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We have a physical server that is ready to run Frontline missions if there is enough interest to get the missions going again. Feel free to join the Frontline Discord and have a talk about that 😃

Hello! I would like to stress that Temppa is very good (ideal - should I say?) at making maps that are fit for PvP gameplay and he really feels how to make the terrain just righttm. On his maps, you'll always find lots of rocks, ditches and other objects obstructing the view that allow you to take cover from enemy fire - it's something that lots of PvE terrain makers forget about: in PvP you also are on the receiving end, all the time. While sniping everything that moves 2km away with your uber anti-tank rifle may be fun (for some people, huh...), being repeatedly sniped from 2km away is definitely not fun! I seriously recommend ANY of his maps if you're a PvP group looking for a good terrain for your group!

Just to make sure we're on the same page: 0/70 means 0 players currently playing on the server with 70 available slots :D. If it shows a big PLAY button, you're good to go. The launcher finds the mods by comparing directory names (while ignoring everything that is not a letter nor a number). The question is: what is the exact name of the directory (along with the path that contains the mod) that the launcher cannot find? Your Workshop mods should be located in the `Arma 3\!Workshop` (with symlinks/junctions pointing to the real directories named with only digits). If you don't have such a directory (which is what I reckon is happening), then your installation is somehow broken. As a workaround, you can click the folder icon for each mod and set the directory for those mods but it's not recommended and you normally should rely on autodetection.

Just FYI: we had our Proof Of Concept code already working before Steel Division even got released so I'm not entirely sure who adapted whom

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Frontline Installer/Updater/Launcher v1.14.0 [https://get.frontline-mod.com] TL;DR: Yes, we know that you can set the game up perfectly fine by yourself. You're awesome and we know it. We built the launcher not for you but for everyone else to ensure that THEY also can have the right mods and are connected to the right TS server so that YOU can play and communicate with them. Remember that these are public servers. "But you can't mess this up! People are not that stupid!". Ok... Have you ever played with someone that was muted and you weren't able to talk to him over TeamSpeak? Here is your answer. About: This is the Launcher for Frontline that lets you painlessly install the mod. It takes care of updating the mods when required and launches the game with the right set of parameters. It will also take care of launching TeamSpeak and connecting you to the right TS server. It also supports TrackIR, OpenTrack and FaceTrackNoIR (enable "automatically start tracking on startup" in FaceTrackNoIR for an even smoother experience :)). If needed, it will automatically install the TFR Teamspeak plugin along with its configuration files. In short: Downloads and installs all the mods needed Automatically installs TeamSpeak TFR plugin Ensures all the mods are up to date Launches teamspeak and connects to the right TS server before starting the game. Launches TrackIR, OpenTrack or FaceTrackNoIR if installed and enabled in the options The launcher leverages Bittorrent protocol for downloading data. Additionally, it makes use of web-seeds for users that have Bittorrent blocked or throttled by their internet provider. When mods are updated, your client will only download the parts of the files that have changed, even if your connection in an earlier session was lost, thus highly limiting the amount of data transferred. Also, after installation/update, any superfluous files (that are not supposed to be in the directory) are removed. This does not concern Arma3Sync metadata files - they will not be removed from the directory. Over time we've been using this launcher it has been downloaded over 30,000 times and has transferred over 0.2 petabytes of data! Usage: Run the launcher Press Install Go make yourself a large coffee Come back and press Play. That's it! By default, the launcher will download Frontline and all other required mods to Arma 3\Frontline. If you want to change that, read below. Want to store mods somewhere else? Have some mods already downloaded? The launcher will just reuse your mods. Follow the instructions that show up on the screen. Bugs: Report any bugs at: Github's Issue Tracker. If something does not work an you don't report it, don't expect it to be fixed anytime soon! Note: If you submit a bug on github PLEASE check that bug later. If I need some additional information to reproduce the issue and you are not there to provide it, the issue won't be fixed! (should be obvious but, unfortunately, isn't :() Technical stuff: The launcher is a fully fledged Bittorrent client, enhanced to be also able to remove superfluous files. The use of Bittorrent protocol should make downloading resilient against network problems. Your client will only download the parts of the file that have changed, thus limitimg the amount of data transferred. In the best-case scenario, we could have several data sources seeding the mod. Clients downloading the mod can also share their connection and upload data to other clients, just like with a regular Bittorrent application. Anyone can become a full mirror and help us serve the mod to users! Just keep the launcher open and it will switch to seeding mode when installation is complete! You can turn off that feature in the options screen, if you don't feel like helping everyone (but please dont! :)). Bittorrent protocol will make sure data is not modified so it is safe from a security perspective. Source: The code is Open Source so if you know Python and want to contribute you're welcome! You're free to fork it if that's what you need, although I would prefer you to contact me and cooperate together on an universal launcher instead. Credits: The Frontline Launcher has been written by Stack (aka Overflo) and Sighter.