arma3_troubleshooting

[glass saddle]

maybe 6 weeks

I'm hoping to keep going as I am with adding mods and simply solve the issue somehow lmao

[umbral narwhal]

This sounds like the launcher failing rather than Arma? Launcher doesn't get touched often although I remember an issue with very large subscribed workshop mod lists getting fixed about a year back.

I don't think I've ever seen anyone try to load that many mods at once though.

[glass saddle]

been doing it for ages, and yeah as I described, it would have been 50, then 100, 250. etc until what I have now

only thing I change is either halo, ww2 or neither

and mods associated with it

[umbral narwhal]

Given that there was a limit to the number of subscribed mods, a limit to the number of selected mods may also exist.

[glass saddle]

also the mods that I recently load don't appear at the bottom, the appear somewhere randomly in the list. does this mean anything. and yes, when I leave it where it is and just press play, error, and when I drag it to the bottom, error

oh are there error logs that would reveal the error

(naturally)

cause it's not a 0x0000asldkfjasl;dkjf error it's just a small black window with orange header saying the game or battleye can't start, and I've tried to not run battleye....problem still happens

(thanks for your responses btw)

[teal token]

Launching Arma without SOG works fine, but if I load SOG I get an error that says "Warning: preNLOD format in object vn/weapons_f_vietnam\type56\vn_type56_proxy.p3d". What do I need to fix?

Disregard, verifying game files fixed the problem

[stoic umbra]

Hey guys so i am having lately issues with my fps. My FPS are now around 40 50 a game where before i had 70 80 fps on a lot higher settings anyone know how to resolve this issue?

[uncut trellis]

MP or SP?

[steady hawk]

Also Mods?

...And have you lowered the video settings?

[stoic umbra]

i am not sure what mp or sp is

[uncut trellis]

Multiplayer or singleplayer

[stoic umbra]

Yes i have mods but i dont think that is the problem since it happend with the same exact mods

[stoic umbra]

Ah gotcha i play only mutiplayer

[uncut trellis]

Mods can update and break thinfs

And multiplayer fps is more affected by server performance

So there are many places where there may be issues you can't really do anything about

[stoic umbra]

Yes but you would say that will happen with more people then just me but that did not happen

ah thank you

i will look into it

[uncut trellis]

Basically when using mods it's pretty much impossible to say which one might cause issues.

Or it's safe to say every mod can cause issues

[stoic umbra]

Yeah true thanks

[uncut trellis]

What you can adjust locally is view distance and render resolution

And well other video settings too but imo the view distance and resolution have largest impact

[fringe salmon]

I've been getting these kind of FPS drops lately on multiplayer. normally i play on 60-80 fps, but after about 30/60 minutes of gameplay my game begins to stutter, like its not smooth. then it drops to like 5-10 fps and remains like that until i reset the game and repeat. Video settings don't do any difference. I haven't touched anything in the parameters. How can i fix this?

[steady hawk]

@stoic umbra You have forgot to answer this

[uncut trellis]

Most likely this is server performance issue with scripts running on it that eventually deteriorate

[fringe salmon]

What can i do to fix that?

[stoic umbra]

Yes i went from 4k with 60 fps and almost everything max to 1080p with almost everthing around medium high

and 50 fps

[pine kite]

60 vs 50 fps seems a minor difference. Reducing settings can make fps worse.

[golden nova]

mods?

bad mods or bad mission scripting can cause FPS degradation with time

[fringe salmon]

This is my modlist

[stoic umbra]

Yes but from 4k to 1080p i expect at least a gain of fps not a drop

[golden nova]

i would start from ditching JSRS, bloodlust, blastcore and ragdoll physics first. You can check your RPT files for any error spam

[fringe salmon]

Where are these files located?

[golden nova]

!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.

[fringe salmon]

i have 25 rpt files. what should i do with them?

[golden nova]

open the most recent one, look at the timestamps and check for any error/warning spam

at least open the one that was generated at the same time you have been getting the fps drop

[fringe salmon]

There is a shit ton in one of them

[golden nova]

from experience I know that bloodlust was very heavy on performance due to the particles and physx simulation of limbs. Not sure how it works in the newest version but I guess it's mostly the same. Ragdoll mods can cause performance impact because the animation stays way longer or may even not end in some cases

[golden nova]

well the fact there's so many stuff in it means that mods may be at fault

can you send it here or upload somewhere and post a link, I could check it and see if there's anything specific

[pine kite]

Old RPT files can be removed if you have no idea what happened at the time/ if everything worked fine/don't care about the past. But you always remember a problem after you destroyed the evidence.

You can always zip them up. Should have an excellent compression ratio.

[fluid seal]

anyone know a fix for server error: player without identity name (ID:123456)

[fringe salmon]

I got it to stop stuttering and dropping. Thanks for the help!

[fringe salmon]

And literally 5 minutes after i said this the fps dropped to 5 again. Fml...

Will try to disable LAMBS. If not then idk whats causing it.

[old relic]

I load into my server I can not add edible objects but when I go to eden editor and do it through there it works. https://youtu.be/uSTMk2v1Gxo

[chrome current]

Is your server loading Zeus Enhanced as well?

[old relic]

I forgot to put it in the commandline, thanks

[coral dawn]

Hello, I published a map on the workshop 3 years ago but don't have the files anymore. How can I retrive my files to edit the map in Eden editor ?

[uncut trellis]

3den is the mission editor so you would just have to subscribe to the mod you have published

like any other mod you use

[coral dawn]

I want to modify my scenario, but if I just subscribe to the mod I have published I won't be able to modify it. I'll just be able to play it no ?

[uncut trellis]

ok so

map is the terrain like Altis

mission/scenario is the thing you make to play

which one are you talking about

[coral dawn]

I have folders in missions and mpmissions, however when I go in the editor : open --> missions or mpmissions, there is nothing

[golden nova]

show a screenshot from your Documents folder, missions probably have wrong names

[lime sphinx]

inb4 different profile

[golden nova]

was about to write that

if you're not using the default profile, add missions to Arma 3 - Other Profiles -> your profile name -> missions/mpmissions

[coral dawn]

Thanks a lot !!

I deleted my workshop page by mistake... is there any way to retrieve it ?

[uncut trellis]

no.

well I suppose you can try contacting steam support

but you really managed to click a lot of wrong stuff to delete it

[coral dawn]

What a mistake... I pressed twice enter and it deleted it

[rotund panther]

Anybody else having issues updating after the new GlobMob patch?

Keep trying to update the game and it keeps giving me a disk read error warning

Updated other games on that drive just fine, just Arma that's giving me flak

[sly bough]

U have space?

If yes try to verifi data of the game

Maybe some corupted file

Or try yust restart steam

[rotund panther]

I've got space

Restarted Steam

I guess I'll try verifying

[neon dragon]

Hi there, I am having trouble with Global Mobilisation on my server, both my friend and I on different occasions have been disconnected because of a signature mismatch e.g. "Wrong signature for file gm\gm_characters\gm_gc_characters\gm_gc_uniform_soldier_80.p3d"

We have both verified and I have updated the server to the latest version. We have tried with and without any mods. I can't ascertain anything else relevant from the debug.

Is this issue known or does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

[steady hawk]

Since verifying may fail to compare, you can try this method: remove, move or rename EBO and bikey that have similar name (probably "gm_characters.ebo" or so, I'm not on PC right now so can't say exact name) that is in GM folder, and try to verify again. Do the same for your friend's data and server

[verbal ginkgo]

My steam freind can’t find my internet servers in The Internet or Friends tab

[fresh lotus]

For anyone having the "d3d error - dxgi_error_device_removed" error, I seem to have narrowed the issue down and have not had an issue since. Updating your motherboards chipset fixes this issue. Hopefully this helps and can be used for troubleshooting in the future.

[neon dragon]

Thanks, I'll give it a try!

[errant gulch]

Question, I remember back in the day there was a mod called "Zeus Cache" which you make that once you load in zeus once, other times it loads in very fast.
Supposidly it is now part of arma. However it still takes like 15 seconds to load into zeus no matter if its 1st or 10th time loading into zeus in SP. However its almost instant in MP

[north fern]

Hello. I new dowland the arma 3 . When i open the game i get this error and this text

[ocean cosmos]

have you done what it tells you to

[north fern]

what need i do?

[nova elm]

Verify integrity of game cache

[north fern]

i did

but still get this error

u said this right?

