multiplayer_coop

[clear trout]

@unique hawk @wraith laurel @abstract kayak please take a look at the channel description, this channel is to discuss #multiplayer_coop things but not for looking for game, for this we got #looking_for_game

[indigo otter]

Are you looking to play with people?
pick one channel:
#looking_for_game to tell others you want to play
#looking_for_unit to tell others you are looking for a group
#communities_arma3 to browse through advertised groups

Note: Please follow the templates in those channels (if applicable), and don't use them for discussions.

[tulip summit]

Anyone wants to play Takistan Insurgency?

[magic ice]

Hey guys im currently downloading arma 3 and the dlc apex along with it. if anyone would like to help a new person out that would be much appreciated.

[clear trout]

!gettingstarted

[indigo otter]

Arma Reforger
To get started with Arma Reforger its recommended to play through the tutorial, which provides a simple overview of the basic features of the game.

Arma 3
If you're new to playing Arma 3, its recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[clear trout]

@magic ice ⬆️ start with learning the basics 👍

[magic ice]

Thanks! @clear trout

[clear trout]

@abstract kayak please take a look at our #rules this discord is English only. And if you are looking for players #looking_for_game or if you want to join a unit: #looking_for_unit , or scroll through #communities_arma3 where units advertise.

[left folio]

hello! i need some help, wanted to play Escape from Malden but with the RHS and CUP mods i have installed

how do i replace the assets that the default Escape from Malden has?

[severe cove]

need help trying to open dedicated server but keep getting an error saying cannot open file 'mpmissions/mission'

[peak sand]

Your mission config is incorrect, you need to define a missionfile for it to open, should be server.cfg iirc

[severe cove]

can you dm me an example?

[peak sand]

no, use google

[severe cove]

ok

[amber cave]

how do i update sog in dedicated server that are using tadts?

keep getting this when player connected

VN_Versioning] (Ijan) Version mismatch! Server: 1.1.r11570, Client 1.2.r13597

[clear trout]

@amber cave best could ask that in #server_admins

[dire forge]

please help me Is there any solution to be able to play with my friend, since my friend does not appear in the launcher of Arma 3, is there any solution for that?

[clear trout]

@dire forge best try it in #arma3_questions or #arma3_troubleshooting

[hollow ledge]

Where is the proper place to share a coop mission I've made?

[ionic thorn]

#production_releases

[abstract kayak]

I made a scenario anyone wanna play

[clear trout]

@abstract kayak #looking_for_game 🤷‍♂️

[flat sage]

Anyone have experience with MCC4? In particular how to setup campaign persistence. I've got inidbi2 on the server, but is there anything else I need to do? Does it just automatically save when everyone logs off, and load when the server starts?

[abstract kayak]

sure

[earnest vigil]

hey are there any other fantasy themes than zombies? like is there star wars or some other nutty thing to try?

right now i am having an absolute blast with zed-enabled exile mod

[raven breach]

Can u guys give me an alive sandbox PvE server?

[lime glade]

What are some good servers for people still trying to learn arma and aren't particularly interested in pvp yet?

[ionic thorn]

Singleplayer

[inland shore]

Official servers? The main coop missions are the apex campaign, 16+2 zues, and Escape, though there are probably others. These are all PVE (though a zues on a scriptable server can add a pvp element to 16+2)

You could also try joining a small group welcoming new players

[lime glade]

Do i need to buy the dlc for coop missions?

[runic escarp]

I NEED HELPO

[inland shore]

You do require the DLC/CDLC to play any coop mission that uses the map of a dlc terrain (You need Apex to play its campaign, Sahara to play Extraction, Contact to play Livonia Zues, etc.)

[lime glade]

Alright, thanks man I appreciate it

[inland shore]

Once you know a fair bit about what you're doing I'd recommend joining an antistasi or liberation server for more players and stuff

[tired fractal]

Anyone got fun suggestions for scenarios and mods to play between just a few people

[young plover]

hey i have been trying to port forward to play with my friends and it said my UPNP/IDG on a AT&T router is at i cant find it.

[plain shell]

I have tried for the longest time to host a simple server with my mate

With mods

3 hours later I feel nothing but pain

Can I have some help

[chrome dirge]

SAME

Can anyone show me how to host a server so i can play with my friends

[stable steeple]

Yes

[chrome dirge]

Ok can u show me later

[maiden sun]

new to discord, is there a way to voice chat like with teamspeak

[night edge]

Yes

If voice channels are made

Or you can directly call someone by friending them with their permission of course

[chrome dirge]

Can anyone show me how to host a server so i can play with my friends

[clear trout]

!localhost

[indigo otter]

Arma 3
To host a server or a game session locally, you need to make sure first that your WAN address / external IP uses the IPv4 protocol!
Check your router’s status page in the settings to confirm. (If in doubt, ask your ISP, Websites like “whatismyip.com” give you a false positive!)
Local servers and games can not be hosted on an IPv6 network, or IPv4 via DSlite tunnel!
https://www.avg.com/en/signal/ipv4-vs-ipv6
Once you have confirmed that your connection uses the IPv4 protocol, you need to manually open / forward the ports 2302-2306 UDP (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Dedicated_Server#Port_Forwarding)
See your router’s manual on how to do that, or ask google: “<your router model> + port forwarding”

[clear trout]

@chrome dirge ⬆️

[orchid swallow]

Do you guys know any servers that run the zombies and demons mod?

[left cairn]

anybody who can teach me the ropes of arma 3?

[glass salmon]

!gettingstarted

[indigo otter]

Arma Reforger
To get started with Arma Reforger its recommended to play through the tutorial, which provides a simple overview of the basic features of the game.

Arma 3
If you're new to playing Arma 3, its recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[left cairn]

thanks!

[clear trout]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

Are you looking to play with people?
pick one channel:
#looking_for_game to tell others you want to play
#looking_for_unit to tell others you are looking for a group
#communities_arma3 to browse through advertised groups

Note: Please follow the templates in those channels (if applicable), and don't use them for discussions.

[hazy estuary]

Can somebody help, me and my friend want to play Arma 3 together yet we have problems with joining. When he joins or I tries to join each other it says, "server not responding" we've tried messing with our UNPN and router and firewall etc... please let me know what to do

[full cradle]

I have an idea I’ll dm you if I can

[full cradle]

I can

[full cradle]

I got a buddy I am teaching

[slow pumice]

I am having the same issues, Server won't show up, I've tried everything that I can think of.

[warm stump]

anyone know where i can find active public or 24/7 servers that run mods like RHS or CUP for vehicles and weapons? I've put a lot of time into invade and annex but want to see if it's being done with mods in that game mode or a similar fashion

[tame jackal]

anyone know where to find a good antistasi server?

[clear trout]

@hexed whale take a look at the channel description, this channel is to discuss MP_Coop, looking for players is #looking_for_game 👍

[hexed whale]

Ah yes, this makes sense. I am sorry!

[clear trout]

@exotic lily #looking_for_game 👍

[clear trout]

@abstract kayak for doing bigger public events: #multiplayer_events as you can read in the channel description this channel is to discuss multiplayer coop not to invite for games.

And do follow the rules of the channels as for #multiplayer_events there are rules to post in that channel what you can find in the pinned messages.

[dry wolf]

Me and a few friends, lets say 4 players max, like co-op. We've just about finished the Apex missions and really like it. We've also played Direct Action as well as a few others like DRO and DCO.

Are there any suggestions that would be like co-op missions that are more scripted and less generated that are well received? We did see the first 5 missions were made as a mod on the workshop for 2 player co-op but seems abandoned and unfinished now.

[ionic thorn]

the coop missions from SOG PF CDLC are good stuff

[dry wolf]

BOY Those DLC's are pricey.

I asume they are more then just some vehicals and such then. is there SP in there too? and are they decent length?

[ionic thorn]

coop missions can be played alone

[dry wolf]

Fair but for example the Contact or Original Campaign are much more robust then the Apex missions. I assume they will not have something like the former isn't as practical for co-op MP.

[clear trout]

@dusky thorn #looking_for_game

[fluid hornet]

#looking_for_game

[dry wolf]

I've been playing with a small group for a while. Giving directions is one thing we struggle with. We use the Shift-T ping but we find that some times just doesn't show to other players. It also doesn't last very long. I've started asking them to bring a Laser when I do CAS so I can lock on to the laser to know where they want it. One part where we still really struggle to the point I've not bothered is telling each person where to go for cover. I can use the command menu for the AI but do the players get any notification on generally where to go? or do they just get a 3 3 grid cord like most commands... or anything?

Any advice on this other then hard core mil sim style would be appreciated. Not that I don't find that interesting. I just don't think my buddies will be into that. I can't get them to say the cords in the right order to save my life =P.

[thorn rapids]

thats general orienteering stuff though

"move to that house with the attached garage bearing 220, 300 meters"

your voice is the commanding menu, when interacting with players

that IMO is not very hardcore

[wide tulip]

Do you use any mods at all?

[dry wolf]

Yes, a decent amount. He says he sees them on his screen so I don't think it's a bind issue.

We share presets before starting too.

As for the orienteering side. I understand that works but I'm looking for something maybe a bit more arcadey. I've found that the Shift-T is called "Tactical Ping" and it's a default thing in the difficulty settings. ACE also has a "point" feature which might help but I haven't tried that with them since I found it. It also doesn't work in vehicles.

[clear trout]

@thin plaza @violet dew #looking_for_game

[clear trout]

@tidal saffron ⬆️

[dry wolf]

I'm looking for a mission that would have 1 person lost without tools and people chasing him. Escape from the base or camp kind of thing. Radio to base land marks to try and find him and extract. I could set that up my self but then I've spoiled the game to play it. Anyone know of scenarios that are like that? or a way to randomly generate that with mods?

[wind cove]

Just got the game and would like to learn

[clear trout]

@zealous wasp #looking_for_game

[clear trout]

@potent bloom #looking_for_game or #looking_for_unit to join a group.

[clear trout]

@willow star #looking_for_game

[tired swan]

Wait until black Friday 😀

[dry wolf]

So far SOG was def worth getting it half off. If I was into the setting more I could see paying 20 bucks for it without question.

[clear trout]

@abstract kayak #looking_for_game

[clear trout]

@lusty cloud best place to post to get recruited is in #looking_for_unit in the pinned messages there is a template what will give recruiters a good list of details about yourself.

[indigo otter]

Arma Reforger
To get started with Arma Reforger its recommended to play through the tutorial, which provides a simple overview of the basic features of the game.

Arma 3
If you're new to playing Arma 3, its recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[subtle inlet]

@hidden mortar can you help me

or any vet

[fossil steppe]

Don't ask to ask, just ask 😉
A lot of people might be able to help you, not only a single person

[stray egret]

!gettingstarted

[indigo otter]

Arma Reforger
To get started with Arma Reforger its recommended to play through the tutorial, which provides a simple overview of the basic features of the game.

Arma 3
If you're new to playing Arma 3, its recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[clear trout]

@slow mural #looking_for_game

[clear trout]

@toxic girder ⬆️

[willow star]

Could some one recommend me a good collection of vanilla small mp coop missions?

