arma3_troubleshooting

[fringe salmon]

Addendum: I've made sure to update my drivers, and there are no background running elements except for teamspeak or discord.

[umbral narwhal]

How is your question connected to the rest?

[fringe salmon]

Ah yes, every fix for Service_Access_Violations 0x00005 seems to point to deleting PhysX3x86.dll , but the file itself is not in the ARMA 3 steamapps folder

[umbral narwhal]

I don't know where you got that idea from. 0xC0000005 is just a generic crash. Means that code jumped somewhere it wasn't meant to, either through a bug or data corruption.

Important information is what conditions generate it.

[fringe salmon]

I see. Thank you for the clarification on the subject. I've just been trying to stop the crashing as it happens every 20-30 minutes or so, and at this point been trying as many fixes as possible after trawling through many BI forums.

[umbral narwhal]

Any dependence on mods running?

[fringe salmon]

Well, I've been using my unit's modpack. However, I've noticed how nobody else experiences my regular crashes (which has sometimes resulted in even blue screening my pc). So from that, I presume its been something on my own end.

[umbral narwhal]

Do you play any other games or just Arma?

[fringe salmon]

Oh yes I play other games and never experience any issues whatsoever. All of them run perfectly. I just have to get on arma a lot for s-shop reasons, and the crashes can get aggravating when leading in an operation.

[umbral narwhal]

Do you use a USB headset?

[fringe salmon]

Negative. Only USB devices I use are: Xbox 360 Controller reciever, Mouse & Keyboard, Harddrive, and XLR microphone preamp. All of which have had no issues until recently. And there have been no new drivers introduced to randomly affect it.

[pine kite]

consider that modset suspect. If the game works fine when you don't use any of those mods, and it does crash with that mod set, then it is probably in that. Start using those mods in an isolated manner. Maybe your friends do get crashes but they never bother you with it.

And what happens preceding that crash.

[fringe salmon]

Just got back, sorry for the wait. Usually the game just hangs, then displays. I tried to find a consistent trigger, but from my multiple tests - there was no consistency. It would just crash. I think the longest it went without crashing was when I moved from the profiling branch, back to the normal branch; but it didn't stop crashing. I will attempt to see if it is able to play well on vanilla for an extended period without crashing. After that though, I will then attempt to clear the modpack.

However, I have been experiencing a glitch in the launcher where I am unable to move things in the load order as the game will launch and reset it all back to the preset everytime.

I've considered uninstalling and reinstalling, but I'm holding off on it as I don't want to have to reinstall all the mods. I just want to unintall the base game and re-install to see if things get better

[fringe salmon]

I think I found a common denominator for my crashes.

Discord

Everytime arma crashes, disrcord crashes

they both seem linked, and it happens to be a common denominator

no idea what's up with that

Thought I had a lead, but nope.

[uncut trellis]

could be problem with GPU and hardware acceleration in discord

[fringe salmon]

Tried playing without discord and still crashed. Don’t have hardware accelration enabled, and have the most recent nvidia drivers. Crashes every 5-20 minutes.

[main frost]

HELP Squads wont follow ways points orders or enter vehicals i un installed arma re instaled it tried without mods non of it has helps what should i try ??

[steady bobcat]

don't crosspost, also you need to be more specific, is it scripting? commanding menu? waypoints in the editor?

[steady bobcat]

try disabling game activity in discord nvm i missread

[main frost]

Just waypoints in editor ive never had an issue till recently it seems like its broken but i deleted the whole thing and renstald it not no avail

[main frost]

Whats cross posting??

[steady hawk]

You can probably Google it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting

[fringe salmon]

Sigh Update: After a full uninstall and reinstall, the first time I try to hop onto my unit's ALIVE server, it immediately crashes with Status Integer Divide by Zero Instead of the original 0xc000005 status access violation.

I'm stumped.

[umbral narwhal]

What about the second time?

Are you running any overclocks?

[fringe salmon]

As of now, I'm still attempting to get back into the server. I am running no overclocks, or running any services that affects the performance of my system.

[umbral narwhal]

That sort of thing is very unlikely to external software interference.

Sounds like random memory or CPU errors to me.

[fringe salmon]

After a second attempt, I was met with 0xc00005 status access violation once again.

[fringe salmon]

Found a fix. After all this time: I needed to force arma to limit my Vram and Memory usage, alongside make it limit itself to four cores.

No hangs or crashes since.

My parameters are as such:

-profiles=profiles -malloc=system -exthreads=3 -nosplash -skipintro -cpucount=4 -enableHT -maxmem=3072 -maxvram=1024 -noLogs -world=empty -noLand

All forcing 64-bit windows.

and the ARMA 3x64 exe given admin privileges

[quaint jewel]

@fringe salmon send me the crash .mdmp file and i maybe can see why it's crashing.
Also don't use maxvram (it doesn't work)
Also noLand seems very wrong to me.

[mossy sphinx]

Hi all, When I am on my home network I can't join any BE Internet servers, however I can join the official ones. I already tried everything on the internet except for deleting my TMP keys (won't do that). Already reinstalled battleEye etc. The report says:

19:20:52 BE connection with remote machine could not be established. Error=3
19:20:52 Warning Message: BattlEye initialization failed

[heady lintel]

Does anyone have any ideas on why my mic won't work in Arma, I've tried everything, and "auto adjust works" but it just won't work actually on any server.

[bronze river]

have you try this? basically a troubleshoot for mic on windows

[heady lintel]

thats all good its just arma

[bronze river]

you sure?

[pine kite]

Make sure your microphone is set as default audio input device in Windows.

[heady lintel]

yes it is

[nocturne zinc]

so I bought an external thruster and I used it for arma and it for some reason the collective goes too 100% or 0% instead of where I slide the stick to, is this a problem with arma or with the thruster?

[lime sphinx]

Make sure you bind the analog collective control, not collective up/down

[sullen dagger]

Hey does anyone here know a workaround for the vehicle respawn module? It doesn't respawn with the ai inside it once the vehicles been destroyed. I already know it's been an issue. Thanks in advance.

[fringe salmon]

Hey. Sorry it took me some time to get back to you. Want me to send it to you here? The fix didn't last long, but its a mix between 0xc0000094/05

[quaint jewel]

DM is fine too.
But you need to zip it or it's too large

Ah you're other timezone anyway 😄

[acoustic cove]

Has anybody have experience with getting task force radio Beta to work on a Host Havoc server? Does the ts3 plug in in the folder only need to be used on the teamspeak or does something other than the mod itself need to be installed on the host server that im glossing over? Lol

[quaint jewel]

nothing on server besides loading the mod

[wide wedge]

could someone please help me with not loading any mods? even when i have none selected in the launcher they still load/show up here. Some have no files anywhere yet it continues to load them

as in i removed the mods and files assosiated

my launcher does not have any launching paramaters for loading mods either

[lime sphinx]

check the "command line" parameter in the launcher, i've seen reports of mods getting loaded from there without user interaction

[wide wedge]

that would do it

thanks mate

[lost dragon]

anyone knows why my arma 3 keeps crashing after 5 minutes? 😄
often when i palce a unit or try editing them? 🙂

[golden nova]

without mods?

[lost dragon]

no with mods 😄 ...

[golden nova]

then try without them, if your game works without mods, start adding your mods one by one until it breaks again

and you'll know why your game is crashing

[lost dragon]

i´ll do that, will probebly takes osm hours, but worth it haha. Thanks🙂

[golden nova]

well there is no other way to verify that, you could check your rpt but with many mods it might be hard to pinpoint what is the cause

[gusty flicker]

can somebody help me with this crash? i'm desperate

[uncut trellis]

its very generic error unfortunately. Have you checked out common causes/solutions on the BI wiki access violation page

[gusty flicker]

where i can find it?

[uncut trellis]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Unusual_process_exit

[gusty flicker]

i did all of that

[uncut trellis]

then youll have to send the crashfiles to BI so they can see if there are any leads

[versed mist]

Bit of a stupid one - no idea why but it appears I can't display custom display things - such as the basic GUI example from step one of Killzonekids GUI tutorial , or even base arma features like BIS_fnc_fadeEffect

In regards to the latter -
Screen will get fuzzy, black will flash up for a split second, will go unfuzzy

[serene falcon]

1 of my players has been indefinitely godded for some reason I honestly dont know

tried module godding and ungodding

tried enabling and disabling and enabling damage

had him remaking his arma profile, load onto a different slot

• went to the mission file and no role has damage disabled.

[obsidian wolf]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/963979493108764673/1030278939505070090/Untitled-1_1.jpg

40k I’m not sure what’s causing this error

[uncut trellis]

mod that contains this flag thingy is not set up right

[obsidian wolf]

Ok thank you

I’ll go through it again

[gusty flicker]

can somebody tell where i have to send this error?

[golden nova]

crashfiles? here or on feedback tracker

[uncut trellis]

@toxic inlet has been checking those out in the past. Can you take a look at @gusty flickers problem?

at office hours of course. 😅

[fringe salmon]

I have a problem with my game, when it gets night my game crash, I tried all things, I tried to reinstall the game and unload the mods but do not work.

[fringe salmon]

the screen of death came out after I closed the arma, what the hell is this

does anyone know what causes this error and how to fix the issue ?

this is my first time having blue screen error

[uncut trellis]

could be some error in your windows install

[fringe salmon]

maybe, but I can't figure out what exactly

Google says that this is generally a random error that "appears just like that" lol

[uncut trellis]

well looks like BEdaisy.sys is part of battleye and there are others who have had similar issues

you may want to google the file and see if anyone has had solution

[fringe salmon]

okay man

thank you

Oh it just says to update my drivers

but i don't really understand

i have the latest versions of drivers

"I've been waiting for a response from technical support for several days. I also contacted the Battleye developers. They suggested disabling Driver Verifier and updating the BIOS. It didn't help."