[nova elm]

Delete that config file and try again

[north fern]

how ,i opened folder but i cant see config folder

[nova elm]

Yea, that is the correct properties page. I assume the second option is the one you tried

[north fern]

yes i tried second option

[nova elm]

It should be among these, although you will be missing the profiling ones.

[north fern]

is it?

[nova elm]

Yea, that is the one

[north fern]

i deleted. Now i need open game or Verify integrity of game cache

[nova elm]

Try verifying game cache and then starting the game

[north fern]

okey

i get same error

im goingto re dowland game

[errant gulch]

It takes for me 31 seconds to get into zeus. I understand that it is normal to get into zeus for the first time to take a long time. But for me it takes that amount EVERY TIME. Is there an option that I accidently disabled in regards of fast zeus loading? (its almost instant in MP)

[north fern]

@nova elm yo . i re dowland game but get same error

[errant gulch]

Here its my own launcher.config file, see if it works https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WudU7U_jlgGKR0qvCEqhPgWnEj6HilJw/view?usp=sharing

[north fern]

wait i need use virustotal first

[north fern]

same

Message: Unrecognized partitions section: startup.
File name: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\arma3launcher.exe.Config
Line: 11

I did finnaly

[errant gulch]

how?

[north fern]

i cant open game at steam and desktop icon

i can open game only folder program

lol

[steady hawk]

“folder program”?

[north fern]

i can open only right here

[errant gulch]

i think he means exe

ye

[north fern]

yees

this is 0 bayt but

this is 40gb

lols

[steady hawk]

Are you comparing... an empty exe and a folder?

You're saying yes

[errant gulch]

because thats a shortcut, also its not zero its 222bytes

[steady hawk]

Oh well, took me a while to realize after the language barrier

[north fern]

👍

[errant gulch]

anyway, there is nothing wrong with your game folder or that shortcut

[north fern]

yes

i lost 3 hour

for this problem

[errant gulch]

I found some fixes online in regards of Framework .NET

Tell me is your PC relatively new (or windows install)?

https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/183317-launcher-not-working-corrupted-configuration/

essentially reinstall your .net framework

[willow berry]

Hello, lately I've been having this issue where once I host a server for my friends to join they are unable to see my game on the Friends tab on the server browser on both the actual game and launcher, they also see me on steam but have no luck when attempting to join, it just doesn't work, and has no error message. We also tried to join another friend's game and came across the same issue, we had no mods or DLCs enabled at the time, however we are all able to join public servers. I've set up a static IP and tried port forwarding no luck there, I've disabled and enabled UPNP no luck there either, my friends and I have verified file integrity and re-installed the game but the same issue. I've had a similar issue about a year ago but it seemed to fix itself. Also this started roughly two weeks ago and up until that point it had been working fine. It started at the same time my friend installed the SOG Prairie fire compatibility data for non-owners (which I have a suspicion is what caused this issue the last time) and we attempted to play together as I wanted to show him the ins and outs before he bought the CDLC, all this happened on roughly the same time as our router was reset by someone from our provider. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Oh and BattlEye is enabled too, we thought it could be to do with that but no results unfortunately.

[trail patrol]

hey can i post picures in here

i am currenlty having a problem with ACRE can anyone help me out

[umbral narwhal]

@willow berry Double-check all your port-forwarding settings, especially that the internal IP matches.

Otherwise you might have been switched to CGNAT in which case you're fucked.

@trail patrol I think that's handled on the ACE discord?

[trail patrol]

where is that?

di u have a link?

[umbral narwhal]

https://discord.com/invite/FVkgwggNcZ

[hexed badge]

Why is the server browser so fucking shit man. i always have to spend 10 minutes waiting to find my friends server i dont get it

I cant find any solutions

i also get really slow internet when i play the game

[uncut trellis]

probably some sort of issue with your internet and not the launcher

or connection between you and your friend

[hexed badge]

That's weird how it does that specifically with arma only.

Literally years of gaming, not a problem. Just arma and its shenanigans

[uncut trellis]

all games work different. if your friends server takes that long to show up its most likely an issue in the connection between you 2 or their connection to the internet.

[pine kite]

Long list of servers (thousands). It takes time.

[umbral narwhal]

If it's friends/recent/favourites, best method IME is to hit the refresh button, stop and then refresh again.

First refresh always takes forever for some reason.

[vestal hound]

why dose my game just crash when l join a server

[verbal ginkgo]

My steam freind can’t find my internet servers in The Internet or Friends tab

[umbral narwhal]

Normal.

[verbal ginkgo]

Is there anything I can do?

OR should I try again later

[umbral narwhal]

I dunno, are you a network engineer?

[verbal ginkgo]

sory caps

no-

[umbral narwhal]

In that case tick the UPNP box and hope.

[uncut trellis]

the error is very generic so its not really possible to say what exactly is the issue.
There is a wiki page for unusual process exits and possible common solutions that have worked for people. you can try those perhaps. (link in pinned messages)

or if you got USB headset that might be causing the issue, you can try unplugging that and trying again

[pine kite]

Or the server makes you force mods that somehow crash the game. Test other servers. In particular official servers, that do not require mods.

[willow berry]

Thank you very much. I hope CGNAT isn't the case.

[viscid carbon]

Ive got an own mod which is signed and everything. Still im getting the message that it needs signs. could anyone help me?

[steady hawk]

How do you pack the PBO?

[viscid carbon]

i havent packed it i got it packed

2 pbos from 2 different people

@steady hawk

[steady hawk]

Not sure if I'm follow?

[viscid carbon]

the mod is built like that
Name -> addons -> broken shield / hk g56

all in all 5 pbos

3 of them i got from 1 creator, 2 i got from another creator

they both packed theirs in the pbo

[steady hawk]

Aha that's the situation

So multiple pbo/authors into one Mod?

[viscid carbon]

yes

[steady hawk]

Which Mod says no sign?

[viscid carbon]

the hk guns havent been signed by the creator and i wanted to do that

[steady hawk]

Do you know which software is used to pack the PBO?

[viscid carbon]

the broken shield is mentioned as one of those isnt signed tho it has all the bisigns

[viscid carbon]

Im using that DsUtils

[steady hawk]

I'm asking about packing PBO not signing

[viscid carbon]

i dunno much about that. both guys packed it so i hadnt had to

[steady hawk]

Well, if is PBOManager it is the reason most likely. Please ask the author

[viscid carbon]

i dont really understand

[steady hawk]

PBOManager is a software that is related to PBO browsing/packing

[viscid carbon]

publisher told me i got all the signs

[steady hawk]

And PBOManager is very notorious to break any part of PBO very easily

[viscid carbon]

hm ok

btw does it matter who signs the files?

[steady hawk]

If everyone has same biprivatekey it is good

[viscid carbon]

do i need the privatekey in my folder?

[steady hawk]

Nono. biprivatekey is not to distribute

[viscid carbon]

when uploading the mod

so only the bisign?

[steady hawk]

bisign and bikey are required

[viscid carbon]

and i need the bikey in my key-folder?

[steady hawk]

Yes so that is distribute and server owners can implement

[viscid carbon]

do i need extra steps to implement the key or has it just to be in my DSSign key-folder?

[steady hawk]

No, if a pbo has bisign, it is fine

[viscid carbon]

but you said i need the bikey as well

where do i put that?

[steady hawk]

@Mod\key\something.bikey

[viscid carbon]

is that missing here

[steady hawk]

Well let's sort everything out

[viscid carbon]

i can now create basically a full new signing through overriting that. shall i do that to have a solid start?

[steady hawk]

1. One needs both bisign and bikey if you want to sign a Mod properly
2. bisign is to verify the PBO is not modified
3. bikey is to check if it is or not (this is server side)
4. You can make PBO but it could be corrupted
5. Corrupted PBO cannot be signed properly

[viscid carbon]

regarding a corrupted pbo i have to wait for my modder so i will first try if i can solve this

i now cleared the file and only have the pbos in it. no signs or anything

i now signed everything as it seems

got signs for everything now

got bikey and bikeyprivate here.
what am i gonna do now with it

@steady hawk

[steady hawk]

You need to include in key folder, so server owners can use it

[viscid carbon]

shall i put it here
key -> real key

@steady hawk

sorry for all the pings

still isnt working

bikey is added and so on

mod is marked as signed

0:18:16 Files C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3!Workshop@Broken Shield (Beta Build)\addons\hk56_rifle.pbo are not signed by a key accepted by this server. To play on this server, remove listed files or install additional accepted keys.

