reforger_questions

[urban matrix]

Does anyone know if mortars are planned for Reforger?

[stray blade]

https://reforger.armaplatform.com/news/roadmap

[urban matrix]

thanks

[sturdy bay]

don't use the roadmap as a source document for information. Its been marked as obsolete.

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:Roadmap

[stray blade]

The stuff on roadmap is still active.
Just the timelines and "ground support" "air assault" "final strike" packages no longer exist

[quaint copper]

More like development pipelines rather than set updates
We're almost out of ground support, just need the AI enhancements. Then we move onto getting content like flare guns, helicopters, and NSVs

[clear sparrow]

Does anyone know how to fix the game master wheel disappearing

[blazing forge]

what is NSV

[quaint copper]

It is a heavy machinegun

[blazing forge]

ohhh okay

[quaint copper]

Its a DSHK on Steroids

14.7mm, compared to the M2 Brownings 12.7mm

Closest thing to it ingame is the KVPT on the BTR-70

[blazing forge]

noice, hopefully we get emplaceable HMGs that can be carried by players

[fathom osprey]

NSV is only 12.7mm

[topaz nexus]

Yeah I was gonna say

Idk what was changed but ik it's basically an upgraded DsHK

[wheat forge]

Does arma reforger has pve

[foggy ridge]

yes

[tepid torrent]

if only it was that simple 😂

[chilly briar]

Any word on when AI commands are coming?

[stray blade]

In the future

[random cape]

No ETA on anything these days

[clear iron]

Downloading mods , and somehow i downloaded 168% of a mod ? Wtf

[rotund quest]

is crx enfusion AI a good mod?

[blazing forge]

far and away my favorite AI mod, absolutely fantastic. AFAIK the update broke it but the creator is working on a new version for 0.9.9

CRX EAI - Advanved Warfare is the one im talking about

[rotund quest]

so its not working at the moment? what about odin game master? can they work together or is it one or the other?

[blazing forge]

no idea about odin but i probably wouldnt use them together as they both add similar features and will likely conflict

[random cape]

CRX - Enfusion A.I. was updated to work for 0.9.9: #1050433454388547644 message

[azure merlin]

How do I rotate buildings in build mode on conflict servers for PC?

[magic pebble]

hold left shift

[azure merlin]

I'll try it, thanks!

[quasi forge]

Will there ever be a dragging downed players mechanic in the future for arma reforger?

[sand verge]

yes

[quasi forge]

Is this confirmed?

[maiden forge]

Yes

[random cape]

Word of dev: #1128323045912752208 message

Particularly dragging is a complicated one, but also one that is proving to be quite necessary in the contexts you've described.

[ancient rapids]

that doesn't sound like its "confirmed" to me, but theyre "looking into it" at least

[rotund quest]

How important is load order for mods?

[rotund quest]

is the rhib mod up to date?

[ancient rapids]

it starts and "Works" although Ive heard reports of crashes (Can not confirm)

[rotund quest]

i have it in my config but its not loading into the server

any good suggestions for US faction replacement mods?

[sand verge]

I have zero idea why they would include both an ambulance and this advanced medical system if they didn’t plan on adding dragging to it. It’s essential both for the AI and players to remove bleeding friendlies to cover so they can actually treat them

[grim otter]

I believe the ambulance allows soldiers who are conscious to move to an ambulance and be treated before they do actually loose consciousness.

I lost brain cells reading my own words.

[ancient rapids]

From that quote it doesnt sound like they had originally planned it, but Im just being like a lawyer, I didn't see any confirmation there. Im not saying you dont have a point that it's needed, just that it seems to be more of an assumption.

[quaint hound]

my are all my mods downloading up to &$:/
a 2mb file is now up to 1Gb🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ is the game broken

[shut cosmos]

Yes. Some aspects of the game, have been/are broken. If it's your mod downloads, usually people around here delete the mod if it shows in mod manager and retry the download, maybe restart the game too after deleting and before retrying the mod download. Also I hear people in-game claiming not having your Xbox on wifi but rather wired helps if you're on console.

[eager sandal]

I cant join any server now. It said error Replication, reason 3 Connection Failure...

[stray blade]

at all?, this would mean client cant establish connect to targeted server, or trying to join server that is offline

[eager sandal]

I only tried 2 servers. PBS ones and official server, somewhere in US

[stray blade]

pick a random one

[eager sandal]

I try other servers

[magic pebble]

Keep reconnecting until it works. I had this problem since the new update dropped.

[stray blade]

I cant join PBS as well, but works on official

[magic pebble]

I usually get in after ten tries

[stray blade]

Do they call you "Ten time rusty"?

[eager sandal]

I see.. okey. I tried the LA ones, almost full pax, cant join. Tried another, less populated one, can join

[stray blade]

Yeah some shenanigans are going on

[stray blade]

Your magic number didnt work

13 times is the charm.
Probs connection too stuffed or server too loaded to establish connection

[eager sandal]

Does ping have something to do with it? or the number of players?

[magic pebble]

It happened when the server was almost full, and when it was at 50% capacity, so I don't think the number of players effect it.

[shut pumice]

It said error Replication, reason 3 Connection Failure
Well as Marko mentioned this error happens when client fails to establish connection to the server
Basically you as client tried to connect to the server but that server did not respond to you and you ran out of time which you have to connect to the server before it throws this error. Server did not respond in that time window so you got this error.

If it takes few times before you manage to connect then it could be some temporary issue
For example that server is so slow that it did not manage to respond to you before you ran out of time. but with this few data we can just guess.

You could try to ping machine on which that server is running (you can find its IP in server browser) or even traceroute to see if there is some issue between you and it but if there is none and you were able to connect to the server after few tries then it would be probably some issue with that server.
You could also try to connect to any empty server to see if it has also issues or if it is just those on which there are some players.

[solemn ridge]

hey guys, seriously thinking of picking up Reforger but have a few questions. is the game in a playable state? can i join a server and enjoy vanilla or is it straight to mods? hows the playerbase? etc etc

[ancient rapids]

of course its in a playable state. unless you ask any of the haters on here. Some people consider the smallest detail being wrong making the game "unplayable." Thats just downright ridiculous to me! Nobody can tell you if you'll enjoy it or not, thats up to you to decide.

[stray blade]

Game is playable, but far from stable. (but much better nowdays)
You wont get arma3 amount of vanilla assets, more like 10% of it.
Its more MP pvp oriented, however PVE and GM (Zeus) communities exists as well.
Singleplayer is limited to tutorial, more or less.
Ingame editor doesn't exist.

Game is enjoyable, if you can see past few bugs and glitches, and as mentioned above connection and game stability is not 100%

[solemn ridge]

understood. thanks for the feedback Marko and Gramps. im no stranger to BI games so thats why i ask. ill think about it for a bit more but it looks like a buy to me 😎

[random cape]

Also, no ETA on when improvements will come

Because the project leadership really underestimated the difficulty of the tasks last year

[ancient rapids]

yeah if you're a fan of the Arma series, imho its an insta-buy. Especially at half the price of most games these days.

[stray blade]

Update frequency is about 1 month, give or take on avarage

[random cape]

So you're best off deciding based on how the game is now whether or not it's a keeper... don't heed any promises about what's coming in the future

Either it's good enough today or it's not, and if it's not then save your money until it is

ATM we're in the wake of one of its biggest updates in a while

However besides no Editor there's still no ability for players to command the AI... and the AI still can't drive

That'll change... but you still ought to weigh that into whether or not Arma Reforger is worth 30 USD right now.

@solemn ridge May I DM?

[solemn ridge]

sure

thanks for the feedback guys, sorry i didnt respond sooner. had to walk the dog haha

i was in a few units in the past. looking to get back into things with Reforger

[solemn ridge]

Purchased 🥳

whats the difference between Reforger and Reforger Experimental? is it a beta or something?

[magic pebble]

SYKE!!! we all lied about how fun the game is and now you are stuck in hell with us.

[random cape]

It's equivalent to Arma 3's dev branch

[solemn ridge]

lol thanks Rusty. ah ok @random cape

[sand verge]

‘Haters’ lol. The game is barely playable. It’s not unplayable, ill give you that. But constant crashing and bugs does make it difficult to consistently repeat the same ops

[lucid tulip]

if patch 0.99.47 is barely playable. then what would you call the state of which reforger was in first few months after launch? 😄

[ancient rapids]

🤣 They wouldn't have released an early access game that was "literally unplayable," that term is way over exaggerated in the gaming world. makes me laugh when some random player complains and proceeds to call the game 'unplayable' because of some mundane detail.

[sharp robin]

What language does my script need to be for Arma reforger? I know SQF was for Arma 3 but I’ve heard different on Arma Reforger heard it’s Enforce Script like C# or is it still SQF

[ancient rapids]

no sqf, not exactly C# check this out: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_Reforger:From_SQF_to_Enforce_Script

[sand verge]

Barely playable. It’s gotten better, but there are still some critical missing features.

[sand verge]

It’s an exxageration

[ancient rapids]

exactly, I guess "playable" is a very personal opinion. some will agree, some wont.

[gloomy locust]

Does anyone know why mods are disabled and doesn’t let me download it enable it, or delete it? I don’t know if anyone else has had this problem

[digital crane]

i’ve had that problem and i’ve just deleted my game data and redownloaded all my mods when that happens although there might be a better fix 🤷‍♂️

[gloomy locust]

So I just delete the game and re-download it and it should be okay

[sand verge]

How do I start the helicopters in game master? The only button that does anything is the flares. I’m on Xbox series x.

[digital crane]

no you don’t delete the game just the saved game data

[digital crane]

the are kinda broken but rb + y should start them

[gloomy locust]

Where or how do I that?

[digital crane]

are you on xbox?

[sand verge]

@digital crane Thank you so much

[gloomy locust]

Yes

[digital crane]

press the xbox button then go your game and press start on it and you should see manage game and addons then go to saved data and click delete all

[clear sparrow]

When are they going to fix the freaking game master

Wheel

[gloomy locust]

I’ll try that, thank you

[winged arch]

is there a loot table/loot settings for arma reforger? how do you change the loot spawn probability?

[ancient rapids]

there's no loot in vanilla, you must be talking about a mod

[winged arch]

Ok so if I added vergys military equipment mod or MME( modern military equipment) mods, Does it automatically add the spawn locations, or would I need to add spawn locations in when using the base map everon?

[ancient rapids]

there are no spawn locations for gear (in vanilla). If you add the mod the items will be available in the factions arsenal. I believe I've seen a loot spawner mod but no idea how it works.

[winged arch]

Yeah I've had a little look at one loot spawner mod, but looks like it is a placeable oven that has a lootspawn incorporated into it.

If anyone else knows how to add/adjust loot spawns into their maps, would you let me know please. Thanks in advance 😊

[ancient rapids]

Try this one, however you'll need to use world editor to make it work. https://reforger.armaplatform.com/workshop/5C8540DA49BA6AFC-ZeliksLootSpawners There are tutorials on the wiki I believe. (On how to use world editor/making a scenario)

[runic robin]

guys how do i get vehicles able to drive in the editor?

i get sound and animation and all that but the vehicles just wont move 😄

woops wrong chat

[quaint cargo]

Who’s gonna tell him :/

[clear sparrow]

Not me

[quaint root]

Hi, I have hosting at GTXHosting and I'm trying to make a DayZ server. I get this error on the mod:
gproj' guid: '5C8540DA49BA6AFC'
ENGINE (E): Addon '' not found
can someone help me

[eager sandal]

Does FOV slider maxed at 90 degrees? Or does it affected by aspect ratio? For example, 16:9 max is 90, and 21:9 maxed at 120...

