DnA 5019 Posted August 22, 2017 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Laws of War DLC Reveal, Update 1.76 RC PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION This SITuation REPort marks the 200th of its kind since we released the public Arma 3 Alpha over 4 years ago. Starting with weekly updates, we've recently switched to reporting about on-going development and community activities every other week. It's amazing to us to see the player-base still so strong, and new recruits are joining daily. There's a lot of interesting content headed your way, with the just-revealed Laws of War DLC soon to be released, and the Tac-Ops DLC and Tanks DLC under active development. And never forget about user-generated content - modding is as strong as ever. Thank you all for contributing to the Arma 3 platform! Full SITREP 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted September 5, 2017 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Laws of War Release Date, Gamescom Recap PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION The development team is now applying the finishing touches to what is soon to become Update 1.76. With that in mind, we'll take a closer look at its release, and discuss some of the cool additions that were not yet introduced in previous reports. We also talk about some of our great experiences with fans at gamescom this year! Full SITREP 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted September 19, 2017 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Laws of War DLC, Armaversary, Experimental Ports Update PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION It's been nearly two weeks since the release of the Laws of War DLC. As of now, we're still evaluating all of your feedback and impressions, and we're also investigating whether we need to deploy a small hotfix. Meanwhile, we're also very much in active production for the two remaining DLC on our current Arma 3 Roadmap: Tac-Ops and Tanks. Full SITREP 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DnA 5019 Posted October 3, 2017 Quote FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Dev-Branch Ops, Hotfix 1.76 Status, Printed Maps PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION Over the past weeks we have been collecting feedback on version 1.76 on all channels available to us. Based on this we have prepared a hotfix candidate. It includes Zeus instability fixes as well as other multiplayer crash fixes based on recent testing via the special-purpose public profiling builds. Our plan is to roll out the hotfix this week assuming testing goes well. In parallel, the majority of the Arma 3 developers are in the middle of production for the two future releases: the Tac-Ops DLC mission pack and Tanks DLC. Full SITREP 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted October 17, 2017 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Tac-Ops Mission Pack Details, Dev-Branch Activity PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION As we approach the next release on our current roadmap, we're getting ready to share a few more details on the Arma 3 Tac-Ops DLC Mission Pack. Meanwhile, our Designers are working hard on finishing all of the 'operations', while the recording of Tac-Ops' supporting voice-acting is currently in progress at our Mnisek studio. At the same time, we're also looking further into the future, with Dev-Branch users already being able to try out some of the platform improvements related to the upcoming Tanks DLC. Full SITREP 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted November 1, 2017 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Third-Party DLC Pitch Invitation, Community Wiki Update PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION We're now in localization lock for the Tac-Ops Mission Pack, which means we've now officially entered its final stages of development. Currently, all texts, dialogues, and transcripts are being sent to translators. In the meantime, our designers are busy finishing and polishing the content of the Mission Pack. In parallel, the development of the upcoming Tanks DLC continues and we're approaching the Beta milestone. Full SITREP 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted November 14, 2017 Quote FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Tac-Ops Dev-Branch Staging, Ports Beta Update PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION Yesterday we published the Arma 3 Tac-Ops Mission Pack to Dev-Branch and we're now starting to collect feedback. Our plan is to publish a Release Candidate later this week. Internally, data lock has been applied, which means all data changes are now carefully evaluated and packed manually to ensure a stable build. There's still a good amount of work to be done, but we can't wait to apply the last layers of polish and officially release Tac-Ops into the wild! Full SITREP 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted December 5, 2017 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Tac-Ops Mission Pack Released, Feature Documentation PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION As our brief Christmas break draws near, we're now firstly evaluating the state of last week's Arma 3 Tac-Ops Mission Pack and Update 1.78 release. As part of that, we're likely going to deploy a small hotfix to address some of the reported issues this or next week. Once that's done, we'll start cleaning up our internal systems, lifting data locks, going through the usual 'end of the year' organizational processes, while making sure Arma 3 rolls steady into the holiday season. Full SITREP 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted December 19, 2017 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Retrospective 2017, Vehicle Interiors, Winter Break PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION Our winter break is approaching fast and we are here to share the latest news on all things Armaverse. In this REPort, we will be taking a look back at the fascinating year 2017 and share a glimpse of what awaits us in 2018. Full SITREP 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted January 9, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Happy New Year, Community Highlight, Bohemia.net PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION We're back in full force after a short winter hibernation. With the Arma 3 Tanks DLC in our sights, we look forward to an epic start of the new year! Full SITREP 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted January 23, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Project Leadership, Community Spotlight, Documentation PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION This SITREP breaks with tradition by starting with a brief announcement from Arma 3's Project Lead, Petr Kolář: "It's been two years since Arma 3's previous Project Lead, Joris-Jan van 't Land, officially announced that I would take over his role as Arma 3 Project Lead. During that time, we've maintained the direction Joris set out, and Arma 3 got in even better shape since then. A lot of credit goes to our outstanding community of devoted players and content creators, but of course also to our dedicated development team, who have worked tirelessly on improving this precious game. Looking back on many great accomplishments, it's now time for me to pursue a different role within Bohemia Interactive, and so I have the honor to name the next person who will pick up the mantle of Project Lead: Vojtěch 'Iceman' Kovařič. I can say with complete confidence that he's be best person to keep Arma 3 moving forward. Serving as my wing-man for some time now, Iceman was already the development guardian of the upcoming Tanks DLC, while also taking care of many Arma 3 Main- and Dev-Branch updates, as well as handling both internal communication, and some of the external communication (such as these SITREPs). With Tanks DLC, we're looking to introduce plenty of new improvements to the Arma 3 platform. Afterwards we intend to focus on stabilizing the platform and making it more stable for the many talented content creators in our community, which we believe ultimately benefits everyone. Arma 3 is more alive than ever, even though it's been more four years since the initial release, and with Iceman holding the reigns, its future is bright. Thank you for the support and for making the Armaverse better and better!" Lord of the Bounce, Project Lead (ret.) Full SITREP 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted February 6, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Community Creations, Missile Flight Profiles, BattlEye Update PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION We're now entering the final stage of Tanks DLC's development. Internally, we've been conducting a set of reviews that will help us make several final decisions regarding what additions and improvements we'll still be able to include in the package. It's an exciting process, and we cannot wait to start showing things off to you all! Full SITREP 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted February 21, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Tanks DLC Features, Community Spotlight PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION We're now closing in on the internal Beta milestone for the upcoming Tanks DLC. This also means that soon we'll start an internal localization lock and all new in-game texts will be sent to our translators. Furthermore, it means our internal build is being prepared for a Quality Assurance check, and after that the build will be closed to new additions from the devteam. All of these are good indicators of the DLC and its major platform update getting nearer to release. Full SITREP 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted March 13, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Tanks DLC Release Date, Dev-Branch Staging, Ports Update PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION Following the reveal of Arma 3 Tanks DLC and the introduction of a large chunk of its content to Dev-Branch last Thursday, we're now busy processing all of your feedback ahead of the DLC's official release on April 11. The development team is also getting ready to deploy a public Release Candidate build later this week. As you can imagine, we're rolling towards the full release at maximum speed! Full SITREP 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted March 27, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Tanks DLC Release Candidate, Laws of War DLC Donation PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION We're in the process of concluding the development of Tanks DLC. The team is now primarily tackling the remaining critical issues to ensure a smooth release on April 11. Meanwhile, we've started to prepare our plans for Arma 3 during the rest of 2018, and we hope to share more info with the community somewhere in the weeks after the Tanks DLC release. Full SITREP 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted April 17, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Tanks DLC, Bohemia in 2018 PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION The main news this week is of course the release of the highly anticipated Arma 3 Tanks DLC. Now that it has been set free in the wild, we're evaluating player feedback, and keeping track of issues that might need to be resolved with a potential hotfix. We're incredibly grateful for the overwhelmingly positive response we've received for Tanks DLC so far. It has made us even more excited to continue planning the future of Arma 3. Full SITREP 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted May 2, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Hotfix Preparations, Community Focus PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION We're still collecting feedback on the recently released Tanks DLC and update 1.82. As part of that process, we're also planning to release a small hotfix later this week, which should address some issues that were already reported to our Feedback Tracker. We're currently also making our plans for Arma 3's development from here on out, which we hope to present to you somewhere in the next month or so. Full SITREP 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted May 15, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Community Spotlight, Apex Protocol Singleplayer PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION Last week we've released a hotfix for Arma 3's 1.82 platform update, which was initially deployed together with Tanks DLC. As always, we're now collecting feedback on the hotfix and we'll be evaluating our next steps from there. In the meantime, we're also still defining the exact priorities of our development team in the coming months. This should answer some remaining questions before we can share our future plans for the game. Keep in mind that many of our developers will slowly begin to move onto other projects at Bohemia. That means our next roadmap will be of a much more modest scope than previous roadmaps. Nonetheless there are definitely still several exciting updates/projects in the works for Arma 3! Full SITREP 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted May 30, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Humble Bundle, Dev-Branch Activity PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION During these past few weeks, some of our developers have continued to shift their focus onto new projects here at Bohemia Interactive, while the rest of our now slowly decreasing Arma 3 development team has been polishing and optimizing the game, specifically its playable content. Aside from that, after having almost solved a few organizational puzzles, we now have a better overview of our plans for Arma 3 in the upcoming year. This is something we'll be sharing with you, our community, but we don't want to promise an exact date for it yet. However, we aim for this to happen sooner than later. Full SITREP 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted June 19, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Roadmap 2018, Dev-Branch Frequency PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION Last week we shared our plans for the second part of this year and took a brief look at what lies beyond. We're now finishing up on some of the final details of this summer's "Encore" Update, and we hope to introduce them to Dev-Branch quite soon™. Full SITREP 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted July 4, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Encore Update Dev-Branching, Units Status PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION We're currently preparing the final snapshot of the upcoming Encore Update (version 1.84). If everything goes according to plan, we'd expect to open up the Release Candidate branch of version 1.84 later this week. Full SITREP 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted July 17, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Encore Update RC, New Documentation PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION We've just made the Release Candidate (RC) of the upcoming Encore Update (version 1.84) available for public testing. This means we're very close to its official main branch release, and our team is working closely together with the people from BRAVO ZERO ONE Studios to resolve the final issues. Full SITREP 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted August 7, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Encore Update, Updated Tools & Experimental Ports PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION Last Wednesday was another big one for us and our community thanks to the release of Arma 3's 81st platform update, also known as the Encore Update or Update 1.84. Since its release we've been collecting your feedback - and we'll try to respond to potential issues as quickly as possible. Full SITREP 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted August 21, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Gamescom 2018, Community Spotlight PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION This week is all about the gamescom conference for Bohemia Interactive. While a fine selection of our staff is already in Cologne and welcoming people to the Bohemia Booth, let's take a look at the news from the Arma community! Full SITREP 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bis_iceman 7385 Posted September 11, 2018 FROM: High Command TO: Arma 3 Users INFO: Gamescom Recap, Diagnostics PRECEDENCE: Flash SITUATION Our gamescom task force has recovered and we're now processing all the feedback our developers have received from visitors. Besides that, we have an important Armaversary coming up tomorrow, and we've prepared a few fun things in celebration. Stay tuned! Full SITREP 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