[umbral narwhal]

Did you actually put the key in the server's keys folder?

oh, looks like it.

[viscid carbon]

yeah im uploading the mod in 2 parts right now (the ones i got from the different creators) to look in which part the problem is

[thorn belfry]

So when I loaded up arma 3 today(just now) all of the mods in my launcher were corrupted and kept on reinstalling and taking up disk space on my drive without me realising until my disk was down to 4gb so i would like to know if me uninstalling the game would've gotten rid of all of the redownloaded mods and properly freed up my disk space?

[viscid carbon]

@steady hawk i tried around more and more.
i could narrow it down a bit. everything works with the broken shield things. from the gun pbos only one of them works. im getting errors as soon as loading one of the other weapons. What am i gonna do now? Should i try to get a new pbo?

[warm saddle]

Hey! A couple people I've been running with are having issues joining a server. Standard "uses modified files" message, and "connecting" but will never get connected. The only apparent fix includes the player creates a brand new profile in the main menu. When this is done they'll instantly get in.

It's worth noting, they won't get disconnected just stuck on a eternal loading screen.

[marble mica]

Did anyone here get current Arma 3 working with DXVK? For me it simply doesn’t start right. The arma3_64.exe is running but nothing happens. On Windows 11.

[fringe salmon]

I get this with no mods, but I think it's to do with gm

[surreal lintel]

I have a dedicated server running and for some reason it wont show up for some people. Server are showing up for some people and some people it wont.

Ports are open and the game are updated

[willow berry]

Hello again sorry to bother, But would you know why we can't join my other friend who never installed the compatibility data? I find it strange that all of us have the same problem.. Is this a known issue, or is it unique to us?

[viscid carbon]

i havent loaded gm so thats rather not it i guess.

[pine kite]

Everyone needs the SOG prairie Fire creator DLC bought if you want to play on Cam Lao Nam, or Khe Sang, or that Brah terrain. The compatibility data for SOG only works if you use those gear/vehicles/scenery objects on modded/vanilla/DLC terrain you all have bought.

[vestal hound]

my game keeps crashing can anyone help me

[steady hawk]

We don't know what and how to help if we have zero info

[willow berry]

Hi, thank you, however I am aware of that, my issue is with my server not appearing on the friends server browser, or any browser for that matter.

[pine kite]

Well, the compatibility data plays no role in that. They have a VPN connection or something, or their ISP does something weird in routing their packets to you, or something else related to networking. I don't have a specific idea what it might be. But having the right mods or not comes after connecting to you.

There is a filter option in the server browser that filters incompatible servers. ("hide servers using not owned optional DLC " In the remote chance he used that, you friend might need to undo those filters.

[vestal hound]

l can show you the error code

[steady hawk]

Error code is not the only thing we need

Situation, Mods, SP/MP, more and more

[vestal hound]

when l go on a server it instently crashes

so l dont have any mods

[willow berry]

mm, thank you very much for your help. I'm not very good at networking stuff unfortunately, I've made some changes to my portforward set up, so that might help, also no VPNs on either end so it could be CGNAT or something else entirely. but thank you for your help and your time :).

[vestal hound]

and this happens on all the servers

here is the error code

[steady hawk]

Have you verified the game?

!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.

[vestal hound]

yes

somthing els?

[willow berry]

One last question, my friends wouldn't need to set up a static ip would they? thanks.

[pine kite]

The odds of their ISP dynamically assigned IPv4 address changing while you play, or even the dynamically assigned IP for their LAN by the router is so low it probably won't happen while you play. If the server is on 24/7/31/365 then the one that hosts might need to periodically check if the IP of the router on the internet side changes.

[willow berry]

Great ok, thank you very much.

[pine kite]

@willow berry The one that hosts should also check the LAN IP of the computer if that one gets shut down for longer periods. As other devices in the LAN might get the IP the ports were forwarded to instead. A so-called DHCP IP reservation should be made in the router to prevent that changing.

[willow berry]

Right, ok, thanks again. Although I don't use LAN, but would that still apply?

[pine kite]

If you have multiple devices connected to your router, including wifi connected devices then they are in a LAN subnet. They would have an IP like 192.168.x.y, 172.16-31.x.y or 10.x.y.z

[willow berry]

ahh ok, thanks for your help.

[willow berry]

Hi again, still having troubles, I've already created a static IP and I also just checked ipconfig /all for potentially mismatched Ip addresses and came across this under Wireless LAN adapter Wifi. Is this supposed to be like this?

[pine kite]

If you set a static IP for that network adapter then yes, DHCP is turned off. It's called Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Static=/=dynamic.

[willow berry]

@pine kite great ok, so its supposed to be like that ok. Do you know of a way to test if I am on CGNAT?

[willow berry]

ignore this I fixed it!!

FINALLY

it was something to do with my internet. Thanks for all your help :)

[fringe salmon]

I keep getting the 0xC0000005 - STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION in both multiplayer and singleplayer, I last about 2 minutes then the game crashes. Any fixes?

[uncut trellis]

its a pretty generic error but you can check out the wiki page about unusual process exits in Arma and the 000005 should have few common fix suggestions

or if you have USB audio device connected (headset, bluetooth dongle etc) you can try unplugging that

[fringe salmon]

Alright, I tried most of the suggestions but it still keeps crashing, I'll test the USB thing

[safe ibex]

Hi, I have this issue where my friend hosts a server and when I go to servers and type it in. It is on Internet with upnp on. Then I cant find it. Direct connect doesnt work either

[lunar coral]

hey guys! Ive been playing arma for so long on the same computer and lately when I joine an event with my clan after maybe 10 minutes or when heaby explosions happen my fps drops. I usually load 60 mods to play, but this never has happened to me, I dont know what I could do to fix this

help pls

[pine kite]

Is Blastcore Bloodlust one of those 60 mods? That could be why. I hear it is a performance hog.

[lunar coral]

nope

we dont use that one

[pine kite]

Well, could be another mod that is taxing it. Only way to find out if play without them. Trial and error. Unload halve and check if the slowdown due to explosions occur. Then it is either in there, or the other halve. Divide that too in halve and check again.

[lunar coral]

so apparently the problem was that I was playing arma on 32 bits intead of 64

weird

but it works

haha

[uncut trellis]

32bit can utilize less resources and probably runs out

[safe ibex]

I have this issue where my friend hosts a server and when I go to servers and type it in. It is on Internet with upnp on. Then I cant find it. Direct connect doesnt work either

[uncut trellis]

probalbly will need portforwarding (or connection is IPV6 type that cant host)

!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”

[safe ibex]

Which one would I pick?

[pine kite]

Yeah, 32Bit executable can only handle so many mods that eat memory. That is why 64bit is the norm thesedays. It handles more than 4 GB memory.

[pine kite]

Game: I don't know what other settings that results in. But I guess it is fine.
Application name: Best to define a new profile for this.
Name: Arma3_server or something like that.
Protocol: UDP
WAN port: default ports are 2302-2306, can be starting at a different starting port if the default is already occupied.
LAN port: default ports are 2302-2306, the ports opened in the server computer firewall for the Arma 3 game.
Destination (IP): the LAN IP address of the computer with the hosting game/server. Something like 192.168.x.y, 172.16-31.x.y or 10.x.y.z (fill in the x.y.z with the apporpriate numbers) Be aware most routers allow this number to change unless you set this to be reserved for a particular computer's network adapter.

Make sure the firewall also allows Arma 3 to receive incomming data on those UDP ports.

[pulsar kayak]

Anyone know what a3a_maps is?

Trying to join a game hosted by friends, verified game files, mods are all up to date and of 8 people I'm the only one having issues.

[bronze river]

try to verify game files on steam

if problem still remains, delete the said files in a3 folder, then verify arma on steam again

[pale oak]

me and my friends wanted to play some co-op together but cant seem to get the LAN ZeroTier hosting to work. Its just not showing up for people in the server list. it did once but thats all, and its really confusing us. i would greatly appreciate some help with this!

[umbral narwhal]

@pulsar kayak You're missing the Antistasi mod. Make sure you're running the same one as the host.

[crude flare]

when i go to arma to make a lan server, i cant open steam workshop or press play because i need to 'purchase premium content package' but im clicked on altis so idk whats going on

my launcher also says this but i have steam open and it isnt down??

[uncut trellis]

try verifying game file from the steam library

!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.