[fierce shore]

is there a way me and my friend can do missions besdide the defualt base game ones

[twin wharf]

You can download MP missions from Steam or just build them yourself in the editor

[vapid flicker]

is there a good mp sandbox server?

[spring adder]

yes ill see if i can find it @vapid flicker

[rigid sorrel]

Does anyone have any idea how to edit the Hearts and Minds mission to work with Takistan and/or Kunduz?

[stray egret]

you could just ask Hearts&Minds author

[ocean solstice]

Is it possible to administrate a server without being on it, via the console or something?
Would be nice if you could point me in the right direction, please @ me

I have a big event with 65 people and I fear that if I somehow crash my game, someone is just gonna join, fill my zeus slot and I am locked out of the server

[atomic wagon]

Init script thet checks steamid of player in Zeus slot, if wrong, endmission

[ocean solstice]

I am unsure if you are trolling, kek

[atomic wagon]

No

Endmission i mean the command, ends mission only for one player, kicks him out

[clear trout]

@abstract kayak #production_releases is the channel to post this type of missions 👍

[abstract kayak]

Hi all. Coming back to ARMA after a some time away. Planning on running a few ops with friends, hosted locally on my system. Not going to do formal objectives etc., will just use the eden enhanced editor. Have previously only mission made for dedi server. Is there any "watchout" tips I need to be aware of for locally hosted coop? Esp around JIP and slots etc

Or is it relatively straightforward

[terse otter]

I just got arma is there any groups looking?

[glass salmon]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

Are you looking to play with people?
pick one channel:
#looking_for_game to tell others you want to play
#looking_for_unit to tell others you are looking for a group
#communities_arma3 to browse through advertised groups

Note: Please follow the templates in those channels (if applicable), and don't use them for discussions.

[clear trout]

@abstract kayak ⬆️

[north thunder]

Does anybody know how to switch out the Gray hawk for sen

[glass salmon]

sen?

[clear trout]

@drifting oxide ⬆️

[north thunder]

Sentinel

[clear trout]

#looking_for_game

[clear trout]

#looking_for_game or check #multiplayer_events if any events are going on

[vernal agate]

Help me guys pls im new and my friend cannot join my lobby to Play coop

How to start coop?

[swift hinge]

Has anyone seen a simple way to make vehicles locked until someone reaches a certain rank on mp server?

[thorn rapids]

and how does the person reach the rank

playtime, paytime, friends of admin, soloing objectives, etc

its a 15 minute job to create vehicle lock based on rank.. 15 hour to create fair method of awarding the rank, further 150 hour to ensure its fair in all edge cases and not exploited

[swift hinge]

Outstanding appraisal I appreciate it. Does anyone know if there is a script already to lock a vehicle by rank ?

Maybe Im searching the wrong terms...

[thorn rapids]

if you only want the 15-minute component, just ask in scripting channel and wait a couple hours

[swift hinge]

Im really not sure what youre alluding to ... but Im just looking for a script that locks vehicles by rank. Appreciate your input.

[thorn rapids]

someone will type one out for you

i would but on phone rn so cant

your best bet is to ask in scripting

[swift hinge]

I might be searching this wrong. If anyone knows of better search terms I could use to figure out how to lock vehicles to certain ranks, Ill do it myself.. just need a little kick in the right direction.

[misty zinc]

Hello, how to play with friend on private?

doesbt show up

[dry venture]

@misty zinc tried hamachi and similar virtual LAN tools yet?

[stray egret]

radmin might be a better choice rather than hamachi from what I've heard

[misty zinc]

i heard you can port forward

but i have tp link and dont have a clue how

hamachi didnt work

[dry venture]

https://portforward.com/arma-3/

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/134/

[robust nebula]

Crickets.

Maybe I'll ask a question here so that it's not such an empty channel: for COOP, have people found that the stock AI behavior with some tweaks is best or 3rd party mods that augment AI? I mean things like behavioral modification in terms of reaction to fire, deployment of utilities (smokes, frags, etc.) and (maybe most importantly) accuracy of fire -- i.e. no 1km headshots with small arms on the first shot. Enough accuracy to reward players taking cover and using concealment and to punish players not doing so.

[raven dirge]

Probably should be in #arma3_ai , but we use ASR_AI and DAC for our coop stuff.
They work quite well, and have adjustable parameters for difficulty.

I'd recommend grabbing ASR, putting down some blufor/OPFOR in a town and letting them go at it for a good idea. It makes quite a good difference.

One thing that does happen is that the AI tends to overuse their 40mm GLs whenever they see someone in a spot they can hit. Expect 4-5 GL hits on an unlucky person.

[robust nebula]

Interesting (and sorry if this was in the wrong channel). Thanks for the reply!

[ionic thorn]

the best place to ask is in #looking_for_game

[clever epoch]

ASR_AI and ALiVE for us.

If you want to nerf the skill a bit of the AI I have some script for that somewhere.

[raven dirge]

ALiVE's AI is a bit funny, but works well too.

Only thing I never understood was spawning civilians. Never works for me.

[tulip spruce]

DAC for us + headless client

[raven dirge]

DAC gets laggy if you use it to do something huge.

[tulip spruce]

nah, we run a fuckton of AIs + 40~60 players

[raven dirge]

As in, the initialization is super long.

[tulip spruce]

init of a zone or DAC itself ?

[raven dirge]

I don't find it possible to cover all the towns in a map like Chernarus with DAC.

[tulip spruce]

yeah that's not what DAC is designed for

[raven dirge]

Yea, that's what alive is for.

[tulip spruce]

In our community latest mission DAC init in 0.2s

we spawn DAC zones on the fly when we need them

[raven dirge]

Yea, for small/medium size zones right?

[tulip spruce]

if 1K x 1K zones

is small for you

but that's the biggest ones we use, usually they are 400x400 or 500x500

[raven dirge]

Yea, 500x500 covers a base and a patrol zone pretty well.

I've gotta try DAC more, but I've mainly stuck to ALiVE and just dropping down units myself.

[tulip spruce]

we don't have "patrol zones" we use DAC zones spawned on HC around players

I need to rewrite the thing too

[raven dirge]

Mm. Do you have a sample mission you could possibly show?

[tulip spruce]

gimme a sec

[raven dirge]

Thanks.

[tulip spruce]

https://github.com/alganthe/Ahoyworld-gauntlet

still a WIP

i'm rewriting it atm

[raven dirge]

Alright, I'll take a look at it in a couple hours once I'm home.

[tulip spruce]

https://github.com/alganthe/Ahoyworld-gauntlet/blob/master/functions/missions/mission10_guerMeeting.sqf example of an objective

[abstract kayak]

Why can't my friends see my UPNP server?

[stray egret]

your router does not allow upnp probably

[clear trout]

Quick reminder: this channel is for: "discussing cooperative gamemodes, mission and servers!"
Not to advertise events/servers/unit (groups) or looking for game/groups. Looking for game?: #looking_for_game Looking for a unit?: #looking_for_unit Advertising a community/(discord) server? #communities_arma3 Organising a event?: #multiplayer_events

[queen sinew]

Anyone know any good attack and defend servers?

[clear trout]

@true thicket #looking_for_unit

[raven dirge]

11 minutes, 700 AI, huge number of waypoints. ALiVE is a lot better for that kinda stuff. I have 1800 AI running at the moment, and it initialized in 3 minutes.

[hollow saffron]

Hello guys, i have a question, if someone can help me, on arma 3, i made a normal local server and my friends are joining with hamachi, we play just for us, but i like to make the things more immersive, like, scenario, i like to control everything so, i got takistan and the sandbox mod, but, i can use from ''Y'' editor menu, but not entire, or properly. Some things like AI menu - tasks or some spawn like talibans are missing after the first edit or preset, so, how can i edit more then that while i m in the session with the boys? what do u recomand?

[patent plaza]

Is there a good mod, that enhances IR vision across all devices? The stock IR vision is kinda bad

[abstract kayak]

Bring back old thermals ❤️

[clear trout]

@gritty shell 1) please take a look at our #rules this discord is English only. 2) looking for players can be done in #looking_for_game (see channel pinned messages).

[raven dirge]

You realize the way ALiVE works is that it allows you to keep cached groups of AI virtualized into a list rather than keeping them out and about like DAC?
IMO, being able to keep large amounts of AI ready to go and able to "respond" to radio calls and the like is great.

They spawn in as needed by the virtualization manager, and are then removed and re added to the list when players are out of range (we have them at 2km)

[humble monolith]

Got splitscreen working with mod support 😎 (still bugs with input )

[tough blaze]

Hi guys

[gentle crystal]

must have mad lag though?

[humble monolith]

not really

[gentle crystal]

good pc?

[humble monolith]

yeah

3060rtx

and

i5 11600kf

16gb ram

[abstract kayak]

Why would you have lag when having split screen lmao

[humble monolith]

?

[abstract kayak]

That's literally just more VRAM usage

[humble monolith]

not really

[abstract kayak]

And A3 is not VRAM hungry

[humble monolith]

im running the game twice, and have quite a bit less fps

[abstract kayak]

Oh so it's just a bootleg split screen

[stable heart]

no its CPU hungry. best to overclock a 8700k to 7ghz and youre fine to go, just dont forget about the liquid nitrogen cooling

[humble monolith]

yeah

but it works perfect

aside from some input bugs

cant use official servers'

[abstract kayak]

More about memory honestly

[stable heart]

so how come our entire squad gets 25-30 gfps when almost everyone got 32gb 3600 ddr4?

obviously 82 mods active

[abstract kayak]

Because DDR4 isn't good

Get a good kit of DDR5 and it will do 10-20 fps better outright

[stable heart]

well but ddr4 didnt even existing then arma came out

exist*

[abstract kayak]

And?

[stable heart]

and, how was it even playable with ddr3 back then? xD

[abstract kayak]

It's not 1:1 with how it used to be

[stable heart]

if that would not mean to replace the motherboard, and so the CPU id absolutly order a set of ram sticks right away

[clear trout]

#hardware_vs_arma 🤔

[rugged tusk]

is there a way i can Play Coop Antisatsi with a friend? If i try to host a Server wizh UPnP enabled it doesnt work and i not sure if Port Fowarding is really a good idear, i dont want to brick my Router

[clear trout]

!localhost

[indigo otter]

Arma 3
To host a server or a game session locally, you need to make sure first that your WAN address / external IP uses the IPv4 protocol!
Check your router’s status page in the settings to confirm. (If in doubt, ask your ISP, Websites like “whatismyip.com” give you a false positive!)
Local servers and games can not be hosted on an IPv6 network, or IPv4 via DSlite tunnel!
https://www.avg.com/en/signal/ipv4-vs-ipv6
Once you have confirmed that your connection uses the IPv4 protocol, you need to manually open / forward the ports 2302-2306 UDP (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Dedicated_Server#Port_Forwarding)
See your router’s manual on how to do that, or ask google: “<your router model> + port forwarding”

[rugged tusk]

Thx

[terse moat]

Anyone know of a good coop scenario with pirates?