"You still need to wait for an answer. The reason is definitely not in Windows, judging by the memory dump files."

[median valve]

so im trying to host a private server off of my pc for me and my friend and it won't let me invite him and it doesn't come up on friends list, Internet is selected, UPNP is checked, Port is 2302.

[umbral narwhal]

Is UPNP enabled on your router?

And do you have a real IPv4 external address as against CGNAT?

[leaden geyser]

does arma 3 apex include jets

[golden nova]

just Apex DLC - no, here's list of all stuff you get with it: https://armedassault.fandom.com/wiki/Apex_DLC

Apex Edition - also no, only base game + Apex, Karts, Helicopters and Marksmen

[wheat hatch]

I don't know what my problem is I've been trying to start this game for the past 30 minutes. And every time I've tried to start it I get the same error code:0xCFFFFFFF Can someone help me?

[ocean cosmos]

!steamverify

[rustic eagle]

Steam file verification process:
Right Click on game -> Local Files -> Verify Integrity of game files
Arma 3
Steam Workshop Mod repair process:
Open Launcher -> Right Click on mod -> Repair
The first process will automatically verify Steam Workshop items as well.

[ocean cosmos]

Have you tried this

[wheat hatch]

No but i will now

[wheat hatch]

Yeah i just tried it and it didn't change anything

[fading solstice]

hey guys, i have a issue when I try to play with some friends in that when I host a lobby there is only a single type of missions we can play together (the COOP Combat patrol, or the other COOP missions) but every single time we try anything else ( as an example Warlords ) my friends cant come further than the map screen or at the very best the role selection screen, but they are not able to see anything, besides the title "role selection" in the top left. Forwarding ports doesnt work unfortunately, since router does not have it. Any suggestions how to fix this?

[uncut trellis]

have you tried to verify game files on steam?

[uncut trellis]

it may be your setup cant do local hosting if you cant do portforwarding

[fading solstice]

Any Ideas how we could solve that?

[uncut trellis]

someone else could try hosting

[fading solstice]

Also I found an option in my router settings to enable upnp, could it also help? I googled for it but rarely saw anything for it or mostly dead topics

(Since its also an option for when hosting a server)

[uncut trellis]

it can sometimes work

!localhost

[rustic eagle]

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”

[fading solstice]

Thank you

[uncut trellis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjX9hBrOaOM

[fading solstice]

I saw that video, but like mentioned earlier I did not find the option to port forward under my router settings

We usually find each others servers when we try to host locally by using hamachi

[uncut trellis]

what router do you have?

[wheat hatch]

Yes and it didn't change anything

[fading solstice]

I dont have a specific model # but its the vodafone station

[uncut trellis]

if you can get into its settings you might find the model number too

or you can find it on the routers tag

[fading solstice]

Let me try to find it

[uncut trellis]

specifics are rather important to find out what it can do

usually routers are capable of port forwarding

sometimes it may be named something else

[fading solstice]

So I digged abit into further, and found on a tutorial video the following " If you do not see the option "Port Forwarding" in the Vodafone Station, it almost always means that you do not have an IPv4 adress activated with your connection. Most of the time you only have an IPv6 oder an IPv6 + a shared IPv4 (Dual Stack Lite). Neither one allows you to use the Port Forwarding feature. Especially as IPv6 doesn´t support this straight away."

So, it looks like I do not have the option to port forward... We might try to check out my friends routers if we have that and setup it that way

But if it doesnt work, the last option would be probably to rent a server, right?

[uncut trellis]

you can ask your ISP for IPV4 connection. sometimes they can swap it

[umbral narwhal]

Wouldn't expect much with Vodafone though.

[jaunty pike]

Anyone have any idea what i am supposed to do here?

[golden nova]

install up-to-date version of tfar or older version of teamspeak

TFAR beta is the one up to date, task_force_radio on workshop is the old one

[umbral narwhal]

It's also possible to have an updated TFAR but an ancient plugin installed.

In which case go to the mod folder and reinstall the plugin.

[fervent zenith]

A friend of mine is having trouble with the immersive cigarette mod. We're playing an Antistasi Prairie Fire server; the cigarettes work for me but for him he can only hear the sounds and see the animations. The cigs, lighter etc. are missing for him. He gets a bin.config error related to the mod when he joins, but has tried deleting and redownloading everything+the mods multiple times. Any ideas?

[ocean cosmos]

does anyone else have the same issue

[fringe salmon]

Hello, Me again. Been trying to fix my crashes and received this text file when it crashed on vanilla without mods. FOr catch-up: I regularly crash and can't determine why it has started all of a sudden. Anyone able to determine what caused this error?

[fringe salmon]

after launching arma, this error came up with the inscription "corrupted user settings, probably your settings are corrupted, we need to reset them to continue" and then all my mods started loading again but only very quickly

what even this error is lol

[limber token]

soo me and my friend are trying to play vindicta together, but the server dont show for him, i have a static ip, i have port forwaded and i have tried UPnP on or off but nothing seems to work anyone got any ideas

what my problem could be

[umbral narwhal]

There are a lot of things you can get wrong with port forwarding.

[raven dust]

yeah one of the arma updates a few months ago broke server hosting from ur own pc lol

ive been trying to fix this same thing

it used to work just fine

then one day stopped working

like 1/10 ppl can host a server now

at least from what ive found

[umbral narwhal]

I think it's more that ISPs are increasingly turning off UPNP by default and using CGNAT.

I could still host fine in 2.08 although I haven't tried 2.10 yet.

What usually happens when it stops working though is that your internal IP changed.

[wheat hatch]

I still need help with this everything I’ve tried so far doesn’t work

[umbral narwhal]

It looks like the VN data is hopelessly corrupted.

If a steam verify/repair doesn't work then delete the whole VN folder and try again.

[stray fern]

Getting an infinite loading screen on a single mission. Others load fine, even with the same mods. I've tried init.sqf solutions but it hasn't worked yet. Anyone have any ideas?

[wheat hatch]

By VN, do you mean the Vietnam dlc data

[steady hawk]

Yes, SOGPF is called VN internally

[wheat hatch]

Ok by any chance would you know how I would find the folder?

[steady hawk]

In Arma 3 folder

Yeah the sounds_f_vietnam_c is somewhat broken indeed. Remove it and try to verify again

[wheat hatch]

Ok I’m deleting it and re-verifying now once it’s done reverify and repairing the broken files, I’ll load it back up and give you guys an update

[wheat hatch]

all right so everything is working now thank you guys for the help but now I need help with another error code for you that i need help with that being this:0xC0000409 This time I've been getting this code the past 3 times I've tried loading into the server browser to have fun with zeus

[pine kite]

It is not a known error code for Arma 3. Sorry: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Unusual_process_exit

Best to report it to the Bohemia Feedback tracker and upload the neccessary files to it so the devs can perhaps identify the cause

Make sure you can replicate this issue without using any mods.

[wheat hatch]

oh ok thank you for the help anyways

[abstract otter]

Hello, im in need of help. no servers are showing up any where. when I try joining a friend through STEAM or direct connect it "says server not responding" even though there are several others in said server with them. this is my 4th time uninstalling and reinstalling the game with no luck, I have validated the game files and still not answer on how to fix or why this is happening not even official servers are showing up. If any one knows how to fix this pleas help

[umbral narwhal]

@abstract otter Did it ever work?

[abstract otter]

yeah, it was working like 3 weeks ago

I loged off for the night, came back on in the morning and nothing worked, its been like this since thin

[umbral narwhal]

have you restarted your router?

[pine kite]

What I take from it it is another person hosting the server. So I doubt that Phoenix's router would make a difference. But can't hurt to try.

[abstract otter]

I have

like not even official servers or random servers are showing up

[pine kite]

Are you using any kind of VPN software?

[abstract otter]

nope

[golden nova]

Are you viewing servers through launcher or in-game multiplayer tab?

Or both

[abstract otter]

all of the ubove

[golden nova]

Hmm, maybe antivirus or firewall is blocking connection so you can't see any server or join them?

[gusty flicker]

someone can help me pls, i've restored my computer and nothing

[steady hawk]

STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION does mean nothing like at all than “it is an error” so you need to tell us more info like Mods, SP/MP, specs, whatever

[gusty flicker]

it could be something with the audio?

[steady hawk]

What audio?

[gusty flicker]

of my headphones

1 min ago just crashed beacuse i changed the output

[steady hawk]

Is that an USB Headset?

[gusty flicker]

yes

[steady hawk]

Then check the pinned post

[gusty flicker]

done, i will open arma now and i tell you if it works

[abstract otter]

then why is it happening now and not before?

[umbral narwhal]

Well, they do update themselves.

[gusty flicker]

it didn't work

[abstract otter]

if it is the fire wall how wold I get past it

run as administrator?

[pine kite]

No, run as administrator does not change the firewall. Check the settings in the firewall if it is allowed to use public and private networks.

[abstract otter]

ahh ok

thank you

[gusty flicker]

please i did everything and nothing works

[frosty forge]

anyone know why it says connection failed for my friend when hes trying to join my server

[pine kite]

Did you make sure your router supports UPnP? Or did you manually setup portforwarding? Or is it a rented server online?

!localhost

[rustic eagle]

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”

[shut parcel]

When you're in the Arsenal looking at body armour and it has stats for Ballistic Protection and Explosive Resistance - where is that info actually determined in, for example, a mod-added armor?