[magic pebble]

afaik It's vertical fov so 90 is actually 120

[timid thistle]

Anyone play OriginZ. I pulling my hair trying to figure out how to attach scope. I push "I" to inspect. I click on a point, it shows the scope In my bag but I can't attach it. What the fudge am I doing wrong?

[fossil osprey]

I think the easiest is to middle mouse button click on the weapon and then drag it there (in inventory)

[timid thistle]

Middle mouse button doesn't do anything. Is there a name for that function because Im not using default setting. I changed the controls to my liking.

[fossil osprey]

Hmm, I couldn't find it anywhere in the settings

[timid thistle]

Thanks anyway.

[clear sparrow]

@heady glen Hey mb for the ping but I can’t find any updates on your mod for the helicopters being fixed and was wondering if there was an ETA on that you can provide?

[eager sandal]

Any plans to make movement through bush and shrubbery be impeded a little bit? Currently moving through shrubs/bushes only make rustling noises. Hoping it will reduce speed also. For foot and also for vehicles.

[timid thistle]

So from my problem yesterday with regards to attaching attachments. I just watched a video on YT and the guy is dragging stuff around In inventory, which is normal from Arma, but I can't left clicking on something and dragging it does nothing, and I can't see anything In the controls that might be non binded.

[idle agate]

Does anyone remember the release date for Arma 4 did they even name one yet?

[eager sandal]

Any mods loaded?

[timid thistle]

If you asking me, Then no. Just got the game the other day.

[supple wigeon]

2024-2025 was the suspected release date but who knows at this point

[topaz whale]

And probably won't have the same features as A3 until 2028

[timid thistle]

Still cant drag and drop. Any chance this might be because of the windowed/Borderless bug?

[idle agate]

damn highly doubt it will be 2024

[eager sandal]

LOD popping/texture loading is CPU/RAM thing or GPU/VRAM thing?

[fossil osprey]

It's connected, what doesn't fit in VRAM is in RAM or on disk, the CPU controls what will be displayed and how it will look. In particular, this is a matter of the engine, which should properly prepare the 3D scene.

[lucid tulip]

Yeah I sometimes have objects pop out and pop back in when I spin around and look at something different.

[meager pumice]

How do I switch radio channels on PC?
To something like 50

[stray blade]

Press G, hover mouse over ch1 or 2 and scroll mose to switch between assigned channels or hold ctrl while scrolling to freestyle it

[meager pumice]

Thanks!

[vagrant rock]

The mod "where am i" by ValterB has this compile error. #enfusion_workshop

[stray blade]

Its broken and not maintained, and mostlikely wont be

You could use this as alternative:
https://reforger.armaplatform.com/workshop/5C5EBCE1BAFE1C01-LAB6Markers

[shy elk]

Later on will there be a feature to host for free like Arma 3

[grim otter]

What's the latest sitch on Xbox Game Master UI bug fix?

[magic pebble]

Already in the game.

Multiplayer > Host

[shy elk]

But it seems I cant hsot it towards mates

[tardy rune]

believe this is broken, whenever i free scroll it bugs and barely wants to go up, im not the only person who has had this issue

[topaz whale]

You might need to port forward

[shy elk]

How?

[vocal vale]

is there any way we can be able to spectate in conflict as non admins now or in the future ?

[magic pebble]

Now, it is not possible.

[topaz whale]

Something like this maybe https://portforward.com/arma-reforger-server/

[zealous mortar]

So will porting a server from the Xbox console make it appear on the server list?

[stray blade]

Dunno, thats how its supposed to work, and how it works for me.
But i believe you if its broken for you.

[stray blade]

What? I dont believe you can host server on xbox. So no need to port forward.

[stray blade]

To add to that only 2001 UDP is needed 17777 is a2s and not needed for normal operation, only if you want to use a2s. For listen servers (ingame host) you dont need it.

[clear sparrow]

Is there any updates on when the small patch for this update on Xbox will be

[eager sandal]

They don't announce anything about updates. They just drop it.

[clear sparrow]

That sucks

[sand verge]

Game should only be using ~5GB of VRAM on my 8GB GPU and yet I get LOD popping all the time

[lucid tulip]

it happens even with my 12 gb of vram

[indigo crater]

Hey, why do the helicopters have no sound at all? When can we expect them to be fixed?

[eager sandal]

They are no heli in Arma Reforger

at least not yet

[indigo crater]

There’s mod helicopters. Chinook, Blackhawk, little bird and Apache. They all got no sound after the update

[ancient rapids]

hahah #unplayable

[indigo crater]

Still fly just weird without the sound

[ancient rapids]

nah no sound = unplayable for me

[amber pawn]

Rumor has it all choppers waiting for vanilla choppers to come into play.

[tepid torrent]

yeah that is what i have hard, it is a shame we will most likely have to wait another couple of months, it will be very nice when they finally come

[civic abyss]

What's the best website for renting servers and easy to add mods to It?

[indigo crater]

I’ve heard of Nitrado. Milsim I’m in uses it for our server

[civic abyss]

nitrado is a pain

i try to get it on xbox and it does not work for some reason

[indigo crater]

Try using your phone or pc instead

[civic abyss]

i have a pc

[amber pawn]

Nitrado is ease of accesd and simple. Its slow to stop/start/reset. Its also not the best when it comes to power of the server. I have one for my group bc i got it 40% off for the year at 24 slot. Its a good server to have i keep it private and on abraham island for training and bct. I would mention it has limitations which other server companies dont, just take my word for it.

Gtx is my main server of 64, nice bc you can upgrade ram cpu memory etc. ive maxed it out. Not playing any games here, pun intended. Hella smooth and stable. And you get alot more freedom with your server. Mods always work with gtx. Its also 130/month at max and 64, yearly is cheaper but i hope theres an additional discount around holidays...

[civic abyss]

do you have a config thing im able to use?

[amber pawn]

Did you enable crossplay and visibility?

[civic abyss]

yep

[amber pawn]

What happens it just doesnt start? Restart loop of death?

[civic abyss]

It does not show up

[amber pawn]

What mods you got on it?

Also what are your grass, view distance and entity distances?

[civic abyss]

i have

HARD KNOCK LIFE RP
ENFUSION DATABASE FRAMEWORK
EVERON LIFE
ENFUSION PERSISTENCE FRAMEWORK

View Distance: 1600
Minimum Grass Distance: 50
Network View Distance: 500

[amber pawn]

Do the enfusion database and persistence need to be in there? Distances seem fine idk if the 500 network view is too low, maybe try 700. Cant remember the minimum.

Id remove the enfusion stuff and try it

Did those work before?

Looking up these mods i see where ur going with this, i dont thin these mods are compatible with nitrado, going out on a limb here.

[civic abyss]

Do you know any good arma life mods that are compatible with nitrado?

[amber pawn]

No, any time ive tried shit like that it bugs out.

However before you give up, did you update the scenario id?

[civic abyss]

just did

my server just randomly restarts weirdly

[amber pawn]

Thats the death loop

Both hard knock and everon life have scenario ids youll find in the website for arma reforger workshop. Just click the scenario tab. Id try one then the other with all mods in the script as normal and see if it works, if not then can be assured the mods arent compatible with nitrado

[civic abyss]

How do you know if mods are compatible with nitrado?

It says supportedPlatforms Is that correct?

[amber pawn]

Ive just tried and get the loop of death

Im sure theres a way to view files for error codes to see what the issue is but ive never did that with notrado

Try removing the mods and moving back to gm eden scenario id and see if it starts.

Also when you update scenario id with mods you may need to go to gen settings and make sure the proper scenario id is selected...

[civic abyss]

What If It's a modded one and it does not come up?

[amber pawn]

Then it doesnt work sadly. Nitrado is like that. If im wrong someone jump in

[lethal wagon]

Anyone know who i could go to about custom mods for my community?

[foggy ridge]

if problem then view logs

[half locust]

you cannot hire people to make mods

[lethal wagon]

Not what i am implying

[half locust]

my bad in that case. What do you mean by go to about custom mods then?

[lethal wagon]

Just wondering if anyone has the time to put some effort into makkng a few vehicles for us and the rest of the reforger community

Although i doubt it

[half locust]

:))) if that anyone has time and will that anyone will do it on his own accord. you could type it down in #creators_recruiting but wouldn’t hold my breath

[inner agate]

Yo wsp guys if anyone wanna help me get arma 3 set up i would really apprecate it and we might be able to play some games just dm me :D Ive been having trouble understanding how to set it up and to play etc :D

[stray blade]

This channel is not about arma3

[inner agate]

oh shi my bad

what channel should i ask for help in?

[stray blade]

#arma3_questions

[vestal sinew]

is there a way to force uninstall all my mods? i got a few mods where i can't delete them, basically ghost mod that wont let me delete or redownload.

[digital crane]

yes you gotta go to your games and apps and press the start menu on arma reforger and the. go down to game and addons and then reserved space and delete all

[vestal sinew]

im on pc

i've tried verifying steam files and reinstalling already

[digital crane]

not sure then

[ancient rapids]

check all your addons folders and make sure they are empty, in documents/my games/Arma Reforger/addons, also in Steam game folder ArmaReforger/Addons, Arma Reforger/profile/addons

[vestal sinew]

what specifically should i be looking for in the addon folder, i got two files core and data, both with stuff nvm I just deleted it all and verified

[vestal sinew]

I did this and the mod is still here, anything else I can try?

[ancient rapids]

what mod? have you tried deleting from the workshop page?

[vestal sinew]

its zeliks charchaters, its glitched onto my page not sure how to explain it

I cant enable it, on the workshop page it gives me the option to download it, it shows up in my mod manager and anytime i try to install it immedietly fails

if I try to download it, it softlocks my game and I have to restart, since all the options for exiting or cancelling get grayed out

[grim otter]

Hey why does Arma Reforger have to have a WiFi connection to play single player?

I've done it without one but every 20 seconds it says I need to be online even though I clearly didn't.

[stray blade]

Mostlikely cause of mod updates

It tries to check if any mods are needed. But i havent had issues with offline mp

[clear sparrow]

Any eta on the fix for the game master wheel

@tawdry jetty what day in august is the update suppose to release

[ancient rapids]

Thats very rare for them to mention any kind of time frame!

[clear sparrow]

I wish they were a little more open about their update timelines because I run a group that’s like 40$ a month to uprun a server on arma reforger and it’s just every major updates screws it up and I feel like I’m paying 40$ for nothing

[topaz whale]

It's an entire month and theyre not based out of France. There's more than likely going to be at least a minor update.

[clear sparrow]

The game master wheel breaking every few minutes is more then a minor update for dedicated game masters tho

Its fine if it was like something like a mod that’s out of there hands but this is a game feature

[ancient rapids]

I know the feeling, welcome to hosting a game server! 🙂 Incoming sleepless nights and rage induced table flipping!

[clear sparrow]

Lmao especially when I have a big group of people in my server that constantly ask if the server is ready and stuff lmao but I will give kudos to the modders fixing everything pretty dang fast

[ancient rapids]

Some of us really try to be ready by push to stable from exp branch, and that is often quite stressful! But the payout is glorious when your server fills up on update day because you were ready for it and everyone else just started trying to fix their mods. Another reason dependencies are not ideal, I hate waiting on others.

[clear sparrow]

Really once the redline mods get fixed and the game master wheel and some server performance related issues are fixed I’ll be happy as a mf and will get everything up and rolling for sure.