[tribal condor]

@thorn swift The more specific issue is the ITGT doesn’t show up if you spawn a plane in through Zeus

And there is no FIR section in addon options

[thorn swift]

Are you hosting the mission, or launching it as a dedicated server? Because that sounds like the mod is not loaded server-side - or the Zeus module didnt have 'allow all addons' set.

[tribal condor]

Editor

[thorn swift]

Huh. Itd be locally hosted, so unless you dont have the mod loaded (which would be a silly oversight, but explain it not showing in addon options), best I can guess is check the Zeus Module allowed addons to include everything, even unofficial.

[tribal condor]

Yep and yep

I tried using it on dedicated firewill aircraft too

Even tried using a keybind to open it

No luck

There wouldn’t happen to be a firewill discord would there?

Wow, you gotta pay for it

Nvm

[thorn swift]

Not as far as I can tell, but the mod page has a comments section and his email contact.

[solemn meteor]

every time I boot up it says this

any help?

[vale orchid]

upon entering mission editor

upon starting the game

[pine kite]

No doubt one of those mods is causing this.

[vale orchid]

how do I find out which

[pine kite]

Use the names of the classes and files mentioned in the error message to find likely mod candidates. Or if that doesn't get you anywhere, selectively unload mods until the issue disappears.

[steady hawk]

You have a faulty Mod, or is corrupted

[solemn meteor]

alright Im gonna reinstall all my mods to check if thats it

if it doesn't work I'll sort through all the mods

[vale orchid]

I cant do the second one as I have almost 200 mods

[uncut trellis]

you basically have to.

or turn off half of the mods and see if ti works

[pine kite]

Dont use so many mods unless you know they work correctly.

[uncut trellis]

and repeat halving until you know whats broke

[vale orchid]

Its not my fault its this guy's fault https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi62Z12h7dM

[steady hawk]

No yours

[vale orchid]

I followed every step from the video

[neon rain]

Can someone please explain in detail how i fix this issue in ace ballistics where no matter how many time you shoot them in a ballistic vest, they do not take damage but if you hit them in the face they then die

I never had this issue when i did not have Ace

[fringe wren]

Hello, I'm trying again if anyone can help me with my issue :

Recently I wanted to play on a KOTH server, but when I press "Play" after selecting my slot, I'm stuck in the loading "Receiving Data".

The fact is, it never happened to me before, and it's been here since almost a month, I've contacted the server support and tried multiple solutions, none of them worked. I've even tried on a brand new computer, with a fresh install of Arma 3, even in another house, and the problem still persist.
BUT
If I spam and try for some time to spam "play" or even almost randomly I can join the server without any problem, I haven't yet found a constant to my issue.

If I wait ~30 seconds, a message is being spammed in the chat and in the RPT file :

Display 46 is null```
If someone is asking, I heard that display 46 is linked to the mission file, so I deleted all my mpmissions files, and even tried with a new profile, without any change. The mission is the v16 version of KOTH by Sa-Matra. If I remember correctly, I've played for a loooonnnng time on the v15 and prior.
I can join a screenshot and an example of the RPT file if needed.


To conclude, I want to thank you in advance if anyone has any clue on how to solve the problem, it's been a month and no support was able to help me.

PS : A friend just told me that my issue *might* be related to my Bohemia account because of the ```Cannot get player UID, return ""```?

[quaint jewel]

That message that is being spammed seems to be coming from koth
Probably best way to ask them directly, their discord should be linked in #channel_invites_list

[fringe wren]

I already tried, but none of the fix worked unfortunatly, and it seems to happen to really few people

[quaint jewel]

I checked their discord and according to search you've never been on there

[elfin igloo]

My mic not working in arma only

[fringe wren]

Oh sorry, I though you meant the C4G who's hosting the server, I'll check that

[fringe salmon]

Getting this error when trying to launch my server and never had this issue before when running similar mods.

[quaint jewel]

"similar" well not the same apparently.
That says you're missing a mod, seems to be just one PBO part of cup core

[fringe salmon]

Any idea which mod as I have used this same list before without this issue?

[quaint jewel]

cup terrains core

maybe validate its files

[buoyant pewter]

This is when trying to enter the single-player eden editor.

And I now can't run any scenario's also.

Idk what's caused this, does anyone have any ideas?

[uncut trellis]

do you have 2 instances of the game running

do you have oneDrive installed?

that could lock up the files too I suppose

if it tries to sync them

[buoyant pewter]

Arma now works but runs at 10 fps

5fps*

Modules cannot be used due to the lag.

[uncut trellis]

have you tried restarting your computer and then validating the game files?

!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]

doing this 👆

also turn off all mods

and make sure you reset all custom launch options too if you got any

[buoyant pewter]

I think I just don't have a good enough PC

[pine kite]

It's far better to have the game prove you wrong by unloading unneccesary bits and bobs.

Also there is #hardware_vs_arma to get expert opinions about it.

[buoyant pewter]

Cheers.

Thank you very much for your help, I'll look into the options when I can.

[patent cloak]

Anyone able to help me with portforwarding? I cant figure this out to start a server

[pine kite]

UDP ports 2302-2306 to your computer's IPv4 address. Default ports for internet side and destination side.

[barren moss]

ive got a big issue. I recently reinstalled the game but the audio output menu is grayed out and i dont have audio at all. I googled the problem but found 0 solutions. My headset is a Astro A10 and it works fine in all other games and stuff except arma 3

[tawny haven]

Unable to import preset?

Could anybody help?

[fresh lotus]

Hacker in Official Warlords US #01w blowing everyone up.

[fresh lotus]

Hacker in Official Warlords US #01w instant killing players.

[steady hawk]

Check #arma3_official_servers and its pinned posts

[fresh lotus]

Thank you.

[rigid sleet]

does anyone know why on servers my character keeps teleporting whether i move or stand still?

[bronze river]

which server?

[errant torrent]

Don’t know what’s wrong

I just downloaded arma 3 directly to my portable hdd and it is plugged in but won’t launch

[uncut trellis]

portable disks can have problems but also the 0000135 error could indicate your are lacking some necessary windows components. the pinned messages have link to unusual proces exit wiki page where I belive there may be some fixes you can try out for the 135

also verify game files

!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.

[errant torrent]

Okay well I just bought the hdd from Walmart it’s a WD Black with 5tb of disk space

All 176 files successfully validated

I don’t know what to do

i have directx 12 installed it said

and when i executed the dxdiag command no issues were found

Oh I think I fixed it lol

I think it was a c++ redistribute that I had to download

[uncut trellis]

Yep that is common issue. Newer windows installs don't seem to include it natively anymore

[umbral narwhal]

Steam's supposed to install it for Arma. I think what happens is that there's a bug in that version of vc2013 where the x86 installer uninstalls the x64 version.

Arma "needs" both for different versions.

The newer version of vc2013 fixes that but steam's still using the bugged version.

[vagrant reef]

I have a simple question regarding the Steam missions since I didn't play ArmA 3 for quite a while. I remember them having check box which I had completed (ofc if the mission was properly made). But I reinstalled ArmA 3 on my new PC and copied my old profile. But they are not showing up which I had completed.

Was it changed? It is vanilla ArmA 3

And Campaigns and official showcases are good

[jovial jolt]

On the number of people on the discord no one to help me on the fact that my triggers do not work on my dedicated server?

[uncut trellis]

also don't cross post same stuff on multiple channels like this.

[jovial jolt]

sorry my friend but I despair to find a solution to my problem. I can't find any support anywhere...

[tight quail]

Can't find the key for opening a parachute. lil help? Plummeting to my death spawning on an Exile server.

[bronze river]

try scrolling

[golden nova]

probably because copying profiles over doesn't work most of the time. Same thing when people do that to use someone's keybinds

[glacial harness]

So i wanted create my own unit insignia in single player i was following every step on Arma 3 insignia site it didn't work i tried it 3 times i was hoping someone can help me with it?

[tender narwhal]

why is my fps in the 80s fine and then randomly drops to like 2 fps

[errant torrent]

hey so i just subscribed to a mod on steam workshop, but it wont download, i tried unsubscibing and resubscribing but it wont start or show up in the launcher

i tried relaunching the launcher too

and im connected to wifi

[steady hawk]

Are you sure what you've subscribed is a Mod?

[errant torrent]

hang on one sec

ROS AI Revive Demo and script v3.0

[steady hawk]

Sounds like a scenario. Can I have a link?