[uncut trellis]

in that mods config for said piece of gear

[pseudo dew]

Anyone know how to fix signature verification coming up with an error for ui_f.pbo? Tried verifying, didn't rectify, the message itself doesn't seem to indicate if it's a server or a client issue either

[umbral narwhal]

pretty sure that's a client error. Delete the offending PBO and reverify.

[crude schooner]

So I'm having issues with all sorts of lock on systems. I can get some of the missiles in jets to work but nothing with laser guided. I'm trying to use a stinger turret right now but it isn't locking at all. I had a helo with laser guided rockets that would target but never give any kind of lock on.

I'm not sure why locks are giving me such trouble?

I think I got it? I have to "HIT" 'T' as my target is right over them and hold it to keep lock?

I see videos that seem a lot more automatic and I don't see that noted anywhere if that's how it actually works?

[steady hawk]

Field Manual should have one. Search by “Missile”

[crude schooner]

Ok that confirms the stinger

I'll have to see if that's the issue with the laser too.

I can cycle my targets and one is laser

But it never seems to lock

[steady hawk]

Also I don't know which Stinger/Laser Missile you mean

[crude schooner]

Well for example I was in an attack chopper, I don't remember which, and my buddy was in the gunner. He has a laser designator and I had laser guided rockets.

I could target his laser as a target but it would never lock.

Also flying a chopper makes it hard to aim RIGHT at the target if that's the answer.

[steady hawk]

I don't remember which
This is the most important part of your answer

[crude schooner]

I was in DRO and had like 4 factions from USA loaded.

But since it was the same vehical shouldn't it work?

Or are some just buggy.

They were from CUP

PFFFT just tried to lock on to a bird

[steady hawk]

Let me rephrase: Any Mod/vehicle/weapon/ammo can have their own config to lock/shoot, so I can't say why exactly you can't lock it on while I don't know which it is

[crude schooner]

I'd had trouble with lasers on base, CUP, and RHS.

I don't think out side of a campaign mission I've ever had it work.

I assume there is something general I'm doing wrong.

But fair, diagnosing with out exact examples is tough on the best times.

I'll try and make notes next time I have it happen.

UNREALTED but also a problem... vertical take off in a harrier or similier?

I have 2 (3?) planes in the map I'm in right now I can't get to VTOL

So I can give an example but that might not be something you can answer.

[steady hawk]

I don't know which Harrier you mean but AFAIK (as far as I've tested CUP ones) they can't Vertical Take Off but Vertical Land

F-35 on the other hand, should be able to

[crude schooner]

F-35b Lighting II

[steady hawk]

Yeah

[crude schooner]

So uhh..

What's the trick XD

[steady hawk]

Basically, Harrier can't. In both IRL and in game

[crude schooner]

I had the thruster point down exactly once but I'm not sure how I did it.

Oh that's neat

[steady hawk]

https://www.quora.com/Can-a-Harrier-jump-jet-takeoff-vertically-with-a-full-weapons-load
^ An IRL explanation about Harrier's Vertical Take Off ability

[crude schooner]

I'll remember that for when I know how to work those.

That might still be super useful to know.

[steady hawk]

Also, you know, it could damage the aircraft carrier/LHD's flightdeck

(Of course only IRL - in Arma nothing cares about the flightdeck)

[crude schooner]

Holy crap I just did it.

Ok

SO

You need flaps down, then vector on then speed up and as you start moving "flaps down" again will lower the thruster

You can't do it while stopped

[steady hawk]

Yeah, this is a limitation that the Game Engine forces to

[crude schooner]

Ohhhhhh

Facinating

[steady hawk]

More like, the Engine can set this limitation into a particular vehicle class

[crude schooner]

My favorite "arma" issue is that mags have a volume and wieght that are tied together and it's rounds don't effect it.

So a 200 round box mag with 200 rounds or 5 weight the same.

[steady hawk]

I hate that too. Somewhat Arma 2 did better at that perspective

[crude schooner]

Seems like an oversight concidering how far they went' with every.

Or how even with ACE or stuff you can't change rounds from one mag type to another in a pince.

Even if it's teh EXACT same round

I hope Arma 4 at least makes that possible on the mod side if nothing else

[steady hawk]

Magic word for you: Engine Limitation

Arma Reforger done such simple things very well AFAIK

[crude schooner]

I mean I only accept "Engine Limitation" so far. for modders sure. With enough work there isn't really limitations within reason

Idr what engine they are using. I'm sure it was more of a choice then an actual limitation.

Like the maintance and such just wasn't worth it for the few people that would notice or care.

Ok well I'm still having issues with Laser des but I don't think that's the easiest think to test on my own so that will have to wait. What's a set up you can say will work?

I can start there and have a fiddle

[steady hawk]

Real Virtuality 4, which has the grand grand parent who is born in 20th Century

So basically it is more than 20 years old in-Studio engine... that should explain why it can't do anything simple

So back to the topic, which laser missile you mean? Laser guided such like what?

[crude schooner]

Ya

Ether helo or with a binocular

Ya it's their in house made engine. So they could do what ever they wanted time/money allowing. They obviously have a reason I'm sure why they did the things the way the did in more detail. Probably something to do with tools or systems connected to stuff that would make the change just too costly.

[steady hawk]

This is why they made their own brand-new and state-of-art™️ game engine, Enfusion

[crude schooner]

Is that what the news ones are using?

[steady hawk]

News? Well, it is actually a news, Arma Reforger uses it

Well back to the topic - Yeah it actually is hard to test by your own since it requires two to fire a laser guided properly - but luckily Arma 3 offers Editor to test it easily

[crude schooner]

Oh ya?

I've messed with Zeus and Eden a bit already.

Not a ton though

[steady hawk]

Yup I can guide my missile into the laser the JTAC points

You can barely see that the rocket guides into the target in the second pic

[crude schooner]

How do you get a Jtac to point at a thing?

[steady hawk]

1. this disableAI "ALL" put this into his Initialization
2. Make him playable
3. Play, select the JTAC
4. Put out the Laser Designator (aka Binocular) and lase somewhere
5. Switch to the heli

Oh, don't forget to add DAGR rocket/missile into the heli, that is something that can guide itself into a laser

[crude schooner]

This hell fire worked fine.

Hmmmm

Now I need to find one that doesn't work and maybe find out why.

[steady hawk]

Well, you probably need to make sure that the Stinger or whatever can do that or nah

[crude schooner]

I got the stinger to work when using the turret.

But the planes pissed off or died before I could try the man prot one.

Got one already actually

9M127 Vikhr will "target" the tag but won't lock or track it.

Even if only slightly off

It's in the Ka-52

Then seem to be fly by wire actually so I'm confused on why the laser "targeting" is an option... maybe just to aid in my knowing where they want to squish? or maybe it's jsut part of the heli because it CAN have laser guided.

It says the are laser/infared guided.

[steady hawk]

It does lock (more like homing), seems like it is a Lock-On-After-Launch (LOAL) missile

[lime sphinx]

just don't try to shoot Vikhrs from (CUP) Ka-50 without targeting anything :3 They spin in place like crazy and have like 50% probability of hitting the heli back when the engine is off

[steady hawk]

Or, no, I think I missed the fact that Vikhr is a SACLOS (aka manual guided) missile

[crude schooner]

AH-64D also just breaks any time I try and take off.

Like as it's starting up the tail just breaks

[steady hawk]

It looks like a bug of Advanced Flight Model

[crude schooner]

😦

So if I turn that off it should be fine for that one?

[steady hawk]

(Un?) fortunately AFM does have different collisions than Standard one

So yeah, you can fly it if you turn it off - better to report this to CUP devs

Or, it is already reported probably

[crude schooner]

I have an Nvidea instant replay thing on but I didn't get a clip from that game. Man I really wish I knew what munition it was.. lol

huh so a shoulder stinger just auto locked. Why wasn't it doing that before? maybe fog? Range? Stealth?

[steady hawk]

AH-64D's Stinger you mean?

[crude schooner]

FI9 maybe? I just closed it so idr.

It def had Stinger in the name

[steady hawk]

Hmm can't find one, you mean AIM-9L Sidewinder?

[crude schooner]

H/O leme boot it back in and check.

It was near the top of the list.

FIM-92F Stinger

It's added by CUP it seems

[steady hawk]

Hmm can't really find one

Can you screenshot it?

[steady hawk]

Oh wait, you mean infantry one?

[crude schooner]

Shoulder fired, ya.

I might be using weird terms lol

FIM92 is also a stationary I have that had to have 'T' held on target to lock.

Maybe CUP renamed them?

Wasn't there something to do with IRL names?

[steady hawk]

Remame? What rename?

[crude schooner]

Well you said "AH-64D" which I don't have

[steady hawk]

It is a chopper, Apache helicopter

[crude schooner]

I do have the "FIM-92F"

OHHH

[steady hawk]

I thought you meant a Stinger on AH-64D chopper, but you didn't, so that's why we've confused

[crude schooner]

Ok I see, ya I guess I was testing the AA shoulder and didn't mention my topic change lol

I can't find out what the exact munition was the issue so I'm just going to table that till I catch it and note the names

[dapper marsh]

My mic works on Discord, Stream, games, windows, etc but not on Arma3, anyone know why??

[steady hawk]

1. Make sure your mic is set Windows Default
2. Is your headset/microphone USB connected?
3. It could be restricted by mission end

[dapper marsh]

headset and yes it is... works on all other games and apps

[steady hawk]

Yes it is, what “it” is?

[dapper marsh]

Is there a setting in Arma3 that could stop it?

it's the defult in windows

[steady hawk]

We're about to figure it out - answer me about question 2

[dapper marsh]

sure

ph, I have a new problem as well, when I push the space bar, nothing happens, i can't interact with anything...