[dreamy barn]

Where can I find group for prairie fire coop?

[clear trout]

@dreamy barn some groups post in #communities_arma3 but if you are wanting to make it a bit easier: advertise yourself in #looking_for_unit and check the pinned messages for a template to give as much details as possible 👍

[fallow vector]

just FYI ALiVE does nothing to modify the default BIS AI behaviour

[fallow vector]

Right but those are really just waypoints given to a group.. no actual changes to AI behaviour.. but I see what you mean ;)

[clever epoch]

Flanking is DAC/UPSMON stuff! No ALiVE got time for that.

[raven dirge]

@tender socket stick it to #looking_for_unit please, stop spamming all the semi-relevant channels. No one appreciates that.

[hollow shore]

Real ALiVE users make the AI flank themselves ;)

[fallow vector]

^lol

[clever epoch]

Open the tablet and done! ;)

[harsh fox]

If anyone is a medic here and good with KAt Pharmacy, please could you ping me and tell me what the effect of Atropine is on someone. Ty

[manic coral]

@tender socket please stop posting that

[raven dirge]

@exotic patrol can you please tell him to stop spamming? And it's in multiple channels too.
It's getting quite annoying. :\

[manic coral]

@exotic patrol what are the rules for spamming

(or: everybody, lets tell everyone every day in every remotely relevant channel what great units we all belong to)

[karmic wraith]

Taking promoting to an annoying level

[manic coral]

yes, lets turn discord into twitter

[tender socket]

damn yall cry too much

[exotic patrol]

@manic coral check #info_help_tips rule 17. ;) also kick or ban due to spam or abuse do happen ;)

[manic coral]

and now lets enforce this retroactively :troll: (goddamnit, why is there 🚎 but no :troll: ? who the f decides that s?)

[silk helm]

Where on this server I can search team to play arma 3?

[glass salmon]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

Are you looking to play with people?
pick one channel:
#looking_for_game to tell others you want to play
#looking_for_unit to tell others you are looking for a group
#communities_arma3 to browse through advertised groups

Note: Please follow the templates in those channels (if applicable), and don't use them for discussions.

[steel tinsel]

👉🏽🙋🏻👈🏽

[ionic thorn]

to #multiplayer_events, as this chat prohibits advertising.

[kindred wind]

hey, im trying to get my friends into arma and dont know where to start them

i was thinking of doing operations with just us 4 but i cant really find the best ones. does anyone have any recommendations for some ops that we could run to help them get into the game and enjoy it

[void garnet]

Id recommend antistasi

[undone bronze]

Antistasi, Vindicta , Hearts&Mines

Very good missions for fun

ANTISTASI+Vindicta is very eazy to setup you need only mods for antistasi 1

Vindicta 2

+if you want factions for more enemies

H&M is more milsim but very interesting

[kindred wind]

perfect, thanks

[undone bronze]

Np, hopefully it will help

[kindred wind]

one more question

what additional mods should i add to antistasi

like does it come with ace interact and all the basic things?

[undone bronze]

Nope

Antistazi is yust gamemode

But recomending RHS-ace

And others

What you prefer

You can find the mod on workshop

Vindicta is good 2, but is little bit dificult

[kindred wind]

yeah id rather start them off with something more simple

[undone bronze]

So antistasi/ i recomend if u know Ace so:

Ace
RHS you can chose what u want
enchanced movemend
Etc

[clear trout]

If they have the Apex edition you could start with the Apex campaign that is so COOP 😎

[kindred wind]

i have apex but they dont, but thats what i was originally thinking

[kindred wind]

gotchu, thanks

[undone bronze]

Very true, the campain is very cool, and eazy

[abstract kayak]

If only BI had added the option to pause the coops when you have no friends

[undone bronze]

?

[glass salmon]

Might mean save and load

[abstract kayak]

Yeah that and pausing

When you esc the game still goes on

[desert thunder]

any good mods ?

[glass salmon]

?

[kindred wind]

@undone bronze i went and did antistasi, but its just resulted in us dying over and over again while trying to kill as many officers as possible and take their guns

its super chaotic and the difficulty is way too hard for a group of 4

is there any other recommendations?

[ionic thorn]

just do small mission like supply town at first, build HR. if you want to attack base just do hit and run and take the ammo crate before the counter attack arrives.

and you may want to bring ai next time.

[clear trout]

@novel trout #looking_for_game

[dense rapids]

Hi, I've played Arma 3 some years ago with a friend. He hosted the mission "Battlezone Altis" and he had some knowledge about how to play Arma 3 and this mission. But I lost contact to him. Now I want to play this with some friends. I remember most of the mechanics in the mission, but I'm unable to use the HALO jump. But this was a very good thing for beginners. I "use" the right Flagpole and the map is shown, but then I don't know how to start the jump. And Do I need to equip a parachute or will it be assigned automatically. Unfortunately I didn't find any howto or guide for this mission, even it is very popular. I'm a Amra3 MP noob. I played single player most of my 300h in Arma3. Any help is welcome!

[long wedge]

Hey everyone, me and my friend are very new to Arma 3, are there any overarching co-op campaigns or a way to set them up yourself that is vehicle centered? I mainly want to do CAS and he wants to drive and do JTAC, or do support operations with helis.

[stiff bloom]

Dms

[clear trout]

#looking_for_game

[dawn sable]

yo up all night who wanna pla

play

[glass salmon]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

Are you looking to play with people?
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[dawn sable]

yo

@glass salmon

[glass salmon]

?

[dawn sable]

wanna join

my manz

me and homie

were finna do some ops

[glass salmon]

I'm not joining like at all. I just pointed where you should to go

[dawn sable]

or what ever u have in idea

[glass salmon]

No need to invite friend

[dawn sable]

oh

[distant sedge]

does anyone know of any senarios on workshop that act similar to wasteland. specifically the mission aspect where a mission will pop up every now and then. i want to mess around doing these in private server with friends

[clear trout]

@remote lichen #communities_arma3

[indigo swallow]

hello. im brand new to arma. does anyone know any guides on how i can get started

[glass salmon]

!gettingstarted

[indigo otter]

Arma Reforger
To get started with Arma Reforger it is recommended to play through the tutorial, which provides a simple overview of the basic features of the game.

Arma 3
If you're new to playing Arma 3, it is recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[indigo swallow]

thanks

[gentle crypt]

Directaction

Or use liberations, antistasi. Or simply run one of the offical end game scenarios

[next briar]

Can anyone help me im trying to host a server but my freinds cant find it

[misty brook]

@next briar had the same issue. You will need to use a service such as hamachi

Anyone interested in a KP Liberation coop mission? (Heavily modded).

Would love to gather a little crew (3-4 players) to enjoy KP Lib. (Already played it with a friend, which was much fun!)

We would essentially play with AI. So every player has his own squad, while still using ACRE for communication. With the modlist its an absolute adventure, with great immersion

If you are interested pls ping or DM me

[obtuse marten]

does anybody know a good server that is serious milsim operation similar to what operator drewski does but it isnt invite only.

[clear trout]

@abstract kayak #looking_for_game 😉

[abstract kayak]

@clear trout Thanks !

[flat egret]

@obtuse marten I make decent infantry based ops in pub Zeus servers for everyone to enjoy

[clear trout]

@hollow summit #looking_for_game is the place to look for other players.

[hollow summit]

My bad, thanks for letting me know

[obtuse marten]

Can I add you?

[flat egret]

Of course mate

@obtuse marten

[obtuse marten]

I sent the discord friend req

[clear trout]

@desert grove #looking_for_game

[clear trout]

@rare walrus Please read the channel description, this is to discuss multiplayer coop, to find players to play with you can post in #looking_for_game (what is also written in the description).

[dreamy sand]

hey im new and looking for peeps to play with 🙂

[glass salmon]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

Are you looking to play with people?
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[hollow saffron]

Yo guys, i m searching for a squad to make some milsim, rp, or sm like that, to have fun on co op - Lan, with some selected mods and have a good time. If someone want's to join me or idk, me, to join into a squad with a same idea, it will be great. Thanks

[glass salmon]

Please read the above

[acoustic zealot]

hello is there anyone?

i need to help

[glass salmon]

With what

[glass salmon]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

Are you looking to play with people?
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[thorny pike]

I need help pls someone help me

I have a questions

[glass salmon]

"Don't ask to ask just ask"

[sharp furnace]

Hello everyone , I have a question me and my one friend trying to create server to play together but we couldn't make it
someone can help please ?

[abstract kayak]

@sharp furnace I can

[frank pawn]

Me and my friends are brand new to pc and just want to play together in the same server to mess around. How can we do this? We’ve tried port forwarding but everyone’s connecting fails everytime theres an attempt to join.

[warm stump]

hey so i'm looking for a mod i saw on the workshop the other day, it's a dynamic mission setup where it places points of interest you have to fight AI for and can be retaken, but it's not KP lib, antistasi, hearts and minds, or ALiVE, it's not dynamic recon/combat ops either, y'all got any idea what it is?

[warm stump]

check the UPNP box to get the server up for them to join

my favorite way to shoot the shit in arma is just to get an empty map with multiple zeus modules and just figure stuff out

[frank pawn]

The game is just garbage for multiplayer. I hate COD so much but I hope they take all of Arma’s business. Trash can game.

[abstract kayak]

Y WOULD COD TAKE MILSIM PEOPLE?

caps

[rapid roost]

If that doesn’t work is there anything else that could be the problem ? As I tried with a friend yesterday and we couldn’t find each other and we checked the upnp box , but with my other 2 friends I play with I can always find and join there game

[merry hull]

does the host have a mod loaded that no one else has? and make sure your all added on steam as friends so you dont have to direct connect and just go straight to the friends server list

[lone garden]

It's just fine for multiplayer. However, I would recommend finding existing events and groups to play with if you're still familiarising yourself with the game. If that's not for you, then find someone who can teach you how to set up a mission and run your own server 🙂

[rapid roost]

Anyone know any good missions where my friends can go infantry and I can be close air support in a wipeout or similar?

[abstract kayak]

whats the Invade and Annex gamemode or scenario ? i have no information about it and i would like to learn more about it

[clear trout]

If you know the old "insurgency" from Arma 2 than this is a bit the same, Luetin09 made a nice video about it many years ago, the game has evolved a bit of course over the years but the basics are still the same: https://youtu.be/pzODgH51IJU

@abstract kayak ⬆️

[abstract kayak]

hm

[abstract kayak]

ah i see thanks will check it out

[regal turtle]

Just played my first game of I&A as well as my first full game ever, it was awesome.

Probably my favourite moment was when we were flying a littlebird over to an LZ, i started hearing bullet cracks so i said "Are we getting shot at?". we then plummet to the ground either killing or incapacitating all of us.

[regal turtle]

either that or the time some dude crashed his atv into a tree and kept rambling to me about how i should leave him to die because he didnt want to see his son again as we waited for a medevac

[golden dawn]

What happened to all the domination servers? That was a sick mode.

