dsop-apache 10 Posted January 18, 2018 Hello, I wanna know if its possible to run arma3 server and client without Steam ?. perhaps you need to so something for it but steam is getting to big , to much on my pc and its just a freaking tool to load server list and thats all you need it for . So it would be nice to delete that crappy steam bs and run our games without . Anyone has tips or suggestions other than you need steam ? greetings . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R0adki11 3945 Posted January 18, 2018 1 hour ago, dsop-apache said: Hello, I wanna know if its possible to run arma3 server and client without Steam ?. perhaps you need to so something for it but steam is getting to big , to much on my pc and its just a freaking tool to load server list and thats all you need it for . So it would be nice to delete that crappy steam bs and run our games without . Anyone has tips or suggestions other than you need steam ? greetings . Unfortunately steam is a requirement of Arma3. Also i am unsure what you mean that steam is getting to big, care to clarify? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haleks 8204 Posted January 18, 2018 As Roadkill said, you can't run Arma3 without Steam (since it also acts as a DRM), but there are a few things you can do to alleviate the performance impact : - launch Steam in Offline mode before playing. - disable the Steam overlay. - set the Arma3 launcher to close itself after launching the game. Hope that helps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsop-apache 10 Posted January 21, 2018 Hi, Yep i was afraid that this was the case . thanks for the info guys . Its not a performance issue i was just wondering if it was possible . dont remember what we used for Operation flashpoint back then but i guess it was gamespy or something like that . Greets Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R0adki11 3945 Posted January 21, 2018 On 1/21/2018 at 1:27 PM, dsop-apache said: dont remember what we used for Operation flashpoint back then but i guess it was gamespy or something like that . Gamespy was used for the server browser, but it wasn't needed to make OFP run. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCS Pilot Mac 0 Posted January 11, 2020 I created an account specifically to post this message. I have flown military grade combat simulators for almost 20 years. In that time I've seen ArmA 2 and ArmA 3 come out. I won't get into why I reject Steam, but I categorically will never have Steam on my computer again. For several years, I had wanted ArmA but the Steam problem stopped me. For the record, Bohemia, I will pay twice, maybe three times what you are asking for this game providing I don't have to have Steam to run it. As you have said above, running without Steam is impossible. Therefore.... I am so sad this is the case. Your software, from what I have seen (and everyone else has seen, too) this is an awesome FPS simulator. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beno_83au 1362 Posted January 11, 2020 Steam's alright..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horus 83 Posted January 18, 2020 9 years ago community say NO to Steam only but what happened in meantime https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/110641-steam-opinions-and-experiences-survey/#entry1833655 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
