Sep 30, 2021

Arma 3 Creator DLC: S.O.G. Prairie Fire Update 1.1 & Sale

Arma 3 - Kornelios

Third-party Arma 3 developer Savage Game Design today released a major content update today for the Arma 3 Creator DLC: S.O.G. Prairie Fire.

Update 1.1 adds a free new 225 km2 terrain, US Navy SEALs, multiple new vehicles, static weapons, weapons, helmets, and more.

To celebrate the new release, S.O.G. Prairie Fire will be discounted by 20% for a limited time on Steam.

https://youtu.be/ML0cFF9_Q8c

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

Update highlights

New terrain: "Khe Sanh"
This unique new terrain, covering 225 km2, enables you to design and run missions around Quang Tri Province, including some crucially contested locations of the Vietnam War.

New faction expansion: US Navy SEALs
Play as one of the three primary SEAL groups that operated in Vietnam: MACV-SOG Naval Advisory Detachment, SEAL Teams, and US Navy Underwater Demolitions Teams. The Navy SEAL faction consists of 51 preset soldier loadouts, making use of 9 new uniforms (plus 22 variants), 7 vests, and a diving mask.

5 new vehicles/vehicle variants

4 civilian cars: Bonn, Rodina, Kupe, and Krabice (Van). The Krabice van also comes in a variant with a mounted DP-27 machine gun.
The M151 Military Utility Tactical Truck received an additional variant that carries a BGM-71 TOW missile launcher.

4 new static weapons (incl. heavy naval guns)

V11M Twin 37mm cannon (PAVN)
Type 56 75mm Recoilless Rifle (PAVN)
L/60 Mk3 40mm cannon (US Navy)
L/70 Mk2 20mm cannon (US Navy)

9 new weapons/weapon variants

M63a Light Machine Gun
M63a Commando
MPU 9mm Submachine Gun
Mk1 Underwater Defense Gun
M1928A1 Tommy Submachine Gun
M1A1 Tommy Submachine Gun
M1A1 Tommy Shorty
M1928 Tommy Submachine Gun
Škorpion vz. 61 Machine Pistol
Bonus: the XM177 / XM148 model has been completely replaced with a period correct handguard.

5 new helmets (plus variants)
To provide more variation within and between factions, you can now also equip soldiers with netted pith helmets, the M56 and SSh40 helmets for PAVN and VC forces, and netted M1 helmets for ARVN soldiers.

Additional multiplayer scenarios
The "Mike Force" co-op multiplayer game mode is available to play on Khe Sanh (requires Steam Workshop item); plus there are 4 new Zeus multiplayer scenarios for this new terrain.

Campaign progress saving
Along with many other improvements, progress saving has been added to the Co-op Campaign while playing in multiplayer solo mode and when playing the singleplayer missions “Temporary Duty” and “The Village.”

Various fixes and quality-of-life improvements

The version 1.1 changelog can be found on the Bohemia forums. The new content is further introduced in a recent OPREP blog post by developer Savage Game Design.

Sale

The Arma 3 Creator DLC: S.O.G. Prairie Fire is available for purchase on Steam with a 20% discount until October 14. The DLC’s soundtrack is also on sale during that time at 20% off.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227700/Arma_3_Creator_DLC_SOG_Prairie_Fire/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1616620/Arma_3_Creator_DLC_SOG_Prairie_Fire_Soundtrack/

Enjoy the free update and see you in Khe Sanh!

- Bohemia Interactive & Savage Game Design

Creator DLC is a label for original Arma 3 projects made by third-party developers and published by Bohemia Interactive. It enables external talent to earn a financial reward for their work, while players get to enjoy more quality content. For more information, please visit the Arma 3 website.

Sep 14, 2021

SITREP #00240

Arma 3 - Nillers

FROM: High Command
TO: Arma 3 Users
INFO: Creator DLC, Live Ops Status, Update 2.06 Preview
PRECEDENCE: Flash

SITUATION

Hello to all players and creators in the Arma 3 community! It has been some time since we last provided an overview of the state of Arma 3 development. We have just celebrated the 8th anniversary since initial release, and even in its 9th year, there still are many thousands of first-timers entering the Armaverse. That is incredibly cool, but we can also imagine many have not read through old reports and do not know about our actual support plans. So let us take a look back at the major milestones during 2021, check in with the Live Ops crew, and explain our perspective on the future of Arma 3. Buckle up, this is going to be a long one!

Full SITREP

Sep 9, 2021

Arma 3 8th Anniversary Sale & Live Stream

Arma 3 - JanBI

Arma 3 turns 8 on Sunday (September 12), which calls for a celebration!