[ancient rapids]

I just want -loadSaveFile to work EVERY time the server comes back up after a restart/crash like it did in 0.9.8, not most of the time. That just don't cut it, Im tired of hearing "Our HQ is gone again! or "There's no spawn points!""

as of 0.9.9 my server is no longer 100% automated when these issues occur

[analog trellis]

Is there a way to know when the Huey will drop

[stray blade]

When its shot, or runs out of fuel

[stray blade]

I mean its experimental function that should not be used on public servers.
So dont rely on it

[chrome nest]

Anyone able to give help on loading mods on a new private server (reforger)

[ancient rapids]

this is the Main Base HQ that the faction starts in, its randomly disappearing from the save json file. Luckily has not happened in the last 2 days, a record for me so far!

I suspect it may be a crash while the file is being written to? IDK but I rage out when it happens

[sage ferry]

Do I need to port foward for a Player Hosted Server?

[gleaming holly]

is there a way to set scenario variables (Fuel consumption rate, respawn time, etc) automatically each time a server starts? im assuming those values are set at start by reforger but cannot find any files (on my server) that contain anything that can be changed

[sand verge]

can i change video quality on console? it doesn't let me for some reason

[digital crane]

yeah, are you on series s?

[sand verge]

yeah

[digital crane]

maybe it’s locked on series s now idk? i’m on series x and i can change it from high to low.

[gleaming holly]

i can change it on series s

[sand verge]

idk but its weird, obviously in game i cant but it doesn't even let me on the menu

[solid marsh]

Hey fellas, I'm wanting to set my server up as a regular conflict game mode but with the modded weapons and clothes but I can't get the stuff to spawn in the boxes when it's not set as game master

Could anyone point my in the right direction, I've been looking on the internet and I haven't been able to find anything

[eager sandal]

#reforger_servers probably. Check the pinned threads

[austere dagger]

anyone possibly know why some of my mods aren't showing up in the game? (in arsenal and/or just not working ex: Modded Units)

[slow pagoda]

They might be broken or conflict with other mods

try them alone

[lethal harness]

Question…

Since the new update for Reforger Xbox GM is bugged with the GM wheel not showing up. Will I be able to fix that and finally properly GM for my guys if I plugged in a keyboard and mouse to my Xbox?

[tardy rune]

i dont play on xbox, but ive heard people talking about how this bug isnt an issue for them since they use keyboard and mouse for xbox. i dont have this issue on pc either, so yes, i think it should fix it.

[mortal rose]

Are there dedicated servers to join as a solo player? Or is it mostly private groups that host their own servers?

[magic pebble]

There are official servers, yes.

[mortal rose]

Thanks @magic pebble

[uncut flower]

How do I load a serverConfig for self host?

[lethal harness]

I can confirm it works now!! However for whatever reason now that it’s all plugged in the controller can work GM just fine. Any how, worth the $25 for a wireless keyboard/mouse.

[lethal wagon]

My life is complete

[clear sparrow]

@lethal harness wait so if you connect a keyboard to the Xbox the game master wheel works?

How does that make sense lmao

[lethal harness]

No clue, all I care about is that I got a working GM wheel now lol

[clear sparrow]

Well I need to know how you did it so I can do it also lmao

[lethal harness]

Oh my bad, replied to the wrong comment. Ya I plugged the USB to the mouse and keyboard and it works now. Not sure how or why I can use the controller GM now but I can. Keyboard is also nice to have now too tho. I feel hardly any recoil and feels smoother ish

[clear sparrow]

Alright thank you I’ll be buying a keyboard and mouse then lmao

[grim otter]

Hey just wanted to ask how come BI doesn't do I.S.F.U.T. before releasing updates?

[quaint copper]

Because last minute changes are common with them

[grim otter]

Hu?

That's what the I.S.F.U.T. is for.

[brittle agate]

Can you spell that out?

[grim otter]

Isolated.System.Framework.Update.Test.

[quaint copper]

You mean an Experimental branch?

[grim otter]

Basically have people beta test a new update for 2 days and fix anything major like for instance the GM UI and budget errors.

[quaint copper]

..... They have one of those
And they do not use it

[brittle agate]

Well dunno what that means.
Every build is QA tested before release.
Problem is, it's a HUGE game and you cannot QA test everything offered via the modding sandbox stuff

[grim otter]

Kinda, but more mandatory.

[quaint copper]

And when it does go used they use it for marketing, and ignore it for anything else

[grim otter]

@brittle agate Can you elaborate?

@quaint copper Thanks for the information, mate

[brittle agate]

Not sure what to elaborate there

[grim otter]

Okay so what I'm saying is have people play the updated version. Like you. Then report anything BIG, stuff that you know is gonna draw crouds. Then fix it and save the smaller bugs to be fixed later

Then release the new framework.

[brittle agate]

They do that

[grim otter]

Jeez

That must mean there was something worse than what we had now?

[brittle agate]

Problem is you cannot test everything. It's a sandbox game
On their server hardware, with their server settings and their test steps everything may be fine.

But then you have a community server change ONE setting to one that wasn't tested.
Or run some hardware that causes a lag at a specific point.
Or instead of first clicking on a unit and then an object in GM, first click on an object and then a unit.
Or or or or..

And even all that is without mods.

[grim otter]

Gotcha mate!

Oh and another question. What made BI Chang the Gm and the short cuts used? It's very weird to hold the start button and "Y"

[brittle agate]

Probably not gonna get an answer, need to find someone from GM team and I don't see them here often

[grim otter]

Okay. Thanks for your time, mate. Appreciate it 👍, keep up the good work and make those haters burn in a pit of white phosphorus.

[foggy ridge]

as far as I know there are more crashes coming from vanilla features on my modded servers than from mods

still depends how those vanilla features are being used, but since the software is built in a way that it provides no useful crash logs a lot of the time, modders aren't really equipped to deal with it

[gloomy drum]

Anyone know if someone is working on a Wasteland mod, similar to how it functioned in Arma 2? Or is it not a popular mod anymore? Haven't kept myself updated in the Arma scene. Good memories from Utes, Chernarus and some middle eastern map.

[snow beacon]

Does anyone know how to fix the audio issue for Xbox? I can’t hear anything when I plug my headset in

[grim otter]

Might be your controller.

[sage saddle]

Currently testing out the new MLRS, and trying to use the artillery table someone made. Does anybody know how to read the equation on the clipboard?

[sand verge]

MLRS ? In experimental?

[sage saddle]

Mod

[slow pagoda]

best bet would be to ask whoever made it

[clear sparrow]

When is gamer master fx getting fixed

[digital crane]

somewhere between 1 week and whenever the next big update is

[clear sparrow]

Bet

[stray whale]

Can Someone help me set up this new admin list thing

[gloomy locust]

Is there something wrong with all the arma server’s including game master and conflict? Whenever I try load into it it doesn’t let me go into the server and will just put me back to the main screen

[clear sparrow]

@gloomy locust Severs are trash rn but that seems like a you issue, try resetting your Xbox or cache and try again. It could also be a specific mod your using also

[lethal wagon]

Anybody heard about a Bradley coming to the workshop?

[golden spire]

annybody wann aplay w me

[ancient rapids]

!lfg

[steep stump]

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

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

[civic abyss]

Anyone got any Everon Life & Police cars that are compatiable with GTXGaming

[storm folio]

Do any of you have any experience in setting up a capture point? Iam using the prefab: TestcapturePoint, and I need to know, how do I get it visible for the players. (on game map)

[clear sparrow]

https://tenor.com/view/dwight-shrute-dwight-annoyed-zoom-in-dwight-bored-gif-16290803

When game master won’t work properly and your server crashes after 30 minutes

[rocky narwhal]

Is there a channel in here that i can find a coder in? its for arma reforger

[ancient rapids]

maybe #enfusion_scripting ?

[slow pagoda]

No crossposting same thing on multiple channels thanks. You can post on #creators_recruiting (use the pinned template)

[obsidian cliff]

Ok

[past meteor]

Hey There, is there any Ressources were i can get a basic, simple explanation how to: - Make a mission with Gamemaster and Mods - Host this custom mission on my PC I tried now serveral times with tutorials found while googeling and im very frustrated right now. Maybe some of you guys can help

[keen tide]

Will I lose exp from attacking medical vehicles?

[magic pebble]

No.

[hasty isle]

Genius idea

For servers that want dedicated combat medics

[quaint cargo]

War crimes are a thing in game, committing war crimes results in a experience multiplier reduction.

Shooting unarmed combatants is already listed in game as a war crime, so I imagine if all the occupants are unarmed than this is already a thing?

[dense steppe]

Will there actually be scary mods. (Call me a nerd if you want, but my ass wants something scary). Such as SCP mods, can’t wait for something like that.

[quaint copper]

Nerd

[solid marsh]

Does anyone here make mods or know someone that can?

[feral solstice]

Is there a M270 MLRS FCS in the works?

[solid marsh]

I'm like 70% sure there is an MLRS mod out but idk if it's the same one You're talking about

[dense steppe]

You know what, imma like shit on your dog

And place a singular peanut on it

[feral solstice]

There is. I'm just asking if its FCS (Fire Control System) is in the works...

[astral iris]

Will there be server upgrades or something?~ I just got back into the game and I feel like the servers are a bit worse then before

[hasty isle]

i dont have real motivation to finish what i started but if I do find the motivation is possible

[dull fjord]

Why am I getting errors tryna download mode, can anyone help?

[dense steppe]

I see, well you have my full support fr. I can’t wait for a scary mod for reforger. At night and looking for some monster or some shit. There’s sirens in the game and hearing that at night with no night vision is fucking scary

[dense steppe]

Hey man I’m in a server, and dozens of the people I’m here are down for you to make a SCP mod

More less like 12 people. Dude I’m am so down for you to make one

Hold up man let me just show you some of the people

I’m in a milsim and I think most of them will support you

[dense steppe]

You have no clue how excited I am for a mod that’s actually scary

[dense steppe]

Yeah man, my fault if im being too pushy about this. It just get repetitive killing the same FIA/Russian solders. I’d rather have some sort of supernatural type shot happen

[half locust]

you should read the rules before posting inflammatory things like this ever again

[dense steppe]

My fault bro, didn’t know the arma sever had people like you in it

It was a joke and if you can’t see that, I feel bad for you

Anyway. If you going to make the SCP mod hit me up man. I got multiple people that are down to support you

[half locust]

have your read the mentioned #rules before replying? i don’t thing you did. There is also one about language bro

[dense steppe]

Think*

Got me shivering fr

This is what happens when you give a man child power

[half locust]

!mute 867961737901658153 7d mind your attitude or you’ll have a permanent vacation

[cyan marsh]

Silence!! ò_ó
...
I keel u, @dense steppe!! Ò_Ó
minisculeamountofterrorism#0000 now has 2 infractions.

[sage saddle]

Hopefully so, but so far the artillery table someone released works for me so far. Took a while for me to be able to interpret it though.

[foggy echo]

any news about banning xbox players tools or you will just wait until no one will play the game ? cause they mess up with players so bad people actually stopped playing this

it's starting to get ridiculous, there's even a group of xbox players who do nothing but make the game miserable for others, and they don't care about bohemia and gamers because they "play" for FREE

while others have paid and I suspect they will consider buying arma 4 for a very long time

[gleaming holly]

Bacon's server admin tools are excellent for this if youre running your own server. for official there is a "vote to ban" option under the players list but i dont know how/how well it works

[eager sandal]

vote to ban seems does not work for me. I got notification to vote ban someone. It says to hold page up to vote. Then I hold page up, but nothing happen. The notification still there, no confirmation that I actually voted. Then it says kick/ban failed because timeout

[boreal loom]

Yo i need some help im trying to install this mod called chernarus reforger but every time it gets to 100% it starts going over 100 and then it says download error and restarts my download ive spent like 6 hours trying to download this mod please help

Im on xbox btw

[maiden forge]

Clear save data

[boreal loom]

I’ve already done that multiple times

[maiden forge]

Idk then just keep clearing and restarting

[fossil osprey]

It doesn't work for me either, probably the Steam profile must be public.