Now it's just life or koth servers

[young wind]

Invade & Annex
Liberation
Insurgency
And maybe there was some other close to domination type.

[indigo otter]

Are you looking to play with people?
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[clear trout]

@silver forge ⬆️

[woeful axle]

Search 'Domination' (its the one created by Xeno) in the ArmA 3 Steam Workshop.
Within the Domination Workshop page are Github and the Discord links.
Domination Discord has dedicated server links with discord group links associated with their Domination server group.
Downloading the files from Github allows you to play one of the many mod and CDLC flavors of Domination in single player or coop.
Could also do a filtered mission search for 'Domination' via the ArmA 3 launcher. 55 dedicated Domination servers at time of posting.

[abstract kayak]

Having issues when trying to host a game between friends using the in game hosting function. Is there anything else required?

[chilly nymph]

!localhost

[indigo otter]

Arma 3
To host a server or a game session locally, you need to make sure first that your WAN address / external IP uses the IPv4 protocol!
Check your router’s status page in the settings to confirm. (If in doubt, ask your ISP, Websites like “whatismyip.com” give you a false positive!)
Local servers and games can not be hosted on an IPv6 network, or IPv4 via DSlite tunnel!
https://www.avg.com/en/signal/ipv4-vs-ipv6
Once you have confirmed that your connection uses the IPv4 protocol, you need to manually open / forward the ports 2302-2306 UDP (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Dedicated_Server#Port_Forwarding)
See your router’s manual on how to do that, or ask google: “<your router model> + port forwarding”

[sour gulch]

can you use iBuild in Dynamic Recon/Combat ops scenarios?
there's a prompt at mission start but keys are unbound 🤷‍♂️

[indigo otter]

Are you looking to play with people?
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[clear trout]

@wicked carbon ⬆️

[wicked carbon]

My bad thought this was the right channel

[crisp scroll]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3031236885

this is funny 🙂

[clear trout]

@torpid forum #looking_for_game

[cosmic whale]

Does anyone know how to launch a CDLC mission on a dedicated server using Host Havoc?

[clear trout]

@timber zephyr this is not a recruitment channel as you can read in the channel description/pinned messages. Want to advertise your unit you can use #communities_arma3

[timber zephyr]

Thank you

[near lake]

Me and a friend have been playing through the apex campaign (where at least for now, there's no AI squad). One of our biggest issues has been enemy patrols taking us by surprise. I think part of it is me developing bad habits from savescumming too much in single player missions (like how you'd play a typical stealth game - get spotted -> reload save, and now you have the advantage of knowing where the enemy positions are).

What often happens is, we'll be sneaking our way towards an objective, such as a compound we need to assault, and we'll be perfectly capable of spotting the contacts at the objective without being seen, but then a patrol will stumble on us from our flank or rear and light us up. Particularly when we're among lots of cover such as vegetation or a dense urban area, where there's lots of blind spots around us.
Any tips on getting better at this aspect? Is the answer just more patience and more recon?
Is there a way to hear enemy patrols when they're getting close? I wonder if maybe my volume isn't up enough, because I don't think I've ever heard enemies make noise unless they are shooting.

EDIT: And for reference, not running any AI mods - our setup is pretty close to vanilla, the only visibility related mod we have is one to lower the grass height.

[abstract kayak]

I share the frustration, people have insisted the AI can't see through leaves etc but I sometimes feel like they do. Even when I move from cover to cover

[thorn rapids]

typical way to play a SP stealth is to wait for enemy patrols to complete a full circuit so you can predict their movement.. for open area games that just means going slower

[clear trout]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

Are you looking to play with people?
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[glass salmon]

@obtuse ice Look above

[obtuse ice]

oh ok thx

im new

xd

[warm osprey]

Anyone have a clue how to set up a server and then connect to it? Myself and a buddy here are having trouble setting up the server, then connecting to it (by either using direct connect, or 'friends' in the server browser) we're on praire fire if that changes anything

[autumn wharf]

@warm osprey I use Hamachi 🙂

[mighty ravine]

Can anyone help me ive vever pc gamed and just bought one of amazon to play arma. thers no hdmi port on it so i got vga to hdmi and cant get display on my tv does anyone no what to do ?

Ive never

[merry pond]

Anybody know of a ww2 Iron Front server?

[austere estuary]

A PC Form 2023 should have HDMI If Not give IT back

[clear trout]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

Are you looking to play with people?
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[hoary willow]

Need help my multiplayer wont work

Im hosting a game but my buddy cant join...

[clear trout]

@void gust #looking_for_game

[clear trout]

Try #arma3_troubleshooting

[hoary willow]

will do thanks

[rancid musk]

Guys i have a question, im new in Arma 3 and i want to ask how i can make the Laser on my weapon on?

[hoary fjord]

press default key: L

[rancid musk]

Tank you

[abstract kayak]

anyone in here thats down for gameplay im fairly new to arma 3 nad trying to get a more imersive experience

[clear trout]

@abstract kayak #looking_for_game is the place to be looking for players as you can read in the channel description.

[abstract kayak]

ok

[clear trout]

@crystal dock #production_releases is the place to advertise that 👍

[crystal dock]

Gotcha! Thank!

[gilded stream]

Im looking for some people to teach me this game i wanna get involved in these massive scale missions but dont know how

[cold bronze]

Guys, i looking for the best solo-coop CIT map with RHS and save function. Any idea what to look to?

[sour mist]

Can anyone help me with Arma 3 multiplayer? I'm new to Arma 3.

[glass salmon]

What help?

[sour mist]

I don't know who to join or set up a server to play with my Friend.

[wise ravine]

Can anyone help me , i didn't play the game for about 1 year. Today i wanted to play with some frineds i tried to host a server and a scenario but they couldn't join i tried upn and everything like i did before but noone seems to join my frineds tried it aswell and we couldnt join them

[clear trout]

@bold atlas this discord is English only (see #rules ) and yes there are Czech people who play the game, if you are looking for players to play with use #looking_for_game if you are interested in joining units/groups (there are a few Czech groups) you can scroll through #communities_arma3 or advertise yourself in #looking_for_unit

[bold atlas]

Ok

[valid sand]

I am new to Arma and am curious what the average mission/op is hosted on?

I remember having to use some tunneling vpn software before but not sure if that is standard practice or if the majority are properly hosted on servers.

So as I try to get into everything I am hoping to learn what is used so I can be prepared once I start trying to join on people. Thank you.

[clear trout]

@tiny matrix your game buddy already posted in #zeus_discussion message don't repost, let him wait for a answer from someone!

[wintry elk]

Hey guys, getting back into putting together a modlist for hosting a server for some friends. But I also feel like I am using archaic methods from the 2016-2019 era of when I was most active. So hoping to get some input on maybe modern tools like server hosting (I only know TADST for hosting dedicated servers) and some "must have" mods that might have surpassed another staple.

The biggest questions I have right now are:

• Is there a user friendly server hosting tool that supports UPNP that has surpassed TADST? Specifically something that can utilize modern hardware for better server performance.
• What are some "must have" mods that you guys know of that have come out/been updated in the past few years?

[torpid plover]

"FASTER" for server hosting tool.

[sterile jetty]

Hello, anyone know of a good Coop shooting range

[abstract kayak]

Who wants to play?

[clear trout]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

Are you looking to play with people?
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[jolly furnace]

how can i join or get into large mil sim operations or into regiments

[glass salmon]

Look above

[jolly furnace]

thanks

[clever epoch]

Either google it or make your own.

[placid needle]

Can anyone who has ACRE2 tell me what the OE-303 antenna is?

[sterile jetty]

yeah just alot of bad ones out there that havent been updated, so just thought there might be someone that knew a good one :)

[clear trout]

!localhost

[indigo otter]

Arma 3
To host a server or a game session locally, you need to make sure first that your WAN address / external IP uses the IPv4 protocol!
Check your router’s status page in the settings to confirm. (If in doubt, ask your ISP, Websites like “whatismyip.com” give you a false positive!)
Local servers and games can not be hosted on an IPv6 network, or IPv4 via DSlite tunnel!
https://www.avg.com/en/signal/ipv4-vs-ipv6
Once you have confirmed that your connection uses the IPv4 protocol, you need to manually open / forward the ports 2302-2306 UDP (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Dedicated_Server#Port_Forwarding)
See your router’s manual on how to do that, or ask google: “<your router model> + port forwarding”

Arma 3
To host a server or a game session locally, you need to make sure first that your WAN address / external IP uses the IPv4 protocol!
Check your router’s status page in the settings to confirm. (If in doubt, ask your ISP, Websites like “whatismyip.com” give you a false positive!)
Local servers and games can not be hosted on an IPv6 network, or IPv4 via DSlite tunnel!
https://www.avg.com/en/signal/ipv4-vs-ipv6
Once you have confirmed that your connection uses the IPv4 protocol, you need to manually open / forward the ports 2302-2306 UDP (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Dedicated_Server#Port_Forwarding)
See your router’s manual on how to do that, or ask google: “<your router model> + port forwarding”

[glass salmon]

The bot explains what explains. Follow the guide is your job

[willow star]

There are 3 different antistasi mods available which all are updated / fresh. What are main differences between them? I am lookin to most simplified one...

[spare thunder]

All of them are simple, take any

Try the lastest on workshop tho

Since it's updated and less bugs you'll encounter

[brisk lichen]

Is there any possibility of playing with a mate in another country?

[clear trout]

Yes, playing together on a server is not bounded to country boarders, I can play on every server in the world with friends from all over the world.

[brisk lichen]

Interesting.. I tried hosting a server once but my mate could not see it in server list...

[clear trout]

That will probably be your settings in the router:

[indigo otter]

Arma 3
To host a server or a game session locally, you need to make sure first that your WAN address / external IP uses the IPv4 protocol!
Check your router’s status page in the settings to confirm. (If in doubt, ask your ISP, Websites like “whatismyip.com” give you a false positive!)
Local servers and games can not be hosted on an IPv6 network, or IPv4 via DSlite tunnel!
https://www.avg.com/en/signal/ipv4-vs-ipv6
Once you have confirmed that your connection uses the IPv4 protocol, you need to manually open / forward the ports 2302-2306 UDP (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Dedicated_Server#Port_Forwarding)
See your router’s manual on how to do that, or ask google: “<your router model> + port forwarding”

[ebon ruin]

Im new to the game can some teach me how to play?

[ionic thorn]

there you go >

[indigo otter]

Arma Reforger
To get started with Arma Reforger it is recommended to play through the tutorial, which provides a simple overview of the basic features of the game.