[errant torrent]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/comments/2967824861

[steady hawk]

Yes it is a scenario

[errant torrent]

its supposed to make ai revive players as well as other ai

[steady hawk]

Not a Mod so Launcher does nothing to do

[pine kite]

It says it is both singleplayer and multiplayer compatible. So look in the single player scenario list, or set up a local server in the game and choose the scenario. But it doesn't say for what terrain the scenario is made.

[ionic fern]

As soon as I go into the server i made, I get to the map at start hit continue, and it brings me right to this

[uncut trellis]

disable mods, verify game files on steam, try again

[ionic fern]

will I be able to reload the mods bc i need them for the server

[uncut trellis]

well then the mission you got is not made right

[ionic fern]

i made it the way i make all my servers the only difference with this one is that it has multiple respawns for each faction

but i followed a tutorial for that

idk if thats the issue or not

[uncut trellis]

not really possible to say. could be.

you may need to start fresh one and place down such repawn components and see if that works

and if not. then that is your answer

[ionic fern]

so place down one for each faction and see if it fixes it?

[uncut trellis]

worth a shot. if you got lot of stuff placed you need to break it down to smaller chunks you can test if they work

[ionic fern]

alright

ive been at this since yesterday so i have no clue

i shall try it though

if it dont work ill be back

[uncut trellis]

mission making can be very hit and miss work

[ionic fern]

it is frustrating

[uncut trellis]

sometimes you need to backtrack to figure out what went wrong

[ionic fern]

yesh

pain

[uncut trellis]

🥖

[ionic fern]

didnt work

😭

tried 1 spawn per faction, tried one single spawn in general, tried changing attributes of the server and the modules. nothing is working

no idea what else i could do

[spark crypt]

I need help with my RemoteExec, to get Webknights Improved Melee System to Work.
The guys on the Discord of them just send me here.

[sly bough]

anyone know what mod or what causes this?

[uncut trellis]

what exactly is "this"?

[sly bough]

the trees

bcs when i load map

or some thing

every tree in the map goues down

[slim ridge]

im playing liberation rx mission for myself mainly and my question is after i stop play and server goes down can i save progress somehow or not?

[uncut trellis]

no idea which mod could do that. never seen that happen

well could be theres 2 versions of same objects in the mods you use

[sly bough]

oke

:/

[uncut trellis]

you may need to test them

[sly bough]

i will try to find it

gonna do

thx for help

[uncut trellis]

start by enabling only the terrain and its requirements

and then add stuff and see if that works

unless it already breaks with just the terrains mods loaded

[toxic cove]

was playing Antisatsi and high command doesnt seem to be working but it works on editor, is there a more up to date
that works?

[slim ridge]

im playing liberation rx mission for myself mainly and my question is after i stop play and server goes down can i save progress somehow or not?

anyone???

2. can i make mission in eden editor and while i play the mission how can i add live next soldiers and vehicles?

[uncut trellis]

my gut feeling is no. and to your other question you can make a mission and either use various scripts to do stuff live or you can place down Zeus module and use the live gamemaster features to spawn stuff live

[slim ridge]

why it lags so hard omg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hfrCEOR0BE

i have like3 fps

[uncut trellis]

relatively long view distance = eats lots of frames
LOT of units doing stuff = eats lots of frames

lot of particles = eats frames

[slim ridge]

no chance to optimise this?

[uncut trellis]

I dont think so

[patent kettle]

you're using way to many groups.

[late elbow]

i need help with my arma its not rendering any glass or buildings

[uncut trellis]

problem is likely mods.

[solar root]

he doesnt have any installed

[uncut trellis]

well it definitely is not vanilla game either

[late elbow]

it is

[uncut trellis]

game mode is not vanilla. orca color scheme isnt vanilla

try in single player with no mods first

[late elbow]

it dose it with everything

even normal ifrit

[patent kettle]

you're playing some custom mission, it might be forcing your terrain details really low.

Check if it does not have any own custom visiblity settings.

[late elbow]

i have everything set on 3km

[umbral ridge]

So, i need help with an extremely rare Bug or Error i think, so basically, i installed a mod pack, with 81 mods, all loaded completely good, i checked a lot of times an re installed a lot of times, but when i join the server, and click on Spawn, my game frozes, but i can hear everything, move fire etc, everyone see me good, like moving and all good, i can open my Map and go to pause menu, but my screen ios frozen, i really dont know what to do, the 100 guys in the discors server play on the server and no one has ever have an error, so i dont know what else i can do

[restive sequoia]

try with a new player profile

[umbral ridge]

i did

[restive sequoia]

might be data corruption in the mods then
re-download them

[umbral ridge]

i sayed i did all that, re download, delete re install game

[restive sequoia]

are you sure you deleted all mod files ?

[umbral ridge]

Yeah

checked files too

[restive sequoia]

because unsubbing is not enough sometimes

[umbral ridge]

yeah i know, happenned the first time i tryied

[restive sequoia]

you have to delete manually (The files in the addons folder of each mod) not the folder itself (that's just a link).

[umbral ridge]

yeah, i see local files and do it right there

[restive sequoia]

try a different server then

[umbral ridge]

bro

[umbral pelican]

why would the image to paa program not work with normals files even though they appear to be valid

[bronze river]

what nomal files?

*define normal files

[umbral pelican]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-hA5KsY_Yg&pp=ygUHbm9ybWFscw%3D%3D

[golden nova]

what's "image to paa program", what does "not work with normals" mean, add more context and specifics if you really want to be helped

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/HQ_Normal_Maps
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Texture_Map_Types
https://pmc.editing.wiki/doku.php?id=arma:texturing:normal_maps
these are very useful info sources when creating textures, if you followed them and you are getting any errors give as much detail as possible, steps to reproduce etc. #arma3_texture might be a better place to ask about texture stuff than here tbh

[exotic current]

Hey guys, my AV terminal doesn't seem to want to open. The GPS works fine, but whenever I try to open the drone terminal, be it with it's specific keybind and the panels, it's as if it isn't there. I've tested this in VR, editor, multiplayer and scenarios. Any clue on how to fix it? I'm vanilla with Apex keybinds. Please ping me if you answer.

[steady hawk]

UAV Terminal doesn't have keybinds

[exotic current]

Not the UAV terminal

The small screen on the side that display's the drone's view

[steady hawk]

Ah that

[exotic current]

Ye

[steady hawk]

So you're trying to Connect to UAV > Tried to open it whatsoever so far?

[exotic current]

I can connect and control it just fine

And yeah, when I try to open the screen

It just skips over it as if I didn't have a UAV terminal

[steady hawk]

And you press the AV Camera control?

[exotic current]

I press both it's specific key and also cycle through to it

Neither worked

[steady hawk]

Any Mods?

[exotic current]

Vanilla

Ye

It's a completely clean Arma opened with the 'play without mods and optional DLC' option

[steady hawk]

Strange

Do you try it on Editor?

[exotic current]

Yup

Might have something to do with it, but the two screens in the UAV terminal also say 'no connection'

[steady hawk]

Ah

That might imply that you have disabled PIP

[exotic current]

wait

OH

Yeah I turned it back on

And it works now

[steady hawk]

Oh good to know

[exotic current]

That makes sense

Thanks for the help man

[barren vessel]

Hey guys I’m having trouble getting a lock with the ATAS stingers on the AH 6

I do get it sometimes but most of the time it just doesn’t work , I’ve already doubled check my keybinds and turned off my laser

[late elbow]

i got a problem with my game

[golden nova]

AH-6s FFARs are unguided rockets, unless it's a heli from a mod, then you would have to consult that with mod author

[bronze river]

do tell the problem

[late elbow]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1104049150070362113/1104049477507100672/image.png

the glass dont load

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1104049150070362113/1104049456078401616/image.png

[golden nova]

what glass

if you mean that you can't see windows from a distance it's probably how the model was designed, unless it was okay before, then probably something wrong with your mods, game or your gpu

[late elbow]

it was ok beroe

before and theres nothing wrong with my cbp

[steady hawk]

cbp?

[uncut trellis]

So no mods and in editor/single player it does not work either?

You never answered this properly last time.

Your gpu might be running out of resources and is forced to show last lods which have no see through glass. You can try setting view distance lower.

Also "everything worked before" is meaningless. You can't go back in time

[marsh seal]

i have just woken up and i saw that there was a arma 3 update once i updated the game crashes when i get into a server and it asks me too select a team with the error being " status_access_violation"

is there any fix for this?

[uncut trellis]

Start by verifying 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.