[foggy echo]

can becon's server admin tools prevent xbox player from making another account, activate free trial and still join the server ?, cause it happened on PBS server when more than 5 accounts (with the same stupid nickname variation) shows up one after another and each time was banned

[stray blade]

No

Unless you ip ban them, but thats easy to spoof too.

[vivid nova]

Is there a way to swap the ammo type loaded in a grenade launcher? Like changing from HE to HEDP?

[magic pebble]

Use the quick bar.

[vivid nova]

Ooohhh I never thought of that. Thank you

[quaint cargo]

What do you do at that point to ban players from private servers?

[stray blade]

Spit in BI direction for allowing these trial accounts, and keep banning same person (with diffrent names) over and over...
Someone has to give up...

[magic pebble]

Seeing that especially Nillers, but also the other devs read the discord often. I'm certain they know about this, but I'm at the point where I think a fix won't be enough. I would like to see consequence to the players who've been griefing games for over a year.

[terse cloak]

They simply have nothing to do. Lots of swatting was done on xbox lobbies so ofc they would do these.

[magic pebble]

Guess it falls on us again, last night I messed with one of them so hard, I got him so mad he shouted the n word at me and rage quit.

feels good man I'm still riding that high since yesterday.

[half birch]

PS5 release? Easily would be able to handle Reforger more than Xbox by a longshot

[magic pebble]

You will have to wait until the game is out of EA.

[half birch]

That's the thing though, I read a few times that it was supposed to be out within a year, and I haven't seen any postponing updates. I just don't wanna have to spend a bunch of paychecks for a PC yet and tbh I'm not sure if I can switch back to Xbox. Game looks so damn fun

[magic pebble]

Yeah, the one year release has been abandoned. The new official release date is "It is out when it is out".

[half birch]

That's a shame, I wish they could give us updates on it, they seem to be kinda adamant on keeping us in the dark until the last minute, which I can understand, but I feel like they should've said something about it publicly and acknowledged the PS players. Like I said, I'm positive that the PS5 would be able to run it alot better than Xbox, it's like that with DayZ

[half birch]

Love that pfp btw

[tardy rune]

anyone know if a weight system is in the pipeline. it really is just hard to have any fun defending when you just have to sit inside, because if you decide to peek through a window you just take a 40mm or rpg to the face. even if you do kill them, they just respawn on the radioman in the bush but thats a whole other problem

[quaint cargo]

What hardware is allowing the PlayStation 5 to be better optimized for Arma Reforger, than the series x?

[half birch]

Hardware isn't my forte, I'm mainly speaking from personal opinion because I played my BIL's Series X, played MWII, DayZ, and BOCW and for me, the PS5 just felt smoother and faster. It literally takes me five minutes to download MW2 and it's packs, the damn thing feels like a PC on its own most of the time, but I could easily be wrong about it supporting Arma, but it supports DayZ much better than Xbox in my experience

[quaint cargo]

…… What is blud waffling about 💀

[half birch]

My personal experience between consoles? I'm not here to argue or to say I'm right, hence why I said "I could easily be wrong". That's what I'm waffling about lol, maybe learn how to spell btw

[fluid osprey]

Is it allowed to port models and use textures and sounds from Stalker game series, like people are doing with DayZ? I've send couple of emails to official BI mail but received no response.

[foggy ridge]

prob a question you should ask stalker devs but I'm gonna say no

[fluid osprey]

Stalker devs keep to their so called "silent agree" position (you can check Steam Workshop for hundreds if not thousands of stalker-based mods for different games, aswell as moddb platform etc.) and I see no point bothering them until BI gives any further details

[foggy ridge]

stalker assets are not BI's property - ask the owner of the intellectual property

[magic pebble]

I remember reading that BI will ask you to present some type of permission from the owners, or they will take the mod down.

[fluid osprey]

Do you know if they just delete the mod or some account sanctions are provided aswell if rules are violated?

[half locust]

both

[magic pebble]

As Pu said. They take it pretty seriously.

[sand verge]

The only scarier thing than Disney Legal is BI Legal

[fluid osprey]

Not true. If we take a look at DayZ mods in Steam Workshop, I can guarantee you wouldn't find a single one that uses stalker's content and has some permission 😄

[half locust]

dayz is kind of a sheetshow....one reason for having a inhouse workshop is that they have full control unlike steam workshop...

[alpine raft]

Hey guys I’m just getting back into reforger after not being on for a few months. Is there any reason why I can’t jog now? I can only walk and sprint with no inbetween. For context I’m on Xbox

[sand verge]

It’s pretty likely its okay

[gleaming holly]

the health system update made some changes to stamina so it may be that youre too heavy? youre saying that you can only walk (like youre at 10% L stick on console) or full sprint, correct?

[fluid osprey]

But in more then one year of Workshop being available there are still not a single stalker releated mod, which makes me wonder

[sand verge]

For reforger? Probably because of the audience. Not to mention the changing modscape. Not really a good idea to make a massive mod right now

[alpine raft]

Yep. And weight isn’t affecting it as far as I can tell

[fluid osprey]

I don't know much about ARMA community and its modding but since Reforge is basically DayZ on steroids there shouldn't be any problems in porting assets that are already made for DayZ. I know that because I'm into DayZ modding and I know people are using Reforge Workbench for adapting stalker animations for DayZ (DayZ's Workbench is like an early pre-alpha of Reforge's and has same functionality but very limited). As for buildings, if you have collision geometry you basically have everything. So it is unclear if people are just not interested at the moment or if BI implemented restrictions.

[sand verge]

Porting assets yeah, but still the engine is a mess and the documentation for modders is basically nonexistent and/or quickly becoming obsolete, so as with turbulent time periods in games that release mod support it takes years for an ecosystem to come where big projects (Think the galaxies mod for A3) are viable. I don’t know how many assets are in stalker tho

[fluid osprey]

Comparing to DayZ official modding documentation Reforge has a f library. And as for number of stalker assets, the number is huge. There is a whole ecosystem and plenty of people are buying DayZ only to play some stalker, because those two games mix up very well.

[gleaming holly]

possibly a keybind issue? what gamemode is this happening in

[west jacinth]

I have a serious problem. I was accused of using racial slurs that I never used. The server admin showed me some logs with my name showing that it was written and linked to my ID. But I have never written anything like that. There are some acronyms like "lol", that I just do not use. Moreover, on the screens it looks as if the messages were written by at least two different persons, but it's all assigned to my ID. How is it possible?

[alpine raft]

Just regular game master and my keybinds are fine. It fixed itself for a little bit then went right back to doing it when we changed up the map

[random cape]

From what I understand Arma Reforger won't be allowed onto PlayStation 5 until it's officially out of Early Access, and since the devs have no idea that they'll publicly admit to of when that would be...

[half birch]

The Early Access thing makes complete sense, I just kept reading everywhere that it would hopefully be out of EA after a year of work, and tbh I wish they'd just come out and say they have to delay it for a bit if they already haven't, but I easily could've missed an announcement or something

[random cape]

They announced as much (along with the August 2022 roadmap having become obsolete) back in December 2022's Dev Report #15

[void flame]

anywhere i can look for someone to script my server for me?

[marsh ocean]

how do i unban someone on a server. he accidentally teamkilled and now is banned for an hour

anyway i can remove the ban?

[sand verge]

Contact BI direcrly

[brittle agate]

Community server? Ultimately its their server, the admin can do whatever he wants to do. Including banning you for made up reasons.

[eager sandal]

I think he was asking how someone can have the same ID as him... is it a hack? impersonation... stolen identity?

[vale tusk]

it'll be removed when server restarts

[stray blade]

Simply changing steam name for example.

[brittle agate]

Or the server admin faked the logs he showed

[eager sandal]

I see... okey so it is a non issue then.

[dense pewter]

How can i clear my mods?

[valid shale]

xbox/pc?

[dense pewter]

PC

[valid shale]

you can do it either in game via Workshop ( https://community.bistudio.com/wiki?title=Arma_Reforger:Workshop#Remove ) or by deleting them in File Explorer - by default they are stored in %userprofile%\Documents\My Games\ArmaReforger\addons

[remote nebula]

Hello, i have a question is it possible to play solo game master on modded map ?

[digital crane]

yes, you just have to start it from the scenarios tab.

[forest crown]

@brittle agate, @valid shale Can we please get an explanation of how the new vote kick functionality works? What is "vote kick" vs "ban light" and "ban heavy". What are the thresholds on an official 32 player Conflict server to achieve a successful player kick? How does the mechanism actually work? Thanks

[solid marsh]

Do any of y'all know if there are any discord bots I can use that can track how many people are on the server, let me kick/ban people from my phone if I'm not home
I had stuff like that for my dayz server but idk if there's anything like that for arma

[past meteor]

What do you need exactly? You can send me a PM

[valid shale]

Do you happen to know @oak halo if there is some Wiki documentation about it?

[oak halo]

nope

[foggy ridge]

the bans I think are supposed to be temporary/until server restart and permanent

now whether they work or not I have no clue because I don't use this weird system

[azure dune]

when im installing mods I get like 3mbs a second. when i install a game i get 150mbs??

[vale tusk]

on xbox I assume? it seems to be throttled on xbox for some reason

[azure dune]

annoying asf

mods take ages to install

[raven nymph]

Hi does anyone here know what "warhead was ticking on the dedicated server all the time" means? Just curious 😅

[clear sparrow]

So uh when is redline mods getting fixed

@foggy ridge Why does gm effects fire and fireworks and flares not work? You are the one who owns that I assume?

[foggy ridge]

I don't know why. There are no errors and no messages anywhere about what could be causing it. Nobody else seems to know why as well. Kind of a roadblock.

[clear sparrow]

Dang, at least the other effects work tho.

[foggy ridge]

There's also seemingly no way I can troubleshoot the issue on my end so until some superhero gives me some idea on what to try I'm probably not touching it.

[quaint cargo]

Clark Kent lost his home planet and Bruce Wayne lost both his parents

You could try either of those but in all fairness idk if you can consider Batman a “superhero”

I’m sorry, I’ll just log off for a little while now 🙃

[clear sparrow]

@foggy ridge you gonna see after this arma update? Maybe this small patch may have a resolution?

[foggy ridge]

It doesn't

[solid marsh]

Do I update my server the same way I update my dayz server

My just doing a server reinstall?

[stray blade]

Ye

[forest crown]

Thanks for trying

[wild spear]

@half locust I have a cuestión of today update why in GM when you get to the panel controls when you click to the AI they don't even have the options to erase or give orders in a easy way......

I think bohemia have to first test the update in his experimental app....

Basically the panel appears but you can't interact with it......

[lethal wagon]

Everything works for me besides a few mods

[wild spear]

Maybe I should re download the game because maybe the update should be corrupted in the download process and don't know how but I will try to test again Gm when the game finished installing again......

[forest mango]

How do I take morphine in my hand to heal an injured teammate on the ground? Or how do I dial these things into shortcuts? Xbox controlle

[lyric obsidian]

https://youtu.be/s6BuZOYboZM

[lyric obsidian]

You have to enter GM as a Player.

[weary wing]

question about GM, my green triangle GM marker has been greyed out since i started in TB. any ideas?

[real breach]

What’s the best server hosting company?