Arma 3
If you're new to playing Arma 3, it is recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[tidal saffron]

same

[clear trout]

Quick reminder: this channel is for: "discussing cooperative gamemodes, mission and servers!"
Not to advertise events/servers/unit (groups) or looking for game/groups. Looking for game?: #looking_for_game Looking for a unit?: #looking_for_unit Advertising a community/(discord) server? #communities_arma3 Organising a event?: #multiplayer_events

[tidal saffron]

how do i join a friend on the game

[round folio]

i cant too

[iron wasp]

hi}

[barren flower]

u need to get radmin vpn or hamachi.. or port forward ports which is technical and some ISP do not allow it

[indigo otter]

Are you looking to play with people?
pick one channel:
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#communities_arma3 to browse through advertised groups

Note: Please follow the templates in those channels (if applicable), and don't use them for discussions.

[scarlet rivet]

would anyone like to try a MP scenario

[glass salmon]

Look above

[barren flower]

all i see in this chat is warning about wrong chat choice xd rename this to coop discusion ...

it is misleading room name

same with pvp version

especialy since LFG room is inside "arma multiplayer" group and this room is inside "arma3 multiplayer" group, i dont see people inside LFG specifying which game they want to play

this server is a mess honestly

[clear trout]

Or people should read channel descriptions/pinned messages as mentioned in the #rules (nr 8).

[barren flower]

yea, well ... make guide to not get lost sure

why one does need to get lost in the first place..

its like placing a toilet on the end of your house hidden behind some lets say trapdoor why not and writing a note on the wall toilet is on the roof..

pointless to make it chaotic in the first place if you see what i mean

no one would ever visit that object again, if it was a restaurant or a bar

common sense is obviously leading people here

so you should make it compatible with common sense...

okay thats enough from me , either make it better or delete my messages

also, who ever reads RULES section honestly

[rugged flare]

Hello guys! I'm very new to arma and honestly, I don't know in what channel to ask so I hope this one is all right ( I hope). I make scenarios for myself and 3 other friends so we can play on weekends. I use aprox. 30 mods I believe. The thing is, I saw it's a huge disscusion about mods and how some of them are not ok since they use/used stolen content, I don't really know what's the deal sincer I'm a begginer. You guys know some mods that are ok,safe and pefectly legal to use/play ? Tysm for the patience and time guys and pardon my english

[hard egret]

Illegal/Stealing mods? that I havent heard, but theres some very standard well established mods I can recommend

RHS has a bunch of good mods, CUP mods, Antistasi if youre looking for a new gamemode of sorts, Ace all the mods are chefs kiss, Enhanced Movement Reworked, No Stamina mod (youll have to check which one works I cant provide a link atm) theres a lot of quality of life mods if you look around through workshop

@rugged flare

Unsung also pretty good for Vietnam era stuff

[rugged flare]

@hard egret Thank you man, I really appreciate! You're very kind ^.^ Yes, regarding mods, I've seen and read on reddit, quora, etc that apperently, some mods contains stolen content from another games or such, I don't know exactly

I have no ideea, and honestly I try to avoid such mods

[hard egret]

I believe that would be mods that include other franchises

Star Wars, Halo, Warhammer etc

[rugged flare]

Aaaaa, I see

[hard egret]

As long as its on Steam workshop youre good to use

Id stay clear of reddit bias and legal issues between companies

[rugged flare]

Yeah, I aventured reading and it really messed up my haed

head*

sorry

I didn't really understand anything

[hard egret]

If the mods are an issue theyll get removed from workshop obv

[rugged flare]

One more question @hard egret if I'm not bothering you ;D

[hard egret]

shoot

[rugged flare]

So it's okay to use mods with weapons and uniforms/gear ? For ex: Specialist Military Arms (SMA) Version 2.7.1 ( on steam Workshop), VSM etc

[hard egret]

ofc

[rugged flare]

I read on reddit that vsm used in the past contenct from another games so that's why I was a little bit worried

[hard egret]

Theres a lot of uniforms and weapon mods

[rugged flare]

Aaa, all right

[hard egret]

RHS and CUP give you a massive amount of shit to play with

[rugged flare]

All right, so I have nothing to worry about in the end

;D

:D*

[hard egret]

its people to people issue like I said, you cant get in trouble

[rugged flare]

So nothing can happen to me I guess

[hard egret]

If you were to download extrnal mods that have copyrighted assets THEN its an issue

even then realistically you wont get caught

[rugged flare]

And how do I know which mod have copytighted assets ?

like do I know which one have ?

I wanna avoid that s**t

[hard egret]

like I said, thats if you download ghetto mods

[rugged flare]

From weirds sites ?

[hard egret]

stay on steam, its your condom

[rugged flare]

=)))))

:popcat:

Haha, ok

Got it

thank you so much man and have a great day, you really helped me

I am greatful

[vivid flicker]

What FPS do you guys usually get when playing on Co-60 AW invade & Annex?

[lyric prawn]

Anyone know if Mac and pc users can play together?

[hard egret]

dont have a mac 😎

[wanton moss]

yes you can as you are both using the same game engine

the operating system you use (windows, etc) doesnt affect connection

[hearty charm]

Anyone know if DLCs are required for modded? Like if I want to have modded helicopters, would I need the heli DLC?

[glass salmon]

No

[proper oracle]

no but if you have like ace arsenal and you start using DLC weapons an annoying pop up will roll across your screen everyonce and a while

[indigo otter]

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[clear trout]

@steady eagle ⬆️

[steady eagle]

Mb ty

[crimson ginkgo]

new to game looking to do some cpoop misisons. doing the training now

[clear trout]

@crimson ginkgo ⬆️😉

[crimson ginkgo]

??

[glass salmon]

Melle only told you where to go

[spark bloom]

people are hating on me when I asked for help with squad

cause I js downloaded it literally

"you play arma how do you not know how to play squad

[fallow vector]

1 highway, 0 city ;)

[indigo otter]

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[tropic granite]

if anyone finds an invade and annex server where you can just use a cas helicopter, vehicles, with no abundance of rules or roleplay, ping me, me and my friends have tried finding one

[visual folio]

Used to be this one I played on I think its still around. Dunno if the rules have changed tho lemme check the name

[visual folio]

Nakbois I think it was called or something

[visual folio]

Naksquad was the server

[tropic granite]

i play on east coast tacticals server now

they were apparently down for a while which is why we were looking in the first place

but theyre back up now so the search has ended

[vivid flicker]

@Quiksilver i usually join servers with around 40-50 people, and I'm always amazed over how bad performance it is and still people can play. Damn, even when it's 20 people I get bad performance.

And not to talk about the network lag...

[haughty vigil]

Does anyone have any recommendations for any coop servers for myself and my buddies to join. Looking for like open war against ai pretty much

[viscid vessel]

Uhh try out badcompany servers. They have a good map.

Plus it's really populated

[peak hollow]

Dose anyone have a group on here that roleplay's or is willing to make one?

[clear trout]

@peak hollow #communities_arma3 is the place to search for RP communities

[peak hollow]

How do I create a community?

[clear trout]

Make a discord, name it how you want and than you can advertise in #communities_arma3

[peak hollow]

alright

thank you

[peak hollow]

it wont let me type in there

so how do i post it?

[clear trout]

See the channel pinned messages with posting rules .

[slate vapor]

Yeah, but in russian

[native meadow]

hey who wants to play with me a sandbox zeus mission featuring a lot of Alive mod and showcasing the Russian invasion of southern Finland?

[clear trout]

@native meadow #looking_for_game

[native meadow]

ooop

[eternal fractal]

Gday guys, chasing some help on running DRO/DCO for the first time?

[hard anvil]

Anyone plays Hearts&Minds mission? I wonder how do i place a rally point down and is it possible to move the fob with any vics?

[vernal oasis]

I am new to the gamee andd i was hoping i could find someone to play it with me

[clear trout]

@vernal oasis #looking_for_game

[vernal oasis]

ty

ill go there

[stable pebble]

hey does anyone mind teaching me 1 on 1 how to play arma 3?

[sudden canyon]

Summons @haughty mica

[haughty mica]

(@ work t_t)

[storm pollen]

If i will host a mission that requires a CDLC and I have a friend without it. Can we still play normally? I want only map and enemy textures to work at least

[glass salmon]

No. CDLC Map is a part of paid content

[gritty knot]

I have trouble playing with friend, we both have UPnP enabled on our routers but we cant find eachothers lobbies

I messed around with filters and stuff, i can see other people lobbies but not my friends one. At first i had UPnP disabled on my router, i didnt remeber passeord and the one from under it didnt work but after a quick call to internet provider i got it, changed the setting and i thought we could finnaly play. Wchich sadly didnt happen, cus we couldnt find/see eachother

[lofty plume]

Same here

[hard egret]

@gritty knot @lofty plume you guys tried direct connecting?

[gritty knot]

im not sure what address is my lobby getting. Do i just get the ones that show up in cmd after using ipconfig?

[torn escarp]

does anyone know why support units like helicopter transport doesnt work when hosted on a server ?

[twin monolith]

@dusty locust Hey man I was removed from your group without warning idk why but if it was something I did I would like to try and talk about or at the very least know why? Our talk last night made it sound like we got along just fine.

[hard egret]

ahaha

[indigo otter]

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[rapid roost]

Does anyone know of any missions that my friend can control ai squad while I give close air support in the wipeout ?

[tame flicker]

What are some fun and good gamemodes for newer players to both have fun and learn the mechanics?

[faint geode]

I recommend Antistasi Plus. It's pretty straightforward, requires minimal setup and you will have a lot of fun.

[muted portal]

@abstract kayak wink wink

[indigo otter]

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[clear trout]

@normal gazelle ⬆️ please read channel descriptions and pinned messages as they explain what the channel is for 👍 #looking_for_game is the place to post looking for players to join you game.

[willow star]

Question about Invade & Annex (I am comparing it to Domination). Does IA has option to reqruit friendly AI on players side? Or is that just Domination feature?

[fierce bison]

I am into Liberation RX, in their discord, active and very friendly community. Can be run solo on your own comp, but there are also groups around. People I play with, we are also experienced in Antistasi version, Lib is totally different vibe, more configurable. Try both and see, read first. We have in Lib Rx documentation about features. If you want Anti, I strongly recomend Antistasi Ultimate Mod version.

[fierce bison]

You cannot recruit Ais in I&A.

[tawdry frigate]

Hello, could someone help me install OPEX mode on a server (Nitrado)

[wide nacelle]

Whatever happened to Domination ?

I always played that in Arma 1

I felt it was far simpler then I&A

[clever epoch]

A combination of Xeno being Xeno and Invade & Annex happened.

Xeno called it quits for the... Xth time and refused to touch A3 because of steam. And even when he made an effort to port it. Invade & Annex was already in full swing.

[upper grove]

do yall know how to get on Star Wars/halo servers?

[abstract kayak]

Hello, I'm from Poland and I'm looking for players for a common overthrow mode

[stray egret]

#looking_for_game or #looking_for_unit

[trim ermine]

Hey yall..im new to arma 3 multiplayer. Can someone help me with learning about the game types n everything.

[manic loom]

Does anyone have the Legion Server Scenario ID?

[warm glade]

And I'm pretty certain you can't actually "original work do not steal" a gameplay concept, as opposed to the specific code...