[marsh seal]

i have verified

still crashed, i even went as far as reinstalling the whole game @uncut trellis

my GPU drivers where a bit "outdated" i updated them too the latest

as well

[golden nova]

last A3 update was in february no? So if you had any update right now it was a mod and it might be a broken mod causing your game to crash

[marsh seal]

have played arma for 2000 hours not a single issue up until this morning with the new upådate.

i have no mods.

im simply trying too play some koth

i am running profiling

[golden nova]

tried switching back to main branch?

[marsh seal]

seems like such a obvious fix, i have not tried will try now

[golden nova]

profiling is a rather experimental branch even if Dedmen doesn't say so, and if it was updated recently maybe there was a new bug introduced

[marsh seal]

it works.

holy crappers the amount of work i went too get it working lol

im sure there will be plenty of more people coming and complaining i guess that is the fix

[golden nova]

if you care enough you can get your RPT or crashdump files from profiling and drop them to #perf_prof_branch

[uncut trellis]

👍Would not have even though to ask if it was stable branch or not.

[late elbow]

dont work in single player

[late elbow]

can someone help me please

[uncut trellis]

try lowering your view distance

like said your gpu might be running out of juice and forces lower graphics to draw

[late elbow]

i have a 3070Ti

[uncut trellis]

just try it

[late elbow]

i have tried everything nothing works

[uncut trellis]

then there is nothing more that can be done if you have already tried everything.

[late elbow]

am so stuck

[uncut trellis]

do you use some custom launch parameters in the launcher? try disabling those

try autodetect for video settings and set view distance to 1000

[late elbow]

can anyone help me

[marble mica]

Try to increase "Objects" to Ultra in Video settings.

[late elbow]

i have bro

why dont people think i have tried all the easy shit

i have 7K hours in arma dont you think i would of done all that

[uncut trellis]

no

[late elbow]

why cant i find someone who knows what they are doing

[uncut trellis]

your issue does not seem to be very common one so maybe you are absolutely only one who has it

[marble mica]

Good luck man, hope you figure it out.

[lyric hollow]

I have mods but nothing crazy, (2000hrs with them and generally no real issues) my game wont boot into launcher, I tried launching through the .exe but I can only get vanilla with no launcher. Did something change?

[uncut trellis]

for starters try verify your game files on steam

nothing on game side has changed so its something that has happenend on your end

[low oak]

So I am using mods and I am using the game master module to be zeus and even with the module set to all addons (including unofficial) Some of the mods don't show.

they show on some maps like Altis but I have to place a few vehicles from that addon in the editor first

[barren vessel]

Hey guys I seem to have a problem getting the RHS stingers (ATAS) on the Ah -6 little bird to lock , I’ve doubled Checked my key binds and turned off my lasers but they still don’t lock properly

[uncut trellis]

Not all mods are made Zeus compatible.

[hidden bridge]

'Intercept Minimal Dev' is crashing on current Arma version

[golden nova]

issues with mods should be sent to their devs no?

[hidden bridge]

Fair point (= even if its dev is here

[golden nova]

DMs exist, or at least pings

[uncut trellis]

If you want a problem to be noticed you need to use communication channels a mod/tool maker follows. Here a random message not directed at anyone gets lost in history

[patent kettle]

It's crashing only on profiling due to changes to SQF.

Intercept has dedicated discord.

[quaint jewel]

unless the mod maker reads every message 😢

[uncut trellis]

Can't assume that though 😅

[uncut cradle]

Anyone know why this happens(First Image) Even Happens after 2 reinstalls and no mods installed. Once past this it gives this error:(second Image)

[golden nova]

have you tried verifying files through steam instead of reinstall

!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 cradle]

already done that twice

couple days ago i was able to play zero problems now i cant

[golden nova]

do you have that data_f_contact file in Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\Contact\Addons? If so, delete it and do the steam verification again

you can delete the language_f_contact too, maybe they both were downloaded faulty (and keep being downloaded like that)

[uncut cradle]

ok ill try

[uncut cradle]

i dont that have but i have the other

[golden nova]

you should have them both and verifying should fix that, it's some Steam issue then

[uncut cradle]

I verified and it dident fix the error.

[golden nova]

idk then

[uncut trellis]

Could be the server is set up wrong or with old data. @uncut cradle have you tried some other server?

[spare wraith]

Hey guys, got a question for you.
I have a buddy that’s having some issues with the game. His screen is frozen but his character moves perfectly fine on our perspective. Weird thing is when he opens his map his screen is perfectly fine as long as he’s in the map, once exiting the map it goes back to the same thing.
He’s tried; running as administrator, uninstalling the game and mods and reinstalling them

Is there anyone that knows of a fix?

He said that other servers work just not the one he’s trying to join.

[uncut trellis]

then it sounds like some sort of weird mission or mod issues

[uncut cradle]

Could this be an issue? I dident have the error before this happened? And if it is how would i go about fixing this? Ive tried reinstalling all the mods and still dident work

[umbral narwhal]

The error at the top means that the server can't fit all the mod data into the steam query packet. You can increase the limit with steamProtocolMaxDataSize in server.cfg although it might not work with all hardware.

Otherwise you have to manually check that the server & client are running the same mods.

Or run fewer mods.

[uncut cradle]

I cannot find the "steamProtocolMaxDataSize" in the server.cfg

Ive also checked the mods and removed a couple. Ive run around 21 mods on the server without this issue before. Ill have a look on bohemia wiki for more info on the server.cfg but idk if ill find it.

[pine kite]

It is not there by default I think. But you can put it there manually. For syntax: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Server_Config_File

[uncut cradle]

I found it and added it, The "Server Cant Transmit Data" error is now gone, Ill test if it works but this all happened after i added Antistasi - The Mod to my server. I could play and join all perfectly before i added that

[pine kite]

I guess that was one mod too many then.

[uncut cradle]

Still for some reason i still get this error when i try to join my server

[uncut cradle]

Its the same one as this one, Would i need to enable contact DLC in a special way for it to work?

[topaz field]

game enter endless loading loop when entered zeus

[pine kite]

Can you show the files in your Arma 3 Keys folder?

[uncut cradle]

In the server or on my PC?

[pine kite]

The server, as it is the one accepting it. Sounds like you need to reinstall the server if it is a dedicated server. If you used the Steam CMD software make sure to use the -verify command.

[uncut cradle]

the other members are getting into the server no problem, its just me thats having issues

Im using a server host for the dedicated server

[pine kite]

Disregard that question. Could it be you are trying to join the server while the Contact DLC is enabled in the launcher DLC tab?

That sounds like giberish to me.

[uncut cradle]

idk no clue how that works

when i disable a DLC and in the arma launcher it still is enabled after i open the game

[pine kite]

Eitherway, not having any idea how it works. I suggest you remove it too. If you didn't purchase the DLC then you can't do anything on Livonia anyway.

Is the serverhost on the same machine install, or on a seperate machine?

[uncut cradle]

wdym like windows and lunux or?

[pine kite]

Or hosted on the internet

[uncut cradle]

i own the SOG praire fire dlc

[uncut cradle]

i use server host

[patent kettle]

Then why your're using program for bypassing DRM for DLCs?

[uncut cradle]

for other games

[pine kite]

Your install of Arma 3 sounds either corrupted or simply fishy due to that DLC unlocker. I can't make heads or tails out of what you did with it.

[quaint jewel]

Well either you get rid of it you we get rid of you, your choice

If you think its a good idea to come to the Discord of a gaming company, and talk about pirating games.. Bad idea

[uncut cradle]

daym ig ill get rid of it

[pine kite]

And thoroughly clean your Arma 3 folder and reinstall.

[uncut cradle]

How would i go about doing this? Just deleting everything and reinstalling it?

[pine kite]

The install folder in Steam library, Arma 3 folder in documents, Arma folders in your user profile hidden Appdata/Local folder.

[uncut cradle]

alr ill try that ig

thanks

[fringe salmon]

trying to join a official server but a bunch of PBOs in my addons directory are messing it up. Are they neccessary or can be deleted safely?

[umbral narwhal]

If they're not stock Arma PBOs then they shouldn't be in the addons directory, assuming that you mean the one in the Arma root.

[fringe salmon]

steamapps/common/arma 3

/addons

do the official servers need mods or what

it's saying a ton of gm_whatever.ebo is not signed with a key accepted by the server or something similar

[umbral narwhal]

Generally don't enable CDLC unless the server requires it.

[uncut cradle]

works, thanks!

[flint orchid]

hello can someone help me

I am getting this error

can someone help me to fix it?