[quaint copper]

GPortal

[real breach]

Okay ty, do u use them?

@quaint copper

[quaint copper]

I dont host servers

[scarlet vortex]

Anyone know how to ban people on servers?

isnt there a mod

[sour coyote]

If I remember correctly Bacon has an administration mod but I might remembering wrong.

[sour coyote]

Heyo, AI waypoints should be deletable just like any Game Master entity. Either through its quick action key or through the context menu/radial menu

[gleaming holly]

Bacon's Server Admin Tools works really well for that stuff

[cunning cave]

How do I aim the new M270? Is there a tutorial somewhere?

[gleaming holly]

i tried using the "sight" on it but its like 50% obscured by some part of the launcher. you need to know your heading/elevation and then calculate the arc of the rocket based on its velocity i think. someone call me dumb if im wrong

[magic pebble]

#1079658409747550248 message
you should ask there

[solid talon]

is anyone having trouble finding a server? my weapon does not appear on any server

[solid talon]

no connection with backend

[crisp path]

Will we ever have a medic helmet for each faction or a icon next to your name that has like a symbol like a cross for medic or a bullet for rifleman so there can be team play. I’m dumbfounded by it still not being in the game

[spice spire]

i need some help, i’m playing reforger on pc, how do i set the scroll wheel for scrolling up and down?

[cold horizon]

Will there ever be facial hair as a mod or officially.

[quaint cargo]

There’s some mod’s with it as a beanie + beard

[crisp path]

As in moving up and down in height? If so hold left control and use mouse wheel

[spice spire]

Yea like how you can scroll up and down for changing character’s stance! can you do that for other things?

[fossil osprey]

Movement speed

[spice spire]

Hmm would that be the only other thing? so to set it make the binding left control and mouse but how do you set it to mouse scroll and not middle mouse button

[solid talon]

no connection to the backend, does anyone know how to resolve?

[crisp path]

If you hold left control and you use Q and E you’re able to change your leaning

Can be useful if you are trying to peak around a corner

[foggy ridge]

anyone mind filling me in on how to select radio channels without the radio ui jumping over 3 frequencies with every mouse wheel scroll?

[cerulean token]

Need to hold CTRL

[foggy ridge]

wow, thank you

[crisp path]

Can we have it where you get kicked from a sever you keep your load out? Like how your rank is kept

[stray blade]

There is that already. If its enabled on server and if you join within next 1 minute

[shut cosmos]

I think the main major problem with this is that you need to head over to a crate of your faction and save your loadout again once you reconnect in conflict, otherwise if you die you'll have to head back to main base and build your loadout and save it again. (it definitely does help though and I would rather servers switch it on than not)

[thick silo]

has BI addressed xbox players being able to make countless accounts with a single copy of the game? this is currently the #1 problem on servers regarding griefers that DONT STAY BANNED!!!. GET IT SORTED!

[magic pebble]

They did not. Never mentioned by anyone official. They read the discord, so they know about it, but not a single sentence has been said regarding the subject.
Not even a "We are working on it".

[thick silo]

(ignore it and maybe it'll go away) is not how to deal with this issue.
if this isn't sorted by the time arma4 is slated for release, expect the sales to bomb.

[stray blade]

That is true yes. There is persistent loadout mod, that can remedy that.

[quaint cargo]

They did alter things in the vehicle workshop after griefers were blowing up a car inside of the vehicle spawn.

Maybe not this issue specifically but they are aware of griefers affecting a large portion of player’s experience.

[clever wave]

Yo how can I make it so I can save stuff from both RHS and US arsenal boxes

[twilit delta]

I was hopeful a vet of arma could help me set up my arma so i could be in a server with good rp, i have had arma for a bit just dont know how to set it up>

[crisp path]

Please tell me we will be able to drag downed players

I beg please, can’t medic a person in the middle of the open when I’m getting lit up by lmg fire

[chilly briar]

Any chance we'll get the ability to command AI before the end of the year?

That's the update I'm most excited for

[tepid torrent]

i have a feeling that a sample should be ready before the end of this year even if it isnt all the promised commands

[agile seal]

anyone has an idea how much building destruction we could get in future updates?

[half locust]

no

[half locust]

no public info

[tepid torrent]

it will be better than arma 3's, at least i hope so! rn the basic prop destruction is looking awesome tho

[sand verge]

Maybe we could shoot a hole in a fence and have a tiny hole from which light streams through

[chilly briar]

Has anyone here gotten a sniper kill at 1000+ meters?

[quaint copper]

I have, dumb luck

Dude on a HMMWV was sitting still
Fired three shots and hit the third

[cerulean token]

With a vanilla rifle ?

[quaint copper]

The M21, yes

Max range on it is 900 meters and from there you can guestimate
SVD sucks at that range but has built in ways to range it to 1300 meters +

Range to 1000 meters, and every arrow on the middle down is +100

[cerulean token]

I tried long range with the SVD once but the damage at such long ranges was more like tickling the enemy

[quaint copper]

Or Chevron, echelon, whatever they're called

[eager sandal]

Does the enemy even rendered at 1000 meters?

[quaint copper]

For PC players they do under the right circumstances

[plain nimbus]

Trying the tutorial I get "Can compile "Game" script module! Scripts/Game/CRX_EAIAW_RC/AITaskScripted/Modded/SCR_AIInitFireTeam.c(2): Unkown type "SCR_AIInitFireTeams"

[sand verge]

I’ve gotten 2500+ render distance to work just fine

I mean the M107 was just entering production in 1982 and its effective firing range is beyond 1500m

[ancient rapids]

looks like you have a broken mod loaded, i dont think youre supposed to do the tutorial with mods

[plain nimbus]

makes sence. I thought i disabled all. lemme check.

[fierce vine]

Where would i go to report a bug?

[ancient rapids]

Look at the description of #reforger_feedback

[fierce vine]

Thank you! 🤙

[west jacinth]

You will need to set yet another account to do that. So even if you have a BI account already it will not work. You need a new one, solely for feedback tracker.

[tardy rune]

im pretty sure there isnt until a future update but theres no way to save a sp gm scenario right?

[lucid tulip]

Yea the vests probably do that. Or does it still only tickle the enemy if you try it against non armored targets?

[stray blade]

You can use same pw combo

[cerulean token]

I'm not sure wether I tried it before or after the armor update.

[lucid tulip]

Heheyeah with how soft armor works against rifle rounds atm. You probably would need a 50 cal to 1 hit kill somone at 1000 meters

[stray blade]

Fun fact. Gm scenario can already be saved, uploaded to server and played. Only possible on pc tho and with dedicated root server.

[tardy rune]

im on pc, if ive already messed around in sp gm for a while, i know i can just not restart it and it will stay

but if i start a local server i can play gm mode on it and save it though?

[stray blade]

What i did, is play local, make mission, exit and save.
Then locate save file, upload the .json file to server.
Use cli param to load saved file, and load same scenario.
It continues as you left it on local client

Dedicated server btw. Didnt try local

You need to use this cli param on server #reforger_experimental message

[tardy rune]

i dont have a dedicated server and dont want to set one up, but thanks for the advice. maybe in the future

ill just try and remember to not hit the restart button

[lethal harness]

Question is there a mod out there with a lot of audio bites? I’m a gm for my group and having been interested trying to add more audio bites for dramatic effects and the like. I’m solely on Xbox and have no clue how to start modding even if I could on a laptop. I’ve got a few audio bites if someone’s able to put them in. I’m looking for afghan related content. Commands, shouts/screaming from civilians, mortar launching from the tube, prayer singing, chatter, ect.

[gleaming holly]

AFAIK the only way that could work is to have that sound tied to an object (speaker/radio/etc) and place that object in GM. the only mod with any similar is Game Master FX which has an air raid siren

[random cape]

Mind you, only four or five commands were promised in last year's roadmap... the Field Manual mentions only a few more

[tepid torrent]

i cant say i have sniped an enemy from that range but i have pummeled them with the PK at that range, i have hit vehicles on arland map from training base cliff to the dirt road near lighthouse south of moss hill

[foggy ridge]

default server view distance is 1600, I've sniped people from 1000 meters before no problem

[stray blade]

Arent you Mr. MissAlot?

[foggy ridge]

the only problem at that range is that most of the character doesnt render at that distance due to LODs, so you'd have floating shirts or legs without torsos, makes it harder to PID

[foggy ridge]

I usually use the modded barrett m82 with explosive rounds at this distance because it doesnt matter which body part I hit, I'm doing really well with it

those rounds make it easier as you can blast people behind cover too

[royal basin]

For us on console we can not render players past 700-800 meters it seems and vehicles past maybe a 1000. Small vehicles like the UAZ drops out of render a little bit closer then the trucks do. Often players are just a pair of floating hands and feet when getting close to a 600-700m distance, depends on the clothing they wear it seems😄 i would like to see a change to this as i am sure my series X has no problem rendering further than that as it runs the game buttery smooth on the low graphic setting. I dont know about the series S though.
The render distance and render quality of players does seem to be optic dependent.
I can spot a player with my 12x binoculars and then swap to my M21 with fully zomed 9X scope and the player does not render, back to binoculars and i see him just fine😄 PC players has an enourmous advantage in that regard.

[terse cloak]

I have sniped people from 800 meter with svd.

[sand verge]

anyone knows why the 200/250 rounds PK belt doesn't work?

[terse cloak]

Its for the btr

[terse cloak]

Not for infantry pkm but pkmt so the btr one

[sand verge]

oh alright, thanks

[random cape]

I wonder if those will end up working with the eventual PKB (spade-grips door gun) when the vanilla Soviet helo (Mi-8MT) arrives

[terse cloak]

Maybe. All pictures i see have the doors locked.

[viscid schooner]

I wonder if the creator of “pastas radio sounds” would ever fix his mod! It was really helpful.

[plain crown]

are there any Reforger Units or communities? cant seem to find anything here in discord

[austere nimbus]

#communities_arma3 and #communities_xbox has both Arma 3 and Reforger units/communities.
And #looking_for_unit is also for both games

[chilly briar]

Are there any legacy arma maps that are being remade by modders? For example, Chernarus, Altis, or Takistan?

Would love to see Chernarus in enfusion

[slow pagoda]

theres been some pictures of chernarus at least

[lost moon]

https://discord.com/channels/105462288051380224/1081693797504782406

[slow pagoda]

Altis or other A3 maps wont make appearance until A3 public datapacks get released since there is no way to get the buildings in before that

[topaz whale]

Thats when you break out Evertis, Altis with Everon objects

Like Nogojev back in OFP

[slow pagoda]

😄

[lilac kraken]

Hey there is this the appropriate place to ask a game related issue?

Too slow, ima do it anyway

No gamemaster control after dying as AI? (Xbox)

Already posted this in the Reddit, I just wanted to see if you guys had any answers.

I’m creating a scenario in GameMaster (exclusively offline/solo, me vs AI). If I begin controlling one of the AI units and then die, when I go back to gamemaster, many features are restricted - such as my context menu and advanced unit ordering.

Other than spawning in new entities, all I’m allowed to do is select existing units and order them with the basic “move” command which is binded to my “Y” key. Obviously this restricts me from controlling any more AI, altering their properties, ordering them to defend, etc.

I’m certain I’m just doing something wrong as I’ve played around with the spawning mechanics, and figured out that I could respawn after placing a “player entity” and using the “player respawn” menu.

However, once I switch back to the gamemaster, if I want to then at the very least take control of, say a machine gunner after I die as a sniper on a different squad, I have no way of doing so. It’s pretty frustrating but I come from arma 3 Eden editor so I could just be trying to do something the game simply doesn’t allow yet.