[steady hawk]

Man, listen to me - answer yes or no, is that a USB headset/microphone?

[dapper marsh]

USB headset and mic

[steady hawk]

Then check the pinned post

[dapper marsh]

what pinned post?

[steady hawk]

#arma3_troubleshooting message

For a whatever reason (I heard it is a Windows' fault but anyways), USB Audio can break any part of Arma 3

[dapper marsh]

sry, didn't think i had to be a programmer to play this game, just thought it looked cool and wanted to go and play...

[steady hawk]

I ain't either

[dapper marsh]

lol, it's always windows fault...

[steady hawk]

An easy way to avoid it is try headset with 3.5mm jack you have

If you don't - try what the post says. If you're an English speaker, it is rather easy to read what it says, than non-native Englishman, me

[dapper marsh]

It has both, i'll try to connect through the 3.5mm jack

[steady hawk]

If it does work, it proves the issue is caused by the headset

[dapper marsh]

What post?

[steady hawk]

This

[dapper marsh]

ty

[stark kestrel]

when ı start arma 3 is nothing wrong but when ı try to start any campain its crash and delete some folder

ı will send some photos

nothing wrong till here but when ı try start

always this error came up

[steady hawk]

You probably need to Google DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED

[next valley]

Unable to 'Sync' Log4net - issue can anyone help

[stark kestrel]

Thank you its not crashing the game anymore

its crashing the pc when ı started and log into the campain alway crashing the whole pc

and ı think ı cant start other games like csgo devour etc.

😀

[stark kestrel]

@steady hawk

hello?

[uncut trellis]

he will answer if he knows and when he can.

from what I can tell something seems to go wrong with your graphics driver

if its hard crash wholly you may want to try reinstalling/updating gpu drivers

and also make sure your gpu meets the minimun requirements for the game

[stark kestrel]

thanks ı tried it and ı think its working

[young jackal]

when i do setObjectScale it has collision for a player running into it but not for vehicles can I change that

[obsidian swift]

im using tadst for my server, how do i change the difficulty settings to how i have them on my profile i was using for my non-dedicated server?

[pine kite]

On the Bohemia forum page of TADST 3.1.0 it shows it has a Difficulty tab. does that not work? TADST was last updated in 2017. I think there are more modern improved management tools for servers. (F.A.S.T., Faster, FAST2) I never used either myself. (this forum link on general server and administration guides and turorials is fairly recently updated: https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/229229-server-administration-guides-tutorials-compilation-list/)

[willow otter]

Any idea why the game might be crashing?

[uncut trellis]

try without mods

and just running singleplayer or something simple in editor

[willow otter]

Works great with mods

[steady hawk]

With?

[willow otter]

Sry without

I reinstalled windows

Reinstalled all the mods nothing

My unit can play without an issue

But for some reason i crash 40 seconds after joining the servef

[uncut trellis]

its most likely either something in the mission or mods but the rpt does not really have any useful info

[willow otter]

rip

might other files contain useful info?

[uncut trellis]

nothing we can read. the minidump file can be sent to BI

[willow otter]

ok thanks :/

[abstract otter]

Update this is not the issue

So I don't know what else it could be

[pine kite]

Are you trying to connect through the launcher? Can you see any other server in the internet tab of the launcher serverbrowser?

[neon briar]

hello i need help my arma 3 keeps crashing once i try to load eden, rest of the game works perfectly need help thx

[uncut trellis]

have you tried verifying the game files on Steam?

!steamverify

[rustic eagle]

Steam file verification process:
Right Click on game -> Local Files -> Verify Integrity of game files
Arma 3
Steam Workshop Mod repair process:
Open Launcher -> Right Click on mod -> Repair
The first process will automatically verify Steam Workshop items as well.

[uncut trellis]

this will need input from BI techs so you may need to create a bugtracker ticket

the feedback/bug tracker link can be found in the #arma3_feedback_tracker

its in the channel topic

[abstract otter]

Yes I am trying to go through the launcher and no I can't, obviously no servers are appearing

[pine kite]

Do you have IPv4 network stack disabled in Windows?

[abstract otter]

Where wold I check that?

[pine kite]

Properties of your network adapter/card.

[abstract otter]

Ok I'll check that when I get home

[pine kite]

Should be enabled by default in Windows. So if you disabled it, you would know.

[abstract otter]

Well I haven't niteces anything weird other than this so I don't know SQUAD is having the same issue as my Arma rn too

[pine kite]

You could also check by opening a Windows Command window and use the command: ping 8.8.8.8 (pings google DNS)

Or are you by any chance using a mobile internet connection through your mobile phone tether for Arma 3?

instead of Wifi or UTP cable connection.

[abstract otter]

I'm using ethernet/wifi

[pine kite]

ok, that rules out mobile connection issues.

[abstract otter]

Also how wold I put in said command (have never had to do that befor now)

[pine kite]

type "command" in the start menu. It should pop up something for Command Prompt. Start that and you get a black text window. In there, you type in: "ping 8.8.8.8" and hit enter. It should start to ping Google and you get a response of replies or not.

[abstract otter]

Ok

[pine kite]

Like

[abstract otter]

Where do I tyip command at?

(Like before never done this befor)

[pine kite]

Behind those > just start typing

[abstract otter]

So on your home screen?

[pine kite]

Start menu

[abstract otter]

Start menu?

[pine kite]

Are you using Windows or not?

[abstract otter]

I am

I'm just at school rn

[pine kite]

Windows 10 or 11?

[abstract otter]

I believe 11

My bad 10

[pine kite]

Ok, well, just press the Windows key and then start typing "command". And it will provide you with "Command Prompt" Start that, then type the ping command in it as shown above.

[abstract otter]

Got it thank you

I'll check that when I get home

[pine kite]

No problem

[abstract otter]

So it should like the png correct

[pine kite]

Next time, after a long period, consider referencing your initial problem message. I vaguely remembered what it was about network issues. But a short summation would have helped.

[pine kite]

If your system/network settings work correctly for IPv4 then you should get a similar response (different timing numbers). If it can't get a reply or unable to send the ping you get a different message.

[abstract otter]

I did it and they look the same

4 sent 4 received and 0% lost

[abstract otter]

HOLD UP

the server stated appring agin!?

why wernt they appering for the past 4 weeks?

[pine kite]

I have no clue why it wouldn't show if you didn't do anything special to your system.

Maybe Steam was in offline mode all the time?

[abstract otter]

it was not I was playing warthund last night and it wasint working then

[summer haven]

so my target lock works and it locks on the target but my missiles dont seem to want to turn toward the target itself....... help?

[abstract otter]

if you are using a moded AA launcher that might be why. some of them have two different fire modes. 1 is top down and the other is Direct fire mode and Im preaty sure there is a launcher that has a 3rd where it just goes strate.

[fringe salmon]

This is an odd troubleshooting question: but does anyone know why the resolution affects arma so much? I’ve experienced regular crashes, but reducing the resolution from 1080 to 720p on my 1080 monitor has stopped all crashing entirely. Can anyone tell me what that effectively means technical wise?

[wheat wigeon]

Hey everyone, I've got a dedi server and when playing on that the AI team assignment menus (Tilde/9) are functioning but the menus dont show on screen. Can anyone think of a reason for this? It's driving me crazy.

EDIT: Im using cup, rhs and ace mods.

[umbral narwhal]

@fringe salmon Well, reducing resolution takes a lot of load off the GPU, so that might suggest that your GPU or PSU is flaky under load.

@wheat wigeon ACE hides the command bar by default. You have to enable it in config.

"ACE user interface" maybe

If your DS is set to override that... well, don't do that.

[wheat wigeon]

Do you remember which setting it is by chance? Sorry im very new to this 🤦

[wheat wigeon]

Idk what that means sorry 😕

[umbral narwhal]

CBA settings (which ACE uses) allow the server to override client settings.

That one is not set to override by default though.

[wheat wigeon]

Ok cool well I don't think would have changed it in my server everything is set to be over ridden by client

[umbral narwhal]

From in a mission: Escape, Options, Addon options, ACE User interface dropdown, Group bar.

[golden creek]

I'm having some troubles getting bulldozer to work it was working fine until I tried to fix a broken file when I try to run it in object builder it gives me "object builder: external view: Attach failed. No viewer found." an for terrain builder it gives something like data a exe don't match. So far I have tried verifying game files, deleting my pdrive folder, and uninstalling tools

[vagrant comet]

Hello, im having a issue on a multiplayer scenario im making.

I have 2 ctrg teams with bunch of modules and arsenal attached to their cars.

These all work fine for the 2 squad leaders but other members of squad dont seem to be able to access them when i change to them with U menu. These squad members alsu dont seem to be able to enter mortars as gunners.

Is this some sort of command thing or a bug and any ideas how i can bypass it?

[fringe salmon]

guys how do i fix arma 3 error: includefile "\a3\Functions_F\Params\paramRevive.hpp"

Need help ASAP pls

Wrong error, includefile "\a3\Functions_f\Debug\fn_isDebugConsoleAllowed.sqf"

[fringe salmon]

.. and another error

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1010371646386880543/1033084201743941652/jf.PNG

[thorn forum]

Euhm

Is this when you open a mission

[fringe salmon]

no when i open the game

it wont let me

[thorn forum]

Verify your files

[fringe salmon]

i already fixed these

[fringe salmon]

this is the only error im getting

[thorn forum]

Any mods running?

[fringe salmon]

No

wat

wait

I still have some mods in the addons

i deleted the other mods

maybe this one i should delete

right?