[thorn swift]

Have you verified you files via Steam?

[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.

[flint orchid]

yeah I did

[golden nova]

go to \Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\Addons, delete the structures_f.pbo file and verify again

[flint orchid]

let me try

this right?

[golden nova]

yes

[flint orchid]

ok I verified again

now it gives me this error

[golden nova]

hmm

are you trying to start the game with any mods?

[flint orchid]

yes

do I need mods?

[golden nova]

no, try with none and see if it starts without any mods

[flint orchid]

w

wdym with none?

[ocean cosmos]

no mods

are you using onedrive as well?

[flint orchid]

ok so

my game started

I tried to join an server

[flint orchid]

and it said bla bla that structures_f.pbo file are missing

[brave hawk]

what's your game version?

[flint orchid]

I dont know

I installed today

[golden nova]

lower right corner in main menu shows game version iirc

loading screens too

[flint orchid]

2.12.150301

[brave hawk]

okey, so if Steam verify didn't do it, try shutting down/restarting Steam

it should then detect issues and try and fix them

[flint orchid]

I did liket 5 times

I will shut down and restard in 5 minutes

[tame verge]

So I have been having this problem all of a sudden where it says this ‘bin\config.bin/CfgMagazine.LIB_1Rnd_60mm_M6 and ACE stops working

[lusty terrace]

I have an issue where my ai helicopter after sometime just decides to just fly straight up

[weary sky]

LIB_1Rnd_60mm_M6 is from the Iron Front mod (or IFA3), so you might need a compatibility patch to make it work with ACE.
Could be another broken mod as well.

[tame verge]

Okay thank you

[late elbow]

can someone help me

no glass loads in for cars or helis and my houses look shit i got 7k hours and ive tried everything but nothings working

[teal owl]

@fierce orchid sorry to bother, but i've just run into an issue with POOK's sam pack when making my mission

so basically during a mission, i set up a sequence where before a cruise missile strike hits an airport an S-300 battery opens up on it and it looks quite nice, (video attached below)

however in dedicated MP the S-300 missiles will come out...wrong, (two videos also attached below, 1 in the mission modpack on cherno, and 1 with just pook sam pack and nothing else in VR)

any idea on what could be causing this?

this is what the S-300 sequence is supposed to look like

this is what it looks like on dedi MP

and lastly, what it looks like with just pook sam pack on dedi MP

i forgot to attach this as well, this is the mission file

[grim bear]

Does anyone know how to fix the bug where the bipod deploys, then a short while later it will undeploy again
Searched on google, nothing really show up except this Steam Forum.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/107410/discussions/0/620712999965976326/

**Extra info, With Ace, Antistasi plus mods equiped
Thanks in advance! its been bugging me as I am unable to just deploy my mg and shoot it

[golden nova]

does it work when you try to deploy bipod in vanilla (so no mods)?

[grim bear]

Yes it works
additional info below i missed

when I hosted the server myself, I am able to deploy the weapons.
when I join my friends server, some friends are able to deploy, some can't, the OWNER is able to deploy

Thanks in advance!

[golden nova]

sounds like a mod issue then, are you running just ACE and Antistasi?

you, owner and server

[grim bear]

hmm, if I sent the entire mod list to you, will it be rude? if you mind then I won't send it
no not just ACE and antistasi

[golden nova]

no, but you can test it by ditching half of the mods and seeing if it works again. If it doesn't, ditch another half of the half until it starts working again. Once it works, add mods one by one to find the culprit

that's the best way to figure out bugs with mods

[grim bear]

I spent a few hours enable all the mods one by one to see which one is the culprit, after3 hours, I did not find the issue

hence I had to use the discord and asked 😉

[golden nova]

you just said that it works with no mods so clearly you are using a broken mod there.

[grim bear]

but that is the thing, I am as confused as you are.
Besides I also tried going to host the antistasi singleplayer with the exact modlist all enabled, I am able to deploy, that's the weird part

thanks for your time helping and replying my man

[late elbow]

can someone help me
no glass loads in for cars or helis and my houses look shit i got 7k hours and ive tried everything but nothings working

[grim bear]

this bug is so inconsistent and I bet no one knew how to fix it
I will move on then

[steady hawk]

Seriously you don't need to post the same thing over and over again
And pictures what you've posted don't really represent what you trying to claim

[late elbow]

the glass dont load

ive tried everything

[steady hawk]

Again it doesn't show the clear problem

[late elbow]

the glass dont load in

ever do houses

[steady hawk]

Then show it

Show the houses that don't have glasses

[quaint jewel]

!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.

[late elbow]

i have done that

[steady hawk]

We're not asking you to say that. We're asking you to show us it

[quaint jewel]

He sent via DM

[steady hawk]

Ah

[quaint jewel]

Well its normal plain vanilla Arma.
But its joining some MP server that seems to be f'ered

"Starting Altis Life Client Init"

Something on that server is F'ed, but the Arma client seems to be fine

[late elbow]

https://sqfbin.com/ecavefoxohejuyipinuz

[late elbow]

it happens on more then 1 sever

[steady hawk]

Then how about Singleplayer

[late elbow]

same thing

[quaint jewel]

I don't even understand what the problem is

"glass dont load" with two tiny screenshots where you cannot really see anything

[raw spruce]

Hey guys, I want to play Antistasi with my friends. Everyone is able to join no problem except one who keeps getting this message. We tried reinstalling ace and arma 3 (even deleting arma from documets) and it is still doing this thing. I wanted to ask on ace discord but I didn't find any so I hope it is okay that I write here.

[late elbow]

if i was to screen share you would be able to see what i mean

[steady hawk]

Why not just screenshots

[late elbow]

i do but then you say you dont see no problem with it

[steady hawk]

Because your screenshot is simply too small to see anything

[late elbow]

if i screen record then youll be able to see whats happening first hand

[steady hawk]

Well okay, try that then

[uncut trellis]

Well it means ace isn't loading on their end. Try using the launchers server browser to join it should set up mods to the server uses.

[late elbow]

you free to join a call

[steady hawk]

general_voice then

[patent kettle]

he gets the error popup from ace about missing DLL.

Might be BatleEye being funky at the time and blocking the DLL despite it being whitelisted. It does that sometimes. Try later or disable BE if you can.

[raw spruce]

will try

[steady hawk]

Can you disable the white circle indicator so I can see it more better

[late elbow]

how do i do that

[steady hawk]

Difficulties

[late elbow]

check your dm

[steady hawk]

No need to

Can you show the angle where the glass shows the other side of the vehicle

[late elbow]

sure

[steady hawk]

Or can you simply show it in VR and Editor screen

This is pretty hard to spot the error still

Also is this a vanilla game?

Do you have ReShade just in case?

[late elbow]

how do i got vr editor

[late elbow]

idk what that is

[steady hawk]

Open Editor and open VR map

[late elbow]

this

[steady hawk]

You can open the Editor from main menu...

[raw spruce]

no luck

[steady hawk]

Do you mean the furthermost helicopter on my screen has the issue

[late elbow]

look how i cnat see the pilots

in the other 2

[steady hawk]

Now I know what are you trying to say

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_of_detail_(computer_graphics)
It is called LOD, not even an issue

[steady hawk]

To “fix”: just increase the video settings

[late elbow]

watch my screen

[steady hawk]

Are you sure your rendering scale is 100%

It is under Display

I'm not saying Windows

InGame

[late elbow]

which one

[steady hawk]

Sorry General, meant Sampling

But it is 100%

[steady hawk]

Okay I can completely reproduce your “issue”

This is not an issue after all

[late elbow]

ok so what do i do

???

[steady hawk]

Is there anything to do after all when everything is working finely

[late elbow]

but ive seen other people play arma there stuff loads in from far away and not blacked out

[steady hawk]

They probably have bigger screen

[late elbow]

i have a 32inch monitor

[steady hawk]

Physical scale doesn't mean anything. Resolution does

But since this is not an issue I don't know how to alter your “issue”

[bronze river]

the ladder in office building in kavala is unusable

[ocean cosmos]

you have to look almost directly up iirc

[bronze river]

nope, still nothing

[golden nova]

have you tried holding J

the dot that appears very often helps finding interactions on objects, especially when you want to pick up a weapon near body

[bronze river]

found the issue, when the building is damaged, you can't climb up the ladder.

[uncut trellis]

OSHA!

[golden nova]

that's very stupid

but i guess it's some engine limitation

[bronze river]

funny cuz when i test it on editor, and set the building to damaged (all glass are shattered) I can't climb it.

