How-To: Tweak Combat Arms for Speed

This is a simple little guide on how to tweak combat arms to (a) load faster and (b) exit faster. This is very simple and all you have to do is cut and paste some files. So lets begin!

The latest version of combat arms (Ver_US_0.5.2499), they added 2 intro videos to the start up. That takes time. The 1st movie you can escape from by pressing Esc, but the next video you can’t. This simple file tweak will also remove that annoying ending banner that pops up when you exit the game.

Locate you combat arms folder on your hard drive. Default location is C:\Nexon\Combat Arms. Find “EndingBanner.exe” and rename it or simply delete it from your pc. I usually put the files in a zip file, but thats just me. Next, you want to go in the Game > MOVIES folder. You can either rename everything inside or delete them all. The files inside of my folder were “nalogo.bik, nelogo.bik, calogo.bik“. Bik files are a type of video format similar to divx. This format is widely used in video games because of its ties with DirectX, aka ready to use in just about any game.

After you do those 2 easy file deletes or renames, you should have made loading and unloading combat arms much easier for yourself. Enjoy!

Nexon Bans 1000+ Members

In an attempt to remove illegal use of their software, Nexon America banned 1000+ members of its online shooter; Combat Arms. They posted the following news post on their website:

Please be aware that we have recently investigated many accounts suspected of illegal behavior. Based on evidence, over one thousand found guilty of hacking were immediately banned.

Keeping our game clean is a matter that we at Nexon take extremely seriously.  All players should be aware that we are and will be regularly monitoring accounts for hacking behavior.  Going forward, players who are found guilty of any further hacking activity will be permanently banned.  Play clean or you won’t be allowed to play at all. — combatarms.nexon.net

Lets just hope that no legitimet members were banned. Nexon is pretty hard to persuade in any direction even if they are wrong.