Thanks In advance! 🙏🏻

[sour mason]

I have a question, will there be sensitivity settings on consoles at some point on xbox because it's really slow looking around

[ancient rapids]

Nice cross post

[sour mason]

Thats no anwser for my question

[maiden forge]

It’s a game issue Dw

It appeared with the last update

Well the last 2 updates

[near bramble]

When the road map says “Wildlife prototype: birds” what dose it mean?

[chilly briar]

When's the ETA for the AI update?

I hope it's soon

[near bramble]

Don’t ask for eta

[tardy rune]

means they add birds

[tepid torrent]

that will probably be a prototype for simple ai boids for arma 4, once it is a feature in enfusion it can be used for a lot more animals in arma 4

[quaint cargo]

There’s a section in the workshop for “wildlife” or something I remember

Vanilla K9’s when⁉️

[visual remnant]

Anyone have the Reforger roadmap

[topaz nexus]

https://reforger.armaplatform.com/news/roadmap

[half locust]

it is pinned since 10th of august 2022 in #reforger_discussion

[visual remnant]

thank uuuuu

[crisp path]

Am I the one of the only people that have noticed if there are severs that only have NA players they run smother then if there are EU&NA players?

[ancient rapids]

yeah I had a guy from Australia join one of my NA servers with 300 ping and he was dragging the whole server down with him.

[crisp path]

Good Lord 💀

LOL I’m just surprised that nothing has been officially said about that from BI

[ancient rapids]

thats kind of common knowledge for mp games

[bleak arch]

Anybody know what these lettering stands for?

https://www.xbox.com/play/media/VNSKQEZXHL

[terse cloak]

Everon, nuclear, plant.

[terse cloak]

Something to start with everon.

Everon new post

[tepid torrent]

a nuclear power plant map would be cool, it would definitely have some good lore

[terse cloak]

Nah i need just a takistan map

[gleaming holly]

i always assumed it was everon national police

[terse cloak]

Yeah actually sounds smart, like toll

[foggy ridge]

ENP is a shipping company, they run the ports or something

[tepid torrent]

will a flora uniform for the soviets on the cards? i know quite a few of the enfusion pictures feature this.

[wary badge]

Does anyone know what's the difference between a crash the closes the game down completely and a crash the sends you back to the server list in the game, been wondering this for a while. I'm on console if that makes any difference

[fossil osprey]

1. A serious technical error in the game that leads to the program crashing. If the program continued, you would see really weird things on the screen and it would gradually lead to the crash of the whole device, which you would have to restart

2. This refers to the server you are playing on and its stability, your internet connection and game errors related to multiplayer

[wary badge]

Thank you Paul!!🤌🤌
Been scratching my head over this for while as to what and why

[lusty vector]

The forces on Everon ? Is it the USMC vs VDV?? Or also USMC+US Airborne vs VDV and Russian naval infantry?

[vocal vale]

any remedy for the bug where u cant pull out any inventory or drop anything ? seems to be after dismounting a vehicle

[quaint copper]

Restart your game

[quaint copper]

It's 82nd Airborne cause of the LAVs, and Russian VDV

In the GM placing thumbnails for the Soviet's, you can see the Telshanka shirt underneath their M88

[terse cloak]

depends but get back into the car, also i realised for some reason if you run and try to change it changes the gun or does whatever you want it to do. only catch is to run, and if you have the bug getting in and out of a car fixes it.

[vocal vale]

ive tried getting in and out of the vehicle/jump/roll(dayz fixes) nothing so far

[mystic crown]

will arma reforger have dlcs? i find them annoying in arma 3

[stray blade]

Yeah, there will mostlikely be blink dlc

[vocal vale]

can we raise the clearance height on the vehicles if youre going to keep the driving server side? ive noticed we bottom out really easily now compared to before and it throws off the sync of driving

[terse cloak]

blink dlc?

[near bramble]

🇧 🇱 🇮 🇳 🇰

🇩 🇱 🇨

[topaz nexus]

What does this mean

[stray blade]

Ppl who own dlc, will see others blink

[topaz nexus]

Woe

[terse cloak]

doesnt vdv use btr-d

[quaint copper]

Yes

[stray blade]

It was specifically designed for that

[terse cloak]

yeah, but didnt ground troops use btrs and then vdv use btr-ds

[quaint copper]

Yes

[terse cloak]

hmm

[lusty vector]

So would the Soviet army be the naval infantry?

[terse cloak]

airborne

[lusty vector]

Probably the reason why they are using BTRs is because they don’t want to show off the tracked vehicles till arma 4

[terse cloak]

Its a test bed

[stray blade]

BTRs were pretty standard APC in every branch, it was mainly used as mule/mobile medium machine gun platform.
Commander was supposed to be a squad leader of motorized squad, it didnt have dedicated vehicle commander.

And yes, i do belive that tracked vehicles are omitted on purpose, as to save stuff for full arma title.

[lucid tulip]

82nd didn't use lav,s until 1991 the gulf war. And it was only for a breif duration . The lav,s were merely a handfull of loaners from the usmc because they had been scrapping the m551 Sheridan light tank. They only had enough to equip a single scout platoon. Then it all got sent back.

And if it was the intention was soviet era vdv rather than a generic infantry unit they would have included the paratrooper derivative of the ak74 , the aks74 , and bi would have kept the blue striped undershirts for the player models maybe even thrown in the blue beret.

[lusty vector]

No 12-20 lav-25s we’re giving to the 82d airborne for a short time

[lucid tulip]

..... I literally just said that

[lusty vector]

They had some before 91

[topaz nexus]

In 1989 they still used Sheridans, considering the invasion of Panama

[lusty vector]

But they had 12 lavs

[topaz nexus]

In 1989?

[lusty vector]

Yes

Only 12

[lucid tulip]

Ngl though it's interesting how things have come full circle with 82nd in more recent years trialing the lav25,s again. Because strikers are too heavy to paradrop

[topaz nexus]

I can find no mention of this, what unit in the 82nd operated them

[lusty vector]

Odd

[terse cloak]

I think its just the ground forces, only thing that would make it vdv is the use of the blue stripe clothing.

[topaz nexus]

They did their only combat air drop with the Sheridan in Panama hence why I know they used them

[lusty vector]

We probably will see the m551,m113,BTR-ds in arma 4 Hopefully

[topaz nexus]

In promotional images they do wear the Telnyashka

[topaz nexus]

Arma 4 will be a sequel of arma 3 we will see none of those

[quaint copper]

In the GM placement previews, showcasing a picture of the characters before you place them, they're wearing the VDV striped shirt

[lusty vector]

So since a sequel to arma 3 so no consoles release?

If so I want a refund 😂 jk

[topaz nexus]

ARVs, Manul IFVs, XM30s, AbramsX, NGAD, IVAS, and other futuristic things will be what we'll see

[terse cloak]

F dat shit i want 80s

[topaz nexus]

Idk why they would go through the trouble of making the enfusion testbed on xbox if they don't wanna put a4 on xbox

[topaz nexus]

True but I do love the esoteric future warfare stuff

[terse cloak]

Well what ever happens lets hope 80s is one of the timelines for the game or dlc or even cdlc

[lusty vector]

Ugh why not just Cold War for arma 4 like they already made Reforger Cold War why not just the real thing 😔

[topaz nexus]

Sorry buddy boy we're doing COIN ops on Mars for the next 38 years

[lusty vector]

That’s BS lol

I’m hoping 80s

[topaz nexus]

I doubt 80s

If they add stuff like IVAS and AbramsX I would love to see another near-future arma

[terse cloak]

Arma 3 is 2035, why would they just make another arma thats basically the same but just more stunning

[tardy rune]

how you know

[topaz nexus]

I just hope so because there's been about over a decade of military developments to the point where we know what the 2030s of warfare would look like so I would like to see some of that stuff

[topaz nexus]

Tbh I don't but idk why they would make the sequel go back in time from a3

[tardy rune]

the others have bounced around in times, tbh i kind of doubt that a4 will be cold war, but its definitely not impossible

[cerulean token]

It plays so far in the future they can travel back in time.

[topaz nexus]

True

[topaz nexus]

Not really? OFP showed the military of the 80s, Arma 1 represented the military as of the early 2000s, arma 2 of the late 2000s, and arma 3 more speculative and then with cdlc set in the past

The jumping around was the time between game releases mostly

[tardy rune]

i mean ofp was released in 2000 but set in 1980s

[stark mauve]

4 is probably going to either be contemperary or near future like 3

[stray blade]

What if a4 is gona be reforgerd 1980 vs futuristic alien robots

Oh wait, that exists already, generation 0

[topaz nexus]

I think a4 will be set in WW1

[stray blade]

With giant alien robots?

[stark mauve]

I wanna see how people would react to a4 ww2

[topaz nexus]

No just trenchfoot

[stark mauve]

They are supposedly adding bayonets to reforger in the near future

[stray blade]

Its planned

[topaz nexus]

Which is cool but does raise the question of how will that be useful

[tardy rune]

better give me an achievement

[stray blade]

Stab instead of slap?

[stark mauve]

I think they're probably just covering all the bases that modded content had to introduce to A3

Like the stupid sog melee fire select thing

[topaz nexus]

Only achievement in reforger and it's just called "wait what why are you doing this that's been outdated since 1914"

[stray blade]

Gotta say, melee aint that useless, i raked up quite a kill count.
Very usefull when you get too close

[topaz nexus]

Yeah most likely, will be nice for a hypothetical warhammer mod

[tardy rune]

it would be useful if it took less than 8 hits to take someone out

[stark mauve]

I really hope mortars and artillery are animated

[topaz nexus]

In my experience I have yet to meet man who can out punch bullet.

[tardy rune]

seeing what they did with mines and such, they likely will be

i was very surprised when i saw the minelaying naimations

[stark mauve]

I have some doubts because not all the static weapons even have basic anims yet

like the M2 not even having barrel or bolt movement

[stray blade]

When you run too close to enemy and your gun lifts up, instead of moving away, stick to them and punch.
They never manage to react and are shocked.

Or simply sneaking behind a happy sniper

[quaint copper]

Arma 3 didn't either

[topaz nexus]

True, but I imagine it will considering it has sound for reloading

[topaz nexus]

Every time I try they just stick their barrel directly against my sternum and unload

[stark mauve]

but its something that can definitely be done in the future even if its not in the base game. I'm hoping they just do the hard ones like mortar mechanics that probably won't be modded later on down the line

[stray blade]

Arma3 didnt have mine arming and planting animation either, whats your point?

[stray blade]

You need to get very close. So their gun lifts up. You can see it happen

[stark mauve]

because I love mortars and artillery even in arma 3 but it was always clear that they were an afterthought in terms of actual gameplay

[quaint copper]

The point is people wanting it 100% perfect

[stray blade]

Its not a wild fantasy to expect a animated static...
Infact i do kinda expect it when more statics are added.

[stark mauve]

RHS and CUP did it why can't it just be base game

[stray blade]

Cause it was low priority and set deadline for new/improved mechanics have been reached

[stark mauve]

of course being the test platform it is it will take time for little things like that to see release but it's for one thing not a super unreasonable thing to expect because arma has historically had a focus on immersion

and they have the facility to do it I just think that with all these other little things like mine animations its definitely something they'd have to consider

[stray blade]

No i agree.
Just saying why it mostlikely hasnt happend in a3.
And since a3 is not in active development but rather maintanance phase it wont happen

[stark mauve]

yeah I never expected any change to the base content in a3 you're right about that. Im talking more about reforger

[lusty vector]

Bro you word things weirdly I thought you said it’s actually going to be futuristic. I knew that was bull not trying to be mean. But I bet you it’s the 80s because they can just go on to arma 4 with where we left off on Reforger

[crisp path]

I want like 2000’s combat

[lusty vector]

2025 would be nice

[stark mauve]

I think deep down the devs know not as many people would be interested in cold war as they would be in atleast a semi modern setting

[crisp path]

Imo I love reforger because you can’t see where you are you have to use your brain and have to learn Land Nav

[lusty vector]

Yes

[stray blade]

Truth to be told, all gear/weapons/vics seen in reforger can still be found in almost any conflict even today and 40 years into the future. You cant go wrong with it.