[fringe salmon]

Ok i found some mod stuff

In addons, do i delete them?

[thorn forum]

Wait just verify your game files via steam

[fringe salmon]

I did not want these mods

Do I just delete em?

[thorn forum]

No

[fringe salmon]

The mods were from moddb

Not steam

[thorn forum]

Right Click Arma 3 >> Properties >> Local Files >> Verify

[fringe salmon]

k

[thorn forum]

Will take a min but will 99% fix your issue

[fringe salmon]

That should do it thanks

[storm temple]

trying to port forward, but it wont work, IP is my pc and its static

kildeport = sourceport
destinasjonport: dest port

what i am doing wrong?

ping me when answering

[pine kite]

Port forward the entire UDP range 2302-2306. Looks like you only did 1. Also, TCP not needed for inbound traffic.

@storm temple

[storm temple]

2302-2306 on which one? should "kildeport" be 2302 and "destinasjonport" 2306? gonna turn off tcp

[pine kite]

Both really. Source port if the incomming port on the internet side of your router. The destination port is the incomming port of your PC/computer/server. Technically you can have those different if those port numbers are already used for something else/multiple servers. But in most cases you can keep it simple and the same.

Sorry, you need to port forward 5 ports. Often you can do it as a range in one go.

[shrewd zenith]

I'm trying to change the weather on our running server using
forceWeatherChange but it seems to have no effect. Is that the correct command?

[storm temple]

so both should have 2302-2306 right? but what if i cant have the " - "

[pine kite]

yes, both should have 2302-2306

then make individual rules 5 times.

[storm temple]

rules?

[pine kite]

yes, in firewalls they are often called rules. this comes in, then you must send it to there. or drop it.

But the comment in the picture suggests it is possible to use a -

[storm temple]

so i gotta open those ports then, got it

[pine kite]

yes, arma 3 server uses more than one to communicate. Some are for Steam, other for voice over internet, other are for battleye.

[storm temple]

oh ok, gonna test the port forwarding again when i want to again

[pine kite]

forceWeatherChange wiki page: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/forceWeatherChange

People in #arma3_scripting might know better how to use it.

[umbral narwhal]

It doesn't do anything on its own.

And you can just set zero time transitions on the other commands, so I'm not sure what the point of it is.

[jagged heath]

how do i minimize arma 3? i have to close out the game just to mess with audio settings and discord every time

and playing windowed i cant change its size and it makes all the text tiny

[ocean cosmos]

use alt tab

[jagged heath]

ah big thanks

[pearl sorrel]

Yeh... don't use mods that aren't from steam workshop.
Often mod sites like that are used for modders that have been caught out and DMCA'd, and possibly workshop banned.
Therefore there is no idea what is inside the files, this is a very very very easy way to get hacked etc

[pearl sorrel]

Not sure what the point of the weather function is?
If so, then you actually need to open the link and read the info..
Yes; putting forceWeatherChange into anything on its own doesnt do anything... but opening that link you will find what else you need to input to make it change the weather.

[fringe salmon]

Ah, what mod sites do you recommend then? I found some mods however not there from the steam workshop

[pearl sorrel]

** don't use mods that aren't from steam workshop. **

[fringe salmon]

Ok.

Well, seems legit lol

[pearl sorrel]

Doesnt mean it is..

[fringe salmon]

Alr

[dire crag]

An even-less-technical-than-I-am friend of mine is having an issue playing on a mutual multiplayer server (I don't know if it's relevant but using ACE) where other players can't hear his shots and he can't hear others'. Has anyone heard (no pun intended) of this, and is there a fix?

[pearl sorrel]

Presume other sounds work?

if so sounds (no pun intended), like a possible sound mod issue.
They may not been loading a sound mod that is being used, thus sounds wont work.

[dire crag]

Sorry, should have said. All other sounds are fine, it's just gunshots. He's flounced off playing because of it and I want to get him back!

[pearl sorrel]

Can you check they are loading the same mods as you?

Had a similar issue last night, and turns out some weren't loading a the updated version of a sound mod which is why the weapon(s) had no sounds.

[dire crag]

The server uses the JSRS soundmod, but it's optional. I don't use it at all. I'll try and get hold of him to ask him exactly which mods he loads.

It may take a while as he's not always around so I will come back here when I get a reply. Thanks, I appreciate it.

[quick saffron]

can i troubleshoot my server/mission issues here?

[uncut trellis]

This can be a starting point at least better channels will likely be suggested if necessary

[quick saffron]

roger

[dawn bay]

Any idea what would cause this issue? Lowest LOD and vegetation popping in and out. Happens randomly for some people and can eventually freeze/crash the game. A restart can fix it.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/501927484133081098/1033590868625592401/unknown.png

This happened before in another mission about a year ago. It also had a lot of vehicles. Someone was thinking mem leak with lot of PhysX objects?

[versed jolt]

So I had over 600 GB of mods that I just unsubscribed from, I watched them disappear from the launcher but they were still in as files and so I then manually deleted them in file explorer.
Now when Im subscribing to a mod that I have subscribed to before its coming up as corrupt and I have to repair it.

Any idea why or how I can fix it

[pine kite]

What files exactly did you remove in file explorer? The contents of the Steamlibrary\steamapps\workshop\content\modIDnumber folders? The entire modID folder there. Or the Arma_3_rootfolder\!workshop\Modname folders.

So far I had good luck with either only unsubscribing to the mod/mission. Or just removing the contents of MySteamLibraryFolder\steamapps\workshop\content\107410\someModIDnumber folders

[restive sequoia]

unsubscribe then close the game/launcher and restart steam

and they should be gone

[versed jolt]

That one

[versed jolt]

Aight

[fringe salmon]

Not sure where to ask this but I have a laptop and pc and I have arma installed on both under the same steam account. I have nearly 200gb of mods on my pc but my laptop only has 100gb of free space. Is there a way I can locally have different workshop mods? ie; only have a few mods subscribed on my laptop and all subscribed on my pc?

[uncut trellis]

Not really no. Unless you copy mods to backup location on desktop machine and unsub from extras until you have 100

Then when you use desktop but might be able to skip downloading the extras when you sun back to them

[unique nexus]

i am getting some error when trying to launch arma 3 with mods for a dayz server called AEOG

thanks for the help in advanced

[pine kite]

Which mods did you subscribe and/or try to load? Post your RPT file of the gameclient. First one says it needs something from Exile-whatever. The second says it is missing CBA-stuff.

!rpt

[rustic eagle]

Arma RPT

Arma generates a .rpt log file each time it's run, which contains a lot of information like the loaded mods, or any errors that appear, this log file can be very useful for troubleshooting problems.

To get to your RPT files press Windows+R and enter %localappdata%/Arma 3

Additionally see the wiki page for more info: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Crash_Files

To share an rpt log here, please use a website like https://sqfbin.com/ to upload the full log, that way the people helping you can take a look at it and try to figure out the problem you're having together with you.
Note: RPT logs can hold personal information relevant to your system, the game or others.

[amber glen]

I had this error on our server yesterday - how can I tell what to search for? 😅
Fault address: 10B10100 F380027:1EA00027ll Unknown module
Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION at 10B10100

[honest sigil]

My favorite servers list keep dissapearing. Windows 10 fully updated. This is a Steam problem or Launcher problem?

[unique aspen]

All my dlc is missing in the launcher?

[pine kite]

That is not a question. That is a statement.

[unique aspen]

wow thanks for your insightful response :)

[tight scarab]

Hey guys I'm having trouble with my server accepting the mod list I want it just keeps saying ( server not responding ) the other problem is my playable character are from the faction I'm trying to add any help would be appreciated

[pine kite]

Repair/verify the game through steam. Restart Steam. Log off/log on Steam. Checked DLC usage in the DLC tab of the game properties in Steam library? Tried that yet?

[river surge]

My Arma fucked itself. Keep getting the error 0x00000001 - UNABLE_TO_INIT_DXGI

I have followed all the steps on the BI website.

Did all these already

Updated, rolled back, tested without overlay for updated and rolled back, and my temperature is a solid 60F for both GPU and CPU.

[golden nova]

just to be sure, you're getting this error while trying to load unmodded, freshly installed game, with no additional unnoficial content?

[river surge]

No, I was in the middle of doing some screenshots and it crashed.

CAn't get it open now

[golden nova]

does it start without mods?

[river surge]

Mods unloaded or unsubscribed?

[golden nova]

unloaded

[river surge]

Doesn't work

This is the screen I get

With no mods

At least the error is now "Status Application Hang"

[golden nova]

if you go to your Arma 3 in appdata, you should have rpt and mdmp files, first one you can open and see if there's anything suspicious, the second one you can try uploading here and/or dropping in feedback tracker with as much detail of how you fucked up as possible

!rpt

[rustic eagle]

Arma RPT

Arma generates a .rpt log file each time it's run, which contains a lot of information like the loaded mods, or any errors that appear, this log file can be very useful for troubleshooting problems.

To get to your RPT files press Windows+R and enter %localappdata%/Arma 3

Additionally see the wiki page for more info: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Crash_Files

To share an rpt log here, please use a website like https://sqfbin.com/ to upload the full log, that way the people helping you can take a look at it and try to figure out the problem you're having together with you.
Note: RPT logs can hold personal information relevant to your system, the game or others.

[golden nova]

you could try restarting your PC if this may be an issue with drivers or RAM, if it doesn't help then you can just check out this files and wait until someone figures something out

[river surge]

I'm verifying everything right now, will check that once it's done

[river surge]

I've restarted my PC like 3 or 4 times

@golden nova Where are the .rpt's?

Can't find any

[golden nova]

%localappdata%/Arma 3 - nothing here?