Steam Weekend Sale

This weekend, starting today and ending this Monday, you’ll get an 80% discount on the Arma 3 base game on Steam – the largest discount in its 8-year history.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/107410/Arma_3/

DLCs such as Arma 3 Apex and Arma 3 Contact are also on sale at up to 66% off.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/395180/Arma_3_Apex
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1021790/Arma_3_Contact

The Splendid™ Squad Live Stream

Furthermore, this Sunday at 19:00 UTC we’ll be hosting The Splendid™ Squad live stream on Twitch. This will bring together 8 of Arma 3’s most popular video content creators for a cooperative multiplayer scenario led by Liru the Lance Corporal as Zeus Game Master.

Here’s the full mission briefing:

Situation

Bohemia Interactive will be hosting a community live stream event in celebration of Arma 3’s 8th anniversary.

Date: September 12, 2021 (Sunday)
Start time: 19:00 UTC (UK: 20:00 BST / EU: 21:00 CEST / NA: 14:00 CDT)
Duration: ≈2 hours

Mission

Rumor has it that there is a group of Arma 3 streamers for who no operation is too dangerous. If you have the job, and the dough, AND you can find them, maybe you can hire... The Splendid™ Squad.

Signal

Liru the Lance Corporal (Zeus Game Master) - https://www.twitch.tv/lcpl_liru
Karmakut - https://www.youtube.com/karmakut
OperatorDrewski - https://www.twitch.tv/operatordrewski
Jester814 - https://www.twitch.tv/jester814
Rimmy - https://www.twitch.tv/rimmy
DiabloHelmetcam - https://www.twitch.tv/diablohelmetcam
Digby - https://www.twitch.tv/digbytathamwarter
LeClair (Arma 3 Community Manager) - https://www.twitch.tv/jtleclair

Execution

You can watch the event on Arma 3’s Twitch channel and each Splendid™ Squad member will stream their perspective to their own channel as listed above. All of them will have 3 Steam codes for the Arma 3 Ultimate Edition to give away to viewers during the event.

We hope to see you there on Sunday. Thank you for 8 splendid™ years of Arma 3!

Aug 31, 2021

Global Mobilization DLC Update 1.4 is now live

Arma 3 - Kornelios

Hello there!

Third-party Arma 3 developer Vertexmacht has released the fourth major content update for their Creator DLC: Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany.

On top of various fixes and quality-of-life improvements, Update 1.4 offers a new co-op multiplayer scenario, more "Warlords" multiplayer scenarios, and 8 new vehicles / vehicle variants.

One of these vehicles is the BrPz1, which is a Combat Support Vehicle that lets you build temporary bridges across the rivers of the Weferlingen terrain.

There are also 5 vehicles (2 versions of a Self-Propelled Howitzer, 2 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, 1 Short-Range Ballistic Missile System) that make it possible to engage in long-range warfare from 14-40 kilometers away.

Lastly, there are 2 additional truck variants that provide more transport capabilities.

Update 1.4 highlights include:

8 new vehicles/vehicle variants

BrPz1 "Biber" (Bridgelayer/Combat Support Vehicle)
M109 & M109G (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
2S1 (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
SF2 LARS 2 (Multiple Launch Rocket System)
BM-21 Grad (Multiple Launch Rocket System)
2P16 (Short-Range Ballistic Missile)
New 7t Truck variant (Flatbed)
New 10t Truck variant (155mm Shell Transport)

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Additional highlights

Functioning bridge laying system integrated into the BrPz1 vehicle
New co-op multiplayer scenario: "Ninjas"
New "Warlords" MP scenario adaptations for the Weferlingen terrain
A new module enabling Zeus Game Masters to change vehicle ammo loadouts
A small photo camera (functions as binoculars) and West German Army sunglasses
Various smaller ammo crate/pile scenery objects

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[/list]Various fixes and quality-of-life improvements

You can find the full changelog for Update 1.4 on the Bohemia forums and learn more about the new vehicles by reading the latest OPREP blog post by developer Vertexmacht.

This is the fourth major content update since the Global Mobilization DLC’s initial release and marks the perfect time to get it if you haven’t already. The DLC is available for purchase at the Steam Store.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042220/Arma_3_Creator_DLC_Global_Mobilization__Cold_War_Germany/

We hope you'll enjoy this free update and thank you for your support!

Bohemia Interactive & Vertexmacht

P.S. Vertexmacht has published an Ask Me Anything (AMA) video where they answer 30 questions from the community. If you’re interested in the DLC’s development, why certain decisions were made, and how a two-man team is able to manage a massive project like this next to all their other responsibilities, then definitely check it out now or add it to your watchlist for later (spoiler: it requires lots of spreadsheets!).

https://youtu.be/22ugn7UztuY
Creator DLC is a label for original Arma 3 projects made by third-party developers and published by Bohemia Interactive. This program enables external talent to earn a financial reward for their work, while players get to enjoy more quality content. For more information, please visit the Arma 3 website.