[stark mauve]

I think thats the great thing about reforger being set in late cold war. All the mechanics eventually will be applicable to basically every conflict in the past hundred or so years

[lusty vector]

Well 40 years into the future is not my think for me. I’m boring I like modern era like now or back in the day . For me anytime around 1950s-2025 I’ll be good with

[crisp path]

I think Vietnam is awesome however I hope A4 is not Veitnam because we have burning lands to fill that hole and we could have like 2000/2010’s

[stray blade]

Im saying it can be set anywhere from 1980 to 207x and gear from reforger can still be used in a4

[crisp path]

For the most part yeah

[stray blade]

Arma 2 😄

[stark mauve]

just looking at community content I think its clear to see most people would want something like 2010s to modern day

[crisp path]

2009 💀

14 years ago

[stray blade]

People always want that. And its most widely avalible, for modders prespective, as in models and such.

But it gets, well for me it already is boring.

[stark mauve]

personally I hope they do something less near future than arma but put more emphasis on drones and better ai

[stray blade]

Cold war feels diffrent/nicer
Ask for ww2 same as above

[stark mauve]

yeah it's boring but the reality is that 90% of the servers is just going to be modded modern shit

[stray blade]

Tbf i dont really care for mods that much, i always raked up around 2k hours in a2 and a3 before installing first mod.
I kinda like base game and campaign etc

[stark mauve]

honestly I'm not too bothered by the A4 setting as long as they do another campaign

I hope they do an actual conventional war arc instead of the geurilla bullshit this time

[stray blade]

In reforger mods do fill in equipment gap that a3 and a2 didnt have.

[stray blade]

Yeah imagine you as player on front line with company sized ai infantry all around you, uttering their battle cry before rushing forward:
"2 TARGET, THAT, MAN"

[quaint copper]

Every Arma campaign I can remember has a mix of both

Usually like this:
You're in military
Military gets fucked
You fight with the FIA
You undo the fuck and fight back with both FIA and military
Game over

[stray blade]

Or you fuckup even more and all is lost (both bad endings in a2,3)

[sand verge]

Maybe we can have a "Miller gets PTSD" and goes full on GTA V being a brawler on the streets of altis

[stark mauve]

I mean it's still cool but I feel like they really just wasted the potential of the atmosphere by scaling it down so small. All of the campaigns would have been way cooler with like 5x the AI but they were limited by how fucking dumb the AI was

the gunfights in the early campaign A3 were just so underwhelming

[stray blade]

Its more to do with story telling and making player feel important in the grand scheme.

You dont get a good story in the shoes of gi joe where you rush to take the hill with your platoon, half of your squad mates die, and next day you go take another hill.

Like make player care about character you controll. And their buddies.
All games do that.

[stark mauve]

I think that would be a more captivating portrayal of war though, that really only a game like arma could do

even if the objectives are simpler like point defense or destroying vehicles it would be more up arma's alley and play to the strengths of its gameplay

they could even do like a liberation theme like you're the ones fighting a righteous war

[stray blade]

It would be a realistic portrayal. But a boring one.

You and some named ais conducting some assault/defence.
You dont really get to connect, you didnt do basic with them, you didnt know them from high school, you dont care about them.

Idea is to make you care, and to make you feel like you are in there, with their struggles

[stark mauve]

that would be a good point except a3 doesnt really do that well either

[stray blade]

Does so for alot. Like miller, adams, kerry to name a few

[tardy rune]

make arma 100% realistic, sit around for a week irl and then go out on patrol once and not see anything.

campaign ends

[stark mauve]

I think the issue with the A3 campaign is that even when you're doing something the missions just feel too quiet

seems like the campaign could have been a little more saturated with AI

and actual fighting

[stray blade]

Well, tbf i didnt feel that way.

Its not cod like arcade. Where if you arent shooting for 30 seconds game probavly crashed

[stark mauve]

not saying it needs to be run and gun just saying the scale was too small to feel engaging. Theres so much room for more assets during the missions. Its like you're pitted up against a single squad with no support whatsoever and you have like 4 ai squad members

I dont understand how I can both come off as wanting cod gunplay and also wanting hyper realism because I don't want either I just think the campaign would be better suited to feel like a proper war

[sand verge]

So you want hacksaw ridge style hundred v hundred close range?

[stark mauve]

because who the fuck in real life is sending anything less than a platoon to take something like mike 26 with like 6 guys and a single mortar

[sand verge]

I know OFP had a mission that required your computer to have 1GHz that was on a much larger scale

[stray blade]

Guerillas are!

[stark mauve]

but they were still nato on stratis

[sand verge]

NATO had left I'm sure

[stark mauve]

they were in the process of leaving

[sand verge]

Only tf aegis left

End of the day a real war is probably really boring

[stray blade]

There was no nato left. Hence you try to use mike 26 to signal the strike force to come back.

And if i recall correctly there, you were attacking with 3 squads and even mortar support.

[stark mauve]

idk some of these videos out of ukraine are a lot of the reason I say arma 3 campaign is too small scale

[sand verge]

Most Ukraine videos I see are just drone attacks or 3-4 people trench battles.

[stark mauve]

have you seen the urban and forest skirmish videos? they're sometimes quite intense

[sand verge]

Sometimes. Idk if they're representative of an actual war most of its time or the scale you want

[stark mauve]

like even afghanistan and iraq footage just makes a3 campaign seem peaceful

[sand verge]

Maybe if the game bombarded your ears with louder gunshots and explosions

[stark mauve]

well thats another one of my points is that theres never any ambient war in the missions

it's just a nice quiet sunny day with birds chirping and shit

[sand verge]

War isn't going to change the weather .. ambient war is a ok point though

More going on around you adds to the chaos

[stark mauve]

well yeah war happens rain or shine it just doesnt feel very chaotic

[stray blade]

There is ambient gunfire and tracers at points in game. I guess it wouldnt be too hard to add more.

But given that free roam that arma actually is, people would go explore only to find that sound is getting further, or originates out of thin air

[stark mauve]

that's another thing. when you free roam theres nothing to see. Theres entire front lines drawn on the map but no fights are happening along it when you wander. obviously it would be too taxing to have them going all at once but you could generate AI within a certain range

or at least random patrols and units

[stray blade]

Some missions do that.
The free roam ones.

But here is why they chose the rebel sorta scenario. There are no front lines, just "rebel controlled areas"

There is ofc room for improvement. But then again, game wants you to complete an objective, and due to resource saving and optimal preformance, they didnt bother to put stuff too far from the objective.

[topaz whale]

That was only like 30 guys vs 40 guys still 😁

[lucid tulip]

maybe my memory is faded, but i recall Operation arrowhead basically being a steamrool campaign. that even if you screw up its just a matter of delaying victory becuase its a 1st world army steamrolling some 3rd world tinpot army. that victory all but guarnateed.

[quaint copper]

I think so too, but I was thinking mostly of the Main campaigns, like East Wind and Cold War Crisis (Which Reforger is supposed to be a direct Remake of)

[topaz whale]

Armed Assault never had you joining the FIA

[topaz whale]

The bad guy could escape

[topaz whale]

But damn... yeah never realized how many followed that formula 😁

[lucid tulip]

sure there could of been worse ending tho.. there is no defeat for the us army. No scenario where they get crushed by Saddam army

[topaz whale]

Pretty realistic though 😁

The US army can be defeated in Cold War Crisis campaign

Well sort of... a certain place gets nuked

[lusty vector]

Why is the Soviet AI overpowered? I have put Armies to small groups of Soviets and they still win ? I try this out every time I get on? Lol

[crisp path]

More bullets faster means more better

👍

[tepid torrent]

i notice on average that a US squad will kill an entire Soviet squad with around 2-3 remaining, US squads are bigger though

[terse cloak]

US teams are usally much bigger but a skilled russian can take down a lot of yanks, i once crashed into 3 yanks and turned them into a roadblock. Got like 8 kills with that

[tepid torrent]

i was refering to the AI but i agree, when it comes to the russians they are superior at close quarters, Americans at longer ranges each team needs to play to their factions strengths

[terse cloak]

Yeah

[barren solstice]

Does anyone have news when the helicopters update is coming

[quaint copper]

Sometime next year

[barren solstice]

damm

[still canyon]

No one knows, such things aren't announced far in advance.

[quaint copper]

They'll let us know the week before, and ship it to stable the week after no matter how many bugs there are

[barren solstice]

oh fair enough, I heard rumors from the community in the severs I play on that some guys were saying maybe September or October

[fossil osprey]

Maybe tomorrow they will come out with a video with questions, maybe it will be answered there.

[still canyon]

I think anything you hear about updates, or when something is released, without it being announced through the Arma Twitter can be considered speculations or just straight up false. From what I have seen the last months they don't announce anything until the day of the update.

[barren solstice]

Fair enough, Ill tell that to the community that I play with

[thorn furnace]

Not speculation; watching this branch lets you know some days in advance about upcoming updates. https://steamdb.info/app/1874900/depots/?branch=xb_submission

[ancient rapids]

True, but there is no way to tell what's in those updates in advance, people are just making wild predictions and others are taking them as facts...

[lucid tulip]

my experience varies. ive had enough games where soviets were incompetent and getting steamrolled by americans.

[lucid tulip]

yeah has to do with the fact the AK's can be fired in automatic. that and you can stick larger rpk mags into them. maybe this close range advantage will be somewhat reduced when the US team gets the "m16a2 carbine"

What i dislike about the soviet team though IS how thier chest rigs or webbing doesn't hold as much gear as Alice system does. I think the soviet team is forced to be more reliant on backbacks then the US team. Not that it stops people from being overloaded rambos on the us team, trying to take a alice backpack sticking 30 spare magazines and dozens of spare 40mm nades.

[terse cloak]

alice is bigger than soviet vest tho

[lucid tulip]

tbh its even a good thing the cold war setting is late enough to allow for the liftchik chest rigs existing. because imagine being limited to just the old leather style webbing from the m69 pattern uniforms that are included in the armament section.. are very underwhelming in thier capacity. the standard rifleman harness of that setup only allowed me to carry 4 spare AK mags and 1 frag.

the litchick standard loadout is 6 mags, and can store 2 frags and 2 smokes, and has enough space to stuff in a 7th 30 round magazine
the standard alice rifleman spawns with 6 mags 2 frags and 2 smokes
but has enough space for me to stuff an additional 6 magazines

which is kinda weird considering the standard Alice 3d model harness only has 2 M16 mag pouches which IRL are only supposed to have 3 mags each, but i guess the rest magazines are stuff into the small pack in the rear of the alice belt?

becuse for example the Alice grenadier vest limits you to 16 40mm nades quantiy it has irl. even though from a qunatiy pov you still have space in that setup for other stuff like magazines ,smokes or frags etc

[terse cloak]

Spetznaz used lifchik mostly

[terse cloak]

i heard 5 20 rounders for alice.