[heavy dome]

If anyone wants to test out what I have so far of the mini Ukrainian war campaign that I'm making hmu! The missions will consist of a multitude of different scenarios during which 11 players can play as 2 main squads. The goal, assist in the liberation of the city of Robotyne and the outerlying countryside as well as any and all townships/villages nearby. A 6 man team and a 5 man team who are volunteers from the USA, France & England sporting backgrounds in the US armed forces' Devgruc SOF, the French Foreign Legion, & the British SAS. You'll have limited information on deployment, as resources are few and far between and your squads have yet to receive drones and have no ability to call for support forces, as you are NOT regulars in the Ukrainian Armed Forces with uplines to those assets. You've got your gear, brothers, and grit. Take care of it and one another because you get no respawns on these battlefields, Oh, and by the way, your vehicle is your best friend. I find you'll come to appreciate them very much once you have a look inside. Good luck.

[heavy dome]

DMs open to anyone interested in trying it out! I'll send you the mod list as this is a private play test.

[vocal venture]

Anyone wanna play

[stray egret]

#looking_for_game

[grand rampart]

Aloha. If anyone is around, my group is starting up a small scale Arma campaign and could use another player or three.

Shoot me a message if you're interested.

[tidal comet]

Anyone know of a modded invade and annex type server open to public?

[elder charm]

what is this game? im confused

looking for a new game to download.. this seems interesting idk what this is

[clear trout]

I really loved domination, on ARMA3 there was a version wich earlyer had "a green light" to be ported and adjusted to a ARMA3 version, than Xeno pulled back the given rights (according to the mission maker, i do miss it...... I&A is nice but still alot different than domination.

[warm glade]

"then Xeno pulled back the given rights"

That probably had something to do with why Domination isn't so big in A3 (anymore)...

[sleek solstice]

Does anybody know of a high population server that actually allows mods?

[unreal oxide]

New to pc someone show me some stuff

[abstract kayak]

Hi

How do I play Arma 3 with two people on a server I created?

[exotic trench]

If you think how do they find the server you could really just tell them the name of the server.

[abstract kayak]

I want to create a server and play with my friends but i can't
I don't understand

[exotic trench]

you cant create the server?

[abstract kayak]

I can but my friend cant join me

[exotic trench]

okay, i need to do something then i will hop onto the game and i will see, alr?

[abstract kayak]

You want to check this in video right ?

[exotic trench]

wdym

[abstract kayak]

Forget that

ahah

[exotic trench]

okay then...

[abstract kayak]

I try to fix tht

that

[exotic trench]

he left ):

[austere wraith]

Does anyone know a good server?

I'm still learning how to play

[wet swift]

Bruh how the hell do I set up prairie fire someone please help

Ping me if u can help 😁

[clever epoch]

Lesson of today: Don't be like Xeno ;)

[indigo otter]

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[clear trout]

@worn arrow ⬆️

[fickle belfry]

this is awsome

[muted portal]

that's always sad when people make something for free then make a fuss about intellectual property, especially in a format like pbo which doesn't protect anything at all

DUWS ran into similar issues iirc, someone "stole" it to make an improved version that the original author didn't approve

which is again very sad

i've had the opposite issue, put my stuff under a MIT license (which says everyone can do everything they want but they get no warranty from me), and I had a bunch of people ask me if it was really ok to do something from the original code

[raven dirge]

See: OpticalSnare and Blastcore/Hopecore

Same situation

[muted portal]

I've found a forum thread where they say that hopecore isn't worth all the controversy but that's about it, what happened exactly?

[warm glade]

@muted portal "Blame" (not really) all those who are protective of their IP for why people still ask those who release their source :p

[raven dirge]

OpticalSnare is the original author of Blastcore.
Some guy named hope released a re-work of blastcore, called it hopecore, and didn't mention OS in his release, or that his work was based off of BC.
At this point in time, OS had disappeared from the community, but when he came back (To release BC:Phoenix) he made a huge fuss about it.
He also released BC:P and then left.

After that, people have been very testy about touching his work, and the only edits I've made are a config fix for smoke grenades, and I think FoxFort made a fix for the tracers having weird sizes after v1.52

Goddamn emojjis

[karmic laurel]

I understand that people are reluctant to share their made-from-scratch 3D models & textures. Those kind of assests can be worth quite a bit of money on the various content warehouses and if you release the 'source' (.obj files/.psd's etc), no matter the license, there'll probably be plenty of people that will just take it and run with it either using it without paying you, or even worse, selling it themselves on one of the warehouses.

SQF and config stuff, on the other hand, are pretty much welded to the VR engine where no real market for selling stuff exists: The source is available quite readily, there's no established culture of selling mods/scripts and anything that's touched any of the official tools becomes 'unsellable' so you couldn't just sell finished pbo's, you'd have to sell the source code and have people pack it themselves. So why aren't more missions/scripts/non-asset-addons open source? You're loosing so little while at the same time making the arma-editing world a much much better place.

[neat plover]

Can anyone help me and my friend were trying to play coop together but we couldn't get it to work neither of us could join each other

[vale leaf]

lan ?

[neat plover]

He found it and tried to join but it wouldn't let him he said his screen was just black

But he's not a patient person

[vocal venture]

anyone know how to host a server a friend can join?

please tell me how

[vocal venture]

how did you host it

i cant figureit out

[clear trout]

!localhost

[indigo otter]

Arma 3
To host a server or a game session locally, you need to make sure first that your WAN address / external IP uses the IPv4 protocol!
Check your router’s status page in the settings to confirm. (If in doubt, ask your ISP, Websites like “whatismyip.com” give you a false positive!)
Local servers and games can not be hosted on an IPv6 network, or IPv4 via DSlite tunnel!
https://www.avg.com/en/signal/ipv4-vs-ipv6
Once you have confirmed that your connection uses the IPv4 protocol, you need to manually open / forward the ports 2302-2306 UDP (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Dedicated_Server#Port_Forwarding)
See your router’s manual on how to do that, or ask google: “<your router model> + port forwarding”

[pine flicker]

Hey everyone, I'm new, anyone know good servers to play on ?

[glass salmon]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

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[tranquil laurel]

hello! Do you know of any campaign/mission mod that allows me to advance alone among 3 players? because with my friends we are loving Antistasi, but it seems to be very complicated to advance among so few, and without using AI allies.

[lunar delta]

does anyone have any tips for server voice quality settings for antistasi? Im playing with a small group (6-15 people) and we need some better comms than discord haha, cuz of crosstalk. I dont really want to do ACRE2/TFAR, but it seems inevitable if I can't get the in-game radio to work better.

to that extent Im tweaking the server voice quality setting

[wanton moss]

if you guys have the apex DLC i recommend doing the campaign together with one of you hosting it. when you say advance alone with other players, i would say maybe hoping on an invade and annex server and leading a squad made up of your friends that can be really fun, Alternatively play King of the hill together. hope this helps

with antistasi it does take a while, and you will need the AI to help as body bags, i recommend learning how to command the ai makes life easier for many game modes

[wanton moss]

Do you use teamspeak at all?, that's my go to i just use it as an overlay

[lunar delta]

no not really and i dont want a barrier to entry with teamspeak tbh

[wanton moss]

cant really help you there, if you are concerned about a barrier to entry you are going to have to stick to the ingame radio. From my experience TFAR and ACRE2 can be a pain to set up

[lunar delta]

for sure. I guess itll have to do. cheers.

[fallen vector]

hi
to get your server to show up on the server browser you would require it to be a dedicated server with a few diffrent ports open not just a few single ones
I suggest using this or the arma dedicated server in steam https://github.com/Foxlider/FASTER

yeah Im just scrollingthrough the server rn

[west talon]

Hi folks! Anyone up for some reforger?

[glass salmon]

!lfg

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[analog summit]

Looking for a team to do Combat Patrol missions with. Just got the game but itching for a fight

[glass salmon]

!lfg

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[hazy saffron]

I desperately need a Baltic/Soviet Style map for My Group

anyone got sumething?

[ionic thorn]

i assume this is for Arma 3, try Virohlati

it's more Finnish

[hazy saffron]

Thanks

[untold river]

Hello, is the the right spot for support? im working on port forwarding to start a serer for me and my buddy but not sure how to do it

[clear trout]

!localhost

[indigo otter]

Arma 3
To host a server or a game session locally, you need to make sure first that your WAN address / external IP uses the IPv4 protocol!
Check your router’s status page in the settings to confirm. (If in doubt, ask your ISP, Websites like “whatismyip.com” give you a false positive!)
Local servers and games can not be hosted on an IPv6 network, or IPv4 via DSlite tunnel!
https://www.avg.com/en/signal/ipv4-vs-ipv6
Once you have confirmed that your connection uses the IPv4 protocol, you need to manually open / forward the ports 2302-2306 UDP (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Dedicated_Server#Port_Forwarding)
See your router’s manual on how to do that, or ask google: “<your router model> + port forwarding”

[clear trout]

@untold river ⬆️

[untold river]

So im hosting using UPNP now my firend cant see my server, idk whats going on

[muted portal]

that's a good point

[polar marsh]

Almost everything is semi open source, and more is becoming (more) open source now github has become a thing. dont forget that almost everything but 3d models and .ebo's can be inspected

[muted portal]

yeah that's why being protective with sqf sources is even more pointless

[raven dirge]

Want to know why I don't release my missions on ArmAholic and the forums?

Because people will ask me to support them.

I build my missions in an editing environment with the mods I use normally enabled.

And plenty of units and other assets from them plunked down

Yea, they are on github, so yes, they are open source. But I provide no support outside my own community.

So why bother to even advertise the fact?
Most mission makers build scenarios FOR their group. Which means some customization has been put in on a personal level

[polar marsh]

i would argue that wouldnt fall under alexanders general open source point though, its just a limited release, not limited source

[raven dirge]

All the scripting behind my missions does though.

I bet you if you took out my messy mission scripts and stuck them somewhere else, they'd break.

[polar marsh]

if you never released something to a group of people, their lack of access to it doesnt have to do with any license though

i see the point youre making tho

and yes a lot of stuff is still "hidden" in private communities

[raven dirge]

Yea, true. But point remains, a lot of people are touchy about releasing scripts.

Mostly because yes, they are hidden in private communities.

[atomic wagon]

@polar marsh ebos and 3d models can also be inspected if you have the right tools so basically everything related to arma besides the engine itself and dll extensions are kinda opensource. if you have it you can read it

[polar marsh]

fair enough

[atomic wagon]

Our group doesnt do a lot of open source stuff because we think most people wont be interested in it.. And were even encrypting stuff with our own encryption so people cant steal stuff... we already had people that stole our stuff without telling us and then pretending its theirs :/

[polar marsh]

devils advocate: getting a release out first could have prevented that since you would be known as the authors ;)

the intangibility of digital goods plays a role here too. If you put in hard work to make something cool for your friends its instinctively wierd to see other people run away with it.

[atomic wagon]

exactly

[polar marsh]

still, overall, most things are getting more and more open source

the popularity of sites like github and an overall consciousness of the concept of open source help a lot

[regal zinc]

Kind of an outsider's view, isn't releasing something and having people help improve it more worth than the risk of someone stealing it?