[river surge]

Oh- I see them now.

Buried under .logs

.rpt or .bidmp?

[golden nova]

open the most recent rpt file and look from bottom for any errors, you can try uploading it here or on sqfbin

not sure about bidmp but mdmps can be opened by staff only so you can create a ticket in feedback tracker and post it there

[river surge]

I have no idea what any of this means

[golden nova]

15:18:49 DX11 error : CreateBuffer failed : DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED iirc this means that GPU cut itself off like it would when its overheating

[river surge]

But it never got above 60F in temperature during that startup

[golden nova]

perhaps you could try completely uninstalling your gpu drivers with something like https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html, restart your laptop and install them again

[river surge]

Fuck

[golden nova]

and keep windows resource manager on top to see if there's nothing wrong happening with your hardware

[river surge]

It's not a whole PC-wide issue though

I can play other games

OW2, Total War, Minecraft

It's just Arma 3 that won't use the card properly

[river surge]

Not using the driver uninstall program, I can manually uninstall drivers without threatening my PC's data

[river surge]

Solution: Clean reinstall of Arma

Thanks to @golden nova for helping troubleshoot

[bronze river]

my achievement not unlocked.

[pine kite]

Round-off error?

Might take a restart/re-login of the game and Steam to get updated.

[bronze river]

oh boi i've been playing for 3K Hours restart/relogin daily

[upper elk]

Last night I've started experiencing BSODs while playing arma 3 for an extended period of time. The Stop code I receive is: multiple_irp_complete_requests

Microsoft say "This indicates that a driver has tried to request an IRP be completed that is already complete."

Is anyone able to help?

[toxic inlet]

Hello this issue can be related to BattlEye, can you try with it disabled and see if the issue still occurs.

[upper elk]

Will do

[calm mesa]

Anyone know how to fix the "'bin\config.bin/CfgPatches" error?

It says 'bin\config.bin/CfgPatches.aia_baseconfig_f'

I need to have this fixed in 5 hours because I am hosting a game tonight but luckily I discovered this sooner

[uncut trellis]

Is it your mod?

Where does the error pop up

[calm mesa]

Role assignment screen. As soon as I click a role and want to hop into the game, it just takes me back to the lobby with the error appearing on the bottom left.

[uncut trellis]

Try repairing mods/verify game files on steam

If its a broken mod you'll just need to disable it

[calm mesa]

Doesn't exactly tell me which one it is tho

[uncut trellis]

AIA might refer to all in Arma which I think has not been in development for ages

Beyond that the error contains no other clues so you'll just have to test your mods.

Disable everything you don't use

[calm mesa]

I only have 26 mods installed since this will be a special game tonight

Most I've used for months tho

[uncut trellis]

Things break.

Try the verify first. If that does not work you'll have to test the mods

And also is that the whole error message or just part of it?

[calm mesa]

Like this

Bottom left

[uncut trellis]

Could be a missing mod too

[calm mesa]

idk what because all dependencies are subbed and loaded

[steady hawk]

Is any of your Mods a Modpack?

[uncut trellis]

Ah, good question

Is there a mod pack is a yes or no question

[calm mesa]

yes

[uncut trellis]

Those are often broken

Due to they should not be done in the first place

[steady hawk]

I TBH find no modpack in it

[calm mesa]

ah

preset = modpack to me

[steady hawk]

Is any of your Mods a Modpack?
This does not mean the preset

[uncut trellis]

Indeed yes

Preset with original mods = good, mod pack with who knows what mods thrown together and never updated = bad

[calm mesa]

ahhh

yeah I don't have one then

[uncut trellis]

👌

At least can rule out the problems those have

[calm mesa]

Just finished verifying files

will try again

Nah no joy

repaired all mods, trying again now

nah no joy, ima test the back up file with a different preset

Yeah something is up with the mods. It's no worry as I did have a back up game ready using a different preset that works.

Thanks anyway, y'all.

[frigid epoch]

hi, when ever I try loading this one scripted mission on our server, after the "receiving file message " is completed I get kicked back into the Zeus mission. other missions work fine. I tried removing mods I suspected but still have the same issue.
here RPT after I removed SUS mods:

https://pastebin.pl/view/dca50f91

[uncut trellis]

there dont seem to be anything mentioned related to the mission but all this stuff:

16:59:12 Warning Message: '/' is not a value
16:59:12 Warning Message: No entry '.weight'.
16:59:12 Warning Message: '/' is not a value
16:59:12 Warning Message: No entry '.volume'.
16:59:12 Warning Message: '/' is not a value
16:59:12 Warning Message: No entry '.rubbing'.
16:59:12 Warning Message: '/' is not a value
16:59:12 Warning Message: No entry '.angle'.
16:59:12 Warning Message: '/' is not a value

is not good and means there is some very badly made/broken mod somewhere

[frigid epoch]

thank you horrible goat. I'll try removing a few more mods.

[frigid epoch]

https://pastebin.pl/view/5d29656a

I tried striping a few more mods but still get the same results. couldn't the messages you mentioned be there because there are assets in the mission from the mods I unloaded or I didn't properly remove mission's dependencies?

[pearl sorrel]

Usually these are pretensed by what mod/item is the issue.
Here it is UK3CB AT4 scrolled somemore, its whinging about ALL of 3cb weapons
And looking at the RPTs loaded mods list, you haven't loaded 3CB Weapons.
So something somewhere is looking for 3cb weapons, but as its not loaded it cant find it hence the error

Also,

17:00:27 WARNING: ace requires ace_compat_rhs_usf3 (@compat_rhs_usf3) at version [3,15,2,69] (or higher). You have none.
17:00:27 WARNING: ace requires ace_compat_rhs_gref3 (@compat_rhs_gref3) at version [3,15,2,69] (or higher). You have none.```

[nova zephyr]

👀

[frigid epoch]

yeah, I'll add those after I figure out the problem with my mission🥲

[frigid epoch]

https://pastebin.pl/view/39dc0a06

Added 3CBs back in but still get kicked back into the default Zeus mission after its done "receiving mission files"
also ran out of mods to blame

[pearl sorrel]

Next, grab the mission file from the server, and put it where your mpmissions are exported, so you can load it on your end with the mods you're loading on server.
Look out for anything that pops up, may be camt find image file etc.
If nothing, then check your rpt and look for anything odd.

1. Try to load it via self hosting.
2. Open the pbo to a folder amd load in editor.
   One of those (if not both) will have an issue somewhere.

[ornate leaf]

I'm having gun sound problems on the server, that people cant hear each others gun shots, even tho they are standin infront of them. No sound at all.
All players started with the same mods.
They themself can hear it, but they can't hear it from certain players.

JSRS is installed.

Anyway I cant fix that?
There is also only one key from JSRS in the server keys folder

[pine kite]

How many JSRS compatibility mods are loaded, and do you use any mods/DLCs for which LordJarhead made compatibility mods? (see mod description with links to them: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=861133494 )

[ornate leaf]

The one from RHS I'm using

And also changed some in my config, but I put them into CfgPatches

requiredAddons[] = {"A3_Data_F_AoW_Loadorder","A3_Data_F_Enoch_Loadorder","a3s_assets","a3s_animations","rhs_c_weapons","rhs_c_heavyweapons","rhs_c_airweapons","rhs_sounds","rhsusf_c_weapons","rhsgref_c_weapons","rhs_c_weaponsounds","jsrs_soundmod_complete_edition_soundfiles","jsrs_soundmod_complete_edition"};

[pine kite]

The one from RHS or the ones from RHS for each faction you are using?

[ornate leaf]

The ones for each Faction

[ornate leaf]

I didnt know there was one for all

The weird thing is that it also happens for Vanilla Weapons, but only sometimes

[pine kite]

That is the whole point. There isn't. But your response read like that you only loaded one jsrs compatibility mod for RHS.

Better list the entire number of mods you loaded, or post your RPT log file of the server. Then others might have a closer look at what could be wrong.

[ornate leaf]

yea all good, I tried something and will see if it fixes it

[lament wraith]

Currently have an interesting issue I’ve never seen. Just booted up my Arma and all of my loadouts got deleted, controls didn’t reset and profiles still exist. When I loaded the game it thought i was new to the game

[near ruin]

How can I alter the settings so that I can lower the resolution for Arma 3, when I tried fixing it, I've gone to settings and 1920x1080 is the only resolution available. there is no other resolutions, how to fix?

[golden nova]

open arma in windowed mode (borderless or not) and you should be able to change resolutions

[vagrant trellis]

Hey, I am still having problems that in my antistasi dedicated server two heli mods don't show up in zeus. I am able to spawn the helicopters via debug, but they are not in zeus making it pretty annoying. When I launch the same mission in a local server, the helicopter do show up.

[pine kite]

@vagrant trellis The same applies to you. better show the RPT file of the server to make sure it's mods load correctly.

[vagrant trellis]

Yea it doesn't show any error relating to that mod

[vagrant trellis]

I think its loading fine?

[calm mesa]

Anyone familiar with the Arma 3 bug where if you try to load into a multiplayer game after selecting a role, you're stuck on the loading screen?

[ornate marsh]

Anyone know how to fix this i uninstalled and reinstalled everything

[quaint jewel]

google it

and then follow the steps you find

[ornate marsh]

I have all people said to reinstall

I cant find anything else

[ornate marsh]

why is it only arma then? because it doesnt happen to any other game

[quaint jewel]

other games may not store files in that broken folder

Ask Microsoft, I don't know

[ornate marsh]

Ahh

[pine kite]

It seems to have located the folders for all the mods you defined to load. But it has a bunch of errors about mods in it. I do not know if it relates to your problem of helis. Did you even state what sort of helis you are missing? Start testing your server with just a few mods at a time and see if the heli's show up in Zeus. Or if other helicopter issues occur.

