dragonsyr 21 Posted August 23, 2019 whenever i open arma 3 launcher from steam and click on mods , it says "please exit arma 3 to manage your mods " the game is not running for sure....... the only thing i can do from mods tab is to load new installed mods. (it ask automaticaly if want to load the new mod) if you press yes on the popup question , then you cant unselect any of the loaded mods that you may have. all tab main frame is dark grey and says "please exit arma 3 to manage your mods " how can i unload the mods that dont want to run? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonsyr 21 Posted August 31, 2019 who is responsible for the launcher? Steam or BI ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanhope 409 Posted August 31, 2019 The launcher is Bohemia's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonsyr 21 Posted September 1, 2019 and why no one from Bohemia answer something for the problem. while searching I discovered that I am not alone in this problem..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R0adki11 3945 Posted September 1, 2019 1 hour ago, dragonsyr said: and why no one from Bohemia answer something for the problem. while searching I discovered that I am not alone in this problem..... Sorry i don't understand what the problem is? You can use the dialog boxes to select which mods you want. You can even create profiles to run certain mods as a modset. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonsyr 21 Posted September 2, 2019 no, i cant select anything from mods tab. is grey and say that the game is running........ The game NOT RUNNING Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Severloh 3948 Posted September 2, 2019 Maybe some screenshots and step by step details of what your doing and seeing that is creating an issue would help us determine what your dealing with. So you say the game is not running, how are you verifying that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonsyr 21 Posted September 3, 2019 i m verifying that first because i start the machine at that moment , start steam and then arma lancher and second , i know what my pc doing every time.My job is IT manager. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Severloh 3948 Posted September 3, 2019 My suggestion is to use the Arma3 launcher only to check for any mod updates for mods that you had subscribed to on steam workshop, then use another launcher to manage your mods and start the game, this is what i do using a launcher called Armasync which imo more compact, cleaner looking, and easy to use for what i use it for, never had an issue. Arma3 Launchers There are other launchers for the game, i compiled them all that deal with launching the game and managing your mods, take your pick: ====================================================== A3 Launcher http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=19582 A3Launcher http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=27926 Arma 3 Launcher http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=26217 ArmA 3 Launcher http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=29719 Arma 3 Manager http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=24528 Arma 3 Mod Preset Launcher http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=24546 ArmA Fast Launcher http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=30058 Arma3 launcher / server browser http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=23210 ArmA3Sync - launcher and addons synchronization http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=22199 ArmaSeriesLauncher http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=26457 FSFLauncher A3 Edition http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=20533 ======================================================= 5 hours ago, dragonsyr said: My job is IT manager. Then as an IT Manager imo you should have a protocol that you follow like in your job by listing steps and details of those steps including any screenshots and or video if needed in a format that can be easily read, and understand, using proper English writing format and word order listed in such a way that anyone on this forum whos been here a while can tell you what your issue is and tell you how to fix it. The following questions would be questions that you should be asking yourself about the situation, each question should bring an insight, or shed light onto the issue, yes the issue is minor and small but apparently your not able to solve it atm so you need to dig a bit deeper or your not going to be playing anything. Questions There are other aspects also related to this such as what mods do you have installed? Did you install one recently? Did you create a mod recently and then the launcher started doing what its doing? Are you not letting steam and or the launcher fully initialize and start before you start doing something? Was there any updates on your computer prior to this? Are you meeting the requirements of the launcher? -----> This page would tell you https://arma3.com/launcher/troubleshooting When did the launcher start doing what its doing before you did something or after? Has the launcher always done this before or after mod installation or not at all? You have to get involved and like a IT man a computer scientist jump in with your boots on and provide as much details as possible if you plan to ask .... the community for their help. Start with research asking those questions if not more to yourself about the situation, even google the error or message you get and see if someone else has dealt with it and has solved it. Hope that helps, Cheers! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonsyr 21 Posted September 3, 2019 thanks for the answer . i have already another arma lancher to play with.(im using it from the beggining of ARMA) All questions you listed above are answered by myself , i search on the net and i found that others have the same problem with no solution , thats why ask here the question no issues with my pc and no any changes. Also you need from me to make a video to proof that the game is not running before i press the steam arma launcher..... just believe it... 🙂 as i understand you dont have any clue about this problem. can you help on next question? i need the steam launcher only for the workshop mods. so where can i find the folders for workshop downloaded mods without installation from arma launcher.? right now when the mods are installed from steam launcher , appears in workshop folder in arma3 root. if i can find the mod folders with their names and not as irrelevant numbers then the launcher is completely useless for me. ps. thanks for guiding me through the troubleshooting of the computers 👨🎓......................... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Severloh 3948 Posted September 3, 2019 45 minutes ago, dragonsyr said: as i understand you dont have any clue about this problem. I have an idea as i had an instance of it before when i did have the game running and had the same thing where i couldn't do anything but aside that no as i dont use the launcher other then check for mod updates. 52 minutes ago, dragonsyr said: Also you need from me to make a video to proof that the game is not running before i press the steam arma launcher No video needed but did you check the taskmanager under the processes and details tabs to make sure the arma3.exe isn't running? 46 minutes ago, dragonsyr said: i need the steam launcher only for the workshop mods. so where can i find the folders for workshop downloaded mods without installation from arma launcher.? right now when the mods are installed from steam launcher , appears in workshop folder in arma3 root. You answered your own question, the workshop folder for all mods is here: H:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Arma 3\!Workshop Might be C drive for you or another but in arma3 root/workshop none the less. 55 minutes ago, dragonsyr said: if i can find the mod folders with their names and not as irrelevant numbers then the launcher is completely useless for me. So how then do you plan to take a workshop update and update a physical file, as steam workshop has its own system for updating as far as i know and have used, unless the mod is also on Armaholic then i dont see how your able to take a steam worskhop mod update and update your existing mod for it, does your current arma3 launcher do that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dedmen 2588 Posted September 4, 2019 On 9/3/2019 at 4:07 PM, dragonsyr said: so where can i find the folders for workshop downloaded mods without installation from arma launcher.? SteamApps\workshop\107410 I think. Maybe SteamApps\common\workshop\107410 On 9/3/2019 at 5:04 PM, Gunter Severloh said: You answered your own question, the workshop folder for all mods is here: H:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Arma 3\!Workshop No that's not it. That's where the Arma Launcher places links to the actual modfolders into. The mods aren't actually in there. On 9/3/2019 at 4:07 PM, dragonsyr said: if i can find the mod folders with their names and not as irrelevant numbers That doesn't exist. And they are not irrelevant numbers, they are the steam workshop item ID's Folder 620019431 is https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=620019431 I don't know how Arma launcher detects that Arma is running. Does steam say on your profile that Arma is running when you have the launcher ope.... ah, yes it does.. mh. Maybe it detects whether sooome "arma*.exe" is running, maybe you are running something that the launcher confuses to be Arma. When the launcher says arma is already running, doesn't it offer you a button to kill it, I guess that button just does nothing? Does it do anything? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonsyr 21 Posted September 4, 2019 22 hours ago, Gunter Severloh said: I have an idea as i had an instance of it before when i did have the game running and had the same thing where i couldn't do anything but aside that no as i dont use the launcher other then check for mod updates. mod updates done only when i start steam client app. the arma launcher does nothing. 22 hours ago, Gunter Severloh said: No video needed but did you check the taskmanager under the processes and details tabs to make sure the arma3.exe isn't running? i m sure that arma is not running.... 22 hours ago, Gunter Severloh said: You answered your own question, the workshop folder for all mods is here: H:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Arma 3\!Workshop Might be C drive for you or another but in arma3 root/workshop none the less. So how then do you plan to take a workshop update and update a physical file, as steam workshop has its own system for updating as far as i know and have used, unless the mod is also on Armaholic then i dont see how your able to take a steam worskhop mod update and update your existing mod for it, does your current arma3 launcher do that? this folder not exist or is empty if you not install the mods from arma launcher. Try subscribe a new mod and then without install see in this folder if the mod exist. you will find it only in workshop folder on steamapps. you can find it there with numbers for names. i dont want to search every folder to find a mod from 100 mod folders. i want the names of the mods like the shortcuts that made the launcher in !workshop folder in the root of arma3. (for extraction and editing purposes......i have a custom island in progress......) after the end of playwithsix (shame....) the workshop is the only alternative........ i dont have the time to hunt all the mods one by one for update..... 4 hours ago, Dedmen said: SteamApps\workshop\107410 I think. Maybe SteamApps\common\workshop\107410 No that's not it. That's where the Arma Launcher places links to the actual modfolders into. The mods aren't actually in there. That doesn't exist. And they are not irrelevant numbers, they are the steam workshop item ID's Folder 620019431 is https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=620019431 see reply above .... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Severloh 3948 Posted September 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Dedmen said: No that's not it. That's where the Arma Launcher places links to the actual modfolders into. The mods aren't actually in there. Maybe for someone else its in another folder but my screenshot says otherwise http://prntscr.com/p1r1vm I'm only stating from my perspective of my setup, aside the SteamApps\common\workshop folder this is how it works for me. After i sub to a mon on SW, then start the launcher, launcher installs the mod and i go to my folder seen in the screenshot and its there with all files. 29 minutes ago, dragonsyr said: this folder not exist or is empty if you not install the mods from arma launcher. Try subscribe a new mod and then without install see in this folder if the mod exist. you will find it only in workshop folder on steamapps. Does exist and isn't empty i have direct access, why i said what i said. I have both setups. If you go to your library where you can see Arma 3 among the list of your games, does it say Arma 3 - Running when your trying to access your mods in the launcher? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonsyr 21 Posted September 4, 2019 @Gunter Severloh it says "please exit arma 3 to manage your mods " !workshop dir https://ibb.co/8MCQ4DC workshop steamapps https://ibb.co/GtpNXvT my folders Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dedmen 2588 Posted September 4, 2019 44 minutes ago, Gunter Severloh said: Maybe for someone else its in another folder but my screenshot says otherwise http://prntscr.com/p1r1vm I explained how that works already. You can see on the arrow on the folders that they are just links, the mods aren't actually in there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonsyr 21 Posted September 4, 2019 @Gunter Severloh exactly....... see my pics and try subscribe a new mod and then without install see in this folder if the mod exist. only this way you will understand the problem with the arma steam launcher. if the mod it is not in the root of arma like @modblahblah , or in the !workshop folder like shortcut then you cant launch that mod with any launcher for arma..... at least i can only install mods from arma launcher because when a new mod subscribed , when the launcher starts, pops a question outside from mods tab and ask to install the new mod (yes/no). the problem is that i cant uninstall any mods because when i press a checkbox it says "please exit arma 3 to manage your mods " . the only way to do that is to unsubscribe the mod through steam big screen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonsyr 21 Posted September 4, 2019 @Bohemia Interactive please make the launcher stop check if the game is running . do the check when the client press the play button. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Severloh 3948 Posted September 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Gunter Severloh said: If you go to your library where you can see Arma 3 among the list of your games, does it say Arma 3 - Running when your trying to access your mods in the launcher? @dragonsyr Did you look to see if it it says Arma 3 - Running in your library? 44 minutes ago, dragonsyr said: exactly....... see my pics I know about the files and folders, theres no need to go into those folders when they are linked in the !Workshop folder. So when they are linked there and you open those folders your actually opening those folders in your screenshots. Either way that dont explain why your launcher is saying that the game is running when you say it isn't, lets stay on topic, you either want a better way to manage your mods which isn't the topic or you want to figure out why your getting the message that the game is running and the launcher is not working for the mods. Video will clear up the confusion here, if you can show exactly what happens start to finish then we can get an idea of what your dealing with, show the task manager, the steam library where arma3 is listed on the top left to show that its not running too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dedmen 2588 Posted September 5, 2019 20 hours ago, Gunter Severloh said: Did you look to see if it it says Arma 3 - Running in your library? Arma 3 Launcher counts as Arma 3, so yes it will say that. 20 hours ago, Gunter Severloh said: when they are linked in the !Workshop folder. As said multiple times already, Arma Launcher does the linking, and Arma Launcher is the thing that's not working here. Quick google gave me https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/49l9tl/steam_says_arma_is_running_when_its_not/ https://steamcommunity.com/app/107410/discussions/0/1327844097108169648/ https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/540744936717891465/ Apparently there is already a ticket in the feedback tracker, looking through the ticket related to launcher I can't find any that matches the description though. Btw I asked a question above and you didn't answer me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonsyr 21 Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) @Dedmen I've read them before i start this threat. no fix yet. ..................................................................................... ok then.....i hope bi fix it in a future update....... thanks to all for your time 🙂 edit for Dedmen question: When the launcher says arma is already running, doesn't it offer you a button to kill it, I guess that button just does nothing? Does it do anything? yes it offers a button but does nothing ..... Edited September 7, 2019 by dragonsyr edit for Dedmen question Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozzbik 70 Posted September 9, 2019 Some files are not removed when de-installing/removing game-files or dependencies. Did you try clean the steam userdata folder? When you start the Arma 3 executable files are created in those folders. Also try if it helps to remove (backup the mod presets) the Arma3Launcher folder which is located at %AppData%\Local\Arma 3 Launcher\ and verify the game cache to restore the contents. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forxe-BlackOp 0 Posted February 6, 2021 On 8/22/2019 at 6:06 PM, dragonsyr said: whenever i open arma 3 launcher from steam and click on mods , it says "please exit arma 3 to manage your mods " the game is not running for sure....... the only thing i can do from mods tab is to load new installed mods. (it ask automaticaly if want to load the new mod) if you press yes on the popup question , then you cant unselect any of the loaded mods that you may have. all tab main frame is dark grey and says "please exit arma 3 to manage your mods " how can i unload the mods that dont want to run? Thanks Hello I fix it 🙂 I read a lot and this is how i fix it 1-press win key and write "windows update" 2-select "search for actualization" (or something llike that in your lenguaje), in the upper right corner 3-this maybe going to say that you don't need any updates, but, in some hours you going to receive a new update FOR YOUR WINDOWS Man... that's it 🙂 It works for me and others and, afik, the only way :3 Good luck, man 😄 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enoch 0 Posted February 19, 2021 @Forxe-BlackOp uhhh some more information please? this problem is really a pain.... thanks, -Enoch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