[steady hawk]

I mean it's fair

Nobody wants to climb a ladder that is badly damaged so won't hurt their hands

[bronze river]

but it looks pristine

[steady hawk]

But their hearts are damaged

[golden nova]

I can open doors on damaged buildings so why not climb the ladder

I wonder if ladder works on the construction building when damaged then

[uncut trellis]

try it out 😄

[golden nova]

I'll do

[uncut trellis]

it could be the ladder memorypoints just happen to be tied to some damage animation and go poof

[golden nova]

yep they work on the unfinished building

[golden nova]

what happened to the audio sources setting in audio settings tab? I remember player could change their amount there before the update introducing scripted ui and map factor values. I am experiencing this very annoying issue of sound popping when in 1st person in tracked vehicles and I think this has been going on ever since the audio sources setting dissappeared. What's the default value then?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rol4tc-4X5U this is something similar to what I experience in game

I highly doubt this has anything to do with my setup, I tried everything including testing different headphones, different DACs, used tinfoil to "secure" the cables, installed latest audio drivers for behringer and the other DAC, even tried the fixes that are meant to fix "crash by sound" bug with USB headsets, nothing helps.

[fringe salmon]

A couple of my Arma 3 mods won't unload when disabled, the only way to get rid of them is to unsubscribe from them and even then the icons still persist

[lime sphinx]

@fringe salmon check the "Command line" parameter in your A3 launcher (screenshot available in the linked message)

[fringe salmon]

Worked, thanks alot

[torn lance]

When playing Arma, my audio is bugged. Specifically, I play from an audio interface with four channels, but my headphones are two-channel. Is there a way to force the game to play in two channels?

I haven't been able to find a way to do it from the OS side on my Linux machine.

[sweet veldt]

I have a strange problem with ARMA. When I start from the launcher I get the audio from a promo video. The sound of a helo starting, the ARMA music and such. Also audio of "33 best things in ARMA" round up promo video

Each video also starts two staggered instances. They don't show up on alt/tab just audio no video visible. It makes ARMA unplayable as it drowns out everything

I have tried starting ARMA with no mods running. I have no browsers running and I am not on the Steam ARMA store page

No matter what the audio starts and can only be stopped by shutting down ARMA

[golden nova]

wait what 😄

[sweet veldt]

yeah it's weird

[golden nova]

can you make a recording of this? Can you post a crash dump or RPT here or something

are you on Windows? What's the game version? Have you tried verifying instalation through Steam?

[sweet veldt]

I can record the sounds. I have verified the installation

[golden nova]

do you have any custom parameters enabled in launcher?

[sweet veldt]

ARMA ddoesn't crash it runs perfectly and allows me to start scenarios and join my MilSim Unit server

but the video audio drowns out everything else so it is unplayable

[golden nova]

ah, I thought that by "shutting down" you mean alt+F4ing it

[sweet veldt]

no, just standard parameters and it ran fins a couple of days ago.

I have to exit the program from the game

or stop it in task manager

[golden nova]

if you stop it through task manager game will generate a crash dump and show you that notification about arma closing in not a normal way

if you generate that file and post it here someone from BI might take a look at it

[sweet veldt]

is crash dump the same asn .RPT file?

[golden nova]

no, it should have a .mdmp extension

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Crash_Files

[sweet veldt]

where would I find it, sorry to be such an innocent

[golden nova]

press Win+R, write %localappdata%\Arma 3 and find latest mdmp file there

[sweet veldt]

thank you

It didn't generate and MDMP 😦

This is the audio I get (from 36 secs)

That is starting ARMA pure vanilla, no Mods loaded

I got an .RPT though

[sweet veldt]

Thanks for the suggestions though

[ivory ingot]

hy

my game crashing when i start play in editor or any server

@humble wagon

why?

and how can i fix this problem

[humble wagon]

1. run verify Arma3 steam files, if that not helps:
2. unload all mods and try again to restart the game, if the game runs fine without mods than 1 of them is corrupts and you need to check them for errors: disable/enable smaller groups of mods to see what group the error lays in, than go 1 by 1 through those mods (active 1 and fire Arma up to see if it work). Long proces but than you will probably find your issue 😉

[ivory ingot]

When I uninstalled the game, it didn't even work

@humble wagon

[humble wagon]

And did you run the game without mods?

[ivory ingot]

yep

[humble wagon]

What we're you doing before the error started in Arma?

And did you verify your files?

[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.

[ocean cosmos]

do this

[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]

and this

[ivory ingot]

yes

i deleted arma and reanstall

[uncut trellis]

that does not verify the files

the file verify is different thing

[ivory ingot]

I KNOWه

i am verify the files after that delet arma because it is not open

[humble wigeon]

this is the first time arma has been behaving this way for me
ive been playing antistasi with some mates for a few weeks, we get on every so often, and ive always had no issues joining

But now for some reason, every time i join their server it just puts me on a black screen, saying im connecting

It doesnt progress beyond that point

Checking taskmanager arma just magically stops using my cpu as well,

[umbral narwhal]

Can everyone else join the server fine?

[humble wigeon]

yep

its just me

[umbral narwhal]

Restart Windows and your router.

[humble wigeon]

alright

i'll do that and get back to you

i should also note ive verified files of arma, checked for driver updates and restarted my pc

[vague smelt]

Recently I keep getting Windows crash (blue screen) on my PC caused by BEDaiys.sys
Is this something related to BattleEye? any solution for that?
Thanks

[humble wigeon]

in typical arma fashion it just suddenly starts working

[uncut trellis]

there seems to be others reporting same behaving bug for some years now. put that file name into google and it might give you suggestion for fixes

[uncut trellis]

connection hangs happen sometimes

could be somewhere between you and the server there was internet outage

[humble wigeon]

I love arma but godammit

[viscid maple]

Hey Ive been playing arma for close to 2k hours and i usually just play around in zeus, keep getting CTD lately and its really annoying, typically happens 5-15 minutes into playing. The exit code is "0xC0000005 Status access violation"

Not sure what that code means, maybe something related to piracy countermeasures, however my copy is completely legit, any help would be very appreciated

[umbral narwhal]

It's a generic application crash.

Could be dying hardware, could be a very bad mod, could be corrupted Arma data.

[viscid maple]

uhhhmazinggggg

[umbral narwhal]

If there's no pattern to when it's triggering then it's probably dying/overclocked hardware.

Oh, I think that stupid USB headset bug is also a 0xC0000005

[viscid maple]

I'm going to hope its mods and not dying hardware, because that would duck

thanks for the help

[nimble shore]

The multiplayer mission i'm playing is a bit complex, and when someone trow an RHS Usaf Atomic bomb, all go weird for me, the Bomber plane freeze on sky, yellow chain, lot's of strange things, may be the mission is interfering in the bomb code?

I see some players saying "Wow!", "Look that!", but i'm not sure what they are seeing.

For me sounds just like a bug bomb.

[uncut trellis]

most likely you are right that some mods or something in the mission is interfering

[nimble shore]

Sad

[pine kite]

Try playing something with no mods for a while and see if the crash reappears.

Check Windows Eventviewer arround the time of the crash for indications of hardware failure. Though they might read quite cryptic.

[pine kite]

Might be you are using mods that create a heavy CPU or networking load when the bomb goes off and your computer can't keep up but the other players can.

[nimble shore]

May be, i will ask someone to make a video.

[tribal vigil]

Hey guys, need help asap. When I load onto a server everything Is fine, but when I spawn everything starts flickering, when I open Zeus it duplicates everything inside

I Aldo Have a picture of it, but i can't send it here

Everybody else on the server Is playing normally with the same modpack

Tried restart, making the mission from scratch, another map, everything, still doesnt work

[gusty belfry]

Does anybody know which mod makes you knocked down if you stand near a grenade explosion? This one makes you knocked down eventhough you are hiding behind a wall. Already check my mod list and it isn't ACE or Real Engine.

[golden nova]

Project SFX has this feature, but with being knocked down you also get white screen effect blasted in your face.

[gusty belfry]

Wait.. I have it on my mod list. Gotta take a look at it ASAP.

Bruuuh, you're right. That's the one that I've been looking for. I really thought it only affects sound. Thanks mate.

[golden nova]

yeah it's more of a Project FX now

[uncut trellis]

Could still be you are running some extra mods that break it

Start debug from using no mods at all and try to repeat same steps

If that works, problem is in your mod selection and you need to test which one(s) don't work