2021 is almost over, so it's time we say goodbye to another remarkable year for our beloved game.

We celebrated Arma 3’s 8th anniversary (and the 20th anniversary of the Arma series!), and released several updates, Creator DLC, as well as a Charity Pack – plus we welcomed more than a million new recruits into our ranks. Wow!

Meanwhile, the community has kept themselves as busy as ever by playing the game, sharing screenshots, making videos, forming groups, and sharing thousands of new items on the Steam Workshop.

So let’s take a moment to briefly recap Arma 3's many highlights of 2021.



Head over to our website to read the full blog post: https://arma3.com/news/year-in-arma-3-2021

Finally, we know that this year has been difficult for everyone, so we’re happy that Arma 3 could provide an escape when it was needed. Thank you for being part of our splendid™ community and please continue to take care of each other.

We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Ho ho ho everyone! It's that magical time again - the Steam Winter Sale! As you'll see we have lots of merry discounts for you to enjoy, or even to gift this holiday season to friends or family.

The sale runs from December 22, 2021, through to January 5, 2022.

Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.

Arma 3 base game - 75% off
https://store.steampowered.com/app/107410/Arma_3/

Arma 3 Apex Edition - 66% off
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/10666/Arma_3_Apex_Edition/

Arma 3 Contact Edition - 66% off
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/11065/Arma_3_Contact_Edition/

And other Arma 3 bundles are also available at big discounts:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/11256/Arma_3_Ultimate_Edition/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/10866/Arma_3_DLC_Essentials/

For even more in-game assets, scenarios, mods, and other types of content, also visit the Arma 3 Steam Workshop, where you'll find 70,000+ free Workshop items shared by Arma 3 content creators.

To get in touch with other members in our community, you can always jump into the Arma Discord server, head over to the /r/arma subreddit and Bohemia forums, or join one of thousands community groups via Arma 3 Units.

And... you know the drill: be sure to follow Arma 3 on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and right here on Steam.

Enjoy the winter sales - But most of all stay happy and healthy!

FROM: Rotators Collective
TO: Arma 3 Creator DLC Users
UNIT: Western Sahara
ACTIVITY: Update 1.03 (Hotfix #3 for version 1.0)
SIZE: ~250 MB

More information in the full changelog

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681170/Arma_3_Creator_DLC_Western_Sahara/

UNIT: Savage Game Design
TO: Arma 3 Creator DLC Users
OPSUM: End-of-Year Review



EVALUATION

Hello Arma 3 Players!

Ever since the release of the S.O.G. Prairie Fire Creator DLC in May 2021, the team at Savage Game Design has been working hard to keep you updated with MACV SOG veteran stories, live streams of gameplay, and content updates for both the DLC and the Mike Force game mode. We’d like to share some of the accomplishments from the past year and look ahead into 2022.

Full Report

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227700/Arma_3_Creator_DLC_SOG_Prairie_Fire/

Unwrap the gift of another Community Radar this Holiday Season! 🎁

Click here for some splendid Arma 3 community content:

FROM: Rotators Collective
TO: Arma 3 Creator DLC Users
UNIT: Western Sahara
ACTIVITY: Update 1.02 (Hotfix #2 for version 1.0)
SIZE: ~2.9 GB

More information in the full changelog

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681170/Arma_3_Creator_DLC_Western_Sahara/

Great news! Thanks to your support, we’ve been able to raise a significant amount of money for a good cause.



To be precise, Bohemia Interactive will donate 100% of their revenue after tax from the Arma 3 Art of War charity DLC to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The total amount raised is $155,783 USD (approximately €138,330 EUR / £116,944 GBP).