[vagrant trellis]

found it, the problem was the mod .pbo files were upper case. My linux server only accept lower case files.

[fiery dust]

keeps apearing after one minute of entering a server

[pine kite]

Oh right yeah. Common issue with linux. Should have noticed that but I am tired after a days work.

[winter shuttle]

hi I just got a nitrado server and tried setting it up but somehow my server doesnt want to start up.
I installed the community dlc of SOG and 3 mods
I can also send the server log is. Can someone maybe help me ?

[pine kite]

You've loaded those mods as server mods. Should be listed as regular mods ( in the -mod= parameter) -servermod tells the server only it needs to load them, while you as player also need them.

It might also be a corrupted upload of the mods if you uploaded via FTP. Make sure you upload files as binary. As text or auto it can break on transit. There are a whole bunch of errors so to me this seems the most likely cause.

[winter shuttle]

so do i need to send it through the ftp as 7zip file or something? @pine kite

[pine kite]

No, how would you unzip it on the server then? Just as it is.

THe FTP program should have a setting to upload as binary stream.

[winter shuttle]

i tried something and it seems the server starts to crash when i add the sog compat in the lines

it works fine if i just use cba and ace

it's also whats causing the errors

[pine kite]

Well, if you want to use ACE with SOG, then you need that compat mod. It might just be corrupted.

Or any of the mods really, can get corrupted if you use some automatic transfer mode.

[winter shuttle]

how does one send it as binary?

[pine kite]

Which program do you use as FTP client?

[winter shuttle]

i use filezilla

[winter shuttle]

So I used binary I found it. But I got a lot of overwrite options and now the server isn't joinable either. I get this message

[pine kite]

Then remove first, and reupload with the binary option.

[winter shuttle]

i did do that unfortunately didn't work

[pine kite]

That error message can come when the cDLC vn isn't found (or parts thereof that it needs for identification).

[pine kite]

The point of that being?

Also, that screenshot is missing an important telling column.

[winter shuttle]

this is everything behind it

oh i don't know what i did, but out of nowhere it decided to make me join

[pine kite]

If it doesn't work. Go back a step. Ideally a very basic state. No 3rd party mods or scenarios. Test if that works to run a Bohemia Interactive basegame mission. If that works, get it to run the SOG cDLC scenario that came with it. Once that works add ACE to it. Make sure it works. Then add other mods to it. Whenever it fails go back a step to something you know that works.

Don't dump all mods together on your server and hope it works.

Also, so far your screenshots are not really clear if they are from the server or from the game client.

[winter shuttle]

its from the server

itself

[pine kite]

This isn't the server.

[uncut trellis]

What did you upload to server?

For cdlcs you need the server cdlc branch

[winter shuttle]

i downloaded the map through the steam console

[uncut trellis]

I think you are not doing it correctly

[winter shuttle]

just got it to work

[pine kite]

The Nitrado server management should have an option to make it be creatorDLC branch.

If not, ask them how.

[winter shuttle]

somehow the vn file had 10mb more files in the ftp than the sourcefile. Deleted it and reuploaded the original again and it did it's work

Thanks for the help boys

[opal gulch]

Hello guys i just bought arma 3 first time ever playng it i just started it on steam everything going good i press the button play and a menu pops up "arma 3 has closed in a anomaly way" (sorry for the bad writing) and then a writing : code of closing 0xC0000135-STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND i dont know what to do

[pine kite]

In the Steam App library, right click on Arma 3. Then Properties, Local files tab: Verify integrity. That should check if it is correctly installed. Arma 3 also requires some additional components like Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2013 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784 Make sure to install the x64 and x86 version of it.

[steady hawk]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Unusual_process_exit#0xC0000135_-_STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND
Usually solved by reinstall C++ 2013 and/or DirectX

[pine kite]

It should install when the game installs. But maybe your install crashed for some reason and it failed to complete.

[opal gulch]

ok ty

[opal gulch]

i installed microsoft visual cè

c++

and i still have the problem

[steady hawk]

Then try to reinstall DirectX

[opal gulch]

i dont think my pc have directx so maybe thats the problem

[steady hawk]

If you do a 3D game, you do

But anyways try it

[opal gulch]

the time of the pc could be a problem?

too?

[steady hawk]

Time?

You mean old?

If so, I don't think so

[opal gulch]

no like my pc is 1 hour late on the real time

[steady hawk]

It never is a problem

[opal gulch]

ok

ill download directx

it says another more updated version is already installe

d

[steady hawk]

Did you tried to restart your computer?

[opal gulch]

no .-.

ill do it

man i feel dumb

[steady hawk]

No need to feel dumb

[opal gulch]

nothing

it was downloading yesterday and my dad turned off the pc in the middle of it thinking it was on for no reason

[uncut trellis]

!steamverify

[rustic eagle]

Steam file verification process:
Right Click on game -> Local Files -> Verify Integrity of game files
Arma 3
Steam Workshop Mod repair process:
Open Launcher -> Right Click on mod -> Repair
The first process will automatically verify Steam Workshop items as well.

[uncut trellis]

if you have not done this yet, try that

@opal gulch

[opal gulch]

ok

it says all files (1422) are convalided

could i do a call with someone to show them with screen share?

[pine kite]

Hmm, not sure. In some occasions SSL signature verifications or code signature verification depend on the computer being close to actual time. But it's no problem if you have it set to the wrong time with the accordingly incorrect timezone that leads to the correct universal time. (to imagine you are in a different part of the world) Don't know if it applies here though. But why would you not have your computer on the right time?

[pine kite]

I don't know what "convalidated" means. Must be a translation mixup. Does it mean the files are good (valid), or are they bad (invalid)?

[opal gulch]

i think good

[opal gulch]

idk the time on the pc is one hour back but when i open the settings its right

im deleting the game and redownloading it again

maybe it will work

[pine kite]

Tonight daylightsavings time is no longer in effect for Europe. Clock goes back an hour. Dont know about neck of the woods.

[obsidian arrow]

When I open arma

It shows no launcher

its just the backround

no launcher

I tried reinstalling

and verifying files on steam

[uncut trellis]

where do you start it from? take screenshot

[obsidian arrow]

I can screen share if you want

I just click the icon

My brain is malfuctioning and I cant explain it very well

I have tried opening from steam too but it does the same

[obsidian arrow]

sooooo

[uncut trellis]

so nothing happens when you start it from the steam library?

have you tried starting the launcher or the game from the exe in the install folder?

[obsidian arrow]

I have

I have reinstalled

updated my gpu

verified files

and ye

and there arent any tutorials on youtube

[crude schooner]

I'm back at testing Laser guided stuff. I tried having a buddy laser des a tank and fire a Scapel ATGM but I could not lock his laser at all and it didn't guide. Same with a laser guided bomb from a heli. These were CUP stuff. I'm trying Bi now. I could see his laser on the radar though. R and T didn't do anything. I did get it working in a jet so the binds should be right.

[signal ice]

Anybody have an issue (or is it just a quirk of the launcher) where enabling/disabling mods in a large modlist (150+ mods) lags the launcher for like ~2-5 seconds?
I will enable or disable a mod, and the launcher freezes for that length of time.
It's really, really annoying.
And it doesn't do it if no mods are active.
Even though I have ~750 inactive mods, only when there are 150+ active does the launcher lag.

[crude schooner]

Might be checking for deps and stuff, that might just take a few seconds at that size with your PC. SSD might help that vs a HDD if you have that.

That said this is speculation on my part.

[signal ice]

I'm on a SSD. In fact, even with 230 mods the game only takes ~1 minute to launch and ~30 seconds to load a new map on the editor. ~10-15 seconds to go from edit to play.

And dependencies are specified by the mod (probably in a file), the game doesn't check every other mod.
This also wouldn't explain why the launcher has no lag when no other mods are active if the issue was the amount of mods I have.

[crude schooner]

It might check them all though. It shouldn't need to but it might be just how it's made.

I didn't make the launcher so I don't know how it was made but that is something I would check.

[obsidian arrow]

Does anyone else have the same problem as me

[crude schooner]

Not I but that's a good one...

Ummm

DX drivers?

Or w/e Arma uses.

direct X 10 or 11 is what it uses.

[obsidian arrow]

Wdym

I think it might be a problem with my pc or smt

I reinstalled

Verified files

Updated gpu

[crude schooner]

There is nothing to it other then things not loading.

So that seems like a hard puzzle to solve

[obsidian arrow]

Yeah

[crude schooner]

Like asking a good question.

[obsidian arrow]

And none on yt got it

[crude schooner]

Try the Direct X I mention if you haven't.

[obsidian arrow]

I will

[crude schooner]

At least something to try until some one else replys

[obsidian arrow]

Ill let you know if it works

Ngl

Wait nvm

I have already talked to three or more people

I downloaded it

still nothing :/

My friend told me it might need an update

but it doesnt show me anything on steam

and Im verifying local files once again

its taking longer rn

he now said that when he reinstalled it

it took him a week for it to work 100%

[crude schooner]

That's nuts. I have connection issues when hosting among my friends but nothing related to the game launching.

[obsidian arrow]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[noble valley]

Is anyone else having problems with local hosting?

[steady hawk]

In what sense?

[noble valley]

like you made the server but people cant see it

[steady hawk]

!localhost

[rustic eagle]

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”

[noble valley]

cause my friends host alot of times before until a few weeks ago

[crude schooner]

I can host, but my other 2 friends simply can't. We assume it's there ISP blocking it as they have the same one but is diffrent then mine.