[polar marsh]

depends if you need that improvement - most missions i make to play with my friends dont get a lot of replays

and the big replayable ones like CTI - well ego does come into play

its cool to see your mission being played a lot, instead of 300 rebranded slightly modified versions

but overall getting source access has become fairly easy nowadays, just browse on over to github

you used to have to email people and get a response - months later :D

[regal zinc]

Truth

[wary wind]

Why dont they make lobby hosting easier. like create lobby and done hosted on arma servers

like 5player lobbies

smaller lobbies then a server

[fallen vector]

you know you can just join any of the zeus servers and you can change up the missions to smaller servers

[hushed wyvern]

any good modded servers?

[glass salmon]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

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[night steeple]

Dear all, I hope I'm in the right thread
I use NordVPN to connect to servers via the Arma 3 launcher, everything works very well.
On the other hand, when I want to host a game via the launcher always with Nordvpn, my friends do not see my server, does anyone have a solution?
Thanks for your help.

[fallen vector]

@night steeple
You need to have the required ports forwarded and have it as a dedicated server or you can join the hundreds of open BI official servers and play with your mates there

[night steeple]

Thanks for your feedback
I can host a game without problem using my regular internet connection but not when I go through my VPN, despite having tried everything as a type of server. That's why I wonder if there isn't a particular process for NordVPN.

[wary wind]

Can u make a zeus server smaller and how

[fallen vector]

1. if you are hosting it yourself than you can limit the playable slot of the characters
2. If you are playing on a BI server log in as admin and do #missions to change map and switch game modes

[fallen vector]

than its a VPN issue not a hosting issue

[wary wind]

👍

[vivid rivet]

anyone hosting?

[clear trout]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

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[dark mason]

where can I see the instructions for dedic server arma 3?

[fallen vector]

You wanna host them? or you wanna play in then?

[dark mason]

Host

[fallen vector]

@dark mason
https://youtu.be/rivdCbJXi6w?si=Sqnx3KF81ZH3kcog

[dark mason]

Ty

[fallen vector]

using FASTER is the best way to go about this or else you'll have to go through a ton of small tinkering

[dark mason]

I noticed and almost cried in tears xD

[fallen vector]

Port Forwarding part still needs to be done by you so

[dark mason]

hi guys how i can see PBO files?

[fallen vector]

@dark mason you gotta elaborate a bit more bud

Arma 3 In Game > Editor > Map of your choice > Put down A Game Master Module or Make a Mission that you are trying to host > Save and give it a Name > Export as PBO from the Menu on top > Go to your ArmA3 Installation Folder > Find MPMISSION Folder > You should see your saved mission as a PBO there

[bitter haven]

even with upnp i need to port forward?

I'm hosting using Faster but not showing up

[fallen vector]

@bitter haven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rivdCbJXi6w&t=12s&pp=ygUUZmFzdGVyIGFybWEgMyBzZXJ2ZXI%3D

[muted portal]

so that discussion was 2 days ago right, I'm confused by the time tags

yeah ok

@polar marsh you got a point about ego, however doing the exact opposite can work great too

i'm doing a CTI and told people they could modify it and publish it in any way they wanted, especially if they wanted to use other mods such as RHS

and people started doing a bunch of versions with several mods, ported the mission to other maps, one guy made a wiki, another made tutorial video

out of nowhere one guy even pushed the german translation directly on github

sure if I told them they couldn't modify it, some would have modified it anyways, but I wouldn't have seen that much free dev effort

[polar marsh]

laudable!

[regal zinc]

I heard people were trying to implement ALiVE into liberation as well :D

[muted portal]

some people have

i don't know which modules they managed to implement tho

anything that would spawn/despawn AIs would clash with the mission scripts

[regal zinc]

Yeah thats what I thought :/

[open sierra]

Any Liberation experts in here?
Wondering if Parameters can be changed for an on-going campaign, or if it needs a reset?

[earnest moat]

Is someone interessed in an ready Invade and Annnex Mission Pack (I give it away)

[abstract kayak]

I think they can, but I don’t remember off the top of my head where in the mission files. I would ask in the KP discord, they’re much more helpful than I can be

[shadow quarry]

They can't be changed while the mission is actively running, but if you restart the mission/server you can change the parameters

You don't need to restart the whole thing though, like you can keep your progress

[clear trout]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

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[clear trout]

@boreal bluff ⬆️

[open sierra]

Cheers for the Tip.

[open sierra]

Same to you, Cheers.

[normal epoch]

Anyone around here who enjoys Tanking specifically?

[atomic badge]

anyone wanna play a coop mission with me?

[clear trout]

@atomic badge #looking_for_game

[rigid flower]

Hello, i require some port forwarding help if anyone is kind enough thank yo

[wary wind]

Does anyone kow how i set up my firewall for dedicated hosting?

[clever epoch]

You could use ALiVE for gathering of stats and just that.

[fallen vector]

use Faster by foxslider

[finite patio]

i got actually no idea which text channel i should write this in

but is it possible to transfer an arma 3 antistasi ultimate from a local save to a dedicated server?

[tame aspen]

i think if your able to get the mission files and PBO then i dont see why not

[hidden patrol]

U need to do port forward or use hamachi yes it's a pain I have no clue why u can't host a normal game it works with hamachi funny other games work just fine but every Arma game there is has a problem with this

[lucid berry]

I have a problem where i joined a empty Bohemia Interactive server. Now when i tried to give myself admin by doing #vote admin (my name) it doesn't work but rather just says in chat but it doesn't do the vote thing to give me admin to change the mission. Now if anyone has a fix please let me know. I used to zeus public server now it doesn't work.

[amber plover]

Hey anyone interested in joining in on a modded US Army ranger mission tonight?

[glass salmon]

!lfg

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[fiery sapphire]

My friend don’t have the tank DLC, we are doing antistasi can he drive it or do i have to

[merry lotus]

Probably he will be able to. Most of the antistasi servers use modded vics afaik

[noble canyon]

Good afternoon, would anyone happen to know the way to get item scaling and collision to work in multiplayer?

trying to create some big old rocks for a star wars scenario but they keep resetting

[icy crater]

Can I release a mission i made here?

Its for coop

[glass salmon]

#production_releases

[untold vessel]

Hello everyone, i joined this server because i just bought ARMA 3 and the Plane DLC, But i have no idea how to Change jobs/Roles. Anyone could help me?

I meant by how do i change roles that could make me able to fly a plane since i am an infantry role

[lyric prawn]

playing with a friend in an editor scenario where we're flying jets, however the view distance is quite limited and changing our display settings doesnt increase the view distance, anyone know how to solve this?

[muted portal]

yeah maybe

[shadow edge]

debug console -> setViewDistance 6000;

makes u can see to 6 km which is the best for aircrafts

execute it local, every player has his own view distance settings

or setViewDistance -1 ; to reset to the settings u have in your visibility options

don't play in editor, save you mission, make a server if u wish to play A3 without weird things

[final marten]

Can somebody recommend me a good ACE3 Scenario?

[regal turtle]

any good open sandbox servers?

[shadow edge]

@regal turtle u mean public ones?

[regal turtle]

yeah.

[shadow edge]

Arma is most played between friends or clans

[boreal bluff]

Kida is right... and it seems to be pretty hard to find a clan where u really fit well. Mostly because everyone and their mama is trying to run their own clan. Takes a few tries to find one that runs smoothly and is well organized that also fits your playstyle.

[shadow edge]

@regal turtle if u try to join big clan in most cases u will be treated unjust in a lot of situations, especially if you show u have experience in arma or u have opinions in the first year. Any proposition is considered "I am not obeying" or "I am better than u". Different from "Yes, sir!" will make them mob u to death: u will be given commands that will kill u, you will never have the specialty u like, your words will be ignored during briefing/debriefing, u will be given false info, u will be teamkilled "by mistake" in one death missions. In big clans no one will care about your experience because they have so many players coming and going, they don't care to make something better - optimized modlist, good fps in missions. And big clans are constantly sucking the blood of small groups because new players care for numbers only (the only criteria they have because no experience with the game) and big groups have the numbers. And there is no difference between big groups, because they copy each other. Zung, Zwang, GG, play single or coop with friends 🙂 I have 7k hours and I have been part of four big clans. Now I just make missions and test them, its lot of fun.

[final marten]

I tried Antistasi with a friend, does anybody know a fix for the persistant save not working? And I have another bug, everytime i rejoin or die there are different items in the loadout. Some are missing and so on

[boreal bluff]

i have tried joining several groups. typically turns out to be a "new" ( inexperienced / unorganized) group where you wait for the mission to start more than you actually play. or they have so many mods they want you to download / learn to use before you even get to play with the group and find out if you like it or not. but my BIGTIME favorate is when you get a group that is so desperate to find new players that they lead you on like they need you for the role you actually want have you download a bunch of mods and get set up to say oh well yeah you can do that eventually but your going to spend 99% of your time doing this other thing instead.

i only have nearly 300 hrs in arma. so im hoping that ive just had bad luck and will eventually find a group where i can play and enjoy the parts of the game i like most without having to bow to a 10 y/o on a power trip wanting people to scream yes sir no sir into the mic at 2 am like they are a IRL drill instructor. so for now almost all my game time is solo in editor or KOTH public lobbies.

[final marten]

I have tried a few other scenarios, and none of them work correctly. Is it a known issue that the most known scenarios are not usable?

[shadow edge]

@boreal bluff yeah, insane number (above 30-50!) of contradicticting or worthless mods, and then mission that is lagging like hell for everyone, that's the big, sixty players clan experience 😆 Antistasi with friends is much better on well made server

@final marten depends how old is the scenario and what mods\dlc have you loaded. And, of course, how the server is set up

[lone garden]

You'll get there. There are amazing communities run by actual adults out there; we're just quite hard to find because we don't need to advertise as much.

[final marten]

I host it via ingame server browser and the scenarios were from 2017 and 2023

[lone garden]

Arma gameplay thrives off structure but finding the balance between order and oppression is hard.

[shadow edge]

yeah, "we are different" advertisement ...

[lone garden]

Build your own community.

Every community is different and the most reliable way to get what you want is to do the work yourself.

And then simply train junior leadership to do the bits you don't really wanna do, because someone will love doing that job

[shadow edge]

no way to start with one or two players, when there are clans with 60 active players, new players immediately going to the big number, no matter how much better is your mission/server/tactical course/etc.

[lone garden]

That's not been my experience at all, honestly

[shadow edge]

theoretically you are right but in practice the situation is zung zwang as i said

if you have group of friends already you can have good experience

otherwise you don't, its simple

[lone garden]

I've founded two large arma units, and helped found several others (training leadership etc). It's less a question of size and more a question of environment and structure. Large communities tend to be large because they do something right with leadership, but most arma communities are not that big at all

And you can still provide structure with very small numbers

[shadow edge]

this is not the case at all, I have been in big clans for years

[final marten]

I mean what is the right way to setup a server?