Now that the fundraising period is over, the Art of War Charity Pack has been permanently made available for free to all Arma 3 players, just as it was announced when the DLC was released in February of this year.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1325500/Arma_3_Art_of_War_Charity_Pack/

The Art of War Charity Pack adds an in-game art exhibition to Arma 3, where visitors can see some of the best artwork and screenshots made by the Arma 3 community. The DLC also includes a new singleplayer combat scenario in which players are sent on a mission to recover valuable paintings stolen in a war zone. Other additions are a formal suit, parade uniform, new backpack, various t-shirts, and several props related to art galleries and memorials.

https://youtu.be/mjz6K5vypmk
Arma 3 Art of War was available for purchase on Steam for approximately 9 months. You could get the DLC for the standard price of 1.99 USD/EUR/GBP, or, those who wanted to donate more could buy it at the optional higher price tiers of 4.99 USD/EUR/GBP and 9.99 USD/EUR/GBP. All three purchase options included the same content. In the end, about 84.4% of people bought it at the standard price tier of 1.99 USD, 5.4% got it at the middle price tier of 4.99 USD, and 10.2% purchased the highest 9.99 USD price tier.

"We are very grateful to Bohemia Interactive and to all the players who made a donation to the ICRC. Our collaboration, over the years, is a strong example of the synergies that can be developed across communities, offline and online, and this donation will make a clear difference in the life of thousands of people,” said Marek Resich from the Resource Mobilization division at the ICRC.

The $155,783 donation will support the ICRC in their mission to ensure humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence. More information about the ICRC, their activities, and International Humanitarian Law is available on https://www.icrc.org.

https://youtu.be/7nyZdzGA1Q0
Lastly, for those interested, we’ve prepared an infographic with a few statistics on how people played or interacted with the Art of War content so far:



On behalf of everyone involved: thanks again for your splendid contribution!

Hi all,

This year, we celebrated our 8th anniversary, and - thanks to the live ops team, Creator DLC developers, but, above all, our splendid™ community of players and content creators - Arma 3 is still going strong!

In support of this achievement, we'd like to call in another strategic strike by asking you to nominate Arma 3 for the Labor of Love category in the 2021 Steam Awards.

All you'll need to do is tap the checkbox in the voting widget above - or, if that doesn't show for you, then cast your vote(s) by visiting the Steam Awards nominations page.

Thank you! o7

The Steam Autumn Sale is here!

Treat yourself or surprise a friend with some of the best deals on Arma 3 and its DLC as of yet.

The sale will end on Wednesday December 1st.

Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/107410/Arma_3/

Reinforce your Arma 3 game with additional terrains, factions, weapons, vehicles, gear, campaigns, scenarios, and more.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/395180/Arma_3_Apex/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1021790/Arma_3_Contact/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/571710/Arma_3_Laws_of_War/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/798390/Arma_3_Tanks/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/601670/Arma_3_Jets/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/332350/Arma_3_Marksmen/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/304380/Arma_3_Helicopters/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/744950/Arma_3_TacOps_Mission_Pack/


If you're new to Arma 3 or are looking to complete your collection in one go, then check out these Steam bundles:

• Arma 3 Ultimate Edition - Arma 3 base game and all Bohemia-developed Arma 3 DLC/expansions
  
• Arma 3 DLC Essentials - all Arma 3 DLC except for the Apex/Contact expansions and Creator DLC
  
• Arma 3 Apex Edition - Arma 3 base game, Apex expansion, and Karts/Helicopters/Marksmen DLC
  
• Arma 3 Contact Edition - Arma 3 base game and Contact Expansion

The bundles give you all of the individual product discounts in this sale, plus an additional 10-15% bundle discount.


Take Arma 3 into earlier decades with discounts on these DLC packs made by external third-party developers.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042220/Arma_3_Creator_DLC_Global_Mobilization__Cold_War_Germany/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227700/Arma_3_Creator_DLC_SOG_Prairie_Fire/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1294440/Arma_3_Creator_DLC_CSLA_Iron_Curtain/

FROM: Rotators Collective
TO: Arma 3 Creator DLC Users
UNIT: Western Sahara
ACTIVITY: Update 1.01 (Hotfix for version 1.0)
SIZE: ~1.9 GB

More information in the full changelog

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681170/Arma_3_Creator_DLC_Western_Sahara/