[signal ice]

Are their ports opened?

[crude schooner]

Yup, did ping tests too. Just won't connect. Join through steam for example just gives a "Server not responded" and direct connect doesn't connect ether.

[signal ice]

Strange

[pine kite]

Check in the properties of that Arma 3 shortcut. See if it contains any -mod parameter and if something is listed that does not belong there. Also try the properties of the Arma 3 executable in the install folder.

[pine kite]

Routers often don't allow ping requests from the internet to pass through. It's a (D)DOS protection measure. Maybe there is an option to allow it.

[abstract otter]

dose any one know how to fix this??

[ornate sentinel]

When you subscribed to a mod, did it ask you to download a second one?
Looks like it to me that you are missing a dependency

Can anyone help me fix this shiny metal emblem on this beret?
It appears as if some parts of it just are seetrough.
It is fully infront of the beret plus it is close to fully visible from behind.
I tried copying it and reversing the normals of one but nothing happened

[abstract otter]

I downloded it all and when I go back to chek it it says I have them all downloded. I dont knwo what Im missing

[ornate sentinel]

Perhaps try un and reinstalling all the mods.
Worked for a friend of mine

[abstract otter]

ok thank you

[ornate sentinel]

Did it work?

[abstract otter]

YEAH

[uncut trellis]

#arma3_model

post pictures of the mesh

[ornate sentinel]

Sure thing

[naive escarp]

Last night my pc was fine running on high graphics today i turn on arma and its all laggy slow even at the lowest quality can anyonw help?

[pearl sorrel]

**Lower quality does not equal better performance. **

[teal lark]

Trying to play the Contact DLC Singleplayer and this keeps popping up and won't let me play it at all

[uncut trellis]

you will need to restart your mission as you have previously played it with bunch of mods on and the save file has been written with them

[teal lark]

mk

[fringe salmon]

my port forwarding keeps failing

ghow to fix

[burnt imp]

@crude schooner @fringe salmon
Port forwarding. Watch carefully. https://youtu.be/rjX9hBrOaOM

[opal gulch]

thank you guys for the help i finnaly got it started it was a visual c++ problem

i just deleted the wrong ones and re installed the right ones

[nimble bone]

not sure what it going on but suddenly i cannot connect to any official servers anymore with the message, connecting failed. I've tried various methods to try and troubleshoot this from router settings and firewall but cannot find any sort of solution. are there any bohemia interactive services that have been unavailable for the past two days?

[golden nova]

A3 Units are down but they have been like that for like at least a year

do you have battleye enabled? are there any error codes along with the message?

[nimble bone]

unfortunately no error message. battleye is enabled. this issue just started occuring a few days ago. the same issues are also present with dayz which is why i thought the region service for myself is down. i am US East coast

[golden nova]

do you have a vpn? you could connect to another region and see if any of these games work

[nimble bone]

hmmm. the behavior seems to be consistent with any server not just official

[golden nova]

I had some people in my unit that couldn't connect to some servers in Arma 3 until they made a new profile in A3 main menu, once they switched from default or any they had to something new, they could connect again

also try disabling your antivirus if you haven't done it yet, maybe reset network through windows settings too

[nimble bone]

none of those options seemed to have worked

[white oxide]

i need help

when i aim down sight i drop fps

it is so annoying

who can i fix it

[steady hawk]

Vanilla game?

[white oxide]

yep

[steady hawk]

Which mission?

[white oxide]

nvm

i fixed it

thx for trying to help me doe

[steady hawk]

Fixed how?

[white oxide]

its just my gpu acting weird

msi afterburner being funny

[sweet depot]

i am having a weird issue when downloading mods, my internet speed is very high(70mbps) but when downloading steam workshop mods in arma i get low ass speed(90kbps)

[foggy anvil]

I keep getting the msg "The cloud file provider is not running" and i do not know how to fix it.

[quaint jewel]

Type it into google, its something with microsoft one drive

[golden nova]

it's an issue with steam servers, not the game

[bleak flame]

getting this error when trying to view my terrain in bulldozer

is it maybe old layer files from a previous compile? I thought the layer file gets cleared before a new compile

[bleak flame]

that was not it, still getting same error

This file/file-type does not exist after I generate layers. Is there an option I need to tick for it?

[golden nova]

try asking in #arma3_terrain

[bleak flame]

thanks

[cold marten]

This last Arma update has completely messed up my modpack and game. I used to have a 120 mod, modpack at the beginning of the year, the game would run smooth (for arma) and I was able to do Operations with ~ 30 + people. From then on, the game has been trickling down, getting worse and worse, to the point where I only have the vital mods that were in the pack (CBA, Ace, RHS, 3CB, etc.) and the game still crashes. I have a decent PC, with 32gb of RAM, so running the game at the recommended graphics and a few apps in the background should be no problem. I've tried going mod by mod, attempting to locate the problem, and I've looked at a handful of videos that say how to, "Increase frame rate", "Stop Arma 3 from crashing", but still the game screws me and my friends over. Please help me, I'm desperate.

[weary sky]

We run Arma 3 almost on a daily basis with a selection of roughly 200 mods in total (20 core mods, 140 mission dependent and a bunch of client side ones), and we never have any major issues. The only reason I can think of are issues between mods (eg. ACE update is not being transferred into other mod), or mods simply not being up to date with the Arma updates.
That said, we also keep our mod list up-to-date at least monthly by removing/replacing mods which break stuff or have better alternatives.

So without any additional information about the crashes (log files tell a lot) and the used mods (because some are known to cause issues) it's extremely hard to give you any help about your specific issues.

[uneven mortar]

Ok, so. This has been this way for a while and I still don't know why.
My Arma 3 is stuck on updating mods. It completes the download but when it attempts to install the data it stops with no error message. I've tried clearing my download cache, restarting steam and my PC, verifying game files, and obviously trying the download again.
I've attempted to force the launcher to open by going into properties, to no avail.

Any advice? I'm not looking forward to deleting all my mods (I have a couple hundred gigs downloaded, no shame) but if it's the only thing I can do I'm fine with it.

[molten hull]

Need help i was playing arma with my pals i tabbed out my game crashed i had to reload the game i did i reopend my game now my freinds cant join me says something about server not responding

anyone know how to fix it so my friends can join me again

[umbral narwhal]

@uneven mortar Arma doesn't update mods really, it just watches steam doing it.

Is everything else still updating on steam, just not Arma mods?

@molten hull Are you using UPNP or port forwarding?

[uneven mortar]

Everything else updates and downloads perfectly fine.

[tidal zenith]

So I just bought arma 3 and I am trying to launch it for the first time and no matter what I try to do it gives me an error upon launch and I haven't even been able to get into the game yet, kind of upsetting. Anyone know the solution to this issue?

[golden nova]

Hard to troubleshoot without knowing what does the error say

[tidal zenith]

Oh duh, sorry lol, Ill get an SS rq

And I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling through steam

@golden nova ?

[golden nova]

Looks like missing files, do you get any other window besides that one?

Like Arma 3 launcher error with a specific error code

[tidal zenith]

The launcher is set to close once I hit play so the launcher closes by the time the error has appeared

[golden nova]

Change the setting to keep it on and try again to see if it throws another window

You can also try verifying game files through steam, you can find a guide thru Google if you don't know how to do it. Also make sure you've got Visual C++ 2013 and Net Framework installed

[tidal zenith]

I don't have Visual C++ or Net Framework unless they installed with the game, I didn't know I needed that

[golden nova]

They should be installed by Steam once you download the game, but it can happen that it doesn't so that

[tidal zenith]

Well once steam is done verifying the files I will test again if it still doesn't work I will look up the installs for those 2 things

[golden nova]

Installing/reinstalling DirectX may also help

[tidal zenith]

I don't have DirectX either

Sounds like I am missing lots of stuff I didn't know I needed

Even after a verify it still didn't work so I will install those 3 programs you suggested

[bold token]

hey need a fair bit of help here my sounds has gone and hasnt funny as it sound si can hear the npcs talking in game and can hear the musics but i cant hear my footsteps nor any gunshots any help would be i would be very grateful

[steady hawk]

Do you use USB Headset?

[bold token]

yeah

[steady hawk]

Then check the pinned post

[bold token]

what do you mean by 3.5mm ?

[steady hawk]

3.5mm jack

[bold token]

not sure i actually have that

[bold token]

guess i better get used to playing with just the music 😄

[molten hull]

nvm fixed it thx

[steady hawk]

Just check this: #arma3_troubleshooting message

[uncut trellis]

if you have mods, try disabling those and test if the game and sounds work without them

[umbral narwhal]

You mean where nothing is transferring and it's just stuck on the bar?

When I've seen that it's always needed a server restart, and it affects all new clients.

[pine kite]

A hole in the side of your computer/laptop that you can insert a pen-style connector of your headset. The jack-plug has a 3.5 mm diameter, and some contact rings on the shaft for left, right signal and sometimes microphone contact. It is the analog way to get sound out of your computer into your head. (as opposed to digital USB)

[upbeat glen]

Does anybody know what could be causing me to get kicked from public official servers?
I’m able to play for a little while, then I randomly get kicked out
It’s not a kick from the Zeus, the game just randomly boots me from the server

[pearl sorrel]

Usually you'd get some kinda kick message or error.
Check your rpt

[upbeat glen]

I have no clue how to read it
All I see is a lot of words
Is there anything in particular I should look for?

[timid brook]

help

idk how to change sigths

when i aim

its zooms in

not with sigths

but on side of gun

[steady hawk]

1. Do not spam Enter
2. Do not crosspost
3. Right click, not hold