. I currently have it set to H/W 3D + EAX on a Macbook running in Mac OS. It seams to work fine, so should I change it or not, to another option?

It is deeply upsetting that this conflict has taken with it the lives of the innocent foreign civilians which had nothing to do with the dispute itself, and which could be the cause of someone's political reason.

Also, I just wanted to explain the situation a bit clearer to whomever is interested, than they do in the often biased news. I follow the unrest regularly since combat began in the region of eastern Ukraine, in which I know people and have relatives.
1) Why was the plane flying through a war zone?
Ukraine's air traffic control together with Malaysian airlines agreed on this path to save fuel. It wouldn't have been a bad idea if it wasn't for the fact that Ukraine's military had a plane shot just a few days before, presumably by rebels, who were also believed to have the missile system 'BUK'. So why take such a risk in the first place?
2) Ukraine or Russia?
Many newspapers from the UK claimed that it was the work of Putin on the very first day, before any evidence from an investigation. (http://cs619931.vk.me/v619931145/d55f/Li9p_SlRYMg.jpg) This seams like pure propaganda. The phone conversation which Ukraine's security services provided could be real. But nobody knows yet, as voice recording can be fabricated (they do this all the time in movies). It's also strange the fact that the dialog consists of 3 separate conversations.
3) 'BUK' missile system
While the rebels are believed to be in possession of this vehicle, it is not possible to know if it's in working order or not. Besides it requires another vehicle with a target acquisition radar 'TAR' in order to lock onto the target and the rebels don't have it (no evidence yet). But there could be a possibility that Russia's TAR provided this information, but could still be positioned across the border. Again no undeniable evidence yet, but for one, Ukraine definitely has the entire complex.

There is currently no clear details and it might be some time before the responsible are pinpointed. For now lets just wait until further evidence is discovered and a thorough investigation of this horrific tragedy has been conducted. For future, whatever you do don't listen to one news outlet, follow a variety to get the full picture.

Can anyone comment on the performance on an Intel Mac, by referencing their specifications?
After seeing a post that this will work on Intel Mac I decided to try it on my maxed-out 2006 Macbook (integrated GPU), and all I get is 10 FPS, on lowest settings. I agree that I have a rubbish GPU by gaming standards, but this game was playable by most machines back in 2006. So why can't it be the same now?
What kind of FPS are people getting with Macbook Pro's 2010- ?

Ok, I reinstalled Assist and now everything is fine, bar the fact that when America's Army starts the Windows appearance setting changes... which is a bit irritating.

Having problems with the new update also. But for me it kicks me saying that 'armyops.exe is running but it is not running from the 2.5Assist installation, for security reasons this cannot be allowed'.
I tried the reset+repair but no help.

They still down or what's the situation?