(for a scenario)

[shadow edge]

they start with good numbers of players and they don't care for anything else

and they get more players because of the number of players

not because of q1uality, good tactics/missions/ mods

if course there are big good clans but they are mostly locked for new players

like ShakTac

[lone garden]

Both times I started with four players and built up to very significant regular numbers.

[shadow edge]

four active players is already significant advantage

[lone garden]

If you can't find four people you don't have the charisma for leadership tbh

[shadow edge]

single players will probably try it

not the case at all, I have seen the leadership in big clans, its terrible

[lone garden]

Tbf, a lot of the time, yeah, it is.

[shadow edge]

only in cases when there are vets and they do like in the army

[lone garden]

I'm very glad I've got the NCO team I do honestly; they've all got good life experience and interpersonal skills, and they're not doing it for power trips.

[shadow edge]

but they dont adapt the tactics to the mission, they just do training like in the army and then they don't execute the tactics in the mission

[lone garden]

Good leadership is rare.

[shadow edge]

good clan is a rare

[lone garden]

One of my degrees was in military history specialising in small unit tactics and leadership

This shit bugs me

The manual is an idealised description of a concept

[shadow edge]

I take it your clan is not group of friends that are making compliments to each other like the most?

I got a degree in human psychology by playing in arma clans
the result is very disappointing 🙂

[lone garden]

My other degree was international relations and my masters is neuroscience

[shadow edge]

yes man, I got it ...

[lone garden]

Depends if there's stuff worth complimenting! It's nice to be positive to people when they've done something that deserves recognition

[shadow edge]

oh man I have seen some positivity, there is nothing worse than positivity

to argue is the way to fix some things, but they just compliment each other to eternity and nothing changes, this is in every group

[lone garden]

We use debriefs and NCOs collecting feedback to address issues

Debrief goes from newest member to most senior

[shadow edge]

all clans I was in were doing the exact same thing, they never change things because one guy describe as he thinks is good and 20 other players just droping compliments and positivity. 20 to 1 means nothing will change

[lone garden]

Sometimes it is good to look inwards. If you put negativity out you get negativity back.

[shadow edge]

all changes are viewed as "negativity" in every clan, especially if you are new player

you have to play years of nighmare missions to get the right to say something

[lone garden]

That's a common leadership challenge and larger groups definitely have more executive inertia

[boreal bluff]

what have i started ..... lol

[shadow edge]

that will be taken as "positive recommendation"

[lone garden]

I mean, we do a lot of PvP stuff, so the challenges are... harder to ignore.

[shadow edge]

they are looking the guy, not the things he says

[lone garden]

Good leadership isn't about pretty speeches; it's about building and training the right habits

[shadow edge]

if you are new and lets say you want a pilot slot, the mission you are piloting will be with setFog 1; You know what fog is this, right ?

the next mission when you are not pilot will be with zero fog

if you manage to not crash with 5m visibility (yeas I manage to do that), they will command you to stay on the ground until the enemy destroys your heli with RPG

then in the derbriefing they will say the have seen worse pilots

in that moment my positivity evaporates

when there are two helicopters, yours path will be riddled with manpads, the other pilots path will be clear

[lone garden]

I mean, these are very specific complaints that I feel are less about leadership and more about aviation tactics

[boreal bluff]

ive seen a group like that... they want you to join. they "offer you a spot" set you up for failure so they can act like they have a reason to say you couldnt cut it and put you in a spot they wanted you in the whole time . has happened to me 3 times already and im new.

[shadow edge]

you just excuse their negativity to experienced players, this is exactly what every player will hear in big clans 🙂

[lone garden]

There's a lot of bad leadership tbf

I can't argue against that

But there really are great communities out there, usually around the 30-40 player mark

[shadow edge]

compliments to ppl we like, excuses to do unjust things to players we don't like, that the psyhology of most clans

this liderships makes an army of "yes men" and frankly the most dumb ppl will feel excellent in this clan and smart ppl will leave, but there is no where to go, that's the problem 🙂

the clans are just copy of each other

if u have luck there will be like one or two guys that are nice, but they will be overwhelmed by NCO's who are afraid someone will take their place (irrational fears)

high command will be in the skies doing the math (5 > 1) and they will take the side of the dumb officers who doesn't like that you can fly on the go or you can find better shooting position

[lone garden]

We select against this behaviour intentionally and pretty much automatically disqualify "power seekers". We look for people who help newcomers, avoid personal drama, and have general good discipline and character.

I'm less concerned with how good you are at the game and more concerned with your ability to manage people's problems and support their personal growth, both as a player and a person.

[shadow edge]

yeah, the answer is all opinions or unjust treatment are just "drama"

[lone garden]

I wish 🥲

[lone garden]

Not at all! Drama is picking on people for needless things, pointless gossip, arguing etc

(Not disagreeing, but arguing)

[shadow edge]

argumentation is drama in big clans, and the player who want to give suggestions is "trouble maker"

[lone garden]

Not really.

[shadow edge]

its the real situation, but all that matters are the numbers so this will go on forever

[lone garden]

If people are treated with respect they're generally happy. Listen, foster rational conversation, make the process of disagreeing more academic.

[shadow edge]

when you have 5 new players every week, you can just kick one "trouble maker" and be happy, that's why nothing changes to better

[lone garden]

Depends. If you're a nice person who has behavioural problems we work with you.

[shadow edge]

of course the problem is not in our clan, it is the guy that points the problem

[lone garden]

I'm sensing that you have had some negative experiences with arma clans.

[shadow edge]

really men , how could you say 🙂

[lone garden]

Well, this is more you venting about clans than discussing leadership lol

[shadow edge]

actually is pointing out the problems in big clans, thats it

you can twist it as you like

[lone garden]

Go run your own! It's fun

[shadow edge]

yes sir!

[lone garden]

Certainly hard work, and you have to learn a lot about people, but real fun nonetheless.

[shadow edge]

I have learn a lot

[lone garden]

Glad to hear it 🙂

[shadow edge]

there will be no change, your phrases are the reason

there is objectivity in facts, psychology "explanation" is worthless, if we were like 10 guys in that clan maybe we will be heard but one player - never

the 50GB, 70+ mods modlists are fact

20 fps in a mission is a fact, random diconnections are fact

30 min time window so "our people" can get the slots they like is a fact
mission makers cannot choose freely the mods in their mission is a fact

Everything you propose different from what is already in the mission or organization is considered hostility, "negativity" and a fault in the player's "psychology". Welcome to big, professional clan where you will enjoy some good, tactical battles ... 🤮

[final marten]

What is the use for this mod?
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=779520435

[atomic wagon]

Different kinds of uniform textures

[clear trout]

@zinc kraken #looking_for_game

[merry wigeon]

hey im new to arma in general can someone dm me to help me understand the concept and rules ik its gonna be alot to explain so i dont wanna waste anyone's time

[glass salmon]

!gettingstarted

[indigo otter]

Arma Reforger
To get started with Arma Reforger it is recommended to play through the tutorial, which provides a simple overview of the basic features of the game.

Arma 3
If you're new to playing Arma 3, it is recommended to have a read of #info_help_tips and especially the getting started guide (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Getting_Started).
Those resources will provide you with a good way to learn the basics of playing Arma 3 in both single- and multiplayer.

[gentle dust]

hey uhh

how do you move around the gun while aiming

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2623341670

like this mod

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[ionic thorn]

you aim by right clicking, and hold left alt while moving your mouse

[arctic marsh]

Yo I need help

me and my friends are having troubles in making a private server

[indigo otter]

Arma 3
To host a server or a game session locally, you need to make sure first that your WAN address / external IP uses the IPv4 protocol!
Check your router’s status page in the settings to confirm. (If in doubt, ask your ISP, Websites like “whatismyip.com” give you a false positive!)
Local servers and games can not be hosted on an IPv6 network, or IPv4 via DSlite tunnel!
https://www.avg.com/en/signal/ipv4-vs-ipv6
Once you have confirmed that your connection uses the IPv4 protocol, you need to manually open / forward the ports 2302-2306 UDP (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Dedicated_Server#Port_Forwarding)
See your router’s manual on how to do that, or ask google: “<your router model> + port forwarding”

[serene dome]

Hello all new here. My community is currently running a KP liberation server. Question. They want to try other persistent campaigns. More like we already have a base and we get random side missions and AO's. where we can just do our roles and play not worry about rep or money. any suggestions?

[tranquil nymph]

not sure if it fits the criteria but DUWS X is a nice little mod that generates campaigns with side missions and AO, it does have a point system but you can edit the point system to give X times more so you dont need to worry about it after the second or third side mission

[vestal onyx]

I got arma 3 yesterday and I'm so confused lol down to do whatever's fun

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[velvet finch]

Hey all! I'm look for some good multiplayer coop campaigns for me and my friend to play through when we finish the Apex missions. We're looking for something that uses majority vanilla or DLC assets (don't want to bother with hundreds of mods). Any suggestions are appreciated!

[tall wagon]

what are some good modded coop scenarios to play?

[tranquil nymph]

looking for peeps to play trough the coop missions, currently doing the global mobilization coop missions, mostly vanilla but with the addition of sog and aim sway reduction looking for 3 more

[glass salmon]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

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[clear trout]

@fossil sand ⬆️

[fossil sand]

so sorry got it

[lament summit]

Anyone interested in playing some co-op missions? Steam sale buyer, base game and almost finished the campaign 😁 hmu if you're newish like me haha

[glass salmon]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

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[tranquil nymph]

Do you happen to have any of the dlc or cdlc?

[lament summit]

Nope

Might get some tho

[humble quartz]

Is there a way as a player can just add random ai into their squad?

[clear trout]

@acoustic remnant this channel is not the channel for looking for games.

[rustic dust]

I dont know where to ask, anyway, i was sure i was able to lock UAV camera so when i open ,,Tv,, on left or right i would get live feedback, BUT that is no longer case camera just resets its position... So was that mod or something, or they just messed it up just like PCML, last time i locked UAV camera for live feedback was like last year.

[final marten]

What is the best Multiplay DayZ mod for Arma3?

[abstract kayak]

Hey i require some help. Me and my friend want to 1v1. Does anyone have a setup mission that wants to share? It would be much appreciated.

[sinful willow]

Hello, please tell me how to disable stamina

[vestal magnet]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Event_Scripts#initPlayerLocal.sqf + https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/enableStamina

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[alpine tangle]

Is Arma permadeath

[atomic wagon]

Yes and No.

[alpine tangle]

Any Aussie based squads looking for one more

New to Arma 3

[sudden canyon]

!lfg

[indigo otter]

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[alpine tangle]

What’s that mean?

[sudden canyon]

It just invokes the Arma Bot, check its message below mine 🙂

[knotty steppe]

Anyone know if theres a keybind for releasing cargo using advanced sling loading? (not the SLA/B cargo loading)

[mossy juniper]

I think most people are nervous about releasing stuff, because then people stay bugging you about stuff that dosn't work.

[clear trout]

@light zephyr wrong channel

[light zephyr]

dang