[lucid tulip]

those arent 20 rounders. pouches. if you compare to the older nam era ones, they are shorter, these ones are longer. to acomodate the 30 round mags

[terse cloak]

yeah ik

But the wideness of 20 and 30 is the same

[bronze raft]

Can confirm with my own Alice gear 3 30 round mags in the pouch or 3 20 round mags they just sit in there hella deep

[terse cloak]

aah

probably can fit 20 rounders on top of each other

[quaint copper]

That's a nifty idea, more reloads but more ammo capacity

[terse cloak]

20 rounders sucked thats why its 30

[lucid tulip]

depends on the time period maybe. seems to have trickled down to the VDV and eventually even to other units

[novel basin]

Hi. I was just looking through the roadmap for Arma Reforger and noticed that they are going to add protractor tool for the map. The question is how are we going to ues this tool?

My guess it's for measuring mortar fire

[quaint copper]

You use it for other things too, like figuring out distance for long range Marksman shots, and stuff

[novel basin]

ooooh

[quaint copper]

Or perhaps you're just not used to the map, you can use it to figure out how to navigate

What direction to go, where you're at, etc

[novel basin]

that's cool

Another question about mortars. How do you even aim this thing in real life?

[quaint copper]

Point it in a direction, raise or lower the barrel according to how far away the bad guys are

[novel basin]

Most of the time you don't even seee the enemy but you have a fucking scope

[quaint copper]

Inside the scope is a ticker with numbers ranging from 0000 to like 4000 I think

[novel basin]

ok i'm actually dumb how the fuck I didn't figure that one out by myself

[quaint copper]

And another set of numbers ranging similarly but along the Y axis

One is your Azimuth for direction
The other is your Elevation for distance

[novel basin]

In arma 3 they were just blank scopes right? without any measurements

[quaint copper]

Usually you'd get a fire mission
"5 times HE, Azimuth 030, EL 1652, Charge 2"

So the guy who aims the thing aims bearing 030 - roughly North by Northeast - and points the barrel 1652 mils upwards, and puts in two rings of Charge Propellant

[novel basin]

god damn so many mission possibilities with introduction of mortars

[quaint copper]

Then the dude drops the shell in and it ignites the charges, setting it at a 2 speed straight towards a few vetniks sitting in a bush

[novel basin]

Thanks!

I didn't understand anything but it was interesting

[quaint copper]

Their max range is around 600-800 meters I think

[quaint copper]

You know how you have to Arc shots with a GL?
Same concept but over longer distances and higher arcs

[novel basin]

any Furtner is already an artillery's job?

[quaint copper]

Mortars are artillery

[novel basin]

Oh i see

[quaint copper]

But yes, usually if it's farther than that you'll want a bigger mortar, or if it's in line of sight just ask for a vehicle

[novel basin]

Are they?

[quaint copper]

Tanks can shoot like 4 KM away - and be heard from about that far away too

[novel basin]

I believe in Arma 2 and 3 mortars could shoot like for miles and miles away

[quaint copper]

Those are modern mortars, usually bigger mortars with better guidance systems too

[novel basin]

But we are talking about 80's right?

[quaint copper]

Yes

[novel basin]

At least I believe game is set in 1980

[quaint copper]

1989, same year Metallica released master of puppets

[novel basin]

Exactly

[lucid tulip]

there is a 81 and 82mm mortar in the roadmap. Given the Americans used 81mm's I will presume the mortar question for the us side is the M252. It was serviced in the 80s and has a max range of nearly 6Km

[novel basin]

What's even the difference between 81 and 82?

That's 1 mm but maybe I'm just dumb

[lucid tulip]

that russians used an 82mm mortar not an 81

[novel basin]

oooh

I guess they'll introduce them with the AI command update coz how the fuck else are you gonna use it

[lucid tulip]

dedicated gunner?

[novel basin]

Maybe

In the roadmap it says 3 people should mount it in order to operate in properly

[lucid tulip]

because the moment you have AI you can probably afford to setup an entire battery of Mortars

[novel basin]

Also the shutouts for the Ai would be fucking amazing with all of that stuff. In other games they just shy or something and do shutouts

[novel basin]

I'm pretty sure it will be expensive

[lucid tulip]

i would of liked to see proper artillery but perhaps itsa good thing it isnt included for reforger since everon is too small. given the range of even a american ww2 era M101 105mm howitzer would have enough range to cover all of everon from a main operating base spawn point

[novel basin]

Also they need to introduce them with the "Build everywhere you want to" beacause otherwise holding an objective will be impossible

[lucid tulip]

it depends. whether mortars are only an emplacement buildable with supplies like a 50 cal with sandbags or if its something you can carry in a backpack and assemble/ setup on the field

[gusty prairie]

Great album. Still holds up.

[novel basin]

Does artillery have minimum fire range? It probably won't be even able to choot anything beacause it's always gonna be longer that the island itself haha

[novel basin]

I believe roadmap says that there's going to be 3 parts

[quaint copper]

Tube, stand, shells

[novel basin]

That's what I said haha

[quaint copper]

One dude places the base, one dude places the tube, one dude starts putting shells into it

[novel basin]

I'd like the reload be very manual

like a minigame or something

By reload I mean putting shells into it

[lucid tulip]

I forgot what the minimum range of 105's are. they were in SOG prarie fire, and i really liked them i doubt A4 will have an 'artillery map" mode for shooting them. since thats arcadey. given in that era they didnt have like GPS or like digital fire control computers

[novel basin]

It will be big L if it's gonna be just click on the map and that's it

And now you can take your shirt off so the game gotta be very manual and realistic from this point

[lucid tulip]

id imagine only stuff like the MLRS 270 will have fire control computers Although even that doesnt have a function that works like a "artillery map"

[novel basin]

I guess that's what protractor is for

There's flatbed truck on the road map

Does that mean that we will able able to transport vehicles like jeeps on a truck?

[quaint copper]

Probably not
It'll likely be a civilian truck driving around in cities alongside the civilian AI

Same with the Olga car they're adding

[lucid tulip]

with how arma 3's system works i just hopped in a 105 i placed on everon, and "close range" artillery map mode allowed me to engage just before end of the airfield when i was placed at 1 end of Airfield by saint phillipe. at max distance i could actually outrange everon. and its islands lol.

[novel basin]

Oh well, we'll have mortars at least it is something

[novel basin]

Where? I didn't see it on the roadmap

[lucid tulip]

i mean personally id prefer mechanized artillery for the mobility ( IE m109)

or i guess "self propelled" is the correct term

[novel basin]

Oof

For bigger maps definitely

Like the one on ofp i Forgot the fucking name

[quaint copper]

It's the S109 car or whatever in Air Assault

[novel basin]

The resistance one

[lucid tulip]

if A4 has any counter battery detection radars.... then itl def be a necesity to have self propelled, because youl get shot back, if you dont scoot fast enough

[quaint copper]

It also says Civilian Clothing somewhere on the roadmap

[novel basin]

It does

[cerulean token]

Skoda 105S, smol czech family car

[novel basin]

The one that was as a med and civ vehicle on Afghanistan map? in arma 2

[novel basin]

This is going to be a fishing simulator at some point

[quaint copper]

I don't know, look it up on Google id say, Akikay said a Skoda 105S. It's just a little Sedan, probably to be parked in driveways and garages and stuff to make cities feel more lively

With all the Eviction flyers on buildings in Everon in Vanilla Conflict, might expect a Fallujah type scenario where many evacuated but some didn't

[novel basin]

Imagine they are going to add animations like "Cutting" and you can make cutscenes from cook shows and stuff haha. It's never going tohappen but modders can do anything

[novel basin]

Do you remember where all civiians go in ofp according to lore?

I believe all of them either died or joined the resistance

[raw dagger]

Hello is there a vanilla conflict server but on community. I'm tried of griefers.

[crisp path]

Pbs, best one for the most part. Still a lot of griefers but they get banned often

[raw dagger]

How would I find it?

[quaint cargo]

I hoped that was the intention but maybe not.

If not I know they are very set on making hitches for vehicles work. So maybe we can attach them to the vehicle and tow them?

[crisp path]

Type In PBS in the sever browser

[terse cloak]

I mean it was a type 56 vest copy, so possible.

[terse cloak]

Pbs imo isnt a good server, community in there has always sucked. Pbs has tons of griefers and its even worse than official. SAW ger/eu was a good server but its dead now. Right now there isnt any good server

[tepid torrent]

and usually there are 3 or more unfortunate dudes that receive that said shell, painfully 👍

[barren solstice]

so I have a question does the bans actually work because my group of guys that I play with daily constantly get griefers and we cant seem to get them kicked. Its honestly painfully when some guy taps the main ops spawn with a truck or something and then deletes everything. what do other guys do to deal with them?

[magic pebble]

Endure, and take comfort in the fact they must be miserable in real life.

[barren solstice]

its a real problem to the game

[fossil osprey]

A few months ago, they were bragging that their priority was to solve problematic players, and the result is classically zero. They didn't do anything at all, except some remade vote system that never worked.

You can find a server without idiots.

[tardy rune]

are they adding civvy ai? roadmap just says civvy clothes

[hazy bluff]

Where are the logi weakpoints? I fired 2 RPGs and they still didn’t blow up

[quaint copper]

The left side of the engine

[terse cloak]

if you shot the wheels or the canvas it doesnt damage

or blow up i mean

[pallid wigeon]

Can we get updated roadmap?

[half locust]

nope

[pallid wigeon]

funny

[quaint copper]

Bohemia hasn't made one because they said they don't want to follow one

Means that in accordance to the old one, nothing on it is guaranteed, or even likely. And there could also be stuff they're going to add that wasn't on the roadmap

[pallid wigeon]

Updated roadmap is incoming Ive heard, but why it takes them so long

[quaint copper]

I haven't heard anything genuine about a new roadmap, and even if they make one they aren't going to follow it one bit

Seeing how it took them 2 and a half months to make landmines and 2 months to fix a game breaking issue for Xbox Game Masters, I don't think a roadmap is on their list of priorities

[pallid wigeon]

I think that a lot of time was spent on server authoritative vehicles and other more tehnical "under the hood" stuff, so if they are done with all of that then I think content updates could be more frequent

[quaint copper]

They gotta fix all these crashes first

[pallid wigeon]

I think that this might be some unresolved under the hood, engine related thing idk

[fossil osprey]

Sure, they'll probably fix it like in DayZ (= never).

[quaint cargo]

So than they are not “done with all that” then are they?

[pallid wigeon]

Im not a dev, this was just an example that roadmap and faster updates could come. And you forgot about IF part, I guess we will find out in the next update if its done or not

[half locust]

i wasn't trying to be funny, it has been said that the roadmap contents will remain the same, but the order of development and delivery will be different.

[pallid wigeon]

well Arma platform responede on my comment on their tweet stating that new roadmap is in the works or something like that, I just wanna know when will they share it with us

[chilly briar]

Are there any call of duty gear mods?

[half locust]

hope not, but do let me know if there are so i can take them down

[lost moon]

They tweeted a reply saying it’s in the works, and that they will update us soon.

https://x.com/armaplatform/status/1689176639488311297?s=46&t=Zy2OuFmMn4V25LEseWZ-TQ

[fossil osprey]

Nothing about the new roadmap, they highlight what they think is already "done" on the existing one.

[lusty vector]

When could we see the helicopters come into the game?

[terse cloak]

I think he means that is there anything that is modern mod.

A bit stupid to compare arma and cod imo.

[terse cloak]

SoonTM.

[lusty vector]

I hope 🤞

[half locust]

doubt it, there have been COD ripped content, the uploader(s) has been perma-banned from workshop, the mod has been swiftlt removed

[terse cloak]

For reforgerger?

[half locust]

yes